Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Elk Mtn (USC00482995), Wyoming, United States, with 69 years of record.
Key Facts for Elk Mtn
Elk Mtn (USC00482995) is a weather station in Wyoming, United States at 41.69 latitude and -106.41 longitude, 2,214 m (7,265 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1948 to 2016, 69 years of record.
1,464 records set at Elk Mtn still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Elk Mtn set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 28 November 2016.
About the Station
Location: Wyoming, United States, 41.69 latitude, -106.41 longitude.
Elevation: 2,214 m (7,265 ft).
Period of record: 1948 to 2016, 69 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 Elk Mtn. 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 Elk Mtn, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
15.0 C (59.0 F)
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
15.6 C (60.1 F)
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
21.7 C (71.1 F)
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
19.4 C (66.9 F)
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
14.4 C (57.9 F)
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Elk Mtn still stand. 1955 holds the most, with 42.
Standing records at Elk Mtn by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1948
3
1949
25
1950
37
1951
26
1952
23
1953
18
1954
38
1955
42
1956
27
1957
21
1958
31
1959
34
1960
21
1961
10
1962
36
1963
34
1964
23
1965
20
1966
22
1967
15
1968
14
1969
31
1970
5
1971
12
1972
12
1973
27
1974
20
1975
23
1976
14
1977
23
1978
22
1979
29
1980
29
1981
31
1982
19
1983
19
1984
15
1985
10
1986
16
1987
18
1988
7
1989
38
1990
18
1991
18
1992
24
1993
15
1994
11
1995
23
1996
20
1997
28
1998
19
1999
21
2000
37
2001
18
2002
32
2003
40
2004
18
2005
13
2006
21
2007
23
2008
8
2009
19
2010
16
2011
15
2012
18
2013
26
2014
15
2016
8
All-Time Record Progression
4 new records
4 all-time records were set at Elk Mtn between 10 June 1986 and 21 December 1990. Each dot is a new record.
When Elk Mtn set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1986-06-10
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1989-02-04
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1989-06-20
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 19.4 C (66.9 F)
1990-12-21
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -28.9 C (-20.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jun: 82.6 mm (3.3 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Elk Mtn. The most was 82.6 mm (3.3 in) on 10 June 1986.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Elk Mtn
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
19 January 1951
Feb
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
10 February 2013
Mar
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
18 March 2003
Apr
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
17 April 2009
May
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
16 May 1991
Jun
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
10 June 1986
Jul
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
26 July 1987
Aug
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
16 August 2009
Sep
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
16 September 1965
Oct
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
17 October 1998
Nov
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
6 November 1990
Dec
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
13 December 1992
Period of Record Coverage
1948 to 2016
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
68 years of record at Elk Mtn, 1948 to 2016. 15 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1948, 1953, 1959, 1960, 1965, 1967, 1970, 1971 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 53 complete years at Elk Mtn, 1949 to 2011. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.4 C (41.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1985, at 3.4 C (38.1 F), and the warmest was 1981, at 7.0 C (44.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F).
Annual mean temperature at Elk Mtn as warming stripes, 1949 to 2011
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1949
5.3 C
-0.10 C
1950
5.7 C
+0.29 C
1951
4.4 C
-1.02 C
1952
5.5 C
+0.12 C
1955
3.9 C
-1.50 C
1956
5.1 C
-0.34 C
1957
4.3 C
-1.12 C
1958
5.6 C
+0.24 C
1959
4.7 C
-0.66 C
1960
4.9 C
-0.48 C
1961
4.8 C
-0.56 C
1962
5.5 C
+0.09 C
1963
5.9 C
+0.48 C
1964
4.3 C
-1.15 C
1966
5.9 C
+0.49 C
1968
5.3 C
-0.14 C
1972
5.4 C
+0.04 C
1973
4.8 C
-0.61 C
1974
5.2 C
-0.22 C
1975
4.9 C
-0.47 C
1976
5.7 C
+0.33 C
1977
6.3 C
+0.90 C
1978
5.5 C
+0.06 C
1979
5.2 C
-0.24 C
1980
6.1 C
+0.72 C
1981
7.0 C
+1.56 C
1982
5.1 C
-0.34 C
1983
4.7 C
-0.74 C
1984
3.7 C
-1.74 C
1985
3.4 C
-1.99 C
1986
5.6 C
+0.17 C
1987
6.0 C
+0.55 C
1988
6.0 C
+0.58 C
1989
5.8 C
+0.38 C
1990
5.0 C
-0.41 C
1991
4.8 C
-0.60 C
1992
5.8 C
+0.43 C
1993
4.1 C
-1.32 C
1994
6.0 C
+0.61 C
1995
5.5 C
+0.14 C
1996
5.5 C
+0.05 C
1997
4.8 C
-0.61 C
1999
6.2 C
+0.84 C
2000
6.4 C
+0.97 C
2002
5.8 C
+0.38 C
2003
6.7 C
+1.27 C
2004
6.2 C
+0.75 C
2005
6.4 C
+0.97 C
2006
6.1 C
+0.65 C
2007
6.7 C
+1.27 C
2009
5.5 C
+0.10 C
2010
6.0 C
+0.60 C
2011
5.5 C
+0.09 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade over 1949 to 2011. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (0.1 to 0.5) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 53 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Elk Mtn
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.3 F (0.1 to 0.5) per decade
1949 to 2011
53
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.1 F (-0.2 to 0.4) per decade
1949 to 2011
53
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.3 C (0.1 to 0.4) per decade
0.5 F (0.2 to 0.8) per decade
1949 to 2011
53
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
1948 to 2016
Yearly extremes at Elk Mtn: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1963
31.7 C (89.1 F)
68
Coldest night (TNn)
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1963
-29.1 C (-20.5 F)
68
Wettest day (Rx1day)
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1986
27.6 mm (1.1 in)
68
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1986
37.4 mm (1.5 in)
68
Longest dry spell (CDD)
120 days
1987
30 days
68
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Elk Mtn, 1948 to 2016. The record is 35.0 C (95.0 F) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.7 C (89.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Elk Mtn by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1948
22.8 C (73.0 F)
1949
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1950
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1951
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1952
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1953
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1954
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1955
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1956
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1957
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1958
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1959
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1960
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1961
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1962
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1963
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1964
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1965
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1966
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1967
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1968
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1969
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1970
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1971
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1972
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1973
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1974
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1975
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1976
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1977
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1978
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1979
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1980
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1981
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1982
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1983
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1984
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1985
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1986
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1987
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1988
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1989
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1990
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1991
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1992
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1993
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1994
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1995
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1996
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1997
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1998
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1999
30.6 C (87.1 F)
2000
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2001
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2002
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2003
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2004
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2005
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2006
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2007
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2008
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2009
31.7 C (89.1 F)
2010
31.1 C (88.0 F)
2011
31.1 C (88.0 F)
2012
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2013
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2014
29.4 C (84.9 F)
2016
30.0 C (86.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Elk Mtn, 1948 to 2016. The record is -41.1 C (-42.0 F) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is -29.1 C (-20.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Elk Mtn by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1948
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1949
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1950
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1951
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1952
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1953
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1954
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1955
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1956
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1957
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1958
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1959
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1960
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1961
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1962
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1963
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1964
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1965
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1966
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1967
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1968
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1969
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1970
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1971
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1972
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1973
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1974
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1975
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1976
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1977
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1978
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1979
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1980
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1981
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1982
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1983
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1984
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1985
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1986
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1987
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1988
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1989
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1990
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1991
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1992
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1993
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1994
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1995
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1996
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1997
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1998
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1999
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2000
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2001
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2002
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2003
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
2004
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2005
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2006
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2007
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2008
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2009
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2010
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2011
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
2012
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2013
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2014
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2016
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Elk Mtn, 1948 to 2016. The record is 82.6 mm (3.3 in) in 1986, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.6 mm (1.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Elk Mtn by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1948
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1949
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1950
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1951
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1952
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1953
16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1954
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1955
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1956
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1957
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1958
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1959
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1960
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1961
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1962
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1963
15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1964
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1965
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1966
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1967
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1968
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1969
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1970
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1971
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1972
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1973
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1974
20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1975
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1976
13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1977
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1978
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1979
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1980
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1981
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1982
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1983
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1984
9.7 mm (0.38 in)
1985
18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1986
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1987
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1988
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1989
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1990
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1991
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1992
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1993
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1994
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1995
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1996
16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1997
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1998
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1999
17.3 mm (0.7 in)
2000
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
2001
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
2002
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
2003
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
2004
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
2005
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
2006
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
2007
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
2008
20.6 mm (0.8 in)
2009
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
2010
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
2011
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
2012
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
2013
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
2014
9.7 mm (0.38 in)
2016
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Elk Mtn, 1948 to 2016. The record is 83.4 mm (3.3 in) in 1986, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.4 mm (1.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Elk Mtn by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1948
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1949
28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1950
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1951
26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1952
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1953
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1954
22.8 mm (0.9 in)
1955
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1956
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1957
45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1958
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1959
30.8 mm (1.2 in)
1960
37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1961
42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1962
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1963
21.9 mm (0.9 in)
1964
58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1965
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1966
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1967
38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1968
49.2 mm (1.9 in)
1969
48.4 mm (1.9 in)
1970
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1971
25.6 mm (1.0 in)
1972
37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1973
54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1974
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1975
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1976
28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1977
46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1978
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1979
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1980
38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1981
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1982
54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1983
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1984
17.6 mm (0.7 in)
1985
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1986
83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1987
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1988
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1989
33.7 mm (1.3 in)
1990
41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1991
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1992
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1993
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1994
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1995
61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1996
38.2 mm (1.5 in)
1997
71.8 mm (2.8 in)
1998
60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1999
26.0 mm (1.0 in)
2000
55.3 mm (2.2 in)
2001
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
2002
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
2003
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
2004
52.4 mm (2.1 in)
2005
26.1 mm (1.0 in)
2006
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
2007
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
2008
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
2009
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
2010
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
2011
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
2012
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
2013
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
2014
20.9 mm (0.8 in)
2016
29.4 mm (1.2 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Elk Mtn, 1948 to 2016. The record is 120 days in 1987, marked on the chart; the median year is 30 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Elk Mtn by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1948
30 days
1949
29 days
1950
27 days
1951
28 days
1952
33 days
1953
32 days
1954
52 days
1955
55 days
1956
45 days
1957
30 days
1958
53 days
1959
27 days
1960
24 days
1961
18 days
1962
38 days
1963
21 days
1964
52 days
1965
31 days
1966
20 days
1967
20 days
1968
20 days
1969
23 days
1970
27 days
1971
17 days
1972
30 days
1973
21 days
1974
25 days
1975
26 days
1976
22 days
1977
34 days
1978
27 days
1979
30 days
1980
24 days
1981
19 days
1982
24 days
1983
39 days
1984
34 days
1985
47 days
1986
67 days
1987
120 days
1988
45 days
1989
52 days
1990
34 days
1991
34 days
1992
27 days
1993
18 days
1994
27 days
1995
25 days
1996
31 days
1997
31 days
1998
24 days
1999
45 days
2000
31 days
2001
42 days
2002
64 days
2003
41 days
2004
25 days
2005
23 days
2006
26 days
2007
48 days
2008
29 days
2009
22 days
2010
68 days
2011
24 days
2012
52 days
2013
46 days
2014
29 days
2016
20 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
53 years with a frost
Across 53 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Elk Mtn falls on 7 June and the median first autumn frost on 9 September, which leaves a median of 94 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +7.7 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Elk Mtn
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1979 to 2011)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
7 June
n/a
4 June
n/a
-2.8 days per decade
First autumn frost
9 September
n/a
13 September
n/a
+4.9 days per decade
Growing days
94 days
n/a
99 days
n/a
+7.7 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
58 years, 1949 to 2012
A day with at least 27.8 mm (1.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 70.5 mm (2.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Elk Mtn: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
27.8 mm (1.1 in)
5 years
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
10 years
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
25 years
55.7 mm (2.2 in)
50 years
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
100 years
70.5 mm (2.8 in)
Longer than the 58 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, 58 years of values from 1949 to 2012.
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: 82.6 mm (3.3 in) in 1986; 61.0 mm (2.4 in) in 1991; 51.6 mm (2.0 in) in 2004.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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Data for Elk Mtn standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Elk Mtn 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.