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Bluff Weather Records (USC00420788)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bluff (USC00420788), Utah, United States, with 116 years of record.

Key Facts for Bluff

  • Bluff (USC00420788) is a weather station in Utah, United States at 37.28 latitude and -109.56 longitude, 1,316 m (4,319 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1911 to 2026, 116 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Bluff still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Bluff set a daily record precipitation of 21.3 mm (0.8 in) on 30 September 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, 37.28 latitude, -109.56 longitude.
  • Elevation: 1,316 m (4,319 ft).
  • Period of record: 1911 to 2026, 116 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

24 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Bluff, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Bluff. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 24 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -40-200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Bluff. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 24 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Bluff, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan20.6 C (69.1 F)-30.0 C (-22.0 F)15.0 C (59.0 F)-11.1 C (12.0 F)
Feb24.4 C (75.9 F)-25.0 C (-13.0 F)22.8 C (73.0 F)-8.9 C (16.0 F)
Mar31.1 C (88.0 F)-15.6 C (3.9 F)31.1 C (88.0 F)-6.7 C (19.9 F)
Apr34.4 C (93.9 F)-8.9 C (16.0 F)30.0 C (86.0 F)-3.9 C (25.0 F)
May38.9 C (102.0 F)-5.0 C (23.0 F)35.6 C (96.1 F)0.6 C (33.1 F)
Jun41.1 C (106.0 F)0.6 C (33.1 F)39.4 C (102.9 F)10.0 C (50.0 F)
Jul42.8 C (109.0 F)4.4 C (39.9 F)40.6 C (105.1 F)12.2 C (54.0 F)
Aug41.1 C (106.0 F)2.8 C (37.0 F)40.6 C (105.1 F)13.3 C (55.9 F)
Sep38.9 C (102.0 F)-5.0 C (23.0 F)35.6 C (96.1 F)10.0 C (50.0 F)
Oct35.0 C (95.0 F)-12.2 C (10.0 F)28.3 C (82.9 F)9.4 C (48.9 F)
Nov29.4 C (84.9 F)-18.9 C (-2.0 F)n/an/a
Dec20.6 C (69.1 F)-30.0 C (-22.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Bluff by the year they were set 1,464 records at Bluff still stand. 1921 holds the most, with 66. 0204060801911: 81912: 81913: 131914: 181915: 241916: 21917: 111919: 191920: 111921: 661922: 241923: 71924: 111925: 271926: 31927: 101928: 81929: 51930: 91931: 341932: 131933: 311934: 161935: 131936: 171937: 191938: 81939: 91940: 51941: 41942: 51943: 111944: 101945: 111946: 41947: 151948: 141949: 181950: 201951: 121952: 91953: 61954: 91955: 151956: 201957: 41958: 111959: 181960: 101961: 131962: 281963: 121964: 171965: 211966: 151967: 131968: 81969: 91970: 111971: 191972: 111973: 91974: 131975: 251976: 151977: 171978: 251979: 231980: 331981: 111982: 91983: 61984: 91985: 111986: 141987: 51988: 11989: 171990: 211991: 81992: 101993: 111994: 71995: 161996: 111997: 81998: 61999: 92000: 182001: 72002: 232003: 132004: 82005: 132006: 92007: 132008: 52009: 82010: 122011: 52012: 72013: 22014: 62015: 52016: 62017: 62018: 92019: 92020: 82021: 152022: 52023: 102024: 72025: 172026: 161911192419361948196019721984199620082020
1,464 records at Bluff still stand. 1921 holds the most, with 66.
Standing records at Bluff by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
19118
19128
191313
191418
191524
19162
191711
191919
192011
192166
192224
19237
192411
192527
19263
192710
19288
19295
19309
193134
193213
193331
193416
193513
193617
193719
19388
19399
19405
19414
19425
194311
194410
194511
19464
194715
194814
194918
195020
195112
19529
19536
19549
195515
195620
19574
195811
195918
196010
196113
196228
196312
196417
196521
196615
196713
19688
19699
197011
197119
197211
19739
197413
197525
197615
197717
197825
197923
198033
198111
19829
19836
19849
198511
198614
19875
19881
198917
199021
19918
199210
199311
19947
199516
199611
19978
19986
19999
200018
20017
200223
200313
20048
200513
20069
200713
20085
20098
201012
20115
20127
20132
20146
20155
20166
20176
20189
20199
20208
202115
20225
202310
20247
202517
202616

All-Time Record Progression

6 new records
When Bluff set new all-time records 6 all-time records were set at Bluff between 13 January 1963 and 13 July 2003. Each dot is a new record. Record low minimum temperatureRecord daily precipitationRecord daily snowfallRecord snow depthRecord high maximum temperature13 January 1963: Record low minimum temperature -30.0 C (-22.0 F)29 July 1966: Record daily precipitation 91.4 mm (3.6 in)4 January 1991: Record daily snowfall 25.4 cm (10.0 in)4 January 1991: Record snow depth 30.5 cm (12.0 in)5 January 1991: Record snow depth 33.0 cm (13.0 in)13 July 2003: Record high maximum temperature 42.8 C (109.0 F)1970198019902000
6 all-time records were set at Bluff between 13 January 1963 and 13 July 2003. Each dot is a new record.
When Bluff set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1963-01-13Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1966-07-29Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1991-01-04Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 25.4 cm (10.0 in)
1991-01-04Record snow depthRecord snow depth 30.5 cm (12.0 in)
1991-01-05Record snow depthRecord snow depth 33.0 cm (13.0 in)
2003-07-13Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 42.8 C (109.0 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 91.4 mm (3.6 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Bluff The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bluff. The most was 91.4 mm (3.6 in) on 29 July 1966. 0255075100 Jan: 29.7 mm (1.2 in), 26 January 2013 Jan Feb: 30.7 mm (1.2 in), 23 February 2015 Feb Mar: 22.9 mm (0.9 in), 1 March 1945 Mar Apr: 33.8 mm (1.3 in), 1 April 1926 Apr May: 27.9 mm (1.1 in), 27 May 1926 May Jun: 38.6 mm (1.5 in), 6 June 2015 Jun Jul: 91.4 mm (3.6 in), 29 July 1966 Jul Aug: 88.9 mm (3.5 in), 14 August 2001 Aug Sep: 64.3 mm (2.5 in), 5 September 1970 Sep Oct: 43.2 mm (1.7 in), 6 October 2006 Oct Nov: 25.4 mm (1.0 in), 27 November 1919 Nov Dec: 32.3 mm (1.3 in), 1 December 2007 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bluff. The most was 91.4 mm (3.6 in) on 29 July 1966.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Bluff
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan29.7 mm (1.2 in)26 January 2013
Feb30.7 mm (1.2 in)23 February 2015
Mar22.9 mm (0.9 in)1 March 1945
Apr33.8 mm (1.3 in)1 April 1926
May27.9 mm (1.1 in)27 May 1926
Jun38.6 mm (1.5 in)6 June 2015
Jul91.4 mm (3.6 in)29 July 1966
Aug88.9 mm (3.5 in)14 August 2001
Sep64.3 mm (2.5 in)5 September 1970
Oct43.2 mm (1.7 in)6 October 2006
Nov25.4 mm (1.0 in)27 November 1919
Dec32.3 mm (1.3 in)1 December 2007

Period of Record Coverage

1911 to 2026
Days with data per year at Bluff 116 years of record at Bluff, 1911 to 2026. 22 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918 and others. 1911: 199 of 365 days1912: 260 of 366 days1913: 313 of 365 days1914: 249 of 365 days1915: 276 of 365 days1916: 89 of 366 days1917: 159 of 365 days1918: 40 of 365 days1919: 242 of 365 days1920: 332 of 366 days1921: 260 of 365 days1922: 133 of 365 days1923: 188 of 365 days1924: 350 of 366 days1925: 229 of 365 days1926: 216 of 365 days1927: 349 of 365 days1928: 358 of 366 days1929: 353 of 365 days1930: 364 of 365 days1931: 363 of 365 days1932: 365 of 366 days1933: 363 of 365 days1934: 359 of 365 days1935: 364 of 365 days1936: 366 of 366 days1937: 318 of 365 days1938: 365 of 365 days1939: 365 of 365 days1940: 366 of 366 days1941: 320 of 365 days1942: 270 of 365 days1943: 350 of 365 days1944: 360 of 366 days1945: 358 of 365 days1946: 353 of 365 days1947: 362 of 365 days1948: 334 of 366 days1949: 361 of 365 days1950: 363 of 365 days1951: 361 of 365 days1952: 354 of 366 days1953: 361 of 365 days1954: 365 of 365 days1955: 338 of 365 days1956: 366 of 366 days1957: 361 of 365 days1958: 360 of 365 days1959: 362 of 365 days1960: 362 of 366 days1961: 360 of 365 days1962: 362 of 365 days1963: 364 of 365 days1964: 365 of 366 days1965: 361 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 347 of 365 days1968: 362 of 366 days1969: 364 of 365 days1970: 364 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 365 of 366 days1973: 365 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 364 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 365 of 365 days1978: 365 of 365 days1979: 365 of 365 days1980: 366 of 366 days1981: 364 of 365 days1982: 361 of 365 days1983: 352 of 365 days1984: 302 of 366 days1985: 310 of 365 days1986: 356 of 365 days1987: 346 of 365 days1988: 355 of 366 days1989: 350 of 365 days1990: 360 of 365 days1991: 332 of 365 days1992: 352 of 366 days1993: 358 of 365 days1994: 348 of 365 days1995: 364 of 365 days1996: 358 of 366 days1997: 354 of 365 days1998: 322 of 365 days1999: 363 of 365 days2000: 343 of 366 days2001: 316 of 365 days2002: 332 of 365 days2003: 363 of 365 days2004: 365 of 366 days2005: 365 of 365 days2006: 365 of 365 days2007: 365 of 365 days2008: 366 of 366 days2009: 334 of 365 days2010: 365 of 365 days2011: 364 of 365 days2012: 366 of 366 days2013: 365 of 365 days2014: 365 of 365 days2015: 363 of 365 days2016: 366 of 366 days2017: 364 of 365 days2018: 364 of 365 days2019: 365 of 365 days2020: 366 of 366 days2021: 365 of 365 days2022: 365 of 365 days2023: 365 of 365 days2024: 364 of 366 days2025: 364 of 365 days2026: 283 of 365 days19201935195019651980199520102025
116 years of record at Bluff, 1911 to 2026. 22 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918 and others.
Days with data per year at Bluff
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
191119955%No
191226071%No
191331386%No
191424968%No
191527676%No
19168924%No
191715944%No
19184011%No
191924266%No
192033291%Yes
192126071%No
192213336%No
192318852%No
192435096%Yes
192522963%No
192621659%No
192734996%Yes
192835898%Yes
192935397%Yes
1930364100%Yes
193136399%Yes
1932365100%Yes
193336399%Yes
193435998%Yes
1935364100%Yes
1936366100%Yes
193731887%No
1938365100%Yes
1939365100%Yes
1940366100%Yes
194132088%No
194227074%No
194335096%Yes
194436098%Yes
194535898%Yes
194635397%Yes
194736299%Yes
194833491%Yes
194936199%Yes
195036399%Yes
195136199%Yes
195235497%Yes
195336199%Yes
1954365100%Yes
195533893%Yes
1956366100%Yes
195736199%Yes
195836099%Yes
195936299%Yes
196036299%Yes
196136099%Yes
196236299%Yes
1963364100%Yes
1964365100%Yes
196536199%Yes
1966365100%Yes
196734795%Yes
196836299%Yes
1969364100%Yes
1970364100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972365100%Yes
1973365100%Yes
1974365100%Yes
1975364100%Yes
1976366100%Yes
1977365100%Yes
1978365100%Yes
1979365100%Yes
1980366100%Yes
1981364100%Yes
198236199%Yes
198335296%Yes
198430283%No
198531085%No
198635698%Yes
198734695%Yes
198835597%Yes
198935096%Yes
199036099%Yes
199133291%Yes
199235296%Yes
199335898%Yes
199434895%Yes
1995364100%Yes
199635898%Yes
199735497%Yes
199832288%No
199936399%Yes
200034394%Yes
200131687%No
200233291%Yes
200336399%Yes
2004365100%Yes
2005365100%Yes
2006365100%Yes
2007365100%Yes
2008366100%Yes
200933492%Yes
2010365100%Yes
2011364100%Yes
2012366100%Yes
2013365100%Yes
2014365100%Yes
201536399%Yes
2016366100%Yes
2017364100%Yes
2018364100%Yes
2019365100%Yes
2020366100%Yes
2021365100%Yes
2022365100%Yes
2023365100%Yes
202436499%Yes
2025364100%Yes
202628378%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Bluff
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
30 September 2026Bluff, USdaily rain (Provisional)21.3 mm (0.8 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)88 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 2026Bluff, USdaily rain (Provisional)11.7 mm (0.5 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)85 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 2026Bluff, USdaily high max (Tie, Provisional)37.8 C (100.0 F)tie24 years4 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 2026Bluff, USdaily high max (Tie, Provisional)37.8 C (100.0 F)tie95 years9 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 2026Bluff, USdaily high max (Provisional)38.3 C (100.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)97 years40 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2026Bluff, USdaily high max (Provisional)39.4 C (102.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)115 years41 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2026Bluff, USdaily high max40.0 C (104.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)73 years35 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2026Bluff, USdaily high max40.6 C (105.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)47 years29 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 2026Bluff, USdaily high max40.6 C (105.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)88 years40 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2026Bluff, USdaily high max (Tie)40.6 C (105.1 F)tie72 years7 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 2026Bluff, USdaily high min (Tie)23.3 C (73.9 F)tie104 years10 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 2026Bluff, USdaily high max (Tie)40.6 C (105.1 F)tie25 years4 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 2026Bluff, USdaily high min (Tie)22.8 C (73.0 F)tie89 years9 of 100 (Routine)
14 June 2026Bluff, USdaily high min20.6 C (69.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)100 years41 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2026Bluff, USdaily high min19.4 C (66.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)59 years29 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 2026Bluff, USdaily high max33.9 C (93.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)88 years37 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2026Bluff, USdaily high max (Tie)34.4 C (93.9 F)tie41 years5 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 2026Bluff, USdaily high max35.6 C (96.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)41 years23 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 2026Bluff, USdaily high max (Tie)35.0 C (95.0 F)tie67 years7 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 2026Bluff, USdaily high min12.2 C (54.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)96 years39 of 100 (Notable)

Climate Trend

86 complete years, 1924 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Bluff as warming stripes, 1924 to 2025 One stripe for each of 86 complete years at Bluff, 1924 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.8 C (55.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1975, at 10.6 C (51.2 F), and the warmest was 1934, at 15.1 C (59.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.4 C (4.3 F). 1924: 11.6 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1927: 13.4 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1928: 13.8 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1929: 12.8 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1930: 12.4 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1931: 13.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1932: 12.4 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1933: 12.5 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1934: 15.1 C, +2.4 C from the station mean1935: 13.5 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1936: 14.1 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1938: 13.7 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1939: 14.0 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1940: 14.6 C, +1.8 C from the station mean1943: 13.9 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1944: 13.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1945: 12.9 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1946: 13.5 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1947: 13.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1949: 12.4 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1950: 13.2 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1951: 12.4 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1952: 12.6 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1953: 12.7 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1954: 13.9 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1956: 12.5 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1957: 12.4 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1958: 13.0 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1959: 12.9 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1960: 12.4 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1962: 12.0 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1963: 12.3 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1964: 11.5 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1965: 11.9 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1966: 12.5 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1968: 10.9 C, -1.9 C from the station mean1969: 12.2 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1970: 11.8 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1971: 11.3 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1972: 12.3 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1973: 10.8 C, -1.9 C from the station mean1974: 11.4 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1975: 10.6 C, -2.1 C from the station mean1976: 11.5 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1977: 11.8 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1978: 11.9 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1979: 10.7 C, -2.0 C from the station mean1980: 12.2 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1981: 13.1 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1982: 12.1 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1986: 12.9 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1987: 11.8 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1988: 12.2 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1989: 12.1 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1990: 11.9 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1991: 11.0 C, -1.8 C from the station mean1993: 12.0 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1994: 12.8 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1995: 12.4 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1996: 12.9 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1997: 12.2 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1999: 13.0 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2000: 14.2 C, +1.4 C from the station mean2001: 13.9 C, +1.2 C from the station mean2003: 14.2 C, +1.5 C from the station mean2004: 13.4 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2005: 13.6 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2006: 13.4 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2007: 13.5 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2008: 12.8 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2010: 12.8 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2011: 12.6 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2012: 13.7 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2013: 12.4 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2014: 13.4 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2015: 13.1 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2016: 13.3 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2017: 13.9 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2018: 13.6 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2019: 12.4 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2020: 13.1 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2021: 13.7 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2022: 13.3 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2023: 13.0 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2024: 14.0 C, +1.2 C from the station mean2025: 14.2 C, +1.5 C from the station mean19241930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 86 complete years at Bluff, 1924 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.8 C (55.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1975, at 10.6 C (51.2 F), and the warmest was 1934, at 15.1 C (59.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.4 C (4.3 F).
Annual mean temperature at Bluff as warming stripes, 1924 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
192411.6 C-1.19 C
192713.4 C+0.61 C
192813.8 C+0.99 C
192912.8 C+0.04 C
193012.4 C-0.36 C
193113.2 C+0.44 C
193212.4 C-0.40 C
193312.5 C-0.28 C
193415.1 C+2.36 C
193513.5 C+0.75 C
193614.1 C+1.30 C
193813.7 C+0.92 C
193914.0 C+1.24 C
194014.6 C+1.83 C
194313.9 C+1.14 C
194413.2 C+0.41 C
194512.9 C+0.14 C
194613.5 C+0.76 C
194713.2 C+0.44 C
194912.4 C-0.34 C
195013.2 C+0.45 C
195112.4 C-0.35 C
195212.6 C-0.13 C
195312.7 C-0.10 C
195413.9 C+1.09 C
195612.5 C-0.27 C
195712.4 C-0.33 C
195813.0 C+0.19 C
195912.9 C+0.17 C
196012.4 C-0.41 C
196212.0 C-0.73 C
196312.3 C-0.49 C
196411.5 C-1.27 C
196511.9 C-0.83 C
196612.5 C-0.28 C
196810.9 C-1.87 C
196912.2 C-0.54 C
197011.8 C-0.95 C
197111.3 C-1.46 C
197212.3 C-0.43 C
197310.8 C-1.95 C
197411.4 C-1.33 C
197510.6 C-2.12 C
197611.5 C-1.28 C
197711.8 C-0.94 C
197811.9 C-0.82 C
197910.7 C-2.04 C
198012.2 C-0.54 C
198113.1 C+0.32 C
198212.1 C-0.65 C
198612.9 C+0.10 C
198711.8 C-0.92 C
198812.2 C-0.58 C
198912.1 C-0.71 C
199011.9 C-0.90 C
199111.0 C-1.77 C
199312.0 C-0.77 C
199412.8 C+0.02 C
199512.4 C-0.41 C
199612.9 C+0.13 C
199712.2 C-0.59 C
199913.0 C+0.27 C
200014.2 C+1.39 C
200113.9 C+1.16 C
200314.2 C+1.45 C
200413.4 C+0.64 C
200513.6 C+0.82 C
200613.4 C+0.60 C
200713.5 C+0.77 C
200812.8 C-0.01 C
201012.8 C+0.02 C
201112.6 C-0.17 C
201213.7 C+0.92 C
201312.4 C-0.33 C
201413.4 C+0.65 C
201513.1 C+0.33 C
201613.3 C+0.52 C
201713.9 C+1.12 C
201813.6 C+0.85 C
201912.4 C-0.36 C
202013.1 C+0.33 C
202113.7 C+0.93 C
202213.3 C+0.51 C
202313.0 C+0.27 C
202414.0 C+1.23 C
202514.2 C+1.47 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1924 to 2025 is 0.02 C (-0.05 to 0.08) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.03 F (-0.09 to 0.15) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 86 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Bluff
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.02 C (-0.05 to 0.08) per decade0.03 F (-0.09 to 0.15) per decade1924 to 202586Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum0.10 C (0.03 to 0.16) per decade0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade1924 to 202586Rise
Mean daily minimum-0.06 C (-0.16 to 0.04) per decade-0.1 F (-0.3 to 0.1) per decade1924 to 202586Not clearly different from zero

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

1911 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Bluff: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)42.8 C (109.0 F)200339.4 C (102.9 F)116
Coldest night (TNn)-30.0 C (-22.0 F)1963-16.4 C (2.5 F)116
Wettest day (Rx1day)91.4 mm (3.6 in)196620.3 mm (0.8 in)116
Wettest five days (Rx5day)96.2 mm (3.8 in)196630.8 mm (1.2 in)112
Longest dry spell (CDD)154 days197252 days116

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Bluff by year The hottest day of the year at Bluff, 1911 to 2026. The record is 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 2003, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.4 C (102.9 F). 202530354045192019401960198020002020Record: 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 2003
The hottest day of the year at Bluff, 1911 to 2026. The record is 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 2003, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.4 C (102.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Bluff by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
191138.9 C (102.0 F)
191237.2 C (99.0 F)
191338.9 C (102.0 F)
191431.7 C (89.1 F)
191535.6 C (96.1 F)
191626.7 C (80.1 F)
191738.3 C (100.9 F)
191824.4 C (75.9 F)
191940.0 C (104.0 F)
192038.9 C (102.0 F)
192138.9 C (102.0 F)
192241.1 C (106.0 F)
192339.4 C (102.9 F)
192438.9 C (102.0 F)
192541.7 C (107.1 F)
192638.9 C (102.0 F)
192740.0 C (104.0 F)
192840.0 C (104.0 F)
192940.6 C (105.1 F)
193038.9 C (102.0 F)
193142.2 C (108.0 F)
193239.4 C (102.9 F)
193339.4 C (102.9 F)
193440.6 C (105.1 F)
193538.9 C (102.0 F)
193641.1 C (106.0 F)
193740.6 C (105.1 F)
193841.1 C (106.0 F)
193941.1 C (106.0 F)
194041.1 C (106.0 F)
194138.3 C (100.9 F)
194240.6 C (105.1 F)
194340.6 C (105.1 F)
194440.6 C (105.1 F)
194538.9 C (102.0 F)
194639.4 C (102.9 F)
194740.0 C (104.0 F)
194838.9 C (102.0 F)
194938.9 C (102.0 F)
195039.4 C (102.9 F)
195140.0 C (104.0 F)
195238.9 C (102.0 F)
195340.6 C (105.1 F)
195441.1 C (106.0 F)
195539.4 C (102.9 F)
195638.9 C (102.0 F)
195737.8 C (100.0 F)
195840.6 C (105.1 F)
195939.4 C (102.9 F)
196040.0 C (104.0 F)
196140.0 C (104.0 F)
196239.4 C (102.9 F)
196338.9 C (102.0 F)
196438.3 C (100.9 F)
196537.8 C (100.0 F)
196637.8 C (100.0 F)
196738.3 C (100.9 F)
196837.8 C (100.0 F)
196939.4 C (102.9 F)
197040.0 C (104.0 F)
197140.6 C (105.1 F)
197240.0 C (104.0 F)
197339.4 C (102.9 F)
197439.4 C (102.9 F)
197538.9 C (102.0 F)
197640.6 C (105.1 F)
197740.0 C (104.0 F)
197839.4 C (102.9 F)
197938.9 C (102.0 F)
198039.4 C (102.9 F)
198140.6 C (105.1 F)
198239.4 C (102.9 F)
198338.9 C (102.0 F)
198439.4 C (102.9 F)
198542.2 C (108.0 F)
198638.3 C (100.9 F)
198737.8 C (100.0 F)
198838.9 C (102.0 F)
198941.7 C (107.1 F)
199040.6 C (105.1 F)
199138.3 C (100.9 F)
199237.2 C (99.0 F)
199338.3 C (100.9 F)
199440.0 C (104.0 F)
199539.4 C (102.9 F)
199639.4 C (102.9 F)
199738.3 C (100.9 F)
199840.6 C (105.1 F)
199939.4 C (102.9 F)
200040.6 C (105.1 F)
200140.6 C (105.1 F)
200241.7 C (107.1 F)
200342.8 C (109.0 F)
200438.9 C (102.0 F)
200541.7 C (107.1 F)
200640.0 C (104.0 F)
200740.6 C (105.1 F)
200838.3 C (100.9 F)
200940.0 C (104.0 F)
201041.1 C (106.0 F)
201139.4 C (102.9 F)
201239.4 C (102.9 F)
201340.0 C (104.0 F)
201439.4 C (102.9 F)
201537.8 C (100.0 F)
201640.0 C (104.0 F)
201741.1 C (106.0 F)
201839.4 C (102.9 F)
201938.9 C (102.0 F)
202041.1 C (106.0 F)
202142.2 C (108.0 F)
202240.6 C (105.1 F)
202340.6 C (105.1 F)
202440.0 C (104.0 F)
202540.0 C (104.0 F)
202640.6 C (105.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Bluff by year The coldest night of the year at Bluff, 1911 to 2026. The record is -30.0 C (-22.0 F) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is -16.4 C (2.5 F). -30-20-10010192019401960198020002020Record: -30.0 C (-22.0 F) in 1963
The coldest night of the year at Bluff, 1911 to 2026. The record is -30.0 C (-22.0 F) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is -16.4 C (2.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Bluff by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1911-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1912-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1913-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1914-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1915-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1916-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1917-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1918-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1919-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1920-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1921-12.2 C (10.0 F)
19222.2 C (36.0 F)
1923-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1924-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1925-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1926-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1927-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1928-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1929-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1930-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1931-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1932-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1933-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1934-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1935-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1936-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1937-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1938-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1939-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1940-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1941-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1942-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1943-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1944-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1945-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1946-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1947-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1948-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1949-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1950-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1951-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1952-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1953-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1954-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1955-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1956-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1957-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1958-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1959-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1960-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1961-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1962-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1963-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1964-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1965-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1966-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1967-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1968-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1969-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1970-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1971-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1972-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1973-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1974-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1975-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1976-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1977-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1978-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1979-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1980-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1981-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1982-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1983-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1984-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1985-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1986-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1987-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1988-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1989-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1990-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1991-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1992-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1993-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1994-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1995-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1996-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1997-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1998-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1999-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2000-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2001-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2002-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2003-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2004-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2005-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2006-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2007-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2008-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2009-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2010-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2011-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2012-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2013-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2014-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2015-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2016-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2017-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2018-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2019-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2020-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2021-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2022-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2023-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2024-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2025-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2026-11.1 C (12.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bluff by year The wettest day of the year at Bluff, 1911 to 2026. The record is 91.4 mm (3.6 in) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 20.3 mm (0.8 in). 0255075100192019401960198020002020Record: 91.4 mm (3.6 in) in 1966
The wettest day of the year at Bluff, 1911 to 2026. The record is 91.4 mm (3.6 in) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 20.3 mm (0.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bluff by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
191127.9 mm (1.1 in)
191217.8 mm (0.7 in)
191313.2 mm (0.5 in)
191421.6 mm (0.9 in)
191520.3 mm (0.8 in)
19165.1 mm (0.20 in)
191711.4 mm (0.4 in)
19189.4 mm (0.37 in)
191925.4 mm (1.0 in)
192025.4 mm (1.0 in)
192116.5 mm (0.6 in)
19220.0 mm (0.00 in)
192314.5 mm (0.6 in)
192418.0 mm (0.7 in)
192515.7 mm (0.6 in)
192633.8 mm (1.3 in)
192738.4 mm (1.5 in)
192827.9 mm (1.1 in)
192923.1 mm (0.9 in)
193015.2 mm (0.6 in)
193117.3 mm (0.7 in)
193216.3 mm (0.6 in)
193317.8 mm (0.7 in)
193416.8 mm (0.7 in)
193512.4 mm (0.5 in)
193645.7 mm (1.8 in)
193718.0 mm (0.7 in)
193834.3 mm (1.4 in)
193920.3 mm (0.8 in)
194022.9 mm (0.9 in)
194131.5 mm (1.2 in)
194218.0 mm (0.7 in)
194312.7 mm (0.5 in)
194430.5 mm (1.2 in)
194522.9 mm (0.9 in)
194622.4 mm (0.9 in)
194735.6 mm (1.4 in)
194822.9 mm (0.9 in)
194920.3 mm (0.8 in)
195024.9 mm (1.0 in)
195115.0 mm (0.6 in)
195224.1 mm (0.9 in)
195346.7 mm (1.8 in)
195412.7 mm (0.5 in)
19559.4 mm (0.37 in)
195616.0 mm (0.6 in)
195738.6 mm (1.5 in)
195814.7 mm (0.6 in)
195913.7 mm (0.5 in)
196013.7 mm (0.5 in)
196122.6 mm (0.9 in)
196229.2 mm (1.1 in)
196327.9 mm (1.1 in)
196410.7 mm (0.4 in)
196521.8 mm (0.9 in)
196691.4 mm (3.6 in)
196719.6 mm (0.8 in)
196836.1 mm (1.4 in)
196933.0 mm (1.3 in)
197064.3 mm (2.5 in)
197116.5 mm (0.6 in)
197232.8 mm (1.3 in)
197320.3 mm (0.8 in)
197417.3 mm (0.7 in)
197523.6 mm (0.9 in)
197614.2 mm (0.6 in)
197719.8 mm (0.8 in)
197826.2 mm (1.0 in)
197920.6 mm (0.8 in)
198017.8 mm (0.7 in)
198111.9 mm (0.5 in)
198217.3 mm (0.7 in)
198323.4 mm (0.9 in)
198410.9 mm (0.4 in)
198525.7 mm (1.0 in)
198619.3 mm (0.8 in)
198723.6 mm (0.9 in)
198822.1 mm (0.9 in)
198912.7 mm (0.5 in)
199022.9 mm (0.9 in)
199120.8 mm (0.8 in)
199216.5 mm (0.6 in)
199319.3 mm (0.8 in)
199415.7 mm (0.6 in)
199522.1 mm (0.9 in)
199629.0 mm (1.1 in)
199718.0 mm (0.7 in)
199812.7 mm (0.5 in)
199920.8 mm (0.8 in)
200019.8 mm (0.8 in)
200188.9 mm (3.5 in)
200229.2 mm (1.1 in)
200317.3 mm (0.7 in)
200423.6 mm (0.9 in)
200517.0 mm (0.7 in)
200643.2 mm (1.7 in)
200732.3 mm (1.3 in)
200813.5 mm (0.5 in)
200920.1 mm (0.8 in)
201023.4 mm (0.9 in)
201110.7 mm (0.4 in)
201220.3 mm (0.8 in)
201347.0 mm (1.9 in)
201424.6 mm (1.0 in)
201542.4 mm (1.7 in)
201627.7 mm (1.1 in)
201710.9 mm (0.4 in)
201822.4 mm (0.9 in)
201916.5 mm (0.6 in)
202010.7 mm (0.4 in)
202115.7 mm (0.6 in)
202215.7 mm (0.6 in)
202316.0 mm (0.6 in)
202427.4 mm (1.1 in)
202521.3 mm (0.8 in)
202621.3 mm (0.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bluff by year The wettest five days of the year at Bluff, 1911 to 2026. The record is 96.2 mm (3.8 in) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.8 mm (1.2 in). 0255075100192019401960198020002020Record: 96.2 mm (3.8 in) in 1966
The wettest five days of the year at Bluff, 1911 to 2026. The record is 96.2 mm (3.8 in) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.8 mm (1.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bluff by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
191133.8 mm (1.3 in)
191215.0 mm (0.6 in)
191310.4 mm (0.4 in)
191430.8 mm (1.2 in)
191536.5 mm (1.4 in)
191636.5 mm (1.4 in)
191714.5 mm (0.6 in)
1918n/a
19197.6 mm (0.30 in)
192030.5 mm (1.2 in)
1921n/a
19220.0 mm (0.00 in)
192318.6 mm (0.7 in)
1924n/a
1925n/a
192641.9 mm (1.6 in)
192746.3 mm (1.8 in)
192835.5 mm (1.4 in)
192932.8 mm (1.3 in)
193019.9 mm (0.8 in)
193130.9 mm (1.2 in)
193218.3 mm (0.7 in)
193319.8 mm (0.8 in)
193419.3 mm (0.8 in)
193530.2 mm (1.2 in)
193655.6 mm (2.2 in)
193739.3 mm (1.5 in)
193842.1 mm (1.7 in)
193923.1 mm (0.9 in)
194027.5 mm (1.1 in)
194143.2 mm (1.7 in)
194218.0 mm (0.7 in)
194324.4 mm (1.0 in)
194441.2 mm (1.6 in)
194522.9 mm (0.9 in)
194630.0 mm (1.2 in)
194741.9 mm (1.6 in)
194835.1 mm (1.4 in)
194929.0 mm (1.1 in)
195024.9 mm (1.0 in)
195117.0 mm (0.7 in)
195240.1 mm (1.6 in)
195353.3 mm (2.1 in)
195420.3 mm (0.8 in)
195512.4 mm (0.5 in)
195632.5 mm (1.3 in)
195746.2 mm (1.8 in)
195816.7 mm (0.7 in)
195931.5 mm (1.2 in)
196030.0 mm (1.2 in)
196130.8 mm (1.2 in)
196235.3 mm (1.4 in)
196350.8 mm (2.0 in)
196412.7 mm (0.5 in)
196537.7 mm (1.5 in)
196696.2 mm (3.8 in)
196742.2 mm (1.7 in)
196846.3 mm (1.8 in)
196939.1 mm (1.5 in)
197079.3 mm (3.1 in)
197130.9 mm (1.2 in)
197281.7 mm (3.2 in)
197332.5 mm (1.3 in)
197430.2 mm (1.2 in)
197525.6 mm (1.0 in)
197630.2 mm (1.2 in)
197723.9 mm (0.9 in)
197836.6 mm (1.4 in)
197928.2 mm (1.1 in)
198040.3 mm (1.6 in)
198120.1 mm (0.8 in)
198227.0 mm (1.1 in)
198329.4 mm (1.2 in)
198418.3 mm (0.7 in)
198539.4 mm (1.6 in)
198627.7 mm (1.1 in)
198735.3 mm (1.4 in)
198830.5 mm (1.2 in)
198916.2 mm (0.6 in)
199027.4 mm (1.1 in)
199125.4 mm (1.0 in)
199233.6 mm (1.3 in)
199351.5 mm (2.0 in)
199425.9 mm (1.0 in)
199533.8 mm (1.3 in)
199632.3 mm (1.3 in)
199739.3 mm (1.5 in)
199819.8 mm (0.8 in)
199950.8 mm (2.0 in)
200036.6 mm (1.4 in)
200189.2 mm (3.5 in)
200241.9 mm (1.6 in)
200326.2 mm (1.0 in)
200427.4 mm (1.1 in)
200522.8 mm (0.9 in)
200649.1 mm (1.9 in)
200736.9 mm (1.5 in)
200824.9 mm (1.0 in)
200920.1 mm (0.8 in)
201047.8 mm (1.9 in)
201115.5 mm (0.6 in)
201223.1 mm (0.9 in)
201363.0 mm (2.5 in)
201432.2 mm (1.3 in)
201557.9 mm (2.3 in)
201641.7 mm (1.6 in)
201723.8 mm (0.9 in)
201823.2 mm (0.9 in)
201932.0 mm (1.3 in)
202016.0 mm (0.6 in)
202117.5 mm (0.7 in)
202230.5 mm (1.2 in)
202324.9 mm (1.0 in)
202434.3 mm (1.4 in)
202547.8 mm (1.9 in)
202631.7 mm (1.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bluff by year The longest dry spell of the year at Bluff, 1911 to 2026. The record is 154 days in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 52 days. 050100150200192019401960198020002020Record: 154 days in 1972
The longest dry spell of the year at Bluff, 1911 to 2026. The record is 154 days in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 52 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bluff by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
191115 days
19129 days
191339 days
191420 days
191536 days
191630 days
191722 days
19181 day
19194 days
192025 days
19212 days
192229 days
192318 days
19242 days
19252 days
192622 days
192742 days
192856 days
192963 days
193043 days
193152 days
193247 days
193360 days
193458 days
193560 days
193661 days
193762 days
193833 days
193948 days
194038 days
194132 days
194262 days
194353 days
194437 days
194549 days
194636 days
194776 days
194872 days
194936 days
195050 days
195148 days
195254 days
195349 days
195442 days
195565 days
195664 days
195735 days
195846 days
195966 days
196056 days
196175 days
196260 days
196344 days
196450 days
196529 days
196654 days
196756 days
196853 days
196940 days
197046 days
197159 days
1972154 days
197339 days
197479 days
197567 days
197695 days
197751 days
1978108 days
197961 days
198057 days
198139 days
198262 days
198337 days
198451 days
198544 days
198630 days
198733 days
198847 days
198970 days
199038 days
199190 days
199238 days
199369 days
199458 days
199560 days
199655 days
199745 days
199865 days
1999100 days
200090 days
200164 days
200293 days
200369 days
200483 days
200550 days
200640 days
200758 days
200847 days
200952 days
201040 days
201149 days
201299 days
201365 days
201457 days
201547 days
201656 days
201795 days
201870 days
201962 days
202052 days
202153 days
202266 days
202382 days
202455 days
202562 days
202658 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

86 years with a frost

Across 86 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Bluff falls on 25 April and the median first autumn frost on 13 October, which leaves a median of 169 days between them.

In 1993 to 2025 the median growing season was 172 days. That is 17 days fewer than in 1924 to 1960.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -1.8 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Bluff
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1924 to 1960)Recent period (1993 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost25 April19 April20 April1 day later+0.7 days per decade
First autumn frost13 October22 October13 October9 days earlier-1.1 days per decade
Growing days169 days189 days172 days17 days fewer-1.8 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

95 years, 1928 to 2025

A day with at least 20.1 mm (0.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 77.8 mm (3.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Bluff: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years20.1 mm (0.8 in)
5 years29.3 mm (1.2 in)
10 years37.4 mm (1.5 in)
25 years50.4 mm (2.0 in)
50 years62.8 mm (2.5 in)
100 years77.8 mm (3.1 in)Longer than the 95 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, 95 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: 91.4 mm (3.6 in) in 1966; 88.9 mm (3.5 in) in 2001; 64.3 mm (2.5 in) in 1970.

Station Changes

2 suspected

2 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Bluff, at 1997 and 2012. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1997 ran 0.5 C (1.0 F) higher than in the years before (possible change).
  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 2012 ran 0.5 C (0.8 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Bluff, against neighbouring stations
YearShift (C)Shift (F)StrengthNeighbours
1997+0.5+1.0possible5
2012-0.4-0.8likely5

Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.

Climate Twins

2011 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2011 to 2025, Bluff had a mean temperature of 13.3 C (56.0 F) and 173.6 mm (6.8 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Silverpeak (United States, 708 km away), Moab (United States, 144 km away) and Swan Falls Ph (United States, 879 km away).

Climate twins of Bluff: 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
SilverpeakUnited States708 km (440 mi)12.9 C (55.1 F)127.5 mm (5.0 in)0.81
MoabUnited States144 km (89 mi)13.7 C (56.7 F)232.8 mm (9.2 in)0.85
Swan Falls PhUnited States879 km (546 mi)13.0 C (55.4 F)211.6 mm (8.3 in)0.98

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 Bluff standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Bluff 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).