Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Moores Creek Dam (USC00445729), Virginia, United States, with 32 years of record.
Key Facts for Moores Creek Dam
Moores Creek Dam (USC00445729) is a weather station in Virginia, United States at 37.75 latitude and -79.65 longitude, 595 m (1,952 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1936 to 1967, 32 years of record.
0 records set at Moores Creek Dam still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Moores Creek Dam set a daily record precipitation of 16.8 mm (0.7 in) on 30 November 1967.
About the Station
Location: Virginia, United States, 37.75 latitude, -79.65 longitude.
Elevation: 595 m (1,952 ft).
Period of record: 1936 to 1967, 32 years.
Eligible elements: prcp.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
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The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Moores Creek Dam. 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 Moores Creek Dam, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records
0 standing records
0 records at Moores Creek Dam still stand.
Standing records at Moores Creek Dam by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 127.0 mm (5.0 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Moores Creek Dam. The most was 127.0 mm (5.0 in) on 30 September 1959.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Moores Creek Dam
Yearly extremes at Moores Creek Dam: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1959
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
32
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
167.7 mm (6.6 in)
1945
91.6 mm (3.6 in)
32
Longest dry spell (CDD)
36 days
1941
23 days
32
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Moores Creek Dam, 1936 to 1967. The record is 127.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 55.9 mm (2.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Moores Creek Dam by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1936
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1937
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1938
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1939
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1940
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1941
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1942
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1943
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1944
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1945
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1946
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1947
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1948
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1949
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1950
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1951
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1952
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1953
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1954
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1955
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1956
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1957
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1958
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1959
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1960
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1961
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1962
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1963
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1964
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1965
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1966
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1967
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Moores Creek Dam, 1936 to 1967. The record is 167.7 mm (6.6 in) in 1945, marked on the chart; the median year is 91.6 mm (3.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Moores Creek Dam by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1936
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1937
89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1938
146.4 mm (5.8 in)
1939
115.5 mm (4.5 in)
1940
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1941
104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1942
142.3 mm (5.6 in)
1943
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1944
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1945
167.7 mm (6.6 in)
1946
53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1947
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1948
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1949
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1950
90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1951
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1952
58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1953
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1954
66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1955
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1956
95.9 mm (3.8 in)
1957
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1958
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1959
142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1960
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1961
124.4 mm (4.9 in)
1962
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1963
66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1964
60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1965
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1966
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1967
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Moores Creek Dam, 1936 to 1967. The record is 36 days in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 23 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Moores Creek Dam by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1936
23 days
1937
20 days
1938
29 days
1939
29 days
1940
24 days
1941
36 days
1942
31 days
1943
27 days
1944
27 days
1945
21 days
1946
30 days
1947
14 days
1948
17 days
1949
18 days
1950
25 days
1951
11 days
1952
22 days
1953
28 days
1954
16 days
1955
22 days
1956
21 days
1957
23 days
1958
22 days
1959
22 days
1960
20 days
1961
21 days
1962
25 days
1963
29 days
1964
32 days
1965
19 days
1966
24 days
1967
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.
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Data for Moores Creek Dam standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Moores Creek Dam 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.