Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Big Meadows (USC00440720), Virginia, United States, with 78 years of record.
Key Facts for Big Meadows
Big Meadows (USC00440720) is a weather station in Virginia, United States at 38.52 latitude and -78.44 longitude, 1,079 m (3,540 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1935 to 2012, 78 years of record.
1,464 records set at Big Meadows still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Big Meadows tied a daily record high minimum temperature of 18.9 C (66.0 F) on 1 July 2012.
About the Station
Location: Virginia, United States, 38.52 latitude, -78.44 longitude.
Elevation: 1,079 m (3,540 ft).
Period of record: 1935 to 2012, 78 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 Big Meadows. 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 Big Meadows, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
19.4 C (66.9 F)
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
20.0 C (68.0 F)
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Big Meadows still stand. 1941 holds the most, with 57.
Standing records at Big Meadows by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1935
25
1936
22
1937
26
1938
21
1939
28
1940
32
1941
57
1942
18
1943
38
1944
19
1945
38
1946
8
1947
19
1948
19
1949
14
1950
23
1951
24
1952
18
1953
23
1954
21
1955
19
1956
28
1957
12
1958
16
1959
24
1960
22
1961
14
1962
22
1963
23
1964
19
1965
12
1966
11
1967
14
1968
6
1969
5
1970
19
1971
19
1972
26
1973
19
1974
24
1975
14
1976
30
1977
13
1978
12
1979
19
1980
17
1981
8
1982
19
1983
22
1984
28
1985
22
1986
20
1987
23
1988
35
1989
19
1990
21
1991
26
1992
15
1993
28
1994
31
1995
15
1996
28
1997
10
1998
20
1999
19
2000
19
2001
17
2002
22
2003
6
2007
4
2008
8
2009
9
2010
9
2011
3
2012
6
All-Time Record Progression
8 new records
8 all-time records were set at Big Meadows between 9 January 1970 and 7 January 1996. Each dot is a new record.
When Big Meadows set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1970-01-09
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1982-01-11
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1982-01-17
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1991-07-24
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 35.0 C (95.0 F)
1993-07-08
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 21.7 C (71.1 F)
1994-01-18
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1994-07-09
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 22.8 C (73.0 F)
1996-01-07
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 119.4 cm (47.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Oct: 312.4 mm (12.3 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Big Meadows. The most was 312.4 mm (12.3 in) on 15 October 1942.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Big Meadows
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
25 January 2010
Feb
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
14 February 1984
Mar
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1 March 1954
Apr
141.0 mm (5.6 in)
22 April 1992
May
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
30 May 1971
Jun
241.3 mm (9.5 in)
21 June 1972
Jul
136.9 mm (5.4 in)
8 July 1935
Aug
172.7 mm (6.8 in)
18 August 1955
Sep
265.7 mm (10.5 in)
7 September 1996
Oct
312.4 mm (12.3 in)
15 October 1942
Nov
191.8 mm (7.6 in)
5 November 1985
Dec
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
4 December 1950
Period of Record Coverage
1935 to 2012
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
75 years of record at Big Meadows, 1935 to 2012. 17 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1935, 1936, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1955, 1972, 1989 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 52 complete years at Big Meadows, 1938 to 2001. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.5 C (47.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1981, at 7.0 C (44.5 F), and the warmest was 1953, at 10.1 C (50.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Big Meadows as warming stripes, 1938 to 2001
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1938
9.1 C
+0.65 C
1939
8.9 C
+0.37 C
1941
9.5 C
+1.03 C
1943
9.0 C
+0.48 C
1944
9.3 C
+0.84 C
1946
9.7 C
+1.17 C
1947
8.7 C
+0.17 C
1948
9.0 C
+0.49 C
1949
9.8 C
+1.27 C
1950
9.0 C
+0.55 C
1951
9.3 C
+0.81 C
1952
9.5 C
+0.99 C
1953
10.1 C
+1.66 C
1954
9.2 C
+0.73 C
1956
8.8 C
+0.28 C
1957
9.1 C
+0.57 C
1958
7.7 C
-0.76 C
1959
9.6 C
+1.08 C
1960
8.2 C
-0.31 C
1961
8.4 C
-0.11 C
1963
7.7 C
-0.76 C
1964
8.8 C
+0.30 C
1965
8.6 C
+0.10 C
1966
8.1 C
-0.38 C
1967
7.9 C
-0.56 C
1968
7.9 C
-0.54 C
1969
7.6 C
-0.85 C
1970
8.4 C
-0.12 C
1971
8.3 C
-0.16 C
1973
9.0 C
+0.50 C
1974
8.9 C
+0.37 C
1975
8.5 C
+0.00 C
1976
7.3 C
-1.15 C
1977
8.2 C
-0.24 C
1978
7.7 C
-0.81 C
1979
7.7 C
-0.82 C
1980
7.6 C
-0.86 C
1981
7.0 C
-1.51 C
1982
7.9 C
-0.60 C
1983
7.7 C
-0.81 C
1984
8.5 C
-0.03 C
1985
8.5 C
+0.02 C
1986
8.2 C
-0.24 C
1987
7.6 C
-0.89 C
1991
8.9 C
+0.46 C
1992
7.4 C
-1.05 C
1995
7.9 C
-0.63 C
1996
7.4 C
-1.04 C
1997
7.9 C
-0.60 C
1999
9.2 C
+0.75 C
2000
8.4 C
-0.13 C
2001
8.8 C
+0.27 C
The annual mean temperature here has fallen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade over 1938 to 2001. In Fahrenheit: 0.4 F (0.3 to 0.6) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 52 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Big Meadows
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.2 C (-0.3 to -0.1) per decade
-0.4 F (-0.6 to -0.3) per decade
1938 to 2001
52
Fall
Mean daily maximum
-0.4 C (-0.5 to -0.2) per decade
-0.7 F (-0.9 to -0.4) per decade
1938 to 2001
52
Fall
Mean daily minimum
-0.10 C (-0.21 to 0.02) per decade
-0.18 F (-0.39 to 0.03) per decade
1938 to 2001
52
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
1935 to 2012
Yearly extremes at Big Meadows: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1991
30.0 C (86.0 F)
75
Coldest night (TNn)
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1994
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
75
Wettest day (Rx1day)
312.4 mm (12.3 in)
1942
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
75
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
480.8 mm (18.9 in)
1942
137.9 mm (5.4 in)
75
Longest dry spell (CDD)
44 days
2010
18 days
75
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Big Meadows, 1935 to 2012. The record is 35.0 C (95.0 F) in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.0 C (86.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Big Meadows by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1935
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1936
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1937
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1938
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1939
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1940
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1941
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1942
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1943
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1944
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1945
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1946
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1947
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1948
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1949
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1950
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1951
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1952
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1953
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1954
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1955
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1956
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1957
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1958
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1959
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1960
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1961
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1962
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1963
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1964
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1965
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1966
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1967
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1968
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1969
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1970
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1971
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1972
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1973
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1974
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1975
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1976
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1977
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1978
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1979
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1980
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1981
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1982
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1983
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1984
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1985
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1986
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1987
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1988
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1989
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1990
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1991
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1992
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1993
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1994
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1995
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1996
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1997
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1998
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1999
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2000
30.0 C (86.0 F)
2001
30.0 C (86.0 F)
2002
28.3 C (82.9 F)
2003
26.1 C (79.0 F)
2007
16.1 C (61.0 F)
2008
27.2 C (81.0 F)
2009
27.2 C (81.0 F)
2010
27.8 C (82.0 F)
2011
25.0 C (77.0 F)
2012
29.4 C (84.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Big Meadows, 1935 to 2012. The record is -32.2 C (-26.0 F) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is -20.6 C (-5.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Big Meadows by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1935
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1936
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1937
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1938
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1939
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1940
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1941
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1942
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1943
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1944
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1945
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1946
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1947
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1948
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1949
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1950
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1951
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1952
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1953
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1954
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1955
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1956
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1957
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1958
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1959
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1960
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1961
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1962
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1963
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1964
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1965
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1966
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1967
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1968
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1969
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1970
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1971
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1972
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1973
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1974
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1975
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1976
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1977
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1978
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1979
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1980
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1981
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1982
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1983
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1984
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1985
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1986
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1987
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1988
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1989
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1990
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1991
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1992
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1993
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1994
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1995
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1996
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1997
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1998
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1999
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2000
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2001
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2002
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2003
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2007
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2008
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2009
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2010
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2011
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2012
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Big Meadows, 1935 to 2012. The record is 312.4 mm (12.3 in) in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is 88.4 mm (3.5 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Big Meadows by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1935
136.9 mm (5.4 in)
1936
151.9 mm (6.0 in)
1937
138.2 mm (5.4 in)
1938
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1939
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1940
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1941
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1942
312.4 mm (12.3 in)
1943
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1944
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1945
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1946
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1947
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1948
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1949
168.7 mm (6.6 in)
1950
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1951
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1952
115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1953
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1954
272.0 mm (10.7 in)
1955
172.7 mm (6.8 in)
1956
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1957
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1958
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1959
241.3 mm (9.5 in)
1960
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1961
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1962
148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1963
162.8 mm (6.4 in)
1964
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1965
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1966
96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1967
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1968
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1969
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1970
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1971
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1972
241.3 mm (9.5 in)
1973
107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1974
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1975
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1976
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1977
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1978
94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1979
196.6 mm (7.7 in)
1980
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1981
112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1982
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1983
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1984
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1985
191.8 mm (7.6 in)
1986
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1987
128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1988
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1989
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1990
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1991
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1992
141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1993
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1994
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1995
190.5 mm (7.5 in)
1996
265.7 mm (10.5 in)
1997
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1998
98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1999
99.8 mm (3.9 in)
2000
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
2001
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
2002
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2003
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
2007
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2008
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
2009
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
2010
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
2011
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
2012
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Big Meadows, 1935 to 2012. The record is 480.8 mm (18.9 in) in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is 137.9 mm (5.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Big Meadows by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1935
171.6 mm (6.8 in)
1936
179.1 mm (7.1 in)
1937
255.6 mm (10.1 in)
1938
109.3 mm (4.3 in)
1939
118.2 mm (4.7 in)
1940
105.6 mm (4.2 in)
1941
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1942
480.8 mm (18.9 in)
1943
80.7 mm (3.2 in)
1944
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1945
184.7 mm (7.3 in)
1946
89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1947
102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1948
112.6 mm (4.4 in)
1949
388.6 mm (15.3 in)
1950
176.6 mm (7.0 in)
1951
85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1952
171.2 mm (6.7 in)
1953
127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1954
286.3 mm (11.3 in)
1955
302.2 mm (11.9 in)
1956
143.2 mm (5.6 in)
1957
104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1958
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1959
335.3 mm (13.2 in)
1960
123.3 mm (4.9 in)
1961
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1962
151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1963
173.2 mm (6.8 in)
1964
106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1965
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1966
146.8 mm (5.8 in)
1967
150.6 mm (5.9 in)
1968
137.9 mm (5.4 in)
1969
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1970
145.5 mm (5.7 in)
1971
154.2 mm (6.1 in)
1972
346.3 mm (13.6 in)
1973
118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1974
93.4 mm (3.7 in)
1975
157.9 mm (6.2 in)
1976
139.4 mm (5.5 in)
1977
288.0 mm (11.3 in)
1978
144.2 mm (5.7 in)
1979
246.6 mm (9.7 in)
1980
92.9 mm (3.7 in)
1981
168.2 mm (6.6 in)
1982
68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1983
172.3 mm (6.8 in)
1984
175.1 mm (6.9 in)
1985
450.9 mm (17.8 in)
1986
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1987
243.3 mm (9.6 in)
1988
148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1989
126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1990
144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1991
124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1992
163.4 mm (6.4 in)
1993
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1994
102.7 mm (4.0 in)
1995
288.3 mm (11.4 in)
1996
425.9 mm (16.8 in)
1997
142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1998
114.5 mm (4.5 in)
1999
192.3 mm (7.6 in)
2000
132.9 mm (5.2 in)
2001
108.4 mm (4.3 in)
2002
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
2003
117.6 mm (4.6 in)
2007
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
2008
102.7 mm (4.0 in)
2009
91.1 mm (3.6 in)
2010
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
2011
204.9 mm (8.1 in)
2012
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Big Meadows, 1935 to 2012. The record is 44 days in 2010, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Big Meadows by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1935
25 days
1936
19 days
1937
20 days
1938
11 days
1939
18 days
1940
11 days
1941
28 days
1942
19 days
1943
18 days
1944
25 days
1945
15 days
1946
17 days
1947
12 days
1948
10 days
1949
11 days
1950
14 days
1951
15 days
1952
23 days
1953
18 days
1954
25 days
1955
15 days
1956
16 days
1957
14 days
1958
23 days
1959
14 days
1960
12 days
1961
15 days
1962
17 days
1963
32 days
1964
29 days
1965
18 days
1966
22 days
1967
21 days
1968
25 days
1969
24 days
1970
17 days
1971
24 days
1972
11 days
1973
20 days
1974
17 days
1975
16 days
1976
16 days
1977
22 days
1978
16 days
1979
12 days
1980
14 days
1981
19 days
1982
11 days
1983
15 days
1984
13 days
1985
21 days
1986
21 days
1987
15 days
1988
29 days
1989
22 days
1990
13 days
1991
19 days
1992
14 days
1993
18 days
1994
13 days
1995
18 days
1996
9 days
1997
14 days
1998
24 days
1999
20 days
2000
22 days
2001
19 days
2002
19 days
2003
19 days
2007
10 days
2008
18 days
2009
18 days
2010
44 days
2011
8 days
2012
15 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
52 years with a frost
Across 52 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Big Meadows falls on 10 May and the median first autumn frost on 4 October, which leaves a median of 145 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.3 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Big Meadows
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1965 to 2001)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
10 May
n/a
10 May
n/a
-0.7 days per decade
First autumn frost
4 October
n/a
5 October
n/a
+0.5 days per decade
Growing days
145 days
n/a
145 days
n/a
+1.3 days per decade
A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.
Rainfall Return Levels
58 years, 1936 to 2002
A day with at least 90.6 mm (3.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 322.8 mm (12.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Big Meadows: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
90.6 mm (3.6 in)
5 years
135.1 mm (5.3 in)
10 years
170.6 mm (6.7 in)
25 years
223.6 mm (8.8 in)
50 years
269.9 mm (10.6 in)
100 years
322.8 mm (12.7 in)
Longer than the 58 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, 58 years of values from 1936 to 2002.
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: 272.0 mm (10.7 in) in 1954; 265.7 mm (10.5 in) in 1996; 241.3 mm (9.5 in) in 1959.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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Data for Big Meadows standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Big Meadows 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.