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Ritzville 1 SSE Weather Records (USC00457059)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ritzville 1 SSE (USC00457059), Washington, United States, with 128 years of record.

Key Facts for Ritzville 1 SSE

  • Ritzville 1 SSE (USC00457059) is a weather station in Washington, United States at 47.12 latitude and -118.37 longitude, 568 m (1,864 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1899 to 2026, 128 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Ritzville 1 SSE still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Ritzville 1 SSE tied a daily record low maximum temperature of 11.7 C (53.1 F) on 17 May 2026.

About the Station

  • Location: Washington, United States, 47.12 latitude, -118.37 longitude.
  • Elevation: 568 m (1,864 ft).
  • Period of record: 1899 to 2026, 128 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 Ritzville 1 SSE, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Ritzville 1 SSE. 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 Ritzville 1 SSE. 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 Ritzville 1 SSE, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan15.6 C (60.1 F)-30.6 C (-23.1 F)12.2 C (54.0 F)-9.4 C (15.1 F)
Feb18.9 C (66.0 F)-31.1 C (-24.0 F)11.7 C (53.1 F)-9.4 C (15.1 F)
Mar25.0 C (77.0 F)-17.8 C (0.0 F)20.0 C (68.0 F)-4.4 C (24.1 F)
Apr33.3 C (91.9 F)-11.7 C (10.9 F)23.3 C (73.9 F)-3.3 C (26.1 F)
May37.2 C (99.0 F)-6.1 C (21.0 F)33.3 C (91.9 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)
Jun43.3 C (109.9 F)-1.7 C (28.9 F)33.3 C (91.9 F)2.8 C (37.0 F)
Jul43.9 C (111.0 F)0.6 C (33.1 F)37.2 C (99.0 F)8.3 C (46.9 F)
Aug44.4 C (111.9 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)38.3 C (100.9 F)5.6 C (42.1 F)
Sep39.4 C (102.9 F)-6.7 C (19.9 F)28.3 C (82.9 F)1.1 C (34.0 F)
Oct33.9 C (93.0 F)-15.0 C (5.0 F)n/an/a
Nov21.1 C (70.0 F)-25.6 C (-14.1 F)n/an/a
Dec16.7 C (62.1 F)-29.4 C (-20.9 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Ritzville 1 SSE by the year they were set 1,464 records at Ritzville 1 SSE still stand. 1934 holds the most, with 32. 0102030401916: 191917: 181918: 251919: 261920: 121921: 161922: 251923: 141924: 221925: 151926: 181927: 141928: 141929: 241930: 201931: 131932: 141933: 231934: 321935: 271936: 321937: 181938: 151939: 101940: 161941: 131942: 101943: 151944: 171945: 111946: 71947: 71948: 31949: 241950: 291951: 61952: 101953: 171954: 101955: 281956: 161957: 191958: 151959: 121960: 151961: 171962: 111963: 161964: 171965: 181966: 101967: 61968: 171969: 141970: 151971: 121972: 221973: 111974: 71975: 101976: 61977: 101978: 61979: 91980: 151981: 111982: 141983: 91984: 81985: 311986: 71987: 131988: 121989: 111990: 211991: 21992: 171993: 71994: 91995: 71996: 131998: 61999: 82000: 42001: 62002: 152003: 132004: 52005: 22006: 142007: 92008: 72009: 112010: 42011: 62012: 42013: 52014: 82015: 192016: 62017: 32018: 22019: 222020: 122021: 192022: 92023: 82024: 92025: 172026: 41916192719381949196019711982199320052016
1,464 records at Ritzville 1 SSE still stand. 1934 holds the most, with 32.
Standing records at Ritzville 1 SSE by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
191619
191718
191825
191926
192012
192116
192225
192314
192422
192515
192618
192714
192814
192924
193020
193113
193214
193323
193432
193527
193632
193718
193815
193910
194016
194113
194210
194315
194417
194511
19467
19477
19483
194924
195029
19516
195210
195317
195410
195528
195616
195719
195815
195912
196015
196117
196211
196316
196417
196518
196610
19676
196817
196914
197015
197112
197222
197311
19747
197510
19766
197710
19786
19799
198015
198111
198214
19839
19848
198531
19867
198713
198812
198911
199021
19912
199217
19937
19949
19957
199613
19986
19998
20004
20016
200215
200313
20045
20052
200614
20079
20087
200911
20104
20116
20124
20135
20148
201519
20166
20173
20182
201922
202012
202119
20229
20238
20249
202517
20264

All-Time Record Progression

5 new records
When Ritzville 1 SSE set new all-time records 5 all-time records were set at Ritzville 1 SSE between 31 January 1950 and 1 February 1996. Each dot is a new record. Record low minimum temperatureRecord high maximum temperatureRecord daily snowfallRecord low maximum temperature31 January 1950: Record low minimum temperature -30.0 C (-22.0 F)1 February 1950: Record low minimum temperature -31.1 C (-24.0 F)5 August 1961: Record high maximum temperature 44.4 C (111.9 F)1 February 1963: Record daily snowfall 27.9 cm (11.0 in)1 February 1996: Record low maximum temperature -21.1 C (-6.0 F)19501960197019801990
5 all-time records were set at Ritzville 1 SSE between 31 January 1950 and 1 February 1996. Each dot is a new record.
When Ritzville 1 SSE set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1950-01-31Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1950-02-01Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1961-08-05Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 44.4 C (111.9 F)
1963-02-01Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 27.9 cm (11.0 in)
1996-02-01Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -21.1 C (-6.0 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 47.2 mm (1.9 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Ritzville 1 SSE The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ritzville 1 SSE. The most was 47.2 mm (1.9 in) on 13 December 1912. 0204060 Jan: 26.7 mm (1.1 in), 18 January 2015 Jan Feb: 27.9 mm (1.1 in), 1 February 1963 Feb Mar: 24.6 mm (1.0 in), 27 March 2005 Mar Apr: 22.9 mm (0.9 in), 17 April 1925 Apr May: 41.1 mm (1.6 in), 10 May 2005 May Jun: 39.4 mm (1.6 in), 1 June 1923 Jun Jul: 44.2 mm (1.7 in), 23 July 1993 Jul Aug: 35.3 mm (1.4 in), 21 August 1959 Aug Sep: 37.6 mm (1.5 in), 7 September 1900 Sep Oct: 26.2 mm (1.0 in), 10 October 2016 Oct Nov: 23.6 mm (0.9 in), 23 November 2024 Nov Dec: 47.2 mm (1.9 in), 13 December 1912 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ritzville 1 SSE. The most was 47.2 mm (1.9 in) on 13 December 1912.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Ritzville 1 SSE
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan26.7 mm (1.1 in)18 January 2015
Feb27.9 mm (1.1 in)1 February 1963
Mar24.6 mm (1.0 in)27 March 2005
Apr22.9 mm (0.9 in)17 April 1925
May41.1 mm (1.6 in)10 May 2005
Jun39.4 mm (1.6 in)1 June 1923
Jul44.2 mm (1.7 in)23 July 1993
Aug35.3 mm (1.4 in)21 August 1959
Sep37.6 mm (1.5 in)7 September 1900
Oct26.2 mm (1.0 in)10 October 2016
Nov23.6 mm (0.9 in)23 November 2024
Dec47.2 mm (1.9 in)13 December 1912

Period of Record Coverage

1916 to 2026
Days with data per year at Ritzville 1 SSE 111 years of record at Ritzville 1 SSE, 1916 to 2026. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1916, 1925, 1947, 1948, 1965, 2026. 1916: 311 of 366 days1917: 364 of 365 days1918: 363 of 365 days1919: 365 of 365 days1920: 363 of 366 days1921: 362 of 365 days1922: 362 of 365 days1923: 333 of 365 days1924: 361 of 366 days1925: 326 of 365 days1926: 350 of 365 days1927: 331 of 365 days1928: 330 of 366 days1929: 361 of 365 days1930: 360 of 365 days1931: 361 of 365 days1932: 358 of 366 days1933: 363 of 365 days1934: 358 of 365 days1935: 359 of 365 days1936: 364 of 366 days1937: 360 of 365 days1938: 363 of 365 days1939: 358 of 365 days1940: 365 of 366 days1941: 364 of 365 days1942: 365 of 365 days1943: 364 of 365 days1944: 365 of 366 days1945: 361 of 365 days1946: 331 of 365 days1947: 301 of 365 days1948: 259 of 366 days1949: 352 of 365 days1950: 363 of 365 days1951: 362 of 365 days1952: 366 of 366 days1953: 360 of 365 days1954: 362 of 365 days1955: 357 of 365 days1956: 363 of 366 days1957: 364 of 365 days1958: 365 of 365 days1959: 364 of 365 days1960: 364 of 366 days1961: 365 of 365 days1962: 365 of 365 days1963: 365 of 365 days1964: 366 of 366 days1965: 324 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 366 of 366 days1969: 361 of 365 days1970: 365 of 365 days1971: 364 of 365 days1972: 366 of 366 days1973: 365 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 365 of 365 days1978: 363 of 365 days1979: 365 of 365 days1980: 366 of 366 days1981: 365 of 365 days1982: 364 of 365 days1983: 365 of 365 days1984: 366 of 366 days1985: 364 of 365 days1986: 365 of 365 days1987: 365 of 365 days1988: 366 of 366 days1989: 365 of 365 days1990: 365 of 365 days1991: 365 of 365 days1992: 366 of 366 days1993: 364 of 365 days1994: 364 of 365 days1995: 365 of 365 days1996: 365 of 366 days1997: 364 of 365 days1998: 365 of 365 days1999: 365 of 365 days2000: 366 of 366 days2001: 365 of 365 days2002: 365 of 365 days2003: 365 of 365 days2004: 366 of 366 days2005: 365 of 365 days2006: 365 of 365 days2007: 365 of 365 days2008: 364 of 366 days2009: 365 of 365 days2010: 365 of 365 days2011: 365 of 365 days2012: 363 of 366 days2013: 364 of 365 days2014: 360 of 365 days2015: 354 of 365 days2016: 360 of 366 days2017: 360 of 365 days2018: 356 of 365 days2019: 361 of 365 days2020: 363 of 366 days2021: 365 of 365 days2022: 362 of 365 days2023: 365 of 365 days2024: 363 of 366 days2025: 362 of 365 days2026: 259 of 365 days19201935195019651980199520102025
111 years of record at Ritzville 1 SSE, 1916 to 2026. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1916, 1925, 1947, 1948, 1965, 2026.
Days with data per year at Ritzville 1 SSE
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
191631185%No
1917364100%Yes
191836399%Yes
1919365100%Yes
192036399%Yes
192136299%Yes
192236299%Yes
192333391%Yes
192436199%Yes
192532689%No
192635096%Yes
192733191%Yes
192833090%Yes
192936199%Yes
193036099%Yes
193136199%Yes
193235898%Yes
193336399%Yes
193435898%Yes
193535998%Yes
193636499%Yes
193736099%Yes
193836399%Yes
193935898%Yes
1940365100%Yes
1941364100%Yes
1942365100%Yes
1943364100%Yes
1944365100%Yes
194536199%Yes
194633191%Yes
194730182%No
194825971%No
194935296%Yes
195036399%Yes
195136299%Yes
1952366100%Yes
195336099%Yes
195436299%Yes
195535798%Yes
195636399%Yes
1957364100%Yes
1958365100%Yes
1959364100%Yes
196036499%Yes
1961365100%Yes
1962365100%Yes
1963365100%Yes
1964366100%Yes
196532489%No
1966365100%Yes
1967365100%Yes
1968366100%Yes
196936199%Yes
1970365100%Yes
1971364100%Yes
1972366100%Yes
1973365100%Yes
1974365100%Yes
1975365100%Yes
1976366100%Yes
1977365100%Yes
197836399%Yes
1979365100%Yes
1980366100%Yes
1981365100%Yes
1982364100%Yes
1983365100%Yes
1984366100%Yes
1985364100%Yes
1986365100%Yes
1987365100%Yes
1988366100%Yes
1989365100%Yes
1990365100%Yes
1991365100%Yes
1992366100%Yes
1993364100%Yes
1994364100%Yes
1995365100%Yes
1996365100%Yes
1997364100%Yes
1998365100%Yes
1999365100%Yes
2000366100%Yes
2001365100%Yes
2002365100%Yes
2003365100%Yes
2004366100%Yes
2005365100%Yes
2006365100%Yes
2007365100%Yes
200836499%Yes
2009365100%Yes
2010365100%Yes
2011365100%Yes
201236399%Yes
2013364100%Yes
201436099%Yes
201535497%Yes
201636098%Yes
201736099%Yes
201835698%Yes
201936199%Yes
202036399%Yes
2021365100%Yes
202236299%Yes
2023365100%Yes
202436399%Yes
202536299%Yes
202625971%No

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Ritzville 1 SSE
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
17 May 2026Ritzville 1 SSE, USdaily low max (Tie)11.7 C (53.1 F)tie71 years7 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 2026Ritzville 1 SSE, USdaily rain13.2 mm (0.5 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 2026Ritzville 1 SSE, USmonthly high min12.2 C (54.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)0 years26 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 2026Ritzville 1 SSE, USmonthly high min10.0 C (50.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)91 years48 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2026Ritzville 1 SSE, USdaily high min5.0 C (41.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)89 years39 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2026Ritzville 1 SSE, USdaily high max12.2 C (54.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)80 years37 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2026Ritzville 1 SSE, USdaily high max (Tie)11.7 C (53.1 F)tie72 years7 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 2025Ritzville 1 SSE, USdaily high max (Tie)9.4 C (48.9 F)tie20 years4 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 2025Ritzville 1 SSE, USdaily high max12.8 C (55.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)26 years19 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 2025Ritzville 1 SSE, USdaily high max14.4 C (57.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)86 years38 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2025Ritzville 1 SSE, USdaily high max14.4 C (57.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)108 years43 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2025Ritzville 1 SSE, USdaily high min10.0 C (50.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)20 years23 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 2025Ritzville 1 SSE, USdaily high max (Tie)14.4 C (57.9 F)tie11 years3 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 2025Ritzville 1 SSE, USdaily high min6.7 C (44.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)86 years39 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2025Ritzville 1 SSE, USdaily high min (Tie)4.4 C (39.9 F)tie10 years3 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 2025Ritzville 1 SSE, USdaily high min8.3 C (46.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)104 years43 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2025Ritzville 1 SSE, USdaily high min8.9 C (48.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)106 years43 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2025Ritzville 1 SSE, USdaily high max (Tie)16.1 C (61.0 F)tie26 years4 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 2025Ritzville 1 SSE, USdaily high min17.2 C (63.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)92 years41 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2025Ritzville 1 SSE, USdaily high min17.8 C (64.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)58 years29 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

99 complete years, 1917 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Ritzville 1 SSE as warming stripes, 1917 to 2025 One stripe for each of 99 complete years at Ritzville 1 SSE, 1917 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.2 C (48.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1985, at 6.8 C (44.3 F), and the warmest was 1934, at 11.8 C (53.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.6 C (4.7 F). 1917: 9.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1918: 10.2 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1919: 8.7 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1920: 9.0 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1921: 9.5 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1922: 8.3 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1924: 9.7 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1929: 8.3 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1930: 9.4 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1931: 10.0 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1932: 9.4 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1933: 9.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1934: 11.8 C, +2.5 C from the station mean1935: 9.5 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1936: 9.7 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1937: 9.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1938: 10.3 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1939: 10.7 C, +1.4 C from the station mean1940: 10.4 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1941: 10.2 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1942: 9.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1943: 8.6 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1944: 9.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1945: 9.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1950: 8.3 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1951: 9.0 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1952: 9.7 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1953: 10.4 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1954: 8.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1955: 7.9 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1956: 9.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1957: 8.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1958: 11.0 C, +1.8 C from the station mean1959: 8.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1960: 9.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1961: 10.2 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1962: 9.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1963: 9.7 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1964: 8.9 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1966: 9.7 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1967: 10.1 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1968: 9.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1969: 8.1 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1970: 8.5 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1971: 8.3 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1972: 8.2 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1973: 9.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1974: 9.1 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1975: 8.2 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1976: 8.6 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1977: 8.5 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1978: 8.4 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1979: 8.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1980: 8.6 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1981: 9.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1982: 8.1 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1983: 9.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1984: 7.9 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1985: 6.8 C, -2.4 C from the station mean1986: 9.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1987: 10.3 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1988: 9.6 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1989: 9.1 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1990: 9.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1991: 8.7 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1992: 9.7 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1993: 7.8 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1994: 9.9 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1995: 9.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1996: 8.0 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1997: 9.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1998: 10.5 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1999: 9.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2000: 8.6 C, -0.7 C from the station mean2001: 9.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2002: 9.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2003: 10.1 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2004: 9.8 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2005: 9.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2006: 9.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2007: 9.8 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2008: 8.2 C, -1.1 C from the station mean2009: 8.8 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2010: 9.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2011: 8.3 C, -1.0 C from the station mean2012: 9.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2013: 9.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2014: 9.8 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2015: 11.0 C, +1.7 C from the station mean2016: 10.0 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2017: 8.8 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2018: 9.5 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2019: 8.2 C, -1.1 C from the station mean2020: 9.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2021: 10.0 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2022: 8.7 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2023: 10.0 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2024: 10.2 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2025: 10.9 C, +1.6 C from the station mean19171930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 99 complete years at Ritzville 1 SSE, 1917 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.2 C (48.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1985, at 6.8 C (44.3 F), and the warmest was 1934, at 11.8 C (53.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.6 C (4.7 F).
Annual mean temperature at Ritzville 1 SSE as warming stripes, 1917 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
19179.2 C-0.06 C
191810.2 C+0.97 C
19198.7 C-0.56 C
19209.0 C-0.26 C
19219.5 C+0.21 C
19228.3 C-1.00 C
19249.7 C+0.41 C
19298.3 C-1.00 C
19309.4 C+0.12 C
193110.0 C+0.76 C
19329.4 C+0.13 C
19339.4 C+0.15 C
193411.8 C+2.54 C
19359.5 C+0.24 C
19369.7 C+0.43 C
19379.1 C-0.15 C
193810.3 C+1.04 C
193910.7 C+1.42 C
194010.4 C+1.17 C
194110.2 C+0.93 C
19429.2 C-0.10 C
19438.6 C-0.64 C
19449.5 C+0.25 C
19459.5 C+0.29 C
19508.3 C-0.91 C
19519.0 C-0.30 C
19529.7 C+0.41 C
195310.4 C+1.14 C
19548.8 C-0.45 C
19557.9 C-1.33 C
19569.0 C-0.25 C
19578.9 C-0.35 C
195811.0 C+1.78 C
19598.8 C-0.44 C
19609.1 C-0.12 C
196110.2 C+0.90 C
19629.3 C+0.04 C
19639.7 C+0.42 C
19648.9 C-0.36 C
19669.7 C+0.48 C
196710.1 C+0.81 C
19689.2 C-0.01 C
19698.1 C-1.14 C
19708.5 C-0.76 C
19718.3 C-0.96 C
19728.2 C-1.06 C
19739.2 C-0.04 C
19749.1 C-0.17 C
19758.2 C-1.07 C
19768.6 C-0.64 C
19778.5 C-0.77 C
19788.4 C-0.89 C
19798.8 C-0.45 C
19808.6 C-0.68 C
19819.3 C+0.01 C
19828.1 C-1.20 C
19839.1 C-0.15 C
19847.9 C-1.37 C
19856.8 C-2.42 C
19869.5 C+0.25 C
198710.3 C+1.04 C
19889.6 C+0.33 C
19899.1 C-0.18 C
19909.2 C-0.09 C
19918.7 C-0.59 C
19929.7 C+0.49 C
19937.8 C-1.43 C
19949.9 C+0.67 C
19959.3 C+0.08 C
19968.0 C-1.26 C
19979.2 C-0.08 C
199810.5 C+1.25 C
19999.5 C+0.25 C
20008.6 C-0.70 C
20019.3 C+0.06 C
20029.1 C-0.11 C
200310.1 C+0.80 C
20049.8 C+0.58 C
20059.1 C-0.11 C
20069.5 C+0.26 C
20079.8 C+0.58 C
20088.2 C-1.10 C
20098.8 C-0.47 C
20109.2 C-0.02 C
20118.3 C-0.98 C
20129.4 C+0.19 C
20139.0 C-0.23 C
20149.8 C+0.58 C
201511.0 C+1.72 C
201610.0 C+0.71 C
20178.8 C-0.50 C
20189.5 C+0.23 C
20198.2 C-1.08 C
20209.5 C+0.29 C
202110.0 C+0.75 C
20228.7 C-0.55 C
202310.0 C+0.79 C
202410.2 C+0.96 C
202510.9 C+1.62 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1917 to 2025 is -0.01 C (-0.06 to 0.04) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.02 F (-0.12 to 0.08) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 99 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Ritzville 1 SSE
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature-0.01 C (-0.06 to 0.04) per decade-0.02 F (-0.12 to 0.08) per decade1917 to 202599Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum-0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.0) per decade-0.1 F (-0.2 to 0.0) per decade1917 to 202599Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum0.04 C (-0.02 to 0.09) per decade0.06 F (-0.03 to 0.16) per decade1917 to 202599Not 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

1899 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Ritzville 1 SSE: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)44.4 C (111.9 F)196139.4 C (102.9 F)111
Coldest night (TNn)-31.1 C (-24.0 F)1950-18.9 C (-2.0 F)111
Wettest day (Rx1day)47.2 mm (1.9 in)191218.5 mm (0.7 in)128
Wettest five days (Rx5day)71.9 mm (2.8 in)192731.3 mm (1.2 in)128
Longest dry spell (CDD)104 days197445 days128

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Ritzville 1 SSE by year The hottest day of the year at Ritzville 1 SSE, 1899 to 2026. The record is 44.4 C (111.9 F) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.4 C (102.9 F). 3537.54042.5451900192019401960198020002020Record: 44.4 C (111.9 F) in 1961
The hottest day of the year at Ritzville 1 SSE, 1899 to 2026. The record is 44.4 C (111.9 F) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.4 C (102.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Ritzville 1 SSE by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
1899n/a
1900n/a
1901n/a
1902n/a
1903n/a
1904n/a
1905n/a
1906n/a
1907n/a
1908n/a
1909n/a
1910n/a
1911n/a
1912n/a
1913n/a
1914n/a
1915n/a
191638.3 C (100.9 F)
191739.4 C (102.9 F)
191841.1 C (106.0 F)
191940.6 C (105.1 F)
192038.9 C (102.0 F)
192138.9 C (102.0 F)
192240.0 C (104.0 F)
192341.1 C (106.0 F)
192442.2 C (108.0 F)
192540.6 C (105.1 F)
192639.4 C (102.9 F)
192740.0 C (104.0 F)
192843.9 C (111.0 F)
192941.1 C (106.0 F)
193041.1 C (106.0 F)
193142.8 C (109.0 F)
193240.0 C (104.0 F)
193341.1 C (106.0 F)
193441.7 C (107.1 F)
193542.8 C (109.0 F)
193640.0 C (104.0 F)
193740.6 C (105.1 F)
193840.6 C (105.1 F)
193943.3 C (109.9 F)
194040.0 C (104.0 F)
194142.8 C (109.0 F)
194240.6 C (105.1 F)
194337.8 C (100.0 F)
194438.3 C (100.9 F)
194538.3 C (100.9 F)
194640.0 C (104.0 F)
194738.3 C (100.9 F)
194837.2 C (99.0 F)
194940.6 C (105.1 F)
195038.3 C (100.9 F)
195140.0 C (104.0 F)
195240.0 C (104.0 F)
195340.0 C (104.0 F)
195437.2 C (99.0 F)
195540.6 C (105.1 F)
195640.0 C (104.0 F)
195736.1 C (97.0 F)
195839.4 C (102.9 F)
195941.1 C (106.0 F)
196042.2 C (108.0 F)
196144.4 C (111.9 F)
196238.9 C (102.0 F)
196337.2 C (99.0 F)
196440.6 C (105.1 F)
196539.4 C (102.9 F)
196638.9 C (102.0 F)
196740.6 C (105.1 F)
196838.9 C (102.0 F)
196936.1 C (97.0 F)
197038.9 C (102.0 F)
197140.0 C (104.0 F)
197240.6 C (105.1 F)
197338.3 C (100.9 F)
197437.2 C (99.0 F)
197541.7 C (107.1 F)
197637.8 C (100.0 F)
197740.0 C (104.0 F)
197838.9 C (102.0 F)
197941.1 C (106.0 F)
198039.4 C (102.9 F)
198138.9 C (102.0 F)
198238.9 C (102.0 F)
198337.8 C (100.0 F)
198441.7 C (107.1 F)
198538.9 C (102.0 F)
198637.8 C (100.0 F)
198737.8 C (100.0 F)
198839.4 C (102.9 F)
198937.8 C (100.0 F)
199040.0 C (104.0 F)
199137.2 C (99.0 F)
199238.9 C (102.0 F)
199335.0 C (95.0 F)
199440.0 C (104.0 F)
199536.7 C (98.1 F)
199638.3 C (100.9 F)
199737.2 C (99.0 F)
199840.6 C (105.1 F)
199937.8 C (100.0 F)
200037.8 C (100.0 F)
200138.9 C (102.0 F)
200241.1 C (106.0 F)
200338.9 C (102.0 F)
200438.9 C (102.0 F)
200537.8 C (100.0 F)
200640.0 C (104.0 F)
200738.9 C (102.0 F)
200841.1 C (106.0 F)
200939.4 C (102.9 F)
201036.1 C (97.0 F)
201136.1 C (97.0 F)
201236.7 C (98.1 F)
201338.9 C (102.0 F)
201438.9 C (102.0 F)
201541.7 C (107.1 F)
201637.2 C (99.0 F)
201737.8 C (100.0 F)
201840.6 C (105.1 F)
201937.8 C (100.0 F)
202040.0 C (104.0 F)
202143.3 C (109.9 F)
202241.1 C (106.0 F)
202339.4 C (102.9 F)
202442.2 C (108.0 F)
202538.3 C (100.9 F)
202638.3 C (100.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Ritzville 1 SSE by year The coldest night of the year at Ritzville 1 SSE, 1899 to 2026. The record is -31.1 C (-24.0 F) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is -18.9 C (-2.0 F). -40-30-20-1001900192019401960198020002020Record: -31.1 C (-24.0 F) in 1950
The coldest night of the year at Ritzville 1 SSE, 1899 to 2026. The record is -31.1 C (-24.0 F) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is -18.9 C (-2.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Ritzville 1 SSE by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1899n/a
1900n/a
1901n/a
1902n/a
1903n/a
1904n/a
1905n/a
1906n/a
1907n/a
1908n/a
1909n/a
1910n/a
1911n/a
1912n/a
1913n/a
1914n/a
1915n/a
1916-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1917-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1918-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1919-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1920-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1921-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1922-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1923-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1924-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1925-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1926-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1927-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1928-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1929-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1930-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1931-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1932-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1933-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1934-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1935-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1936-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1937-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1938-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1939-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1940-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1941-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1942-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1943-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1944-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1945-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1946-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1947-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1948-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1949-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1950-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1951-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1952-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1953-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1954-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1955-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1956-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1957-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1958-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1959-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1960-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1961-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1962-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1963-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1964-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1965-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1966-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1967-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1968-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1969-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1970-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1971-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1972-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1973-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1974-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1975-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1976-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1977-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1978-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1979-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1980-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1981-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1982-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1983-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1984-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1985-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1986-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1987-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1988-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1989-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1990-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1991-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1992-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1993-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1994-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1995-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1996-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1997-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1998-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1999-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2000-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2001-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2002-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2003-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2004-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2005-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2006-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2007-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2008-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2009-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2010-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2011-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2012-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2013-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2014-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2015-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2016-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2017-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2018-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2019-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2020-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2021-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2022-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2023-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2024-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2025-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2026-9.4 C (15.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ritzville 1 SSE by year The wettest day of the year at Ritzville 1 SSE, 1899 to 2026. The record is 47.2 mm (1.9 in) in 1912, marked on the chart; the median year is 18.5 mm (0.7 in). 10203040501900192019401960198020002020Record: 47.2 mm (1.9 in) in 1912
The wettest day of the year at Ritzville 1 SSE, 1899 to 2026. The record is 47.2 mm (1.9 in) in 1912, marked on the chart; the median year is 18.5 mm (0.7 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ritzville 1 SSE by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
189915.5 mm (0.6 in)
190037.6 mm (1.5 in)
190112.7 mm (0.5 in)
190225.4 mm (1.0 in)
190316.5 mm (0.6 in)
190415.5 mm (0.6 in)
190522.6 mm (0.9 in)
190625.4 mm (1.0 in)
190725.9 mm (1.0 in)
190816.8 mm (0.7 in)
190919.8 mm (0.8 in)
191020.3 mm (0.8 in)
191115.2 mm (0.6 in)
191247.2 mm (1.9 in)
191320.3 mm (0.8 in)
191414.0 mm (0.6 in)
191514.7 mm (0.6 in)
191619.1 mm (0.8 in)
191723.9 mm (0.9 in)
191815.7 mm (0.6 in)
191920.8 mm (0.8 in)
192016.5 mm (0.6 in)
192114.2 mm (0.6 in)
192210.9 mm (0.4 in)
192339.4 mm (1.6 in)
192421.8 mm (0.9 in)
192522.9 mm (0.9 in)
192633.5 mm (1.3 in)
192724.1 mm (0.9 in)
192820.3 mm (0.8 in)
192910.7 mm (0.4 in)
193011.2 mm (0.4 in)
193118.5 mm (0.7 in)
193214.7 mm (0.6 in)
193314.0 mm (0.6 in)
193418.3 mm (0.7 in)
193515.0 mm (0.6 in)
193617.8 mm (0.7 in)
193720.3 mm (0.8 in)
193835.6 mm (1.4 in)
193912.2 mm (0.5 in)
194027.4 mm (1.1 in)
194122.9 mm (0.9 in)
194229.5 mm (1.2 in)
194320.3 mm (0.8 in)
194417.3 mm (0.7 in)
194516.8 mm (0.7 in)
194621.1 mm (0.8 in)
194718.5 mm (0.7 in)
194825.7 mm (1.0 in)
194919.1 mm (0.8 in)
195015.7 mm (0.6 in)
195114.0 mm (0.6 in)
195217.3 mm (0.7 in)
195316.5 mm (0.6 in)
195416.8 mm (0.7 in)
195516.0 mm (0.6 in)
195625.9 mm (1.0 in)
195729.0 mm (1.1 in)
195822.1 mm (0.9 in)
195935.3 mm (1.4 in)
196018.5 mm (0.7 in)
196116.0 mm (0.6 in)
196215.5 mm (0.6 in)
196327.9 mm (1.1 in)
196416.0 mm (0.6 in)
196528.7 mm (1.1 in)
196623.9 mm (0.9 in)
196717.5 mm (0.7 in)
196816.5 mm (0.6 in)
196917.8 mm (0.7 in)
197021.8 mm (0.9 in)
197117.5 mm (0.7 in)
197216.5 mm (0.6 in)
197320.1 mm (0.8 in)
197412.4 mm (0.5 in)
197515.7 mm (0.6 in)
197613.0 mm (0.5 in)
197724.6 mm (1.0 in)
197820.1 mm (0.8 in)
197921.6 mm (0.9 in)
198017.5 mm (0.7 in)
198111.2 mm (0.4 in)
198215.2 mm (0.6 in)
198319.1 mm (0.8 in)
198423.4 mm (0.9 in)
198510.9 mm (0.4 in)
198620.8 mm (0.8 in)
198719.3 mm (0.8 in)
198820.6 mm (0.8 in)
198912.7 mm (0.5 in)
199019.6 mm (0.8 in)
199114.2 mm (0.6 in)
199216.8 mm (0.7 in)
199344.2 mm (1.7 in)
199417.3 mm (0.7 in)
199517.3 mm (0.7 in)
199618.3 mm (0.7 in)
199719.3 mm (0.8 in)
199830.7 mm (1.2 in)
199916.3 mm (0.6 in)
200014.2 mm (0.6 in)
200118.5 mm (0.7 in)
200212.7 mm (0.5 in)
200316.5 mm (0.6 in)
200425.7 mm (1.0 in)
200541.1 mm (1.6 in)
200615.2 mm (0.6 in)
200712.2 mm (0.5 in)
200814.7 mm (0.6 in)
200921.1 mm (0.8 in)
201027.2 mm (1.1 in)
201117.8 mm (0.7 in)
201220.3 mm (0.8 in)
201318.5 mm (0.7 in)
201419.6 mm (0.8 in)
201526.7 mm (1.1 in)
201626.2 mm (1.0 in)
201721.1 mm (0.8 in)
201818.0 mm (0.7 in)
201918.0 mm (0.7 in)
202028.7 mm (1.1 in)
202114.2 mm (0.6 in)
202216.0 mm (0.6 in)
202318.8 mm (0.7 in)
202423.6 mm (0.9 in)
202518.3 mm (0.7 in)
202613.2 mm (0.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ritzville 1 SSE by year The wettest five days of the year at Ritzville 1 SSE, 1899 to 2026. The record is 71.9 mm (2.8 in) in 1927, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.3 mm (1.2 in). 0204060801900192019401960198020002020Record: 71.9 mm (2.8 in) in 1927
The wettest five days of the year at Ritzville 1 SSE, 1899 to 2026. The record is 71.9 mm (2.8 in) in 1927, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.3 mm (1.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ritzville 1 SSE by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
189932.0 mm (1.3 in)
190037.6 mm (1.5 in)
190116.0 mm (0.6 in)
190225.4 mm (1.0 in)
190330.5 mm (1.2 in)
190420.4 mm (0.8 in)
190530.0 mm (1.2 in)
190634.5 mm (1.4 in)
190738.1 mm (1.5 in)
190842.2 mm (1.7 in)
190935.8 mm (1.4 in)
191034.0 mm (1.3 in)
191129.9 mm (1.2 in)
191257.4 mm (2.3 in)
191332.0 mm (1.3 in)
191435.0 mm (1.4 in)
191536.8 mm (1.4 in)
191631.3 mm (1.2 in)
191730.3 mm (1.2 in)
191818.6 mm (0.7 in)
191934.4 mm (1.4 in)
192032.0 mm (1.3 in)
192126.9 mm (1.1 in)
192215.3 mm (0.6 in)
192344.8 mm (1.8 in)
192427.5 mm (1.1 in)
192532.8 mm (1.3 in)
192631.5 mm (1.2 in)
192771.9 mm (2.8 in)
192828.3 mm (1.1 in)
192925.5 mm (1.0 in)
193023.6 mm (0.9 in)
193146.9 mm (1.8 in)
193221.6 mm (0.9 in)
193333.8 mm (1.3 in)
193428.0 mm (1.1 in)
193518.8 mm (0.7 in)
193638.9 mm (1.5 in)
193729.9 mm (1.2 in)
193839.9 mm (1.6 in)
193918.0 mm (0.7 in)
194031.9 mm (1.3 in)
194129.5 mm (1.2 in)
194226.4 mm (1.0 in)
194340.2 mm (1.6 in)
194426.7 mm (1.1 in)
194532.6 mm (1.3 in)
194631.3 mm (1.2 in)
194739.0 mm (1.5 in)
194847.6 mm (1.9 in)
194925.1 mm (1.0 in)
195029.6 mm (1.2 in)
195130.6 mm (1.2 in)
195223.6 mm (0.9 in)
195337.8 mm (1.5 in)
195432.5 mm (1.3 in)
195527.8 mm (1.1 in)
195630.5 mm (1.2 in)
195732.3 mm (1.3 in)
195837.1 mm (1.5 in)
195939.9 mm (1.6 in)
196037.6 mm (1.5 in)
196133.5 mm (1.3 in)
196229.5 mm (1.2 in)
196345.7 mm (1.8 in)
196430.6 mm (1.2 in)
196529.5 mm (1.2 in)
196646.6 mm (1.8 in)
196732.0 mm (1.3 in)
196835.3 mm (1.4 in)
196920.4 mm (0.8 in)
197037.3 mm (1.5 in)
197140.6 mm (1.6 in)
197224.2 mm (1.0 in)
197343.8 mm (1.7 in)
197422.9 mm (0.9 in)
197524.1 mm (0.9 in)
197621.8 mm (0.9 in)
197757.6 mm (2.3 in)
197829.7 mm (1.2 in)
197931.8 mm (1.3 in)
198031.2 mm (1.2 in)
198118.8 mm (0.7 in)
198230.4 mm (1.2 in)
198329.2 mm (1.1 in)
198429.0 mm (1.1 in)
198518.2 mm (0.7 in)
198625.9 mm (1.0 in)
198737.9 mm (1.5 in)
198830.5 mm (1.2 in)
198938.0 mm (1.5 in)
199046.2 mm (1.8 in)
199128.2 mm (1.1 in)
199226.8 mm (1.1 in)
199351.1 mm (2.0 in)
199433.6 mm (1.3 in)
199532.3 mm (1.3 in)
199636.6 mm (1.4 in)
199735.6 mm (1.4 in)
199834.9 mm (1.4 in)
199924.9 mm (1.0 in)
200021.6 mm (0.9 in)
200127.5 mm (1.1 in)
200229.0 mm (1.1 in)
200331.3 mm (1.2 in)
200440.6 mm (1.6 in)
200543.4 mm (1.7 in)
200647.3 mm (1.9 in)
200720.8 mm (0.8 in)
200825.2 mm (1.0 in)
200931.0 mm (1.2 in)
201032.7 mm (1.3 in)
201128.7 mm (1.1 in)
201234.4 mm (1.4 in)
201333.2 mm (1.3 in)
201429.5 mm (1.2 in)
201546.7 mm (1.8 in)
201648.1 mm (1.9 in)
201732.2 mm (1.3 in)
201828.6 mm (1.1 in)
201928.4 mm (1.1 in)
202038.2 mm (1.5 in)
202123.8 mm (0.9 in)
202228.5 mm (1.1 in)
202344.0 mm (1.7 in)
202444.1 mm (1.7 in)
202526.9 mm (1.1 in)
202618.6 mm (0.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ritzville 1 SSE by year The longest dry spell of the year at Ritzville 1 SSE, 1899 to 2026. The record is 104 days in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 45 days. 02550751001251900192019401960198020002020Record: 104 days in 1974
The longest dry spell of the year at Ritzville 1 SSE, 1899 to 2026. The record is 104 days in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 45 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ritzville 1 SSE by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
189945 days
190033 days
190149 days
190252 days
190353 days
190482 days
190532 days
190617 days
190730 days
190833 days
190928 days
191047 days
191151 days
191232 days
191343 days
191422 days
19155 days
191643 days
191778 days
191843 days
191969 days
192027 days
192154 days
192262 days
192342 days
192456 days
192565 days
192642 days
192728 days
192828 days
192999 days
193076 days
193154 days
193249 days
193331 days
193435 days
193563 days
193633 days
193725 days
193829 days
193960 days
194036 days
194134 days
194261 days
194347 days
194446 days
194557 days
194653 days
194734 days
194829 days
1949101 days
195053 days
195152 days
195250 days
195351 days
195435 days
195548 days
195623 days
195749 days
195852 days
195944 days
196042 days
196127 days
196258 days
196346 days
196428 days
196534 days
196641 days
196775 days
196847 days
196981 days
197032 days
197142 days
197234 days
197359 days
1974104 days
197536 days
197659 days
197772 days
197845 days
197944 days
198052 days
198144 days
198255 days
198348 days
198434 days
198557 days
198644 days
198778 days
198864 days
198936 days
199047 days
199145 days
199245 days
199331 days
199458 days
199519 days
199640 days
199735 days
199831 days
199955 days
200057 days
200132 days
200286 days
200342 days
200434 days
200530 days
200656 days
200731 days
200857 days
200934 days
201030 days
201163 days
201254 days
201333 days
201442 days
201552 days
201623 days
201781 days
201850 days
201931 days
202056 days
202162 days
202241 days
202329 days
202481 days
202556 days
202685 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

99 years with a frost

Across 99 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Ritzville 1 SSE falls on 15 May and the median first autumn frost on 3 October, which leaves a median of 141 days between them.

In 1996 to 2025 the median growing season was 151 days. That is 20 days more than in 1917 to 1955.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.9 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Ritzville 1 SSE
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1917 to 1955)Recent period (1996 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost15 May24 May9 May15 days earlier-1.6 days per decade
First autumn frost3 October3 October10 October7 days later+1.3 days per decade
Growing days141 days131 days151 days20 days more+2.9 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

100 years, 1901 to 2025

A day with at least 18.4 mm (0.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 43.5 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Ritzville 1 SSE: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years18.4 mm (0.7 in)
5 years23.7 mm (0.9 in)
10 years27.7 mm (1.1 in)
25 years33.4 mm (1.3 in)
50 years38.2 mm (1.5 in)
100 years43.5 mm (1.7 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 100 years of values from 1901 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: 47.2 mm (1.9 in) in 1912; 44.2 mm (1.7 in) in 1993; 41.1 mm (1.6 in) in 2005.

Station Changes

1 suspected

One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Ritzville 1 SSE, at 1967. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1967 ran 0.3 C (0.5 F) lower than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Ritzville 1 SSE, against neighbouring stations
YearShift (C)Shift (F)StrengthNeighbours
1967-0.3-0.5possible5

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

2011 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2011 to 2025, Ritzville 1 SSE had a mean temperature of 9.6 C (49.2 F) and 309.2 mm (12.2 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Paragonah (United States, 1,124 km away), Modena (United States, 1,098 km away) and Gallup Muni AP (United States, 1,516 km away).

Climate twins of Ritzville 1 SSE: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2011 to 2025 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
ParagonahUnited States1,124 km (698 mi)9.2 C (48.6 F)328.7 mm (12.9 in)0.74
ModenaUnited States1,098 km (682 mi)9.5 C (49.0 F)253.3 mm (10.0 in)0.74
Gallup Muni APUnited States1,516 km (942 mi)9.3 C (48.7 F)286.9 mm (11.3 in)0.76

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 Ritzville 1 SSE standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Ritzville 1 SSE 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 . Last revised (2026-10-12).