Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bellingham 2 N (USC00450564), Washington, United States, with 71 years of record.
Key Facts for Bellingham 2 N
Bellingham 2 N (USC00450564) is a weather station in Washington, United States at 48.78 latitude and -122.48 longitude, 43 m (141 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1915 to 1985, 71 years of record.
1,464 records set at Bellingham 2 N still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Bellingham 2 N set a daily record precipitation of 23.9 mm (0.9 in) on 26 April 1985.
About the Station
Location: Washington, United States, 48.78 latitude, -122.48 longitude.
Elevation: 43 m (141 ft).
Period of record: 1915 to 1985, 71 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 Bellingham 2 N. 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 Bellingham 2 N, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
19.4 C (66.9 F)
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
18.9 C (66.0 F)
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
22.2 C (72.0 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
35.6 C (96.1 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
21.7 C (71.1 F)
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
19.4 C (66.9 F)
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Bellingham 2 N still stand. 1935 holds the most, with 47.
Standing records at Bellingham 2 N by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1915
18
1916
38
1917
31
1918
21
1919
45
1920
30
1921
28
1922
19
1923
8
1924
17
1925
15
1926
26
1927
20
1928
18
1929
18
1930
31
1931
27
1932
32
1933
26
1934
29
1935
47
1936
36
1937
13
1938
19
1939
27
1940
13
1941
22
1942
7
1943
17
1944
20
1945
18
1946
7
1947
18
1948
10
1949
24
1950
39
1951
24
1952
26
1953
17
1954
19
1955
36
1956
20
1957
12
1958
34
1959
10
1960
21
1961
23
1962
15
1963
22
1964
17
1965
15
1966
18
1967
14
1968
32
1969
14
1970
9
1971
14
1972
21
1973
9
1974
12
1975
16
1976
15
1977
10
1978
15
1979
17
1980
25
1981
24
1982
11
1983
30
1984
11
1985
2
All-Time Record Progression
5 new records
5 all-time records were set at Bellingham 2 N between 13 January 1950 and 23 January 1982. Each dot is a new record.
When Bellingham 2 N set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1950-01-13
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -12.8 C (9.0 F)
1968-12-29
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -13.3 C (8.1 F)
1968-12-31
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 29.2 cm (11.5 in)
1971-01-11
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 40.6 cm (16.0 in)
1982-01-23
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 76.5 mm (3.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jan: 76.5 mm (3.0 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bellingham 2 N. The most was 76.5 mm (3.0 in) on 23 January 1982.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Bellingham 2 N
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
23 January 1982
Feb
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
14 February 1982
Mar
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
5 March 1972
Apr
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
11 April 1966
May
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
20 May 1952
Jun
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
14 June 1946
Jul
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
12 July 1972
Aug
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
24 August 1921
Sep
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
28 September 1971
Oct
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
10 October 1958
Nov
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
21 November 1980
Dec
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
11 December 1921
Period of Record Coverage
1915 to 1985
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
71 years of record at Bellingham 2 N, 1915 to 1985. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1922, 1923, 1924, 1929, 1940, 1985.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 57 complete years at Bellingham 2 N, 1915 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.7 C (49.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1955, at 8.2 C (46.7 F), and the warmest was 1958, at 11.4 C (52.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Bellingham 2 N as warming stripes, 1915 to 1983
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1915
10.8 C
+1.12 C
1916
8.4 C
-1.25 C
1917
9.3 C
-0.36 C
1919
8.8 C
-0.88 C
1920
9.2 C
-0.49 C
1921
8.9 C
-0.79 C
1925
10.0 C
+0.30 C
1927
8.9 C
-0.71 C
1928
9.7 C
+0.04 C
1930
8.7 C
-0.94 C
1932
9.1 C
-0.51 C
1933
9.0 C
-0.68 C
1934
10.4 C
+0.76 C
1935
9.2 C
-0.44 C
1936
9.2 C
-0.41 C
1938
9.4 C
-0.23 C
1939
9.9 C
+0.25 C
1941
10.3 C
+0.68 C
1942
9.8 C
+0.18 C
1945
9.4 C
-0.29 C
1946
9.5 C
-0.16 C
1947
9.7 C
+0.09 C
1948
8.9 C
-0.79 C
1949
8.7 C
-0.93 C
1950
8.7 C
-0.93 C
1951
8.8 C
-0.82 C
1952
9.4 C
-0.26 C
1953
10.6 C
+0.90 C
1954
9.3 C
-0.38 C
1955
8.2 C
-1.49 C
1956
9.2 C
-0.44 C
1957
9.5 C
-0.11 C
1958
11.4 C
+1.70 C
1959
9.8 C
+0.11 C
1960
9.9 C
+0.20 C
1961
10.4 C
+0.71 C
1962
9.8 C
+0.17 C
1963
10.2 C
+0.51 C
1964
9.2 C
-0.41 C
1965
9.8 C
+0.16 C
1966
10.0 C
+0.32 C
1967
10.6 C
+0.92 C
1968
9.9 C
+0.28 C
1969
9.7 C
+0.07 C
1970
9.8 C
+0.19 C
1971
9.5 C
-0.14 C
1972
9.3 C
-0.32 C
1973
10.0 C
+0.32 C
1974
10.2 C
+0.53 C
1975
9.5 C
-0.13 C
1976
10.0 C
+0.32 C
1977
9.9 C
+0.22 C
1978
10.2 C
+0.55 C
1979
10.2 C
+0.57 C
1980
10.3 C
+0.68 C
1981
11.0 C
+1.35 C
1983
10.8 C
+1.18 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade over 1915 to 1983. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 57 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Bellingham 2 N
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.3 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade
1915 to 1983
57
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.06 C (-0.04 to 0.15) per decade
0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade
1915 to 1983
57
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade
0.5 F (0.3 to 0.6) per decade
1915 to 1983
57
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
1915 to 1985
Yearly extremes at Bellingham 2 N: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1922
31.7 C (89.1 F)
71
Coldest night (TNn)
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1937
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
71
Wettest day (Rx1day)
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1982
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
71
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
221.6 mm (8.7 in)
1935
73.0 mm (2.9 in)
71
Longest dry spell (CDD)
62 days
1958
25 days
71
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Bellingham 2 N, 1915 to 1985. The record is 36.1 C (97.0 F) in 1922, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.7 C (89.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Bellingham 2 N by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1915
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1916
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1917
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1918
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1919
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1920
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1921
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1922
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1923
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1924
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1925
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1926
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1927
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1928
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1929
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1930
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1931
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1932
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1933
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1934
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1935
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1936
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1937
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1938
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1939
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1940
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1941
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1942
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1943
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1944
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1945
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1946
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1947
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1948
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1949
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1950
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1951
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1952
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1953
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1954
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1955
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1956
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1957
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1958
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1959
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1960
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1961
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1962
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1963
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1964
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1965
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1966
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1967
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1968
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1969
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1970
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1971
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1972
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1973
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1974
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1975
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1976
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1977
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1978
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1979
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1980
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1981
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1982
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1983
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1984
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1985
20.6 C (69.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Bellingham 2 N, 1915 to 1985. The record is -20.0 C (-4.0 F) in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is -12.8 C (9.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Bellingham 2 N by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1915
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1916
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1917
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1918
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1919
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1920
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1921
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1922
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1923
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1924
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1925
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1926
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1927
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1928
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1929
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1930
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1931
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1932
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1933
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1934
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1935
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1936
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1937
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1938
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1939
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1940
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1941
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1942
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1943
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1944
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1945
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1946
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1947
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1948
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1949
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1950
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1951
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1952
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1953
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1954
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1955
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1956
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1957
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1958
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1959
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1960
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1961
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1962
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1963
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1964
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1965
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1966
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1967
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1968
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1969
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1970
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1971
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1972
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1973
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1974
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1975
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1976
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1977
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1978
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1979
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1980
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1981
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1982
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1983
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1984
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1985
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Bellingham 2 N, 1915 to 1985. The record is 76.5 mm (3.0 in) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.6 mm (1.5 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bellingham 2 N by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1915
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1916
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1917
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1918
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1919
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1920
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1921
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1922
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1923
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1924
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1925
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1926
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1927
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1928
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1929
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1930
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1931
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1932
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1933
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1934
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1935
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1936
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1937
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1938
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1939
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1940
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1941
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1942
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1943
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1944
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1945
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1946
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1947
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1948
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1949
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1950
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1951
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1952
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1953
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1954
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1955
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1956
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1957
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1958
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1959
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1960
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1961
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1962
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1963
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1964
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1965
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1966
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1967
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1968
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1969
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1970
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1971
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1972
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1973
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1974
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1975
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1976
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1977
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1978
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1979
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1980
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1981
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1982
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1983
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1984
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1985
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Bellingham 2 N, 1915 to 1985. The record is 221.6 mm (8.7 in) in 1935, marked on the chart; the median year is 73.0 mm (2.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bellingham 2 N by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1915
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1916
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1917
98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1918
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1919
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1920
96.4 mm (3.8 in)
1921
100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1922
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1923
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1924
79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1925
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1926
50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1927
73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1928
60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1929
33.1 mm (1.3 in)
1930
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1931
72.8 mm (2.9 in)
1932
106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1933
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1934
71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1935
221.6 mm (8.7 in)
1936
70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1937
83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1938
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1939
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1940
76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1941
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1942
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1943
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1944
50.7 mm (2.0 in)
1945
130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1946
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1947
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1948
57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1949
80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1950
63.9 mm (2.5 in)
1951
117.8 mm (4.6 in)
1952
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1953
58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1954
90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1955
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1956
61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1957
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1958
105.8 mm (4.2 in)
1959
91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1960
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1961
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1962
60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1963
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1964
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1965
73.3 mm (2.9 in)
1966
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1967
106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1968
55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1969
76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1970
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1971
113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1972
99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1973
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1974
94.4 mm (3.7 in)
1975
112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1976
73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1977
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1978
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1979
97.2 mm (3.8 in)
1980
81.4 mm (3.2 in)
1981
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1982
125.1 mm (4.9 in)
1983
81.9 mm (3.2 in)
1984
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1985
52.2 mm (2.1 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Bellingham 2 N, 1915 to 1985. The record is 62 days in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 25 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bellingham 2 N by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1915
52 days
1916
16 days
1917
24 days
1918
38 days
1919
26 days
1920
27 days
1921
27 days
1922
48 days
1923
43 days
1924
13 days
1925
37 days
1926
17 days
1927
29 days
1928
7 days
1929
17 days
1930
20 days
1931
36 days
1932
16 days
1933
26 days
1934
20 days
1935
26 days
1936
42 days
1937
36 days
1938
14 days
1939
24 days
1940
15 days
1941
18 days
1942
38 days
1943
24 days
1944
50 days
1945
24 days
1946
28 days
1947
29 days
1948
15 days
1949
19 days
1950
26 days
1951
51 days
1952
37 days
1953
19 days
1954
16 days
1955
23 days
1956
27 days
1957
19 days
1958
62 days
1959
27 days
1960
57 days
1961
23 days
1962
27 days
1963
32 days
1964
10 days
1965
38 days
1966
18 days
1967
25 days
1968
25 days
1969
23 days
1970
29 days
1971
41 days
1972
33 days
1973
17 days
1974
36 days
1975
16 days
1976
13 days
1977
32 days
1978
15 days
1979
33 days
1980
28 days
1981
21 days
1982
23 days
1983
16 days
1984
20 days
1985
15 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
57 years with a frost
Across 57 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Bellingham 2 N falls on 7 May and the median first autumn frost on 3 October, which leaves a median of 152 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +6.4 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Bellingham 2 N
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1953 to 1983)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
7 May
n/a
27 April
n/a
-3.8 days per decade
First autumn frost
3 October
n/a
10 October
n/a
+2.6 days per decade
Growing days
152 days
n/a
163 days
n/a
+6.4 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, 1915 to 1983
A day with at least 39.1 mm (1.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 77.0 mm (3.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Bellingham 2 N: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
5 years
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
10 years
55.5 mm (2.2 in)
25 years
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
50 years
70.5 mm (2.8 in)
100 years
77.0 mm (3.0 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 1915 to 1983.
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: 76.5 mm (3.0 in) in 1982; 74.9 mm (2.9 in) in 1935; 62.5 mm (2.5 in) in 1980.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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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.