Cheney Weather Records (USC00451362)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cheney (USC00451362), Washington, United States, with 57 years of record.

Key Facts for Cheney

Cheney (USC00451362) is a weather station in Washington, United States at 47.48 latitude and -117.58 longitude, 732 m (2,402 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1899 to 1955, 57 years of record.
1,464 records set at Cheney still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Cheney set a daily record precipitation of 11.7 mm (0.5 in) on 29 October 1955.

About the Station

Location: Washington, United States, 47.48 latitude, -117.58 longitude.
Elevation: 732 m (2,402 ft).
Period of record: 1899 to 1955, 57 years.
Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Cheney. 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 Cheney, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	15.6 C (60.1 F)	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	17.8 C (64.0 F)	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	40.6 C (105.1 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	41.7 C (107.1 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	38.3 C (100.9 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	42.8 C (109.0 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	18.9 C (66.0 F)	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Cheney still stand. 1910 holds the most, with 126.

Standing records at Cheney by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1904	78
1905	69
1906	65
1907	96
1908	83
1909	86
1910	126
1911	26
1912	8
1938	61
1939	48
1940	59
1941	43
1942	42
1943	67
1944	35
1945	42
1946	35
1947	23
1948	38
1949	62
1950	62
1951	38
1952	33
1953	38
1954	46
1955	55

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 52.1 mm (2.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cheney. The most was 52.1 mm (2.1 in) on 20 October 1899.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Cheney
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	9 January 1953
Feb	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	6 February 1943
Mar	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	7 March 1940
Apr	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	12 April 1944
May	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 May 1907
Jun	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 June 1948
Jul	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	3 July 1902
Aug	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	4 August 1953
Sep	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 September 1945
Oct	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	20 October 1899
Nov	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	30 November 1899
Dec	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	2 December 1941

Period of Record Coverage

1904 to 1955

27 years of record at Cheney, 1904 to 1955. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1904, 1905, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1947, 1948, 1955.

Days with data per year at Cheney
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1904	317	87%	No
1905	306	84%	No
1906	364	100%	Yes
1907	356	98%	Yes
1908	344	94%	Yes
1909	310	85%	No
1910	358	98%	Yes
1911	239	65%	No
1912	58	16%	No
1938	364	100%	Yes
1939	364	100%	Yes
1940	362	99%	Yes
1941	336	92%	Yes
1942	359	98%	Yes
1943	358	98%	Yes
1944	364	99%	Yes
1945	365	100%	Yes
1946	362	99%	Yes
1947	238	65%	No
1948	259	71%	No
1949	352	96%	Yes
1950	362	99%	Yes
1951	363	99%	Yes
1952	366	100%	Yes
1953	352	96%	Yes
1954	349	96%	Yes
1955	299	82%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Cheney
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 October 1955	Cheney, US	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	14 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1955	Cheney, US	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1955	Cheney, US	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1955	Cheney, US	daily rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	0 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1955	Cheney, US	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1955	Cheney, US	daily rain	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1955	Cheney, US	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	8 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1955	Cheney, US	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	15 years	12 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

15 complete years, 1906 to 1954

One stripe for each of 15 complete years at Cheney, 1906 to 1954. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.8 C (47.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1949, at 7.9 C (46.3 F), and the warmest was 1940, at 9.8 C (49.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.1 C (2.0 F).

Annual mean temperature at Cheney as warming stripes, 1906 to 1954
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1906	9.0 C	+0.26 C
1907	8.8 C	-0.01 C
1910	9.3 C	+0.52 C
1938	9.4 C	+0.67 C
1940	9.8 C	+1.02 C
1943	8.5 C	-0.27 C
1944	8.7 C	-0.05 C
1945	8.4 C	-0.34 C
1946	8.5 C	-0.31 C
1949	7.9 C	-0.82 C
1950	8.1 C	-0.70 C
1951	8.2 C	-0.61 C
1952	8.8 C	-0.01 C
1953	9.5 C	+0.77 C
1954	8.6 C	-0.19 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

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

1899 to 1955

Yearly extremes at Cheney: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	42.8 C (109.0 F)	1955	37.8 C (100.0 F)	27
Coldest night (TNn)	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	1950	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	27
Wettest day (Rx1day)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	1899	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	1948	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	32
Longest dry spell (CDD)	76 days	1899	46 days	32

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Cheney, 1899 to 1955. The record is 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Cheney by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1905	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1906	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1907	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1908	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1909	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1910	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1911	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1912	12.2 C (54.0 F)
1938	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1939	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1940	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1941	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1942	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1943	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1944	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1945	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1946	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1947	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1948	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1949	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1950	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1951	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1952	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1953	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1954	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1955	42.8 C (109.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Cheney, 1899 to 1955. The record is -33.9 C (-29.0 F) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is -19.4 C (-2.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Cheney by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1905	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1906	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1907	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1908	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1909	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1910	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1911	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1912	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1938	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1939	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1940	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1941	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1942	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1943	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1944	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1945	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1946	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1947	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1948	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1949	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1950	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1951	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1952	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1953	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1954	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1955	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Cheney, 1899 to 1955. The record is 52.1 mm (2.1 in) in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is 29.0 mm (1.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cheney by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1899	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1900	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1901	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1902	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1903	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1904	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1905	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1906	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1907	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1908	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1909	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1910	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1911	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1912	13.7 mm (0.5 in)
1938	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1939	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1940	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1941	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1942	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1943	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1944	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1945	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1946	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1947	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1948	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1949	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1950	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1951	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1952	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1953	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1954	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1955	22.9 mm (0.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Cheney, 1899 to 1955. The record is 89.8 mm (3.5 in) in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.1 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cheney by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1899	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1900	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1901	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1902	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1903	59.8 mm (2.4 in)
1904	26.6 mm (1.0 in)
1905	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1906	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1907	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1908	53.2 mm (2.1 in)
1909	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1910	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1911	22.5 mm (0.9 in)
1912	4.6 mm (0.18 in)
1938	42.1 mm (1.7 in)
1939	34.1 mm (1.3 in)
1940	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1941	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1942	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1943	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1944	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1945	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1946	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1947	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1948	89.8 mm (3.5 in)
1949	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1950	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1951	60.8 mm (2.4 in)
1952	30.9 mm (1.2 in)
1953	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1954	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1955	54.2 mm (2.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Cheney, 1899 to 1955. The record is 76 days in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is 46 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cheney by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1899	76 days
1900	37 days
1901	61 days
1902	40 days
1903	28 days
1904	65 days
1905	60 days
1906	56 days
1907	43 days
1908	28 days
1909	62 days
1910	74 days
1911	54 days
1912	17 days
1938	44 days
1939	69 days
1940	47 days
1941	34 days
1942	27 days
1943	37 days
1944	53 days
1945	42 days
1946	51 days
1947	29 days
1948	38 days
1949	56 days
1950	32 days
1951	49 days
1952	49 days
1953	34 days
1954	35 days
1955	48 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.

Download the Data

Data for Cheney standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Cheney 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).