Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Kid Valley (USC00454201), Washington, United States, with 57 years of record.
Key Facts for Kid Valley
Kid Valley (USC00454201) is a weather station in Washington, United States at 46.37 latitude and -122.62 longitude, 210 m (689 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1924 to 1980, 57 years of record.
1,464 records set at Kid Valley still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Kid Valley set a daily record precipitation of 31.8 mm (1.3 in) on 20 April 1980.
About the Station
Location: Washington, United States, 46.37 latitude, -122.62 longitude.
Elevation: 210 m (689 ft).
Period of record: 1924 to 1980, 57 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 Kid Valley. 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 Kid Valley, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
17.2 C (63.0 F)
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
22.2 C (72.0 F)
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
36.7 C (98.1 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
21.1 C (70.0 F)
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
16.7 C (62.1 F)
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Kid Valley still stand. 1972 holds the most, with 75.
Standing records at Kid Valley by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1925
2
1941
47
1942
35
1943
18
1944
34
1945
39
1946
25
1947
39
1948
31
1949
52
1950
61
1951
35
1952
44
1953
38
1954
27
1955
58
1956
41
1957
30
1958
58
1959
23
1960
34
1961
34
1962
38
1963
29
1964
35
1965
39
1966
23
1967
32
1968
40
1969
26
1970
39
1971
51
1972
75
1973
36
1974
26
1975
24
1976
28
1977
31
1978
46
1979
33
1980
8
Wettest Day of Each Month
Nov: 104.1 mm (4.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kid Valley. The most was 104.1 mm (4.1 in) on 18 November 1946.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Kid Valley
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
5 January 1954
Feb
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
6 February 1940
Mar
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
18 March 1938
Apr
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
16 April 1958
May
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
5 May 1940
Jun
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
6 June 1958
Jul
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
16 July 1978
Aug
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
24 August 1977
Sep
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
28 September 1971
Oct
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
31 October 1942
Nov
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
18 November 1946
Dec
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
2 December 1977
Period of Record Coverage
1925 to 1980
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
41 years of record at Kid Valley, 1925 to 1980. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1925, 1941, 1948, 1975, 1980.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 35 complete years at Kid Valley, 1942 to 1979. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.6 C (49.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1972, at 8.5 C (47.3 F), and the warmest was 1958, at 11.4 C (52.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Kid Valley as warming stripes, 1942 to 1979
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1942
9.9 C
+0.28 C
1944
8.9 C
-0.70 C
1945
9.0 C
-0.60 C
1946
9.0 C
-0.69 C
1947
9.8 C
+0.15 C
1949
9.0 C
-0.65 C
1950
9.0 C
-0.64 C
1951
9.6 C
-0.04 C
1952
9.6 C
-0.09 C
1953
10.1 C
+0.43 C
1954
9.2 C
-0.44 C
1955
8.6 C
-1.07 C
1956
9.6 C
-0.03 C
1957
9.8 C
+0.19 C
1958
11.4 C
+1.80 C
1959
10.0 C
+0.34 C
1960
9.7 C
+0.02 C
1961
10.2 C
+0.53 C
1962
9.7 C
+0.03 C
1963
9.8 C
+0.18 C
1964
8.9 C
-0.77 C
1965
10.0 C
+0.31 C
1966
10.0 C
+0.33 C
1967
10.2 C
+0.57 C
1968
10.2 C
+0.51 C
1969
9.7 C
+0.07 C
1970
9.5 C
-0.16 C
1971
8.6 C
-1.08 C
1972
8.5 C
-1.12 C
1973
9.8 C
+0.16 C
1974
10.0 C
+0.36 C
1976
9.6 C
-0.04 C
1977
10.1 C
+0.43 C
1978
10.4 C
+0.72 C
1979
10.4 C
+0.76 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1942 to 1979 is 0.16 C (-0.03 to 0.36) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (-0.1 to 0.6) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 35 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Kid Valley
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.16 C (-0.03 to 0.36) per decade
0.3 F (-0.1 to 0.6) per decade
1942 to 1979
35
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.3 C (0.1 to 0.5) per decade
0.6 F (0.2 to 1.0) per decade
1942 to 1979
35
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.01 C (-0.25 to 0.26) per decade
0.01 F (-0.45 to 0.48) per decade
1942 to 1979
35
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
1924 to 1980
Yearly extremes at Kid Valley: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1956
33.9 C (93.0 F)
41
Coldest night (TNn)
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1949
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
41
Wettest day (Rx1day)
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1946
49.2 mm (1.9 in)
50
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
178.8 mm (7.0 in)
1960
119.1 mm (4.7 in)
50
Longest dry spell (CDD)
91 days
1930
25 days
50
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Kid Valley, 1924 to 1980. The record is 39.4 C (102.9 F) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.9 C (93.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Kid Valley by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1924
n/a
1925
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1926
n/a
1928
n/a
1929
n/a
1930
n/a
1937
n/a
1938
n/a
1939
n/a
1940
n/a
1941
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1942
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1943
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1944
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1945
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1946
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1947
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1948
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1949
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1950
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1951
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1952
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1953
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1954
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1955
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1956
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1957
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1958
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1959
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1960
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1961
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1962
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1963
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1964
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1965
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1966
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1967
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1968
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1969
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1970
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1971
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1972
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1973
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1974
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1975
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1976
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1977
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1978
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1979
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1980
27.2 C (81.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Kid Valley, 1924 to 1980. The record is -22.2 C (-8.0 F) in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is -10.6 C (12.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Kid Valley by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1924
n/a
1925
4.4 C (39.9 F)
1926
n/a
1928
n/a
1929
n/a
1930
n/a
1937
n/a
1938
n/a
1939
n/a
1940
n/a
1941
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1942
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1943
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1944
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1945
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1946
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1947
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1948
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1949
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1950
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1951
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1952
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1953
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1954
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1955
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1956
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1957
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1958
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1959
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1960
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1961
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1962
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1963
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1964
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1965
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1966
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1967
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1968
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1969
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1970
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1971
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1972
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1973
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1974
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1975
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1976
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1977
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1978
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1979
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1980
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Kid Valley, 1924 to 1980. The record is 104.1 mm (4.1 in) in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.2 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kid Valley by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1924
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1925
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1926
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1928
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1929
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1930
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1937
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1938
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1939
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1940
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1941
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1942
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1943
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1944
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1945
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1946
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1947
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1948
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1949
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1950
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1951
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1952
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1953
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1954
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1955
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1956
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1957
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1958
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1959
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1960
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1961
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1962
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1963
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1964
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1965
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1966
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1967
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1968
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1969
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1970
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1971
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1972
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1973
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1974
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1975
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1976
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1977
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1978
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1979
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1980
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Kid Valley, 1924 to 1980. The record is 178.8 mm (7.0 in) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 119.1 mm (4.7 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kid Valley by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1924
131.5 mm (5.2 in)
1925
107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1926
95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1928
120.0 mm (4.7 in)
1929
125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1930
107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1937
94.8 mm (3.7 in)
1938
126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1939
133.6 mm (5.3 in)
1940
161.3 mm (6.4 in)
1941
177.3 mm (7.0 in)
1942
115.9 mm (4.6 in)
1943
132.2 mm (5.2 in)
1944
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1945
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1946
135.6 mm (5.3 in)
1947
105.1 mm (4.1 in)
1948
110.4 mm (4.3 in)
1949
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1950
119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1951
118.2 mm (4.7 in)
1952
89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1953
133.5 mm (5.3 in)
1954
158.8 mm (6.3 in)
1955
134.3 mm (5.3 in)
1956
115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1957
109.8 mm (4.3 in)
1958
107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1959
150.9 mm (5.9 in)
1960
178.8 mm (7.0 in)
1961
95.1 mm (3.7 in)
1962
112.7 mm (4.4 in)
1963
141.1 mm (5.6 in)
1964
152.2 mm (6.0 in)
1965
135.8 mm (5.3 in)
1966
107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1967
96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1968
117.5 mm (4.6 in)
1969
125.4 mm (4.9 in)
1970
127.1 mm (5.0 in)
1971
133.7 mm (5.3 in)
1972
129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1973
110.3 mm (4.3 in)
1974
146.9 mm (5.8 in)
1975
161.7 mm (6.4 in)
1976
100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1977
154.1 mm (6.1 in)
1978
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1979
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1980
97.9 mm (3.9 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Kid Valley, 1924 to 1980. The record is 91 days in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is 25 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kid Valley by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1924
22 days
1925
73 days
1926
63 days
1928
45 days
1929
18 days
1930
91 days
1937
23 days
1938
35 days
1939
36 days
1940
43 days
1941
21 days
1942
24 days
1943
27 days
1944
44 days
1945
34 days
1946
13 days
1947
16 days
1948
17 days
1949
18 days
1950
30 days
1951
52 days
1952
37 days
1953
21 days
1954
14 days
1955
42 days
1956
21 days
1957
27 days
1958
37 days
1959
22 days
1960
55 days
1961
39 days
1962
20 days
1963
21 days
1964
18 days
1965
24 days
1966
14 days
1967
39 days
1968
25 days
1969
24 days
1970
23 days
1971
21 days
1972
32 days
1973
42 days
1974
31 days
1975
17 days
1976
25 days
1977
34 days
1978
14 days
1979
18 days
1980
7 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
35 years with a frost
Across 35 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Kid Valley falls on 8 May and the median first autumn frost on 13 October, which leaves a median of 161 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -5.5 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Kid Valley
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1949 to 1979)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
8 May
n/a
10 May
n/a
+0.4 days per decade
First autumn frost
13 October
n/a
9 October
n/a
-5.1 days per decade
Growing days
161 days
n/a
155 days
n/a
-5.5 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
40 years, 1925 to 1979
A day with at least 50.2 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 109.9 mm (4.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Kid Valley: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
50.2 mm (2.0 in)
5 years
63.9 mm (2.5 in)
10 years
73.8 mm (2.9 in)
25 years
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
50 years
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
Longer than the 40 years of record
100 years
109.9 mm (4.3 in)
Longer than the 40 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, 40 years of values from 1925 to 1979.
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: 104.1 mm (4.1 in) in 1946; 84.3 mm (3.3 in) in 1960; 78.5 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.