Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Wind River (USC00459342), Washington, United States, with 77 years of record.
Key Facts for Wind River
Wind River (USC00459342) is a weather station in Washington, United States at 45.80 latitude and -121.93 longitude, 351 m (1,152 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1901 to 1977, 77 years of record.
1,464 records set at Wind River still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Wind River set a daily record high minimum temperature of 14.4 C (57.9 F) on 21 August 1977.
About the Station
Location: Washington, United States, 45.80 latitude, -121.93 longitude.
Elevation: 351 m (1,152 ft).
Period of record: 1901 to 1977, 77 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 Wind River. 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 Wind River, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
16.1 C (61.0 F)
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
18.3 C (64.9 F)
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
39.4 C (102.9 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
41.7 C (107.1 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
40.0 C (104.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
20.0 C (68.0 F)
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
16.7 C (62.1 F)
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Wind River still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 61.
Standing records at Wind River by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1931
49
1932
43
1933
52
1934
55
1935
51
1936
61
1937
35
1938
33
1939
41
1940
31
1941
25
1942
25
1943
18
1944
29
1945
34
1946
23
1947
36
1948
36
1949
42
1950
57
1951
24
1952
43
1953
36
1954
32
1955
54
1956
27
1957
23
1958
32
1959
13
1960
25
1961
18
1962
21
1963
17
1964
18
1965
25
1966
9
1967
18
1968
23
1969
26
1970
28
1971
14
1972
30
1973
17
1974
19
1975
27
1976
43
1977
26
All-Time Record Progression
6 new records
6 all-time records were set at Wind River between 17 December 1964 and 15 January 1974. Each dot is a new record.
When Wind River set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1964-12-17
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -14.4 C (6.1 F)
1964-12-18
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -15.6 C (3.9 F)
1968-12-30
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -17.8 C (0.0 F)
1969-01-29
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 198.1 cm (78.0 in)
1969-01-31
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 203.2 cm (80.0 in)
1974-01-15
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 165.1 mm (6.5 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jan: 165.1 mm (6.5 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Wind River. The most was 165.1 mm (6.5 in) on 15 January 1974.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Wind River
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
165.1 mm (6.5 in)
15 January 1974
Feb
135.6 mm (5.3 in)
7 February 1945
Mar
118.6 mm (4.7 in)
31 March 1931
Apr
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1 April 1963
May
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1 May 1949
Jun
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
19 June 1937
Jul
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1 July 1955
Aug
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
27 August 1968
Sep
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
4 September 1945
Oct
100.8 mm (4.0 in)
15 October 1968
Nov
148.6 mm (5.9 in)
20 November 1962
Dec
155.7 mm (6.1 in)
28 December 1954
Period of Record Coverage
1901 to 1977
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
50 years of record at Wind River, 1901 to 1977. 19 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1901, 1906, 1907, 1946, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 30 complete years at Wind River, 1931 to 1976. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.9 C (48.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1955, at 7.3 C (45.1 F), and the warmest was 1934, at 10.9 C (51.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F).
Annual mean temperature at Wind River as warming stripes, 1931 to 1976
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1931
9.2 C
+0.31 C
1932
8.6 C
-0.36 C
1933
8.6 C
-0.27 C
1934
10.9 C
+1.95 C
1935
9.0 C
+0.09 C
1936
9.1 C
+0.15 C
1937
8.6 C
-0.32 C
1938
9.2 C
+0.33 C
1939
10.1 C
+1.20 C
1940
10.0 C
+1.11 C
1941
10.0 C
+1.12 C
1942
9.3 C
+0.39 C
1943
8.7 C
-0.24 C
1944
8.9 C
0.00 C
1945
8.7 C
-0.20 C
1946
8.9 C
-0.03 C
1947
9.4 C
+0.44 C
1948
7.8 C
-1.07 C
1949
7.8 C
-1.09 C
1950
7.4 C
-1.55 C
1952
8.4 C
-0.53 C
1953
9.1 C
+0.17 C
1955
7.3 C
-1.65 C
1956
7.8 C
-1.12 C
1957
8.4 C
-0.48 C
1958
10.4 C
+1.46 C
1971
8.7 C
-0.18 C
1974
8.9 C
0.00 C
1975
8.5 C
-0.41 C
1976
9.7 C
+0.81 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1931 to 1976 is -0.1 C (-0.4 to 0.1) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.2 F (-0.7 to 0.2) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 30 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Wind River
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.1 C (-0.4 to 0.1) per decade
-0.2 F (-0.7 to 0.2) per decade
1931 to 1976
30
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.32 C (-0.62 to -0.02) per decade
-0.58 F (-1.12 to -0.04) per decade
1931 to 1976
30
Fall
Mean daily minimum
0.1 C (-0.2 to 0.3) per decade
0.1 F (-0.3 to 0.6) per decade
1931 to 1976
30
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
1901 to 1977
Yearly extremes at Wind River: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1935
36.7 C (98.1 F)
50
Coldest night (TNn)
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1950
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
50
Wettest day (Rx1day)
165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1974
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
50
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
448.2 mm (17.6 in)
1933
221.8 mm (8.7 in)
47
Longest dry spell (CDD)
86 days
1944
33 days
49
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Wind River, 1901 to 1977. The record is 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 1935, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Wind River by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1901
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1906
20.0 C (68.0 F)
1907
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1931
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1932
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1933
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1934
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1935
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1936
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1937
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1938
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1939
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1940
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1941
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1942
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1943
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1944
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1945
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1946
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1947
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1948
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1949
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1950
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1951
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1952
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1953
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1954
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1955
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1956
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1957
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1958
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1959
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1960
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1961
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1962
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1963
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1964
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1965
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1966
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1967
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1968
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1969
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1970
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1971
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1972
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1973
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1974
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1975
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1976
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1977
38.9 C (102.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Wind River, 1901 to 1977. The record is -26.7 C (-16.1 F) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is -14.4 C (6.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Wind River by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1901
6.7 C (44.1 F)
1906
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1907
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1931
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1932
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1933
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1934
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1935
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1936
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1937
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1938
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1939
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1940
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1941
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1942
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1943
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1944
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1945
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1946
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1947
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1948
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1949
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1950
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1951
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1952
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1953
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1954
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1955
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1956
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1957
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1958
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1959
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1960
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1961
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1962
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1963
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1964
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1965
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1966
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1967
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1968
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1969
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1970
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1971
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1972
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1973
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1974
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1975
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1976
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1977
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Wind River, 1901 to 1977. The record is 165.1 mm (6.5 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 94.0 mm (3.7 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Wind River by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1901
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1906
5.1 mm (0.20 in)
1907
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1931
118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1932
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1933
129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1934
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1935
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1936
106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1937
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1938
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1939
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1940
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1941
125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1942
117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1943
112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1944
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1945
135.6 mm (5.3 in)
1946
140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1947
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1948
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1949
130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1950
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1951
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1952
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1953
114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1954
155.7 mm (6.1 in)
1955
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1956
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1957
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1958
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1959
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1960
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1961
111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1962
148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1963
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1964
144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1965
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1966
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1967
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1968
100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1969
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1970
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1971
95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1972
137.9 mm (5.4 in)
1973
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1974
165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1975
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1976
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1977
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Wind River, 1901 to 1977. The record is 448.2 mm (17.6 in) in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is 221.8 mm (8.7 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Wind River by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1901
n/a
1906
n/a
1907
n/a
1931
207.7 mm (8.2 in)
1932
169.7 mm (6.7 in)
1933
448.2 mm (17.6 in)
1934
250.4 mm (9.9 in)
1935
154.7 mm (6.1 in)
1936
304.3 mm (12.0 in)
1937
322.9 mm (12.7 in)
1938
197.9 mm (7.8 in)
1939
272.6 mm (10.7 in)
1940
198.7 mm (7.8 in)
1941
248.7 mm (9.8 in)
1942
278.3 mm (11.0 in)
1943
198.0 mm (7.8 in)
1944
141.3 mm (5.6 in)
1945
260.2 mm (10.2 in)
1946
393.3 mm (15.5 in)
1947
300.1 mm (11.8 in)
1948
236.2 mm (9.3 in)
1949
257.7 mm (10.1 in)
1950
222.1 mm (8.7 in)
1951
227.3 mm (8.9 in)
1952
229.6 mm (9.0 in)
1953
325.6 mm (12.8 in)
1954
315.5 mm (12.4 in)
1955
318.8 mm (12.6 in)
1956
210.9 mm (8.3 in)
1957
255.7 mm (10.1 in)
1958
221.8 mm (8.7 in)
1959
188.3 mm (7.4 in)
1960
93.4 mm (3.7 in)
1961
223.6 mm (8.8 in)
1962
203.5 mm (8.0 in)
1963
211.1 mm (8.3 in)
1964
236.7 mm (9.3 in)
1965
175.8 mm (6.9 in)
1966
142.7 mm (5.6 in)
1967
129.3 mm (5.1 in)
1968
152.8 mm (6.0 in)
1969
190.0 mm (7.5 in)
1970
162.5 mm (6.4 in)
1971
148.9 mm (5.9 in)
1972
238.6 mm (9.4 in)
1973
189.3 mm (7.5 in)
1974
209.3 mm (8.2 in)
1975
326.7 mm (12.9 in)
1976
198.1 mm (7.8 in)
1977
189.3 mm (7.5 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Wind River, 1901 to 1977. The record is 86 days in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 33 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Wind River by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1901
1 day
1906
1 day
1907
n/a
1931
57 days
1932
24 days
1933
23 days
1934
36 days
1935
25 days
1936
44 days
1937
30 days
1938
40 days
1939
36 days
1940
42 days
1941
38 days
1942
42 days
1943
27 days
1944
86 days
1945
36 days
1946
44 days
1947
25 days
1948
19 days
1949
30 days
1950
30 days
1951
52 days
1952
55 days
1953
23 days
1954
15 days
1955
48 days
1956
43 days
1957
49 days
1958
52 days
1959
24 days
1960
59 days
1961
41 days
1962
32 days
1963
20 days
1964
19 days
1965
25 days
1966
32 days
1967
79 days
1968
25 days
1969
38 days
1970
37 days
1971
40 days
1972
33 days
1973
24 days
1974
53 days
1975
33 days
1976
15 days
1977
31 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
30 years with a frost
Across 30 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Wind River falls on 29 May and the median first autumn frost on 24 September, which leaves a median of 126 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +6.0 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Wind River
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1931 to 1976)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
29 May
n/a
29 May
n/a
-0.5 days per decade
First autumn frost
24 September
n/a
24 September
n/a
+5.6 days per decade
Growing days
126 days
n/a
126 days
n/a
+6.0 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
30 years, 1931 to 1964
A day with at least 101.4 mm (4.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 166.9 mm (6.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Wind River: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
101.4 mm (4.0 in)
5 years
124.1 mm (4.9 in)
10 years
136.8 mm (5.4 in)
25 years
150.5 mm (5.9 in)
50 years
159.2 mm (6.3 in)
Longer than the 30 years of record
100 years
166.9 mm (6.6 in)
Longer than the 30 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, 30 years of values from 1931 to 1964.
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: 155.7 mm (6.1 in) in 1954; 144.0 mm (5.7 in) in 1964; 140.5 mm (5.5 in) in 1946.
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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.