Puyallup 2 W Exp STN Weather Records (USC00456803)
Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Puyallup 2 W Exp STN (USC00456803), Washington, United States, with 82 years of record.
Key Facts for Puyallup 2 W Exp STN
Puyallup 2 W Exp STN (USC00456803) is a weather station in Washington, United States at 47.20 latitude and -122.33 longitude, 15 m (50 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1914 to 1995, 82 years of record.
1,464 records set at Puyallup 2 W Exp STN still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Puyallup 2 W Exp STN tied a daily record high minimum temperature of 15.6 C (60.1 F) on 24 July 1995.
About the Station
Location: Washington, United States, 47.20 latitude, -122.33 longitude.
Elevation: 15 m (50 ft).
Period of record: 1914 to 1995, 82 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 Puyallup 2 W Exp STN. 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 Puyallup 2 W Exp STN, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
19.4 C (66.9 F)
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
20.6 C (69.1 F)
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
38.3 C (100.9 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
37.2 C (99.0 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
22.2 C (72.0 F)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
19.4 C (66.9 F)
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Puyallup 2 W Exp STN still stand. 1950 holds the most, with 36.
Standing records at Puyallup 2 W Exp STN by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1914
24
1915
14
1916
35
1917
35
1918
20
1919
34
1920
18
1921
20
1922
10
1923
13
1924
33
1925
29
1926
34
1927
20
1928
17
1929
23
1930
24
1931
19
1932
28
1933
20
1934
27
1935
32
1936
33
1937
20
1938
10
1939
26
1940
22
1941
19
1942
16
1943
15
1944
20
1945
16
1946
5
1947
7
1948
1
1949
19
1950
36
1951
25
1952
14
1953
12
1954
10
1955
26
1956
15
1957
12
1958
27
1959
13
1960
12
1961
13
1962
13
1963
14
1964
9
1965
20
1966
12
1967
16
1968
13
1969
9
1970
19
1971
22
1972
24
1973
9
1974
13
1975
9
1976
16
1977
9
1978
11
1979
6
1980
16
1981
15
1982
16
1983
13
1984
9
1985
26
1986
27
1987
15
1988
10
1989
15
1990
25
1991
14
1992
16
1993
9
1994
16
1995
5
All-Time Record Progression
7 new records
7 all-time records were set at Puyallup 2 W Exp STN between 14 January 1950 and 9 January 1990. Each dot is a new record.
When Puyallup 2 W Exp STN set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1950-01-14
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -7.2 C (19.0 F)
1950-01-18
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1951-02-09
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1955-06-09
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 38.3 C (100.9 F)
1971-12-30
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 38.1 cm (15.0 in)
1972-01-25
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 31.8 cm (12.5 in)
1990-01-09
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 101.6 mm (4.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jan: 101.6 mm (4.0 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Puyallup 2 W Exp STN. The most was 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 9 January 1990.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Puyallup 2 W Exp STN
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
9 January 1990
Feb
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
9 February 1951
Mar
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
17 March 1921
Apr
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
4 April 1991
May
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
27 May 1915
Jun
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
29 June 1917
Jul
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
2 July 1916
Aug
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
30 August 1983
Sep
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1 September 1936
Oct
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
6 October 1981
Nov
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
24 November 1986
Dec
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
9 December 1933
Period of Record Coverage
1914 to 1995
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
82 years of record at Puyallup 2 W Exp STN, 1914 to 1995. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1924, 1925, 1926, 1947, 1948, 1992, 1995.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 75 complete years at Puyallup 2 W Exp STN, 1914 to 1994. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.6 C (51.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1916, at 9.2 C (48.5 F), and the warmest was 1958, at 12.1 C (53.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Puyallup 2 W Exp STN as warming stripes, 1914 to 1994
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1914
11.0 C
+0.38 C
1915
10.8 C
+0.23 C
1916
9.2 C
-1.41 C
1917
9.9 C
-0.68 C
1918
10.3 C
-0.25 C
1919
9.6 C
-1.00 C
1920
9.8 C
-0.84 C
1921
9.9 C
-0.72 C
1922
9.4 C
-1.18 C
1923
10.5 C
-0.05 C
1924
10.4 C
-0.23 C
1927
10.7 C
+0.11 C
1928
10.9 C
+0.34 C
1929
9.8 C
-0.82 C
1930
10.0 C
-0.55 C
1931
10.8 C
+0.19 C
1932
10.3 C
-0.30 C
1933
10.1 C
-0.45 C
1934
11.8 C
+1.19 C
1935
10.1 C
-0.52 C
1936
10.6 C
-0.03 C
1937
10.3 C
-0.33 C
1938
10.7 C
+0.11 C
1939
10.4 C
-0.15 C
1940
11.3 C
+0.69 C
1941
11.2 C
+0.63 C
1942
10.4 C
-0.19 C
1943
10.1 C
-0.50 C
1944
10.5 C
-0.07 C
1945
10.5 C
-0.14 C
1946
10.1 C
-0.45 C
1950
10.1 C
-0.54 C
1951
10.6 C
-0.04 C
1952
10.5 C
-0.08 C
1953
11.2 C
+0.60 C
1954
10.2 C
-0.39 C
1955
9.3 C
-1.30 C
1956
10.3 C
-0.27 C
1957
10.5 C
-0.08 C
1958
12.1 C
+1.53 C
1959
10.7 C
+0.08 C
1960
10.5 C
-0.14 C
1961
11.1 C
+0.55 C
1962
10.7 C
+0.15 C
1963
11.0 C
+0.38 C
1964
10.2 C
-0.43 C
1965
11.1 C
+0.55 C
1966
11.2 C
+0.58 C
1967
11.4 C
+0.80 C
1968
10.7 C
+0.09 C
1969
10.5 C
-0.12 C
1970
9.7 C
-0.88 C
1971
9.9 C
-0.74 C
1972
10.0 C
-0.55 C
1973
10.7 C
+0.09 C
1974
10.9 C
+0.27 C
1975
10.4 C
-0.19 C
1976
10.7 C
+0.08 C
1977
10.7 C
+0.10 C
1978
10.9 C
+0.28 C
1979
10.9 C
+0.32 C
1980
10.8 C
+0.21 C
1981
11.1 C
+0.49 C
1982
10.7 C
+0.12 C
1983
11.0 C
+0.43 C
1984
10.6 C
+0.00 C
1985
9.7 C
-0.92 C
1986
11.5 C
+0.94 C
1987
11.7 C
+1.12 C
1988
11.2 C
+0.56 C
1989
11.1 C
+0.48 C
1990
11.3 C
+0.71 C
1991
11.3 C
+0.73 C
1993
10.7 C
+0.12 C
1994
11.6 C
+1.05 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade over 1914 to 1994. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 75 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Puyallup 2 W Exp STN
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
1914 to 1994
75
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.09 C (0.03 to 0.16) per decade
0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
1914 to 1994
75
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
1914 to 1994
75
Rise
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
1914 to 1995
Yearly extremes at Puyallup 2 W Exp STN: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1955
33.3 C (91.9 F)
82
Coldest night (TNn)
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1950
-10.8 C (12.5 F)
82
Wettest day (Rx1day)
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1990
42.3 mm (1.7 in)
82
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
184.2 mm (7.3 in)
1933
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
82
Longest dry spell (CDD)
76 days
1922
33 days
82
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Puyallup 2 W Exp STN, 1914 to 1995. The record is 38.3 C (100.9 F) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.3 C (91.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Puyallup 2 W Exp STN by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1914
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1915
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1916
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1917
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1918
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1919
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1920
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1921
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1922
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1923
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1924
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1925
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1926
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1927
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1928
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1929
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1930
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1931
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1932
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1933
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1934
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1935
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1936
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1937
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1938
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1939
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1940
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1941
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1942
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1943
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1944
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1945
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1946
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1947
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1948
18.3 C (64.9 F)
1949
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1950
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1951
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1952
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1953
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1954
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1955
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1956
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1957
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1958
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1959
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1960
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1961
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1962
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1963
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1964
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1965
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1966
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1967
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1968
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1969
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1970
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1971
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1972
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1973
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1974
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1975
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1976
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1977
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1978
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1979
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1980
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1981
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1982
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1983
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1984
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1985
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1986
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1987
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1988
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1989
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1990
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1991
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1992
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1993
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1994
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1995
34.4 C (93.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Puyallup 2 W Exp STN, 1914 to 1995. The record is -19.4 C (-2.9 F) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is -10.8 C (12.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Puyallup 2 W Exp STN by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1914
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1915
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1916
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1917
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1918
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1919
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1920
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1921
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1922
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1923
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1924
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1925
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1926
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1927
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1928
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1929
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1930
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1931
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1932
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1933
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1934
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1935
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1936
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1937
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1938
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1939
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1940
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1941
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1942
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1943
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1944
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1945
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1946
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1947
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1948
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1949
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1950
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1951
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1952
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1953
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1954
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1955
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1956
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1957
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1958
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1959
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1960
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1961
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1962
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1963
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1964
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1965
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1966
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1967
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1968
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1969
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1970
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1971
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1972
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1973
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1974
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1975
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1976
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1977
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1978
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1979
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1980
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1981
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1982
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1983
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1984
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1985
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1986
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1987
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1988
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1989
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1990
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1991
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1992
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1993
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1994
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1995
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Puyallup 2 W Exp STN, 1914 to 1995. The record is 101.6 mm (4.0 in) in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.3 mm (1.7 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Puyallup 2 W Exp STN by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1914
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1915
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1916
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1917
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1918
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1919
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1920
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1921
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1922
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1923
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1924
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1925
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1926
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1927
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1928
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1929
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1930
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1931
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1932
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1933
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1934
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1935
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1936
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1937
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1938
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1939
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1940
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1941
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1942
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1943
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1944
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1945
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1946
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1947
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1948
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1949
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1950
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1951
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1952
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1953
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1954
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1955
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1956
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1957
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1958
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1959
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1960
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1961
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1962
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1963
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1964
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1965
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1966
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1967
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1968
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1969
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1970
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1971
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1972
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1973
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1974
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1975
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1976
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1977
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1978
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1979
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1980
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1981
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1982
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1983
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1984
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1985
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1986
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1987
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1988
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1989
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1990
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1991
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1992
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1993
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1994
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1995
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Puyallup 2 W Exp STN, 1914 to 1995. The record is 184.2 mm (7.3 in) in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is 87.6 mm (3.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Puyallup 2 W Exp STN by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1914
135.2 mm (5.3 in)
1915
91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1916
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1917
118.3 mm (4.7 in)
1918
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1919
125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1920
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1921
113.2 mm (4.5 in)
1922
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1923
119.2 mm (4.7 in)
1924
85.7 mm (3.4 in)
1925
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1926
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1927
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1928
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1929
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1930
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1931
86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1932
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1933
184.2 mm (7.3 in)
1934
126.7 mm (5.0 in)
1935
107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1936
87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1937
128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1938
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1939
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1940
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1941
133.3 mm (5.2 in)
1942
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1943
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1944
51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1945
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1946
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1947
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1948
99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1949
76.8 mm (3.0 in)
1950
89.3 mm (3.5 in)
1951
146.8 mm (5.8 in)
1952
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1953
83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1954
101.2 mm (4.0 in)
1955
100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1956
104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1957
82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1958
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1959
132.5 mm (5.2 in)
1960
122.5 mm (4.8 in)
1961
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1962
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1963
90.1 mm (3.5 in)
1964
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1965
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1966
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1967
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1968
84.2 mm (3.3 in)
1969
72.8 mm (2.9 in)
1970
79.4 mm (3.1 in)
1971
74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1972
96.1 mm (3.8 in)
1973
78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1974
105.6 mm (4.2 in)
1975
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1976
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1977
97.1 mm (3.8 in)
1978
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1979
142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1980
77.6 mm (3.1 in)
1981
112.1 mm (4.4 in)
1982
119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1983
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1984
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1985
98.9 mm (3.9 in)
1986
155.1 mm (6.1 in)
1987
79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1988
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1989
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1990
170.2 mm (6.7 in)
1991
120.6 mm (4.7 in)
1992
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1993
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1994
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1995
72.7 mm (2.9 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Puyallup 2 W Exp STN, 1914 to 1995. The record is 76 days in 1922, marked on the chart; the median year is 33 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Puyallup 2 W Exp STN by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1914
74 days
1915
17 days
1916
43 days
1917
21 days
1918
38 days
1919
30 days
1920
33 days
1921
47 days
1922
76 days
1923
32 days
1924
28 days
1925
61 days
1926
64 days
1927
43 days
1928
68 days
1929
34 days
1930
40 days
1931
60 days
1932
27 days
1933
27 days
1934
32 days
1935
21 days
1936
29 days
1937
24 days
1938
37 days
1939
36 days
1940
43 days
1941
44 days
1942
39 days
1943
27 days
1944
50 days
1945
37 days
1946
27 days
1947
22 days
1948
12 days
1949
19 days
1950
21 days
1951
52 days
1952
37 days
1953
23 days
1954
24 days
1955
43 days
1956
22 days
1957
26 days
1958
34 days
1959
33 days
1960
55 days
1961
54 days
1962
27 days
1963
25 days
1964
13 days
1965
26 days
1966
32 days
1967
44 days
1968
25 days
1969
23 days
1970
45 days
1971
41 days
1972
32 days
1973
40 days
1974
34 days
1975
32 days
1976
21 days
1977
47 days
1978
19 days
1979
34 days
1980
44 days
1981
42 days
1982
20 days
1983
16 days
1984
37 days
1985
52 days
1986
44 days
1987
30 days
1988
33 days
1989
23 days
1990
42 days
1991
31 days
1992
30 days
1993
50 days
1994
29 days
1995
23 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
75 years with a frost
Across 75 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Puyallup 2 W Exp STN falls on 29 April and the median first autumn frost on 17 October, which leaves a median of 171 days between them.
In 1964 to 1994 the median growing season was 179 days. That is 7 days more than in 1914 to 1945.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.2 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Puyallup 2 W Exp STN
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1914 to 1945)
Recent period (1964 to 1994)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
29 April
30 April
25 April
5 days earlier
-1.7 days per decade
First autumn frost
17 October
18 October
18 October
no change
+0.5 days per decade
Growing days
171 days
172 days
179 days
7 days more
+2.2 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
76 years, 1914 to 1994
A day with at least 42.4 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 90.5 mm (3.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Puyallup 2 W Exp STN: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
5 years
54.0 mm (2.1 in)
10 years
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
25 years
73.1 mm (2.9 in)
50 years
81.6 mm (3.2 in)
100 years
90.5 mm (3.6 in)
Longer than the 76 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, 76 years of values from 1914 to 1994.
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: 101.6 mm (4.0 in) in 1990; 83.3 mm (3.3 in) in 1951; 77.7 mm (3.1 in) in 1981.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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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.