Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Brownsville (USC00461173), West Virginia, United States, with 32 years of record.
Key Facts for Brownsville
Brownsville (USC00461173) is a weather station in West Virginia, United States at 39.00 latitude and -80.48 longitude, 314 m (1,030 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1923 to 1954, 32 years of record.
1,464 records set at Brownsville still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Brownsville set a daily record high maximum temperature of 26.7 C (80.1 F) on 18 November 1954.
About the Station
Location: West Virginia, United States, 39.00 latitude, -80.48 longitude.
Elevation: 314 m (1,030 ft).
Period of record: 1923 to 1954, 32 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 Brownsville. 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 Brownsville, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
38.3 C (100.9 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
38.9 C (102.0 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
40.6 C (105.1 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Brownsville still stand. 1930 holds the most, with 80.
Standing records at Brownsville by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1923
15
1924
44
1925
70
1926
40
1927
54
1928
45
1929
62
1930
80
1931
40
1932
55
1933
50
1934
43
1935
49
1936
69
1937
34
1938
28
1939
56
1940
38
1941
37
1942
47
1943
33
1944
39
1945
39
1946
43
1947
53
1948
33
1949
40
1950
55
1951
37
1952
39
1953
57
1954
40
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jun: 102.4 mm (4.0 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Brownsville. The most was 102.4 mm (4.0 in) on 25 June 1950.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Brownsville
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
7 January 1934
Feb
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
8 February 1937
Mar
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
7 March 1934
Apr
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
16 April 1939
May
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
12 May 1924
Jun
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
25 June 1950
Jul
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
28 July 1934
Aug
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
7 August 1935
Sep
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
5 September 1937
Oct
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2 October 1929
Nov
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
16 November 1926
Dec
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
15 December 1948
Period of Record Coverage
1923 to 1954
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
32 years of record at Brownsville, 1923 to 1954. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1923, 1927, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1942.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 20 complete years at Brownsville, 1925 to 1953. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.6 C (54.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1928, at 11.6 C (52.9 F), and the warmest was 1953, at 13.8 C (56.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.3 C (2.3 F).
Annual mean temperature at Brownsville as warming stripes, 1925 to 1953
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1925
12.4 C
-0.15 C
1926
11.8 C
-0.76 C
1928
11.6 C
-0.97 C
1929
12.1 C
-0.44 C
1930
12.0 C
-0.56 C
1931
12.3 C
-0.25 C
1932
12.7 C
+0.13 C
1933
13.0 C
+0.37 C
1934
12.3 C
-0.27 C
1935
12.0 C
-0.58 C
1939
13.6 C
+1.05 C
1943
12.3 C
-0.24 C
1944
12.9 C
+0.36 C
1945
12.9 C
+0.32 C
1946
13.3 C
+0.67 C
1947
11.7 C
-0.86 C
1948
12.8 C
+0.17 C
1951
12.5 C
-0.04 C
1952
13.4 C
+0.80 C
1953
13.8 C
+1.23 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
1923 to 1954
Yearly extremes at Brownsville: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1953
36.7 C (98.1 F)
32
Coldest night (TNn)
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1936
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
32
Wettest day (Rx1day)
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1950
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
32
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
124.1 mm (4.9 in)
1938
84.5 mm (3.3 in)
32
Longest dry spell (CDD)
27 days
1923
16 days
32
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Brownsville, 1923 to 1954. The record is 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Brownsville by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1923
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1924
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1925
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1926
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1927
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1928
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1929
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1930
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1931
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1932
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1933
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1934
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1935
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1936
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1937
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1938
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1939
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1940
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1941
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1942
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1943
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1944
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1945
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1946
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1947
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1948
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1949
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1950
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1951
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1952
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1953
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1954
37.8 C (100.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Brownsville, 1923 to 1954. The record is -28.9 C (-20.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is -20.0 C (-4.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Brownsville by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1923
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1924
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1925
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1926
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1927
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1928
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1929
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1930
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1931
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1932
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1933
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1934
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1935
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1936
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1937
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1938
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1939
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1940
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1941
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1942
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1943
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1944
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1945
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1946
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1947
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1948
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1949
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1950
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1951
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1952
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1953
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1954
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Brownsville, 1923 to 1954. The record is 102.4 mm (4.0 in) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 60.2 mm (2.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Brownsville by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1923
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1924
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1925
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1926
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1927
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1928
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1929
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1930
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1931
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1932
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1933
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1934
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1935
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1936
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1937
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1938
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1939
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1940
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1941
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1942
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1943
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1944
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1945
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1946
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1947
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1948
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1949
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1950
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1951
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1952
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1953
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1954
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Brownsville, 1923 to 1954. The record is 124.1 mm (4.9 in) in 1938, marked on the chart; the median year is 84.5 mm (3.3 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Brownsville by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1923
79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1924
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1925
80.7 mm (3.2 in)
1926
99.7 mm (3.9 in)
1927
78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1928
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1929
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1930
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1931
84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1932
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1933
108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1934
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1935
117.8 mm (4.6 in)
1936
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1937
93.1 mm (3.7 in)
1938
124.1 mm (4.9 in)
1939
81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1940
84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1941
103.3 mm (4.1 in)
1942
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1943
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1944
67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1945
113.4 mm (4.5 in)
1946
58.3 mm (2.3 in)
1947
65.7 mm (2.6 in)
1948
113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1949
76.3 mm (3.0 in)
1950
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1951
81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1952
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1953
104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1954
107.9 mm (4.2 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Brownsville, 1923 to 1954. The record is 27 days in 1923, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Brownsville by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1923
27 days
1924
26 days
1925
16 days
1926
10 days
1927
20 days
1928
8 days
1929
14 days
1930
21 days
1931
11 days
1932
18 days
1933
12 days
1934
16 days
1935
14 days
1936
15 days
1937
9 days
1938
15 days
1939
13 days
1940
14 days
1941
19 days
1942
14 days
1943
19 days
1944
18 days
1945
20 days
1946
22 days
1947
17 days
1948
14 days
1949
16 days
1950
11 days
1951
16 days
1952
23 days
1953
24 days
1954
15 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
20 years with a frost
Across 20 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Brownsville falls on 3 May and the median first autumn frost on 4 October, which leaves a median of 154 days between them.
Frost dates and growing season at Brownsville
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1925 to 1953)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
3 May
n/a
3 May
n/a
n/a
First autumn frost
4 October
n/a
4 October
n/a
n/a
Growing days
154 days
n/a
154 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.
Rainfall Return Levels
30 years, 1924 to 1954
A day with at least 56.3 mm (2.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 114.4 mm (4.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Brownsville: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
56.3 mm (2.2 in)
5 years
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
10 years
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
25 years
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
50 years
106.1 mm (4.2 in)
Longer than the 30 years of record
100 years
114.4 mm (4.5 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 1924 to 1954.
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: 102.4 mm (4.0 in) in 1950; 94.0 mm (3.7 in) in 1933; 84.8 mm (3.3 in) in 1937.
Download the Data
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Data for Brownsville 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.