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Sundance Weather Records (USC00488705)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Sundance (USC00488705), Wyoming, United States, with 129 years of record.

Key Facts for Sundance

  • Sundance (USC00488705) is a weather station in Wyoming, United States at 44.41 latitude and -104.36 longitude, 1,431 m (4,695 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1893 to 2021, 129 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Sundance still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Sundance tied a daily record snow depth of 10.2 cm (4.0 in) on 14 October 2021.

About the Station

  • Location: Wyoming, United States, 44.41 latitude, -104.36 longitude.
  • Elevation: 1,431 m (4,695 ft).
  • Period of record: 1893 to 2021, 129 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 Sundance, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Sundance. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -60-40-200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Sundance. 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 Sundance, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan18.3 C (64.9 F)-39.4 C (-38.9 F)n/an/a
Feb18.9 C (66.0 F)-41.1 C (-42.0 F)n/an/a
Mar25.0 C (77.0 F)-31.1 C (-24.0 F)n/an/a
Apr30.0 C (86.0 F)-23.9 C (-11.0 F)n/an/a
May38.3 C (100.9 F)-13.9 C (7.0 F)n/an/a
Jun38.9 C (102.0 F)-3.9 C (25.0 F)n/an/a
Jul40.6 C (105.1 F)-1.1 C (30.0 F)n/an/a
Aug38.9 C (102.0 F)-1.1 C (30.0 F)n/an/a
Sep37.2 C (99.0 F)-14.4 C (6.1 F)n/an/a
Oct33.9 C (93.0 F)-27.2 C (-17.0 F)n/an/a
Nov25.0 C (77.0 F)-30.6 C (-23.1 F)n/an/a
Dec18.3 C (64.9 F)-40.0 C (-40.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Sundance by the year they were set 1,464 records at Sundance still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 41. 02040601893: 91894: 81895: 171896: 101897: 181898: 101899: 151911: 121912: 151913: 61915: 191916: 271917: 331918: 131919: 191920: 111921: 131922: 91923: 131924: 191925: 141926: 111927: 61928: 51929: 131930: 141931: 241932: 321933: 231934: 281935: 101936: 411937: 171938: 141939: 31940: 11941: 81942: 151943: 151944: 51945: 71946: 81947: 121948: 111949: 51950: 91951: 141952: 141953: 71954: 191955: 101956: 91957: 61958: 101959: 191960: 61961: 61962: 101963: 81964: 81965: 121966: 111967: 111968: 61969: 91970: 61971: 61972: 121973: 71974: 111975: 61976: 21977: 31978: 81979: 71980: 71981: 181982: 21983: 121984: 81985: 211986: 81987: 161988: 61989: 151990: 191991: 121992: 151993: 151994: 61995: 201996: 101997: 151998: 101999: 122000: 142001: 52002: 132003: 152004: 82005: 262006: 162007: 172008: 82009: 72010: 82011: 62012: 302013: 132014: 172015: 202016: 142017: 72018: 92019: 172020: 222021: 151893191719291941195319651977198920012013
1,464 records at Sundance still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 41.
Standing records at Sundance by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
18939
18948
189517
189610
189718
189810
189915
191112
191215
19136
191519
191627
191733
191813
191919
192011
192113
19229
192313
192419
192514
192611
19276
19285
192913
193014
193124
193232
193323
193428
193510
193641
193717
193814
19393
19401
19418
194215
194315
19445
19457
19468
194712
194811
19495
19509
195114
195214
19537
195419
195510
19569
19576
195810
195919
19606
19616
196210
19638
19648
196512
196611
196711
19686
19699
19706
19716
197212
19737
197411
19756
19762
19773
19788
19797
19807
198118
19822
198312
19848
198521
19868
198716
19886
198915
199019
199112
199215
199315
19946
199520
199610
199715
199810
199912
200014
20015
200213
200315
20048
200526
200616
200717
20088
20097
20108
20116
201230
201313
201417
201520
201614
20177
20189
201917
202022
202115

All-Time Record Progression

5 new records
When Sundance set new all-time records 5 all-time records were set at Sundance between 3 June 1940 and 6 October 1994. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitationRecord snow depth3 June 1940: Record daily precipitation 69.3 mm (2.7 in)21 August 1964: Record daily precipitation 71.1 mm (2.8 in)1 February 1994: Record snow depth 88.9 cm (35.0 in)2 February 1994: Record snow depth 94.0 cm (37.0 in)6 October 1994: Record daily precipitation 82.6 mm (3.3 in)194019501960197019801990
5 all-time records were set at Sundance between 3 June 1940 and 6 October 1994. Each dot is a new record.
When Sundance set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1940-06-03Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1964-08-21Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1994-02-01Record snow depthRecord snow depth 88.9 cm (35.0 in)
1994-02-02Record snow depthRecord snow depth 94.0 cm (37.0 in)
1994-10-06Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 82.6 mm (3.3 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 82.6 mm (3.3 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Sundance The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Sundance. The most was 82.6 mm (3.3 in) on 6 October 1994. 0255075100 Jan: 29.0 mm (1.1 in), 5 January 1949 Jan Feb: 27.9 mm (1.1 in), 2 February 1912 Feb Mar: 40.6 mm (1.6 in), 14 March 1929 Mar Apr: 46.2 mm (1.8 in), 6 April 1997 Apr May: 66.0 mm (2.6 in), 8 May 1995 May Jun: 69.3 mm (2.7 in), 3 June 1940 Jun Jul: 62.7 mm (2.5 in), 5 July 2012 Jul Aug: 71.1 mm (2.8 in), 21 August 1964 Aug Sep: 57.7 mm (2.3 in), 23 September 2017 Sep Oct: 82.6 mm (3.3 in), 6 October 1994 Oct Nov: 47.5 mm (1.9 in), 1 November 2000 Nov Dec: 20.3 mm (0.8 in), 13 December 1916 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Sundance. The most was 82.6 mm (3.3 in) on 6 October 1994.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Sundance
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan29.0 mm (1.1 in)5 January 1949
Feb27.9 mm (1.1 in)2 February 1912
Mar40.6 mm (1.6 in)14 March 1929
Apr46.2 mm (1.8 in)6 April 1997
May66.0 mm (2.6 in)8 May 1995
Jun69.3 mm (2.7 in)3 June 1940
Jul62.7 mm (2.5 in)5 July 2012
Aug71.1 mm (2.8 in)21 August 1964
Sep57.7 mm (2.3 in)23 September 2017
Oct82.6 mm (3.3 in)6 October 1994
Nov47.5 mm (1.9 in)1 November 2000
Dec20.3 mm (0.8 in)13 December 1916

Period of Record Coverage

1893 to 2021
Days with data per year at Sundance 117 years of record at Sundance, 1893 to 2021. 29 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1894, 1898, 1899, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1915, 1918 and others. 1893: 331 of 365 days1894: 325 of 365 days1895: 358 of 365 days1896: 355 of 366 days1897: 347 of 365 days1898: 219 of 365 days1899: 47 of 365 days1911: 158 of 365 days1912: 327 of 366 days1913: 233 of 365 days1915: 237 of 365 days1916: 359 of 366 days1917: 363 of 365 days1918: 214 of 365 days1919: 364 of 365 days1920: 348 of 366 days1921: 365 of 365 days1922: 345 of 365 days1923: 359 of 365 days1924: 360 of 366 days1925: 354 of 365 days1926: 266 of 365 days1927: 150 of 365 days1928: 182 of 366 days1929: 331 of 365 days1930: 363 of 365 days1931: 363 of 365 days1932: 366 of 366 days1933: 365 of 365 days1934: 362 of 365 days1935: 364 of 365 days1936: 365 of 366 days1937: 363 of 365 days1938: 364 of 365 days1939: 144 of 365 days1940: 252 of 366 days1941: 364 of 365 days1942: 365 of 365 days1943: 364 of 365 days1944: 366 of 366 days1945: 178 of 365 days1946: 214 of 365 days1947: 365 of 365 days1948: 338 of 366 days1949: 306 of 365 days1950: 339 of 365 days1951: 363 of 365 days1952: 365 of 366 days1953: 363 of 365 days1954: 365 of 365 days1955: 332 of 365 days1956: 359 of 366 days1957: 360 of 365 days1958: 364 of 365 days1959: 363 of 365 days1960: 230 of 366 days1961: 351 of 365 days1962: 363 of 365 days1963: 365 of 365 days1964: 364 of 366 days1965: 364 of 365 days1966: 364 of 365 days1967: 357 of 365 days1968: 345 of 366 days1969: 352 of 365 days1970: 364 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 366 of 366 days1973: 363 of 365 days1974: 364 of 365 days1975: 364 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 364 of 365 days1978: 365 of 365 days1979: 365 of 365 days1980: 364 of 366 days1981: 365 of 365 days1982: 365 of 365 days1983: 358 of 365 days1984: 365 of 366 days1985: 355 of 365 days1986: 353 of 365 days1987: 358 of 365 days1988: 366 of 366 days1989: 361 of 365 days1990: 362 of 365 days1991: 362 of 365 days1992: 358 of 366 days1993: 361 of 365 days1994: 364 of 365 days1995: 363 of 365 days1996: 359 of 366 days1997: 358 of 365 days1998: 284 of 365 days1999: 273 of 365 days2000: 236 of 366 days2001: 239 of 365 days2002: 274 of 365 days2003: 279 of 365 days2004: 281 of 366 days2005: 289 of 365 days2006: 196 of 365 days2007: 334 of 365 days2008: 302 of 366 days2009: 365 of 365 days2010: 365 of 365 days2011: 365 of 365 days2012: 366 of 366 days2013: 365 of 365 days2014: 365 of 365 days2015: 365 of 365 days2016: 335 of 366 days2017: 245 of 365 days2018: 365 of 365 days2019: 365 of 365 days2020: 366 of 366 days2021: 294 of 365 days1920193519501965198019952010
117 years of record at Sundance, 1893 to 2021. 29 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1894, 1898, 1899, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1915, 1918 and others.
Days with data per year at Sundance
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
189333191%Yes
189432589%No
189535898%Yes
189635597%Yes
189734795%Yes
189821960%No
18994713%No
191115843%No
191232789%No
191323364%No
191523765%No
191635998%Yes
191736399%Yes
191821459%No
1919364100%Yes
192034895%Yes
1921365100%Yes
192234595%Yes
192335998%Yes
192436098%Yes
192535497%Yes
192626673%No
192715041%No
192818250%No
192933191%Yes
193036399%Yes
193136399%Yes
1932366100%Yes
1933365100%Yes
193436299%Yes
1935364100%Yes
1936365100%Yes
193736399%Yes
1938364100%Yes
193914439%No
194025269%No
1941364100%Yes
1942365100%Yes
1943364100%Yes
1944366100%Yes
194517849%No
194621459%No
1947365100%Yes
194833892%Yes
194930684%No
195033993%Yes
195136399%Yes
1952365100%Yes
195336399%Yes
1954365100%Yes
195533291%Yes
195635998%Yes
195736099%Yes
1958364100%Yes
195936399%Yes
196023063%No
196135196%Yes
196236399%Yes
1963365100%Yes
196436499%Yes
1965364100%Yes
1966364100%Yes
196735798%Yes
196834594%Yes
196935296%Yes
1970364100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972366100%Yes
197336399%Yes
1974364100%Yes
1975364100%Yes
1976366100%Yes
1977364100%Yes
1978365100%Yes
1979365100%Yes
198036499%Yes
1981365100%Yes
1982365100%Yes
198335898%Yes
1984365100%Yes
198535597%Yes
198635397%Yes
198735898%Yes
1988366100%Yes
198936199%Yes
199036299%Yes
199136299%Yes
199235898%Yes
199336199%Yes
1994364100%Yes
199536399%Yes
199635998%Yes
199735898%Yes
199828478%No
199927375%No
200023664%No
200123965%No
200227475%No
200327976%No
200428177%No
200528979%No
200619654%No
200733492%Yes
200830283%No
2009365100%Yes
2010365100%Yes
2011365100%Yes
2012366100%Yes
2013365100%Yes
2014365100%Yes
2015365100%Yes
201633592%Yes
201724567%No
2018365100%Yes
2019365100%Yes
2020366100%Yes
202129481%No

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Sundance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
14 October 2021Sundance, USdaily snow depth (Tie)10.2 cm (4.0 in)tie55 years6 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 2021Sundance, USdaily snowfall21.1 cm (8.3 in)10.9 cm (4.3 in)52 years43 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2021Sundance, USdaily snow depth30.5 cm (12.0 in)15.3 cm (6.0 in)12 years32 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 2021Sundance, USdaily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)3.1 cm (1.2 in)12 years18 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 2021Sundance, USdaily high min11.7 C (53.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)10 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 2021Sundance, USdaily high max (Tie)27.8 C (82.0 F)tie74 years8 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 2021Sundance, USdaily high min (Tie)13.9 C (57.0 F)tie10 years3 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 2021Sundance, USdaily high max31.7 C (89.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)43 years22 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 2021Sundance, USdaily high min18.9 C (66.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)4 years12 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 2021Sundance, USdaily high min20.6 C (69.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)104 years41 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2021Sundance, USdaily high min21.7 C (71.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)92 years43 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2021Sundance, USdaily high min21.7 C (71.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)87 years37 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2021Sundance, USdaily high min (Tie)18.9 C (66.0 F)tie8 years3 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 2021Sundance, USdaily high max36.1 C (97.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)84 years38 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 2021Sundance, USdaily high min18.9 C (66.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)84 years36 of 100 (Notable)
7 June 2021Sundance, USdaily high min18.9 C (66.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)48 years31 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 2021Sundance, USdaily high max33.3 C (91.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)52 years26 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 2021Sundance, USdaily high max33.9 C (93.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)8 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 2021Sundance, USdaily snow depth20.3 cm (8.0 in)7.6 cm (3.0 in)55 years32 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 2021Sundance, USdaily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)0.5 cm (0.2 in)8 years12 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

85 complete years, 1895 to 2020
Annual mean temperature at Sundance as warming stripes, 1895 to 2020 One stripe for each of 85 complete years at Sundance, 1895 to 2020. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 6.5 C (43.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 3.6 C (38.4 F), and the warmest was 2012, at 9.2 C (48.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.9 C (5.2 F). 1895: 4.8 C, -1.7 C from the station mean1896: 5.7 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1897: 5.1 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1912: 4.8 C, -1.7 C from the station mean1916: 4.1 C, -2.3 C from the station mean1917: 3.6 C, -2.9 C from the station mean1919: 5.5 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1920: 4.9 C, -1.6 C from the station mean1921: 6.6 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1922: 5.0 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1923: 5.4 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1924: 4.4 C, -2.1 C from the station mean1925: 6.4 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1930: 6.3 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1931: 7.6 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1932: 6.3 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1933: 7.2 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1934: 8.3 C, +1.8 C from the station mean1935: 6.3 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1936: 6.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1938: 7.5 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1941: 6.7 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1942: 5.7 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1943: 6.7 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1944: 5.6 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1947: 6.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1950: 5.4 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1951: 5.0 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1952: 7.0 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1953: 7.5 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1954: 7.8 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1955: 6.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1956: 7.1 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1957: 6.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1958: 7.4 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1959: 6.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1961: 6.8 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1962: 6.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1963: 7.4 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1964: 6.1 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1965: 5.9 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1966: 6.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1967: 6.1 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1968: 6.4 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1969: 6.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1970: 6.0 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1971: 5.7 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1972: 5.7 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1973: 6.7 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1974: 6.8 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1975: 5.7 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1976: 6.7 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1977: 6.8 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1978: 5.3 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1979: 6.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1980: 7.2 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1981: 8.3 C, +1.8 C from the station mean1982: 5.6 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1983: 6.8 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1984: 6.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1985: 5.7 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1986: 7.5 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1987: 8.3 C, +1.8 C from the station mean1988: 8.0 C, +1.5 C from the station mean1989: 6.5 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1990: 7.3 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1991: 7.6 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1992: 7.6 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1993: 5.5 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1994: 7.6 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1995: 7.2 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1996: 5.9 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1997: 7.1 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2002: 6.4 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2003: 7.9 C, +1.4 C from the station mean2009: 6.8 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2010: 7.7 C, +1.2 C from the station mean2011: 7.0 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2012: 9.2 C, +2.7 C from the station mean2013: 6.8 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2014: 6.6 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2015: 8.4 C, +2.0 C from the station mean2018: 5.7 C, -0.7 C from the station mean2019: 4.9 C, -1.6 C from the station mean2020: 7.1 C, +0.6 C from the station mean18951900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 85 complete years at Sundance, 1895 to 2020. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 6.5 C (43.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 3.6 C (38.4 F), and the warmest was 2012, at 9.2 C (48.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.9 C (5.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Sundance as warming stripes, 1895 to 2020
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
18954.8 C-1.67 C
18965.7 C-0.74 C
18975.1 C-1.33 C
19124.8 C-1.68 C
19164.1 C-2.34 C
19173.6 C-2.88 C
19195.5 C-0.96 C
19204.9 C-1.61 C
19216.6 C+0.11 C
19225.0 C-1.45 C
19235.4 C-1.10 C
19244.4 C-2.09 C
19256.4 C-0.10 C
19306.3 C-0.20 C
19317.6 C+1.17 C
19326.3 C-0.17 C
19337.2 C+0.75 C
19348.3 C+1.83 C
19356.3 C-0.21 C
19366.5 C+0.07 C
19387.5 C+1.03 C
19416.7 C+0.19 C
19425.7 C-0.79 C
19436.7 C+0.22 C
19445.6 C-0.82 C
19476.2 C-0.31 C
19505.4 C-1.03 C
19515.0 C-1.50 C
19527.0 C+0.57 C
19537.5 C+1.00 C
19547.8 C+1.33 C
19556.2 C-0.30 C
19567.1 C+0.60 C
19576.3 C-0.13 C
19587.4 C+0.93 C
19596.3 C-0.13 C
19616.8 C+0.35 C
19626.7 C+0.27 C
19637.4 C+0.90 C
19646.1 C-0.35 C
19655.9 C-0.54 C
19666.5 C+0.08 C
19676.1 C-0.41 C
19686.4 C-0.10 C
19696.7 C+0.27 C
19706.0 C-0.46 C
19715.7 C-0.76 C
19725.7 C-0.79 C
19736.7 C+0.23 C
19746.8 C+0.38 C
19755.7 C-0.75 C
19766.7 C+0.20 C
19776.8 C+0.30 C
19785.3 C-1.13 C
19796.0 C-0.43 C
19807.2 C+0.76 C
19818.3 C+1.82 C
19825.6 C-0.91 C
19836.8 C+0.29 C
19846.6 C+0.18 C
19855.7 C-0.78 C
19867.5 C+1.06 C
19878.3 C+1.82 C
19888.0 C+1.50 C
19896.5 C+0.03 C
19907.3 C+0.85 C
19917.6 C+1.13 C
19927.6 C+1.16 C
19935.5 C-0.93 C
19947.6 C+1.12 C
19957.2 C+0.72 C
19965.9 C-0.54 C
19977.1 C+0.68 C
20026.4 C-0.03 C
20037.9 C+1.39 C
20096.8 C+0.32 C
20107.7 C+1.23 C
20117.0 C+0.49 C
20129.2 C+2.72 C
20136.8 C+0.33 C
20146.6 C+0.09 C
20158.4 C+1.97 C
20185.7 C-0.72 C
20194.9 C-1.56 C
20207.1 C+0.61 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade over 1895 to 2020. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (0.2 to 0.4) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 85 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Sundance
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade0.3 F (0.2 to 0.4) per decade1895 to 202085Rise
Mean daily maximum0.12 C (0.04 to 0.20) per decade0.2 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade1895 to 202085Rise
Mean daily minimum0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade0.3 F (0.2 to 0.4) per decade1895 to 202085Rise

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

1893 to 2021
Yearly extremes at Sundance: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)40.6 C (105.1 F)193635.6 C (96.1 F)117
Coldest night (TNn)-41.1 C (-42.0 F)1936-30.6 C (-23.1 F)117
Wettest day (Rx1day)82.6 mm (3.3 in)199435.3 mm (1.4 in)117
Wettest five days (Rx5day)122.7 mm (4.8 in)197656.4 mm (2.2 in)117
Longest dry spell (CDD)58 days195126 days117

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Sundance by year The hottest day of the year at Sundance, 1893 to 2021. The record is 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F). 10203040501900192019401960198020002020Record: 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 1936
The hottest day of the year at Sundance, 1893 to 2021. The record is 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Sundance by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
189335.6 C (96.1 F)
189434.4 C (93.9 F)
189534.4 C (93.9 F)
189635.0 C (95.0 F)
189735.0 C (95.0 F)
189836.7 C (98.1 F)
189915.6 C (60.1 F)
191133.9 C (93.0 F)
191232.8 C (91.0 F)
191335.0 C (95.0 F)
191536.1 C (97.0 F)
191636.7 C (98.1 F)
191737.2 C (99.0 F)
191833.3 C (91.9 F)
191937.2 C (99.0 F)
192035.0 C (95.0 F)
192136.1 C (97.0 F)
192233.9 C (93.0 F)
192333.9 C (93.0 F)
192434.4 C (93.9 F)
192536.7 C (98.1 F)
192636.7 C (98.1 F)
192735.6 C (96.1 F)
192827.8 C (82.0 F)
192935.6 C (96.1 F)
193036.1 C (97.0 F)
193139.4 C (102.9 F)
193236.7 C (98.1 F)
193340.0 C (104.0 F)
193439.4 C (102.9 F)
193537.8 C (100.0 F)
193640.6 C (105.1 F)
193738.3 C (100.9 F)
193836.7 C (98.1 F)
193933.9 C (93.0 F)
194038.3 C (100.9 F)
194136.1 C (97.0 F)
194232.8 C (91.0 F)
194336.1 C (97.0 F)
194435.0 C (95.0 F)
194535.6 C (96.1 F)
194633.9 C (93.0 F)
194736.1 C (97.0 F)
194835.6 C (96.1 F)
194936.7 C (98.1 F)
195033.3 C (91.9 F)
195136.7 C (98.1 F)
195237.8 C (100.0 F)
195335.0 C (95.0 F)
195438.9 C (102.0 F)
195535.0 C (95.0 F)
195634.4 C (93.9 F)
195737.2 C (99.0 F)
195836.1 C (97.0 F)
195938.3 C (100.9 F)
196038.9 C (102.0 F)
196137.8 C (100.0 F)
196233.3 C (91.9 F)
196332.8 C (91.0 F)
196434.4 C (93.9 F)
196535.0 C (95.0 F)
196635.6 C (96.1 F)
196732.8 C (91.0 F)
196834.4 C (93.9 F)
196936.1 C (97.0 F)
197035.6 C (96.1 F)
197137.2 C (99.0 F)
197234.4 C (93.9 F)
197336.1 C (97.0 F)
197435.0 C (95.0 F)
197535.6 C (96.1 F)
197633.3 C (91.9 F)
197735.0 C (95.0 F)
197835.0 C (95.0 F)
197935.6 C (96.1 F)
198035.6 C (96.1 F)
198138.3 C (100.9 F)
198234.4 C (93.9 F)
198336.7 C (98.1 F)
198434.4 C (93.9 F)
198535.0 C (95.0 F)
198635.6 C (96.1 F)
198735.0 C (95.0 F)
198837.2 C (99.0 F)
198937.8 C (100.0 F)
199036.1 C (97.0 F)
199135.6 C (96.1 F)
199233.9 C (93.0 F)
199333.9 C (93.0 F)
199433.9 C (93.0 F)
199537.8 C (100.0 F)
199635.0 C (95.0 F)
199734.4 C (93.9 F)
199838.3 C (100.9 F)
199936.7 C (98.1 F)
200038.3 C (100.9 F)
200138.3 C (100.9 F)
200239.4 C (102.9 F)
200337.8 C (100.0 F)
200435.6 C (96.1 F)
200540.0 C (104.0 F)
200640.0 C (104.0 F)
200740.0 C (104.0 F)
200836.1 C (97.0 F)
200935.0 C (95.0 F)
201036.1 C (97.0 F)
201136.1 C (97.0 F)
201238.9 C (102.0 F)
201335.0 C (95.0 F)
201433.9 C (93.0 F)
201535.6 C (96.1 F)
201636.7 C (98.1 F)
201735.6 C (96.1 F)
201834.4 C (93.9 F)
201931.7 C (89.1 F)
202033.9 C (93.0 F)
202137.8 C (100.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Sundance by year The coldest night of the year at Sundance, 1893 to 2021. The record is -41.1 C (-42.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is -30.6 C (-23.1 F). -50-40-30-201900192019401960198020002020Record: -41.1 C (-42.0 F) in 1936
The coldest night of the year at Sundance, 1893 to 2021. The record is -41.1 C (-42.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is -30.6 C (-23.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Sundance by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1893-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1894-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1895-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1896-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1897-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1898-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1899-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1911-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1912-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1913-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1915-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1916-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1917-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1918-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1919-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1920-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1921-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1922-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1923-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1924-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1925-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1926-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1927-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1928-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1929-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1930-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1931-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1932-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1933-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1934-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1935-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1936-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1937-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1938-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1939-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1940-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1941-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1942-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1943-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1944-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1945-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1946-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1947-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1948-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1949-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1950-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1951-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1952-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1953-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1954-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1955-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1956-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1957-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1958-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1959-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1960-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1961-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1962-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1963-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1964-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1965-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1966-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1967-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1968-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1969-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1970-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1971-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1972-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1973-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1974-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1975-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1976-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1977-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1978-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1979-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1980-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1981-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1982-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1983-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1984-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1985-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1986-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1987-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1988-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1989-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1990-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1991-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1992-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1993-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1994-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1995-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1996-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1997-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1998-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1999-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2000-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2001-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2002-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2003-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2004-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2005-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2006-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2007-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2008-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2009-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2010-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2011-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
2012-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2013-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2014-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
2015-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2016-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2017-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2018-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2019-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2020-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2021-31.1 C (-24.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Sundance by year The wettest day of the year at Sundance, 1893 to 2021. The record is 82.6 mm (3.3 in) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.3 mm (1.4 in). 0204060801001900192019401960198020002020Record: 82.6 mm (3.3 in) in 1994
The wettest day of the year at Sundance, 1893 to 2021. The record is 82.6 mm (3.3 in) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.3 mm (1.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Sundance by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
189355.4 mm (2.2 in)
189441.1 mm (1.6 in)
189551.1 mm (2.0 in)
189640.6 mm (1.6 in)
189733.0 mm (1.3 in)
189831.5 mm (1.2 in)
18997.6 mm (0.30 in)
191115.2 mm (0.6 in)
191227.9 mm (1.1 in)
191320.3 mm (0.8 in)
191529.0 mm (1.1 in)
191621.6 mm (0.9 in)
191725.7 mm (1.0 in)
191835.8 mm (1.4 in)
191942.4 mm (1.7 in)
192049.5 mm (1.9 in)
192125.4 mm (1.0 in)
192254.6 mm (2.1 in)
192341.1 mm (1.6 in)
192439.1 mm (1.5 in)
192535.6 mm (1.4 in)
192627.9 mm (1.1 in)
192722.9 mm (0.9 in)
192822.9 mm (0.9 in)
192953.6 mm (2.1 in)
193041.1 mm (1.6 in)
193154.1 mm (2.1 in)
193225.4 mm (1.0 in)
193356.6 mm (2.2 in)
193421.6 mm (0.9 in)
193540.9 mm (1.6 in)
193625.9 mm (1.0 in)
193751.3 mm (2.0 in)
193818.5 mm (0.7 in)
193925.4 mm (1.0 in)
194069.3 mm (2.7 in)
194147.2 mm (1.9 in)
194251.6 mm (2.0 in)
194339.4 mm (1.6 in)
194435.3 mm (1.4 in)
194523.1 mm (0.9 in)
194643.2 mm (1.7 in)
194737.1 mm (1.5 in)
194825.7 mm (1.0 in)
194930.5 mm (1.2 in)
195017.8 mm (0.7 in)
195132.0 mm (1.3 in)
195240.6 mm (1.6 in)
195327.4 mm (1.1 in)
195458.9 mm (2.3 in)
195548.5 mm (1.9 in)
195626.2 mm (1.0 in)
195731.2 mm (1.2 in)
195829.5 mm (1.2 in)
195922.9 mm (0.9 in)
196028.7 mm (1.1 in)
196118.5 mm (0.7 in)
196250.8 mm (2.0 in)
196333.0 mm (1.3 in)
196471.1 mm (2.8 in)
196550.8 mm (2.0 in)
196633.8 mm (1.3 in)
196733.0 mm (1.3 in)
196838.1 mm (1.5 in)
196933.0 mm (1.3 in)
197039.4 mm (1.6 in)
197134.8 mm (1.4 in)
197239.9 mm (1.6 in)
197331.2 mm (1.2 in)
197421.3 mm (0.8 in)
197521.8 mm (0.9 in)
197665.5 mm (2.6 in)
197731.8 mm (1.3 in)
197859.4 mm (2.3 in)
197937.8 mm (1.5 in)
198033.5 mm (1.3 in)
198133.5 mm (1.3 in)
198238.1 mm (1.5 in)
198324.1 mm (0.9 in)
198435.3 mm (1.4 in)
198521.6 mm (0.9 in)
198641.7 mm (1.6 in)
198729.2 mm (1.1 in)
198823.1 mm (0.9 in)
198944.5 mm (1.8 in)
199026.7 mm (1.1 in)
199169.1 mm (2.7 in)
199224.1 mm (0.9 in)
199347.5 mm (1.9 in)
199482.6 mm (3.3 in)
199566.0 mm (2.6 in)
199639.6 mm (1.6 in)
199746.2 mm (1.8 in)
199842.4 mm (1.7 in)
199940.1 mm (1.6 in)
200047.5 mm (1.9 in)
200135.6 mm (1.4 in)
200236.3 mm (1.4 in)
200328.7 mm (1.1 in)
200442.4 mm (1.7 in)
200531.8 mm (1.3 in)
200647.5 mm (1.9 in)
200732.5 mm (1.3 in)
200835.3 mm (1.4 in)
200943.4 mm (1.7 in)
201037.6 mm (1.5 in)
201134.5 mm (1.4 in)
201262.7 mm (2.5 in)
201338.4 mm (1.5 in)
201442.2 mm (1.7 in)
201528.7 mm (1.1 in)
201624.1 mm (0.9 in)
201757.7 mm (2.3 in)
201859.7 mm (2.4 in)
201933.3 mm (1.3 in)
202026.4 mm (1.0 in)
202119.1 mm (0.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Sundance by year The wettest five days of the year at Sundance, 1893 to 2021. The record is 122.7 mm (4.8 in) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 56.4 mm (2.2 in). 0501001501900192019401960198020002020Record: 122.7 mm (4.8 in) in 1976
The wettest five days of the year at Sundance, 1893 to 2021. The record is 122.7 mm (4.8 in) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 56.4 mm (2.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Sundance by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
189368.1 mm (2.7 in)
189458.4 mm (2.3 in)
189585.2 mm (3.4 in)
189662.2 mm (2.4 in)
189762.1 mm (2.4 in)
189847.1 mm (1.9 in)
189920.2 mm (0.8 in)
191133.0 mm (1.3 in)
191243.1 mm (1.7 in)
191326.7 mm (1.1 in)
191542.2 mm (1.7 in)
191653.3 mm (2.1 in)
191744.5 mm (1.8 in)
191874.5 mm (2.9 in)
191947.5 mm (1.9 in)
192073.2 mm (2.9 in)
192155.9 mm (2.2 in)
192275.7 mm (3.0 in)
192372.8 mm (2.9 in)
192450.3 mm (2.0 in)
192579.5 mm (3.1 in)
192662.0 mm (2.4 in)
192735.6 mm (1.4 in)
192852.1 mm (2.1 in)
192978.0 mm (3.1 in)
193076.4 mm (3.0 in)
193164.8 mm (2.6 in)
193247.2 mm (1.9 in)
193384.5 mm (3.3 in)
193432.5 mm (1.3 in)
193587.9 mm (3.5 in)
193632.5 mm (1.3 in)
193756.5 mm (2.2 in)
193832.8 mm (1.3 in)
193928.4 mm (1.1 in)
194078.2 mm (3.1 in)
194199.8 mm (3.9 in)
194293.8 mm (3.7 in)
194367.4 mm (2.7 in)
194467.8 mm (2.7 in)
194535.9 mm (1.4 in)
194656.5 mm (2.2 in)
194762.3 mm (2.5 in)
194832.6 mm (1.3 in)
194949.3 mm (1.9 in)
195022.9 mm (0.9 in)
195177.7 mm (3.1 in)
195272.9 mm (2.9 in)
195350.8 mm (2.0 in)
195472.4 mm (2.9 in)
195565.0 mm (2.6 in)
195630.0 mm (1.2 in)
195737.6 mm (1.5 in)
195847.0 mm (1.9 in)
195946.6 mm (1.8 in)
196029.2 mm (1.1 in)
196131.7 mm (1.2 in)
1962115.6 mm (4.6 in)
196358.9 mm (2.3 in)
1964104.9 mm (4.1 in)
196561.0 mm (2.4 in)
196639.6 mm (1.6 in)
196779.7 mm (3.1 in)
196856.4 mm (2.2 in)
196955.2 mm (2.2 in)
197053.1 mm (2.1 in)
197153.4 mm (2.1 in)
197250.8 mm (2.0 in)
197349.5 mm (1.9 in)
197433.6 mm (1.3 in)
197541.2 mm (1.6 in)
1976122.7 mm (4.8 in)
197735.3 mm (1.4 in)
197867.5 mm (2.7 in)
197942.1 mm (1.7 in)
198045.0 mm (1.8 in)
198167.8 mm (2.7 in)
198254.1 mm (2.1 in)
198348.6 mm (1.9 in)
198457.4 mm (2.3 in)
198526.2 mm (1.0 in)
198650.8 mm (2.0 in)
198755.1 mm (2.2 in)
198839.3 mm (1.5 in)
198963.1 mm (2.5 in)
199044.2 mm (1.7 in)
199186.3 mm (3.4 in)
199244.5 mm (1.8 in)
199383.1 mm (3.3 in)
199487.7 mm (3.5 in)
199594.7 mm (3.7 in)
199649.0 mm (1.9 in)
199792.7 mm (3.6 in)
199861.8 mm (2.4 in)
199961.3 mm (2.4 in)
200085.1 mm (3.4 in)
200136.9 mm (1.5 in)
200239.6 mm (1.6 in)
200341.6 mm (1.6 in)
200442.4 mm (1.7 in)
200556.4 mm (2.2 in)
200654.1 mm (2.1 in)
200772.6 mm (2.9 in)
200836.5 mm (1.4 in)
200987.1 mm (3.4 in)
201058.7 mm (2.3 in)
201165.1 mm (2.6 in)
201263.5 mm (2.5 in)
201393.5 mm (3.7 in)
201463.9 mm (2.5 in)
201563.3 mm (2.5 in)
201631.0 mm (1.2 in)
201770.2 mm (2.8 in)
201888.7 mm (3.5 in)
201978.5 mm (3.1 in)
202040.6 mm (1.6 in)
202134.6 mm (1.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Sundance by year The longest dry spell of the year at Sundance, 1893 to 2021. The record is 58 days in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 26 days. 02040601900192019401960198020002020Record: 58 days in 1951
The longest dry spell of the year at Sundance, 1893 to 2021. The record is 58 days in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 26 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Sundance by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
189323 days
189421 days
189522 days
189618 days
189736 days
189829 days
189915 days
191116 days
191226 days
191324 days
191521 days
191620 days
191737 days
191824 days
191930 days
192019 days
192131 days
192240 days
192324 days
192419 days
192536 days
192629 days
192726 days
192825 days
192921 days
193027 days
193132 days
193219 days
193322 days
193453 days
193522 days
193625 days
193722 days
193825 days
193923 days
194027 days
194126 days
194233 days
194334 days
194436 days
194520 days
194631 days
194719 days
194823 days
194933 days
195027 days
195158 days
195232 days
195339 days
195426 days
195522 days
195616 days
195734 days
195829 days
195934 days
196021 days
196131 days
196225 days
196336 days
196442 days
196543 days
196624 days
196721 days
196838 days
196929 days
197025 days
197124 days
197221 days
197323 days
197433 days
197532 days
197648 days
197720 days
197829 days
197926 days
198020 days
198137 days
198219 days
198352 days
198428 days
198530 days
198622 days
198721 days
198833 days
198923 days
199029 days
199129 days
199222 days
199318 days
199433 days
199519 days
199617 days
199717 days
199838 days
199952 days
200021 days
200136 days
200228 days
200340 days
200428 days
200532 days
200626 days
200724 days
200820 days
200926 days
201023 days
201141 days
201254 days
201326 days
201425 days
201521 days
201618 days
201712 days
201831 days
201920 days
202027 days
202126 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

85 years with a frost

Across 85 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Sundance falls on 25 May and the median first autumn frost on 18 September, which leaves a median of 118 days between them.

In 1980 to 2020 the median growing season was 125 days. That is 15 days more than in 1895 to 1953.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.3 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Sundance
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1895 to 1953)Recent period (1980 to 2020)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost25 May30 May20 May10 days earlier-1.0 days per decade
First autumn frost18 September16 September21 September5 days later+0.3 days per decade
Growing days118 days110 days125 days15 days more+1.3 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

94 years, 1897 to 2020

A day with at least 36.0 mm (1.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 80.3 mm (3.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Sundance: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years36.0 mm (1.4 in)
5 years47.8 mm (1.9 in)
10 years55.7 mm (2.2 in)
25 years65.6 mm (2.6 in)
50 years73.0 mm (2.9 in)
100 years80.3 mm (3.2 in)Longer than the 94 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, 94 years of values from 1897 to 2020.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 82.6 mm (3.3 in) in 1994; 71.1 mm (2.8 in) in 1964; 69.1 mm (2.7 in) in 1991.

Station Changes

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

Climate Twins

1995 to 2020 against 1961 to 1990

Over 1995 to 2020, Sundance had a mean temperature of 7.0 C (44.5 F) and 527.5 mm (20.8 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Harrison (United States, 196 km away), Black Mtn (United States, 283 km away) and Gillette 18 SW (United States, 114 km away).

Climate twins of Sundance: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 1995 to 2020 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
HarrisonUnited States196 km (122 mi)6.7 C (44.1 F)426.9 mm (16.8 in)1.04
Black MtnUnited States283 km (176 mi)7.4 C (45.2 F)337.9 mm (13.3 in)1.23
Gillette 18 SWUnited States114 km (71 mi)6.7 C (44.0 F)434.1 mm (17.1 in)1.26

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.

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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