Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Moses Lake 3 E (USC00455613), Washington, United States, with 37 years of record.
Key Facts for Moses Lake 3 E
Moses Lake 3 E (USC00455613) is a weather station in Washington, United States at 47.12 latitude and -119.20 longitude, 369 m (1,211 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1943 to 1979, 37 years of record.
1,464 records set at Moses Lake 3 E still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Moses Lake 3 E tied a daily record high minimum temperature of 16.1 C (61.0 F) on 17 August 1979.
About the Station
Location: Washington, United States, 47.12 latitude, -119.20 longitude.
Elevation: 369 m (1,211 ft).
Period of record: 1943 to 1979, 37 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.
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 Moses Lake 3 E. 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 Moses Lake 3 E, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
18.3 C (64.9 F)
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
17.8 C (64.0 F)
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
39.4 C (102.9 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
45.0 C (113.0 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
38.3 C (100.9 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
21.7 C (71.1 F)
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
16.1 C (61.0 F)
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Moses Lake 3 E still stand. 1949 holds the most, with 86.
Standing records at Moses Lake 3 E by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1943
1
1947
29
1948
61
1949
86
1950
86
1951
58
1952
52
1953
64
1954
48
1955
76
1956
53
1957
55
1958
56
1959
34
1960
51
1961
46
1962
47
1963
39
1964
28
1965
40
1966
33
1967
37
1968
56
1969
29
1970
27
1971
58
1972
36
1973
24
1974
18
1975
28
1976
25
1977
36
1978
24
1979
23
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 25.1 mm (1.0 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Moses Lake 3 E. The most was 25.1 mm (1.0 in) on 1 August 1948.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Moses Lake 3 E
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
7 January 1948
Feb
16.3 mm (0.6 in)
15 February 1970
Mar
18.8 mm (0.7 in)
17 March 1954
Apr
15.7 mm (0.6 in)
19 April 1970
May
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
7 May 1960
Jun
18.8 mm (0.7 in)
12 June 1969
Jul
19.6 mm (0.8 in)
2 July 1978
Aug
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1 August 1948
Sep
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
17 September 1969
Oct
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
5 October 1950
Nov
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
14 November 1966
Dec
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
9 December 1971
Period of Record Coverage
1943 to 1979
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
34 years of record at Moses Lake 3 E, 1943 to 1979. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1943, 1947, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1979.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 24 complete years at Moses Lake 3 E, 1948 to 1978. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.4 C (48.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1955, at 7.5 C (45.5 F), and the warmest was 1958, at 11.0 C (51.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at Moses Lake 3 E as warming stripes, 1948 to 1978
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1948
9.0 C
-0.40 C
1950
8.3 C
-1.06 C
1951
8.9 C
-0.46 C
1952
9.2 C
-0.15 C
1953
10.4 C
+1.03 C
1954
8.9 C
-0.50 C
1955
7.5 C
-1.85 C
1956
8.9 C
-0.48 C
1957
8.8 C
-0.61 C
1958
11.0 C
+1.62 C
1959
9.1 C
-0.25 C
1960
9.2 C
-0.19 C
1961
10.4 C
+1.00 C
1962
9.7 C
+0.31 C
1963
9.6 C
+0.27 C
1964
8.8 C
-0.60 C
1965
9.8 C
+0.46 C
1966
10.2 C
+0.81 C
1967
10.7 C
+1.32 C
1968
10.0 C
+0.68 C
1969
9.1 C
-0.27 C
1971
9.3 C
-0.10 C
1976
9.2 C
-0.20 C
1978
9.0 C
-0.37 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
1943 to 1979
Yearly extremes at Moses Lake 3 E: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1961
38.3 C (100.9 F)
34
Coldest night (TNn)
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1950
-20.3 C (-4.5 F)
34
Wettest day (Rx1day)
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1948
14.7 mm (0.6 in)
34
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1971
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
33
Longest dry spell (CDD)
99 days
1967
51 days
34
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Moses Lake 3 E, 1943 to 1979. The record is 45.0 C (113.0 F) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.3 C (100.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Moses Lake 3 E by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1943
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1947
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1948
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1949
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1950
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1951
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1952
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1953
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1954
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1955
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1956
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1957
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1958
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1959
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1960
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1961
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1962
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1963
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1964
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1965
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1966
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1967
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1968
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1969
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1970
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1971
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1972
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1973
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1974
23.9 C (75.0 F)
1975
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1976
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1977
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1978
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1979
39.4 C (102.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Moses Lake 3 E, 1943 to 1979. The record is -36.1 C (-33.0 F) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is -20.3 C (-4.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Moses Lake 3 E by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1943
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1947
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1948
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1949
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1950
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1951
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1952
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1953
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1954
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1955
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1956
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1957
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1958
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1959
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1960
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1961
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1962
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1963
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1964
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1965
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1966
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1967
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1968
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1969
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1970
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1971
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1972
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1973
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1974
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1975
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1976
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1977
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1978
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1979
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Moses Lake 3 E, 1943 to 1979. The record is 25.1 mm (1.0 in) in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is 14.7 mm (0.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Moses Lake 3 E by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1943
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1947
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1948
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1949
11.7 mm (0.5 in)
1950
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1951
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1952
7.9 mm (0.31 in)
1953
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1954
18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1955
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1956
13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1957
8.9 mm (0.35 in)
1958
12.4 mm (0.5 in)
1959
16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1960
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1961
10.9 mm (0.4 in)
1962
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1963
12.4 mm (0.5 in)
1964
9.7 mm (0.38 in)
1965
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1966
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1967
15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1968
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1969
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1970
16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1971
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1972
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1973
14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1974
10.9 mm (0.4 in)
1975
10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1976
7.6 mm (0.30 in)
1977
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1978
19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1979
9.1 mm (0.36 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Moses Lake 3 E, 1943 to 1979. The record is 43.7 mm (1.7 in) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 24.1 mm (0.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Moses Lake 3 E by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1943
n/a
1947
23.7 mm (0.9 in)
1948
27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1949
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1950
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1951
32.2 mm (1.3 in)
1952
11.2 mm (0.4 in)
1953
31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1954
18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1955
24.7 mm (1.0 in)
1956
17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1957
17.1 mm (0.7 in)
1958
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1959
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1960
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1961
18.1 mm (0.7 in)
1962
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1963
20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1964
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1965
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1966
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1967
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1968
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1969
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1970
34.4 mm (1.4 in)
1971
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1972
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1973
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1974
17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1975
15.8 mm (0.6 in)
1976
13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1977
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1978
24.2 mm (1.0 in)
1979
14.2 mm (0.6 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Moses Lake 3 E, 1943 to 1979. The record is 99 days in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 51 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Moses Lake 3 E by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1943
1 day
1947
25 days
1948
36 days
1949
89 days
1950
66 days
1951
49 days
1952
64 days
1953
51 days
1954
39 days
1955
48 days
1956
53 days
1957
48 days
1958
67 days
1959
52 days
1960
48 days
1961
56 days
1962
51 days
1963
55 days
1964
45 days
1965
66 days
1966
50 days
1967
99 days
1968
38 days
1969
76 days
1970
39 days
1971
41 days
1972
42 days
1973
51 days
1974
27 days
1975
35 days
1976
59 days
1977
50 days
1978
55 days
1979
56 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
24 years with a frost
Across 24 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Moses Lake 3 E falls on 9 May and the median first autumn frost on 28 September, which leaves a median of 145 days between them.
Frost dates and growing season at Moses Lake 3 E
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1948 to 1978)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
9 May
n/a
9 May
n/a
n/a
First autumn frost
28 September
n/a
28 September
n/a
n/a
Growing days
145 days
n/a
145 days
n/a
n/a
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.
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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.