Radford 5 SW Threshold Days by Year (USC00447004)
6 fixed thresholds counted per year at Radford 5 SW (USC00447004): hot days, frost, tropical nights and heavy rain, with the most days in a year.
Key Facts for Radford 5 SW Thresholds
- Radford 5 SW: days with 10 mm (0.39 in) or more of precipitation in 30 years, most in 1948 with 44.
- Radford 5 SW: days with 25 mm (0.98 in) or more of precipitation in 30 years, most in 1875 with 21.
- Radford 5 SW: days with 50 mm (1.97 in) or more of precipitation in 20 years, most in 1876 with 8.
- Radford 5 SW: days with 10 cm (3.9 in) or more of snowfall in 11 years, most in 1966 with 6.
- 6 fixed thresholds have at least one qualifying day at Radford 5 SW.
Days with 10 mm (0.39 in) or more of precipitation
30 years with a qualifying day| Year | Days | Decade average |
|---|---|---|
| 1873 | 32 | 31.7 |
| 1874 | 27 | 31.7 |
| 1875 | 36 | 31.7 |
| 1876 | 30 | 31.7 |
| 1877 | 30 | 31.7 |
| 1878 | 35 | 31.7 |
| 1882 | 35 | 32.3 |
| 1884 | 33 | 32.3 |
| 1885 | 35 | 32.3 |
| 1888 | 26 | 32.3 |
| 1945 | 36 | 37.6 |
| 1946 | 33 | 37.6 |
| 1947 | 34 | 37.6 |
| 1948 | 44 | 37.6 |
| 1949 | 41 | 37.6 |
| 1950 | 34 | 30 |
| 1951 | 30 | 30 |
| 1952 | 32 | 30 |
| 1953 | 27 | 30 |
| 1954 | 29 | 30 |
| 1955 | 29 | 30 |
| 1956 | 31 | 30 |
| 1957 | 34 | 30 |
| 1958 | 29 | 30 |
| 1959 | 25 | 30 |
| 1960 | 35 | 29.4 |
| 1961 | 31 | 29.4 |
| 1962 | 30 | 29.4 |
| 1963 | 19 | 29.4 |
| 1966 | 32 | 29.4 |
| Year | First date | Last date |
|---|---|---|
| 1873 | 1873-01-03 | 1873-11-17 |
| 1874 | 1874-01-06 | 1874-12-20 |
| 1875 | 1875-01-03 | 1875-12-27 |
| 1876 | 1876-01-22 | 1876-11-19 |
| 1877 | 1877-01-05 | 1877-12-30 |
| 1878 | 1878-01-11 | 1878-12-22 |
| 1882 | 1882-01-11 | 1882-12-19 |
| 1884 | 1884-01-11 | 1884-12-25 |
| 1885 | 1885-01-05 | 1885-12-30 |
| 1888 | 1888-02-03 | 1888-12-18 |
| 1945 | 1945-01-02 | 1945-12-25 |
| 1946 | 1946-01-08 | 1946-12-21 |
| 1947 | 1947-01-01 | 1947-11-15 |
| 1948 | 1948-01-13 | 1948-12-30 |
| 1949 | 1949-01-06 | 1949-12-12 |
| 1950 | 1950-01-31 | 1950-12-29 |
| 1951 | 1951-02-07 | 1951-12-21 |
| 1952 | 1952-01-10 | 1952-12-31 |
| 1953 | 1953-01-21 | 1953-12-14 |
| 1954 | 1954-01-11 | 1954-12-30 |
| 1955 | 1955-01-11 | 1955-12-09 |
| 1956 | 1956-02-04 | 1956-12-24 |
| 1957 | 1957-01-10 | 1957-12-26 |
| 1958 | 1958-01-14 | 1958-12-29 |
| 1959 | 1959-01-09 | 1959-12-19 |
| 1960 | 1960-01-06 | 1960-12-12 |
| 1961 | 1961-02-08 | 1961-12-18 |
| 1962 | 1962-01-06 | 1962-12-30 |
| 1963 | 1963-03-02 | 1963-12-24 |
| 1966 | 1966-01-06 | 1966-12-29 |
Every Fixed Threshold
| Threshold | Years with a qualifying day | Most days in a year | Year | Latest year days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 mm (0.39 in): Days with 10 mm or more rain | 30 | 44 | 1948 | 32 |
| 25 mm (0.98 in): Days with 25 mm or more rain | 30 | 21 | 1875 | 8 |
| 50 mm (1.97 in): Days with 50 mm or more rain | 20 | 8 | 1876 | 4 |
| 100 mm (3.94 in): Days with 100 mm or more rain | 4 | 2 | 1876 | 1 |
| 10 cm (3.9 in): Days with 10 cm or more snowfall | 11 | 6 | 1966 | 6 |
| 25 cm (9.8 in): Days with 25 cm or more snowfall | 3 | 2 | 1960 | 1 |
Years with under 90 percent of days observed are left out of the most days column. Threshold history at this station starts in 1873.
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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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Threshold counts are computed by this site.
Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).