Lester Weather Records (USC00454619)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Lester (USC00454619), Washington, United States, with 37 years of record.

Key Facts for Lester

Lester (USC00454619) is a weather station in Washington, United States at 47.20 latitude and -121.48 longitude, 497 m (1,631 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1904 to 1940, 37 years of record.
1,464 records set at Lester still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Washington, United States, 47.20 latitude, -121.48 longitude.
Elevation: 497 m (1,631 ft).
Period of record: 1904 to 1940, 37 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

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 Lester. 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 Lester, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	12.8 C (55.0 F)	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	18.9 C (66.0 F)	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	39.4 C (102.9 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	38.9 C (102.0 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	20.0 C (68.0 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	13.9 C (57.0 F)	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Lester still stand. 1907 holds the most, with 163.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 124.5 mm (4.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Lester. The most was 124.5 mm (4.9 in) on 5 February 1907.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Lester
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	4 January 1936
Feb	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	5 February 1907
Mar	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	13 March 1908
Apr	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	17 April 1938
May	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	15 May 1908
Jun	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 June 1905
Jul	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	3 July 1932
Aug	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 August 1927
Sep	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	17 September 1909
Oct	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	25 October 1934
Nov	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	13 November 1906
Dec	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 December 1939

Period of Record Coverage

1904 to 1936

16 years of record at Lester, 1904 to 1936. 10 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1904, 1911, 1912, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931 and others.

Days with data per year at Lester
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1904	297	81%	No
1905	350	96%	Yes
1906	365	100%	Yes
1907	360	99%	Yes
1908	366	100%	Yes
1909	365	100%	Yes
1910	357	98%	Yes
1911	328	90%	No
1912	120	33%	No
1927	76	21%	No
1928	121	33%	No
1929	83	23%	No
1930	210	58%	No
1931	266	73%	No
1933	3	1%	No
1936	2	1%	No

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Extremes by Year

1904 to 1940

Yearly extremes at Lester: 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)	1907	34.7 C (94.5 F)	16
Coldest night (TNn)	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	1927	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	15
Wettest day (Rx1day)	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	1907	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	24
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	231.2 mm (9.1 in)	1934	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	23
Longest dry spell (CDD)	56 days	1931	26 days	24

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Lester, 1904 to 1940. The record is 39.4 C (102.9 F) in 1907, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.7 C (94.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Lester by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1904	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1905	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1906	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1907	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1908	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1909	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1910	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1911	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1912	20.6 C (69.1 F)
1926	n/a
1927	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1928	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1929	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1930	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1931	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1932	n/a
1933	2.2 C (36.0 F)
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	7.2 C (45.0 F)
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Lester, 1904 to 1940. The record is -19.4 C (-2.9 F) in 1927, marked on the chart; the median year is -13.3 C (8.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Lester by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1904	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1905	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1906	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1907	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1908	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1909	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1910	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1911	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1912	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1926	n/a
1927	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1928	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1929	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1930	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1931	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1932	n/a
1933	1.1 C (34.0 F)
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Lester, 1904 to 1940. The record is 124.5 mm (4.9 in) in 1907, marked on the chart; the median year is 57.3 mm (2.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Lester by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1904	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1905	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1906	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1907	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1908	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1909	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1910	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1911	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1912	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1926	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1927	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1928	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1929	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1930	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1931	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1932	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1933	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1934	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1935	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1936	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1937	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1938	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1939	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1940	46.7 mm (1.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Lester, 1904 to 1940. The record is 231.2 mm (9.1 in) in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is 135.1 mm (5.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Lester by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1904	144.5 mm (5.7 in)
1905	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1906	231.1 mm (9.1 in)
1907	153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1908	148.5 mm (5.8 in)
1909	171.5 mm (6.8 in)
1910	180.4 mm (7.1 in)
1911	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1912	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1926	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1927	103.8 mm (4.1 in)
1928	107.8 mm (4.2 in)
1929	87.8 mm (3.5 in)
1930	127.4 mm (5.0 in)
1931	198.9 mm (7.8 in)
1932	165.9 mm (6.5 in)
1933	135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1934	231.2 mm (9.1 in)
1935	57.3 mm (2.3 in)
1936	168.7 mm (6.6 in)
1937	140.3 mm (5.5 in)
1938	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1939	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1940	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Lester, 1904 to 1940. The record is 56 days in 1931, marked on the chart; the median year is 26 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Lester by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1904	29 days
1905	19 days
1906	33 days
1907	33 days
1908	26 days
1909	29 days
1910	22 days
1911	27 days
1912	18 days
1926	6 days
1927	17 days
1928	26 days
1929	30 days
1930	51 days
1931	56 days
1932	15 days
1933	27 days
1934	35 days
1935	14 days
1936	43 days
1937	21 days
1938	9 days
1939	6 days
1940	1 day

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 Lester standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Lester 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 2026-10-14 (14 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).