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Kennewick Weather Records (USC00454154)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Kennewick (USC00454154), Washington, United States, with 133 years of record.

Key Facts for Kennewick

  • Kennewick (USC00454154) is a weather station in Washington, United States at 46.21 latitude and -119.10 longitude, 119 m (390 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1894 to 2026, 133 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Kennewick still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Kennewick tied a daily record high maximum temperature of 37.8 C (100.0 F) on 27 August 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

  • Location: Washington, United States, 46.21 latitude, -119.10 longitude.
  • Elevation: 119 m (390 ft).
  • Period of record: 1894 to 2026, 133 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

2 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Kennewick, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Kennewick. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 2 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -40-200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Kennewick. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 2 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Kennewick, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan23.3 C (73.9 F)-32.8 C (-27.0 F)17.2 C (63.0 F)-6.7 C (19.9 F)
Feb23.3 C (73.9 F)-30.6 C (-23.1 F)17.2 C (63.0 F)-2.2 C (28.0 F)
Mar30.6 C (87.1 F)-13.3 C (8.1 F)25.0 C (77.0 F)-0.6 C (30.9 F)
Apr35.0 C (95.0 F)-7.8 C (18.0 F)26.1 C (79.0 F)1.7 C (35.1 F)
May40.0 C (104.0 F)-3.3 C (26.1 F)32.2 C (90.0 F)7.2 C (45.0 F)
Jun45.6 C (114.1 F)1.7 C (35.1 F)36.1 C (97.0 F)9.4 C (48.9 F)
Jul46.1 C (115.0 F)3.3 C (37.9 F)38.9 C (102.0 F)12.8 C (55.0 F)
Aug46.1 C (115.0 F)2.8 C (37.0 F)38.3 C (100.9 F)5.6 C (42.1 F)
Sep37.8 C (100.0 F)-6.1 C (21.0 F)31.7 C (89.1 F)6.1 C (43.0 F)
Oct31.7 C (89.1 F)-10.0 C (14.0 F)28.9 C (84.0 F)6.1 C (43.0 F)
Nov26.1 C (79.0 F)-22.2 C (-8.0 F)n/an/a
Dec22.2 C (72.0 F)-33.9 C (-29.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Kennewick by the year they were set 1,464 records at Kennewick still stand. 1911 holds the most, with 36. 0102030401894: 131895: 201896: 221897: 181898: 211899: 131904: 201905: 181906: 331907: 151908: 61909: 241910: 271911: 361912: 161913: 111914: 51915: 91916: 101917: 221918: 121919: 291920: 151921: 221922: 131923: 81924: 321925: 91926: 121927: 61928: 91929: 261930: 261931: 51932: 141933: 191934: 181935: 231936: 281937: 191938: 181939: 151940: 81941: 61942: 71943: 81944: 121945: 191946: 51947: 121948: 71949: 91950: 221951: 71952: 21953: 101954: 71955: 211956: 61957: 111958: 41959: 101960: 101961: 161962: 81963: 31964: 91965: 141966: 91967: 161968: 131969: 61970: 31971: 71972: 171973: 61974: 81975: 81976: 31977: 101978: 41979: 41980: 51981: 41982: 81983: 81984: 51985: 221986: 81987: 131988: 81989: 141990: 111991: 31992: 101993: 131994: 51995: 51996: 71997: 31998: 121999: 32000: 32001: 12002: 62003: 92004: 62005: 42006: 122007: 72008: 42009: 92010: 32011: 62012: 12013: 52014: 62015: 142016: 52017: 32018: 62019: 142020: 142021: 182022: 112023: 52024: 62025: 102026: 51894191119241937195019631976198920022015
1,464 records at Kennewick still stand. 1911 holds the most, with 36.
Standing records at Kennewick by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
189413
189520
189622
189718
189821
189913
190420
190518
190633
190715
19086
190924
191027
191136
191216
191311
19145
19159
191610
191722
191812
191929
192015
192122
192213
19238
192432
19259
192612
19276
19289
192926
193026
19315
193214
193319
193418
193523
193628
193719
193818
193915
19408
19416
19427
19438
194412
194519
19465
194712
19487
19499
195022
19517
19522
195310
19547
195521
19566
195711
19584
195910
196010
196116
19628
19633
19649
196514
19669
196716
196813
19696
19703
19717
197217
19736
19748
19758
19763
197710
19784
19794
19805
19814
19828
19838
19845
198522
19868
198713
19888
198914
199011
19913
199210
199313
19945
19955
19967
19973
199812
19993
20003
20011
20026
20039
20046
20054
200612
20077
20084
20099
20103
20116
20121
20135
20146
201514
20165
20173
20186
201914
202014
202118
202211
20235
20246
202510
20265

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records
When Kennewick set new all-time records 1 all-time records were set at Kennewick between 17 May 2019 and 17 May 2019. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitation17 May 2019: Record daily precipitation 77.0 mm (3.0 in)2020
1 all-time records were set at Kennewick between 17 May 2019 and 17 May 2019. Each dot is a new record.
When Kennewick set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
2019-05-17Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 77.0 mm (3.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 77.0 mm (3.0 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Kennewick The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kennewick. The most was 77.0 mm (3.0 in) on 17 May 2019. 020406080 Jan: 23.4 mm (0.9 in), 2 January 2009 Jan Feb: 39.6 mm (1.6 in), 3 February 1916 Feb Mar: 22.9 mm (0.9 in), 12 March 1923 Mar Apr: 27.7 mm (1.1 in), 24 April 1936 Apr May: 77.0 mm (3.0 in), 17 May 2019 May Jun: 36.1 mm (1.4 in), 26 June 1942 Jun Jul: 22.4 mm (0.9 in), 5 July 1948 Jul Aug: 28.2 mm (1.1 in), 30 August 1977 Aug Sep: 23.1 mm (0.9 in), 4 September 1911 Sep Oct: 30.7 mm (1.2 in), 29 October 1982 Oct Nov: 50.8 mm (2.0 in), 20 November 1921 Nov Dec: 28.7 mm (1.1 in), 31 December 1913 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kennewick. The most was 77.0 mm (3.0 in) on 17 May 2019.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Kennewick
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan23.4 mm (0.9 in)2 January 2009
Feb39.6 mm (1.6 in)3 February 1916
Mar22.9 mm (0.9 in)12 March 1923
Apr27.7 mm (1.1 in)24 April 1936
May77.0 mm (3.0 in)17 May 2019
Jun36.1 mm (1.4 in)26 June 1942
Jul22.4 mm (0.9 in)5 July 1948
Aug28.2 mm (1.1 in)30 August 1977
Sep23.1 mm (0.9 in)4 September 1911
Oct30.7 mm (1.2 in)29 October 1982
Nov50.8 mm (2.0 in)20 November 1921
Dec28.7 mm (1.1 in)31 December 1913

Period of Record Coverage

1894 to 2026
Days with data per year at Kennewick 130 years of record at Kennewick, 1894 to 2026. 10 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1895, 1900, 1904, 1905, 1913, 1946, 1976, 1979 and others. 1894: 329 of 365 days1895: 298 of 365 days1896: 364 of 366 days1897: 358 of 365 days1898: 363 of 365 days1899: 363 of 365 days1900: 89 of 365 days1904: 257 of 366 days1905: 295 of 365 days1906: 335 of 365 days1907: 331 of 365 days1908: 352 of 366 days1909: 330 of 365 days1910: 337 of 365 days1911: 344 of 365 days1912: 354 of 366 days1913: 318 of 365 days1914: 339 of 365 days1915: 364 of 365 days1916: 357 of 366 days1917: 358 of 365 days1918: 354 of 365 days1919: 351 of 365 days1920: 362 of 366 days1921: 362 of 365 days1922: 361 of 365 days1923: 359 of 365 days1924: 334 of 366 days1925: 354 of 365 days1926: 355 of 365 days1927: 357 of 365 days1928: 357 of 366 days1929: 362 of 365 days1930: 363 of 365 days1931: 365 of 365 days1932: 362 of 366 days1933: 344 of 365 days1934: 350 of 365 days1935: 365 of 365 days1936: 363 of 366 days1937: 364 of 365 days1938: 361 of 365 days1939: 364 of 365 days1940: 365 of 366 days1941: 364 of 365 days1942: 365 of 365 days1943: 363 of 365 days1944: 365 of 366 days1945: 360 of 365 days1946: 269 of 365 days1947: 363 of 365 days1948: 360 of 366 days1949: 363 of 365 days1950: 364 of 365 days1951: 365 of 365 days1952: 365 of 366 days1953: 353 of 365 days1954: 349 of 365 days1955: 341 of 365 days1956: 340 of 366 days1957: 361 of 365 days1958: 355 of 365 days1959: 364 of 365 days1960: 363 of 366 days1961: 361 of 365 days1962: 363 of 365 days1963: 365 of 365 days1964: 366 of 366 days1965: 365 of 365 days1966: 364 of 365 days1967: 364 of 365 days1968: 364 of 366 days1969: 364 of 365 days1970: 365 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 365 of 366 days1973: 364 of 365 days1974: 364 of 365 days1975: 364 of 365 days1976: 328 of 366 days1977: 357 of 365 days1978: 334 of 365 days1979: 274 of 365 days1980: 366 of 366 days1981: 364 of 365 days1982: 365 of 365 days1983: 363 of 365 days1984: 364 of 366 days1985: 365 of 365 days1986: 365 of 365 days1987: 365 of 365 days1988: 366 of 366 days1989: 365 of 365 days1990: 364 of 365 days1991: 365 of 365 days1992: 365 of 366 days1993: 365 of 365 days1994: 365 of 365 days1995: 365 of 365 days1996: 366 of 366 days1997: 365 of 365 days1998: 335 of 365 days1999: 364 of 365 days2000: 366 of 366 days2001: 305 of 365 days2002: 364 of 365 days2003: 334 of 365 days2004: 366 of 366 days2005: 365 of 365 days2006: 365 of 365 days2007: 364 of 365 days2008: 365 of 366 days2009: 365 of 365 days2010: 365 of 365 days2011: 365 of 365 days2012: 366 of 366 days2013: 365 of 365 days2014: 365 of 365 days2015: 336 of 365 days2016: 366 of 366 days2017: 365 of 365 days2018: 362 of 365 days2019: 365 of 365 days2020: 364 of 366 days2021: 365 of 365 days2022: 364 of 365 days2023: 361 of 365 days2024: 365 of 366 days2025: 365 of 365 days2026: 284 of 365 days1900192019401960198020002020
130 years of record at Kennewick, 1894 to 2026. 10 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1895, 1900, 1904, 1905, 1913, 1946, 1976, 1979 and others.
Days with data per year at Kennewick
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
189432990%Yes
189529882%No
189636499%Yes
189735898%Yes
189836399%Yes
189936399%Yes
19008924%No
190425770%No
190529581%No
190633592%Yes
190733191%Yes
190835296%Yes
190933090%Yes
191033792%Yes
191134494%Yes
191235497%Yes
191331887%No
191433993%Yes
1915364100%Yes
191635798%Yes
191735898%Yes
191835497%Yes
191935196%Yes
192036299%Yes
192136299%Yes
192236199%Yes
192335998%Yes
192433491%Yes
192535497%Yes
192635597%Yes
192735798%Yes
192835798%Yes
192936299%Yes
193036399%Yes
1931365100%Yes
193236299%Yes
193334494%Yes
193435096%Yes
1935365100%Yes
193636399%Yes
1937364100%Yes
193836199%Yes
1939364100%Yes
1940365100%Yes
1941364100%Yes
1942365100%Yes
194336399%Yes
1944365100%Yes
194536099%Yes
194626974%No
194736399%Yes
194836098%Yes
194936399%Yes
1950364100%Yes
1951365100%Yes
1952365100%Yes
195335397%Yes
195434996%Yes
195534193%Yes
195634093%Yes
195736199%Yes
195835597%Yes
1959364100%Yes
196036399%Yes
196136199%Yes
196236399%Yes
1963365100%Yes
1964366100%Yes
1965365100%Yes
1966364100%Yes
1967364100%Yes
196836499%Yes
1969364100%Yes
1970365100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972365100%Yes
1973364100%Yes
1974364100%Yes
1975364100%Yes
197632890%No
197735798%Yes
197833492%Yes
197927475%No
1980366100%Yes
1981364100%Yes
1982365100%Yes
198336399%Yes
198436499%Yes
1985365100%Yes
1986365100%Yes
1987365100%Yes
1988366100%Yes
1989365100%Yes
1990364100%Yes
1991365100%Yes
1992365100%Yes
1993365100%Yes
1994365100%Yes
1995365100%Yes
1996366100%Yes
1997365100%Yes
199833592%Yes
1999364100%Yes
2000366100%Yes
200130584%No
2002364100%Yes
200333492%Yes
2004366100%Yes
2005365100%Yes
2006365100%Yes
2007364100%Yes
2008365100%Yes
2009365100%Yes
2010365100%Yes
2011365100%Yes
2012366100%Yes
2013365100%Yes
2014365100%Yes
201533692%Yes
2016366100%Yes
2017365100%Yes
201836299%Yes
2019365100%Yes
202036499%Yes
2021365100%Yes
2022364100%Yes
202336199%Yes
2024365100%Yes
2025365100%Yes
202628478%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Kennewick
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
27 August 2026Kennewick, USdaily high max (Tie, Provisional)37.8 C (100.0 F)tie53 years6 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 2026Kennewick, USdaily high min (Tie)21.7 C (71.1 F)tie28 years4 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 2026Kennewick, USdaily rain9.4 mm (0.37 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)93 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 2026Kennewick, USdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)77 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 2026Kennewick, USmonthly high min15.0 C (59.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)14 years28 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 2026Kennewick, USmonthly high min (Tie)13.3 C (55.9 F)tie14 years6 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 2026Kennewick, USdaily high max25.0 C (77.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)120 years42 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2026Kennewick, USdaily high min11.7 C (53.1 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)84 years42 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 2026Kennewick, USdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)8 years15 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 2026Kennewick, USdaily high min8.9 C (48.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)80 years34 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 2025Kennewick, USdaily high max18.3 C (64.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)108 years43 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2025Kennewick, USdaily high max21.1 C (70.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)52 years29 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 2025Kennewick, USdaily high max (Tie)18.9 C (66.0 F)tie100 years10 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 2025Kennewick, USdaily high min15.6 C (60.1 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)100 years48 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2025Kennewick, USdaily high max20.6 C (69.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 2025Kennewick, USdaily high min (Tie)9.4 C (48.9 F)tie79 years8 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 2025Kennewick, USdaily high min10.0 C (50.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)48 years29 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 2025Kennewick, USdaily high min9.4 C (48.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)2 years12 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 2025Kennewick, USdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)39 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 2025Kennewick, USdaily high max (Tie)20.6 C (69.1 F)tie8 years3 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

105 complete years, 1896 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Kennewick as warming stripes, 1896 to 2025 One stripe for each of 105 complete years at Kennewick, 1896 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.4 C (54.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1985, at 10.2 C (50.4 F), and the warmest was 1934, at 14.3 C (57.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F). 1896: 12.9 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1897: 11.8 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1898: 12.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1899: 12.1 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1906: 12.8 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1911: 12.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1912: 12.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1914: 12.1 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1915: 12.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1916: 10.4 C, -1.9 C from the station mean1917: 12.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1918: 12.9 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1919: 11.1 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1920: 11.4 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1921: 11.8 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1922: 10.6 C, -1.8 C from the station mean1923: 12.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1925: 13.0 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1926: 12.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1927: 11.6 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1928: 11.9 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1929: 10.5 C, -1.9 C from the station mean1930: 11.3 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1931: 12.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1932: 11.8 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1933: 12.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1934: 14.3 C, +2.0 C from the station mean1935: 11.2 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1936: 11.1 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1937: 11.0 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1938: 12.9 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1939: 13.0 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1940: 12.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1941: 12.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1942: 12.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1943: 11.6 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1944: 12.1 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1945: 12.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1947: 12.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1948: 11.1 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1949: 11.3 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1951: 11.8 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1952: 12.0 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1953: 13.3 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1957: 11.4 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1958: 13.6 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1959: 11.7 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1960: 11.7 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1961: 13.4 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1962: 12.4 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1963: 12.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1964: 11.9 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1965: 12.8 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1966: 13.1 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1967: 13.7 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1968: 12.7 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1969: 11.4 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1970: 11.8 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1971: 12.4 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1972: 12.1 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1973: 12.6 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1974: 12.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1975: 11.7 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1977: 11.9 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1980: 11.9 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1981: 12.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1982: 11.6 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1984: 11.6 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1985: 10.2 C, -2.2 C from the station mean1986: 12.6 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1987: 13.0 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1988: 12.8 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1989: 12.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1990: 13.1 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1991: 12.4 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1992: 13.2 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1993: 11.0 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1994: 13.3 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1995: 12.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1996: 11.6 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1997: 12.9 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1999: 13.3 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2000: 12.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2002: 12.9 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2004: 13.3 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2005: 12.7 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2006: 13.2 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2007: 12.9 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2008: 12.1 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2009: 12.4 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2010: 12.8 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2011: 12.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2012: 13.1 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2013: 12.8 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2014: 13.7 C, +1.3 C from the station mean2016: 13.8 C, +1.5 C from the station mean2017: 12.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2018: 13.5 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2019: 12.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2020: 13.7 C, +1.3 C from the station mean2021: 14.1 C, +1.7 C from the station mean2022: 12.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2023: 13.4 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2024: 13.6 C, +1.3 C from the station mean2025: 14.2 C, +1.8 C from the station mean1896191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 105 complete years at Kennewick, 1896 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.4 C (54.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1985, at 10.2 C (50.4 F), and the warmest was 1934, at 14.3 C (57.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at Kennewick as warming stripes, 1896 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
189612.9 C+0.59 C
189711.8 C-0.60 C
189812.6 C+0.25 C
189912.1 C-0.22 C
190612.8 C+0.44 C
191112.0 C-0.39 C
191212.0 C-0.40 C
191412.1 C-0.22 C
191512.3 C-0.07 C
191610.4 C-1.94 C
191712.2 C-0.18 C
191812.9 C+0.50 C
191911.1 C-1.26 C
192011.4 C-1.00 C
192111.8 C-0.55 C
192210.6 C-1.76 C
192312.2 C-0.14 C
192513.0 C+0.66 C
192612.6 C+0.22 C
192711.6 C-0.73 C
192811.9 C-0.46 C
192910.5 C-1.89 C
193011.3 C-1.03 C
193112.2 C-0.16 C
193211.8 C-0.55 C
193312.3 C-0.07 C
193414.3 C+1.97 C
193511.2 C-1.14 C
193611.1 C-1.30 C
193711.0 C-1.40 C
193812.9 C+0.54 C
193913.0 C+0.61 C
194012.7 C+0.33 C
194112.7 C+0.32 C
194212.2 C-0.17 C
194311.6 C-0.76 C
194412.1 C-0.30 C
194512.5 C+0.11 C
194712.6 C+0.21 C
194811.1 C-1.28 C
194911.3 C-1.02 C
195111.8 C-0.56 C
195212.0 C-0.31 C
195313.3 C+0.96 C
195711.4 C-0.94 C
195813.6 C+1.22 C
195911.7 C-0.66 C
196011.7 C-0.63 C
196113.4 C+1.06 C
196212.4 C+0.05 C
196312.5 C+0.13 C
196411.9 C-0.41 C
196512.8 C+0.45 C
196613.1 C+0.76 C
196713.7 C+1.34 C
196812.7 C+0.39 C
196911.4 C-1.00 C
197011.8 C-0.60 C
197112.4 C0.00 C
197212.1 C-0.23 C
197312.6 C+0.26 C
197412.5 C+0.12 C
197511.7 C-0.63 C
197711.9 C-0.46 C
198011.9 C-0.48 C
198112.3 C-0.10 C
198211.6 C-0.77 C
198411.6 C-0.71 C
198510.2 C-2.15 C
198612.6 C+0.29 C
198713.0 C+0.68 C
198812.8 C+0.47 C
198912.2 C-0.17 C
199013.1 C+0.78 C
199112.4 C+0.04 C
199213.2 C+0.89 C
199311.0 C-1.40 C
199413.3 C+0.93 C
199512.6 C+0.20 C
199611.6 C-0.79 C
199712.9 C+0.58 C
199913.3 C+0.90 C
200012.3 C-0.06 C
200212.9 C+0.50 C
200413.3 C+0.95 C
200512.7 C+0.36 C
200613.2 C+0.84 C
200712.9 C+0.52 C
200812.1 C-0.26 C
200912.4 C+0.04 C
201012.8 C+0.40 C
201112.2 C-0.13 C
201213.1 C+0.77 C
201312.8 C+0.41 C
201413.7 C+1.33 C
201613.8 C+1.46 C
201712.3 C-0.05 C
201813.5 C+1.12 C
201912.0 C-0.40 C
202013.7 C+1.34 C
202114.1 C+1.71 C
202212.5 C+0.12 C
202313.4 C+1.02 C
202413.6 C+1.27 C
202514.2 C+1.85 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.1 C (0.1 to 0.1) per decade over 1896 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (0.1 to 0.2) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 105 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Kennewick
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.1 C (0.1 to 0.1) per decade0.2 F (0.1 to 0.2) per decade1896 to 2025105Rise
Mean daily maximum-0.02 C (-0.06 to 0.03) per decade-0.03 F (-0.12 to 0.06) per decade1896 to 2025105Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum0.2 C (0.2 to 0.3) per decade0.4 F (0.3 to 0.5) per decade1896 to 2025105Rise

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

1894 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Kennewick: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)46.1 C (115.0 F)189840.0 C (104.0 F)130
Coldest night (TNn)-33.9 C (-29.0 F)1919-15.6 C (3.9 F)130
Wettest day (Rx1day)77.0 mm (3.0 in)201916.5 mm (0.6 in)130
Wettest five days (Rx5day)80.4 mm (3.2 in)201925.2 mm (1.0 in)130
Longest dry spell (CDD)134 days190659 days130

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Kennewick by year The hottest day of the year at Kennewick, 1894 to 2026. The record is 46.1 C (115.0 F) in 1898, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.0 C (104.0 F). 203040501900192019401960198020002020Record: 46.1 C (115.0 F) in 1898
The hottest day of the year at Kennewick, 1894 to 2026. The record is 46.1 C (115.0 F) in 1898, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.0 C (104.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Kennewick by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
189441.7 C (107.1 F)
189539.4 C (102.9 F)
189641.1 C (106.0 F)
189741.7 C (107.1 F)
189846.1 C (115.0 F)
189941.1 C (106.0 F)
190024.4 C (75.9 F)
190444.4 C (111.9 F)
190543.3 C (109.9 F)
190643.9 C (111.0 F)
190741.7 C (107.1 F)
190843.3 C (109.9 F)
190940.0 C (104.0 F)
191040.0 C (104.0 F)
191145.6 C (114.1 F)
191242.2 C (108.0 F)
191342.2 C (108.0 F)
191439.4 C (102.9 F)
191537.8 C (100.0 F)
191638.3 C (100.9 F)
191738.3 C (100.9 F)
191840.6 C (105.1 F)
191940.0 C (104.0 F)
192038.9 C (102.0 F)
192137.8 C (100.0 F)
192242.8 C (109.0 F)
192338.9 C (102.0 F)
192441.1 C (106.0 F)
192540.6 C (105.1 F)
192641.1 C (106.0 F)
192740.0 C (104.0 F)
192842.2 C (108.0 F)
192939.4 C (102.9 F)
193039.4 C (102.9 F)
193140.0 C (104.0 F)
193237.8 C (100.0 F)
193339.4 C (102.9 F)
193443.3 C (109.9 F)
193541.1 C (106.0 F)
193637.8 C (100.0 F)
193738.3 C (100.9 F)
193842.8 C (109.0 F)
193946.1 C (115.0 F)
194040.6 C (105.1 F)
194142.8 C (109.0 F)
194241.1 C (106.0 F)
194340.6 C (105.1 F)
194440.6 C (105.1 F)
194538.9 C (102.0 F)
194641.1 C (106.0 F)
194738.3 C (100.9 F)
194838.3 C (100.9 F)
194937.8 C (100.0 F)
195038.3 C (100.9 F)
195138.9 C (102.0 F)
195240.0 C (104.0 F)
195338.3 C (100.9 F)
195436.1 C (97.0 F)
195539.4 C (102.9 F)
195637.8 C (100.0 F)
195737.2 C (99.0 F)
195841.1 C (106.0 F)
195938.9 C (102.0 F)
196041.7 C (107.1 F)
196142.2 C (108.0 F)
196238.9 C (102.0 F)
196337.8 C (100.0 F)
196438.3 C (100.9 F)
196540.0 C (104.0 F)
196637.2 C (99.0 F)
196740.6 C (105.1 F)
196841.1 C (106.0 F)
196937.8 C (100.0 F)
197038.9 C (102.0 F)
197141.7 C (107.1 F)
197241.1 C (106.0 F)
197339.4 C (102.9 F)
197439.4 C (102.9 F)
197541.1 C (106.0 F)
197637.2 C (99.0 F)
197743.3 C (109.9 F)
197840.0 C (104.0 F)
197942.2 C (108.0 F)
198040.0 C (104.0 F)
198140.6 C (105.1 F)
198241.1 C (106.0 F)
198340.0 C (104.0 F)
198440.6 C (105.1 F)
198540.0 C (104.0 F)
198640.0 C (104.0 F)
198740.0 C (104.0 F)
198838.9 C (102.0 F)
198938.3 C (100.9 F)
199041.7 C (107.1 F)
199138.3 C (100.9 F)
199241.7 C (107.1 F)
199337.8 C (100.0 F)
199441.1 C (106.0 F)
199537.8 C (100.0 F)
199640.0 C (104.0 F)
199739.4 C (102.9 F)
199843.3 C (109.9 F)
199938.3 C (100.9 F)
200040.0 C (104.0 F)
200138.9 C (102.0 F)
200241.1 C (106.0 F)
200341.7 C (107.1 F)
200439.4 C (102.9 F)
200538.9 C (102.0 F)
200642.8 C (109.0 F)
200740.6 C (105.1 F)
200840.0 C (104.0 F)
200940.6 C (105.1 F)
201038.3 C (100.9 F)
201137.2 C (99.0 F)
201240.6 C (105.1 F)
201342.2 C (108.0 F)
201442.2 C (108.0 F)
201542.8 C (109.0 F)
201638.9 C (102.0 F)
201740.6 C (105.1 F)
201841.1 C (106.0 F)
201939.4 C (102.9 F)
202042.2 C (108.0 F)
202145.6 C (114.1 F)
202243.3 C (109.9 F)
202340.6 C (105.1 F)
202441.1 C (106.0 F)
202539.4 C (102.9 F)
202638.9 C (102.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Kennewick by year The coldest night of the year at Kennewick, 1894 to 2026. The record is -33.9 C (-29.0 F) in 1919, marked on the chart; the median year is -15.6 C (3.9 F). -40-30-20-1001900192019401960198020002020Record: -33.9 C (-29.0 F) in 1919
The coldest night of the year at Kennewick, 1894 to 2026. The record is -33.9 C (-29.0 F) in 1919, marked on the chart; the median year is -15.6 C (3.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Kennewick by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1894-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1895-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1896-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1897-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1898-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1899-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1900-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1904-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1905-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1906-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1907-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1908-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1909-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1910-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1911-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1912-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1913-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1914-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1915-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1916-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1917-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1918-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1919-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1920-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1921-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1922-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1923-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1924-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1925-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1926-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1927-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1928-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1929-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1930-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1931-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1932-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1933-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1934-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1935-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1936-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1937-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1938-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1939-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1940-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1941-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1942-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1943-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1944-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1945-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1946-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1947-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1948-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1949-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1950-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1951-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1952-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1953-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1954-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1955-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1956-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1957-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1958-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1959-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1960-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1961-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1962-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1963-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1964-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1965-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1966-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1967-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1968-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1969-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1970-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1971-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1972-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1973-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1974-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1975-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1976-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1977-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1978-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1979-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1980-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1981-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1982-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1983-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1984-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1985-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1986-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1987-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1988-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1989-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1990-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1991-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1992-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1993-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1994-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1995-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1996-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1997-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1998-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1999-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2000-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2001-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2002-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2003-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2004-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2005-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2006-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2007-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2008-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2009-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2010-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2011-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2012-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2013-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2014-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2015-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2016-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2017-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2018-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2019-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2020-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2021-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2022-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2023-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2024-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2025-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2026-6.7 C (19.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kennewick by year The wettest day of the year at Kennewick, 1894 to 2026. The record is 77.0 mm (3.0 in) in 2019, marked on the chart; the median year is 16.5 mm (0.6 in). 0204060801900192019401960198020002020Record: 77.0 mm (3.0 in) in 2019
The wettest day of the year at Kennewick, 1894 to 2026. The record is 77.0 mm (3.0 in) in 2019, marked on the chart; the median year is 16.5 mm (0.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kennewick by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
189415.2 mm (0.6 in)
189511.4 mm (0.4 in)
189612.7 mm (0.5 in)
189718.0 mm (0.7 in)
189811.9 mm (0.5 in)
189921.6 mm (0.9 in)
190011.4 mm (0.4 in)
190411.7 mm (0.5 in)
190513.5 mm (0.5 in)
190639.4 mm (1.6 in)
190716.5 mm (0.6 in)
190817.8 mm (0.7 in)
190916.8 mm (0.7 in)
191018.5 mm (0.7 in)
191123.1 mm (0.9 in)
191214.5 mm (0.6 in)
191328.7 mm (1.1 in)
191421.1 mm (0.8 in)
191521.1 mm (0.8 in)
191639.6 mm (1.6 in)
191715.0 mm (0.6 in)
191811.4 mm (0.4 in)
191918.5 mm (0.7 in)
192025.1 mm (1.0 in)
192150.8 mm (2.0 in)
192219.1 mm (0.8 in)
192322.9 mm (0.9 in)
192415.7 mm (0.6 in)
192517.0 mm (0.7 in)
192620.3 mm (0.8 in)
192714.7 mm (0.6 in)
192822.9 mm (0.9 in)
19298.6 mm (0.34 in)
193016.8 mm (0.7 in)
193112.7 mm (0.5 in)
19329.7 mm (0.38 in)
193314.0 mm (0.6 in)
19349.9 mm (0.39 in)
193512.2 mm (0.5 in)
193627.7 mm (1.1 in)
193723.9 mm (0.9 in)
193815.2 mm (0.6 in)
193910.4 mm (0.4 in)
194018.5 mm (0.7 in)
194121.8 mm (0.9 in)
194236.1 mm (1.4 in)
194316.0 mm (0.6 in)
194414.5 mm (0.6 in)
194519.1 mm (0.8 in)
194610.4 mm (0.4 in)
194722.9 mm (0.9 in)
194822.4 mm (0.9 in)
194911.2 mm (0.4 in)
195013.0 mm (0.5 in)
195114.0 mm (0.6 in)
195210.7 mm (0.4 in)
195321.8 mm (0.9 in)
195416.3 mm (0.6 in)
195518.5 mm (0.7 in)
195623.4 mm (0.9 in)
195730.0 mm (1.2 in)
195814.5 mm (0.6 in)
195915.2 mm (0.6 in)
19609.9 mm (0.39 in)
196115.5 mm (0.6 in)
196213.2 mm (0.5 in)
196316.5 mm (0.6 in)
196418.3 mm (0.7 in)
196514.0 mm (0.6 in)
196621.6 mm (0.9 in)
196712.7 mm (0.5 in)
196814.5 mm (0.6 in)
196924.1 mm (0.9 in)
197023.1 mm (0.9 in)
197116.0 mm (0.6 in)
197220.6 mm (0.8 in)
197317.8 mm (0.7 in)
197413.5 mm (0.5 in)
197521.6 mm (0.9 in)
197613.5 mm (0.5 in)
197728.2 mm (1.1 in)
197811.2 mm (0.4 in)
197919.3 mm (0.8 in)
198020.6 mm (0.8 in)
198114.0 mm (0.6 in)
198230.7 mm (1.2 in)
198312.2 mm (0.5 in)
198415.5 mm (0.6 in)
19859.4 mm (0.37 in)
198615.7 mm (0.6 in)
19878.1 mm (0.32 in)
198813.2 mm (0.5 in)
198912.2 mm (0.5 in)
199012.4 mm (0.5 in)
199118.3 mm (0.7 in)
199221.6 mm (0.9 in)
199317.8 mm (0.7 in)
199430.0 mm (1.2 in)
199521.6 mm (0.9 in)
199633.8 mm (1.3 in)
199713.7 mm (0.5 in)
19988.9 mm (0.35 in)
199910.4 mm (0.4 in)
200018.3 mm (0.7 in)
20018.1 mm (0.32 in)
200215.0 mm (0.6 in)
200320.1 mm (0.8 in)
200411.9 mm (0.5 in)
200523.9 mm (0.9 in)
200618.3 mm (0.7 in)
200717.8 mm (0.7 in)
200819.1 mm (0.8 in)
200923.4 mm (0.9 in)
201023.6 mm (0.9 in)
201117.0 mm (0.7 in)
201214.5 mm (0.6 in)
201310.7 mm (0.4 in)
20148.4 mm (0.33 in)
201523.6 mm (0.9 in)
201622.9 mm (0.9 in)
201711.4 mm (0.4 in)
201814.5 mm (0.6 in)
201977.0 mm (3.0 in)
202016.3 mm (0.6 in)
202118.3 mm (0.7 in)
202217.5 mm (0.7 in)
20238.9 mm (0.35 in)
202415.2 mm (0.6 in)
202515.7 mm (0.6 in)
202616.8 mm (0.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kennewick by year The wettest five days of the year at Kennewick, 1894 to 2026. The record is 80.4 mm (3.2 in) in 2019, marked on the chart; the median year is 25.2 mm (1.0 in). 0204060801001900192019401960198020002020Record: 80.4 mm (3.2 in) in 2019
The wettest five days of the year at Kennewick, 1894 to 2026. The record is 80.4 mm (3.2 in) in 2019, marked on the chart; the median year is 25.2 mm (1.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kennewick by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
18948.4 mm (0.33 in)
189519.4 mm (0.8 in)
189617.8 mm (0.7 in)
189734.8 mm (1.4 in)
189812.4 mm (0.5 in)
189931.8 mm (1.3 in)
190011.4 mm (0.4 in)
190422.9 mm (0.9 in)
190517.4 mm (0.7 in)
190641.9 mm (1.6 in)
190725.9 mm (1.0 in)
190826.4 mm (1.0 in)
190924.1 mm (0.9 in)
191019.3 mm (0.8 in)
191113.3 mm (0.5 in)
191221.8 mm (0.9 in)
191328.7 mm (1.1 in)
191437.6 mm (1.5 in)
191524.7 mm (1.0 in)
191627.5 mm (1.1 in)
191720.9 mm (0.8 in)
191816.0 mm (0.6 in)
191925.9 mm (1.0 in)
192038.8 mm (1.5 in)
192150.8 mm (2.0 in)
192228.2 mm (1.1 in)
192323.6 mm (0.9 in)
192419.1 mm (0.8 in)
192520.8 mm (0.8 in)
192636.2 mm (1.4 in)
192726.9 mm (1.1 in)
192831.0 mm (1.2 in)
192925.4 mm (1.0 in)
193024.9 mm (1.0 in)
193126.4 mm (1.0 in)
193221.1 mm (0.8 in)
193322.7 mm (0.9 in)
193416.7 mm (0.7 in)
193512.2 mm (0.5 in)
193624.7 mm (1.0 in)
193733.5 mm (1.3 in)
193827.1 mm (1.1 in)
193918.2 mm (0.7 in)
194035.3 mm (1.4 in)
194124.6 mm (1.0 in)
194240.7 mm (1.6 in)
194328.2 mm (1.1 in)
194418.1 mm (0.7 in)
194539.2 mm (1.5 in)
194620.8 mm (0.8 in)
194735.1 mm (1.4 in)
194835.1 mm (1.4 in)
194919.1 mm (0.8 in)
195023.9 mm (0.9 in)
195140.1 mm (1.6 in)
195216.3 mm (0.6 in)
195325.9 mm (1.0 in)
195417.6 mm (0.7 in)
195531.4 mm (1.2 in)
195625.2 mm (1.0 in)
195742.1 mm (1.7 in)
195829.7 mm (1.2 in)
195927.1 mm (1.1 in)
196014.9 mm (0.6 in)
196124.8 mm (1.0 in)
196236.6 mm (1.4 in)
196327.2 mm (1.1 in)
196439.3 mm (1.5 in)
196515.3 mm (0.6 in)
196632.1 mm (1.3 in)
196714.7 mm (0.6 in)
196826.4 mm (1.0 in)
196939.3 mm (1.5 in)
197034.3 mm (1.4 in)
197124.1 mm (0.9 in)
197220.6 mm (0.8 in)
197331.0 mm (1.2 in)
197422.5 mm (0.9 in)
197536.6 mm (1.4 in)
197618.1 mm (0.7 in)
197733.8 mm (1.3 in)
197817.8 mm (0.7 in)
197923.4 mm (0.9 in)
198040.2 mm (1.6 in)
198121.6 mm (0.9 in)
198232.5 mm (1.3 in)
198324.1 mm (0.9 in)
198421.7 mm (0.9 in)
198517.6 mm (0.7 in)
198619.7 mm (0.8 in)
198719.5 mm (0.8 in)
198820.6 mm (0.8 in)
198925.9 mm (1.0 in)
199014.5 mm (0.6 in)
199123.6 mm (0.9 in)
199229.2 mm (1.1 in)
199325.9 mm (1.0 in)
199438.1 mm (1.5 in)
199534.4 mm (1.4 in)
199645.6 mm (1.8 in)
199734.1 mm (1.3 in)
199818.2 mm (0.7 in)
199914.7 mm (0.6 in)
200023.6 mm (0.9 in)
200112.0 mm (0.5 in)
200223.9 mm (0.9 in)
200326.4 mm (1.0 in)
200427.0 mm (1.1 in)
200532.3 mm (1.3 in)
200641.9 mm (1.6 in)
200719.1 mm (0.8 in)
200827.4 mm (1.1 in)
200931.5 mm (1.2 in)
201026.5 mm (1.0 in)
201125.9 mm (1.0 in)
201226.7 mm (1.1 in)
201322.1 mm (0.9 in)
201416.0 mm (0.6 in)
201525.2 mm (1.0 in)
201627.5 mm (1.1 in)
201720.7 mm (0.8 in)
201820.1 mm (0.8 in)
201980.4 mm (3.2 in)
202025.0 mm (1.0 in)
202130.5 mm (1.2 in)
202222.6 mm (0.9 in)
202318.6 mm (0.7 in)
202432.5 mm (1.3 in)
202531.0 mm (1.2 in)
202621.9 mm (0.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kennewick by year The longest dry spell of the year at Kennewick, 1894 to 2026. The record is 134 days in 1906, marked on the chart; the median year is 59 days. 0501001501900192019401960198020002020Record: 134 days in 1906
The longest dry spell of the year at Kennewick, 1894 to 2026. The record is 134 days in 1906, marked on the chart; the median year is 59 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kennewick by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
189487 days
189573 days
1896103 days
189760 days
189828 days
189968 days
190022 days
190455 days
190573 days
1906134 days
190745 days
190888 days
190985 days
191082 days
191167 days
191237 days
191359 days
191455 days
191538 days
1916101 days
191772 days
191830 days
1919111 days
192048 days
192180 days
192263 days
192336 days
192441 days
192541 days
192671 days
192730 days
192841 days
192943 days
193096 days
193199 days
193239 days
193347 days
193437 days
193578 days
193623 days
193738 days
193828 days
193937 days
194018 days
194134 days
194276 days
194345 days
1944104 days
194561 days
194665 days
194731 days
194838 days
1949106 days
1950103 days
195167 days
195263 days
195336 days
195435 days
195542 days
195644 days
195765 days
1958113 days
195975 days
196047 days
196181 days
196260 days
196360 days
1964131 days
196560 days
196659 days
196781 days
196855 days
196981 days
197048 days
197142 days
197250 days
197384 days
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197545 days
197666 days
197747 days
197878 days
197933 days
198051 days
198143 days
198237 days
198333 days
198485 days
198554 days
198671 days
1987104 days
198866 days
198958 days
199049 days
199176 days
199242 days
199356 days
199485 days
199535 days
199647 days
199734 days
199848 days
199955 days
200082 days
200147 days
200268 days
200372 days
200455 days
200560 days
200698 days
200790 days
200847 days
200952 days
201030 days
201146 days
201252 days
201334 days
201460 days
2015112 days
201658 days
201782 days
201850 days
201945 days
2020103 days
202186 days
202275 days
202365 days
202461 days
202590 days
202659 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

105 years with a frost

Across 105 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Kennewick falls on 11 April and the median first autumn frost on 20 October, which leaves a median of 193 days between them.

In 1992 to 2025 the median growing season was 217 days. That is 44 days more than in 1896 to 1937.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +4.7 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Kennewick
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1896 to 1937)Recent period (1992 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost11 April21 April24 March28 days earlier-2.7 days per decade
First autumn frost20 October14 October31 October17 days later+2.0 days per decade
Growing days193 days173 days217 days44 days more+4.7 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

105 years, 1896 to 2025

A day with at least 16.5 mm (0.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 51.0 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Kennewick: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years16.5 mm (0.6 in)
5 years23.0 mm (0.9 in)
10 years28.3 mm (1.1 in)
25 years36.1 mm (1.4 in)
50 years43.0 mm (1.7 in)
100 years51.0 mm (2.0 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 105 years of values from 1896 to 2025.

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: 77.0 mm (3.0 in) in 2019; 50.8 mm (2.0 in) in 1921; 39.6 mm (1.6 in) in 1916.

Station Changes

1 suspected

One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Kennewick, at 1938. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1938 ran 0.4 C (0.6 F) higher than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Kennewick, against neighbouring stations
YearShift (C)Shift (F)StrengthNeighbours
1938+0.4+0.6possible5

Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.

Climate Twins

2010 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2010 to 2025, Kennewick had a mean temperature of 13.2 C (55.7 F) and 212.0 mm (8.3 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Bernardo (United States, 1,669 km away), Arlington (United States, 101 km away) and Los Lunas 3 SSW (United States, 1,642 km away).

Climate twins of Kennewick: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2010 to 2025 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
BernardoUnited States1,669 km (1,037 mi)12.8 C (55.0 F)206.4 mm (8.1 in)0.81
ArlingtonUnited States101 km (63 mi)12.5 C (54.6 F)220.8 mm (8.7 in)0.82
Los Lunas 3 SSWUnited States1,642 km (1,020 mi)12.8 C (55.0 F)226.3 mm (8.9 in)0.84

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

Download the Data

  • Data for Kennewick standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Kennewick 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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-13).