Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Valentine (USC00419270), Texas, United States, with 47 years of record.
Key Facts for Valentine
Valentine (USC00419270) is a weather station in Texas, United States at 30.59 latitude and -104.49 longitude, 1,355 m (4,447 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1978 to 2024, 47 years of record.
1,464 records set at Valentine still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Valentine set a daily record precipitation of 17.0 mm (0.7 in) on 30 August 2024.
About the Station
Location: Texas, United States, 30.59 latitude, -104.49 longitude.
Elevation: 1,355 m (4,447 ft).
Period of record: 1978 to 2024, 47 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Valentine. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Valentine, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
38.9 C (102.0 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
42.2 C (108.0 F)
6.1 C (43.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
41.1 C (106.0 F)
8.3 C (46.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
39.4 C (102.9 F)
7.2 C (45.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
37.8 C (100.0 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Valentine still stand. 1987 holds the most, with 55.
Standing records at Valentine by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1978
22
1979
51
1980
39
1981
27
1982
24
1983
31
1984
37
1985
32
1986
21
1987
55
1988
35
1989
51
1990
28
1991
21
1992
38
1993
22
1994
39
1995
23
1996
37
1997
37
1998
25
1999
23
2000
31
2001
22
2002
28
2003
30
2004
29
2005
39
2006
29
2007
21
2008
34
2009
27
2010
29
2011
39
2012
32
2013
42
2014
40
2015
30
2016
32
2017
32
2018
34
2019
26
2020
49
2021
34
2022
7
2023
30
All-Time Record Progression
8 new records
8 all-time records were set at Valentine between 1 June 2008 and 17 July 2013. Each dot is a new record.
When Valentine set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
2008-06-01
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 27.8 C (82.0 F)
2009-12-01
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 20.3 cm (8.0 in)
2009-12-01
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 20.3 cm (8.0 in)
2011-02-02
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -6.1 C (21.0 F)
2011-02-03
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -8.3 C (17.1 F)
2011-02-03
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2011-02-04
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2013-07-17
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 78.7 mm (3.1 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 78.7 mm (3.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Valentine. The most was 78.7 mm (3.1 in) on 17 July 2013.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Valentine
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
11 January 2016
Feb
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
19 February 1997
Mar
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
12 March 2004
Apr
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
14 April 2010
May
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
23 May 1992
Jun
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
24 June 1986
Jul
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
17 July 2013
Aug
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
15 August 1979
Sep
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
20 September 1991
Oct
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
2 October 1990
Nov
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
14 November 2004
Dec
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
21 December 1986
Period of Record Coverage
1978 to 2023
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
46 years of record at Valentine, 1978 to 2023. 12 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1978, 1991, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2012 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 29 complete years at Valentine, 1979 to 2021. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 16.5 C (61.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1987, at 15.1 C (59.2 F), and the warmest was 2020, at 17.4 C (63.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).
Annual mean temperature at Valentine as warming stripes, 1979 to 2021
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1979
15.2 C
-1.36 C
1980
16.4 C
-0.14 C
1982
16.4 C
-0.12 C
1983
16.1 C
-0.47 C
1984
15.8 C
-0.77 C
1985
16.0 C
-0.48 C
1986
16.2 C
-0.33 C
1987
15.1 C
-1.41 C
1989
16.7 C
+0.19 C
1990
16.4 C
-0.17 C
1992
15.6 C
-0.93 C
1993
16.1 C
-0.43 C
1994
17.1 C
+0.59 C
1995
16.8 C
+0.29 C
1996
16.8 C
+0.26 C
1998
16.9 C
+0.39 C
2002
17.2 C
+0.65 C
2003
17.2 C
+0.66 C
2004
16.4 C
-0.17 C
2005
16.3 C
-0.26 C
2011
16.9 C
+0.37 C
2013
16.4 C
-0.08 C
2014
17.3 C
+0.74 C
2015
16.8 C
+0.31 C
2016
16.5 C
-0.07 C
2018
17.2 C
+0.71 C
2019
17.1 C
+0.59 C
2020
17.4 C
+0.86 C
2021
17.1 C
+0.53 C
This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.
A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.
Extremes by Year
1978 to 2024
Yearly extremes at Valentine: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1981
39.4 C (102.9 F)
46
Coldest night (TNn)
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2011
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
46
Wettest day (Rx1day)
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
2013
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
47
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
144.3 mm (5.7 in)
1984
56.3 mm (2.2 in)
46
Longest dry spell (CDD)
104 days
2013
58 days
47
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Valentine, 1978 to 2024. The record is 42.2 C (108.0 F) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.4 C (102.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Valentine by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1978
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1979
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1980
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1981
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1982
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1983
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1984
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1985
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1986
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1987
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1988
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1989
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1990
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1991
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1992
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1993
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1994
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1995
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1996
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1997
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1998
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1999
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2000
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2001
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2002
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2003
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2004
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2005
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2006
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2007
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2008
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2009
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2010
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2011
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2012
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2013
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2014
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2015
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2016
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2017
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2018
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2019
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2020
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2021
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2022
28.3 C (82.9 F)
2023
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2024
n/a
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Valentine, 1978 to 2024. The record is -21.7 C (-7.1 F) in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is -12.2 C (10.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Valentine by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1978
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1979
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1980
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1981
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1982
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1983
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1984
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1985
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1986
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1987
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1988
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1989
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1990
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1991
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1992
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1993
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1994
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1995
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1996
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1997
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1998
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1999
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2000
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2001
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2002
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2003
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2004
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2005
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2006
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2007
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2008
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2009
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2010
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2011
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2012
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2013
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2014
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2015
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2016
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2017
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2018
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2019
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2020
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2021
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2022
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2023
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2024
n/a
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Valentine, 1978 to 2024. The record is 78.7 mm (3.1 in) in 2013, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.8 mm (1.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Valentine by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1978
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1979
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1980
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1981
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1982
16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1983
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1984
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1985
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1986
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1987
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1988
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1989
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1990
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1991
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1992
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1993
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1994
15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1995
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1996
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1997
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1998
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1999
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
2000
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
2001
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
2002
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
2003
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
2004
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
2005
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2006
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
2007
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
2008
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
2009
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
2010
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
2011
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
2012
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
2013
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
2014
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
2015
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
2016
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
2017
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
2018
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
2019
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
2020
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
2021
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
2022
7.6 mm (0.30 in)
2023
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
2024
17.0 mm (0.7 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Valentine, 1978 to 2024. The record is 144.3 mm (5.7 in) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 56.3 mm (2.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Valentine by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1978
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1979
96.2 mm (3.8 in)
1980
91.1 mm (3.6 in)
1981
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1982
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1983
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1984
144.3 mm (5.7 in)
1985
63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1986
143.4 mm (5.6 in)
1987
84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1988
34.1 mm (1.3 in)
1989
28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1990
143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1991
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1992
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1993
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1994
21.4 mm (0.8 in)
1995
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1996
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1997
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1998
45.9 mm (1.8 in)
1999
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
2000
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
2001
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
2002
87.8 mm (3.5 in)
2003
38.7 mm (1.5 in)
2004
122.2 mm (4.8 in)
2005
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
2006
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
2007
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
2008
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
2009
47.6 mm (1.9 in)
2010
104.7 mm (4.1 in)
2011
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
2012
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2013
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
2014
63.3 mm (2.5 in)
2015
73.3 mm (2.9 in)
2016
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
2017
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
2018
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
2019
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
2020
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
2021
84.9 mm (3.3 in)
2022
7.6 mm (0.30 in)
2023
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
2024
n/a
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Valentine, 1978 to 2024. The record is 104 days in 2013, marked on the chart; the median year is 58 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Valentine by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1978
31 days
1979
66 days
1980
92 days
1981
70 days
1982
55 days
1983
30 days
1984
103 days
1985
75 days
1986
45 days
1987
40 days
1988
66 days
1989
65 days
1990
44 days
1991
98 days
1992
31 days
1993
45 days
1994
38 days
1995
51 days
1996
59 days
1997
34 days
1998
63 days
1999
85 days
2000
98 days
2001
58 days
2002
103 days
2003
66 days
2004
28 days
2005
77 days
2006
55 days
2007
49 days
2008
58 days
2009
81 days
2010
98 days
2011
80 days
2012
35 days
2013
104 days
2014
67 days
2015
19 days
2016
33 days
2017
46 days
2018
85 days
2019
32 days
2020
84 days
2021
56 days
2022
16 days
2023
30 days
2024
1 day
Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
29 years with a frost
Across 29 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Valentine falls on 14 April and the median first autumn frost on 3 November, which leaves a median of 208 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.3 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Valentine
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1979 to 2021)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
14 April
n/a
14 April
n/a
+2.1 days per decade
First autumn frost
3 November
n/a
3 November
n/a
+1.8 days per decade
Growing days
208 days
n/a
208 days
n/a
-0.3 days per decade
A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.
Rainfall Return Levels
38 years, 1979 to 2021
A day with at least 38.6 mm (1.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 97.6 mm (3.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Valentine: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
5 years
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
10 years
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
25 years
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
50 years
87.7 mm (3.5 in)
Longer than the 38 years of record
100 years
97.6 mm (3.8 in)
Longer than the 38 years of record
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 38 years of values from 1979 to 2021.
A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.
The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 78.7 mm (3.1 in) in 2013; 77.7 mm (3.1 in) in 1986; 74.4 mm (2.9 in) in 1990.
Download the Data
Data for Valentine standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Valentine threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.