Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Pope Ridge (USS0020B24S), Washington, United States, with 45 years of record.
Key Facts for Pope Ridge
Pope Ridge (USS0020B24S) is a weather station in Washington, United States at 47.99 latitude and -120.57 longitude, 1,094 m (3,590 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1982 to 2026, 45 years of record.
1,464 records set at Pope Ridge still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Pope Ridge set a daily record precipitation of 10.2 mm (0.4 in) on 8 June 2026.
About the Station
Location: Washington, United States, 47.99 latitude, -120.57 longitude.
Elevation: 1,094 m (3,590 ft).
Period of record: 1982 to 2026, 45 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
7 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 Pope Ridge. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 7 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Pope Ridge, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
13.4 C (56.1 F)
-27.3 C (-17.1 F)
13.0 C (55.4 F)
-9.0 C (15.8 F)
Feb
16.0 C (60.8 F)
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
10.6 C (51.1 F)
-10.2 C (13.6 F)
Mar
19.4 C (66.9 F)
-14.1 C (6.6 F)
15.0 C (59.0 F)
-6.0 C (21.2 F)
Apr
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-9.5 C (14.9 F)
21.0 C (69.8 F)
-2.3 C (27.9 F)
May
30.7 C (87.3 F)
-5.9 C (21.4 F)
26.9 C (80.4 F)
1.8 C (35.2 F)
Jun
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
36.0 C (96.8 F)
0.3 C (32.5 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
35.3 C (95.5 F)
-1.6 C (29.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
32.5 C (90.5 F)
-3.5 C (25.7 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
25.2 C (77.4 F)
-13.2 C (8.2 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
14.9 C (58.8 F)
-19.0 C (-2.2 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
15.6 C (60.1 F)
-28.5 C (-19.3 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Pope Ridge still stand. 1996 holds the most, with 83.
Standing records at Pope Ridge by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1989
12
1990
50
1991
58
1992
50
1993
57
1994
45
1995
43
1996
83
1997
32
1998
25
1999
45
2000
34
2001
23
2002
47
2003
32
2004
32
2005
36
2006
23
2007
14
2008
38
2009
31
2010
24
2011
30
2012
24
2013
35
2014
28
2015
58
2016
40
2017
21
2018
40
2019
41
2020
32
2021
48
2022
71
2023
39
2024
48
2025
52
2026
23
All-Time Record Progression
5 new records
5 all-time records were set at Pope Ridge between 28 June 2021 and 13 January 2024. Each dot is a new record.
When Pope Ridge set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
2021-06-28
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 21.6 C (70.9 F)
2021-06-29
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 37.2 C (99.0 F)
2021-06-29
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 22.4 C (72.3 F)
2021-06-30
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 23.2 C (73.8 F)
2024-01-13
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -20.3 C (-4.5 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Dec: 111.8 mm (4.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Pope Ridge. The most was 111.8 mm (4.4 in) on 3 December 2007.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Pope Ridge
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
7 January 2009
Feb
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
6 February 1996
Mar
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
9 March 2011
Apr
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
5 April 1989
May
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
27 May 1989
Jun
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
15 June 2009
Jul
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
18 July 1996
Aug
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
3 August 1986
Sep
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
28 September 2013
Oct
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
31 October 2015
Nov
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
6 November 2006
Dec
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
3 December 2007
Period of Record Coverage
1989 to 2026
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
38 years of record at Pope Ridge, 1989 to 2026. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1989, 2026.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 33 complete years at Pope Ridge, 1990 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 6.6 C (43.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1996, at 4.2 C (39.5 F), and the warmest was 2015, at 8.9 C (47.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.5 C (4.5 F).
Annual mean temperature at Pope Ridge as warming stripes, 1990 to 2025
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1990
5.2 C
-1.44 C
1991
5.5 C
-1.17 C
1994
5.7 C
-0.97 C
1995
5.1 C
-1.50 C
1996
4.2 C
-2.44 C
1997
5.0 C
-1.67 C
1998
6.3 C
-0.37 C
1999
5.1 C
-1.50 C
2000
4.8 C
-1.82 C
2001
5.5 C
-1.09 C
2002
5.6 C
-1.00 C
2003
6.3 C
-0.36 C
2004
7.2 C
+0.61 C
2005
6.9 C
+0.24 C
2006
7.0 C
+0.36 C
2007
6.6 C
-0.07 C
2008
6.3 C
-0.33 C
2010
6.7 C
+0.10 C
2011
6.3 C
-0.35 C
2012
6.7 C
+0.10 C
2013
7.1 C
+0.46 C
2014
7.3 C
+0.70 C
2015
8.9 C
+2.24 C
2016
7.8 C
+1.22 C
2017
6.9 C
+0.29 C
2018
7.9 C
+1.25 C
2019
7.0 C
+0.38 C
2020
8.1 C
+1.44 C
2021
7.9 C
+1.28 C
2022
7.4 C
+0.78 C
2023
7.9 C
+1.31 C
2024
7.8 C
+1.21 C
2025
8.6 C
+1.95 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 1.0 C (0.8 to 1.2) per decade over 1990 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 1.8 F (1.4 to 2.2) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 33 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Pope Ridge
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
1.0 C (0.8 to 1.2) per decade
1.8 F (1.4 to 2.2) per decade
1990 to 2025
33
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.4 C (0.2 to 0.6) per decade
0.7 F (0.3 to 1.2) per decade
1990 to 2025
33
Rise
Mean daily minimum
1.6 C (1.4 to 1.8) per decade
2.8 F (2.4 to 3.2) per decade
1990 to 2025
33
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
1982 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Pope Ridge: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2021
32.7 C (90.9 F)
38
Coldest night (TNn)
-28.5 C (-19.3 F)
1990
-18.2 C (-0.8 F)
38
Wettest day (Rx1day)
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
2007
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
45
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
223.5 mm (8.8 in)
2006
109.1 mm (4.3 in)
45
Longest dry spell (CDD)
130 days
2003
34 days
45
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Pope Ridge, 1982 to 2026. The record is 37.2 C (99.0 F) in 2021, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.7 C (90.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Pope Ridge by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1982
n/a
1983
n/a
1984
n/a
1985
n/a
1986
n/a
1987
n/a
1988
n/a
1989
28.7 C (83.7 F)
1990
32.7 C (90.9 F)
1991
31.2 C (88.2 F)
1992
33.6 C (92.5 F)
1993
30.7 C (87.3 F)
1994
36.0 C (96.8 F)
1995
31.0 C (87.8 F)
1996
33.2 C (91.8 F)
1997
33.2 C (91.8 F)
1998
35.5 C (95.9 F)
1999
32.1 C (89.8 F)
2000
31.8 C (89.2 F)
2001
32.7 C (90.9 F)
2002
34.2 C (93.6 F)
2003
34.2 C (93.6 F)
2004
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2005
31.2 C (88.2 F)
2006
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2007
31.6 C (88.9 F)
2008
33.8 C (92.8 F)
2009
31.7 C (89.1 F)
2010
32.1 C (89.8 F)
2011
30.0 C (86.0 F)
2012
31.5 C (88.7 F)
2013
31.2 C (88.2 F)
2014
32.4 C (90.3 F)
2015
34.5 C (94.1 F)
2016
31.1 C (88.0 F)
2017
33.6 C (92.5 F)
2018
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2019
31.7 C (89.1 F)
2020
33.2 C (91.8 F)
2021
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2022
33.4 C (92.1 F)
2023
34.9 C (94.8 F)
2024
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2025
32.3 C (90.1 F)
2026
26.9 C (80.4 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Pope Ridge, 1982 to 2026. The record is -28.5 C (-19.3 F) in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is -18.2 C (-0.8 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Pope Ridge by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1982
n/a
1983
n/a
1984
n/a
1985
n/a
1986
n/a
1987
n/a
1988
n/a
1989
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1990
-28.5 C (-19.3 F)
1991
-18.4 C (-1.1 F)
1992
-18.2 C (-0.8 F)
1993
-20.5 C (-4.9 F)
1994
-19.7 C (-3.5 F)
1995
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1996
-27.3 C (-17.1 F)
1997
-17.9 C (-0.2 F)
1998
-23.5 C (-10.3 F)
1999
-13.8 C (7.2 F)
2000
-18.2 C (-0.8 F)
2001
-14.6 C (5.7 F)
2002
-13.1 C (8.4 F)
2003
-14.3 C (6.3 F)
2004
-23.4 C (-10.1 F)
2005
-15.7 C (3.7 F)
2006
-18.7 C (-1.7 F)
2007
-15.9 C (3.4 F)
2008
-22.3 C (-8.1 F)
2009
-17.4 C (0.7 F)
2010
-19.0 C (-2.2 F)
2011
-15.9 C (3.4 F)
2012
-13.0 C (8.6 F)
2013
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2014
-20.1 C (-4.2 F)
2015
-12.4 C (9.7 F)
2016
-15.8 C (3.6 F)
2017
-18.6 C (-1.5 F)
2018
-15.5 C (4.1 F)
2019
-15.2 C (4.6 F)
2020
-19.1 C (-2.4 F)
2021
-19.5 C (-3.1 F)
2022
-23.7 C (-10.7 F)
2023
-17.0 C (1.4 F)
2024
-27.1 C (-16.8 F)
2025
-16.0 C (3.2 F)
2026
-10.2 C (13.6 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Pope Ridge, 1982 to 2026. The record is 111.8 mm (4.4 in) in 2007, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.3 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Pope Ridge by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1982
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1983
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1984
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1985
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1986
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1987
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1988
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1989
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1990
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1991
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1992
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1993
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1994
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1995
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1996
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1997
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1998
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1999
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
2000
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
2001
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2002
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2003
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
2004
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
2005
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2006
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
2007
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
2008
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
2009
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2010
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2011
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
2012
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
2013
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2014
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2015
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2016
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
2017
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2018
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2019
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
2020
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2021
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2022
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2023
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2024
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
2025
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
2026
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Pope Ridge, 1982 to 2026. The record is 223.5 mm (8.8 in) in 2006, marked on the chart; the median year is 109.1 mm (4.3 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Pope Ridge by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1982
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1983
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1984
86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1985
109.1 mm (4.3 in)
1986
144.7 mm (5.7 in)
1987
124.4 mm (4.9 in)
1988
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1989
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1990
216.0 mm (8.5 in)
1991
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1992
71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1993
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1994
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1995
177.8 mm (7.0 in)
1996
172.6 mm (6.8 in)
1997
162.6 mm (6.4 in)
1998
165.0 mm (6.5 in)
1999
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
2000
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2001
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
2002
76.1 mm (3.0 in)
2003
127.1 mm (5.0 in)
2004
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
2005
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
2006
223.5 mm (8.8 in)
2007
190.6 mm (7.5 in)
2008
88.8 mm (3.5 in)
2009
162.5 mm (6.4 in)
2010
114.2 mm (4.5 in)
2011
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
2012
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2013
93.9 mm (3.7 in)
2014
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
2015
167.6 mm (6.6 in)
2016
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
2017
149.8 mm (5.9 in)
2018
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
2019
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
2020
86.3 mm (3.4 in)
2021
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
2022
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
2023
109.1 mm (4.3 in)
2024
83.9 mm (3.3 in)
2025
200.7 mm (7.9 in)
2026
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Pope Ridge, 1982 to 2026. The record is 130 days in 2003, marked on the chart; the median year is 34 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Pope Ridge by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1982
20 days
1983
21 days
1984
22 days
1985
36 days
1986
30 days
1987
45 days
1988
34 days
1989
34 days
1990
27 days
1991
22 days
1992
29 days
1993
19 days
1994
39 days
1995
34 days
1996
29 days
1997
20 days
1998
90 days
1999
55 days
2000
59 days
2001
33 days
2002
34 days
2003
130 days
2004
17 days
2005
33 days
2006
71 days
2007
37 days
2008
74 days
2009
35 days
2010
20 days
2011
69 days
2012
27 days
2013
36 days
2014
34 days
2015
33 days
2016
23 days
2017
77 days
2018
59 days
2019
28 days
2020
95 days
2021
47 days
2022
72 days
2023
42 days
2024
48 days
2025
87 days
2026
37 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
33 years with a frost
Across 33 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Pope Ridge falls on 17 May and the median first autumn frost on 5 October, which leaves a median of 149 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +28.7 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Pope Ridge
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1995 to 2025)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
17 May
n/a
13 May
n/a
-18.2 days per decade
First autumn frost
5 October
n/a
10 October
n/a
+10.5 days per decade
Growing days
149 days
n/a
152 days
n/a
+28.7 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
43 years, 1983 to 2025
A day with at least 50.4 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 148.2 mm (5.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Pope Ridge: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
50.4 mm (2.0 in)
5 years
68.7 mm (2.7 in)
10 years
83.5 mm (3.3 in)
25 years
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
50 years
125.6 mm (4.9 in)
Longer than the 43 years of record
100 years
148.2 mm (5.8 in)
Longer than the 43 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, 43 years of values from 1983 to 2025.
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: 111.8 mm (4.4 in) in 2007; 109.2 mm (4.3 in) in 1998; 109.2 mm (4.3 in) in 2006.
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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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.