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Cottonwood Weir Weather Records (USC00421759)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cottonwood Weir (USC00421759), Utah, United States, with 110 years of record.

Key Facts for Cottonwood Weir

  • Cottonwood Weir (USC00421759) is a weather station in Utah, United States at 40.62 latitude and -111.78 longitude, 1,520 m (4,986 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1917 to 2026, 110 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Cottonwood Weir still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Cottonwood Weir set a daily record precipitation of 29.0 mm (1.1 in) on 30 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, 40.62 latitude, -111.78 longitude.
  • Elevation: 1,520 m (4,986 ft).
  • Period of record: 1917 to 2026, 110 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

17 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Cottonwood Weir, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Cottonwood Weir. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 17 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 Cottonwood Weir. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 17 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Cottonwood Weir, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan18.3 C (64.9 F)-26.1 C (-15.0 F)11.1 C (52.0 F)-9.4 C (15.1 F)
Feb22.2 C (72.0 F)-22.2 C (-8.0 F)16.7 C (62.1 F)-8.3 C (17.1 F)
Mar28.9 C (84.0 F)-14.4 C (6.1 F)28.9 C (84.0 F)-3.3 C (26.1 F)
Apr31.7 C (89.1 F)-9.4 C (15.1 F)25.6 C (78.1 F)-5.0 C (23.0 F)
May36.1 C (97.0 F)-7.2 C (19.0 F)31.7 C (89.1 F)1.7 C (35.1 F)
Jun39.4 C (102.9 F)0.6 C (33.1 F)35.0 C (95.0 F)6.7 C (44.1 F)
Jul42.2 C (108.0 F)6.7 C (44.1 F)40.6 C (105.1 F)17.8 C (64.0 F)
Aug40.0 C (104.0 F)3.9 C (39.0 F)38.9 C (102.0 F)12.8 C (55.0 F)
Sep37.8 C (100.0 F)-1.1 C (30.0 F)22.8 C (73.0 F)8.9 C (48.0 F)
Oct32.2 C (90.0 F)-12.8 C (9.0 F)25.0 C (77.0 F)13.9 C (57.0 F)
Nov25.0 C (77.0 F)-22.8 C (-9.0 F)n/an/a
Dec20.6 C (69.1 F)-24.4 C (-11.9 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Cottonwood Weir by the year they were set 1,464 records at Cottonwood Weir still stand. 1958 holds the most, with 38. 0102030401941: 61942: 171943: 231944: 61945: 111946: 161947: 211948: 221949: 311950: 341951: 121952: 141953: 261954: 201955: 371956: 311957: 141958: 381959: 221960: 291961: 201962: 351963: 241964: 131965: 141966: 131967: 91968: 181969: 201970: 191971: 201972: 61973: 261974: 71975: 181976: 101977: 221978: 181979: 91980: 91981: 111982: 211983: 151984: 191985: 221986: 151987: 111988: 171989: 231990: 251991: 101992: 141993: 141994: 101995: 181996: 251997: 121998: 151999: 142000: 242001: 132002: 122003: 162004: 142005: 92006: 92007: 112008: 102009: 152010: 152011: 162012: 162013: 212014: 132015: 242016: 62017: 142018: 72019: 112020: 172021: 112022: 172023: 122024: 172025: 222026: 211941195019591968197719861995200420132022
1,464 records at Cottonwood Weir still stand. 1958 holds the most, with 38.
Standing records at Cottonwood Weir by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
19416
194217
194323
19446
194511
194616
194721
194822
194931
195034
195112
195214
195326
195420
195537
195631
195714
195838
195922
196029
196120
196235
196324
196413
196514
196613
19679
196818
196920
197019
197120
19726
197326
19747
197518
197610
197722
197818
19799
19809
198111
198221
198315
198419
198522
198615
198711
198817
198923
199025
199110
199214
199314
199410
199518
199625
199712
199815
199914
200024
200113
200212
200316
200414
20059
20069
200711
200810
200915
201015
201116
201216
201321
201413
201524
20166
201714
20187
201911
202017
202111
202217
202312
202417
202522
202621

All-Time Record Progression

9 new records
When Cottonwood Weir set new all-time records 9 all-time records were set at Cottonwood Weir between 14 January 1953 and 5 July 2015. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitationRecord snow depthRecord daily snowfallRecord low maximum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature14 January 1953: Record daily precipitation 81.3 mm (3.2 in)26 September 1982: Record daily precipitation 118.1 mm (4.6 in)25 March 1983: Record snow depth 66.0 cm (26.0 in)18 October 1984: Record daily snowfall 63.5 cm (25.0 in)22 December 1990: Record low maximum temperature -15.0 C (5.0 F)11 January 1993: Record snow depth 76.2 cm (30.0 in)25 January 1996: Record snow depth 91.4 cm (36.0 in)17 July 1997: Record high minimum temperature 28.3 C (82.9 F)5 July 2015: Record high minimum temperature 28.9 C (84.0 F)196019701980199020002010
9 all-time records were set at Cottonwood Weir between 14 January 1953 and 5 July 2015. Each dot is a new record.
When Cottonwood Weir set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1953-01-14Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1982-09-26Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1983-03-25Record snow depthRecord snow depth 66.0 cm (26.0 in)
1984-10-18Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 63.5 cm (25.0 in)
1990-12-22Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -15.0 C (5.0 F)
1993-01-11Record snow depthRecord snow depth 76.2 cm (30.0 in)
1996-01-25Record snow depthRecord snow depth 91.4 cm (36.0 in)
1997-07-17Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 28.3 C (82.9 F)
2015-07-05Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 28.9 C (84.0 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 118.1 mm (4.6 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Cottonwood Weir The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cottonwood Weir. The most was 118.1 mm (4.6 in) on 26 September 1982. 050100150 Jan: 81.3 mm (3.2 in), 14 January 1953 Jan Feb: 47.5 mm (1.9 in), 25 February 1998 Feb Mar: 55.4 mm (2.2 in), 9 March 1986 Mar Apr: 47.2 mm (1.9 in), 23 April 1957 Apr May: 66.3 mm (2.6 in), 23 May 1968 May Jun: 53.8 mm (2.1 in), 25 June 1985 Jun Jul: 40.6 mm (1.6 in), 25 July 1998 Jul Aug: 42.2 mm (1.7 in), 26 August 1965 Aug Sep: 118.1 mm (4.6 in), 26 September 1982 Sep Oct: 59.2 mm (2.3 in), 27 October 1991 Oct Nov: 45.0 mm (1.8 in), 16 November 1958 Nov Dec: 50.0 mm (2.0 in), 26 December 2003 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cottonwood Weir. The most was 118.1 mm (4.6 in) on 26 September 1982.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Cottonwood Weir
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan81.3 mm (3.2 in)14 January 1953
Feb47.5 mm (1.9 in)25 February 1998
Mar55.4 mm (2.2 in)9 March 1986
Apr47.2 mm (1.9 in)23 April 1957
May66.3 mm (2.6 in)23 May 1968
Jun53.8 mm (2.1 in)25 June 1985
Jul40.6 mm (1.6 in)25 July 1998
Aug42.2 mm (1.7 in)26 August 1965
Sep118.1 mm (4.6 in)26 September 1982
Oct59.2 mm (2.3 in)27 October 1991
Nov45.0 mm (1.8 in)16 November 1958
Dec50.0 mm (2.0 in)26 December 2003

Period of Record Coverage

1941 to 2026
Days with data per year at Cottonwood Weir 86 years of record at Cottonwood Weir, 1941 to 2026. 12 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1941, 1957, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1972, 1975, 1980 and others. 1941: 106 of 365 days1942: 365 of 365 days1943: 360 of 365 days1944: 364 of 366 days1945: 365 of 365 days1946: 365 of 365 days1947: 365 of 365 days1948: 366 of 366 days1949: 365 of 365 days1950: 365 of 365 days1951: 363 of 365 days1952: 366 of 366 days1953: 363 of 365 days1954: 364 of 365 days1955: 363 of 365 days1956: 363 of 366 days1957: 314 of 365 days1958: 355 of 365 days1959: 352 of 365 days1960: 358 of 366 days1961: 362 of 365 days1962: 359 of 365 days1963: 363 of 365 days1964: 244 of 366 days1965: 241 of 365 days1966: 333 of 365 days1967: 273 of 365 days1968: 357 of 366 days1969: 363 of 365 days1970: 364 of 365 days1971: 362 of 365 days1972: 326 of 366 days1973: 360 of 365 days1974: 349 of 365 days1975: 325 of 365 days1976: 333 of 366 days1977: 357 of 365 days1978: 362 of 365 days1979: 358 of 365 days1980: 314 of 366 days1981: 363 of 365 days1982: 339 of 365 days1983: 349 of 365 days1984: 352 of 366 days1985: 365 of 365 days1986: 322 of 365 days1987: 363 of 365 days1988: 360 of 366 days1989: 363 of 365 days1990: 359 of 365 days1991: 364 of 365 days1992: 355 of 366 days1993: 358 of 365 days1994: 354 of 365 days1995: 361 of 365 days1996: 364 of 366 days1997: 361 of 365 days1998: 357 of 365 days1999: 354 of 365 days2000: 348 of 366 days2001: 326 of 365 days2002: 362 of 365 days2003: 298 of 365 days2004: 356 of 366 days2005: 349 of 365 days2006: 356 of 365 days2007: 357 of 365 days2008: 362 of 366 days2009: 363 of 365 days2010: 363 of 365 days2011: 358 of 365 days2012: 355 of 366 days2013: 365 of 365 days2014: 365 of 365 days2015: 364 of 365 days2016: 364 of 366 days2017: 364 of 365 days2018: 350 of 365 days2019: 363 of 365 days2020: 363 of 366 days2021: 365 of 365 days2022: 365 of 365 days2023: 365 of 365 days2024: 366 of 366 days2025: 365 of 365 days2026: 245 of 365 days195019651980199520102025
86 years of record at Cottonwood Weir, 1941 to 2026. 12 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1941, 1957, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1972, 1975, 1980 and others.
Days with data per year at Cottonwood Weir
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
194110629%No
1942365100%Yes
194336099%Yes
194436499%Yes
1945365100%Yes
1946365100%Yes
1947365100%Yes
1948366100%Yes
1949365100%Yes
1950365100%Yes
195136399%Yes
1952366100%Yes
195336399%Yes
1954364100%Yes
195536399%Yes
195636399%Yes
195731486%No
195835597%Yes
195935296%Yes
196035898%Yes
196136299%Yes
196235998%Yes
196336399%Yes
196424467%No
196524166%No
196633391%Yes
196727375%No
196835798%Yes
196936399%Yes
1970364100%Yes
197136299%Yes
197232689%No
197336099%Yes
197434996%Yes
197532589%No
197633391%Yes
197735798%Yes
197836299%Yes
197935898%Yes
198031486%No
198136399%Yes
198233993%Yes
198334996%Yes
198435296%Yes
1985365100%Yes
198632288%No
198736399%Yes
198836098%Yes
198936399%Yes
199035998%Yes
1991364100%Yes
199235597%Yes
199335898%Yes
199435497%Yes
199536199%Yes
199636499%Yes
199736199%Yes
199835798%Yes
199935497%Yes
200034895%Yes
200132689%No
200236299%Yes
200329882%No
200435697%Yes
200534996%Yes
200635698%Yes
200735798%Yes
200836299%Yes
200936399%Yes
201036399%Yes
201135898%Yes
201235597%Yes
2013365100%Yes
2014365100%Yes
2015364100%Yes
201636499%Yes
2017364100%Yes
201835096%Yes
201936399%Yes
202036399%Yes
2021365100%Yes
2022365100%Yes
2023365100%Yes
2024366100%Yes
2025365100%Yes
202624567%No

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Cottonwood Weir
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
30 August 2026Cottonwood Weir, USdaily rain (Provisional)29.0 mm (1.1 in)18.3 mm (0.7 in)103 years65 of 100 (Major)
21 August 2026Cottonwood Weir, USdaily high max (Tie, Provisional)36.7 C (98.1 F)tie76 years7 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 2026Cottonwood Weir, USdaily rain37.3 mm (1.5 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)48 years29 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 2026Cottonwood Weir, USdaily low max (Tie)26.1 C (79.0 F)tie48 years5 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 2026Cottonwood Weir, USdaily high min (Tie)25.6 C (78.1 F)tie9 years2 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 2026Cottonwood Weir, USdaily high min24.4 C (75.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)60 years27 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 2026Cottonwood Weir, USdaily high max (Tie)37.8 C (100.0 F)tie68 years7 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 2026Cottonwood Weir, USdaily high min (Tie)25.6 C (78.1 F)tie32 years4 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 2026Cottonwood Weir, USdaily high min25.0 C (77.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)17 years14 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 2026Cottonwood Weir, USdaily high min (Tie)25.0 C (77.0 F)tie17 years3 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 2026Cottonwood Weir, USdaily high max (Tie)39.4 C (102.9 F)tie24 years3 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 2026Cottonwood Weir, USdaily high max40.6 C (105.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)72 years31 of 100 (Routine)
11 July 2026Cottonwood Weir, USdaily high min (Tie)25.0 C (77.0 F)tie60 years6 of 100 (Routine)
24 June 2026Cottonwood Weir, USdaily high min (Tie)23.9 C (75.0 F)tie37 years4 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 2026Cottonwood Weir, USdaily high min20.6 C (69.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)19 years16 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 2026Cottonwood Weir, USdaily high max31.1 C (88.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)65 years27 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 2026Cottonwood Weir, USdaily low min-3.3 C (26.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)57 years26 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 2026Cottonwood Weir, USdaily high min14.4 C (57.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)80 years34 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 2026Cottonwood Weir, USdaily high min13.3 C (55.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)48 years25 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 2026Cottonwood Weir, USdaily high max27.8 C (82.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)83 years37 of 100 (Notable)

Climate Trend

73 complete years, 1942 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Cottonwood Weir as warming stripes, 1942 to 2025 One stripe for each of 73 complete years at Cottonwood Weir, 1942 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.0 C (53.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1984, at 9.8 C (49.7 F), and the warmest was 1958, at 13.4 C (56.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F). 1942: 11.3 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1943: 12.7 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1944: 11.0 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1945: 11.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1946: 12.3 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1947: 11.9 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1948: 11.6 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1949: 11.6 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1950: 12.2 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1951: 11.4 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1952: 11.9 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1953: 13.0 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1954: 13.1 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1955: 11.4 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1956: 12.6 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1958: 13.4 C, +1.5 C from the station mean1959: 12.4 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1960: 12.7 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1961: 12.5 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1962: 12.4 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1963: 12.3 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1968: 11.0 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1969: 12.1 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1970: 11.3 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1971: 11.0 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1973: 11.2 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1974: 12.0 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1975: 10.7 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1976: 11.4 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1977: 12.5 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1978: 11.8 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1979: 11.9 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1981: 12.6 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1982: 10.7 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1983: 11.4 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1984: 9.8 C, -2.2 C from the station mean1985: 10.6 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1987: 12.2 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1988: 12.4 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1989: 11.8 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1990: 12.1 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1991: 11.1 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1992: 12.8 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1993: 10.9 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1994: 13.4 C, +1.4 C from the station mean1995: 13.2 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1996: 13.2 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1997: 12.4 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1998: 12.0 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1999: 12.9 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2000: 13.0 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2002: 11.4 C, -0.6 C from the station mean2004: 11.1 C, -0.9 C from the station mean2005: 11.6 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2006: 11.8 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2007: 12.1 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2008: 11.4 C, -0.6 C from the station mean2009: 11.2 C, -0.8 C from the station mean2010: 11.3 C, -0.6 C from the station mean2011: 10.7 C, -1.3 C from the station mean2012: 13.1 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2013: 10.8 C, -1.2 C from the station mean2014: 12.7 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2015: 13.2 C, +1.2 C from the station mean2016: 12.6 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2017: 12.4 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2019: 11.5 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2020: 12.5 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2021: 13.1 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2022: 12.0 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2023: 12.0 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2024: 12.5 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2025: 13.4 C, +1.4 C from the station mean194219501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 73 complete years at Cottonwood Weir, 1942 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.0 C (53.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1984, at 9.8 C (49.7 F), and the warmest was 1958, at 13.4 C (56.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at Cottonwood Weir as warming stripes, 1942 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
194211.3 C-0.73 C
194312.7 C+0.67 C
194411.0 C-1.00 C
194511.7 C-0.27 C
194612.3 C+0.28 C
194711.9 C-0.10 C
194811.6 C-0.37 C
194911.6 C-0.43 C
195012.2 C+0.23 C
195111.4 C-0.60 C
195211.9 C-0.06 C
195313.0 C+0.97 C
195413.1 C+1.11 C
195511.4 C-0.59 C
195612.6 C+0.58 C
195813.4 C+1.46 C
195912.4 C+0.37 C
196012.7 C+0.75 C
196112.5 C+0.48 C
196212.4 C+0.43 C
196312.3 C+0.34 C
196811.0 C-0.95 C
196912.1 C+0.15 C
197011.3 C-0.73 C
197111.0 C-0.99 C
197311.2 C-0.77 C
197412.0 C+0.06 C
197510.7 C-1.26 C
197611.4 C-0.57 C
197712.5 C+0.47 C
197811.8 C-0.17 C
197911.9 C-0.07 C
198112.6 C+0.60 C
198210.7 C-1.32 C
198311.4 C-0.59 C
19849.8 C-2.15 C
198510.6 C-1.39 C
198712.2 C+0.26 C
198812.4 C+0.41 C
198911.8 C-0.20 C
199012.1 C+0.12 C
199111.1 C-0.85 C
199212.8 C+0.82 C
199310.9 C-1.07 C
199413.4 C+1.40 C
199513.2 C+1.18 C
199613.2 C+1.18 C
199712.4 C+0.44 C
199812.0 C-0.02 C
199912.9 C+0.94 C
200013.0 C+0.98 C
200211.4 C-0.61 C
200411.1 C-0.91 C
200511.6 C-0.37 C
200611.8 C-0.17 C
200712.1 C+0.10 C
200811.4 C-0.63 C
200911.2 C-0.82 C
201011.3 C-0.64 C
201110.7 C-1.28 C
201213.1 C+1.14 C
201310.8 C-1.16 C
201412.7 C+0.70 C
201513.2 C+1.17 C
201612.6 C+0.61 C
201712.4 C+0.38 C
201911.5 C-0.49 C
202012.5 C+0.52 C
202113.1 C+1.10 C
202212.0 C+0.03 C
202312.0 C+0.02 C
202412.5 C+0.51 C
202513.4 C+1.41 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1942 to 2025 is 0.03 C (-0.04 to 0.11) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 73 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Cottonwood Weir
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.03 C (-0.04 to 0.11) per decade0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade1942 to 202573Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum-0.13 C (-0.22 to -0.04) per decade-0.2 F (-0.4 to -0.1) per decade1942 to 202573Fall
Mean daily minimum0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade0.3 F (0.2 to 0.5) per decade1942 to 202573Rise

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

1917 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Cottonwood Weir: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)42.2 C (108.0 F)195837.8 C (100.0 F)86
Coldest night (TNn)-26.1 C (-15.0 F)1963-15.6 C (3.9 F)86
Wettest day (Rx1day)118.1 mm (4.6 in)198237.5 mm (1.5 in)110
Wettest five days (Rx5day)213.5 mm (8.4 in)198257.4 mm (2.3 in)110
Longest dry spell (CDD)69 days197831 days110

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Cottonwood Weir by year The hottest day of the year at Cottonwood Weir, 1917 to 2026. The record is 42.2 C (108.0 F) in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F). 30354045192019401960198020002020Record: 42.2 C (108.0 F) in 1958
The hottest day of the year at Cottonwood Weir, 1917 to 2026. The record is 42.2 C (108.0 F) in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Cottonwood Weir by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
1917n/a
1918n/a
1919n/a
1920n/a
1921n/a
1922n/a
1923n/a
1924n/a
1925n/a
1926n/a
1927n/a
1928n/a
1929n/a
1930n/a
1931n/a
1932n/a
1933n/a
1934n/a
1935n/a
1936n/a
1937n/a
1938n/a
1939n/a
1940n/a
194130.6 C (87.1 F)
194238.3 C (100.9 F)
194340.0 C (104.0 F)
194437.2 C (99.0 F)
194537.2 C (99.0 F)
194638.9 C (102.0 F)
194739.4 C (102.9 F)
194838.9 C (102.0 F)
194939.4 C (102.9 F)
195038.3 C (100.9 F)
195138.3 C (100.9 F)
195238.3 C (100.9 F)
195338.3 C (100.9 F)
195440.0 C (104.0 F)
195540.0 C (104.0 F)
195640.6 C (105.1 F)
195740.0 C (104.0 F)
195842.2 C (108.0 F)
195940.6 C (105.1 F)
196041.7 C (107.1 F)
196139.4 C (102.9 F)
196237.8 C (100.0 F)
196338.9 C (102.0 F)
196437.8 C (100.0 F)
196537.8 C (100.0 F)
196637.2 C (99.0 F)
196736.1 C (97.0 F)
196836.1 C (97.0 F)
196937.8 C (100.0 F)
197038.3 C (100.9 F)
197137.2 C (99.0 F)
197237.8 C (100.0 F)
197338.9 C (102.0 F)
197438.3 C (100.9 F)
197535.6 C (96.1 F)
197641.1 C (106.0 F)
197737.2 C (99.0 F)
197837.2 C (99.0 F)
197938.9 C (102.0 F)
198037.2 C (99.0 F)
198137.8 C (100.0 F)
198237.2 C (99.0 F)
198336.7 C (98.1 F)
198436.7 C (98.1 F)
198538.9 C (102.0 F)
198636.7 C (98.1 F)
198735.6 C (96.1 F)
198837.8 C (100.0 F)
198937.8 C (100.0 F)
199037.8 C (100.0 F)
199136.7 C (98.1 F)
199236.7 C (98.1 F)
199334.4 C (93.9 F)
199438.3 C (100.9 F)
199537.8 C (100.0 F)
199637.2 C (99.0 F)
199736.7 C (98.1 F)
199837.8 C (100.0 F)
199937.2 C (99.0 F)
200040.0 C (104.0 F)
200137.8 C (100.0 F)
200239.4 C (102.9 F)
200336.7 C (98.1 F)
200435.0 C (95.0 F)
200537.2 C (99.0 F)
200636.7 C (98.1 F)
200737.8 C (100.0 F)
200837.2 C (99.0 F)
200936.7 C (98.1 F)
201037.2 C (99.0 F)
201135.6 C (96.1 F)
201237.2 C (99.0 F)
201337.2 C (99.0 F)
201437.2 C (99.0 F)
201537.8 C (100.0 F)
201636.7 C (98.1 F)
201736.7 C (98.1 F)
201837.8 C (100.0 F)
201937.2 C (99.0 F)
202038.9 C (102.0 F)
202137.8 C (100.0 F)
202238.3 C (100.9 F)
202337.8 C (100.0 F)
202438.3 C (100.9 F)
202537.2 C (99.0 F)
202640.6 C (105.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Cottonwood Weir by year The coldest night of the year at Cottonwood Weir, 1917 to 2026. The record is -26.1 C (-15.0 F) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is -15.6 C (3.9 F). -30-25-20-15-10-5192019401960198020002020Record: -26.1 C (-15.0 F) in 1963
The coldest night of the year at Cottonwood Weir, 1917 to 2026. The record is -26.1 C (-15.0 F) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is -15.6 C (3.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Cottonwood Weir by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1917n/a
1918n/a
1919n/a
1920n/a
1921n/a
1922n/a
1923n/a
1924n/a
1925n/a
1926n/a
1927n/a
1928n/a
1929n/a
1930n/a
1931n/a
1932n/a
1933n/a
1934n/a
1935n/a
1936n/a
1937n/a
1938n/a
1939n/a
1940n/a
1941-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1942-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1943-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1944-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1945-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1946-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1947-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1948-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1949-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1950-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1951-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1952-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1953-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1954-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1955-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1956-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1957-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1958-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1959-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1960-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1961-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1962-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1963-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1964-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1965-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1966-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1967-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1968-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1969-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1970-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1971-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1972-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1973-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1974-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1975-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1976-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1977-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1978-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1979-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1980-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1981-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1982-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1983-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1984-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1985-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1986-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1987-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1988-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1989-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1990-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1991-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1992-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1993-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1994-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1995-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1996-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1997-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1998-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1999-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2000-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2001-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2002-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2003-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2004-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2005-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2006-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2007-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2008-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2009-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2010-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2011-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2012-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2013-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2014-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2015-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2016-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2017-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2018-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2019-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2020-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2021-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2022-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2023-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2024-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2025-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2026-9.4 C (15.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cottonwood Weir by year The wettest day of the year at Cottonwood Weir, 1917 to 2026. The record is 118.1 mm (4.6 in) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.5 mm (1.5 in). 050100150192019401960198020002020Record: 118.1 mm (4.6 in) in 1982
The wettest day of the year at Cottonwood Weir, 1917 to 2026. The record is 118.1 mm (4.6 in) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.5 mm (1.5 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cottonwood Weir by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
191720.8 mm (0.8 in)
191828.4 mm (1.1 in)
191928.4 mm (1.1 in)
192035.3 mm (1.4 in)
192145.7 mm (1.8 in)
192243.2 mm (1.7 in)
192328.4 mm (1.1 in)
192423.4 mm (0.9 in)
192527.2 mm (1.1 in)
192648.3 mm (1.9 in)
192738.6 mm (1.5 in)
192825.9 mm (1.0 in)
192930.5 mm (1.2 in)
193035.8 mm (1.4 in)
193122.9 mm (0.9 in)
193234.3 mm (1.4 in)
193331.2 mm (1.2 in)
193426.2 mm (1.0 in)
193524.9 mm (1.0 in)
193626.7 mm (1.1 in)
193748.5 mm (1.9 in)
193849.0 mm (1.9 in)
193931.8 mm (1.3 in)
194030.0 mm (1.2 in)
194136.6 mm (1.4 in)
194254.1 mm (2.1 in)
194337.8 mm (1.5 in)
194437.8 mm (1.5 in)
194528.7 mm (1.1 in)
194634.8 mm (1.4 in)
194744.5 mm (1.8 in)
194835.3 mm (1.4 in)
194931.0 mm (1.2 in)
195021.1 mm (0.8 in)
195134.5 mm (1.4 in)
195239.9 mm (1.6 in)
195381.3 mm (3.2 in)
195439.4 mm (1.6 in)
195535.3 mm (1.4 in)
195648.3 mm (1.9 in)
195747.2 mm (1.9 in)
195845.0 mm (1.8 in)
195943.7 mm (1.7 in)
196040.1 mm (1.6 in)
196147.8 mm (1.9 in)
196233.8 mm (1.3 in)
196329.2 mm (1.1 in)
196438.4 mm (1.5 in)
196542.2 mm (1.7 in)
196650.8 mm (2.0 in)
196741.1 mm (1.6 in)
196866.3 mm (2.6 in)
196929.2 mm (1.1 in)
197051.1 mm (2.0 in)
197133.0 mm (1.3 in)
197224.6 mm (1.0 in)
197340.6 mm (1.6 in)
197438.1 mm (1.5 in)
197536.8 mm (1.4 in)
197629.0 mm (1.1 in)
197730.7 mm (1.2 in)
197862.2 mm (2.4 in)
197917.5 mm (0.7 in)
198041.1 mm (1.6 in)
198141.9 mm (1.6 in)
1982118.1 mm (4.6 in)
198348.3 mm (1.9 in)
198453.6 mm (2.1 in)
198555.9 mm (2.2 in)
198655.4 mm (2.2 in)
198734.3 mm (1.4 in)
198842.2 mm (1.7 in)
198956.4 mm (2.2 in)
199042.9 mm (1.7 in)
199159.2 mm (2.3 in)
199243.7 mm (1.7 in)
199355.6 mm (2.2 in)
199441.9 mm (1.6 in)
199536.3 mm (1.4 in)
199638.9 mm (1.5 in)
199734.5 mm (1.4 in)
199847.5 mm (1.9 in)
199939.4 mm (1.6 in)
200035.8 mm (1.4 in)
200118.8 mm (0.7 in)
200228.2 mm (1.1 in)
200350.0 mm (2.0 in)
200432.3 mm (1.3 in)
200530.5 mm (1.2 in)
200639.9 mm (1.6 in)
200736.1 mm (1.4 in)
200847.0 mm (1.9 in)
200935.1 mm (1.4 in)
201034.3 mm (1.4 in)
201138.9 mm (1.5 in)
201227.9 mm (1.1 in)
201335.6 mm (1.4 in)
201436.3 mm (1.4 in)
201536.8 mm (1.4 in)
201627.9 mm (1.1 in)
201737.6 mm (1.5 in)
201835.1 mm (1.4 in)
201940.1 mm (1.6 in)
202039.9 mm (1.6 in)
202143.2 mm (1.7 in)
202222.1 mm (0.9 in)
202338.4 mm (1.5 in)
202426.9 mm (1.1 in)
202545.5 mm (1.8 in)
202637.3 mm (1.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cottonwood Weir by year The wettest five days of the year at Cottonwood Weir, 1917 to 2026. The record is 213.5 mm (8.4 in) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 57.4 mm (2.3 in). 050100150200250192019401960198020002020Record: 213.5 mm (8.4 in) in 1982
The wettest five days of the year at Cottonwood Weir, 1917 to 2026. The record is 213.5 mm (8.4 in) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 57.4 mm (2.3 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cottonwood Weir by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
191747.5 mm (1.9 in)
191862.6 mm (2.5 in)
191934.0 mm (1.3 in)
192050.3 mm (2.0 in)
192157.2 mm (2.3 in)
192254.7 mm (2.2 in)
192345.5 mm (1.8 in)
192445.7 mm (1.8 in)
192565.3 mm (2.6 in)
192660.7 mm (2.4 in)
192746.2 mm (1.8 in)
192828.5 mm (1.1 in)
192934.6 mm (1.4 in)
193037.3 mm (1.5 in)
193130.9 mm (1.2 in)
193262.2 mm (2.4 in)
193361.2 mm (2.4 in)
193450.6 mm (2.0 in)
193548.4 mm (1.9 in)
193649.6 mm (2.0 in)
193764.5 mm (2.5 in)
193865.7 mm (2.6 in)
193949.1 mm (1.9 in)
194065.0 mm (2.6 in)
194155.2 mm (2.2 in)
194266.8 mm (2.6 in)
194354.2 mm (2.1 in)
194471.3 mm (2.8 in)
194546.2 mm (1.8 in)
194662.8 mm (2.5 in)
194779.0 mm (3.1 in)
194844.2 mm (1.7 in)
194962.7 mm (2.5 in)
195045.2 mm (1.8 in)
195158.4 mm (2.3 in)
195248.3 mm (1.9 in)
1953114.4 mm (4.5 in)
195456.7 mm (2.2 in)
195557.6 mm (2.3 in)
195648.8 mm (1.9 in)
195767.8 mm (2.7 in)
195865.3 mm (2.6 in)
195959.2 mm (2.3 in)
196044.7 mm (1.8 in)
196154.6 mm (2.1 in)
196242.7 mm (1.7 in)
196350.4 mm (2.0 in)
196483.8 mm (3.3 in)
196555.6 mm (2.2 in)
196662.3 mm (2.5 in)
196764.8 mm (2.6 in)
196890.2 mm (3.6 in)
196949.0 mm (1.9 in)
197090.0 mm (3.5 in)
197161.8 mm (2.4 in)
197244.6 mm (1.8 in)
197366.3 mm (2.6 in)
197480.3 mm (3.2 in)
197545.5 mm (1.8 in)
197644.5 mm (1.8 in)
197784.1 mm (3.3 in)
197873.4 mm (2.9 in)
197933.0 mm (1.3 in)
198052.9 mm (2.1 in)
198164.8 mm (2.6 in)
1982213.5 mm (8.4 in)
198385.9 mm (3.4 in)
198464.3 mm (2.5 in)
198565.3 mm (2.6 in)
198689.6 mm (3.5 in)
198741.2 mm (1.6 in)
198866.2 mm (2.6 in)
198981.8 mm (3.2 in)
199044.3 mm (1.7 in)
199195.8 mm (3.8 in)
199283.4 mm (3.3 in)
1993152.7 mm (6.0 in)
199469.8 mm (2.7 in)
199570.7 mm (2.8 in)
199664.2 mm (2.5 in)
199753.3 mm (2.1 in)
199874.2 mm (2.9 in)
199953.6 mm (2.1 in)
200043.7 mm (1.7 in)
200130.2 mm (1.2 in)
200245.0 mm (1.8 in)
200373.1 mm (2.9 in)
200464.1 mm (2.5 in)
200560.4 mm (2.4 in)
200654.9 mm (2.2 in)
200756.7 mm (2.2 in)
200861.7 mm (2.4 in)
200958.4 mm (2.3 in)
201056.4 mm (2.2 in)
201133.6 mm (1.3 in)
201243.2 mm (1.7 in)
201357.7 mm (2.3 in)
201452.3 mm (2.1 in)
201561.9 mm (2.4 in)
201652.8 mm (2.1 in)
201781.1 mm (3.2 in)
201852.5 mm (2.1 in)
201972.6 mm (2.9 in)
202049.8 mm (2.0 in)
202167.9 mm (2.7 in)
202253.8 mm (2.1 in)
202354.9 mm (2.2 in)
202451.0 mm (2.0 in)
202563.6 mm (2.5 in)
202646.5 mm (1.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cottonwood Weir by year The longest dry spell of the year at Cottonwood Weir, 1917 to 2026. The record is 69 days in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 31 days. 020406080192019401960198020002020Record: 69 days in 1978
The longest dry spell of the year at Cottonwood Weir, 1917 to 2026. The record is 69 days in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 31 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cottonwood Weir by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
191746 days
191822 days
191957 days
192023 days
192130 days
192257 days
192321 days
192437 days
192519 days
192622 days
192726 days
19282 days
19292 days
193021 days
193129 days
193229 days
193335 days
193436 days
193534 days
193631 days
193730 days
193825 days
193959 days
194052 days
194119 days
194230 days
194348 days
194455 days
194519 days
194629 days
194721 days
194841 days
194920 days
195033 days
195127 days
195264 days
195350 days
195420 days
195535 days
195625 days
195723 days
195863 days
195938 days
196038 days
196144 days
196231 days
196360 days
196431 days
196531 days
196628 days
196721 days
196828 days
196926 days
197020 days
197124 days
197231 days
197327 days
197460 days
197539 days
197645 days
197723 days
197869 days
197957 days
198045 days
198131 days
198228 days
198326 days
198418 days
198533 days
198635 days
198728 days
198832 days
198928 days
199022 days
199126 days
199235 days
199334 days
199460 days
199520 days
199649 days
199725 days
199833 days
199929 days
200035 days
200126 days
200245 days
200342 days
200428 days
200532 days
200625 days
200747 days
200865 days
200922 days
201039 days
201117 days
201238 days
201344 days
201436 days
201526 days
201654 days
201741 days
201844 days
201927 days
202041 days
202131 days
202224 days
202328 days
202461 days
202552 days
202637 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

73 years with a frost

Across 73 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Cottonwood Weir falls on 30 April and the median first autumn frost on 21 October, which leaves a median of 169 days between them.

In 1993 to 2025 the median growing season was 176 days. That is 13 days more than in 1942 to 1977.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.9 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Cottonwood Weir
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1942 to 1977)Recent period (1993 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost30 April4 May27 April7 days earlier-0.7 days per decade
First autumn frost21 October18 October23 October5 days later+1.1 days per decade
Growing days169 days163 days176 days13 days more+1.9 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

92 years, 1918 to 2025

A day with at least 37.3 mm (1.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 81.7 mm (3.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Cottonwood Weir: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years37.3 mm (1.5 in)
5 years48.0 mm (1.9 in)
10 years55.5 mm (2.2 in)
25 years65.6 mm (2.6 in)
50 years73.5 mm (2.9 in)
100 years81.7 mm (3.2 in)Longer than the 92 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, 92 years of values from 1918 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: 118.1 mm (4.6 in) in 1982; 81.3 mm (3.2 in) in 1953; 66.3 mm (2.6 in) in 1968.

Station Changes

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

Climate Twins

2010 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2010 to 2025, Cottonwood Weir had a mean temperature of 12.3 C (54.1 F) and 567.2 mm (22.3 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Brownlee Dam (United States, 628 km away), Sharon Springs (United States, 878 km away) and Scott City (United States, 961 km away).

Climate twins of Cottonwood Weir: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2010 to 2025 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
Brownlee DamUnited States628 km (390 mi)12.0 C (53.7 F)435.9 mm (17.2 in)0.91
Sharon SpringsUnited States878 km (546 mi)12.5 C (54.4 F)485.6 mm (19.1 in)1.14
Scott CityUnited States961 km (597 mi)12.3 C (54.1 F)515.9 mm (20.3 in)1.16

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.

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-15).