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Alton Weather Records (USC00420086)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Alton (USC00420086), Utah, United States, with 112 years of record.

Key Facts for Alton

  • Alton (USC00420086) is a weather station in Utah, United States at 37.44 latitude and -112.48 longitude, 2,164 m (7,098 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1915 to 2026, 112 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Alton still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Alton tied a daily record high minimum temperature of 16.1 C (61.0 F) on 21 August 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

  • Location: Utah, United States, 37.44 latitude, -112.48 longitude.
  • Elevation: 2,164 m (7,098 ft).
  • Period of record: 1915 to 2026, 112 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

13 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Alton, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Alton. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 13 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -40-2002040 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Alton. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 13 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Alton, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan17.8 C (64.0 F)-28.9 C (-20.0 F)14.4 C (57.9 F)-12.2 C (10.0 F)
Feb20.0 C (68.0 F)-27.2 C (-17.0 F)16.7 C (62.1 F)-17.8 C (0.0 F)
Mar27.2 C (81.0 F)-21.7 C (-7.1 F)27.2 C (81.0 F)-5.6 C (21.9 F)
Apr27.2 C (81.0 F)-18.9 C (-2.0 F)21.7 C (71.1 F)-6.7 C (19.9 F)
May32.2 C (90.0 F)-15.0 C (5.0 F)27.8 C (82.0 F)-3.3 C (26.1 F)
Jun35.6 C (96.1 F)-5.0 C (23.0 F)30.6 C (87.1 F)4.4 C (39.9 F)
Jul38.3 C (100.9 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)34.4 C (93.9 F)5.0 C (41.0 F)
Aug36.1 C (97.0 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)33.9 C (93.0 F)7.8 C (46.0 F)
Sep33.9 C (93.0 F)-6.7 C (19.9 F)26.1 C (79.0 F)4.4 C (39.9 F)
Oct29.4 C (84.9 F)-18.9 C (-2.0 F)24.4 C (75.9 F)6.7 C (44.1 F)
Nov25.0 C (77.0 F)-20.6 C (-5.1 F)n/an/a
Dec19.4 C (66.9 F)-31.1 C (-24.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Alton by the year they were set 1,464 records at Alton still stand. 1924 holds the most, with 36. 0102030401915: 141916: 221917: 151918: 291919: 171920: 201921: 151922: 211923: 101924: 361925: 351926: 281927: 271928: 151929: 91930: 201931: 101932: 131933: 181934: 171935: 121936: 131937: 211938: 91939: 81940: 81941: 111942: 171943: 81944: 51945: 131946: 41947: 171948: 71949: 201950: 241951: 111952: 81953: 101954: 81955: 121956: 121957: 51958: 151959: 111960: 151961: 91962: 251963: 151964: 141965: 111966: 91967: 141968: 51969: 81970: 91971: 191972: 141973: 61974: 61975: 221976: 131977: 81978: 91979: 91980: 141981: 111982: 121983: 31984: 121985: 111986: 231987: 41988: 41989: 171990: 181991: 91992: 31993: 91994: 41995: 51996: 201997: 51998: 41999: 62000: 152001: 72002: 112003: 172004: 82005: 52006: 72007: 162008: 122009: 112010: 142011: 52012: 62013: 142014: 102015: 312016: 142017: 172018: 42019: 122020: 212021: 152022: 102023: 102024: 172025: 142026: 271915192719391951196319751987199920112023
1,464 records at Alton still stand. 1924 holds the most, with 36.
Standing records at Alton by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
191514
191622
191715
191829
191917
192020
192115
192221
192310
192436
192535
192628
192727
192815
19299
193020
193110
193213
193318
193417
193512
193613
193721
19389
19398
19408
194111
194217
19438
19445
194513
19464
194717
19487
194920
195024
195111
19528
195310
19548
195512
195612
19575
195815
195911
196015
19619
196225
196315
196414
196511
19669
196714
19685
19698
19709
197119
197214
19736
19746
197522
197613
19778
19789
19799
198014
198111
198212
19833
198412
198511
198623
19874
19884
198917
199018
19919
19923
19939
19944
19955
199620
19975
19984
19996
200015
20017
200211
200317
20048
20055
20067
200716
200812
200911
201014
20115
20126
201314
201410
201531
201614
201717
20184
201912
202021
202115
202210
202310
202417
202514
202627

All-Time Record Progression

10 new records
When Alton set new all-time records 10 all-time records were set at Alton between 3 January 1949 and 10 July 2021. Each dot is a new record. Record low maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperatureRecord low minimum temperatureRecord daily snowfall3 January 1949: Record low maximum temperature -13.3 C (8.1 F)11 July 1959: Record high maximum temperature 35.0 C (95.0 F)12 January 1963: Record low maximum temperature -16.1 C (3.0 F)13 July 1972: Record high maximum temperature 35.6 C (96.1 F)30 January 1979: Record low minimum temperature -28.9 C (-20.0 F)18 July 1989: Record high maximum temperature 36.7 C (98.1 F)22 December 1990: Record low minimum temperature -31.1 C (-24.0 F)5 July 1996: Record high maximum temperature 37.2 C (99.0 F)2 March 2015: Record daily snowfall 71.1 cm (28.0 in)10 July 2021: Record high maximum temperature 38.3 C (100.9 F)19501960197019801990200020102020
10 all-time records were set at Alton between 3 January 1949 and 10 July 2021. Each dot is a new record.
When Alton set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1949-01-03Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -13.3 C (8.1 F)
1959-07-11Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 35.0 C (95.0 F)
1963-01-12Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -16.1 C (3.0 F)
1972-07-13Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 35.6 C (96.1 F)
1979-01-30Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1989-07-18Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 36.7 C (98.1 F)
1990-12-22Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1996-07-05Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 37.2 C (99.0 F)
2015-03-02Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 71.1 cm (28.0 in)
2021-07-10Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 38.3 C (100.9 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 90.2 mm (3.6 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Alton The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Alton. The most was 90.2 mm (3.6 in) on 3 March 1938. 0255075100 Jan: 57.9 mm (2.3 in), 25 January 1969 Jan Feb: 49.8 mm (2.0 in), 9 February 1976 Feb Mar: 90.2 mm (3.6 in), 3 March 1938 Mar Apr: 29.5 mm (1.2 in), 29 April 1917 Apr May: 47.0 mm (1.9 in), 28 May 1934 May Jun: 43.7 mm (1.7 in), 26 June 1952 Jun Jul: 45.2 mm (1.8 in), 22 July 1966 Jul Aug: 52.1 mm (2.1 in), 29 August 1951 Aug Sep: 61.0 mm (2.4 in), 19 September 1972 Sep Oct: 73.7 mm (2.9 in), 21 October 2004 Oct Nov: 88.9 mm (3.5 in), 24 November 2010 Nov Dec: 81.5 mm (3.2 in), 6 December 1966 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Alton. The most was 90.2 mm (3.6 in) on 3 March 1938.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Alton
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan57.9 mm (2.3 in)25 January 1969
Feb49.8 mm (2.0 in)9 February 1976
Mar90.2 mm (3.6 in)3 March 1938
Apr29.5 mm (1.2 in)29 April 1917
May47.0 mm (1.9 in)28 May 1934
Jun43.7 mm (1.7 in)26 June 1952
Jul45.2 mm (1.8 in)22 July 1966
Aug52.1 mm (2.1 in)29 August 1951
Sep61.0 mm (2.4 in)19 September 1972
Oct73.7 mm (2.9 in)21 October 2004
Nov88.9 mm (3.5 in)24 November 2010
Dec81.5 mm (3.2 in)6 December 1966

Period of Record Coverage

1915 to 2026
Days with data per year at Alton 112 years of record at Alton, 1915 to 2026. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1915, 1984, 1993, 1994, 2008, 2026. 1915: 235 of 365 days1916: 365 of 366 days1917: 363 of 365 days1918: 358 of 365 days1919: 342 of 365 days1920: 362 of 366 days1921: 362 of 365 days1922: 344 of 365 days1923: 348 of 365 days1924: 363 of 366 days1925: 360 of 365 days1926: 355 of 365 days1927: 357 of 365 days1928: 353 of 366 days1929: 363 of 365 days1930: 361 of 365 days1931: 359 of 365 days1932: 363 of 366 days1933: 357 of 365 days1934: 364 of 365 days1935: 360 of 365 days1936: 358 of 366 days1937: 356 of 365 days1938: 364 of 365 days1939: 359 of 365 days1940: 363 of 366 days1941: 362 of 365 days1942: 364 of 365 days1943: 354 of 365 days1944: 366 of 366 days1945: 365 of 365 days1946: 365 of 365 days1947: 365 of 365 days1948: 366 of 366 days1949: 364 of 365 days1950: 365 of 365 days1951: 364 of 365 days1952: 366 of 366 days1953: 365 of 365 days1954: 365 of 365 days1955: 333 of 365 days1956: 363 of 366 days1957: 363 of 365 days1958: 365 of 365 days1959: 362 of 365 days1960: 366 of 366 days1961: 365 of 365 days1962: 365 of 365 days1963: 364 of 365 days1964: 365 of 366 days1965: 365 of 365 days1966: 364 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 365 of 366 days1969: 363 of 365 days1970: 364 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 365 of 366 days1973: 364 of 365 days1974: 354 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 365 of 365 days1978: 365 of 365 days1979: 365 of 365 days1980: 366 of 366 days1981: 362 of 365 days1982: 354 of 365 days1983: 354 of 365 days1984: 317 of 366 days1985: 349 of 365 days1986: 329 of 365 days1987: 340 of 365 days1988: 334 of 366 days1989: 343 of 365 days1990: 338 of 365 days1991: 350 of 365 days1992: 353 of 366 days1993: 303 of 365 days1994: 317 of 365 days1995: 348 of 365 days1996: 351 of 366 days1997: 346 of 365 days1998: 352 of 365 days1999: 348 of 365 days2000: 338 of 366 days2001: 350 of 365 days2002: 351 of 365 days2003: 352 of 365 days2004: 347 of 366 days2005: 351 of 365 days2006: 356 of 365 days2007: 355 of 365 days2008: 319 of 366 days2009: 337 of 365 days2010: 336 of 365 days2011: 365 of 365 days2012: 366 of 366 days2013: 362 of 365 days2014: 364 of 365 days2015: 355 of 365 days2016: 366 of 366 days2017: 362 of 365 days2018: 356 of 365 days2019: 363 of 365 days2020: 363 of 366 days2021: 361 of 365 days2022: 365 of 365 days2023: 365 of 365 days2024: 366 of 366 days2025: 364 of 365 days2026: 256 of 365 days19201935195019651980199520102025
112 years of record at Alton, 1915 to 2026. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1915, 1984, 1993, 1994, 2008, 2026.
Days with data per year at Alton
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
191523564%No
1916365100%Yes
191736399%Yes
191835898%Yes
191934294%Yes
192036299%Yes
192136299%Yes
192234494%Yes
192334895%Yes
192436399%Yes
192536099%Yes
192635597%Yes
192735798%Yes
192835396%Yes
192936399%Yes
193036199%Yes
193135998%Yes
193236399%Yes
193335798%Yes
1934364100%Yes
193536099%Yes
193635898%Yes
193735698%Yes
1938364100%Yes
193935998%Yes
194036399%Yes
194136299%Yes
1942364100%Yes
194335497%Yes
1944366100%Yes
1945365100%Yes
1946365100%Yes
1947365100%Yes
1948366100%Yes
1949364100%Yes
1950365100%Yes
1951364100%Yes
1952366100%Yes
1953365100%Yes
1954365100%Yes
195533391%Yes
195636399%Yes
195736399%Yes
1958365100%Yes
195936299%Yes
1960366100%Yes
1961365100%Yes
1962365100%Yes
1963364100%Yes
1964365100%Yes
1965365100%Yes
1966364100%Yes
1967365100%Yes
1968365100%Yes
196936399%Yes
1970364100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972365100%Yes
1973364100%Yes
197435497%Yes
1975365100%Yes
1976366100%Yes
1977365100%Yes
1978365100%Yes
1979365100%Yes
1980366100%Yes
198136299%Yes
198235497%Yes
198335497%Yes
198431787%No
198534996%Yes
198632990%Yes
198734093%Yes
198833491%Yes
198934394%Yes
199033893%Yes
199135096%Yes
199235396%Yes
199330383%No
199431787%No
199534895%Yes
199635196%Yes
199734695%Yes
199835296%Yes
199934895%Yes
200033892%Yes
200135096%Yes
200235196%Yes
200335296%Yes
200434795%Yes
200535196%Yes
200635698%Yes
200735597%Yes
200831987%No
200933792%Yes
201033692%Yes
2011365100%Yes
2012366100%Yes
201336299%Yes
2014364100%Yes
201535597%Yes
2016366100%Yes
201736299%Yes
201835698%Yes
201936399%Yes
202036399%Yes
202136199%Yes
2022365100%Yes
2023365100%Yes
2024366100%Yes
2025364100%Yes
202625670%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Alton
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
21 August 2026Alton, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)16.1 C (61.0 F)tie68 years7 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 2026Alton, USdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)40 years20 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 2026Alton, USdaily high min (Tie)14.4 C (57.9 F)tie56 years6 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 2026Alton, USdaily high min (Tie)15.6 C (60.1 F)tie29 years4 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 2026Alton, USdaily rain28.4 mm (1.1 in)5.5 mm (0.22 in)84 years44 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 2026Alton, USdaily snowfall0.5 cm (0.2 in)0.5 cm (0.2 in)97 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 2026Alton, USdaily rain (Tie)19.8 mm (0.8 in)tie100 years10 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 2026Alton, USdaily high min (Tie)3.3 C (37.9 F)tie88 years9 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 2026Alton, USdaily high min3.9 C (39.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)48 years26 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 2026Alton, USdaily high max22.8 C (73.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)11 years14 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 2026Alton, USdaily high min5.6 C (42.1 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)11 years19 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 2026Alton, USdaily high max22.8 C (73.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)11 years15 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 2026Alton, USdaily high min3.9 C (39.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)72 years32 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 2026Alton, USdaily high max24.4 C (75.9 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)4 years16 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 2026Alton, USdaily high min5.6 C (42.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)97 years44 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 2026Alton, USdaily high max25.0 C (77.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)4 years17 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 2026Alton, USdaily high min5.6 C (42.1 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)97 years47 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2026Alton, USdaily high max25.6 C (78.1 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)69 years37 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2026Alton, USdaily high max23.9 C (75.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)28 years25 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 2026Alton, USdaily high min6.7 C (44.1 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)96 years47 of 100 (Notable)

Climate Trend

100 complete years, 1916 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Alton as warming stripes, 1916 to 2025 One stripe for each of 100 complete years at Alton, 1916 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 7.8 C (46.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1949, at 6.2 C (43.2 F), and the warmest was 2015, at 10.3 C (50.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.6 C (4.7 F). 1916: 6.3 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1917: 6.4 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1918: 6.9 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1920: 6.2 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1921: 7.6 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1922: 6.7 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1924: 7.5 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1925: 6.9 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1927: 7.2 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1928: 7.7 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1929: 6.9 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1930: 6.6 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1931: 7.3 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1932: 6.2 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1933: 6.7 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1934: 9.1 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1935: 7.3 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1936: 7.7 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1937: 6.7 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1938: 6.7 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1939: 7.4 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1940: 7.8 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1941: 6.7 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1942: 7.1 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1943: 7.4 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1944: 6.4 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1945: 6.5 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1946: 7.0 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1947: 7.6 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1948: 6.6 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1949: 6.2 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1950: 8.0 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1951: 7.2 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1952: 7.1 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1953: 8.0 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1954: 8.7 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1956: 8.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1957: 7.6 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1958: 8.6 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1959: 8.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1960: 8.0 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1961: 7.7 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1962: 7.8 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1963: 7.8 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1964: 6.6 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1965: 7.0 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1966: 7.8 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1967: 7.3 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1968: 7.2 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1969: 7.3 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1970: 7.5 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1971: 6.8 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1972: 7.8 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1973: 6.8 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1974: 7.8 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1975: 6.6 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1976: 7.9 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1977: 8.3 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1978: 7.7 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1979: 7.3 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1980: 8.0 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1981: 8.8 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1982: 6.8 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1983: 7.4 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1985: 7.5 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1986: 8.7 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1987: 7.7 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1988: 8.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1989: 7.9 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1990: 7.3 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1991: 7.6 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1992: 7.4 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1995: 8.3 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1996: 8.9 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1997: 8.0 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1998: 7.1 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1999: 8.6 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2000: 9.0 C, +1.2 C from the station mean2001: 8.6 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2002: 8.6 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2003: 9.2 C, +1.4 C from the station mean2004: 7.9 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2005: 8.3 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2007: 9.0 C, +1.3 C from the station mean2009: 8.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2011: 7.7 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2012: 9.1 C, +1.4 C from the station mean2013: 8.4 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2014: 9.3 C, +1.5 C from the station mean2015: 10.3 C, +2.6 C from the station mean2016: 9.4 C, +1.7 C from the station mean2017: 9.6 C, +1.8 C from the station mean2018: 9.3 C, +1.6 C from the station mean2019: 7.7 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2020: 9.5 C, +1.7 C from the station mean2021: 9.5 C, +1.7 C from the station mean2022: 8.5 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2023: 7.6 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2024: 9.6 C, +1.8 C from the station mean2025: 9.9 C, +2.1 C from the station mean19161930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 100 complete years at Alton, 1916 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 7.8 C (46.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1949, at 6.2 C (43.2 F), and the warmest was 2015, at 10.3 C (50.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.6 C (4.7 F).
Annual mean temperature at Alton as warming stripes, 1916 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
19166.3 C-1.44 C
19176.4 C-1.37 C
19186.9 C-0.91 C
19206.2 C-1.52 C
19217.6 C-0.12 C
19226.7 C-1.04 C
19247.5 C-0.28 C
19256.9 C-0.83 C
19277.2 C-0.56 C
19287.7 C-0.11 C
19296.9 C-0.83 C
19306.6 C-1.18 C
19317.3 C-0.42 C
19326.2 C-1.53 C
19336.7 C-1.08 C
19349.1 C+1.33 C
19357.3 C-0.46 C
19367.7 C-0.08 C
19376.7 C-1.11 C
19386.7 C-1.09 C
19397.4 C-0.37 C
19407.8 C+0.05 C
19416.7 C-1.11 C
19427.1 C-0.67 C
19437.4 C-0.32 C
19446.4 C-1.37 C
19456.5 C-1.28 C
19467.0 C-0.72 C
19477.6 C-0.16 C
19486.6 C-1.14 C
19496.2 C-1.54 C
19508.0 C+0.28 C
19517.2 C-0.53 C
19527.1 C-0.65 C
19538.0 C+0.19 C
19548.7 C+0.98 C
19568.2 C+0.45 C
19577.6 C-0.20 C
19588.6 C+0.88 C
19598.2 C+0.44 C
19608.0 C+0.24 C
19617.7 C-0.11 C
19627.8 C0.00 C
19637.8 C+0.03 C
19646.6 C-1.12 C
19657.0 C-0.76 C
19667.8 C+0.05 C
19677.3 C-0.45 C
19687.2 C-0.56 C
19697.3 C-0.46 C
19707.5 C-0.27 C
19716.8 C-0.94 C
19727.8 C+0.02 C
19736.8 C-0.98 C
19747.8 C+0.08 C
19756.6 C-1.20 C
19767.9 C+0.12 C
19778.3 C+0.54 C
19787.7 C-0.07 C
19797.3 C-0.42 C
19808.0 C+0.20 C
19818.8 C+1.06 C
19826.8 C-0.93 C
19837.4 C-0.39 C
19857.5 C-0.27 C
19868.7 C+0.91 C
19877.7 C-0.04 C
19888.2 C+0.43 C
19897.9 C+0.17 C
19907.3 C-0.46 C
19917.6 C-0.13 C
19927.4 C-0.34 C
19958.3 C+0.55 C
19968.9 C+1.15 C
19978.0 C+0.28 C
19987.1 C-0.63 C
19998.6 C+0.79 C
20009.0 C+1.23 C
20018.6 C+0.80 C
20028.6 C+0.88 C
20039.2 C+1.40 C
20047.9 C+0.12 C
20058.3 C+0.55 C
20079.0 C+1.28 C
20098.2 C+0.40 C
20117.7 C-0.03 C
20129.1 C+1.37 C
20138.4 C+0.60 C
20149.3 C+1.55 C
201510.3 C+2.57 C
20169.4 C+1.68 C
20179.6 C+1.83 C
20189.3 C+1.58 C
20197.7 C-0.11 C
20209.5 C+1.73 C
20219.5 C+1.74 C
20228.5 C+0.69 C
20237.6 C-0.21 C
20249.6 C+1.83 C
20259.9 C+2.15 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.2 to 0.3) per decade over 1916 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.4 F (0.3 to 0.5) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 100 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Alton
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.2 C (0.2 to 0.3) per decade0.4 F (0.3 to 0.5) per decade1916 to 2025100Rise
Mean daily maximum0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade0.5 F (0.4 to 0.6) per decade1916 to 2025100Rise
Mean daily minimum0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade1916 to 2025100Rise

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

1915 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Alton: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)38.3 C (100.9 F)202133.3 C (91.9 F)112
Coldest night (TNn)-31.1 C (-24.0 F)1990-20.6 C (-5.1 F)112
Wettest day (Rx1day)90.2 mm (3.6 in)193834.8 mm (1.4 in)112
Wettest five days (Rx5day)207.8 mm (8.2 in)201058.0 mm (2.3 in)112
Longest dry spell (CDD)102 days197440 days112

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Alton by year The hottest day of the year at Alton, 1915 to 2026. The record is 38.3 C (100.9 F) in 2021, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.3 C (91.9 F). 27.53032.53537.540192019401960198020002020Record: 38.3 C (100.9 F) in 2021
The hottest day of the year at Alton, 1915 to 2026. The record is 38.3 C (100.9 F) in 2021, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.3 C (91.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Alton by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
191528.3 C (82.9 F)
191629.4 C (84.9 F)
191731.7 C (89.1 F)
191834.4 C (93.9 F)
191932.2 C (90.0 F)
192030.6 C (87.1 F)
192130.6 C (87.1 F)
192232.2 C (90.0 F)
192330.6 C (87.1 F)
192431.7 C (89.1 F)
192531.1 C (88.0 F)
192630.6 C (87.1 F)
192731.7 C (89.1 F)
192830.6 C (87.1 F)
192931.7 C (89.1 F)
193030.0 C (86.0 F)
193132.2 C (90.0 F)
193230.0 C (86.0 F)
193331.7 C (89.1 F)
193431.7 C (89.1 F)
193529.4 C (84.9 F)
193632.2 C (90.0 F)
193731.1 C (88.0 F)
193830.6 C (87.1 F)
193932.2 C (90.0 F)
194032.2 C (90.0 F)
194132.8 C (91.0 F)
194232.2 C (90.0 F)
194331.1 C (88.0 F)
194430.6 C (87.1 F)
194529.4 C (84.9 F)
194630.0 C (86.0 F)
194731.1 C (88.0 F)
194831.1 C (88.0 F)
194931.1 C (88.0 F)
195033.3 C (91.9 F)
195133.3 C (91.9 F)
195230.6 C (87.1 F)
195333.9 C (93.0 F)
195434.4 C (93.9 F)
195532.8 C (91.0 F)
195633.9 C (93.0 F)
195732.2 C (90.0 F)
195833.9 C (93.0 F)
195935.0 C (95.0 F)
196035.0 C (95.0 F)
196135.0 C (95.0 F)
196234.4 C (93.9 F)
196334.4 C (93.9 F)
196433.3 C (91.9 F)
196531.1 C (88.0 F)
196633.9 C (93.0 F)
196732.2 C (90.0 F)
196832.2 C (90.0 F)
196932.2 C (90.0 F)
197034.4 C (93.9 F)
197133.9 C (93.0 F)
197235.6 C (96.1 F)
197333.3 C (91.9 F)
197435.0 C (95.0 F)
197531.7 C (89.1 F)
197635.0 C (95.0 F)
197733.3 C (91.9 F)
197833.3 C (91.9 F)
197932.8 C (91.0 F)
198033.3 C (91.9 F)
198133.9 C (93.0 F)
198235.0 C (95.0 F)
198331.1 C (88.0 F)
198435.6 C (96.1 F)
198535.0 C (95.0 F)
198631.7 C (89.1 F)
198730.0 C (86.0 F)
198831.7 C (89.1 F)
198936.7 C (98.1 F)
199032.2 C (90.0 F)
199133.9 C (93.0 F)
199232.8 C (91.0 F)
199331.1 C (88.0 F)
199434.4 C (93.9 F)
199533.3 C (91.9 F)
199637.2 C (99.0 F)
199733.9 C (93.0 F)
199834.4 C (93.9 F)
199932.2 C (90.0 F)
200035.0 C (95.0 F)
200133.3 C (91.9 F)
200236.1 C (97.0 F)
200335.6 C (96.1 F)
200433.9 C (93.0 F)
200535.0 C (95.0 F)
200635.0 C (95.0 F)
200736.1 C (97.0 F)
200832.8 C (91.0 F)
200935.0 C (95.0 F)
201035.6 C (96.1 F)
201136.1 C (97.0 F)
201232.8 C (91.0 F)
201335.6 C (96.1 F)
201433.3 C (91.9 F)
201535.0 C (95.0 F)
201635.0 C (95.0 F)
201735.0 C (95.0 F)
201834.4 C (93.9 F)
201933.3 C (91.9 F)
202036.1 C (97.0 F)
202138.3 C (100.9 F)
202235.6 C (96.1 F)
202336.1 C (97.0 F)
202437.2 C (99.0 F)
202535.0 C (95.0 F)
202634.4 C (93.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Alton by year The coldest night of the year at Alton, 1915 to 2026. The record is -31.1 C (-24.0 F) in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is -20.6 C (-5.1 F). -35-30-25-20-15-10192019401960198020002020Record: -31.1 C (-24.0 F) in 1990
The coldest night of the year at Alton, 1915 to 2026. The record is -31.1 C (-24.0 F) in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is -20.6 C (-5.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Alton by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1915-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1916-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1917-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1918-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1919-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1920-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1921-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1922-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1923-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1924-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1925-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1926-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1927-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1928-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1929-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1930-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1931-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1932-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1933-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1934-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1935-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1936-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1937-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1938-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1939-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1940-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1941-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1942-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1943-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1944-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1945-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1946-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1947-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1948-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1949-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1950-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1951-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1952-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1953-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1954-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1955-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1956-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1957-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1958-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1959-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1960-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1961-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1962-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1963-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1964-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1965-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1966-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1967-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1968-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1969-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1970-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1971-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1972-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1973-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1974-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1975-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1976-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1977-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1978-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1979-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1980-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1981-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1982-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1983-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1984-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1985-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1986-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1987-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1988-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1989-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1990-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1991-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1992-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1993-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1994-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1995-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1996-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1997-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1998-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1999-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2000-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2001-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2002-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2003-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2004-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2005-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2006-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2007-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2008-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2009-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2010-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2011-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2012-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2013-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2014-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2015-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2016-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2017-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2018-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2019-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2020-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2021-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2022-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2023-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2024-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2025-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2026-17.8 C (0.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Alton by year The wettest day of the year at Alton, 1915 to 2026. The record is 90.2 mm (3.6 in) in 1938, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.8 mm (1.4 in). 020406080100192019401960198020002020Record: 90.2 mm (3.6 in) in 1938
The wettest day of the year at Alton, 1915 to 2026. The record is 90.2 mm (3.6 in) in 1938, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.8 mm (1.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Alton by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
191530.5 mm (1.2 in)
191650.8 mm (2.0 in)
191729.5 mm (1.2 in)
191850.8 mm (2.0 in)
191929.0 mm (1.1 in)
192050.3 mm (2.0 in)
192140.6 mm (1.6 in)
192224.6 mm (1.0 in)
192317.3 mm (0.7 in)
192421.6 mm (0.9 in)
192535.1 mm (1.4 in)
192625.4 mm (1.0 in)
192742.2 mm (1.7 in)
192824.1 mm (0.9 in)
192926.7 mm (1.1 in)
193021.1 mm (0.8 in)
193129.7 mm (1.2 in)
193247.0 mm (1.9 in)
193328.4 mm (1.1 in)
193447.0 mm (1.9 in)
193525.7 mm (1.0 in)
193638.4 mm (1.5 in)
193740.6 mm (1.6 in)
193890.2 mm (3.6 in)
193943.2 mm (1.7 in)
194040.9 mm (1.6 in)
194135.6 mm (1.4 in)
194221.6 mm (0.9 in)
194349.3 mm (1.9 in)
194427.9 mm (1.1 in)
194525.4 mm (1.0 in)
194634.0 mm (1.3 in)
194736.8 mm (1.4 in)
194830.0 mm (1.2 in)
194957.2 mm (2.3 in)
195021.6 mm (0.9 in)
195152.1 mm (2.1 in)
195243.7 mm (1.7 in)
195321.6 mm (0.9 in)
195426.7 mm (1.1 in)
195533.5 mm (1.3 in)
195631.5 mm (1.2 in)
195731.2 mm (1.2 in)
195830.5 mm (1.2 in)
195922.9 mm (0.9 in)
196033.5 mm (1.3 in)
196122.9 mm (0.9 in)
196229.0 mm (1.1 in)
196339.6 mm (1.6 in)
196445.7 mm (1.8 in)
196538.6 mm (1.5 in)
196681.5 mm (3.2 in)
196730.2 mm (1.2 in)
196826.9 mm (1.1 in)
196957.9 mm (2.3 in)
197038.1 mm (1.5 in)
197135.3 mm (1.4 in)
197261.0 mm (2.4 in)
197319.1 mm (0.8 in)
197427.9 mm (1.1 in)
197531.0 mm (1.2 in)
197649.8 mm (2.0 in)
197726.4 mm (1.0 in)
197851.6 mm (2.0 in)
197943.2 mm (1.7 in)
198040.1 mm (1.6 in)
198129.7 mm (1.2 in)
198242.4 mm (1.7 in)
198345.0 mm (1.8 in)
198433.0 mm (1.3 in)
198522.9 mm (0.9 in)
198643.2 mm (1.7 in)
198784.3 mm (3.3 in)
198825.7 mm (1.0 in)
198944.5 mm (1.8 in)
199022.9 mm (0.9 in)
199130.5 mm (1.2 in)
199230.5 mm (1.2 in)
199337.1 mm (1.5 in)
199425.9 mm (1.0 in)
199544.5 mm (1.8 in)
199633.3 mm (1.3 in)
199733.5 mm (1.3 in)
199834.8 mm (1.4 in)
199926.7 mm (1.1 in)
200025.9 mm (1.0 in)
200128.4 mm (1.1 in)
200242.2 mm (1.7 in)
200331.8 mm (1.3 in)
200473.7 mm (2.9 in)
200554.4 mm (2.1 in)
200639.9 mm (1.6 in)
200734.8 mm (1.4 in)
200844.5 mm (1.8 in)
200943.2 mm (1.7 in)
201088.9 mm (3.5 in)
201145.0 mm (1.8 in)
201229.2 mm (1.1 in)
201331.5 mm (1.2 in)
201455.9 mm (2.2 in)
201552.3 mm (2.1 in)
201643.4 mm (1.7 in)
201732.5 mm (1.3 in)
201823.9 mm (0.9 in)
201940.6 mm (1.6 in)
202053.3 mm (2.1 in)
202140.4 mm (1.6 in)
202236.3 mm (1.4 in)
202345.5 mm (1.8 in)
202427.4 mm (1.1 in)
202540.1 mm (1.6 in)
202628.7 mm (1.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Alton by year The wettest five days of the year at Alton, 1915 to 2026. The record is 207.8 mm (8.2 in) in 2010, marked on the chart; the median year is 58.0 mm (2.3 in). 050100150200250192019401960198020002020Record: 207.8 mm (8.2 in) in 2010
The wettest five days of the year at Alton, 1915 to 2026. The record is 207.8 mm (8.2 in) in 2010, marked on the chart; the median year is 58.0 mm (2.3 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Alton by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
191547.7 mm (1.9 in)
1916106.2 mm (4.2 in)
191740.9 mm (1.6 in)
1918106.2 mm (4.2 in)
191912.9 mm (0.5 in)
192080.0 mm (3.1 in)
1921110.7 mm (4.4 in)
192221.8 mm (0.9 in)
192332.8 mm (1.3 in)
192427.1 mm (1.1 in)
192555.6 mm (2.2 in)
192684.1 mm (3.3 in)
192774.0 mm (2.9 in)
192834.8 mm (1.4 in)
192973.5 mm (2.9 in)
193043.5 mm (1.7 in)
193137.9 mm (1.5 in)
1932106.4 mm (4.2 in)
193360.1 mm (2.4 in)
193448.3 mm (1.9 in)
193536.4 mm (1.4 in)
193646.5 mm (1.8 in)
193744.7 mm (1.8 in)
1938129.6 mm (5.1 in)
193991.7 mm (3.6 in)
194060.7 mm (2.4 in)
194147.4 mm (1.9 in)
194233.3 mm (1.3 in)
194386.9 mm (3.4 in)
194443.1 mm (1.7 in)
194544.5 mm (1.8 in)
194658.9 mm (2.3 in)
194768.6 mm (2.7 in)
194838.7 mm (1.5 in)
194980.5 mm (3.2 in)
195033.7 mm (1.3 in)
195152.1 mm (2.1 in)
195243.7 mm (1.7 in)
195329.2 mm (1.1 in)
195472.6 mm (2.9 in)
195563.8 mm (2.5 in)
195662.0 mm (2.4 in)
195749.8 mm (2.0 in)
195837.6 mm (1.5 in)
195946.1 mm (1.8 in)
196062.7 mm (2.5 in)
196132.3 mm (1.3 in)
196255.6 mm (2.2 in)
196353.1 mm (2.1 in)
196468.8 mm (2.7 in)
196578.9 mm (3.1 in)
1966141.7 mm (5.6 in)
196773.4 mm (2.9 in)
196868.3 mm (2.7 in)
1969131.6 mm (5.2 in)
197072.4 mm (2.9 in)
197198.8 mm (3.9 in)
197267.4 mm (2.7 in)
197336.1 mm (1.4 in)
197452.3 mm (2.1 in)
197538.6 mm (1.5 in)
197690.5 mm (3.6 in)
197736.6 mm (1.4 in)
197887.1 mm (3.4 in)
197958.0 mm (2.3 in)
198072.4 mm (2.9 in)
198148.3 mm (1.9 in)
198262.0 mm (2.4 in)
198358.7 mm (2.3 in)
198443.4 mm (1.7 in)
198559.5 mm (2.3 in)
198697.1 mm (3.8 in)
1987120.4 mm (4.7 in)
198851.1 mm (2.0 in)
198944.5 mm (1.8 in)
199039.3 mm (1.5 in)
199149.7 mm (2.0 in)
199251.6 mm (2.0 in)
199386.1 mm (3.4 in)
199438.9 mm (1.5 in)
199545.7 mm (1.8 in)
199664.0 mm (2.5 in)
199756.9 mm (2.2 in)
199869.1 mm (2.7 in)
199939.5 mm (1.6 in)
200046.4 mm (1.8 in)
200133.9 mm (1.3 in)
200275.8 mm (3.0 in)
200352.8 mm (2.1 in)
2004145.1 mm (5.7 in)
2005150.7 mm (5.9 in)
200653.4 mm (2.1 in)
200750.8 mm (2.0 in)
200865.6 mm (2.6 in)
200947.0 mm (1.9 in)
2010207.8 mm (8.2 in)
201158.0 mm (2.3 in)
201242.2 mm (1.7 in)
201352.5 mm (2.1 in)
201459.2 mm (2.3 in)
201577.2 mm (3.0 in)
201669.6 mm (2.7 in)
201774.9 mm (2.9 in)
201841.0 mm (1.6 in)
201969.8 mm (2.7 in)
202062.2 mm (2.4 in)
202170.6 mm (2.8 in)
202258.4 mm (2.3 in)
202367.9 mm (2.7 in)
202456.8 mm (2.2 in)
202563.9 mm (2.5 in)
202653.9 mm (2.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Alton by year The longest dry spell of the year at Alton, 1915 to 2026. The record is 102 days in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 40 days. 050100150192019401960198020002020Record: 102 days in 1974
The longest dry spell of the year at Alton, 1915 to 2026. The record is 102 days in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 40 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Alton by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
191516 days
191669 days
191735 days
191810 days
19192 days
192014 days
19212 days
19226 days
192311 days
19241 day
19256 days
19263 days
192724 days
192836 days
192976 days
193033 days
193133 days
193240 days
193348 days
193440 days
193557 days
193655 days
193762 days
193836 days
193932 days
194026 days
194130 days
194272 days
194337 days
194480 days
194531 days
194643 days
194736 days
194834 days
194942 days
195063 days
195153 days
195254 days
195343 days
195450 days
195554 days
195667 days
195734 days
195862 days
195936 days
196058 days
196134 days
196254 days
196341 days
196452 days
196527 days
196671 days
196747 days
196842 days
196931 days
197039 days
197137 days
197286 days
197339 days
1974102 days
197524 days
197654 days
197756 days
197876 days
197954 days
198047 days
198140 days
198240 days
198336 days
198426 days
198538 days
198628 days
198731 days
198834 days
198963 days
199031 days
199141 days
199234 days
199358 days
199427 days
199535 days
199640 days
199738 days
199827 days
199946 days
200034 days
200134 days
200278 days
200337 days
200440 days
200526 days
200630 days
200740 days
200836 days
200935 days
201090 days
201146 days
201284 days
201345 days
201443 days
201553 days
201644 days
201740 days
201851 days
201969 days
202095 days
202142 days
202263 days
202346 days
202455 days
202579 days
202633 days

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

100 years with a frost

Across 100 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Alton falls on 5 June and the median first autumn frost on 25 September, which leaves a median of 115 days between them.

In 1991 to 2025 the median growing season was 119 days. That is 3 days more than in 1916 to 1948.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.3 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Alton
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1916 to 1948)Recent period (1991 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost5 June7 June1 June6 days earlier-0.5 days per decade
First autumn frost25 September26 September30 September4 days later+0.8 days per decade
Growing days115 days116 days119 days3 days more+1.3 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

98 years, 1928 to 2025

A day with at least 35.1 mm (1.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 90.5 mm (3.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Alton: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years35.1 mm (1.4 in)
5 years47.1 mm (1.9 in)
10 years56.0 mm (2.2 in)
25 years68.7 mm (2.7 in)
50 years79.1 mm (3.1 in)
100 years90.5 mm (3.6 in)Longer than the 98 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, 98 years of values from 1928 to 2025.

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: 90.2 mm (3.6 in) in 1938; 88.9 mm (3.5 in) in 2010; 84.3 mm (3.3 in) in 1987.

Station Changes

No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.

Climate Twins

2011 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2011 to 2025, Alton had a mean temperature of 9.0 C (48.2 F) and 447.4 mm (17.6 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Chevelon Rs (United States, 352 km away), Heber (Black Mesa) Rs (United States, 381 km away) and Fence Lake (United States, 462 km away).

Climate twins of Alton: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2011 to 2025 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
Chevelon RsUnited States352 km (219 mi)9.3 C (48.7 F)482.9 mm (19.0 in)0.58
Heber (Black Mesa) RsUnited States381 km (237 mi)9.1 C (48.3 F)475.0 mm (18.7 in)0.66
Fence LakeUnited States462 km (287 mi)8.9 C (48.1 F)366.3 mm (14.4 in)0.66

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

Download the Data

  • Data for Alton standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Alton 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-14).