Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Galax Radio Wbrf (USC00443267), Virginia, United States, with 69 years of record.
Key Facts for Galax Radio Wbrf
Galax Radio Wbrf (USC00443267) is a weather station in Virginia, United States at 36.66 latitude and -80.91 longitude, 727 m (2,385 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1948 to 2016, 69 years of record.
1,464 records set at Galax Radio Wbrf still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Galax Radio Wbrf set a daily record high minimum temperature of 18.9 C (66.0 F) on 20 June 2016.
About the Station
Location: Virginia, United States, 36.66 latitude, -80.91 longitude.
Elevation: 727 m (2,385 ft).
Period of record: 1948 to 2016, 69 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 Galax Radio Wbrf. 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 Galax Radio Wbrf, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
35.6 C (96.1 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
22.8 C (73.0 F)
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Galax Radio Wbrf still stand. 1963 holds the most, with 39.
Standing records at Galax Radio Wbrf by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1955
10
1956
23
1957
28
1958
21
1959
34
1960
30
1961
29
1962
29
1963
39
1964
21
1965
19
1966
23
1967
35
1968
25
1969
23
1970
34
1971
25
1972
26
1973
16
1974
25
1975
19
1976
25
1977
27
1978
24
1979
21
1980
13
1981
22
1982
14
1983
30
1984
26
1985
34
1986
35
1987
23
1988
32
1989
32
1990
21
1991
23
1992
27
1993
20
1994
18
1995
21
1996
33
1997
24
1998
18
1999
24
2000
23
2001
15
2002
26
2003
20
2004
15
2005
21
2006
15
2007
29
2008
24
2009
14
2010
26
2011
19
2012
16
2013
18
2014
26
2015
23
2016
13
All-Time Record Progression
6 new records
6 all-time records were set at Galax Radio Wbrf between 8 July 1988 and 30 June 2012. Each dot is a new record.
When Galax Radio Wbrf set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1988-07-08
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 35.0 C (95.0 F)
1988-07-16
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 35.6 C (96.1 F)
1988-08-18
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 36.1 C (97.0 F)
1992-07-04
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 23.3 C (73.9 F)
1993-03-13
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 50.8 cm (20.0 in)
2012-06-30
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 36.7 C (98.1 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Oct: 169.4 mm (6.7 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Galax Radio Wbrf. The most was 169.4 mm (6.7 in) on 18 October 1975.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Galax Radio Wbrf
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
8 January 1998
Feb
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
2 February 1973
Mar
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
12 March 1963
Apr
100.8 mm (4.0 in)
21 April 1992
May
123.2 mm (4.9 in)
29 May 1975
Jun
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
18 June 1972
Jul
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
22 July 1959
Aug
98.0 mm (3.9 in)
17 August 1994
Sep
148.6 mm (5.9 in)
30 September 1959
Oct
169.4 mm (6.7 in)
18 October 1975
Nov
119.1 mm (4.7 in)
19 November 2003
Dec
145.8 mm (5.7 in)
28 December 1958
Period of Record Coverage
1954 to 2016
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
63 years of record at Galax Radio Wbrf, 1954 to 2016. 14 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1954, 1955, 1964, 1965, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 46 complete years at Galax Radio Wbrf, 1957 to 2015. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 11.3 C (52.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1993, at 10.2 C (50.4 F), and the warmest was 2012, at 12.2 C (54.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.1 C (2.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at Galax Radio Wbrf as warming stripes, 1957 to 2015
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1957
12.1 C
+0.84 C
1958
10.7 C
-0.64 C
1959
12.0 C
+0.67 C
1960
10.7 C
-0.58 C
1962
11.0 C
-0.35 C
1963
10.7 C
-0.63 C
1966
10.8 C
-0.47 C
1967
10.9 C
-0.44 C
1968
10.9 C
-0.44 C
1969
10.8 C
-0.48 C
1970
11.9 C
+0.56 C
1971
11.8 C
+0.48 C
1972
11.2 C
-0.15 C
1973
11.7 C
+0.40 C
1975
12.0 C
+0.66 C
1977
11.3 C
+0.03 C
1978
10.9 C
-0.43 C
1979
11.2 C
-0.11 C
1981
11.1 C
-0.22 C
1982
11.7 C
+0.41 C
1983
11.1 C
-0.18 C
1984
11.7 C
+0.36 C
1985
11.9 C
+0.61 C
1986
11.9 C
+0.59 C
1987
11.3 C
+0.02 C
1988
10.9 C
-0.41 C
1989
11.4 C
+0.06 C
1993
10.2 C
-1.09 C
1994
10.8 C
-0.55 C
1995
10.8 C
-0.48 C
1999
11.3 C
-0.04 C
2000
10.9 C
-0.44 C
2002
11.5 C
+0.15 C
2003
10.9 C
-0.37 C
2004
11.6 C
+0.25 C
2005
11.5 C
+0.15 C
2006
11.6 C
+0.27 C
2007
12.1 C
+0.78 C
2008
11.2 C
-0.13 C
2009
11.1 C
-0.16 C
2010
11.3 C
-0.04 C
2011
12.1 C
+0.76 C
2012
12.2 C
+0.91 C
2013
10.8 C
-0.49 C
2014
10.7 C
-0.56 C
2015
12.2 C
+0.86 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1957 to 2015 is 0.04 C (-0.05 to 0.12) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 46 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Galax Radio Wbrf
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.04 C (-0.05 to 0.12) per decade
0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade
1957 to 2015
46
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.12 C (-0.22 to -0.01) per decade
-0.21 F (-0.40 to -0.02) per decade
1957 to 2015
46
Fall
Mean daily minimum
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.3 F (0.2 to 0.5) per decade
1957 to 2015
46
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
1948 to 2016
Yearly extremes at Galax Radio Wbrf: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2012
32.2 C (90.0 F)
63
Coldest night (TNn)
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1985
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
63
Wettest day (Rx1day)
169.4 mm (6.7 in)
1975
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
67
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
224.1 mm (8.8 in)
2011
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
67
Longest dry spell (CDD)
43 days
2000
19 days
67
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Galax Radio Wbrf, 1948 to 2016. The record is 36.7 C (98.1 F) in 2012, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.2 C (90.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Galax Radio Wbrf by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1948
n/a
1949
n/a
1950
n/a
1951
n/a
1954
15.6 C (60.1 F)
1955
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1956
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1957
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1958
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1959
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1960
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1961
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1962
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1963
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1964
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1965
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1966
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1967
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1968
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1969
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1970
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1971
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1972
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1973
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1974
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1975
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1976
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1977
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1978
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1979
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1980
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1981
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1982
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1983
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1984
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1985
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1986
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1987
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1988
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1989
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1990
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1991
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1992
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1993
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1994
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1995
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1996
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1997
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1998
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1999
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2000
31.1 C (88.0 F)
2001
31.1 C (88.0 F)
2002
31.7 C (89.1 F)
2003
31.1 C (88.0 F)
2004
30.6 C (87.1 F)
2005
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2006
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2007
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2008
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2009
31.1 C (88.0 F)
2010
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2011
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2012
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2013
31.1 C (88.0 F)
2014
31.7 C (89.1 F)
2015
31.7 C (89.1 F)
2016
31.1 C (88.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Galax Radio Wbrf, 1948 to 2016. The record is -27.8 C (-18.0 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is -17.8 C (0.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Galax Radio Wbrf by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1948
n/a
1949
n/a
1950
n/a
1951
n/a
1954
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1955
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1956
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1957
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1958
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1959
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1960
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1961
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1962
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1963
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1964
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1965
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1966
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1967
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1968
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1969
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1970
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1971
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1972
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1973
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1974
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1975
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1976
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1977
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1978
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1979
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1980
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1981
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1982
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1983
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1984
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1985
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1986
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1987
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1988
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1989
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1990
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1991
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1992
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1993
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1994
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1995
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1996
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1997
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1998
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1999
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2000
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2001
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2002
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2003
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2004
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2005
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2006
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2007
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2008
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2009
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2010
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2011
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2012
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2013
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2014
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2015
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2016
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Galax Radio Wbrf, 1948 to 2016. The record is 169.4 mm (6.7 in) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 68.8 mm (2.7 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Galax Radio Wbrf by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1948
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1949
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1950
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1951
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1954
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1955
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1956
142.7 mm (5.6 in)
1957
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1958
145.8 mm (5.7 in)
1959
148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1960
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1961
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1962
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1963
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1964
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1965
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1966
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1967
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1968
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1969
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1970
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1971
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1972
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1973
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1974
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1975
169.4 mm (6.7 in)
1976
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1977
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1978
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1979
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1980
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1981
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1982
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1983
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1984
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1985
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1986
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1987
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1988
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1989
113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1990
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1991
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1992
100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1993
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1994
98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1995
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1996
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1997
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1998
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1999
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
2000
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
2001
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
2002
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
2003
119.1 mm (4.7 in)
2004
137.9 mm (5.4 in)
2005
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
2006
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
2007
96.3 mm (3.8 in)
2008
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
2009
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
2010
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
2011
142.7 mm (5.6 in)
2012
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
2013
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
2014
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
2015
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
2016
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Galax Radio Wbrf, 1948 to 2016. The record is 224.1 mm (8.8 in) in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 102.1 mm (4.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Galax Radio Wbrf by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1948
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1949
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1950
120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1951
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1954
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1955
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1956
175.9 mm (6.9 in)
1957
112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1958
167.4 mm (6.6 in)
1959
182.9 mm (7.2 in)
1960
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1961
88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1962
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1963
83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1964
95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1965
72.3 mm (2.8 in)
1966
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1967
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1968
124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1969
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1970
117.4 mm (4.6 in)
1971
107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1972
186.1 mm (7.3 in)
1973
119.2 mm (4.7 in)
1974
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1975
220.2 mm (8.7 in)
1976
182.8 mm (7.2 in)
1977
113.2 mm (4.5 in)
1978
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1979
106.1 mm (4.2 in)
1980
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1981
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1982
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1983
83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1984
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1985
146.0 mm (5.7 in)
1986
71.8 mm (2.8 in)
1987
122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1988
94.4 mm (3.7 in)
1989
171.8 mm (6.8 in)
1990
145.6 mm (5.7 in)
1991
60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1992
126.2 mm (5.0 in)
1993
73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1994
136.8 mm (5.4 in)
1995
115.9 mm (4.6 in)
1996
91.3 mm (3.6 in)
1997
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1998
96.6 mm (3.8 in)
1999
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
2000
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
2001
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
2002
86.2 mm (3.4 in)
2003
130.0 mm (5.1 in)
2004
148.8 mm (5.9 in)
2005
109.9 mm (4.3 in)
2006
184.3 mm (7.3 in)
2007
205.5 mm (8.1 in)
2008
97.6 mm (3.8 in)
2009
109.5 mm (4.3 in)
2010
155.2 mm (6.1 in)
2011
224.1 mm (8.8 in)
2012
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
2013
205.1 mm (8.1 in)
2014
107.5 mm (4.2 in)
2015
157.8 mm (6.2 in)
2016
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Galax Radio Wbrf, 1948 to 2016. The record is 43 days in 2000, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Galax Radio Wbrf by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1948
14 days
1949
20 days
1950
29 days
1951
14 days
1954
9 days
1955
20 days
1956
19 days
1957
12 days
1958
22 days
1959
22 days
1960
16 days
1961
15 days
1962
16 days
1963
32 days
1964
21 days
1965
33 days
1966
28 days
1967
27 days
1968
26 days
1969
18 days
1970
29 days
1971
15 days
1972
17 days
1973
19 days
1974
17 days
1975
14 days
1976
19 days
1977
24 days
1978
31 days
1979
16 days
1980
19 days
1981
23 days
1982
13 days
1983
17 days
1984
27 days
1985
19 days
1986
20 days
1987
20 days
1988
17 days
1989
20 days
1990
24 days
1991
32 days
1992
20 days
1993
18 days
1994
16 days
1995
21 days
1996
6 days
1997
15 days
1998
20 days
1999
17 days
2000
43 days
2001
39 days
2002
19 days
2003
13 days
2004
13 days
2005
16 days
2006
17 days
2007
34 days
2008
24 days
2009
18 days
2010
32 days
2011
15 days
2012
13 days
2013
14 days
2014
15 days
2015
14 days
2016
14 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
46 years with a frost
Across 46 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Galax Radio Wbrf falls on 5 May and the median first autumn frost on 8 October, which leaves a median of 158 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +4.1 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Galax Radio Wbrf
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1978 to 2015)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
5 May
n/a
4 May
n/a
-1.7 days per decade
First autumn frost
8 October
n/a
12 October
n/a
+2.4 days per decade
Growing days
158 days
n/a
160 days
n/a
+4.1 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, 1949 to 2015
A day with at least 69.4 mm (2.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 189.2 mm (7.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Galax Radio Wbrf: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
69.4 mm (2.7 in)
5 years
93.1 mm (3.7 in)
10 years
111.7 mm (4.4 in)
25 years
139.1 mm (5.5 in)
50 years
162.7 mm (6.4 in)
100 years
189.2 mm (7.4 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 1949 to 2015.
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: 169.4 mm (6.7 in) in 1975; 148.6 mm (5.9 in) in 1959; 145.8 mm (5.7 in) in 1958.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
Download the Data
Data for Galax Radio Wbrf standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Galax Radio Wbrf 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.