Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for West Bend (USC00479050), Wisconsin, United States, with 109 years of record.
Key Facts for West Bend
West Bend (USC00479050) is a weather station in Wisconsin, United States at 43.37 latitude and -88.09 longitude, 287 m (940 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1895 to 2003, 109 years of record.
1,464 records set at West Bend still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
West Bend set a daily record high maximum temperature of 18.9 C (66.0 F) on 20 November 2003.
About the Station
Location: Wisconsin, United States, 43.37 latitude, -88.09 longitude.
Elevation: 287 m (940 ft).
Period of record: 1895 to 2003, 109 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 West Bend. 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 West Bend, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
15.6 C (60.1 F)
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
18.3 C (64.9 F)
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
39.4 C (102.9 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
17.8 C (64.0 F)
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at West Bend still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 40.
Standing records at West Bend by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1895
32
1896
34
1897
19
1898
3
1899
38
1900
20
1901
17
1902
26
1923
2
1924
20
1925
31
1926
17
1927
24
1928
22
1929
26
1930
26
1931
22
1932
24
1933
30
1934
31
1935
17
1936
40
1937
16
1938
18
1939
17
1940
20
1941
23
1942
14
1943
17
1944
12
1945
23
1946
14
1947
23
1948
9
1949
12
1950
22
1951
15
1952
10
1953
18
1954
11
1955
8
1956
9
1957
8
1958
11
1959
9
1960
9
1961
2
1962
13
1963
13
1964
14
1965
14
1966
16
1967
18
1968
13
1969
15
1970
6
1971
9
1972
12
1973
12
1974
14
1975
9
1976
14
1977
15
1978
8
1979
17
1980
7
1981
19
1982
24
1983
25
1984
16
1985
23
1986
13
1987
9
1988
25
1989
18
1990
12
1991
20
1992
19
1993
7
1994
14
1995
13
1996
9
1997
9
1998
15
1999
7
2000
20
2001
16
2002
14
2003
7
All-Time Record Progression
6 new records
6 all-time records were set at West Bend between 30 January 1951 and 24 January 1979. Each dot is a new record.
When West Bend set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1951-01-30
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1970-12-11
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 38.1 cm (15.0 in)
1972-01-15
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1979-01-11
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1979-01-15
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 78.7 cm (31.0 in)
1979-01-24
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 83.8 cm (33.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 192.5 mm (7.6 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at West Bend. The most was 192.5 mm (7.6 in) on 4 August 1924.
Record daily precipitation for each month at West Bend
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
24 January 1938
Feb
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
21 February 1937
Mar
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
31 March 1998
Apr
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
24 April 1955
May
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
11 May 2003
Jun
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
22 June 1940
Jul
166.9 mm (6.6 in)
18 July 1964
Aug
192.5 mm (7.6 in)
4 August 1924
Sep
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
13 September 1961
Oct
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
3 October 1954
Nov
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
4 November 2003
Dec
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
27 December 1942
Period of Record Coverage
1895 to 2003
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
89 years of record at West Bend, 1895 to 2003. 12 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1923, 1944, 1948 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 72 complete years at West Bend, 1899 to 2002. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 7.7 C (45.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1979, at 5.8 C (42.4 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 10.0 C (50.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.4 C (4.3 F).
Annual mean temperature at West Bend as warming stripes, 1899 to 2002
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1899
8.1 C
+0.40 C
1924
5.8 C
-1.85 C
1926
6.4 C
-1.29 C
1927
7.8 C
+0.10 C
1928
7.6 C
-0.12 C
1929
6.4 C
-1.30 C
1930
8.2 C
+0.48 C
1931
10.0 C
+2.34 C
1932
7.9 C
+0.17 C
1933
8.3 C
+0.65 C
1934
8.4 C
+0.70 C
1935
7.3 C
-0.43 C
1936
7.1 C
-0.61 C
1937
7.3 C
-0.36 C
1938
8.5 C
+0.78 C
1939
8.5 C
+0.79 C
1940
7.1 C
-0.56 C
1941
9.5 C
+1.82 C
1942
8.3 C
+0.59 C
1943
7.8 C
+0.11 C
1945
7.7 C
+0.05 C
1947
7.6 C
-0.11 C
1949
8.5 C
+0.85 C
1950
6.5 C
-1.18 C
1951
6.6 C
-1.10 C
1952
8.2 C
+0.55 C
1953
9.0 C
+1.36 C
1954
8.2 C
+0.54 C
1955
8.3 C
+0.66 C
1956
7.9 C
+0.19 C
1957
7.7 C
+0.04 C
1958
7.5 C
-0.22 C
1961
7.9 C
+0.19 C
1962
7.2 C
-0.45 C
1963
7.3 C
-0.39 C
1964
8.4 C
+0.69 C
1965
7.3 C
-0.35 C
1966
7.4 C
-0.32 C
1967
6.9 C
-0.77 C
1968
8.0 C
+0.28 C
1969
7.5 C
-0.23 C
1970
7.3 C
-0.37 C
1971
7.6 C
-0.04 C
1972
6.3 C
-1.37 C
1973
8.5 C
+0.84 C
1974
7.4 C
-0.26 C
1975
8.1 C
+0.38 C
1976
7.2 C
-0.52 C
1977
7.8 C
+0.11 C
1978
6.7 C
-0.96 C
1979
5.8 C
-1.91 C
1980
7.0 C
-0.73 C
1981
7.6 C
-0.10 C
1982
6.8 C
-0.90 C
1983
7.6 C
-0.11 C
1984
7.6 C
-0.12 C
1985
6.9 C
-0.76 C
1986
7.9 C
+0.24 C
1987
9.2 C
+1.49 C
1988
8.1 C
+0.42 C
1989
6.6 C
-1.09 C
1992
7.5 C
-0.16 C
1993
7.4 C
-0.33 C
1994
7.9 C
+0.19 C
1995
8.1 C
+0.41 C
1996
7.1 C
-0.56 C
1997
7.5 C
-0.17 C
1998
9.6 C
+1.89 C
1999
8.4 C
+0.70 C
2000
7.8 C
+0.09 C
2001
8.2 C
+0.49 C
2002
8.5 C
+0.86 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1899 to 2002 is 0.00 C (-0.08 to 0.08) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.01 F (-0.15 to 0.14) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 72 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at West Bend
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.00 C (-0.08 to 0.08) per decade
-0.01 F (-0.15 to 0.14) per decade
1899 to 2002
72
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.01 C (-0.10 to 0.08) per decade
-0.02 F (-0.18 to 0.14) per decade
1899 to 2002
72
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.00 C (-0.08 to 0.09) per decade
0.01 F (-0.14 to 0.16) per decade
1899 to 2002
72
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
1895 to 2003
Yearly extremes at West Bend: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1936
35.0 C (95.0 F)
89
Coldest night (TNn)
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1979
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
89
Wettest day (Rx1day)
192.5 mm (7.6 in)
1924
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
90
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
249.4 mm (9.8 in)
1924
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
90
Longest dry spell (CDD)
59 days
1899
20 days
90
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at West Bend, 1895 to 2003. The record is 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at West Bend by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1895
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1896
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1897
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1898
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1899
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1900
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1901
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1902
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1922
n/a
1923
16.1 C (61.0 F)
1924
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1925
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1926
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1927
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1928
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1929
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1930
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1931
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1932
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1933
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1934
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1935
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1936
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1937
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1938
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1939
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1940
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1941
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1942
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1943
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1944
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1945
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1946
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1947
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1948
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1949
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1950
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1951
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1952
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1953
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1954
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1955
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1956
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1957
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1958
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1959
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1960
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1961
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1962
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1963
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1964
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1965
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1966
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1967
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1968
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1969
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1970
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1971
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1972
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1973
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1974
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1975
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1976
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1977
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1978
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1979
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1980
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1981
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1982
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1983
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1984
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1985
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1986
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1987
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1988
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1989
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1990
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1991
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1992
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1993
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1994
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1995
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1996
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1997
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1998
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1999
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2000
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2001
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2002
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2003
33.9 C (93.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at West Bend, 1895 to 2003. The record is -34.4 C (-29.9 F) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is -26.1 C (-15.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at West Bend by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1895
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1896
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1897
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1898
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1899
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1900
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1901
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1902
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1922
n/a
1923
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1924
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1925
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1926
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1927
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1928
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1929
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1930
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1931
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1932
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1933
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1934
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1935
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1936
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1937
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1938
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1939
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1940
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1941
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1942
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1943
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1944
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1945
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1946
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1947
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1948
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1949
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1950
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1951
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1952
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1953
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1954
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1955
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1956
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1957
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1958
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1959
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1960
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1961
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1962
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1963
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1964
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1965
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1966
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1967
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1968
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1969
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1970
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1971
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1972
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1973
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1974
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1975
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1976
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1977
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1978
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1979
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1980
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1981
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1982
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1983
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1984
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1985
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1986
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1987
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1988
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1989
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1990
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1991
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1992
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1993
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1994
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1995
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1996
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1997
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1998
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1999
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2000
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2001
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2002
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2003
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at West Bend, 1895 to 2003. The record is 192.5 mm (7.6 in) in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.8 mm (2.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at West Bend by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1895
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1896
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1897
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1898
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1899
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1900
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1901
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1902
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1922
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1923
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1924
192.5 mm (7.6 in)
1925
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1926
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1927
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1928
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1929
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1930
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1931
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1932
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1933
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1934
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1935
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1936
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1937
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1938
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1939
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1940
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1941
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1942
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1943
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1944
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1945
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1946
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1947
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1948
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1949
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1950
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1951
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1952
107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1953
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1954
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1955
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1956
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1957
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1958
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1959
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1960
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1961
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1962
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1963
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1964
166.9 mm (6.6 in)
1965
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1966
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1967
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1968
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1969
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1970
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1971
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1972
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1973
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1974
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1975
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1976
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1977
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1978
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1979
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1980
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1981
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1982
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1983
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1984
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1985
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1986
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1987
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1988
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1989
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1990
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1991
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1992
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1993
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1994
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1995
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1996
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1997
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1998
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1999
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
2000
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
2001
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
2002
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
2003
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at West Bend, 1895 to 2003. The record is 249.4 mm (9.8 in) in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is 78.5 mm (3.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at West Bend by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1895
53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1896
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1897
50.9 mm (2.0 in)
1898
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1899
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1900
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1901
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1902
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1922
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1923
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1924
249.4 mm (9.8 in)
1925
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1926
57.8 mm (2.3 in)
1927
109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1928
88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1929
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1930
66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1931
77.3 mm (3.0 in)
1932
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1933
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1934
75.6 mm (3.0 in)
1935
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1936
67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1937
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1938
136.1 mm (5.4 in)
1939
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1940
137.7 mm (5.4 in)
1941
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1942
87.2 mm (3.4 in)
1943
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1944
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1945
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1946
87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1947
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1948
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1949
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1950
178.1 mm (7.0 in)
1951
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1952
174.0 mm (6.9 in)
1953
74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1954
123.9 mm (4.9 in)
1955
78.6 mm (3.1 in)
1956
126.2 mm (5.0 in)
1957
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1958
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1959
64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1960
106.8 mm (4.2 in)
1961
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1962
73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1963
56.3 mm (2.2 in)
1964
200.2 mm (7.9 in)
1965
126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1966
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1967
92.3 mm (3.6 in)
1968
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1969
96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1970
86.7 mm (3.4 in)
1971
59.1 mm (2.3 in)
1972
108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1973
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1974
89.6 mm (3.5 in)
1975
85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1976
88.3 mm (3.5 in)
1977
78.4 mm (3.1 in)
1978
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1979
65.7 mm (2.6 in)
1980
104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1981
107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1982
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1983
98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1984
90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1985
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1986
141.3 mm (5.6 in)
1987
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1988
110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1989
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1990
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1991
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1992
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1993
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1994
102.7 mm (4.0 in)
1995
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1996
116.9 mm (4.6 in)
1997
60.3 mm (2.4 in)
1998
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1999
176.3 mm (6.9 in)
2000
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
2001
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
2002
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
2003
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at West Bend, 1895 to 2003. The record is 59 days in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is 20 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at West Bend by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1895
23 days
1896
16 days
1897
22 days
1898
16 days
1899
59 days
1900
16 days
1901
17 days
1902
19 days
1922
18 days
1923
15 days
1924
40 days
1925
29 days
1926
26 days
1927
19 days
1928
26 days
1929
18 days
1930
18 days
1931
14 days
1932
31 days
1933
24 days
1934
23 days
1935
14 days
1936
31 days
1937
16 days
1938
18 days
1939
32 days
1940
19 days
1941
19 days
1942
28 days
1943
25 days
1944
19 days
1945
18 days
1946
29 days
1947
27 days
1948
22 days
1949
23 days
1950
31 days
1951
15 days
1952
30 days
1953
44 days
1954
18 days
1955
27 days
1956
19 days
1957
25 days
1958
30 days
1959
25 days
1960
31 days
1961
22 days
1962
17 days
1963
19 days
1964
24 days
1965
14 days
1966
25 days
1967
21 days
1968
27 days
1969
26 days
1970
24 days
1971
14 days
1972
23 days
1973
16 days
1974
11 days
1975
18 days
1976
27 days
1977
18 days
1978
20 days
1979
29 days
1980
18 days
1981
26 days
1982
18 days
1983
15 days
1984
20 days
1985
14 days
1986
24 days
1987
18 days
1988
19 days
1989
21 days
1990
13 days
1991
28 days
1992
15 days
1993
14 days
1994
14 days
1995
28 days
1996
18 days
1997
17 days
1998
19 days
1999
24 days
2000
17 days
2001
16 days
2002
18 days
2003
23 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
72 years with a frost
Across 72 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at West Bend falls on 9 May and the median first autumn frost on 3 October, which leaves a median of 153 days between them.
In 1971 to 2002 the median growing season was 148 days. That is 6 days fewer than in 1899 to 1956.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.1 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at West Bend
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1899 to 1956)
Recent period (1971 to 2002)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
9 May
10 May
9 May
1 day earlier
0.0 days per decade
First autumn frost
3 October
1 October
3 October
2 days later
-0.1 days per decade
Growing days
153 days
154 days
148 days
6 days fewer
-0.1 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
79 years, 1896 to 2003
A day with at least 52.1 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 166.2 mm (6.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at West Bend: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
5 years
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
10 years
87.8 mm (3.5 in)
25 years
113.7 mm (4.5 in)
50 years
137.6 mm (5.4 in)
100 years
166.2 mm (6.5 in)
Longer than the 79 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, 79 years of values from 1896 to 2003.
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: 192.5 mm (7.6 in) in 1924; 166.9 mm (6.6 in) in 1964; 114.3 mm (4.5 in) in 1999.
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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.