Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Appleton (USC00450217), Washington, United States, with 48 years of record.
Key Facts for Appleton
Appleton (USC00450217) is a weather station in Washington, United States at 45.81 latitude and -121.28 longitude, 712 m (2,336 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1959 to 2006, 48 years of record.
1,464 records set at Appleton still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Appleton set a daily record low minimum temperature of -8.9 C (16.0 F) on 31 October 2006.
About the Station
Location: Washington, United States, 45.81 latitude, -121.28 longitude.
Elevation: 712 m (2,336 ft).
Period of record: 1959 to 2006, 48 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 Appleton. 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 Appleton, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
15.0 C (59.0 F)
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
16.7 C (62.1 F)
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
22.8 C (73.0 F)
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
40.6 C (105.1 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
38.9 C (102.0 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
19.4 C (66.9 F)
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
15.0 C (59.0 F)
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Appleton still stand. 1972 holds the most, with 59.
Standing records at Appleton by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1959
18
1960
34
1961
31
1962
44
1963
26
1964
39
1965
37
1966
26
1967
32
1968
32
1969
34
1970
32
1971
36
1972
59
1973
28
1974
36
1975
36
1976
25
1977
40
1978
20
1979
27
1980
40
1981
28
1982
20
1983
29
1984
24
1985
50
1986
39
1987
47
1988
35
1989
30
1990
31
1991
23
1992
35
1993
31
1994
31
1995
34
1996
42
1997
16
1998
13
1999
24
2000
15
2001
13
2002
9
2003
28
2004
18
2005
26
2006
41
All-Time Record Progression
4 new records
4 all-time records were set at Appleton between 23 July 1994 and 28 July 1998. Each dot is a new record.
When Appleton set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1994-07-23
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 39.4 C (102.9 F)
1996-11-19
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1996-11-19
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 91.4 cm (36.0 in)
1998-07-28
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 40.6 C (105.1 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Nov: 98.6 mm (3.9 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Appleton. The most was 98.6 mm (3.9 in) on 19 November 1996.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Appleton
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
11 January 1972
Feb
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
11 February 2000
Mar
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
3 March 1960
Apr
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
23 April 1996
May
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
10 May 1961
Jun
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
8 June 1981
Jul
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
10 July 1995
Aug
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
21 August 1979
Sep
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1 September 1971
Oct
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
27 October 1994
Nov
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
19 November 1996
Dec
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
22 December 1964
Period of Record Coverage
1959 to 2006
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
48 years of record at Appleton, 1959 to 2006. 10 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1959, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 36 complete years at Appleton, 1960 to 2003. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 7.8 C (46.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1985, at 6.2 C (43.1 F), and the warmest was 1967, at 8.9 C (48.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Appleton as warming stripes, 1960 to 2003
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1960
7.7 C
-0.07 C
1961
8.1 C
+0.35 C
1962
7.6 C
-0.16 C
1963
7.8 C
-0.02 C
1964
6.9 C
-0.86 C
1965
8.2 C
+0.41 C
1966
8.1 C
+0.30 C
1967
8.9 C
+1.08 C
1968
7.8 C
+0.01 C
1969
7.3 C
-0.45 C
1970
7.6 C
-0.17 C
1971
7.6 C
-0.15 C
1972
7.7 C
-0.14 C
1973
7.9 C
+0.07 C
1974
7.9 C
+0.15 C
1975
7.4 C
-0.39 C
1976
7.7 C
-0.05 C
1977
7.7 C
-0.14 C
1978
7.5 C
-0.34 C
1979
7.7 C
-0.13 C
1980
7.3 C
-0.45 C
1981
7.9 C
+0.12 C
1982
7.1 C
-0.71 C
1983
7.6 C
-0.22 C
1984
7.0 C
-0.81 C
1985
6.2 C
-1.63 C
1986
8.1 C
+0.35 C
1987
8.5 C
+0.73 C
1988
8.3 C
+0.53 C
1990
8.4 C
+0.59 C
1991
8.4 C
+0.58 C
1993
7.0 C
-0.79 C
1997
8.1 C
+0.33 C
1999
8.3 C
+0.54 C
2001
8.2 C
+0.43 C
2003
8.8 C
+1.05 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1960 to 2003 is 0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (-0.1 to 0.5) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 36 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Appleton
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.2 F (-0.1 to 0.5) per decade
1960 to 2003
36
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.2 F (-0.2 to 0.5) per decade
1960 to 2003
36
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.10 C (-0.05 to 0.24) per decade
0.2 F (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade
1960 to 2003
36
Not clearly different from zero
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
1959 to 2006
Yearly extremes at Appleton: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1998
35.9 C (96.5 F)
48
Coldest night (TNn)
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1983
-16.9 C (1.5 F)
48
Wettest day (Rx1day)
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1996
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
48
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
247.9 mm (9.8 in)
1964
103.5 mm (4.1 in)
48
Longest dry spell (CDD)
102 days
1974
45 days
48
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Appleton, 1959 to 2006. The record is 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.9 C (96.5 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Appleton by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1959
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1960
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1961
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1962
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1963
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1964
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1965
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1966
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1967
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1968
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1969
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1970
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1971
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1972
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1973
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1974
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1975
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1976
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1977
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1978
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1979
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1980
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1981
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1982
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1983
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1984
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1985
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1986
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1987
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1988
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1989
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1990
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1991
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1992
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1993
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1994
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1995
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1996
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1997
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1998
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1999
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2000
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2001
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2002
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2003
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2004
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2005
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2006
37.2 C (99.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Appleton, 1959 to 2006. The record is -28.3 C (-18.9 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is -16.9 C (1.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Appleton by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1959
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1960
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1961
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1962
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1963
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1964
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1965
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1966
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1967
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1968
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1969
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1970
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1971
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1972
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1973
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1974
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1975
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1976
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1977
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1978
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1979
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1980
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1981
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1982
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1983
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1984
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1985
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1986
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1987
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1988
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1989
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1990
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1991
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1992
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1993
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1994
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1995
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1996
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1997
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1998
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1999
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2000
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2001
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2002
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2003
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2004
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2005
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2006
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Appleton, 1959 to 2006. The record is 98.6 mm (3.9 in) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is 44.2 mm (1.7 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Appleton by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1959
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1960
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1961
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1962
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1963
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1964
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1965
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1966
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1967
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1968
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1969
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1970
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1971
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1972
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1973
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1974
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1975
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1976
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1977
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1978
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1979
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1980
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1981
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1982
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1983
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1984
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1985
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1986
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1987
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1988
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1989
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1990
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1991
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1992
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1993
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1994
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1995
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1996
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1997
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1998
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1999
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
2000
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2001
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2002
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
2003
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
2004
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
2005
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2006
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Appleton, 1959 to 2006. The record is 247.9 mm (9.8 in) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 103.5 mm (4.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Appleton by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1959
69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1960
128.1 mm (5.0 in)
1961
127.2 mm (5.0 in)
1962
70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1963
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1964
247.9 mm (9.8 in)
1965
123.9 mm (4.9 in)
1966
165.8 mm (6.5 in)
1967
78.1 mm (3.1 in)
1968
109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1969
90.1 mm (3.5 in)
1970
124.8 mm (4.9 in)
1971
108.3 mm (4.3 in)
1972
137.9 mm (5.4 in)
1973
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1974
139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1975
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1976
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1977
172.4 mm (6.8 in)
1978
52.4 mm (2.1 in)
1979
70.2 mm (2.8 in)
1980
154.2 mm (6.1 in)
1981
98.4 mm (3.9 in)
1982
121.6 mm (4.8 in)
1983
106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1984
104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1985
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1986
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1987
137.9 mm (5.4 in)
1988
82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1989
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1990
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1991
54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1992
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1993
56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1994
145.1 mm (5.7 in)
1995
125.8 mm (5.0 in)
1996
190.8 mm (7.5 in)
1997
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1998
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1999
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
2000
78.4 mm (3.1 in)
2001
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
2002
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
2003
107.9 mm (4.2 in)
2004
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
2005
145.0 mm (5.7 in)
2006
112.5 mm (4.4 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Appleton, 1959 to 2006. The record is 102 days in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 45 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Appleton by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1959
41 days
1960
44 days
1961
37 days
1962
61 days
1963
43 days
1964
19 days
1965
32 days
1966
65 days
1967
79 days
1968
42 days
1969
85 days
1970
89 days
1971
66 days
1972
38 days
1973
60 days
1974
102 days
1975
51 days
1976
39 days
1977
43 days
1978
45 days
1979
40 days
1980
68 days
1981
74 days
1982
29 days
1983
32 days
1984
71 days
1985
51 days
1986
74 days
1987
45 days
1988
42 days
1989
26 days
1990
46 days
1991
55 days
1992
41 days
1993
49 days
1994
64 days
1995
31 days
1996
38 days
1997
45 days
1998
30 days
1999
43 days
2000
60 days
2001
32 days
2002
32 days
2003
68 days
2004
35 days
2005
60 days
2006
45 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
36 years with a frost
Across 36 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Appleton falls on 25 May and the median first autumn frost on 21 September, which leaves a median of 123 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +8.9 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Appleton
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1966 to 2003)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
25 May
n/a
25 May
n/a
-2.3 days per decade
First autumn frost
21 September
n/a
24 September
n/a
+6.6 days per decade
Growing days
123 days
n/a
124 days
n/a
+8.9 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
38 years, 1960 to 2004
A day with at least 43.1 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 115.6 mm (4.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Appleton: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
43.1 mm (1.7 in)
5 years
59.5 mm (2.3 in)
10 years
71.5 mm (2.8 in)
25 years
88.0 mm (3.5 in)
50 years
101.3 mm (4.0 in)
Longer than the 38 years of record
100 years
115.6 mm (4.6 in)
Longer than the 38 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, 38 years of values from 1960 to 2004.
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: 98.6 mm (3.9 in) in 1996; 86.4 mm (3.4 in) in 1964; 77.7 mm (3.1 in) in 1977.
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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.