Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Parsons 3 SE (USC00466867), West Virginia, United States, with 123 years of record.
Key Facts for Parsons 3 SE
Parsons 3 SE (USC00466867) is a weather station in West Virginia, United States at 39.07 latitude and -79.63 longitude, 541 m (1,775 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1899 to 2021, 123 years of record.
1,464 records set at Parsons 3 SE still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Parsons 3 SE set a daily record precipitation of 55.9 mm (2.2 in) on 12 November 2020.
About the Station
Location: West Virginia, United States, 39.07 latitude, -79.63 longitude.
Elevation: 541 m (1,775 ft).
Period of record: 1899 to 2021, 123 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 Parsons 3 SE. 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 Parsons 3 SE, 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)
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
38.9 C (102.0 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Parsons 3 SE still stand. 1930 holds the most, with 44.
Standing records at Parsons 3 SE by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1899
10
1900
8
1901
8
1902
14
1903
6
1904
21
1905
11
1906
14
1907
18
1908
14
1909
22
1910
20
1911
25
1912
12
1913
12
1914
24
1915
7
1916
15
1917
26
1918
16
1919
21
1920
15
1921
24
1922
15
1923
16
1924
12
1925
27
1926
10
1927
20
1928
11
1929
11
1930
44
1931
27
1932
22
1933
17
1934
16
1935
17
1936
20
1937
11
1938
9
1939
14
1940
13
1941
7
1946
15
1947
18
1948
13
1949
19
1950
18
1951
9
1952
2
1955
11
1956
5
1957
9
1958
10
1959
7
1960
8
1961
10
1962
11
1963
10
1964
13
1965
10
1966
15
1967
13
1968
17
1969
3
1970
8
1971
12
1972
13
1973
10
1974
15
1975
6
1976
17
1977
24
1978
12
1979
9
1980
10
1981
7
1982
15
1983
7
1984
19
1985
7
1986
9
1987
7
1988
13
1989
15
1990
13
1991
14
1992
7
1993
10
1994
7
1995
9
1996
10
1997
7
1998
11
1999
5
2000
6
2001
14
2002
14
2003
1
2004
7
2005
6
2006
7
2007
7
2008
6
2009
13
2010
9
2011
7
2012
1
2014
1
2015
18
2016
9
2017
9
2018
22
2019
19
2020
12
All-Time Record Progression
6 new records
6 all-time records were set at Parsons 3 SE between 25 November 1950 and 24 January 2016. Each dot is a new record.
When Parsons 3 SE set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1950-11-25
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 48.3 cm (19.0 in)
1982-01-11
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1985-01-21
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2010-02-27
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 63.5 cm (25.0 in)
2010-02-28
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 66.0 cm (26.0 in)
2016-01-24
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 71.1 cm (28.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Oct: 152.4 mm (6.0 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Parsons 3 SE. The most was 152.4 mm (6.0 in) on 11 October 1925.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Parsons 3 SE
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
29 January 1911
Feb
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
9 February 1994
Mar
115.1 mm (4.5 in)
12 March 1939
Apr
116.1 mm (4.6 in)
20 April 1940
May
115.8 mm (4.6 in)
31 May 1928
Jun
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
19 June 1910
Jul
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
17 July 1907
Aug
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
19 August 1921
Sep
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
26 September 1940
Oct
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
11 October 1925
Nov
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
5 November 1985
Dec
134.4 mm (5.3 in)
29 December 1926
Period of Record Coverage
1899 to 2021
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
116 years of record at Parsons 3 SE, 1899 to 2021. 25 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1902, 1903, 1922, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1931 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 81 complete years at Parsons 3 SE, 1899 to 2020. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.3 C (50.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 8.6 C (47.5 F), and the warmest was 2019, at 12.6 C (54.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Parsons 3 SE as warming stripes, 1899 to 2020
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1899
11.0 C
+0.66 C
1900
10.7 C
+0.32 C
1901
9.7 C
-0.67 C
1904
9.2 C
-1.12 C
1905
9.9 C
-0.43 C
1906
11.0 C
+0.70 C
1907
9.6 C
-0.76 C
1909
10.3 C
-0.04 C
1910
10.1 C
-0.23 C
1911
11.4 C
+1.02 C
1912
9.7 C
-0.66 C
1913
10.8 C
+0.48 C
1914
9.5 C
-0.85 C
1915
9.9 C
-0.43 C
1916
9.8 C
-0.55 C
1917
8.6 C
-1.74 C
1918
10.6 C
+0.25 C
1919
10.6 C
+0.24 C
1920
9.7 C
-0.60 C
1921
12.4 C
+2.09 C
1923
10.7 C
+0.34 C
1924
9.0 C
-1.36 C
1925
11.0 C
+0.69 C
1934
11.6 C
+1.21 C
1935
11.5 C
+1.14 C
1937
11.3 C
+0.96 C
1940
10.9 C
+0.53 C
1946
11.8 C
+1.41 C
1947
10.6 C
+0.27 C
1948
11.1 C
+0.80 C
1950
11.1 C
+0.79 C
1959
11.2 C
+0.82 C
1960
9.7 C
-0.60 C
1961
10.4 C
+0.03 C
1962
10.2 C
-0.14 C
1963
9.7 C
-0.62 C
1964
10.6 C
+0.28 C
1966
9.2 C
-1.11 C
1967
9.6 C
-0.77 C
1968
9.4 C
-0.90 C
1969
9.6 C
-0.72 C
1970
10.5 C
+0.14 C
1971
10.4 C
+0.01 C
1972
10.1 C
-0.29 C
1973
11.1 C
+0.75 C
1974
10.2 C
-0.19 C
1975
10.5 C
+0.14 C
1976
9.0 C
-1.38 C
1977
9.6 C
-0.75 C
1978
8.7 C
-1.66 C
1979
9.1 C
-1.21 C
1980
9.6 C
-0.79 C
1981
9.2 C
-1.12 C
1982
10.5 C
+0.13 C
1983
9.9 C
-0.45 C
1984
10.3 C
-0.08 C
1985
10.4 C
+0.01 C
1987
10.3 C
-0.05 C
1988
9.5 C
-0.84 C
1989
9.6 C
-0.78 C
1991
10.9 C
+0.52 C
1992
9.6 C
-0.76 C
1993
10.0 C
-0.39 C
1995
9.6 C
-0.72 C
1996
9.3 C
-1.07 C
1998
11.4 C
+1.02 C
1999
10.5 C
+0.11 C
2000
9.9 C
-0.42 C
2001
10.3 C
-0.02 C
2002
10.6 C
+0.22 C
2003
9.6 C
-0.73 C
2004
10.5 C
+0.11 C
2006
10.3 C
-0.08 C
2009
9.9 C
-0.46 C
2011
10.7 C
+0.33 C
2015
11.7 C
+1.38 C
2016
12.1 C
+1.75 C
2017
12.2 C
+1.86 C
2018
11.4 C
+1.05 C
2019
12.6 C
+2.22 C
2020
11.9 C
+1.53 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1899 to 2020 is 0.03 C (-0.03 to 0.08) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.05 F (-0.05 to 0.14) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 81 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Parsons 3 SE
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.03 C (-0.03 to 0.08) per decade
0.05 F (-0.05 to 0.14) per decade
1899 to 2020
81
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.08 C (-0.14 to -0.02) per decade
-0.14 F (-0.25 to -0.03) per decade
1899 to 2020
81
Fall
Mean daily minimum
0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
1899 to 2020
81
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
1899 to 2021
Yearly extremes at Parsons 3 SE: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1925
33.3 C (91.9 F)
116
Coldest night (TNn)
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1912
-20.8 C (-5.5 F)
116
Wettest day (Rx1day)
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1925
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
116
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
177.8 mm (7.0 in)
1911
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
116
Longest dry spell (CDD)
39 days
1912
14 days
116
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Parsons 3 SE, 1899 to 2021. The record is 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 1925, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.3 C (91.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Parsons 3 SE by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1899
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1900
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1901
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1902
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1903
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1904
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1905
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1906
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1907
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1908
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1909
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1910
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1911
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1912
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1913
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1914
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1915
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1916
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1917
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1918
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1919
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1920
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1921
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1922
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1923
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1924
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1925
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1926
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1927
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1928
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1929
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1930
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1931
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1932
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1933
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1934
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1935
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1936
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1937
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1938
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1939
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1940
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1941
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1946
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1947
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1948
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1949
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1950
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1951
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1952
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1955
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1956
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1957
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1958
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1959
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1960
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1961
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1962
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1963
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1964
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1965
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1966
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1967
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1968
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1969
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1970
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1971
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1972
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1973
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1974
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1975
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1976
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1977
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1978
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1979
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1980
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1981
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1982
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1983
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1984
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1985
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1986
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1987
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1988
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1989
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1990
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1991
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1992
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1993
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1994
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1995
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1996
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1997
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1998
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1999
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2000
30.6 C (87.1 F)
2001
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2002
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2003
30.6 C (87.1 F)
2004
30.6 C (87.1 F)
2005
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2006
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2007
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2008
31.7 C (89.1 F)
2009
31.1 C (88.0 F)
2010
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2011
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2012
27.2 C (81.0 F)
2014
27.2 C (81.0 F)
2015
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2016
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2017
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2018
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2019
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2020
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2021
19.4 C (66.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Parsons 3 SE, 1899 to 2021. The record is -33.3 C (-27.9 F) in 1912, marked on the chart; the median year is -20.8 C (-5.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Parsons 3 SE by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1899
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1900
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1901
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1902
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1903
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1904
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1905
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1906
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1907
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1908
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1909
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1910
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1911
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1912
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1913
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1914
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1915
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1916
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1917
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1918
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1919
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1920
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1921
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1922
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1923
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1924
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1925
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1926
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1927
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1928
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1929
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1930
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1931
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1932
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1933
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1934
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1935
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1936
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1937
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1938
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1939
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1940
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1941
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1946
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1947
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1948
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1949
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1950
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1951
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1952
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1955
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1956
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1957
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1958
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1959
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1960
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1961
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1962
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1963
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1964
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1965
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1966
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1967
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1968
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1969
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1970
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1971
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1972
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1973
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1974
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1975
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1976
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1977
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1978
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1979
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1980
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1981
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1982
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1983
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1984
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1985
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1986
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1987
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1988
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1989
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1990
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1991
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1992
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1993
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1994
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1995
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1996
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1997
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1998
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1999
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2000
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2001
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2002
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2003
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2004
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2005
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2006
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2007
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2008
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2009
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2010
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2011
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2012
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2014
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2015
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2016
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2017
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2018
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2019
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2020
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2021
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Parsons 3 SE, 1899 to 2021. The record is 152.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1925, marked on the chart; the median year is 57.2 mm (2.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Parsons 3 SE by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1899
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1900
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1901
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1902
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1903
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1904
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1905
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1906
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1907
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1908
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1909
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1910
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1911
118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1912
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1913
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1914
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1915
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1916
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1917
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1918
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1919
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1920
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1921
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1922
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1923
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1924
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1925
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1926
134.4 mm (5.3 in)
1927
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1928
115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1929
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1930
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1931
132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1932
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1933
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1934
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1935
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1936
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1937
93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1938
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1939
115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1940
116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1941
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1946
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1947
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1948
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1949
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1950
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1951
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1952
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1955
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1956
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1957
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1958
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1959
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1960
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1961
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1962
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1963
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1964
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1965
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1966
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1967
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1968
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1969
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1970
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1971
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1972
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1973
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1974
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1975
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1976
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1977
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1978
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1979
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1980
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1981
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1982
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1983
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1984
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1985
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1986
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1987
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1988
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1989
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1990
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1991
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1992
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1993
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1994
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1995
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1996
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1997
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1998
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1999
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
2000
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
2001
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
2002
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
2003
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2004
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
2005
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2006
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
2007
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2008
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2009
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
2010
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
2011
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
2012
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
2014
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2015
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
2016
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
2017
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
2018
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
2019
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
2020
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2021
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Parsons 3 SE, 1899 to 2021. The record is 177.8 mm (7.0 in) in 1911, marked on the chart; the median year is 92.7 mm (3.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Parsons 3 SE by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1899
66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1900
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1901
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1902
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1903
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1904
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1905
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1906
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1907
164.6 mm (6.5 in)
1908
122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1909
106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1910
153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1911
177.8 mm (7.0 in)
1912
156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1913
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1914
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1915
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1916
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1917
90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1918
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1919
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1920
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1921
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1922
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1923
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1924
109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1925
154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1926
134.4 mm (5.3 in)
1927
140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1928
115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1929
113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1930
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1931
132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1932
111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1933
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1934
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1935
128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1936
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1937
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1938
73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1939
95.7 mm (3.8 in)
1940
125.4 mm (4.9 in)
1941
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1946
64.1 mm (2.5 in)
1947
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1948
108.4 mm (4.3 in)
1949
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1950
103.3 mm (4.1 in)
1951
85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1952
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1955
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1956
137.7 mm (5.4 in)
1957
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1958
129.9 mm (5.1 in)
1959
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1960
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1961
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1962
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1963
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1964
90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1965
57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1966
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1967
118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1968
101.7 mm (4.0 in)
1969
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1970
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1971
131.8 mm (5.2 in)
1972
117.5 mm (4.6 in)
1973
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1974
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1975
154.1 mm (6.1 in)
1976
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1977
86.7 mm (3.4 in)
1978
110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1979
97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1980
88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1981
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1982
116.9 mm (4.6 in)
1983
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1984
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1985
160.3 mm (6.3 in)
1986
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1987
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1988
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1989
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1990
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1991
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1992
71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1993
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1994
136.6 mm (5.4 in)
1995
108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1996
127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1997
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1998
117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1999
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
2000
89.1 mm (3.5 in)
2001
106.9 mm (4.2 in)
2002
90.5 mm (3.6 in)
2003
123.2 mm (4.9 in)
2004
141.8 mm (5.6 in)
2005
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
2006
131.4 mm (5.2 in)
2007
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
2008
114.2 mm (4.5 in)
2009
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
2010
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2011
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
2012
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
2014
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
2015
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
2016
116.6 mm (4.6 in)
2017
142.0 mm (5.6 in)
2018
126.3 mm (5.0 in)
2019
76.9 mm (3.0 in)
2020
90.5 mm (3.6 in)
2021
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Parsons 3 SE, 1899 to 2021. The record is 39 days in 1912, marked on the chart; the median year is 14 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Parsons 3 SE by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1899
14 days
1900
33 days
1901
17 days
1902
34 days
1903
14 days
1904
21 days
1905
21 days
1906
17 days
1907
18 days
1908
21 days
1909
25 days
1910
16 days
1911
29 days
1912
39 days
1913
15 days
1914
18 days
1915
15 days
1916
13 days
1917
24 days
1918
18 days
1919
20 days
1920
27 days
1921
28 days
1922
17 days
1923
33 days
1924
26 days
1925
24 days
1926
16 days
1927
15 days
1928
13 days
1929
17 days
1930
17 days
1931
19 days
1932
23 days
1933
13 days
1934
12 days
1935
17 days
1936
19 days
1937
20 days
1938
8 days
1939
19 days
1940
14 days
1941
12 days
1946
21 days
1947
17 days
1948
13 days
1949
14 days
1950
11 days
1951
16 days
1952
14 days
1955
19 days
1956
14 days
1957
10 days
1958
16 days
1959
20 days
1960
16 days
1961
10 days
1962
14 days
1963
23 days
1964
20 days
1965
18 days
1966
13 days
1967
22 days
1968
16 days
1969
13 days
1970
8 days
1971
11 days
1972
8 days
1973
14 days
1974
12 days
1975
10 days
1976
14 days
1977
13 days
1978
11 days
1979
10 days
1980
9 days
1981
15 days
1982
18 days
1983
12 days
1984
10 days
1985
13 days
1986
11 days
1987
13 days
1988
15 days
1989
12 days
1990
12 days
1991
25 days
1992
10 days
1993
13 days
1994
11 days
1995
21 days
1996
9 days
1997
12 days
1998
12 days
1999
13 days
2000
10 days
2001
16 days
2002
17 days
2003
9 days
2004
12 days
2005
22 days
2006
10 days
2007
14 days
2008
11 days
2009
18 days
2010
12 days
2011
12 days
2012
7 days
2014
8 days
2015
12 days
2016
10 days
2017
16 days
2018
7 days
2019
11 days
2020
13 days
2021
10 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
81 years with a frost
Across 81 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Parsons 3 SE falls on 10 May and the median first autumn frost on 8 October, which leaves a median of 154 days between them.
In 1980 to 2020 the median growing season was 161 days. That is 21 days more than in 1899 to 1948.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.3 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Parsons 3 SE
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1899 to 1948)
Recent period (1980 to 2020)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
10 May
15 May
5 May
10 days earlier
-1.1 days per decade
First autumn frost
8 October
5 October
15 October
10 days later
+1.2 days per decade
Growing days
154 days
140 days
161 days
21 days more
+2.3 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
89 years, 1900 to 2020
A day with at least 61.9 mm (2.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 165.9 mm (6.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Parsons 3 SE: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
61.9 mm (2.4 in)
5 years
85.5 mm (3.4 in)
10 years
102.8 mm (4.0 in)
25 years
126.5 mm (5.0 in)
50 years
145.6 mm (5.7 in)
100 years
165.9 mm (6.5 in)
Longer than the 89 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, 89 years of values from 1900 to 2020.
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: 152.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1925; 134.4 mm (5.3 in) in 1926; 132.1 mm (5.2 in) in 1985.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Parsons 3 SE, at 2015. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 2015 ran 0.4 C (0.8 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Parsons 3 SE, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
2015
+0.4
+0.8
likely
5
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.
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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.