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Spencer Weather Records (USC00468384)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Spencer (USC00468384), West Virginia, United States, with 135 years of record.

Key Facts for Spencer

  • Spencer (USC00468384) is a weather station in West Virginia, United States at 38.80 latitude and -81.36 longitude, 296 m (972 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1892 to 2026, 135 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Spencer still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Spencer tied a daily record high minimum temperature of 21.7 C (71.1 F) on 18 August 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

  • Location: West Virginia, United States, 38.80 latitude, -81.36 longitude.
  • Elevation: 296 m (972 ft).
  • Period of record: 1892 to 2026, 135 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Spencer, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Spencer. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 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 Spencer. 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 Spencer, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan27.8 C (82.0 F)-35.0 C (-31.0 F)n/an/a
Feb26.7 C (80.1 F)-30.0 C (-22.0 F)n/an/a
Mar32.2 C (90.0 F)-25.0 C (-13.0 F)n/an/a
Apr34.4 C (93.9 F)-12.8 C (9.0 F)n/an/a
May37.2 C (99.0 F)-6.1 C (21.0 F)26.1 C (79.0 F)3.3 C (37.9 F)
Jun38.3 C (100.9 F)-0.6 C (30.9 F)n/an/a
Jul40.6 C (105.1 F)3.3 C (37.9 F)n/an/a
Aug40.0 C (104.0 F)1.7 C (35.1 F)31.1 C (88.0 F)11.7 C (53.1 F)
Sep39.4 C (102.9 F)-4.4 C (24.1 F)n/an/a
Oct33.9 C (93.0 F)-9.4 C (15.1 F)n/an/a
Nov30.0 C (86.0 F)-18.3 C (-0.9 F)n/an/a
Dec27.2 C (81.0 F)-30.0 C (-22.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Spencer by the year they were set 1,464 records at Spencer still stand. 1892 holds the most, with 49. 02040601892: 491893: 111894: 131895: 421896: 311900: 241901: 111902: 101903: 21904: 51906: 111907: 201908: 211909: 211910: 271911: 131912: 151913: 111914: 321915: 131916: 201917: 191918: 221919: 71920: 31921: 101922: 81923: 111924: 201925: 231926: 161927: 171928: 111929: 161930: 281931: 251932: 191933: 121934: 141935: 151936: 251937: 101938: 51939: 151940: 121941: 141942: 121943: 51944: 61945: 141946: 61947: 171948: 51949: 61950: 121951: 121952: 61953: 121954: 131955: 51956: 101957: 31958: 101959: 71960: 71961: 71962: 161963: 121964: 111965: 71966: 141967: 51968: 81969: 41970: 91971: 121972: 151973: 71974: 121975: 61976: 101978: 31979: 81980: 101981: 161982: 221983: 101984: 121985: 101986: 81987: 101988: 201989: 111990: 111991: 61992: 81993: 71994: 91996: 131997: 31998: 21999: 42000: 72001: 52002: 72003: 12004: 42005: 82006: 82007: 132008: 52009: 72010: 62011: 52012: 62013: 72014: 82015: 132016: 32017: 82018: 72019: 82020: 52021: 42022: 52023: 42024: 22025: 22026: 11892190919221935194819611974198820022015
1,464 records at Spencer still stand. 1892 holds the most, with 49.
Standing records at Spencer by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
189249
189311
189413
189542
189631
190024
190111
190210
19032
19045
190611
190720
190821
190921
191027
191113
191215
191311
191432
191513
191620
191719
191822
19197
19203
192110
19228
192311
192420
192523
192616
192717
192811
192916
193028
193125
193219
193312
193414
193515
193625
193710
19385
193915
194012
194114
194212
19435
19446
194514
19466
194717
19485
19496
195012
195112
19526
195312
195413
19555
195610
19573
195810
19597
19607
19617
196216
196312
196411
19657
196614
19675
19688
19694
19709
197112
197215
19737
197412
19756
197610
19783
19798
198010
198116
198222
198310
198412
198510
19868
198710
198820
198911
199011
19916
19928
19937
19949
199613
19973
19982
19994
20007
20015
20027
20031
20044
20058
20068
200713
20085
20097
20106
20115
20126
20137
20148
201513
20163
20178
20187
20198
20205
20214
20225
20234
20242
20252
20261

All-Time Record Progression

5 new records
When Spencer set new all-time records 5 all-time records were set at Spencer between 26 July 1934 and 19 January 1994. Each dot is a new record. Record high maximum temperatureRecord high minimum temperatureRecord low maximum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature26 July 1934: Record high maximum temperature 40.6 C (105.1 F)26 June 1953: Record high minimum temperature 29.4 C (84.9 F)11 January 1982: Record low maximum temperature -18.9 C (-2.0 F)25 December 1983: Record low maximum temperature -20.0 C (-4.0 F)19 January 1994: Record low minimum temperature -35.0 C (-31.0 F)194019501960197019801990
5 all-time records were set at Spencer between 26 July 1934 and 19 January 1994. Each dot is a new record.
When Spencer set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1934-07-26Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 40.6 C (105.1 F)
1953-06-26Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 29.4 C (84.9 F)
1982-01-11Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1983-12-25Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1994-01-19Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -35.0 C (-31.0 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 108.2 mm (4.3 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Spencer The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Spencer. The most was 108.2 mm (4.3 in) on 26 June 1918. 050100150 Jan: 76.2 mm (3.0 in), 21 January 1917 Jan Feb: 53.3 mm (2.1 in), 18 February 2000 Feb Mar: 86.1 mm (3.4 in), 2 March 1997 Mar Apr: 73.7 mm (2.9 in), 12 April 2024 Apr May: 61.7 mm (2.4 in), 7 May 2022 May Jun: 108.2 mm (4.3 in), 26 June 1918 Jun Jul: 101.1 mm (4.0 in), 31 July 1996 Jul Aug: 88.9 mm (3.5 in), 10 August 1969 Aug Sep: 76.2 mm (3.0 in), 1 September 1910 Sep Oct: 84.1 mm (3.3 in), 21 October 1985 Oct Nov: 72.4 mm (2.9 in), 23 November 2011 Nov Dec: 67.1 mm (2.6 in), 9 December 1978 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Spencer. The most was 108.2 mm (4.3 in) on 26 June 1918.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Spencer
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan76.2 mm (3.0 in)21 January 1917
Feb53.3 mm (2.1 in)18 February 2000
Mar86.1 mm (3.4 in)2 March 1997
Apr73.7 mm (2.9 in)12 April 2024
May61.7 mm (2.4 in)7 May 2022
Jun108.2 mm (4.3 in)26 June 1918
Jul101.1 mm (4.0 in)31 July 1996
Aug88.9 mm (3.5 in)10 August 1969
Sep76.2 mm (3.0 in)1 September 1910
Oct84.1 mm (3.3 in)21 October 1985
Nov72.4 mm (2.9 in)23 November 2011
Dec67.1 mm (2.6 in)9 December 1978

Period of Record Coverage

1892 to 2026
Days with data per year at Spencer 132 years of record at Spencer, 1892 to 2026. 17 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1892, 1895, 1896, 1899, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1920 and others. 1892: 268 of 366 days1893: 334 of 365 days1894: 360 of 365 days1895: 211 of 365 days1896: 241 of 366 days1899: 30 of 365 days1900: 362 of 365 days1901: 358 of 365 days1902: 82 of 365 days1903: 59 of 365 days1904: 89 of 366 days1906: 353 of 365 days1907: 337 of 365 days1908: 332 of 366 days1909: 350 of 365 days1910: 357 of 365 days1911: 355 of 365 days1912: 359 of 366 days1913: 352 of 365 days1914: 353 of 365 days1915: 357 of 365 days1916: 353 of 366 days1917: 354 of 365 days1918: 350 of 365 days1919: 344 of 365 days1920: 234 of 366 days1921: 358 of 365 days1922: 350 of 365 days1923: 350 of 365 days1924: 345 of 366 days1925: 353 of 365 days1926: 358 of 365 days1927: 363 of 365 days1928: 363 of 366 days1929: 365 of 365 days1930: 362 of 365 days1931: 362 of 365 days1932: 365 of 366 days1933: 362 of 365 days1934: 360 of 365 days1935: 352 of 365 days1936: 357 of 366 days1937: 360 of 365 days1938: 356 of 365 days1939: 359 of 365 days1940: 364 of 366 days1941: 363 of 365 days1942: 363 of 365 days1943: 362 of 365 days1944: 361 of 366 days1945: 362 of 365 days1946: 362 of 365 days1947: 330 of 365 days1948: 364 of 366 days1949: 328 of 365 days1950: 305 of 365 days1951: 365 of 365 days1952: 365 of 366 days1953: 365 of 365 days1954: 365 of 365 days1955: 365 of 365 days1956: 366 of 366 days1957: 336 of 365 days1958: 365 of 365 days1959: 362 of 365 days1960: 366 of 366 days1961: 363 of 365 days1962: 358 of 365 days1963: 363 of 365 days1964: 364 of 366 days1965: 358 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 363 of 365 days1968: 364 of 366 days1969: 364 of 365 days1970: 365 of 365 days1971: 363 of 365 days1972: 364 of 366 days1973: 365 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 365 of 366 days1977: 21 of 365 days1978: 363 of 365 days1979: 364 of 365 days1980: 362 of 366 days1981: 365 of 365 days1982: 365 of 365 days1983: 362 of 365 days1984: 354 of 366 days1985: 358 of 365 days1986: 358 of 365 days1987: 342 of 365 days1988: 350 of 366 days1989: 343 of 365 days1990: 350 of 365 days1991: 347 of 365 days1992: 352 of 366 days1993: 345 of 365 days1994: 307 of 365 days1995: 60 of 365 days1996: 359 of 366 days1997: 358 of 365 days1998: 356 of 365 days1999: 359 of 365 days2000: 359 of 366 days2001: 363 of 365 days2002: 360 of 365 days2003: 363 of 365 days2004: 365 of 366 days2005: 363 of 365 days2006: 364 of 365 days2007: 364 of 365 days2008: 365 of 366 days2009: 364 of 365 days2010: 364 of 365 days2011: 363 of 365 days2012: 365 of 366 days2013: 362 of 365 days2014: 365 of 365 days2015: 365 of 365 days2016: 366 of 366 days2017: 365 of 365 days2018: 365 of 365 days2019: 362 of 365 days2020: 364 of 366 days2021: 364 of 365 days2022: 337 of 365 days2023: 323 of 365 days2024: 264 of 366 days2025: 165 of 365 days2026: 39 of 365 days1900192019401960198020002020
132 years of record at Spencer, 1892 to 2026. 17 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1892, 1895, 1896, 1899, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1920 and others.
Days with data per year at Spencer
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
189226873%No
189333492%Yes
189436099%Yes
189521158%No
189624166%No
1899308%No
190036299%Yes
190135898%Yes
19028222%No
19035916%No
19048924%No
190635397%Yes
190733792%Yes
190833291%Yes
190935096%Yes
191035798%Yes
191135597%Yes
191235998%Yes
191335296%Yes
191435397%Yes
191535798%Yes
191635396%Yes
191735497%Yes
191835096%Yes
191934494%Yes
192023464%No
192135898%Yes
192235096%Yes
192335096%Yes
192434594%Yes
192535397%Yes
192635898%Yes
192736399%Yes
192836399%Yes
1929365100%Yes
193036299%Yes
193136299%Yes
1932365100%Yes
193336299%Yes
193436099%Yes
193535296%Yes
193635798%Yes
193736099%Yes
193835698%Yes
193935998%Yes
194036499%Yes
194136399%Yes
194236399%Yes
194336299%Yes
194436199%Yes
194536299%Yes
194636299%Yes
194733090%Yes
194836499%Yes
194932890%No
195030584%No
1951365100%Yes
1952365100%Yes
1953365100%Yes
1954365100%Yes
1955365100%Yes
1956366100%Yes
195733692%Yes
1958365100%Yes
195936299%Yes
1960366100%Yes
196136399%Yes
196235898%Yes
196336399%Yes
196436499%Yes
196535898%Yes
1966365100%Yes
196736399%Yes
196836499%Yes
1969364100%Yes
1970365100%Yes
197136399%Yes
197236499%Yes
1973365100%Yes
1974365100%Yes
1975365100%Yes
1976365100%Yes
1977216%No
197836399%Yes
1979364100%Yes
198036299%Yes
1981365100%Yes
1982365100%Yes
198336299%Yes
198435497%Yes
198535898%Yes
198635898%Yes
198734294%Yes
198835096%Yes
198934394%Yes
199035096%Yes
199134795%Yes
199235296%Yes
199334595%Yes
199430784%No
19956016%No
199635998%Yes
199735898%Yes
199835698%Yes
199935998%Yes
200035998%Yes
200136399%Yes
200236099%Yes
200336399%Yes
2004365100%Yes
200536399%Yes
2006364100%Yes
2007364100%Yes
2008365100%Yes
2009364100%Yes
2010364100%Yes
201136399%Yes
2012365100%Yes
201336299%Yes
2014365100%Yes
2015365100%Yes
2016366100%Yes
2017365100%Yes
2018365100%Yes
201936299%Yes
202036499%Yes
2021364100%Yes
202233792%Yes
202332388%No
202426472%No
202516545%No
20263911%No

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Spencer
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
18 August 2026Spencer, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)21.7 C (71.1 F)tie88 years9 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 2026Spencer, USdaily high min (Tie)21.1 C (70.0 F)tie80 years8 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 2026Spencer, USdaily high min20.0 C (68.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)61 years30 of 100 (Routine)
10 July 2025Spencer, USdaily rain43.2 mm (1.7 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)112 years41 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2025Spencer, USdaily rain39.4 mm (1.6 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)124 years46 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2025Spencer, USdaily low max13.3 C (55.9 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)100 years43 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2025Spencer, USdaily rain35.6 mm (1.4 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)16 years18 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 2025Spencer, USdaily high min15.6 C (60.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)80 years36 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2025Spencer, USdaily snow depth35.6 cm (14.0 in)2.6 cm (1.0 in)29 years21 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 2025Spencer, USdaily snow depth (Tie)35.6 cm (14.0 in)tie29 years4 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 2025Spencer, USdaily snow depth (Tie)25.4 cm (10.0 in)tie29 years4 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 2024Spencer, USdaily high min16.1 C (61.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)9 years14 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 2024Spencer, USdaily low min (Tie)6.7 C (44.1 F)tie115 years10 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 2024Spencer, USdaily low min (Tie)6.7 C (44.1 F)tie102 years10 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 2024Spencer, USdaily high min22.8 C (73.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)88 years37 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2024Spencer, USmonthly rain73.7 mm (2.9 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)21 years33 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 2023Spencer, USdaily rain54.1 mm (2.1 in)21.3 mm (0.8 in)64 years46 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 2023Spencer, USdaily low max20.0 C (68.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)20 years17 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 2023Spencer, USdaily high max (Tie)30.0 C (86.0 F)tie112 years10 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 2023Spencer, USdaily high max25.6 C (78.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)46 years25 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

109 complete years, 1894 to 2021
Annual mean temperature at Spencer as warming stripes, 1894 to 2021 One stripe for each of 109 complete years at Spencer, 1894 to 2021. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 11.9 C (53.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1924, at 10.1 C (50.2 F), and the warmest was 1921, at 14.0 C (57.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.1 C (3.8 F). 1894: 12.6 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1900: 13.5 C, +1.6 C from the station mean1901: 11.9 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1906: 11.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1907: 10.5 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1908: 11.9 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1909: 11.3 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1910: 10.9 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1911: 12.7 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1912: 10.9 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1913: 12.5 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1914: 11.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1915: 11.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1916: 11.9 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1917: 12.8 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1918: 12.4 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1919: 12.8 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1921: 14.0 C, +2.1 C from the station mean1922: 12.9 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1923: 11.6 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1924: 10.1 C, -1.8 C from the station mean1925: 12.8 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1926: 11.5 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1927: 12.1 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1928: 11.3 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1929: 11.8 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1930: 12.6 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1931: 13.6 C, +1.7 C from the station mean1932: 13.1 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1933: 13.2 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1934: 12.8 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1935: 12.6 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1936: 12.7 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1937: 12.1 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1938: 13.4 C, +1.5 C from the station mean1939: 13.5 C, +1.5 C from the station mean1940: 11.4 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1941: 12.6 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1942: 12.3 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1943: 11.9 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1944: 12.3 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1945: 12.1 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1946: 12.7 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1948: 11.9 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1951: 12.5 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1952: 12.9 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1954: 12.9 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1955: 12.5 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1956: 12.4 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1958: 10.9 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1959: 12.9 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1960: 11.6 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1961: 12.1 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1962: 11.9 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1963: 11.1 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1964: 12.5 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1965: 12.4 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1966: 11.3 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1967: 11.9 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1968: 11.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1969: 11.4 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1970: 12.5 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1971: 12.6 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1972: 12.3 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1973: 13.3 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1974: 12.7 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1975: 12.8 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1976: 11.3 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1978: 10.7 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1979: 11.0 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1980: 10.8 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1981: 10.2 C, -1.7 C from the station mean1982: 11.4 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1983: 11.6 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1985: 11.8 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1986: 12.2 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1987: 11.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1988: 11.2 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1989: 10.5 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1990: 12.1 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1991: 12.6 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1992: 10.7 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1993: 11.0 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1996: 10.4 C, -1.6 C from the station mean1997: 10.6 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1998: 12.3 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1999: 11.9 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2000: 11.3 C, -0.6 C from the station mean2001: 12.0 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2002: 12.3 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2003: 11.4 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2004: 12.0 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2005: 11.6 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2006: 11.9 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2007: 12.0 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2008: 10.9 C, -1.0 C from the station mean2009: 11.0 C, -1.0 C from the station mean2010: 11.1 C, -0.9 C from the station mean2011: 12.1 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2012: 12.4 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2013: 10.7 C, -1.2 C from the station mean2014: 10.3 C, -1.7 C from the station mean2015: 11.5 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2016: 12.1 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2017: 12.1 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2018: 11.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2019: 12.1 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2020: 12.0 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2021: 11.8 C, -0.1 C from the station mean18941900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 109 complete years at Spencer, 1894 to 2021. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 11.9 C (53.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1924, at 10.1 C (50.2 F), and the warmest was 1921, at 14.0 C (57.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.1 C (3.8 F).
Annual mean temperature at Spencer as warming stripes, 1894 to 2021
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
189412.6 C+0.65 C
190013.5 C+1.55 C
190111.9 C-0.01 C
190611.6 C-0.31 C
190710.5 C-1.48 C
190811.9 C-0.04 C
190911.3 C-0.64 C
191010.9 C-1.03 C
191112.7 C+0.75 C
191210.9 C-1.04 C
191312.5 C+0.60 C
191411.6 C-0.35 C
191511.7 C-0.28 C
191611.9 C+0.00 C
191712.8 C+0.90 C
191812.4 C+0.50 C
191912.8 C+0.90 C
192114.0 C+2.05 C
192212.9 C+0.95 C
192311.6 C-0.36 C
192410.1 C-1.82 C
192512.8 C+0.84 C
192611.5 C-0.46 C
192712.1 C+0.12 C
192811.3 C-0.64 C
192911.8 C-0.13 C
193012.6 C+0.68 C
193113.6 C+1.70 C
193213.1 C+1.12 C
193313.2 C+1.22 C
193412.8 C+0.90 C
193512.6 C+0.63 C
193612.7 C+0.74 C
193712.1 C+0.17 C
193813.4 C+1.48 C
193913.5 C+1.53 C
194011.4 C-0.55 C
194112.6 C+0.65 C
194212.3 C+0.33 C
194311.9 C+0.00 C
194412.3 C+0.33 C
194512.1 C+0.11 C
194612.7 C+0.78 C
194811.9 C-0.07 C
195112.5 C+0.60 C
195212.9 C+0.95 C
195412.9 C+0.94 C
195512.5 C+0.53 C
195612.4 C+0.50 C
195810.9 C-1.03 C
195912.9 C+0.98 C
196011.6 C-0.39 C
196112.1 C+0.11 C
196211.9 C-0.05 C
196311.1 C-0.82 C
196412.5 C+0.56 C
196512.4 C+0.43 C
196611.3 C-0.61 C
196711.9 C-0.06 C
196811.7 C-0.28 C
196911.4 C-0.58 C
197012.5 C+0.56 C
197112.6 C+0.63 C
197212.3 C+0.33 C
197313.3 C+1.32 C
197412.7 C+0.74 C
197512.8 C+0.84 C
197611.3 C-0.63 C
197810.7 C-1.21 C
197911.0 C-0.94 C
198010.8 C-1.19 C
198110.2 C-1.74 C
198211.4 C-0.51 C
198311.6 C-0.36 C
198511.8 C-0.10 C
198612.2 C+0.28 C
198711.6 C-0.30 C
198811.2 C-0.76 C
198910.5 C-1.43 C
199012.1 C+0.18 C
199112.6 C+0.62 C
199210.7 C-1.22 C
199311.0 C-0.90 C
199610.4 C-1.58 C
199710.6 C-1.37 C
199812.3 C+0.39 C
199911.9 C-0.01 C
200011.3 C-0.60 C
200112.0 C+0.08 C
200212.3 C+0.35 C
200311.4 C-0.52 C
200412.0 C+0.07 C
200511.6 C-0.39 C
200611.9 C-0.03 C
200712.0 C+0.01 C
200810.9 C-1.05 C
200911.0 C-0.98 C
201011.1 C-0.88 C
201112.1 C+0.11 C
201212.4 C+0.45 C
201310.7 C-1.20 C
201410.3 C-1.68 C
201511.5 C-0.48 C
201612.1 C+0.18 C
201712.1 C+0.17 C
201811.7 C-0.26 C
201912.1 C+0.17 C
202012.0 C+0.06 C
202111.8 C-0.10 C

The annual mean temperature here has fallen by 0.07 C (0.03 to 0.11) per decade over 1894 to 2021. In Fahrenheit: 0.1 F (0.1 to 0.2) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 109 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Spencer
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature-0.07 C (-0.11 to -0.03) per decade-0.1 F (-0.2 to -0.1) per decade1894 to 2021109Fall
Mean daily maximum-0.1 C (-0.2 to -0.1) per decade-0.2 F (-0.3 to -0.2) per decade1894 to 2021109Fall
Mean daily minimum-0.01 C (-0.07 to 0.05) per decade-0.02 F (-0.12 to 0.09) per decade1894 to 2021109Not 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

1892 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Spencer: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)40.6 C (105.1 F)193434.4 C (93.9 F)132
Coldest night (TNn)-35.0 C (-31.0 F)1994-19.4 C (-2.9 F)132
Wettest day (Rx1day)108.2 mm (4.3 in)191850.8 mm (2.0 in)132
Wettest five days (Rx5day)160.5 mm (6.3 in)191188.0 mm (3.5 in)132
Longest dry spell (CDD)40 days191016 days132

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Spencer by year The hottest day of the year at Spencer, 1892 to 2026. The record is 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.4 C (93.9 F). 2025303540451900192019401960198020002020Record: 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 1934
The hottest day of the year at Spencer, 1892 to 2026. The record is 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.4 C (93.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Spencer by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
189236.7 C (98.1 F)
189336.7 C (98.1 F)
189436.7 C (98.1 F)
189537.2 C (99.0 F)
189636.7 C (98.1 F)
189922.2 C (72.0 F)
190037.2 C (99.0 F)
190137.2 C (99.0 F)
190223.9 C (75.0 F)
190326.1 C (79.0 F)
190425.6 C (78.1 F)
190634.4 C (93.9 F)
190733.9 C (93.0 F)
190836.1 C (97.0 F)
190933.9 C (93.0 F)
191033.9 C (93.0 F)
191137.2 C (99.0 F)
191235.0 C (95.0 F)
191336.1 C (97.0 F)
191436.7 C (98.1 F)
191534.4 C (93.9 F)
191634.4 C (93.9 F)
191739.4 C (102.9 F)
191840.0 C (104.0 F)
191935.6 C (96.1 F)
192034.4 C (93.9 F)
192134.4 C (93.9 F)
192237.2 C (99.0 F)
192332.2 C (90.0 F)
192432.8 C (91.0 F)
192536.7 C (98.1 F)
192636.7 C (98.1 F)
192733.9 C (93.0 F)
192832.2 C (90.0 F)
192933.9 C (93.0 F)
193040.0 C (104.0 F)
193138.3 C (100.9 F)
193239.4 C (102.9 F)
193337.8 C (100.0 F)
193440.6 C (105.1 F)
193534.4 C (93.9 F)
193639.4 C (102.9 F)
193735.6 C (96.1 F)
193834.4 C (93.9 F)
193937.2 C (99.0 F)
194035.6 C (96.1 F)
194136.7 C (98.1 F)
194235.0 C (95.0 F)
194334.4 C (93.9 F)
194438.3 C (100.9 F)
194535.0 C (95.0 F)
194633.3 C (91.9 F)
194732.8 C (91.0 F)
194835.0 C (95.0 F)
194933.3 C (91.9 F)
195031.7 C (89.1 F)
195133.3 C (91.9 F)
195236.1 C (97.0 F)
195337.8 C (100.0 F)
195437.8 C (100.0 F)
195535.6 C (96.1 F)
195633.3 C (91.9 F)
195735.6 C (96.1 F)
195832.2 C (90.0 F)
195935.6 C (96.1 F)
196032.8 C (91.0 F)
196132.2 C (90.0 F)
196233.9 C (93.0 F)
196332.2 C (90.0 F)
196435.0 C (95.0 F)
196535.0 C (95.0 F)
196635.0 C (95.0 F)
196732.8 C (91.0 F)
196833.9 C (93.0 F)
196934.4 C (93.9 F)
197033.9 C (93.0 F)
197135.0 C (95.0 F)
197233.9 C (93.0 F)
197334.4 C (93.9 F)
197432.2 C (90.0 F)
197533.9 C (93.0 F)
197632.8 C (91.0 F)
197732.2 C (90.0 F)
197835.6 C (96.1 F)
197935.6 C (96.1 F)
198037.8 C (100.0 F)
198134.4 C (93.9 F)
198234.4 C (93.9 F)
198337.2 C (99.0 F)
198434.4 C (93.9 F)
198533.9 C (93.0 F)
198635.6 C (96.1 F)
198736.7 C (98.1 F)
198839.4 C (102.9 F)
198934.4 C (93.9 F)
199035.0 C (95.0 F)
199136.7 C (98.1 F)
199233.3 C (91.9 F)
199336.7 C (98.1 F)
199435.6 C (96.1 F)
199523.9 C (75.0 F)
199632.8 C (91.0 F)
199733.3 C (91.9 F)
199834.4 C (93.9 F)
199937.2 C (99.0 F)
200033.3 C (91.9 F)
200136.1 C (97.0 F)
200235.0 C (95.0 F)
200332.8 C (91.0 F)
200432.8 C (91.0 F)
200535.0 C (95.0 F)
200633.9 C (93.0 F)
200736.7 C (98.1 F)
200832.8 C (91.0 F)
200931.7 C (89.1 F)
201034.4 C (93.9 F)
201136.7 C (98.1 F)
201236.1 C (97.0 F)
201332.2 C (90.0 F)
201431.1 C (88.0 F)
201531.7 C (89.1 F)
201633.3 C (91.9 F)
201732.2 C (90.0 F)
201833.9 C (93.0 F)
201934.4 C (93.9 F)
202034.4 C (93.9 F)
202133.9 C (93.0 F)
202233.3 C (91.9 F)
202331.7 C (89.1 F)
202436.1 C (97.0 F)
202533.3 C (91.9 F)
202631.1 C (88.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Spencer by year The coldest night of the year at Spencer, 1892 to 2026. The record is -35.0 C (-31.0 F) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is -19.4 C (-2.9 F). -40-30-20-100101900192019401960198020002020Record: -35.0 C (-31.0 F) in 1994
The coldest night of the year at Spencer, 1892 to 2026. The record is -35.0 C (-31.0 F) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is -19.4 C (-2.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Spencer by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1892-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1893-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1894-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1895-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1896-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1899-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1900-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1901-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1902-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1903-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1904-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1906-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1907-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1908-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1909-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1910-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1911-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1912-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1913-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1914-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1915-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1916-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1917-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1918-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1919-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1920-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1921-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1922-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1923-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1924-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1925-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1926-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1927-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1928-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1929-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1930-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1931-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1932-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1933-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1934-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1935-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1936-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1937-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1938-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1939-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1940-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1941-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1942-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1943-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1944-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1945-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1946-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1947-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1948-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1949-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1950-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1951-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1952-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1953-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1954-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1955-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1956-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1957-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1958-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1959-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1960-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1961-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1962-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1963-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1964-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1965-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1966-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1967-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1968-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1969-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1970-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1971-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1972-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1973-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1974-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1975-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1976-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1977-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1978-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1979-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1980-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1981-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1982-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1983-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1984-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1985-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1986-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1987-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1988-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1989-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1990-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1991-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1992-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1993-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1994-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1995-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1996-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1997-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1998-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1999-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2000-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2001-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2002-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2003-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2004-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2005-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2006-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2007-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2008-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2009-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2010-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2011-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2012-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2013-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2014-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2015-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2016-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2017-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2018-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2019-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2020-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2021-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2022-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2023-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2024-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2025-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
20263.3 C (37.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Spencer by year The wettest day of the year at Spencer, 1892 to 2026. The record is 108.2 mm (4.3 in) in 1918, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.8 mm (2.0 in). 02550751001251900192019401960198020002020Record: 108.2 mm (4.3 in) in 1918
The wettest day of the year at Spencer, 1892 to 2026. The record is 108.2 mm (4.3 in) in 1918, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.8 mm (2.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Spencer by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
189263.5 mm (2.5 in)
189343.2 mm (1.7 in)
189435.3 mm (1.4 in)
189550.8 mm (2.0 in)
189635.6 mm (1.4 in)
189925.4 mm (1.0 in)
190035.6 mm (1.4 in)
1901104.1 mm (4.1 in)
190250.5 mm (2.0 in)
190325.4 mm (1.0 in)
190415.2 mm (0.6 in)
190685.1 mm (3.4 in)
190742.9 mm (1.7 in)
190842.9 mm (1.7 in)
190950.8 mm (2.0 in)
191076.2 mm (3.0 in)
191174.4 mm (2.9 in)
191258.4 mm (2.3 in)
191369.6 mm (2.7 in)
191484.1 mm (3.3 in)
191582.6 mm (3.3 in)
191648.5 mm (1.9 in)
191776.2 mm (3.0 in)
1918108.2 mm (4.3 in)
191964.8 mm (2.6 in)
192045.7 mm (1.8 in)
192154.1 mm (2.1 in)
192254.9 mm (2.2 in)
192343.2 mm (1.7 in)
192463.5 mm (2.5 in)
192554.6 mm (2.1 in)
192647.8 mm (1.9 in)
192733.5 mm (1.3 in)
192838.6 mm (1.5 in)
192950.8 mm (2.0 in)
193024.9 mm (1.0 in)
193163.8 mm (2.5 in)
193246.5 mm (1.8 in)
193373.7 mm (2.9 in)
193440.6 mm (1.6 in)
193547.0 mm (1.9 in)
193650.8 mm (2.0 in)
193737.3 mm (1.5 in)
193850.8 mm (2.0 in)
193964.0 mm (2.5 in)
194054.9 mm (2.2 in)
194145.5 mm (1.8 in)
194241.9 mm (1.6 in)
194381.3 mm (3.2 in)
194446.0 mm (1.8 in)
194540.1 mm (1.6 in)
194655.9 mm (2.2 in)
194745.5 mm (1.8 in)
194849.8 mm (2.0 in)
194950.8 mm (2.0 in)
195034.5 mm (1.4 in)
195143.7 mm (1.7 in)
195268.1 mm (2.7 in)
195375.9 mm (3.0 in)
195447.8 mm (1.9 in)
195548.8 mm (1.9 in)
195658.4 mm (2.3 in)
195752.3 mm (2.1 in)
195847.8 mm (1.9 in)
195943.4 mm (1.7 in)
196037.1 mm (1.5 in)
196153.6 mm (2.1 in)
196247.0 mm (1.9 in)
196378.2 mm (3.1 in)
196440.9 mm (1.6 in)
196533.5 mm (1.3 in)
196650.3 mm (2.0 in)
196764.3 mm (2.5 in)
196834.8 mm (1.4 in)
196988.9 mm (3.5 in)
197050.8 mm (2.0 in)
197168.6 mm (2.7 in)
197253.8 mm (2.1 in)
197351.3 mm (2.0 in)
197450.3 mm (2.0 in)
197533.0 mm (1.3 in)
197659.4 mm (2.3 in)
197714.0 mm (0.6 in)
197867.1 mm (2.6 in)
197955.4 mm (2.2 in)
198057.9 mm (2.3 in)
198141.4 mm (1.6 in)
198242.7 mm (1.7 in)
198349.5 mm (1.9 in)
198467.6 mm (2.7 in)
198584.1 mm (3.3 in)
198659.7 mm (2.4 in)
198760.5 mm (2.4 in)
198859.2 mm (2.3 in)
198981.8 mm (3.2 in)
199042.2 mm (1.7 in)
199145.7 mm (1.8 in)
199238.6 mm (1.5 in)
199336.6 mm (1.4 in)
199462.0 mm (2.4 in)
199524.6 mm (1.0 in)
1996101.1 mm (4.0 in)
199786.1 mm (3.4 in)
199839.1 mm (1.5 in)
199941.4 mm (1.6 in)
200053.3 mm (2.1 in)
200145.7 mm (1.8 in)
200267.3 mm (2.6 in)
200373.2 mm (2.9 in)
200459.7 mm (2.4 in)
200556.6 mm (2.2 in)
200663.0 mm (2.5 in)
200756.1 mm (2.2 in)
200846.5 mm (1.8 in)
200950.8 mm (2.0 in)
201050.8 mm (2.0 in)
201172.4 mm (2.9 in)
201254.6 mm (2.1 in)
201347.0 mm (1.9 in)
201450.8 mm (2.0 in)
201554.6 mm (2.1 in)
201668.1 mm (2.7 in)
201741.7 mm (1.6 in)
201849.5 mm (1.9 in)
201938.1 mm (1.5 in)
202080.5 mm (3.2 in)
202139.9 mm (1.6 in)
202261.7 mm (2.4 in)
202354.1 mm (2.1 in)
202473.7 mm (2.9 in)
202549.0 mm (1.9 in)
202641.7 mm (1.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Spencer by year The wettest five days of the year at Spencer, 1892 to 2026. The record is 160.5 mm (6.3 in) in 1911, marked on the chart; the median year is 88.0 mm (3.5 in). 0501001502001900192019401960198020002020Record: 160.5 mm (6.3 in) in 1911
The wettest five days of the year at Spencer, 1892 to 2026. The record is 160.5 mm (6.3 in) in 1911, marked on the chart; the median year is 88.0 mm (3.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Spencer by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
189284.1 mm (3.3 in)
189368.6 mm (2.7 in)
189453.9 mm (2.1 in)
189553.3 mm (2.1 in)
189678.8 mm (3.1 in)
189925.4 mm (1.0 in)
190065.6 mm (2.6 in)
1901152.3 mm (6.0 in)
190299.3 mm (3.9 in)
190340.1 mm (1.6 in)
190441.6 mm (1.6 in)
1906101.4 mm (4.0 in)
190796.5 mm (3.8 in)
190874.3 mm (2.9 in)
190970.8 mm (2.8 in)
1910121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1911160.5 mm (6.3 in)
1912104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1913111.5 mm (4.4 in)
191494.8 mm (3.7 in)
191595.3 mm (3.8 in)
191673.6 mm (2.9 in)
1917156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1918153.9 mm (6.1 in)
1919112.0 mm (4.4 in)
192068.3 mm (2.7 in)
192187.1 mm (3.4 in)
1922116.1 mm (4.6 in)
192379.0 mm (3.1 in)
1924102.7 mm (4.0 in)
1925129.0 mm (5.1 in)
192675.0 mm (3.0 in)
192776.4 mm (3.0 in)
192889.6 mm (3.5 in)
192980.5 mm (3.2 in)
193046.5 mm (1.8 in)
193186.6 mm (3.4 in)
193271.6 mm (2.8 in)
1933109.2 mm (4.3 in)
193482.6 mm (3.3 in)
193575.2 mm (3.0 in)
193675.5 mm (3.0 in)
1937113.8 mm (4.5 in)
193898.1 mm (3.9 in)
1939117.1 mm (4.6 in)
194085.9 mm (3.4 in)
194182.1 mm (3.2 in)
194281.5 mm (3.2 in)
1943131.9 mm (5.2 in)
194464.2 mm (2.5 in)
194597.5 mm (3.8 in)
194671.4 mm (2.8 in)
194757.5 mm (2.3 in)
1948129.9 mm (5.1 in)
1949100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1950100.0 mm (3.9 in)
195185.1 mm (3.4 in)
195292.2 mm (3.6 in)
195398.3 mm (3.9 in)
195477.0 mm (3.0 in)
195582.6 mm (3.3 in)
1956100.6 mm (4.0 in)
195784.7 mm (3.3 in)
1958108.7 mm (4.3 in)
195963.5 mm (2.5 in)
196065.0 mm (2.6 in)
1961112.7 mm (4.4 in)
196279.9 mm (3.1 in)
196388.9 mm (3.5 in)
196479.2 mm (3.1 in)
196573.9 mm (2.9 in)
196680.7 mm (3.2 in)
1967113.8 mm (4.5 in)
196869.8 mm (2.7 in)
196988.9 mm (3.5 in)
1970114.1 mm (4.5 in)
1971108.3 mm (4.3 in)
1972100.0 mm (3.9 in)
197398.5 mm (3.9 in)
1974112.3 mm (4.4 in)
197571.1 mm (2.8 in)
197687.1 mm (3.4 in)
197724.9 mm (1.0 in)
1978104.2 mm (4.1 in)
197992.5 mm (3.6 in)
1980119.3 mm (4.7 in)
198165.3 mm (2.6 in)
198253.0 mm (2.1 in)
1983105.5 mm (4.2 in)
198476.2 mm (3.0 in)
1985114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1986127.0 mm (5.0 in)
198771.0 mm (2.8 in)
198883.9 mm (3.3 in)
198991.7 mm (3.6 in)
199075.0 mm (3.0 in)
199172.0 mm (2.8 in)
199281.8 mm (3.2 in)
199362.3 mm (2.5 in)
199494.4 mm (3.7 in)
199545.9 mm (1.8 in)
1996115.4 mm (4.5 in)
1997158.2 mm (6.2 in)
1998126.9 mm (5.0 in)
199968.2 mm (2.7 in)
200075.0 mm (3.0 in)
200194.0 mm (3.7 in)
200298.6 mm (3.9 in)
2003108.8 mm (4.3 in)
200494.8 mm (3.7 in)
2005104.1 mm (4.1 in)
2006145.5 mm (5.7 in)
200774.0 mm (2.9 in)
2008105.5 mm (4.2 in)
200994.2 mm (3.7 in)
201078.3 mm (3.1 in)
2011118.1 mm (4.6 in)
201281.8 mm (3.2 in)
201392.7 mm (3.6 in)
201485.9 mm (3.4 in)
2015115.8 mm (4.6 in)
201695.8 mm (3.8 in)
201774.1 mm (2.9 in)
2018104.2 mm (4.1 in)
201976.5 mm (3.0 in)
2020107.5 mm (4.2 in)
202163.8 mm (2.5 in)
202293.5 mm (3.7 in)
202368.8 mm (2.7 in)
202494.6 mm (3.7 in)
202579.2 mm (3.1 in)
202681.3 mm (3.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Spencer by year The longest dry spell of the year at Spencer, 1892 to 2026. The record is 40 days in 1910, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days. 0102030401900192019401960198020002020Record: 40 days in 1910
The longest dry spell of the year at Spencer, 1892 to 2026. The record is 40 days in 1910, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Spencer by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
189232 days
189325 days
189415 days
189519 days
189625 days
18997 days
190024 days
190117 days
190211 days
19035 days
19049 days
190616 days
190719 days
190824 days
190928 days
191040 days
191120 days
191218 days
191326 days
191419 days
191534 days
191619 days
191721 days
191821 days
191913 days
192022 days
192115 days
192224 days
192327 days
192426 days
192521 days
192612 days
192715 days
192812 days
192912 days
193019 days
193117 days
193215 days
193314 days
193419 days
193514 days
193613 days
193716 days
193816 days
193913 days
194014 days
194117 days
194216 days
194326 days
194410 days
194517 days
194618 days
194711 days
194812 days
194913 days
195011 days
195115 days
195222 days
195324 days
195413 days
195519 days
195613 days
195718 days
195814 days
195913 days
196012 days
196113 days
196217 days
196333 days
196423 days
196515 days
196622 days
196722 days
196817 days
196916 days
197013 days
197116 days
197212 days
197314 days
197412 days
197510 days
197611 days
197715 days
197812 days
19799 days
198010 days
198112 days
198213 days
198312 days
198420 days
198513 days
198617 days
198714 days
198818 days
198911 days
199014 days
199125 days
199213 days
199317 days
199417 days
19956 days
19969 days
199712 days
199819 days
199919 days
200019 days
200122 days
200217 days
200310 days
200416 days
200511 days
200619 days
200721 days
200825 days
200917 days
201017 days
201113 days
201214 days
201314 days
201411 days
201513 days
201610 days
201722 days
20189 days
201916 days
202024 days
202113 days
202212 days
202313 days
202412 days
202510 days
202610 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

109 years with a frost

Across 109 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Spencer falls on 2 May and the median first autumn frost on 9 October, which leaves a median of 161 days between them.

In 1990 to 2021 the median growing season was 163 days. The two periods have the same number of growing days.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.3 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Spencer
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1894 to 1933)Recent period (1990 to 2021)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost2 May2 May4 May2 days later+0.3 days per decade
First autumn frost9 October11 October18 October7 days later+0.6 days per decade
Growing days161 days163 days163 daysno change+0.3 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

114 years, 1900 to 2023

A day with at least 52.9 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 108.5 mm (4.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Spencer: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years52.9 mm (2.1 in)
5 years67.0 mm (2.6 in)
10 years76.7 mm (3.0 in)
25 years89.2 mm (3.5 in)
50 years98.8 mm (3.9 in)
100 years108.5 mm (4.3 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 114 years of values from 1900 to 2023.

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: 108.2 mm (4.3 in) in 1918; 104.1 mm (4.1 in) in 1901; 101.1 mm (4.0 in) in 1996.

Climate Twins

2007 to 2021 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2007 to 2021, Spencer had a mean temperature of 11.6 C (52.8 F) and 1,180.2 mm (46.5 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Pineville (United States, 137 km away), Grayson 3 SW (United States, 152 km away) and W Liberty 3NW (United States, 195 km away).

Climate twins of Spencer: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2007 to 2021 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
PinevilleUnited States137 km (85 mi)11.6 C (52.8 F)1,136.4 mm (44.7 in)0.51
Grayson 3 SWUnited States152 km (94 mi)11.6 C (52.8 F)1,091.3 mm (43.0 in)0.63
W Liberty 3NWUnited States195 km (121 mi)11.8 C (53.2 F)1,074.9 mm (42.3 in)0.67

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 Spencer standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Spencer 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 (2026-10-14).