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Emporia 1 WNW Weather Records (USC00442790)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Emporia 1 WNW (USC00442790), Virginia, United States, with 134 years of record.

Key Facts for Emporia 1 WNW

  • Emporia 1 WNW (USC00442790) is a weather station in Virginia, United States at 36.70 latitude and -77.56 longitude, 31 m (100 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1893 to 2026, 134 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Emporia 1 WNW still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Emporia 1 WNW tied a daily record high maximum temperature of 32.8 C (91.0 F) on 22 September 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

  • Location: Virginia, United States, 36.70 latitude, -77.56 longitude.
  • Elevation: 31 m (100 ft).
  • Period of record: 1893 to 2026, 134 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

43 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Emporia 1 WNW, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Emporia 1 WNW. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 43 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 Emporia 1 WNW. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 43 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Emporia 1 WNW, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan27.2 C (81.0 F)-31.1 C (-24.0 F)23.9 C (75.0 F)-10.6 C (12.9 F)
Feb27.8 C (82.0 F)-17.8 C (0.0 F)20.0 C (68.0 F)-12.2 C (10.0 F)
Mar31.7 C (89.1 F)-11.1 C (12.0 F)31.1 C (88.0 F)-8.3 C (17.1 F)
Apr35.0 C (95.0 F)-6.1 C (21.0 F)33.9 C (93.0 F)-4.4 C (24.1 F)
May36.7 C (98.1 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)34.4 C (93.9 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)
Jun41.1 C (106.0 F)5.0 C (41.0 F)36.7 C (98.1 F)9.4 C (48.9 F)
Jul42.8 C (109.0 F)10.0 C (50.0 F)38.3 C (100.9 F)17.8 C (64.0 F)
Aug39.4 C (102.9 F)6.1 C (43.0 F)35.6 C (96.1 F)16.7 C (62.1 F)
Sep37.8 C (100.0 F)1.1 C (34.0 F)38.3 C (100.9 F)12.2 C (54.0 F)
Oct37.8 C (100.0 F)-5.0 C (23.0 F)32.2 C (90.0 F)7.2 C (45.0 F)
Nov29.4 C (84.9 F)-11.1 C (12.0 F)n/an/a
Dec26.7 C (80.1 F)-17.8 C (0.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Emporia 1 WNW by the year they were set 1,464 records at Emporia 1 WNW still stand. 1989 holds the most, with 79. 0204060801893: 781982: 281983: 431984: 611985: 541986: 451987: 421988: 601989: 791990: 461991: 521992: 311993: 311994: 201995: 191996: 391997: 161998: 321999: 302000: 322001: 252002: 402003: 302004: 242005: 262006: 122007: 232008: 212009: 202010: 292011: 222012: 232013: 222014: 272015: 122016: 482017: 192018: 372019: 282020: 222021: 222022: 172023: 152024: 152025: 152026: 321893198619911996200120062011201620212026
1,464 records at Emporia 1 WNW still stand. 1989 holds the most, with 79.
Standing records at Emporia 1 WNW by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
189378
198228
198343
198461
198554
198645
198742
198860
198979
199046
199152
199231
199331
199420
199519
199639
199716
199832
199930
200032
200125
200240
200330
200424
200526
200612
200723
200821
200920
201029
201122
201223
201322
201427
201512
201648
201719
201837
201928
202022
202122
202217
202315
202415
202515
202632

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records
When Emporia 1 WNW set new all-time records 2 all-time records were set at Emporia 1 WNW between 16 September 1999 and 19 September 2003. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitation16 September 1999: Record daily precipitation 154.9 mm (6.1 in)19 September 2003: Record daily precipitation 188.0 mm (7.4 in)2000
2 all-time records were set at Emporia 1 WNW between 16 September 1999 and 19 September 2003. Each dot is a new record.
When Emporia 1 WNW set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1999-09-16Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 154.9 mm (6.1 in)
2003-09-19Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 188.0 mm (7.4 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 188.0 mm (7.4 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Emporia 1 WNW The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Emporia 1 WNW. The most was 188.0 mm (7.4 in) on 19 September 2003. 050100150200 Jan: 61.0 mm (2.4 in), 26 January 1987 Jan Feb: 53.8 mm (2.1 in), 7 February 2020 Feb Mar: 108.5 mm (4.3 in), 17 March 2025 Mar Apr: 78.7 mm (3.1 in), 21 April 2008 Apr May: 97.8 mm (3.9 in), 30 May 1933 May Jun: 145.8 mm (5.7 in), 8 June 2013 Jun Jul: 143.0 mm (5.6 in), 30 July 1960 Jul Aug: 131.3 mm (5.2 in), 15 August 1940 Aug Sep: 188.0 mm (7.4 in), 19 September 2003 Sep Oct: 106.7 mm (4.2 in), 9 October 2016 Oct Nov: 75.9 mm (3.0 in), 29 November 1934 Nov Dec: 76.2 mm (3.0 in), 15 December 1956 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Emporia 1 WNW. The most was 188.0 mm (7.4 in) on 19 September 2003.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Emporia 1 WNW
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan61.0 mm (2.4 in)26 January 1987
Feb53.8 mm (2.1 in)7 February 2020
Mar108.5 mm (4.3 in)17 March 2025
Apr78.7 mm (3.1 in)21 April 2008
May97.8 mm (3.9 in)30 May 1933
Jun145.8 mm (5.7 in)8 June 2013
Jul143.0 mm (5.6 in)30 July 1960
Aug131.3 mm (5.2 in)15 August 1940
Sep188.0 mm (7.4 in)19 September 2003
Oct106.7 mm (4.2 in)9 October 2016
Nov75.9 mm (3.0 in)29 November 1934
Dec76.2 mm (3.0 in)15 December 1956

Period of Record Coverage

1893 to 2026
Days with data per year at Emporia 1 WNW 46 years of record at Emporia 1 WNW, 1893 to 2026. 9 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1982, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2024, 2025 and others. 1893: 168 of 365 days1982: 182 of 365 days1983: 363 of 365 days1984: 364 of 366 days1985: 363 of 365 days1986: 363 of 365 days1987: 364 of 365 days1988: 361 of 366 days1989: 361 of 365 days1990: 363 of 365 days1991: 364 of 365 days1992: 364 of 366 days1993: 362 of 365 days1994: 364 of 365 days1995: 364 of 365 days1996: 366 of 366 days1997: 365 of 365 days1998: 365 of 365 days1999: 365 of 365 days2000: 366 of 366 days2001: 364 of 365 days2002: 361 of 365 days2003: 363 of 365 days2004: 364 of 366 days2005: 365 of 365 days2006: 365 of 365 days2007: 365 of 365 days2008: 366 of 366 days2009: 364 of 365 days2010: 364 of 365 days2011: 365 of 365 days2012: 363 of 366 days2013: 363 of 365 days2014: 363 of 365 days2015: 221 of 365 days2016: 142 of 366 days2017: 251 of 365 days2018: 364 of 365 days2019: 359 of 365 days2020: 355 of 366 days2021: 322 of 365 days2022: 330 of 365 days2023: 350 of 365 days2024: 301 of 366 days2025: 320 of 365 days2026: 275 of 365 days1990200020102020
46 years of record at Emporia 1 WNW, 1893 to 2026. 9 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1982, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2024, 2025 and others.
Days with data per year at Emporia 1 WNW
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
189316846%No
198218250%No
198336399%Yes
198436499%Yes
198536399%Yes
198636399%Yes
1987364100%Yes
198836199%Yes
198936199%Yes
199036399%Yes
1991364100%Yes
199236499%Yes
199336299%Yes
1994364100%Yes
1995364100%Yes
1996366100%Yes
1997365100%Yes
1998365100%Yes
1999365100%Yes
2000366100%Yes
2001364100%Yes
200236199%Yes
200336399%Yes
200436499%Yes
2005365100%Yes
2006365100%Yes
2007365100%Yes
2008366100%Yes
2009364100%Yes
2010364100%Yes
2011365100%Yes
201236399%Yes
201336399%Yes
201436399%Yes
201522161%No
201614239%No
201725169%No
2018364100%Yes
201935998%Yes
202035597%Yes
202132288%No
202233090%Yes
202335096%Yes
202430182%No
202532088%No
202627575%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Emporia 1 WNW
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
22 September 2026Emporia 1 WNW, USdaily high max (Tie, Provisional)32.8 C (91.0 F)tie4 years2 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 2026Emporia 1 WNW, USdaily high max (Provisional)33.9 C (93.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)4 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 2026Emporia 1 WNW, USdaily high max (Provisional)33.9 C (93.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)43 years24 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 2026Emporia 1 WNW, USdaily high max (Provisional)33.9 C (93.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)44 years25 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 2026Emporia 1 WNW, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)21.1 C (70.0 F)tie28 years4 of 100 (Routine)
11 September 2026Emporia 1 WNW, USdaily high max (Provisional)35.6 C (96.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)40 years23 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 2026Emporia 1 WNW, USmonthly high max (Tie, Provisional)38.3 C (100.9 F)tie0 years5 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 2026Emporia 1 WNW, USdaily high max (Provisional)37.2 C (99.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)32 years24 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 2026Emporia 1 WNW, USmonthly high max (Provisional)38.3 C (100.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)42 years33 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 2026Emporia 1 WNW, USdaily high min (Tie)23.3 C (73.9 F)tie31 years4 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 2026Emporia 1 WNW, USdaily low max (Tie)22.2 C (72.0 F)tie27 years4 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 2026Emporia 1 WNW, USdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)63 years30 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 2026Emporia 1 WNW, USdaily high max38.3 C (100.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)43 years27 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 2026Emporia 1 WNW, USdaily high max36.7 C (98.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)43 years25 of 100 (Routine)
22 June 2026Emporia 1 WNW, USdaily low min11.1 C (52.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)33 years21 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 2026Emporia 1 WNW, USdaily low min9.4 C (48.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)40 years23 of 100 (Routine)
13 June 2026Emporia 1 WNW, USdaily high max36.7 C (98.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)41 years28 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 2026Emporia 1 WNW, USdaily low max17.2 C (63.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 2026Emporia 1 WNW, USdaily high max (Tie)34.4 C (93.9 F)tie29 years4 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 2026Emporia 1 WNW, USdaily high max (Tie)34.4 C (93.9 F)tie39 years5 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

38 complete years, 1983 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Emporia 1 WNW as warming stripes, 1983 to 2025 One stripe for each of 38 complete years at Emporia 1 WNW, 1983 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.9 C (58.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1988, at 13.1 C (55.6 F), and the warmest was 2020, at 16.3 C (61.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F). 1983: 14.1 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1984: 14.3 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1985: 14.8 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1986: 14.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1987: 14.2 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1988: 13.1 C, -1.8 C from the station mean1989: 13.5 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1990: 15.0 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1991: 14.7 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1992: 14.4 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1993: 15.0 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1994: 14.8 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1995: 14.5 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1996: 13.8 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1997: 14.3 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1998: 15.7 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1999: 15.3 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2000: 14.6 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2001: 15.1 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2002: 15.4 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2003: 14.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2004: 15.0 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2005: 15.2 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2006: 15.3 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2007: 15.7 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2008: 15.2 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2009: 14.8 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2010: 15.1 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2011: 15.6 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2012: 15.8 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2013: 14.6 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2014: 14.3 C, -0.6 C from the station mean2018: 15.8 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2019: 16.2 C, +1.3 C from the station mean2020: 16.3 C, +1.3 C from the station mean2022: 15.7 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2023: 16.1 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2025: 15.2 C, +0.2 C from the station mean198319901995200020052010201520202025
One stripe for each of 38 complete years at Emporia 1 WNW, 1983 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.9 C (58.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1988, at 13.1 C (55.6 F), and the warmest was 2020, at 16.3 C (61.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at Emporia 1 WNW as warming stripes, 1983 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
198314.1 C-0.80 C
198414.3 C-0.68 C
198514.8 C-0.16 C
198614.7 C-0.27 C
198714.2 C-0.70 C
198813.1 C-1.81 C
198913.5 C-1.40 C
199015.0 C+0.01 C
199114.7 C-0.22 C
199214.4 C-0.50 C
199315.0 C+0.04 C
199414.8 C-0.15 C
199514.5 C-0.44 C
199613.8 C-1.10 C
199714.3 C-0.68 C
199815.7 C+0.80 C
199915.3 C+0.35 C
200014.6 C-0.39 C
200115.1 C+0.12 C
200215.4 C+0.47 C
200314.6 C-0.35 C
200415.0 C+0.09 C
200515.2 C+0.29 C
200615.3 C+0.37 C
200715.7 C+0.73 C
200815.2 C+0.23 C
200914.8 C-0.16 C
201015.1 C+0.12 C
201115.6 C+0.68 C
201215.8 C+0.86 C
201314.6 C-0.37 C
201414.3 C-0.61 C
201815.8 C+0.88 C
201916.2 C+1.27 C
202016.3 C+1.31 C
202215.7 C+0.72 C
202316.1 C+1.13 C
202515.2 C+0.24 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.4 C (0.3 to 0.6) per decade over 1983 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.7 F (0.5 to 1.0) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 38 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Emporia 1 WNW
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.4 C (0.3 to 0.6) per decade0.7 F (0.5 to 1.0) per decade1983 to 202538Rise
Mean daily maximum0.21 C (0.02 to 0.40) per decade0.38 F (0.04 to 0.73) per decade1983 to 202538Rise
Mean daily minimum0.6 C (0.4 to 0.8) per decade1.1 F (0.7 to 1.4) per decade1983 to 202538Rise

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

1893 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Emporia 1 WNW: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)42.8 C (109.0 F)189337.2 C (99.0 F)46
Coldest night (TNn)-31.1 C (-24.0 F)1893-12.2 C (10.0 F)46
Wettest day (Rx1day)188.0 mm (7.4 in)200370.8 mm (2.8 in)98
Wettest five days (Rx5day)274.5 mm (10.8 in)1975106.4 mm (4.2 in)98
Longest dry spell (CDD)44 days200019 days98

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Emporia 1 WNW by year The hottest day of the year at Emporia 1 WNW, 1893 to 2026. The record is 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 1893, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F). 32.53537.54042.5451900192019401960198020002020Record: 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 1893
The hottest day of the year at Emporia 1 WNW, 1893 to 2026. The record is 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 1893, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Emporia 1 WNW by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
189342.8 C (109.0 F)
1930n/a
1931n/a
1932n/a
1933n/a
1934n/a
1935n/a
1936n/a
1937n/a
1938n/a
1939n/a
1940n/a
1941n/a
1942n/a
1943n/a
1944n/a
1945n/a
1946n/a
1947n/a
1948n/a
1949n/a
1950n/a
1951n/a
1952n/a
1953n/a
1954n/a
1955n/a
1956n/a
1957n/a
1958n/a
1959n/a
1960n/a
1961n/a
1962n/a
1963n/a
1964n/a
1965n/a
1966n/a
1967n/a
1968n/a
1969n/a
1970n/a
1971n/a
1972n/a
1973n/a
1974n/a
1975n/a
1976n/a
1977n/a
1978n/a
1979n/a
1980n/a
1981n/a
198234.4 C (93.9 F)
198339.4 C (102.9 F)
198435.6 C (96.1 F)
198535.6 C (96.1 F)
198637.8 C (100.0 F)
198738.9 C (102.0 F)
198838.3 C (100.9 F)
198937.2 C (99.0 F)
199039.4 C (102.9 F)
199137.8 C (100.0 F)
199236.7 C (98.1 F)
199337.8 C (100.0 F)
199435.6 C (96.1 F)
199535.6 C (96.1 F)
199634.4 C (93.9 F)
199736.7 C (98.1 F)
199836.1 C (97.0 F)
199937.2 C (99.0 F)
200033.9 C (93.0 F)
200136.1 C (97.0 F)
200238.9 C (102.0 F)
200335.6 C (96.1 F)
200433.9 C (93.0 F)
200538.9 C (102.0 F)
200636.1 C (97.0 F)
200739.4 C (102.9 F)
200837.2 C (99.0 F)
200935.0 C (95.0 F)
201038.9 C (102.0 F)
201137.8 C (100.0 F)
201239.4 C (102.9 F)
201335.0 C (95.0 F)
201435.0 C (95.0 F)
201537.8 C (100.0 F)
201641.1 C (106.0 F)
201736.1 C (97.0 F)
201836.1 C (97.0 F)
201937.8 C (100.0 F)
202037.2 C (99.0 F)
202136.1 C (97.0 F)
202236.7 C (98.1 F)
202335.6 C (96.1 F)
202437.8 C (100.0 F)
202537.2 C (99.0 F)
202638.3 C (100.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Emporia 1 WNW by year The coldest night of the year at Emporia 1 WNW, 1893 to 2026. The record is -31.1 C (-24.0 F) in 1893, marked on the chart; the median year is -12.2 C (10.0 F). -40-30-20-1001900192019401960198020002020Record: -31.1 C (-24.0 F) in 1893
The coldest night of the year at Emporia 1 WNW, 1893 to 2026. The record is -31.1 C (-24.0 F) in 1893, marked on the chart; the median year is -12.2 C (10.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Emporia 1 WNW by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1893-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1930n/a
1931n/a
1932n/a
1933n/a
1934n/a
1935n/a
1936n/a
1937n/a
1938n/a
1939n/a
1940n/a
1941n/a
1942n/a
1943n/a
1944n/a
1945n/a
1946n/a
1947n/a
1948n/a
1949n/a
1950n/a
1951n/a
1952n/a
1953n/a
1954n/a
1955n/a
1956n/a
1957n/a
1958n/a
1959n/a
1960n/a
1961n/a
1962n/a
1963n/a
1964n/a
1965n/a
1966n/a
1967n/a
1968n/a
1969n/a
1970n/a
1971n/a
1972n/a
1973n/a
1974n/a
1975n/a
1976n/a
1977n/a
1978n/a
1979n/a
1980n/a
1981n/a
1982-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1983-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1984-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1985-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1986-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1987-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1988-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1989-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1990-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1991-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1992-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1993-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1994-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1995-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1996-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1997-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1998-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1999-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2000-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2001-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2002-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2003-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2004-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2005-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2006-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2007-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2008-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2009-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2010-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2011-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2012-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2013-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2014-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2015-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2016-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2017-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2018-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2019-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2020-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2021-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2022-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2023-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2024-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2025-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2026-12.2 C (10.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Emporia 1 WNW by year The wettest day of the year at Emporia 1 WNW, 1893 to 2026. The record is 188.0 mm (7.4 in) in 2003, marked on the chart; the median year is 70.8 mm (2.8 in). 0501001502001900192019401960198020002020Record: 188.0 mm (7.4 in) in 2003
The wettest day of the year at Emporia 1 WNW, 1893 to 2026. The record is 188.0 mm (7.4 in) in 2003, marked on the chart; the median year is 70.8 mm (2.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Emporia 1 WNW by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
189386.4 mm (3.4 in)
193022.9 mm (0.9 in)
193168.6 mm (2.7 in)
193245.0 mm (1.8 in)
193397.8 mm (3.9 in)
193475.9 mm (3.0 in)
193558.9 mm (2.3 in)
193663.5 mm (2.5 in)
193763.8 mm (2.5 in)
193897.5 mm (3.8 in)
193982.8 mm (3.3 in)
1940131.3 mm (5.2 in)
194156.6 mm (2.2 in)
194291.2 mm (3.6 in)
194382.6 mm (3.3 in)
194492.2 mm (3.6 in)
194560.5 mm (2.4 in)
1946130.6 mm (5.1 in)
194787.4 mm (3.4 in)
194860.2 mm (2.4 in)
194995.8 mm (3.8 in)
1950130.3 mm (5.1 in)
195178.2 mm (3.1 in)
195281.3 mm (3.2 in)
195350.8 mm (2.0 in)
195464.3 mm (2.5 in)
195550.5 mm (2.0 in)
195676.2 mm (3.0 in)
195746.2 mm (1.8 in)
195882.0 mm (3.2 in)
195955.1 mm (2.2 in)
1960143.0 mm (5.6 in)
196166.0 mm (2.6 in)
196282.6 mm (3.3 in)
196345.0 mm (1.8 in)
196484.6 mm (3.3 in)
196552.3 mm (2.1 in)
196645.2 mm (1.8 in)
196767.3 mm (2.6 in)
196862.2 mm (2.4 in)
1969125.5 mm (4.9 in)
197054.6 mm (2.1 in)
197159.9 mm (2.4 in)
197264.8 mm (2.6 in)
197356.4 mm (2.2 in)
197472.1 mm (2.8 in)
197584.8 mm (3.3 in)
197683.6 mm (3.3 in)
197767.3 mm (2.6 in)
197865.3 mm (2.6 in)
1979108.5 mm (4.3 in)
198043.2 mm (1.7 in)
198145.7 mm (1.8 in)
198261.7 mm (2.4 in)
198370.4 mm (2.8 in)
198467.3 mm (2.6 in)
198596.5 mm (3.8 in)
198674.9 mm (2.9 in)
198780.0 mm (3.1 in)
198851.3 mm (2.0 in)
198940.6 mm (1.6 in)
199065.8 mm (2.6 in)
199169.3 mm (2.7 in)
199255.4 mm (2.2 in)
199373.7 mm (2.9 in)
199452.1 mm (2.1 in)
199576.2 mm (3.0 in)
199678.7 mm (3.1 in)
1997100.3 mm (3.9 in)
199888.9 mm (3.5 in)
1999154.9 mm (6.1 in)
200082.0 mm (3.2 in)
200171.1 mm (2.8 in)
200264.5 mm (2.5 in)
2003188.0 mm (7.4 in)
2004110.2 mm (4.3 in)
200554.9 mm (2.2 in)
2006101.6 mm (4.0 in)
200769.9 mm (2.8 in)
200878.7 mm (3.1 in)
200969.1 mm (2.7 in)
2010129.5 mm (5.1 in)
2011102.1 mm (4.0 in)
201283.3 mm (3.3 in)
2013145.8 mm (5.7 in)
2014160.5 mm (6.3 in)
201540.1 mm (1.6 in)
2016106.7 mm (4.2 in)
201743.2 mm (1.7 in)
201864.0 mm (2.5 in)
201953.3 mm (2.1 in)
2020144.8 mm (5.7 in)
202161.0 mm (2.4 in)
202264.3 mm (2.5 in)
202359.4 mm (2.3 in)
202471.6 mm (2.8 in)
2025108.5 mm (4.3 in)
202640.6 mm (1.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Emporia 1 WNW by year The wettest five days of the year at Emporia 1 WNW, 1893 to 2026. The record is 274.5 mm (10.8 in) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 106.4 mm (4.2 in). 01002003001900192019401960198020002020Record: 274.5 mm (10.8 in) in 1975
The wettest five days of the year at Emporia 1 WNW, 1893 to 2026. The record is 274.5 mm (10.8 in) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 106.4 mm (4.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Emporia 1 WNW by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
189353.3 mm (2.1 in)
193028.0 mm (1.1 in)
193186.4 mm (3.4 in)
193274.2 mm (2.9 in)
1933102.4 mm (4.0 in)
193488.9 mm (3.5 in)
1935164.4 mm (6.5 in)
193691.7 mm (3.6 in)
1937194.0 mm (7.6 in)
1938184.6 mm (7.3 in)
1939146.9 mm (5.8 in)
1940267.0 mm (10.5 in)
1941113.2 mm (4.5 in)
1942111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1943205.3 mm (8.1 in)
1944100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1945168.7 mm (6.6 in)
1946162.9 mm (6.4 in)
1947132.4 mm (5.2 in)
1948109.5 mm (4.3 in)
194997.3 mm (3.8 in)
1950178.8 mm (7.0 in)
195181.8 mm (3.2 in)
1952115.5 mm (4.5 in)
195376.9 mm (3.0 in)
195480.3 mm (3.2 in)
195582.3 mm (3.2 in)
1956115.8 mm (4.6 in)
195768.3 mm (2.7 in)
1958136.6 mm (5.4 in)
1959121.1 mm (4.8 in)
1960167.7 mm (6.6 in)
1961140.2 mm (5.5 in)
196298.0 mm (3.9 in)
196368.1 mm (2.7 in)
1964133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1965109.7 mm (4.3 in)
196677.0 mm (3.0 in)
1967118.1 mm (4.6 in)
196870.6 mm (2.8 in)
1969168.4 mm (6.6 in)
197092.5 mm (3.6 in)
1971105.8 mm (4.2 in)
197279.7 mm (3.1 in)
197387.4 mm (3.4 in)
1974113.2 mm (4.5 in)
1975274.5 mm (10.8 in)
197695.2 mm (3.7 in)
197784.4 mm (3.3 in)
1978111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1979137.2 mm (5.4 in)
198068.3 mm (2.7 in)
198167.0 mm (2.6 in)
1982104.8 mm (4.1 in)
1983104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1984104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1985135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1986115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1987140.7 mm (5.5 in)
198854.9 mm (2.2 in)
198997.0 mm (3.8 in)
1990172.4 mm (6.8 in)
1991141.4 mm (5.6 in)
199297.6 mm (3.8 in)
199386.9 mm (3.4 in)
1994105.3 mm (4.1 in)
199590.2 mm (3.6 in)
199691.7 mm (3.6 in)
1997152.8 mm (6.0 in)
1998103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1999211.8 mm (8.3 in)
2000167.1 mm (6.6 in)
200185.9 mm (3.4 in)
2002103.2 mm (4.1 in)
2003204.8 mm (8.1 in)
2004189.7 mm (7.5 in)
200577.9 mm (3.1 in)
2006194.8 mm (7.7 in)
200798.8 mm (3.9 in)
200891.9 mm (3.6 in)
2009141.2 mm (5.6 in)
2010233.0 mm (9.2 in)
2011139.4 mm (5.5 in)
2012235.8 mm (9.3 in)
2013181.3 mm (7.1 in)
2014171.6 mm (6.8 in)
201590.0 mm (3.5 in)
2016126.2 mm (5.0 in)
201770.3 mm (2.8 in)
2018107.0 mm (4.2 in)
2019107.2 mm (4.2 in)
2020152.9 mm (6.0 in)
202199.0 mm (3.9 in)
202276.7 mm (3.0 in)
202394.8 mm (3.7 in)
202489.5 mm (3.5 in)
2025118.9 mm (4.7 in)
202658.9 mm (2.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Emporia 1 WNW by year The longest dry spell of the year at Emporia 1 WNW, 1893 to 2026. The record is 44 days in 2000, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days. 010203040501900192019401960198020002020Record: 44 days in 2000
The longest dry spell of the year at Emporia 1 WNW, 1893 to 2026. The record is 44 days in 2000, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Emporia 1 WNW by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
18938 days
19307 days
193129 days
193220 days
193319 days
193425 days
193516 days
193621 days
193711 days
193815 days
193915 days
194013 days
194130 days
194221 days
194332 days
194421 days
194514 days
194615 days
194712 days
194817 days
194922 days
195017 days
195115 days
195223 days
195330 days
195414 days
195520 days
195618 days
195719 days
195821 days
195925 days
196013 days
196117 days
196226 days
196326 days
196416 days
196535 days
196625 days
196719 days
196825 days
196917 days
197022 days
197120 days
197215 days
197319 days
197422 days
197516 days
197620 days
197718 days
197824 days
197912 days
198017 days
198121 days
198217 days
198316 days
198421 days
198525 days
198621 days
198720 days
198814 days
198924 days
199018 days
199121 days
199215 days
199320 days
199420 days
199519 days
199612 days
199715 days
199824 days
199918 days
200044 days
200139 days
200222 days
200312 days
200417 days
200522 days
200618 days
200719 days
200817 days
200915 days
201015 days
201118 days
201212 days
201317 days
201412 days
201516 days
201618 days
201721 days
201813 days
201925 days
202012 days
202123 days
202213 days
202320 days
202439 days
202519 days
202619 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

38 years with a frost

Across 38 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Emporia 1 WNW falls on 30 March and the median first autumn frost on 3 November, which leaves a median of 216 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +11.2 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Emporia 1 WNW
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest periodRecent period (1991 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost30 Marchn/a28 Marchn/a-6.6 days per decade
First autumn frost3 Novembern/a6 Novembern/a+4.6 days per decade
Growing days216 daysn/a226 daysn/a+11.2 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

88 years, 1931 to 2025

A day with at least 73.8 mm (2.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 193.7 mm (7.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Emporia 1 WNW: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years73.8 mm (2.9 in)
5 years99.2 mm (3.9 in)
10 years118.4 mm (4.7 in)
25 years145.8 mm (5.7 in)
50 years168.7 mm (6.6 in)
100 years193.7 mm (7.6 in)Longer than the 88 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, 88 years of values from 1931 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: 188.0 mm (7.4 in) in 2003; 160.5 mm (6.3 in) in 2014; 154.9 mm (6.1 in) in 1999.

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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.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-14).