Pickens 1 Weather Records (USC00466991)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Pickens 1 (USC00466991), West Virginia, United States, with 85 years of record.

Key Facts for Pickens 1

Pickens 1 (USC00466991) is a weather station in West Virginia, United States at 38.67 latitude and -80.22 longitude, 844 m (2,770 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1902 to 1986, 85 years of record.
1,464 records set at Pickens 1 still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Pickens 1 set a daily record low maximum temperature of 15.0 C (59.0 F) on 30 August 1986.

About the Station

Location: West Virginia, United States, 38.67 latitude, -80.22 longitude.
Elevation: 844 m (2,770 ft).
Period of record: 1902 to 1986, 85 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Pickens 1. 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 Pickens 1, 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	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	37.2 C (99.0 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	26.1 C (79.0 F)	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Pickens 1 still stand. 1930 holds the most, with 49.

Standing records at Pickens 1 by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1902	18
1903	28
1904	14
1905	22
1906	24
1907	18
1908	18
1909	26
1910	26
1911	34
1912	31
1913	25
1914	24
1915	23
1916	26
1917	30
1918	20
1919	20
1920	16
1921	18
1922	13
1923	17
1924	18
1925	19
1926	18
1927	17
1928	29
1929	23
1930	49
1931	23
1932	21
1933	15
1934	26
1935	12
1936	20
1937	23
1938	3
1939	8
1940	21
1941	12
1942	13
1943	20
1944	8
1945	20
1946	7
1947	3
1949	13
1950	38
1951	16
1952	8
1953	20
1954	15
1955	10
1956	12
1957	11
1958	13
1959	14
1960	22
1961	10
1962	17
1963	20
1964	11
1965	13
1966	14
1967	13
1968	11
1969	6
1970	15
1971	12
1972	16
1973	10
1974	7
1975	7
1976	21
1977	16
1978	9
1979	15
1980	11
1981	7
1982	15
1983	23
1984	28
1985	18
1986	8

All-Time Record Progression

10 new records

10 all-time records were set at Pickens 1 between 9 February 1934 and 5 November 1985. Each dot is a new record.

When Pickens 1 set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1934-02-09	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1936-01-28	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -16.7 C (1.9 F)
1942-01-09	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1942-03-03	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 61.0 cm (24.0 in)
1955-01-14	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 68.6 cm (27.0 in)
1962-12-07	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 76.2 cm (30.0 in)
1966-01-30	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -17.2 C (1.0 F)
1970-01-09	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1983-12-25	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1985-11-05	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 173.2 mm (6.8 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Nov: 173.2 mm (6.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Pickens 1. The most was 173.2 mm (6.8 in) on 5 November 1985.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Pickens 1
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	13 January 1945
Feb	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	19 February 1914
Mar	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	13 March 1918
Apr	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	16 April 1939
May	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	29 May 1921
Jun	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	29 June 1943
Jul	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	17 July 1907
Aug	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	31 August 1984
Sep	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	2 September 1950
Oct	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	2 October 1929
Nov	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	5 November 1985
Dec	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	24 December 1904

Period of Record Coverage

1902 to 1986

85 years of record at Pickens 1, 1902 to 1986. 18 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1902, 1904, 1911, 1918, 1919, 1925, 1926, 1928 and others.

Days with data per year at Pickens 1
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1902	289	79%	No
1903	350	96%	Yes
1904	328	90%	No
1905	337	92%	Yes
1906	357	98%	Yes
1907	335	92%	Yes
1908	360	98%	Yes
1909	349	96%	Yes
1910	335	92%	Yes
1911	304	83%	No
1912	357	98%	Yes
1913	356	98%	Yes
1914	361	99%	Yes
1915	361	99%	Yes
1916	361	99%	Yes
1917	357	98%	Yes
1918	323	88%	No
1919	295	81%	No
1920	355	97%	Yes
1921	354	97%	Yes
1922	361	99%	Yes
1923	360	99%	Yes
1924	334	91%	Yes
1925	319	87%	No
1926	316	87%	No
1927	361	99%	Yes
1928	244	67%	No
1929	345	95%	Yes
1930	311	85%	No
1931	323	88%	No
1932	358	98%	Yes
1933	357	98%	Yes
1934	358	98%	Yes
1935	332	91%	Yes
1936	314	86%	No
1937	353	97%	Yes
1938	328	90%	No
1939	360	99%	Yes
1940	363	99%	Yes
1941	364	100%	Yes
1942	362	99%	Yes
1943	358	98%	Yes
1944	355	97%	Yes
1945	352	96%	Yes
1946	356	98%	Yes
1947	30	8%	No
1948	34	9%	No
1949	302	83%	No
1950	275	75%	No
1951	359	98%	Yes
1952	366	100%	Yes
1953	364	100%	Yes
1954	365	100%	Yes
1955	364	100%	Yes
1956	335	92%	Yes
1957	344	94%	Yes
1958	364	100%	Yes
1959	362	99%	Yes
1960	363	99%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	362	99%	Yes
1963	363	99%	Yes
1964	365	100%	Yes
1965	363	99%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	364	100%	Yes
1968	365	100%	Yes
1969	364	100%	Yes
1970	334	92%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	364	100%	Yes
1975	364	100%	Yes
1976	365	100%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	364	100%	Yes
1979	332	91%	Yes
1980	365	100%	Yes
1981	364	100%	Yes
1982	336	92%	Yes
1983	318	87%	No
1984	336	92%	Yes
1985	330	90%	Yes
1986	227	62%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Pickens 1
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 August 1986	Pickens 1, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	71 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 1986	Pickens 1, US	daily high min (Tie)	18.9 C (66.0 F)	tie	16 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1986	Pickens 1, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	71 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1986	Pickens 1, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	60 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 1986	Pickens 1, US	daily low min (Tie)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	tie	25 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 1986	Pickens 1, US	daily high min (Tie)	18.3 C (64.9 F)	tie	28 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 1986	Pickens 1, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	72 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1986	Pickens 1, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1986	Pickens 1, US	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	47 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1986	Pickens 1, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	49 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1986	Pickens 1, US	daily snow depth (Tie)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	tie	16 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1986	Pickens 1, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	59 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1986	Pickens 1, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	55 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1986	Pickens 1, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	12 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1986	Pickens 1, US	daily high max (Tie)	26.1 C (79.0 F)	tie	68 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1986	Pickens 1, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	9 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1986	Pickens 1, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1986	Pickens 1, US	daily snow depth (Tie)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	tie	8 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1986	Pickens 1, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	58 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1986	Pickens 1, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	64 years	30 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

60 complete years, 1903 to 1985

One stripe for each of 60 complete years at Pickens 1, 1903 to 1985. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.3 C (48.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1945, at 7.5 C (45.5 F), and the warmest was 1921, at 11.1 C (52.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F).

Annual mean temperature at Pickens 1 as warming stripes, 1903 to 1985
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1903	10.0 C	+0.72 C
1905	9.2 C	-0.16 C
1906	10.0 C	+0.64 C
1908	10.1 C	+0.80 C
1909	9.9 C	+0.61 C
1912	9.7 C	+0.37 C
1913	10.6 C	+1.31 C
1914	9.4 C	+0.07 C
1915	10.1 C	+0.79 C
1916	10.1 C	+0.81 C
1917	8.5 C	-0.77 C
1920	9.0 C	-0.33 C
1921	11.1 C	+1.79 C
1922	10.4 C	+1.13 C
1923	9.8 C	+0.44 C
1924	8.6 C	-0.76 C
1927	9.2 C	-0.13 C
1931	10.6 C	+1.26 C
1932	10.4 C	+1.10 C
1933	10.4 C	+1.08 C
1934	9.7 C	+0.41 C
1937	9.3 C	+0.00 C
1939	10.0 C	+0.69 C
1940	8.4 C	-0.91 C
1941	9.3 C	+0.01 C
1942	8.9 C	-0.44 C
1943	7.5 C	-1.79 C
1944	7.5 C	-1.79 C
1945	7.5 C	-1.83 C
1951	9.7 C	+0.35 C
1952	10.1 C	+0.77 C
1953	10.2 C	+0.93 C
1954	9.0 C	-0.30 C
1955	8.6 C	-0.68 C
1958	7.9 C	-1.41 C
1959	9.7 C	+0.36 C
1960	8.3 C	-0.98 C
1961	8.9 C	-0.42 C
1962	8.8 C	-0.55 C
1963	7.8 C	-1.47 C
1964	9.2 C	-0.14 C
1965	9.3 C	-0.01 C
1966	8.4 C	-0.94 C
1967	8.3 C	-0.98 C
1968	8.7 C	-0.60 C
1969	8.6 C	-0.70 C
1971	9.4 C	+0.13 C
1972	9.3 C	-0.05 C
1973	10.0 C	+0.68 C
1974	9.7 C	+0.39 C
1975	9.9 C	+0.63 C
1976	8.4 C	-0.92 C
1977	8.9 C	-0.37 C
1978	8.7 C	-0.57 C
1980	8.8 C	-0.49 C
1981	8.6 C	-0.69 C
1982	10.2 C	+0.91 C
1983	9.7 C	+0.43 C
1984	10.0 C	+0.73 C
1985	10.0 C	+0.67 C

The annual mean temperature here has fallen by 0.10 C (0.01 to 0.18) per decade over 1903 to 1985. In Fahrenheit: 0.18 F (0.02 to 0.33) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 60 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Pickens 1
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	-0.10 C (-0.18 to -0.01) per decade	-0.18 F (-0.33 to -0.02) per decade	1903 to 1985	60	Fall
Mean daily maximum	-0.2 C (-0.2 to -0.1) per decade	-0.3 F (-0.4 to -0.1) per decade	1903 to 1985	60	Fall
Mean daily minimum	-0.04 C (-0.14 to 0.06) per decade	-0.1 F (-0.3 to 0.1) per decade	1903 to 1985	60	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

1902 to 1986

Yearly extremes at Pickens 1: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1902	31.7 C (89.1 F)	85
Coldest night (TNn)	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	1942	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	85
Wettest day (Rx1day)	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	1985	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	85
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	215.5 mm (8.5 in)	1923	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	85
Longest dry spell (CDD)	27 days	1923	13 days	85

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Pickens 1, 1902 to 1986. The record is 37.2 C (99.0 F) in 1902, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.7 C (89.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Pickens 1 by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1902	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1903	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1904	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1905	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1906	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1907	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1908	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1909	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1910	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1911	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1912	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1913	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1914	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1915	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1916	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1917	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1918	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1919	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1920	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1921	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1922	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1923	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1924	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1925	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1926	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1927	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1928	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1929	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1930	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1931	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1932	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1933	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1934	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1935	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1936	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1937	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1938	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1939	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1940	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1941	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1942	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1943	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1944	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1945	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1946	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1947	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1948	22.2 C (72.0 F)
1949	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1950	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1951	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1952	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1953	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1954	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1955	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1956	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1957	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1958	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1959	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1960	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1961	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1962	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1963	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1964	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1965	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1966	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1967	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1968	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1969	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1970	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1971	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1972	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1973	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1974	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1975	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1976	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1977	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1978	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1979	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1980	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1981	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1982	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1983	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1984	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1985	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1986	30.0 C (86.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Pickens 1, 1902 to 1986. The record is -33.3 C (-27.9 F) in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is -23.3 C (-9.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Pickens 1 by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1902	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1903	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1904	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1905	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1906	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1907	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1908	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1909	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1910	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1911	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1912	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1913	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1914	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1915	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1916	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1917	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1918	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1919	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1920	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1921	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1922	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1923	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1924	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1925	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1926	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1927	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1928	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1929	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1930	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1931	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1932	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1933	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1934	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1935	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1936	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1937	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1938	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1939	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1940	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1941	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1942	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1943	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1944	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1945	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1946	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1947	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1948	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1949	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1950	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1951	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1952	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1953	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1954	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1955	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1956	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1957	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1958	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1959	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1960	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1961	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1962	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1963	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1964	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1965	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1966	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1967	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1968	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1969	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1970	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1971	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1972	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1973	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1974	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1975	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1976	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1977	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1978	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1979	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1980	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1981	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1982	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1983	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1984	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1985	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1986	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Pickens 1, 1902 to 1986. The record is 173.2 mm (6.8 in) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 61.0 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Pickens 1 by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1902	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1903	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1904	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1905	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1906	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1907	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1908	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1909	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1910	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1911	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1912	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1913	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1914	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1915	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1916	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1917	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1918	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1919	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1920	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1921	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1922	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1923	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1924	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1925	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1926	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1927	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1928	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1929	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1930	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1931	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1932	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1933	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1934	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1935	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1936	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1937	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1938	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1939	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1940	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1941	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1942	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1943	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1944	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1945	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1946	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1947	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1948	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1949	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1950	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1951	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1952	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1953	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1954	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1955	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1956	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1957	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1958	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1959	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1960	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1961	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1962	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1963	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1964	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1965	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1966	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1967	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1968	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1969	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1970	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1971	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1972	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1973	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1974	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1975	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1976	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1977	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1978	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1979	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1980	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1981	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1982	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1983	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1984	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1985	173.2 mm (6.8 in)
1986	52.6 mm (2.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Pickens 1, 1902 to 1986. The record is 215.5 mm (8.5 in) in 1923, marked on the chart; the median year is 107.0 mm (4.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Pickens 1 by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1902	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1903	82.2 mm (3.2 in)
1904	115.4 mm (4.5 in)
1905	92.9 mm (3.7 in)
1906	130.3 mm (5.1 in)
1907	151.6 mm (6.0 in)
1908	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1909	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1910	104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1911	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1912	134.0 mm (5.3 in)
1913	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1914	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1915	102.7 mm (4.0 in)
1916	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1917	146.3 mm (5.8 in)
1918	128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1919	160.8 mm (6.3 in)
1920	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1921	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1922	134.1 mm (5.3 in)
1923	215.5 mm (8.5 in)
1924	103.2 mm (4.1 in)
1925	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1926	157.7 mm (6.2 in)
1927	106.1 mm (4.2 in)
1928	84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1929	157.5 mm (6.2 in)
1930	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1931	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1932	125.4 mm (4.9 in)
1933	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1934	74.6 mm (2.9 in)
1935	99.2 mm (3.9 in)
1936	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1937	139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1938	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1939	100.2 mm (3.9 in)
1940	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1941	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1942	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1943	184.1 mm (7.2 in)
1944	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1945	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1946	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1947	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1948	131.6 mm (5.2 in)
1949	122.1 mm (4.8 in)
1950	140.4 mm (5.5 in)
1951	89.6 mm (3.5 in)
1952	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1953	108.4 mm (4.3 in)
1954	119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1955	117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1956	139.0 mm (5.5 in)
1957	139.5 mm (5.5 in)
1958	141.1 mm (5.6 in)
1959	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1960	83.7 mm (3.3 in)
1961	121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1962	133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1963	113.1 mm (4.5 in)
1964	118.2 mm (4.7 in)
1965	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1966	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1967	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1968	72.8 mm (2.9 in)
1969	93.4 mm (3.7 in)
1970	89.8 mm (3.5 in)
1971	128.2 mm (5.0 in)
1972	124.1 mm (4.9 in)
1973	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1974	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1975	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1976	106.3 mm (4.2 in)
1977	89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1978	89.6 mm (3.5 in)
1979	95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1980	89.8 mm (3.5 in)
1981	112.6 mm (4.4 in)
1982	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1983	130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1984	156.4 mm (6.2 in)
1985	214.0 mm (8.4 in)
1986	136.1 mm (5.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Pickens 1, 1902 to 1986. The record is 27 days in 1923, marked on the chart; the median year is 13 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Pickens 1 by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1902	13 days
1903	17 days
1904	17 days
1905	16 days
1906	11 days
1907	15 days
1908	22 days
1909	19 days
1910	14 days
1911	20 days
1912	14 days
1913	12 days
1914	17 days
1915	12 days
1916	10 days
1917	19 days
1918	16 days
1919	11 days
1920	21 days
1921	13 days
1922	25 days
1923	27 days
1924	25 days
1925	9 days
1926	10 days
1927	14 days
1928	13 days
1929	14 days
1930	19 days
1931	15 days
1932	16 days
1933	13 days
1934	14 days
1935	10 days
1936	12 days
1937	6 days
1938	12 days
1939	10 days
1940	11 days
1941	17 days
1942	10 days
1943	20 days
1944	10 days
1945	13 days
1946	10 days
1947	5 days
1948	5 days
1949	13 days
1950	11 days
1951	15 days
1952	23 days
1953	21 days
1954	11 days
1955	13 days
1956	15 days
1957	15 days
1958	9 days
1959	12 days
1960	14 days
1961	9 days
1962	12 days
1963	27 days
1964	13 days
1965	14 days
1966	11 days
1967	17 days
1968	14 days
1969	12 days
1970	12 days
1971	9 days
1972	9 days
1973	14 days
1974	9 days
1975	10 days
1976	11 days
1977	10 days
1978	11 days
1979	10 days
1980	11 days
1981	14 days
1982	11 days
1983	11 days
1984	10 days
1985	14 days
1986	9 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

60 years with a frost

Across 60 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Pickens 1 falls on 16 May and the median first autumn frost on 29 September, which leaves a median of 137 days between them.

In 1952 to 1985 the median growing season was 136 days. That is 2 days fewer than in 1903 to 1951.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -1.7 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Pickens 1
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period (1903 to 1951)	Recent period (1952 to 1985)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	16 May	15 May	17 May	2 days later	+1.0 days per decade
First autumn frost	29 September	30 September	27 September	3 days earlier	-0.7 days per decade
Growing days	137 days	138 days	136 days	2 days fewer	-1.7 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

64 years, 1905 to 1985

A day with at least 61.1 mm (2.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 140.3 mm (5.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Pickens 1: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	61.1 mm (2.4 in)
5 years	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
10 years	91.3 mm (3.6 in)
25 years	109.4 mm (4.3 in)
50 years	124.3 mm (4.9 in)
100 years	140.3 mm (5.5 in)	Longer than the 64 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, 64 years of values from 1905 to 1985.

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: 173.2 mm (6.8 in) in 1985; 110.0 mm (4.3 in) in 1929; 107.7 mm (4.2 in) in 1954.

Station Changes

No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).