Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Desert Exp Range (USC00422116), Utah, United States, with 35 years of record.
Key Facts for Desert Exp Range
Desert Exp Range (USC00422116) is a weather station in Utah, United States at 38.60 latitude and -113.75 longitude, 1,600 m (5,249 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1950 to 1984, 35 years of record.
1,464 records set at Desert Exp Range still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Desert Exp Range set a monthly record low minimum temperature of -6.7 C (19.9 F) on 25 September 1984.
About the Station
Location: Utah, United States, 38.60 latitude, -113.75 longitude.
Elevation: 1,600 m (5,249 ft).
Period of record: 1950 to 1984, 35 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Desert Exp Range. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Desert Exp Range, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
21.1 C (70.0 F)
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
22.2 C (72.0 F)
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
40.0 C (104.0 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
39.4 C (102.9 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
19.4 C (66.9 F)
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Desert Exp Range still stand. 1962 holds the most, with 70.
Standing records at Desert Exp Range by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1950
66
1951
49
1952
28
1953
47
1954
39
1955
63
1956
44
1957
36
1958
36
1959
38
1960
57
1961
26
1962
70
1963
57
1964
59
1965
50
1966
47
1967
43
1968
26
1969
43
1970
52
1971
50
1972
51
1973
29
1974
32
1975
44
1976
37
1977
38
1978
39
1979
34
1980
36
1981
41
1982
20
1983
19
1984
18
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 41.7 mm (1.6 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Desert Exp Range. The most was 41.7 mm (1.6 in) on 15 September 1978.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Desert Exp Range
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
20.6 mm (0.8 in)
20 January 1954
Feb
13.2 mm (0.5 in)
26 February 1962
Mar
17.5 mm (0.7 in)
24 March 1954
Apr
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
21 April 1963
May
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
24 May 1965
Jun
17.5 mm (0.7 in)
26 June 1954
Jul
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
19 July 1954
Aug
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
31 August 1963
Sep
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
15 September 1978
Oct
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
12 October 1957
Nov
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
11 November 1958
Dec
14.5 mm (0.6 in)
6 December 1966
Period of Record Coverage
1950 to 1984
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
35 years of record at Desert Exp Range, 1950 to 1984. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1984.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 33 complete years at Desert Exp Range, 1950 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.5 C (49.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1975, at 8.2 C (46.7 F), and the warmest was 1981, at 10.9 C (51.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F).
Annual mean temperature at Desert Exp Range as warming stripes, 1950 to 1983
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1950
9.9 C
+0.34 C
1951
9.1 C
-0.46 C
1952
9.6 C
+0.07 C
1953
9.9 C
+0.42 C
1954
10.1 C
+0.57 C
1956
9.5 C
-0.02 C
1957
9.5 C
+0.02 C
1958
10.2 C
+0.67 C
1959
10.0 C
+0.50 C
1960
10.0 C
+0.43 C
1961
9.5 C
+0.00 C
1962
8.9 C
-0.58 C
1963
9.3 C
-0.21 C
1964
8.3 C
-1.22 C
1965
9.2 C
-0.34 C
1966
10.0 C
+0.48 C
1967
9.3 C
-0.19 C
1968
9.4 C
-0.11 C
1969
10.2 C
+0.65 C
1970
9.3 C
-0.25 C
1971
8.9 C
-0.66 C
1972
9.3 C
-0.21 C
1973
9.0 C
-0.55 C
1974
9.5 C
+0.01 C
1975
8.2 C
-1.36 C
1976
9.3 C
-0.26 C
1977
10.2 C
+0.63 C
1978
9.7 C
+0.13 C
1979
9.3 C
-0.20 C
1980
9.9 C
+0.39 C
1981
10.9 C
+1.36 C
1982
9.1 C
-0.47 C
1983
9.8 C
+0.30 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1950 to 1983 is -0.03 C (-0.24 to 0.17) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.1 F (-0.4 to 0.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 33 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Desert Exp Range
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.03 C (-0.24 to 0.17) per decade
-0.1 F (-0.4 to 0.3) per decade
1950 to 1983
33
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.02 C (-0.28 to 0.23) per decade
-0.04 F (-0.50 to 0.41) per decade
1950 to 1983
33
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
-0.04 C (-0.28 to 0.20) per decade
-0.1 F (-0.5 to 0.4) per decade
1950 to 1983
33
Not 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
1950 to 1984
Yearly extremes at Desert Exp Range: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1954
37.8 C (100.0 F)
35
Coldest night (TNn)
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1951
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
35
Wettest day (Rx1day)
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1978
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
35
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1982
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
35
Longest dry spell (CDD)
104 days
1974
51 days
35
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Desert Exp Range, 1950 to 1984. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Desert Exp Range by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1950
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1951
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1952
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1953
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1954
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1955
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1956
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1957
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1958
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1959
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1960
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1961
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1962
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1963
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1964
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1965
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1966
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1967
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1968
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1969
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1970
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1971
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1972
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1973
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1974
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1975
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1976
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1977
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1978
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1979
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1980
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1981
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1982
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1983
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1984
36.7 C (98.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Desert Exp Range, 1950 to 1984. The record is -33.9 C (-29.0 F) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is -24.4 C (-11.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Desert Exp Range by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1950
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1951
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1952
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1953
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1954
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1955
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1956
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1957
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1958
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1959
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1960
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1961
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1962
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1963
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1964
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1965
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1966
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1967
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1968
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1969
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1970
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1971
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1972
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1973
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1974
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1975
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1976
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1977
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1978
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1979
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1980
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1981
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1982
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1983
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1984
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Desert Exp Range, 1950 to 1984. The record is 41.7 mm (1.6 in) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 17.8 mm (0.7 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Desert Exp Range by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1950
9.7 mm (0.38 in)
1951
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1952
8.6 mm (0.34 in)
1953
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1954
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1955
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1956
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1957
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1958
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1959
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1960
13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1961
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1962
14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1963
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1964
14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1965
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1966
14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1967
14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1968
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1969
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1970
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1971
13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1972
14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1973
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1974
16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1975
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1976
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1977
16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1978
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1979
21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1980
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1981
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1982
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1983
9.7 mm (0.38 in)
1984
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Desert Exp Range, 1950 to 1984. The record is 76.4 mm (3.0 in) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 26.7 mm (1.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Desert Exp Range by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1950
9.7 mm (0.38 in)
1951
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1952
12.5 mm (0.5 in)
1953
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1954
33.2 mm (1.3 in)
1955
18.6 mm (0.7 in)
1956
27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1957
30.4 mm (1.2 in)
1958
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1959
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1960
16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1961
25.6 mm (1.0 in)
1962
17.4 mm (0.7 in)
1963
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1964
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1965
34.2 mm (1.3 in)
1966
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1967
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1968
21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1969
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1970
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1971
21.4 mm (0.8 in)
1972
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1973
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1974
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1975
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1976
23.2 mm (0.9 in)
1977
43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1978
52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1979
27.6 mm (1.1 in)
1980
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1981
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1982
76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1983
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1984
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Desert Exp Range, 1950 to 1984. The record is 104 days in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 51 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Desert Exp Range by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1950
66 days
1951
36 days
1952
59 days
1953
78 days
1954
30 days
1955
55 days
1956
85 days
1957
50 days
1958
95 days
1959
42 days
1960
45 days
1961
29 days
1962
59 days
1963
44 days
1964
40 days
1965
45 days
1966
51 days
1967
66 days
1968
44 days
1969
34 days
1970
61 days
1971
57 days
1972
96 days
1973
42 days
1974
104 days
1975
53 days
1976
88 days
1977
40 days
1978
79 days
1979
61 days
1980
43 days
1981
56 days
1982
32 days
1983
48 days
1984
40 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
33 years with a frost
Across 33 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Desert Exp Range falls on 24 May and the median first autumn frost on 22 September, which leaves a median of 119 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.9 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Desert Exp Range
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1953 to 1983)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
24 May
n/a
24 May
n/a
+3.2 days per decade
First autumn frost
22 September
n/a
22 September
n/a
+2.2 days per decade
Growing days
119 days
n/a
122 days
n/a
-0.9 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
34 years, 1950 to 1983
A day with at least 17.8 mm (0.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 41.8 mm (1.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Desert Exp Range: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
5 years
23.7 mm (0.9 in)
10 years
27.8 mm (1.1 in)
25 years
33.2 mm (1.3 in)
50 years
37.4 mm (1.5 in)
Longer than the 34 years of record
100 years
41.8 mm (1.6 in)
Longer than the 34 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, 34 years of values from 1950 to 1983.
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: 41.7 mm (1.6 in) in 1978; 34.5 mm (1.4 in) in 1982; 27.4 mm (1.1 in) in 1954.
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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.