Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Buchanan (USC00441121), Virginia, United States, with 122 years of record.
Key Facts for Buchanan
Buchanan (USC00441121) is a weather station in Virginia, United States at 37.52 latitude and -79.68 longitude, 268 m (880 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1892 to 2013, 122 years of record.
1,464 records set at Buchanan still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Buchanan tied a daily record high minimum temperature of 21.7 C (71.1 F) on 13 August 2013.
About the Station
Location: Virginia, United States, 37.52 latitude, -79.68 longitude.
Elevation: 268 m (880 ft).
Period of record: 1892 to 2013, 122 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 Buchanan. 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 Buchanan, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
41.7 C (107.1 F)
6.1 C (43.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
40.0 C (104.0 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
39.4 C (102.9 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Buchanan still stand. 1925 holds the most, with 39.
Standing records at Buchanan by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1917
17
1918
37
1919
22
1920
26
1921
17
1922
8
1923
22
1924
26
1925
39
1926
23
1927
20
1928
13
1929
19
1930
39
1931
23
1932
30
1933
19
1934
26
1935
12
1936
21
1937
22
1938
17
1939
13
1940
23
1941
26
1942
18
1943
26
1944
11
1945
14
1946
16
1947
21
1948
13
1949
7
1950
18
1951
16
1952
12
1953
13
1954
22
1955
13
1956
15
1957
11
1958
9
1959
15
1960
23
1961
18
1962
14
1963
18
1964
19
1965
9
1966
10
1967
15
1968
12
1969
15
1970
16
1971
13
1972
18
1973
13
1974
14
1975
7
1976
21
1977
11
1978
9
1979
14
1980
15
1981
12
1982
18
1983
13
1984
19
1985
8
1989
11
1990
21
1991
25
1992
8
1993
9
1994
11
1995
9
1996
19
1997
13
1998
17
1999
14
2000
9
2001
16
2002
21
2003
6
2004
8
2011
18
2012
17
2013
8
All-Time Record Progression
8 new records
8 all-time records were set at Buchanan between 3 March 1960 and 19 December 2009. Each dot is a new record.
When Buchanan set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1960-03-03
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 43.2 cm (17.0 in)
1970-01-09
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -9.4 C (15.1 F)
1971-01-01
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 50.8 cm (20.0 in)
1982-01-11
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -10.0 C (14.0 F)
1983-12-25
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -11.1 C (12.0 F)
1985-01-21
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -12.8 C (9.0 F)
2009-12-19
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 68.6 cm (27.0 in)
2009-12-19
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 66.0 cm (26.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Oct: 144.3 mm (5.7 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Buchanan. The most was 144.3 mm (5.7 in) on 2 October 1929.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Buchanan
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
28 January 1998
Feb
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
7 February 2004
Mar
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
17 March 1936
Apr
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
22 April 1992
May
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
12 May 1912
Jun
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
23 June 1995
Jul
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
19 July 1954
Aug
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
28 August 1893
Sep
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
10 September 1950
Oct
144.3 mm (5.7 in)
2 October 1929
Nov
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
9 November 1996
Dec
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
29 December 1958
Period of Record Coverage
1917 to 2013
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
88 years of record at Buchanan, 1917 to 2013. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1917, 1985, 1989, 2011, 2013.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 81 complete years at Buchanan, 1918 to 2012. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.7 C (56.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1924, at 11.9 C (53.4 F), and the warmest was 1990, at 15.4 C (59.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at Buchanan as warming stripes, 1918 to 2012
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1918
13.3 C
-0.41 C
1919
14.3 C
+0.61 C
1920
13.1 C
-0.56 C
1921
15.0 C
+1.34 C
1922
14.2 C
+0.52 C
1923
13.8 C
+0.10 C
1924
11.9 C
-1.83 C
1925
14.2 C
+0.52 C
1926
13.6 C
-0.07 C
1927
14.2 C
+0.47 C
1928
13.6 C
-0.12 C
1929
13.5 C
-0.23 C
1930
13.6 C
-0.13 C
1931
14.4 C
+0.67 C
1932
13.9 C
+0.16 C
1933
13.8 C
+0.06 C
1934
13.8 C
+0.06 C
1935
13.7 C
-0.04 C
1936
13.9 C
+0.16 C
1937
13.4 C
-0.33 C
1938
14.1 C
+0.36 C
1939
14.2 C
+0.47 C
1940
12.4 C
-1.26 C
1941
13.6 C
-0.11 C
1942
13.8 C
+0.14 C
1943
13.8 C
+0.09 C
1944
13.7 C
+0.03 C
1945
14.0 C
+0.33 C
1946
14.2 C
+0.46 C
1947
13.2 C
-0.54 C
1948
13.5 C
-0.17 C
1949
14.4 C
+0.65 C
1950
13.6 C
-0.15 C
1951
13.8 C
+0.12 C
1952
14.3 C
+0.61 C
1953
14.5 C
+0.84 C
1954
14.0 C
+0.28 C
1955
13.8 C
+0.09 C
1956
14.1 C
+0.37 C
1957
14.3 C
+0.58 C
1958
12.7 C
-0.97 C
1959
14.3 C
+0.60 C
1960
13.1 C
-0.64 C
1961
13.4 C
-0.26 C
1962
13.1 C
-0.56 C
1963
13.0 C
-0.67 C
1964
13.5 C
-0.21 C
1965
14.0 C
+0.26 C
1966
13.0 C
-0.67 C
1967
13.0 C
-0.69 C
1969
13.1 C
-0.60 C
1970
13.6 C
-0.06 C
1971
13.5 C
-0.18 C
1972
13.1 C
-0.56 C
1973
13.7 C
0.00 C
1974
13.7 C
-0.02 C
1975
13.9 C
+0.16 C
1976
12.8 C
-0.94 C
1977
13.2 C
-0.50 C
1978
12.7 C
-0.98 C
1979
12.8 C
-0.88 C
1980
13.1 C
-0.63 C
1981
12.7 C
-1.04 C
1982
13.4 C
-0.34 C
1983
13.0 C
-0.69 C
1984
13.6 C
-0.14 C
1990
15.4 C
+1.67 C
1991
15.1 C
+1.41 C
1992
13.7 C
+0.04 C
1993
13.9 C
+0.20 C
1994
13.7 C
+0.03 C
1996
13.1 C
-0.62 C
1997
13.5 C
-0.20 C
1998
15.2 C
+1.52 C
1999
14.6 C
+0.91 C
2000
13.8 C
+0.10 C
2001
14.2 C
+0.53 C
2002
14.5 C
+0.80 C
2003
13.6 C
-0.07 C
2004
14.0 C
+0.33 C
2012
14.5 C
+0.79 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1918 to 2012 is 0.02 C (-0.04 to 0.07) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.03 F (-0.07 to 0.13) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 81 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Buchanan
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.02 C (-0.04 to 0.07) per decade
0.03 F (-0.07 to 0.13) per decade
1918 to 2012
81
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.05 C (-0.12 to 0.03) per decade
-0.1 F (-0.2 to 0.1) per decade
1918 to 2012
81
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.08 C (0.02 to 0.13) per decade
0.14 F (0.04 to 0.24) per decade
1918 to 2012
81
Rise
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
1892 to 2013
Yearly extremes at Buchanan: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1930
36.7 C (98.1 F)
88
Coldest night (TNn)
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1917
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
88
Wettest day (Rx1day)
144.3 mm (5.7 in)
1929
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
111
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
219.0 mm (8.6 in)
1944
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
111
Longest dry spell (CDD)
44 days
1953
19 days
111
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Buchanan, 1892 to 2013. The record is 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Buchanan by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1892
n/a
1893
n/a
1894
n/a
1895
n/a
1904
n/a
1905
n/a
1906
n/a
1907
n/a
1908
n/a
1909
n/a
1910
n/a
1911
n/a
1912
n/a
1913
n/a
1914
n/a
1915
n/a
1916
n/a
1917
22.2 C (72.0 F)
1918
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1919
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1920
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1921
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1922
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1923
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1924
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1925
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1926
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1927
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1928
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1929
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1930
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1931
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1932
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1933
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1934
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1935
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1936
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1937
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1938
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1939
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1940
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1941
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1942
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1943
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1944
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1945
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1946
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1947
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1948
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1949
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1950
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1951
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1952
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1953
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1954
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1955
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1956
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1957
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1958
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1959
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1960
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1961
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1962
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1963
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1964
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1965
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1966
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1967
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1968
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1969
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1970
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1971
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1972
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1973
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1974
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1975
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1976
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1977
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1978
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1979
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1980
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1981
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1982
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1983
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1984
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1985
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1989
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1990
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1991
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1992
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1993
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1994
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1995
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1996
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1997
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1998
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1999
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2000
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2001
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2002
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2003
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2004
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2005
n/a
2006
n/a
2007
n/a
2008
n/a
2009
n/a
2010
n/a
2011
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2012
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2013
33.3 C (91.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Buchanan, 1892 to 2013. The record is -25.0 C (-13.0 F) in 1917, marked on the chart; the median year is -15.6 C (3.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Buchanan by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1892
n/a
1893
n/a
1894
n/a
1895
n/a
1904
n/a
1905
n/a
1906
n/a
1907
n/a
1908
n/a
1909
n/a
1910
n/a
1911
n/a
1912
n/a
1913
n/a
1914
n/a
1915
n/a
1916
n/a
1917
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1918
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1919
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1920
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1921
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1922
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1923
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1924
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1925
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1926
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1927
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1928
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1929
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1930
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1931
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1932
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1933
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1934
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1935
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1936
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1937
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1938
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1939
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1940
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1941
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1942
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1943
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1944
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1945
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1946
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1947
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1948
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1949
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1950
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1951
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1952
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1953
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1954
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1955
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1956
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1957
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1958
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1959
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1960
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1961
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1962
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1963
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1964
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1965
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1966
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1967
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1968
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1969
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1970
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1971
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1972
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1973
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1974
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1975
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1976
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1977
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1978
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1979
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1980
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1981
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1982
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1983
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1984
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1985
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1989
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1990
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1991
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1992
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1993
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1994
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1995
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1996
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1997
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1998
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1999
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2000
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2001
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2002
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2003
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2004
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2005
n/a
2006
n/a
2007
n/a
2008
n/a
2009
n/a
2010
n/a
2011
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2012
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2013
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Buchanan, 1892 to 2013. The record is 144.3 mm (5.7 in) in 1929, marked on the chart; the median year is 64.8 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Buchanan by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1892
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1893
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1894
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1895
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1904
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1905
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1906
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1907
133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1908
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1909
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1910
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1911
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1912
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1913
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1914
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1915
117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1916
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1917
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1918
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1919
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1920
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1921
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1922
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1923
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1924
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1925
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1926
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1927
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1928
123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1929
144.3 mm (5.7 in)
1930
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1931
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1932
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1933
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1934
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1935
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1936
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1937
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1938
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1939
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1940
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1941
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1942
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1943
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1944
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1945
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1946
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1947
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1948
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1949
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1950
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1951
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1952
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1953
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1954
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1955
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1956
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1957
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1958
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1959
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1960
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1961
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1962
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1963
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1964
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1965
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1966
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1967
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1968
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1969
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1970
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1971
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1972
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1973
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1974
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1975
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1976
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1977
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1978
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1979
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1980
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1981
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1982
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1983
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1984
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1985
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1989
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1990
104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1991
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1992
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1993
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1994
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1995
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1996
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1997
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1998
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1999
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
2000
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
2001
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
2002
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
2003
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
2004
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
2005
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
2006
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
2007
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2008
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
2009
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2010
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2011
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
2012
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
2013
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Buchanan, 1892 to 2013. The record is 219.0 mm (8.6 in) in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 101.6 mm (4.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Buchanan by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1892
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1893
153.1 mm (6.0 in)
1894
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1895
131.5 mm (5.2 in)
1904
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1905
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1906
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1907
148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1908
109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1909
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1910
100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1911
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1912
187.6 mm (7.4 in)
1913
104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1914
113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1915
146.7 mm (5.8 in)
1916
68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1917
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1918
79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1919
115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1920
94.1 mm (3.7 in)
1921
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1922
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1923
111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1924
144.3 mm (5.7 in)
1925
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1926
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1927
92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1928
191.0 mm (7.5 in)
1929
187.5 mm (7.4 in)
1930
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1931
181.5 mm (7.1 in)
1932
153.6 mm (6.0 in)
1933
63.6 mm (2.5 in)
1934
144.6 mm (5.7 in)
1935
123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1936
191.6 mm (7.5 in)
1937
100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1938
152.0 mm (6.0 in)
1939
134.8 mm (5.3 in)
1940
159.3 mm (6.3 in)
1941
138.5 mm (5.5 in)
1942
108.8 mm (4.3 in)
1943
72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1944
219.0 mm (8.6 in)
1945
186.3 mm (7.3 in)
1946
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1947
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1948
135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1949
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1950
198.1 mm (7.8 in)
1951
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1952
100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1953
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1954
118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1955
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1956
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1957
138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1958
97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1959
143.6 mm (5.7 in)
1960
80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1961
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1962
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1963
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1964
75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1965
64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1966
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1967
171.5 mm (6.8 in)
1968
117.0 mm (4.6 in)
1969
135.0 mm (5.3 in)
1970
95.7 mm (3.8 in)
1971
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1972
157.0 mm (6.2 in)
1973
100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1974
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1975
95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1976
66.2 mm (2.6 in)
1977
97.1 mm (3.8 in)
1978
105.6 mm (4.2 in)
1979
113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1980
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1981
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1982
57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1983
95.1 mm (3.7 in)
1984
139.1 mm (5.5 in)
1985
52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1989
106.8 mm (4.2 in)
1990
150.6 mm (5.9 in)
1991
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1992
119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1993
86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1994
123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1995
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1996
177.3 mm (7.0 in)
1997
64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1998
121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1999
167.1 mm (6.6 in)
2000
84.0 mm (3.3 in)
2001
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
2002
82.5 mm (3.2 in)
2003
130.4 mm (5.1 in)
2004
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
2005
140.2 mm (5.5 in)
2006
169.9 mm (6.7 in)
2007
114.6 mm (4.5 in)
2008
83.5 mm (3.3 in)
2009
98.8 mm (3.9 in)
2010
148.6 mm (5.9 in)
2011
130.3 mm (5.1 in)
2012
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
2013
149.8 mm (5.9 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Buchanan, 1892 to 2013. The record is 44 days in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Buchanan by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1892
13 days
1893
26 days
1894
35 days
1895
18 days
1904
22 days
1905
15 days
1906
21 days
1907
18 days
1908
21 days
1909
18 days
1910
24 days
1911
15 days
1912
16 days
1913
14 days
1914
20 days
1915
25 days
1916
16 days
1917
24 days
1918
24 days
1919
13 days
1920
26 days
1921
29 days
1922
24 days
1923
24 days
1924
27 days
1925
35 days
1926
28 days
1927
17 days
1928
20 days
1929
17 days
1930
27 days
1931
22 days
1932
15 days
1933
17 days
1934
15 days
1935
28 days
1936
16 days
1937
10 days
1938
19 days
1939
25 days
1940
15 days
1941
27 days
1942
17 days
1943
23 days
1944
19 days
1945
20 days
1946
15 days
1947
12 days
1948
13 days
1949
18 days
1950
17 days
1951
13 days
1952
29 days
1953
44 days
1954
20 days
1955
16 days
1956
19 days
1957
17 days
1958
22 days
1959
13 days
1960
21 days
1961
13 days
1962
16 days
1963
23 days
1964
32 days
1965
23 days
1966
21 days
1967
15 days
1968
25 days
1969
18 days
1970
20 days
1971
20 days
1972
16 days
1973
18 days
1974
19 days
1975
23 days
1976
20 days
1977
31 days
1978
22 days
1979
16 days
1980
17 days
1981
27 days
1982
18 days
1983
15 days
1984
26 days
1985
13 days
1989
14 days
1990
18 days
1991
26 days
1992
12 days
1993
19 days
1994
15 days
1995
20 days
1996
8 days
1997
15 days
1998
14 days
1999
18 days
2000
39 days
2001
40 days
2002
20 days
2003
14 days
2004
17 days
2005
17 days
2006
28 days
2007
22 days
2008
14 days
2009
24 days
2010
18 days
2011
16 days
2012
32 days
2013
19 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
81 years with a frost
Across 81 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Buchanan falls on 24 April and the median first autumn frost on 18 October, which leaves a median of 176 days between them.
In 1970 to 2012 the median growing season was 185 days. That is 14 days more than in 1918 to 1947.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.3 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Buchanan
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1918 to 1947)
Recent period (1970 to 2012)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
24 April
27 April
20 April
7 days earlier
-1.7 days per decade
First autumn frost
18 October
16 October
20 October
4 days later
+0.6 days per decade
Growing days
176 days
171 days
185 days
14 days more
+2.3 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
105 years, 1893 to 2012
A day with at least 64.9 mm (2.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 147.7 mm (5.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Buchanan: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
64.9 mm (2.6 in)
5 years
86.2 mm (3.4 in)
10 years
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
25 years
119.3 mm (4.7 in)
50 years
133.4 mm (5.3 in)
100 years
147.7 mm (5.8 in)
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 105 years of values from 1893 to 2012.
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: 139.7 mm (5.5 in) in 1950; 133.4 mm (5.3 in) in 1907; 132.1 mm (5.2 in) in 1944.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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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.