Fruita Weather Records (USC00423046)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Fruita (USC00423046), Utah, United States, with 30 years of record.

Key Facts for Fruita

Fruita (USC00423046) is a weather station in Utah, United States at 38.28 latitude and -111.27 longitude, 1,678 m (5,505 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1938 to 1967, 30 years of record.
1,464 records set at Fruita still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Utah, United States, 38.28 latitude, -111.27 longitude.
Elevation: 1,678 m (5,505 ft).
Period of record: 1938 to 1967, 30 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Fruita. 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 Fruita, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	20.0 C (68.0 F)	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	39.4 C (102.9 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	38.3 C (100.9 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	37.8 C (100.0 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	20.0 C (68.0 F)	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Fruita still stand. 1955 holds the most, with 77.

Standing records at Fruita by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1938	30
1939	74
1940	45
1941	51
1942	65
1943	70
1944	25
1945	44
1946	27
1947	35
1948	45
1949	73
1950	68
1951	71
1952	54
1953	29
1954	70
1955	77
1956	47
1957	44
1958	43
1959	49
1960	49
1961	42
1962	61
1963	39
1964	33
1965	61
1966	42
1967	1

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 54.6 mm (2.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Fruita. The most was 54.6 mm (2.1 in) on 5 December 1947.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Fruita
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	13 January 1949
Feb	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	25 February 1945
Mar	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	29 March 1949
Apr	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	4 April 1965
May	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15 May 1951
Jun	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	3 June 1952
Jul	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 July 1951
Aug	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	3 August 1951
Sep	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 September 1963
Oct	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 October 1957
Nov	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19 November 1940
Dec	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	5 December 1947

Period of Record Coverage

1938 to 1967

30 years of record at Fruita, 1938 to 1967. 14 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1948 and others.

Days with data per year at Fruita
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1938	143	39%	No
1939	301	82%	No
1940	243	66%	No
1941	316	87%	No
1942	362	99%	Yes
1943	318	87%	No
1944	342	93%	Yes
1945	331	91%	Yes
1946	314	86%	No
1947	311	85%	No
1948	309	84%	No
1949	313	86%	No
1950	316	87%	No
1951	319	87%	No
1952	336	92%	Yes
1953	323	88%	No
1954	313	86%	No
1955	346	95%	Yes
1956	366	100%	Yes
1957	363	99%	Yes
1958	365	100%	Yes
1959	348	95%	Yes
1960	347	95%	Yes
1961	358	98%	Yes
1962	359	98%	Yes
1963	361	99%	Yes
1964	363	99%	Yes
1965	362	99%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	59	16%	No

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

13 complete years, 1942 to 1966

One stripe for each of 13 complete years at Fruita, 1942 to 1966. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 11.7 C (53.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1961, at 11.1 C (52.0 F), and the warmest was 1958, at 12.4 C (54.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.7 C (1.3 F).

Annual mean temperature at Fruita as warming stripes, 1942 to 1966
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1942	12.2 C	+0.44 C
1955	11.6 C	-0.18 C
1956	12.4 C	+0.65 C
1957	11.2 C	-0.54 C
1958	12.4 C	+0.65 C
1959	11.9 C	+0.18 C
1960	11.5 C	-0.27 C
1961	11.1 C	-0.62 C
1962	12.0 C	+0.25 C
1963	11.6 C	-0.10 C
1964	11.3 C	-0.41 C
1965	11.2 C	-0.52 C
1966	12.2 C	+0.44 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1938 to 1967

Yearly extremes at Fruita: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	39.4 C (102.9 F)	1954	37.2 C (99.0 F)	30
Coldest night (TNn)	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	1962	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	30
Wettest day (Rx1day)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	1947	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	30
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	1951	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	30
Longest dry spell (CDD)	124 days	1950	58 days	30

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Fruita, 1938 to 1967. The record is 39.4 C (102.9 F) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Fruita by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1938	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1939	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1940	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1941	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1942	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1943	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1944	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1945	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1946	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1947	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1948	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1949	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1950	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1951	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1952	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1953	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1954	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1955	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1956	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1957	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1958	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1959	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1960	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1961	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1962	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1963	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1964	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1965	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1966	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1967	16.1 C (61.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Fruita, 1938 to 1967. The record is -22.2 C (-8.0 F) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is -15.6 C (3.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Fruita by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1938	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1939	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1940	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1941	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1942	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1943	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1944	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1945	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1946	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1947	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1948	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1949	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1950	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1951	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1952	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1953	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1954	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1955	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1956	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1957	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1958	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1959	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1960	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1961	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1962	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1963	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1964	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1965	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1966	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1967	-15.6 C (3.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Fruita, 1938 to 1967. The record is 54.6 mm (2.1 in) in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is 23.2 mm (0.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Fruita by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1938	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1939	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1940	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1941	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1942	9.9 mm (0.39 in)
1943	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1944	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1945	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1946	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1947	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1948	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1949	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1950	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1951	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1952	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1953	9.1 mm (0.36 in)
1954	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1955	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1956	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1957	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1958	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1959	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1960	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1961	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1962	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1963	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1964	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1965	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1966	11.7 mm (0.5 in)
1967	0.8 mm (0.03 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Fruita, 1938 to 1967. The record is 88.9 mm (3.5 in) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.7 mm (1.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Fruita by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1938	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1939	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1940	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1941	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1942	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1943	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1944	24.3 mm (1.0 in)
1945	47.1 mm (1.9 in)
1946	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1947	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1948	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1949	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1950	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1951	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1952	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1953	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1954	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1955	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1956	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1957	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1958	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1959	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1960	28.6 mm (1.1 in)
1961	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1962	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1963	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1964	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1965	49.4 mm (1.9 in)
1966	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1967	3.6 mm (0.14 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Fruita, 1938 to 1967. The record is 124 days in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 58 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Fruita by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1938	25 days
1939	61 days
1940	22 days
1941	25 days
1942	75 days
1943	32 days
1944	44 days
1945	46 days
1946	63 days
1947	116 days
1948	53 days
1949	73 days
1950	124 days
1951	60 days
1952	63 days
1953	87 days
1954	56 days
1955	103 days
1956	107 days
1957	64 days
1958	51 days
1959	52 days
1960	52 days
1961	57 days
1962	60 days
1963	43 days
1964	53 days
1965	36 days
1966	61 days
1967	59 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.

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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 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).