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Snowshoe Lake Weather Records (USC00508594)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Snowshoe Lake (USC00508594), Alaska, United States, with 49 years of record.

Key Facts for Snowshoe Lake

  • Snowshoe Lake (USC00508594) is a weather station in Alaska, United States at 62.03 latitude and -146.69 longitude, 705 m (2,312 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1963 to 2011, 49 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Snowshoe Lake still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Snowshoe Lake set a daily record precipitation of 1.0 mm (0.04 in) on 25 October 2011.

About the Station

  • Location: Alaska, United States, 62.03 latitude, -146.69 longitude.
  • Elevation: 705 m (2,312 ft).
  • Period of record: 1963 to 2011, 49 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 Snowshoe Lake, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Snowshoe Lake. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -60-40-2002040 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Snowshoe Lake. 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 Snowshoe Lake, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan4.4 C (39.9 F)-51.1 C (-60.0 F)n/an/a
Feb6.1 C (43.0 F)-48.9 C (-56.0 F)n/an/a
Mar13.9 C (57.0 F)-47.2 C (-53.0 F)n/an/a
Apr18.3 C (64.9 F)-34.4 C (-29.9 F)n/an/a
May25.0 C (77.0 F)-23.3 C (-9.9 F)n/an/a
Jun35.0 C (95.0 F)-7.2 C (19.0 F)n/an/a
Jul30.0 C (86.0 F)-5.0 C (23.0 F)n/an/a
Aug31.1 C (88.0 F)-11.1 C (12.0 F)n/an/a
Sep23.3 C (73.9 F)-25.0 C (-13.0 F)n/an/a
Oct17.2 C (63.0 F)-33.9 C (-29.0 F)n/an/a
Nov6.7 C (44.1 F)-45.6 C (-50.1 F)n/an/a
Dec11.1 C (52.0 F)-52.8 C (-63.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Snowshoe Lake by the year they were set 1,464 records at Snowshoe Lake still stand. 1964 holds the most, with 78. 0204060801963: 171964: 781965: 631966: 341967: 381968: 271969: 421970: 341971: 291972: 491973: 171974: 211975: 511976: 221977: 461978: 141979: 311980: 281981: 341982: 401983: 201984: 331985: 341986: 271987: 251988: 111989: 571990: 591991: 321992: 441993: 401994: 311995: 181996: 381997: 351998: 151999: 232000: 282001: 222002: 532003: 312004: 182005: 122009: 152010: 132011: 151963196819731978198319881993199820032011
1,464 records at Snowshoe Lake still stand. 1964 holds the most, with 78.
Standing records at Snowshoe Lake by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
196317
196478
196563
196634
196738
196827
196942
197034
197129
197249
197317
197421
197551
197622
197746
197814
197931
198028
198134
198240
198320
198433
198534
198627
198725
198811
198957
199059
199132
199244
199340
199431
199518
199638
199735
199815
199923
200028
200122
200253
200331
200418
200512
200915
201013
201115

All-Time Record Progression

12 new records
When Snowshoe Lake set new all-time records 12 all-time records were set at Snowshoe Lake between 22 December 1999 and 17 April 2004. Each dot is a new record. Record daily snowfallRecord snow depthRecord high minimum temperatureRecord daily precipitation22 December 1999: Record daily snowfall 31.8 cm (12.5 in)2 January 2001: Record daily snowfall 58.4 cm (23.0 in)4 January 2001: Record daily snowfall 61.0 cm (24.0 in)6 January 2001: Record daily snowfall 63.5 cm (25.0 in)8 January 2001: Record daily snowfall 71.1 cm (28.0 in)12 January 2001: Record daily snowfall 76.2 cm (30.0 in)15 January 2001: Record daily snowfall 81.3 cm (32.0 in)27 February 2001: Record snow depth 109.2 cm (43.0 in)21 July 2003: Record high minimum temperature 13.3 C (55.9 F)27 February 2004: Record snow depth 111.8 cm (44.0 in)16 March 2004: Record snow depth 114.3 cm (45.0 in)17 April 2004: Record daily precipitation 55.9 mm (2.2 in)20002005
12 all-time records were set at Snowshoe Lake between 22 December 1999 and 17 April 2004. Each dot is a new record.
When Snowshoe Lake set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1999-12-22Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 31.8 cm (12.5 in)
2001-01-02Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 58.4 cm (23.0 in)
2001-01-04Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 61.0 cm (24.0 in)
2001-01-06Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 63.5 cm (25.0 in)
2001-01-08Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 71.1 cm (28.0 in)
2001-01-12Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 76.2 cm (30.0 in)
2001-01-15Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 81.3 cm (32.0 in)
2001-02-27Record snow depthRecord snow depth 109.2 cm (43.0 in)
2003-07-21Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 13.3 C (55.9 F)
2004-02-27Record snow depthRecord snow depth 111.8 cm (44.0 in)
2004-03-16Record snow depthRecord snow depth 114.3 cm (45.0 in)
2004-04-17Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 55.9 mm (2.2 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 55.9 mm (2.2 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Snowshoe Lake The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Snowshoe Lake. The most was 55.9 mm (2.2 in) on 17 April 2004. 0204060 Jan: 30.5 mm (1.2 in), 3 January 2001 Jan Feb: 22.9 mm (0.9 in), 25 February 2011 Feb Mar: 39.9 mm (1.6 in), 16 March 1995 Mar Apr: 55.9 mm (2.2 in), 17 April 2004 Apr May: 23.9 mm (0.9 in), 29 May 1977 May Jun: 38.6 mm (1.5 in), 23 June 1995 Jun Jul: 35.6 mm (1.4 in), 28 July 1966 Jul Aug: 24.1 mm (0.9 in), 12 August 1976 Aug Sep: 36.6 mm (1.4 in), 3 September 2001 Sep Oct: 24.1 mm (0.9 in), 11 October 1986 Oct Nov: 35.6 mm (1.4 in), 22 November 1989 Nov Dec: 50.8 mm (2.0 in), 10 December 1989 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Snowshoe Lake. The most was 55.9 mm (2.2 in) on 17 April 2004.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Snowshoe Lake
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan30.5 mm (1.2 in)3 January 2001
Feb22.9 mm (0.9 in)25 February 2011
Mar39.9 mm (1.6 in)16 March 1995
Apr55.9 mm (2.2 in)17 April 2004
May23.9 mm (0.9 in)29 May 1977
Jun38.6 mm (1.5 in)23 June 1995
Jul35.6 mm (1.4 in)28 July 1966
Aug24.1 mm (0.9 in)12 August 1976
Sep36.6 mm (1.4 in)3 September 2001
Oct24.1 mm (0.9 in)11 October 1986
Nov35.6 mm (1.4 in)22 November 1989
Dec50.8 mm (2.0 in)10 December 1989

Period of Record Coverage

1963 to 2011
Days with data per year at Snowshoe Lake 46 years of record at Snowshoe Lake, 1963 to 2011. 23 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1963, 1969, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1993 and others. 1963: 91 of 365 days1964: 355 of 366 days1965: 364 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 363 of 366 days1969: 328 of 365 days1970: 361 of 365 days1971: 360 of 365 days1972: 362 of 366 days1973: 364 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 365 of 365 days1978: 358 of 365 days1979: 343 of 365 days1980: 332 of 366 days1981: 330 of 365 days1982: 347 of 365 days1983: 307 of 365 days1984: 323 of 366 days1985: 336 of 365 days1986: 255 of 365 days1987: 338 of 365 days1988: 360 of 366 days1989: 332 of 365 days1990: 338 of 365 days1991: 311 of 365 days1992: 295 of 366 days1993: 311 of 365 days1994: 300 of 365 days1995: 216 of 365 days1996: 269 of 366 days1997: 302 of 365 days1998: 324 of 365 days1999: 230 of 365 days2000: 274 of 366 days2001: 219 of 365 days2002: 256 of 365 days2003: 297 of 365 days2004: 185 of 366 days2005: 138 of 365 days2009: 168 of 365 days2010: 316 of 365 days2011: 262 of 365 days19701980199020002010
46 years of record at Snowshoe Lake, 1963 to 2011. 23 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1963, 1969, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1993 and others.
Days with data per year at Snowshoe Lake
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
19639125%No
196435597%Yes
1965364100%Yes
1966365100%Yes
1967365100%Yes
196836399%Yes
196932890%No
197036199%Yes
197136099%Yes
197236299%Yes
1973364100%Yes
1974365100%Yes
1975365100%Yes
1976366100%Yes
1977365100%Yes
197835898%Yes
197934394%Yes
198033291%Yes
198133090%Yes
198234795%Yes
198330784%No
198432388%No
198533692%Yes
198625570%No
198733893%Yes
198836098%Yes
198933291%Yes
199033893%Yes
199131185%No
199229581%No
199331185%No
199430082%No
199521659%No
199626973%No
199730283%No
199832489%No
199923063%No
200027475%No
200121960%No
200225670%No
200329781%No
200418551%No
200513838%No
200916846%No
201031687%No
201126272%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Snowshoe Lake
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
25 October 2011Snowshoe Lake, USdaily rain1.0 mm (0.04 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)13 years8 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 2011Snowshoe Lake, USdaily low min (Tie)-5.0 C (23.0 F)tie36 years3 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 2011Snowshoe Lake, USdaily low max13.3 C (55.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)37 years16 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 2011Snowshoe Lake, USdaily rain5.1 mm (0.20 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)25 years11 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 2011Snowshoe Lake, USdaily rain26.2 mm (1.0 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)24 years27 of 100 (Routine)
10 July 2011Snowshoe Lake, USdaily low min (Tie)-2.2 C (28.0 F)tie10 years1 of 100 (Routine)
25 June 2011Snowshoe Lake, USdaily high min (Tie)8.3 C (46.9 F)tie12 years1 of 100 (Routine)
14 June 2011Snowshoe Lake, USdaily rain15.0 mm (0.6 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)21 years20 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 2011Snowshoe Lake, USdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 June 2011Snowshoe Lake, USdaily low min (Tie)-4.4 C (24.1 F)tie38 years3 of 100 (Routine)
2 June 2011Snowshoe Lake, USdaily high min6.7 C (44.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)20 years11 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 2011Snowshoe Lake, USdaily high max23.9 C (75.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)0 years5 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 2011Snowshoe Lake, USdaily high max (Tie)22.8 C (73.0 F)tie17 years2 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 2011Snowshoe Lake, USdaily high max24.4 C (75.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)32 years16 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 2011Snowshoe Lake, USmonthly high max25.0 C (77.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)18 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 2011Snowshoe Lake, USdaily low min-6.1 C (21.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)18 years10 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 2011Snowshoe Lake, USdaily rain (Tie)0.3 mm (0.01 in)tie41 years4 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 2011Snowshoe Lake, USdaily rain1.0 mm (0.04 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)36 years14 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 2011Snowshoe Lake, USdaily snowfall (Tie)1.3 cm (0.5 in)tie45 years4 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 2011Snowshoe Lake, USdaily rain (Tie)1.3 mm (0.05 in)tie32 years3 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

27 complete years, 1964 to 1998
Annual mean temperature at Snowshoe Lake as warming stripes, 1964 to 1998 One stripe for each of 27 complete years at Snowshoe Lake, 1964 to 1998. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of -4.9 C (23.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1982, at -6.8 C (19.8 F), and the warmest was 1978, at -3.0 C (26.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F). 1964: -6.3 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1965: -6.0 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1966: -6.8 C, -1.9 C from the station mean1967: -5.0 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1968: -4.7 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1970: -4.4 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1971: -6.0 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1972: -6.5 C, -1.6 C from the station mean1973: -5.4 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1974: -4.6 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1975: -5.8 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1976: -3.5 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1977: -3.3 C, +1.6 C from the station mean1978: -3.0 C, +1.9 C from the station mean1979: -3.5 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1980: -4.2 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1982: -6.8 C, -1.9 C from the station mean1984: -4.5 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1985: -5.0 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1987: -3.1 C, +1.8 C from the station mean1988: -4.0 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1989: -4.6 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1990: -4.9 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1991: -4.3 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1992: -5.7 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1993: -4.2 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1998: -5.6 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1964197019751980198519901995
One stripe for each of 27 complete years at Snowshoe Lake, 1964 to 1998. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of -4.9 C (23.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1982, at -6.8 C (19.8 F), and the warmest was 1978, at -3.0 C (26.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F).
Annual mean temperature at Snowshoe Lake as warming stripes, 1964 to 1998
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
1964-6.3 C-1.47 C
1965-6.0 C-1.12 C
1966-6.8 C-1.89 C
1967-5.0 C-0.08 C
1968-4.7 C+0.15 C
1970-4.4 C+0.47 C
1971-6.0 C-1.13 C
1972-6.5 C-1.59 C
1973-5.4 C-0.52 C
1974-4.6 C+0.28 C
1975-5.8 C-0.88 C
1976-3.5 C+1.33 C
1977-3.3 C+1.56 C
1978-3.0 C+1.90 C
1979-3.5 C+1.35 C
1980-4.2 C+0.65 C
1982-6.8 C-1.91 C
1984-4.5 C+0.40 C
1985-5.0 C-0.08 C
1987-3.1 C+1.78 C
1988-4.0 C+0.92 C
1989-4.6 C+0.28 C
1990-4.9 C-0.03 C
1991-4.3 C+0.59 C
1992-5.7 C-0.82 C
1993-4.2 C+0.63 C
1998-5.6 C-0.71 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

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

1963 to 2011
Yearly extremes at Snowshoe Lake: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)35.0 C (95.0 F)199126.4 C (79.5 F)46
Coldest night (TNn)-52.8 C (-63.0 F)1964-44.4 C (-47.9 F)46
Wettest day (Rx1day)55.9 mm (2.2 in)200421.0 mm (0.8 in)46
Wettest five days (Rx5day)68.1 mm (2.7 in)199236.5 mm (1.4 in)46
Longest dry spell (CDD)125 days200346 days46

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Snowshoe Lake by year The hottest day of the year at Snowshoe Lake, 1963 to 2011. The record is 35.0 C (95.0 F) in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 26.4 C (79.5 F). 1020304019701980199020002010Record: 35.0 C (95.0 F) in 1991
The hottest day of the year at Snowshoe Lake, 1963 to 2011. The record is 35.0 C (95.0 F) in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 26.4 C (79.5 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Snowshoe Lake by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
196312.2 C (54.0 F)
196422.8 C (73.0 F)
196523.3 C (73.9 F)
196626.1 C (79.0 F)
196725.0 C (77.0 F)
196826.7 C (80.1 F)
196929.4 C (84.9 F)
197024.4 C (75.9 F)
197127.8 C (82.0 F)
197227.2 C (81.0 F)
197323.9 C (75.0 F)
197424.4 C (75.9 F)
197527.2 C (81.0 F)
197627.2 C (81.0 F)
197727.2 C (81.0 F)
197828.9 C (84.0 F)
197928.9 C (84.0 F)
198026.1 C (79.0 F)
198125.6 C (78.1 F)
198226.7 C (80.1 F)
198325.0 C (77.0 F)
198426.1 C (79.0 F)
198525.0 C (77.0 F)
198627.2 C (81.0 F)
198726.1 C (79.0 F)
198826.1 C (79.0 F)
198927.8 C (82.0 F)
199029.4 C (84.9 F)
199135.0 C (95.0 F)
199227.2 C (81.0 F)
199328.9 C (84.0 F)
199431.1 C (88.0 F)
199527.8 C (82.0 F)
199624.4 C (75.9 F)
199730.0 C (86.0 F)
199826.1 C (79.0 F)
199926.7 C (80.1 F)
200023.3 C (73.9 F)
200129.4 C (84.9 F)
200224.4 C (75.9 F)
200326.7 C (80.1 F)
200426.1 C (79.0 F)
200525.0 C (77.0 F)
200929.4 C (84.9 F)
201023.9 C (75.0 F)
201125.6 C (78.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Snowshoe Lake by year The coldest night of the year at Snowshoe Lake, 1963 to 2011. The record is -52.8 C (-63.0 F) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is -44.4 C (-47.9 F). -55-50-45-40-3519701980199020002010Record: -52.8 C (-63.0 F) in 1964
The coldest night of the year at Snowshoe Lake, 1963 to 2011. The record is -52.8 C (-63.0 F) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is -44.4 C (-47.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Snowshoe Lake by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1963-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1964-52.8 C (-63.0 F)
1965-48.3 C (-54.9 F)
1966-47.8 C (-54.0 F)
1967-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1968-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1969-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1970-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1971-47.8 C (-54.0 F)
1972-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1973-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1974-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1975-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1976-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1977-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1978-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1979-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1980-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1981-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1982-46.1 C (-51.0 F)
1983-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1984-47.2 C (-53.0 F)
1985-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1986-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1987-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1988-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1989-49.4 C (-56.9 F)
1990-47.8 C (-54.0 F)
1991-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1992-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
1993-51.1 C (-60.0 F)
1994-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1995-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1996-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1997-48.3 C (-54.9 F)
1998-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1999-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
2000-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
2001-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
2002-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
2003-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
2004-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
2005-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
2009-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
2010-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
2011-46.7 C (-52.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Snowshoe Lake by year The wettest day of the year at Snowshoe Lake, 1963 to 2011. The record is 55.9 mm (2.2 in) in 2004, marked on the chart; the median year is 21.0 mm (0.8 in). 020406019701980199020002010Record: 55.9 mm (2.2 in) in 2004
The wettest day of the year at Snowshoe Lake, 1963 to 2011. The record is 55.9 mm (2.2 in) in 2004, marked on the chart; the median year is 21.0 mm (0.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Snowshoe Lake by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
19637.6 mm (0.30 in)
196419.6 mm (0.8 in)
196514.0 mm (0.6 in)
196635.6 mm (1.4 in)
196726.2 mm (1.0 in)
196819.3 mm (0.8 in)
196915.2 mm (0.6 in)
197034.5 mm (1.4 in)
197116.3 mm (0.6 in)
197219.1 mm (0.8 in)
197324.6 mm (1.0 in)
197416.3 mm (0.6 in)
197517.3 mm (0.7 in)
197624.1 mm (0.9 in)
197723.9 mm (0.9 in)
197817.8 mm (0.7 in)
197915.7 mm (0.6 in)
198027.4 mm (1.1 in)
198120.3 mm (0.8 in)
198214.7 mm (0.6 in)
198317.3 mm (0.7 in)
198422.4 mm (0.9 in)
198533.0 mm (1.3 in)
198624.1 mm (0.9 in)
198723.6 mm (0.9 in)
198818.8 mm (0.7 in)
198950.8 mm (2.0 in)
199016.0 mm (0.6 in)
199125.4 mm (1.0 in)
199233.0 mm (1.3 in)
199321.6 mm (0.9 in)
199421.6 mm (0.9 in)
199539.9 mm (1.6 in)
199616.5 mm (0.6 in)
199727.9 mm (1.1 in)
199817.3 mm (0.7 in)
199940.6 mm (1.6 in)
200025.4 mm (1.0 in)
200136.6 mm (1.4 in)
20024.3 mm (0.17 in)
20033.8 mm (0.15 in)
200455.9 mm (2.2 in)
20055.1 mm (0.20 in)
200913.2 mm (0.5 in)
201019.6 mm (0.8 in)
201126.2 mm (1.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Snowshoe Lake by year The wettest five days of the year at Snowshoe Lake, 1963 to 2011. The record is 68.1 mm (2.7 in) in 1992, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.5 mm (1.4 in). 02040608019701980199020002010Record: 68.1 mm (2.7 in) in 1992
The wettest five days of the year at Snowshoe Lake, 1963 to 2011. The record is 68.1 mm (2.7 in) in 1992, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.5 mm (1.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Snowshoe Lake by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
19638.2 mm (0.32 in)
196449.0 mm (1.9 in)
196523.4 mm (0.9 in)
196653.1 mm (2.1 in)
196746.8 mm (1.8 in)
196843.5 mm (1.7 in)
196928.4 mm (1.1 in)
197038.8 mm (1.5 in)
197136.0 mm (1.4 in)
197237.2 mm (1.5 in)
197334.8 mm (1.4 in)
197423.4 mm (0.9 in)
197541.2 mm (1.6 in)
197644.4 mm (1.7 in)
197732.3 mm (1.3 in)
197825.1 mm (1.0 in)
197945.2 mm (1.8 in)
198055.9 mm (2.2 in)
198136.4 mm (1.4 in)
198233.8 mm (1.3 in)
198321.4 mm (0.8 in)
198448.0 mm (1.9 in)
198534.8 mm (1.4 in)
198630.5 mm (1.2 in)
198749.0 mm (1.9 in)
198835.8 mm (1.4 in)
198952.1 mm (2.1 in)
199024.6 mm (1.0 in)
199140.9 mm (1.6 in)
199268.1 mm (2.7 in)
199332.5 mm (1.3 in)
199428.0 mm (1.1 in)
199549.2 mm (1.9 in)
199621.2 mm (0.8 in)
199758.6 mm (2.3 in)
199836.6 mm (1.4 in)
199957.7 mm (2.3 in)
200042.7 mm (1.7 in)
200155.0 mm (2.2 in)
20026.6 mm (0.26 in)
20033.8 mm (0.15 in)
200455.9 mm (2.2 in)
20055.1 mm (0.20 in)
200923.6 mm (0.9 in)
201033.0 mm (1.3 in)
201136.6 mm (1.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Snowshoe Lake by year The longest dry spell of the year at Snowshoe Lake, 1963 to 2011. The record is 125 days in 2003, marked on the chart; the median year is 46 days. 05010015019701980199020002010Record: 125 days in 2003
The longest dry spell of the year at Snowshoe Lake, 1963 to 2011. The record is 125 days in 2003, marked on the chart; the median year is 46 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Snowshoe Lake by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
196354 days
196432 days
196544 days
196648 days
196745 days
196846 days
196936 days
197028 days
197139 days
197235 days
197363 days
197462 days
197563 days
197639 days
197733 days
197866 days
197938 days
198047 days
198130 days
198230 days
198336 days
198473 days
198531 days
198648 days
198726 days
198843 days
198963 days
199055 days
199159 days
199229 days
199372 days
199460 days
199565 days
199631 days
199738 days
199870 days
199954 days
200062 days
200128 days
200264 days
2003125 days
200483 days
2005103 days
200918 days
201039 days
201127 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

27 years with a frost

Across 27 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Snowshoe Lake falls on 24 June and the median first autumn frost on 11 July, which leaves a median of 20 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -3.8 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Snowshoe Lake
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest periodRecent period (1964 to 1998)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost24 Junen/a24 Junen/a+1.1 days per decade
First autumn frost11 Julyn/a11 Julyn/a-2.7 days per decade
Growing days20 daysn/a20 daysn/a-3.8 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

32 years, 1964 to 2010

A day with at least 21.1 mm (0.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 53.8 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Snowshoe Lake: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years21.1 mm (0.8 in)
5 years27.6 mm (1.1 in)
10 years32.7 mm (1.3 in)
25 years40.1 mm (1.6 in)
50 years46.6 mm (1.8 in)Longer than the 32 years of record
100 years53.8 mm (2.1 in)Longer than the 32 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, 32 years of values from 1964 to 2010.

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: 50.8 mm (2.0 in) in 1989; 35.6 mm (1.4 in) in 1966; 34.5 mm (1.4 in) in 1970.

Download the Data

  • Data for Snowshoe Lake standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Snowshoe Lake 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 (2025-12-31).