Waycross Wsmo Weather Records (USW00013861)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Waycross Wsmo (USW00013861), Georgia, United States, with 48 years of record.

Key Facts for Waycross Wsmo

Waycross Wsmo (USW00013861) is a weather station in Georgia, United States at 31.25 latitude and -82.40 longitude, 43 m (140 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1979 to 2026, 48 years of record.
1,464 records set at Waycross Wsmo still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Georgia, United States, 31.25 latitude, -82.40 longitude.
Elevation: 43 m (140 ft).
Period of record: 1979 to 2026, 48 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

21 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Waycross Wsmo. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 21 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Waycross Wsmo, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	22.7 C (72.9 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
Feb	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	26.0 C (78.8 F)	-1.8 C (28.8 F)
Mar	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	28.3 C (82.9 F)	4.0 C (39.2 F)
Apr	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	32.3 C (90.1 F)	6.8 C (44.2 F)
May	36.7 C (98.1 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33.8 C (92.8 F)	15.3 C (59.5 F)
Jun	38.3 C (100.9 F)	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35.4 C (95.7 F)	17.4 C (63.3 F)
Jul	41.1 C (106.0 F)	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38.3 C (100.9 F)	25.2 C (77.4 F)
Aug	39.4 C (102.9 F)	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32.3 C (90.1 F)	19.4 C (66.9 F)
Sep	37.2 C (99.0 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32.4 C (90.3 F)	16.8 C (62.2 F)
Oct	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28.0 C (82.4 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)
Nov	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	29.1 C (84.4 F)	-1.8 C (28.8 F)
Dec	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	26.8 C (80.2 F)	-2.6 C (27.3 F)

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Waycross Wsmo still stand. 1986 holds the most, with 145.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 147.6 mm (5.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Waycross Wsmo. The most was 147.6 mm (5.8 in) on 5 September 1992.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Waycross Wsmo
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	13 January 1992
Feb	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	10 February 1986
Mar	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	5 March 1984
Apr	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	23 April 1983
May	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	3 May 1985
Jun	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 June 1991
Jul	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	28 July 1987
Aug	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	2 August 1990
Sep	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	5 September 1992
Oct	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	11 October 1990
Nov	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	18 November 1986
Dec	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	13 December 1985

Period of Record Coverage

1979 to 2025

17 years of record at Waycross Wsmo, 1979 to 2025. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1994, 2025.

Days with data per year at Waycross Wsmo
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1979	334	92%	Yes
1980	335	92%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	333	91%	Yes
1983	364	100%	Yes
1984	366	100%	Yes
1985	364	100%	Yes
1986	365	100%	Yes
1987	365	100%	Yes
1988	366	100%	Yes
1989	365	100%	Yes
1990	365	100%	Yes
1991	365	100%	Yes
1992	366	100%	Yes
1993	365	100%	Yes
1994	151	41%	No
2025	156	43%	No

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

12 complete years, 1981 to 1993

One stripe for each of 12 complete years at Waycross Wsmo, 1981 to 1993. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 19.6 C (67.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1983, at 18.6 C (65.4 F), and the warmest was 1986, at 21.1 C (70.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).

Annual mean temperature at Waycross Wsmo as warming stripes, 1981 to 1993
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1981	19.0 C	-0.55 C
1983	18.6 C	-0.99 C
1984	19.4 C	-0.17 C
1985	19.4 C	-0.16 C
1986	21.1 C	+1.54 C
1987	19.4 C	-0.21 C
1988	18.9 C	-0.67 C
1989	19.6 C	+0.08 C
1990	20.7 C	+1.14 C
1991	20.1 C	+0.51 C
1992	19.2 C	-0.38 C
1993	19.4 C	-0.13 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

1979 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Waycross Wsmo: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	41.1 C (106.0 F)	1986	38.3 C (100.9 F)	18
Coldest night (TNn)	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	1985	-5.8 C (21.5 F)	18
Wettest day (Rx1day)	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	1992	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	17
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	207.5 mm (8.2 in)	1992	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	17
Longest dry spell (CDD)	34 days	1987	21 days	17

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Waycross Wsmo, 1979 to 2026. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1986, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.3 C (100.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Waycross Wsmo by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1979	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1980	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1981	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1982	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1983	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1984	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1985	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1986	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1987	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1988	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1989	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1990	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1991	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1992	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1993	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1994	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2025	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2026	38.5 C (101.3 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Waycross Wsmo, 1979 to 2026. The record is -16.1 C (3.0 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is -5.8 C (21.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Waycross Wsmo by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1979	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1980	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1981	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1982	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1983	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1984	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1985	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1986	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1987	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1988	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1989	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1990	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1991	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1992	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1993	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1994	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2025	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2026	-5.5 C (22.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Waycross Wsmo, 1979 to 2026. The record is 147.6 mm (5.8 in) in 1992, marked on the chart; the median year is 69.9 mm (2.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Waycross Wsmo by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1979	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1980	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1981	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1982	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1983	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1984	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1985	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1986	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1987	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1988	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1989	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1990	131.1 mm (5.2 in)
1991	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1992	147.6 mm (5.8 in)
1993	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1994	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
2025	n/a
2026	36.5 mm (1.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Waycross Wsmo, 1979 to 2026. The record is 207.5 mm (8.2 in) in 1992, marked on the chart; the median year is 120.9 mm (4.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Waycross Wsmo by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1979	126.8 mm (5.0 in)
1980	162.6 mm (6.4 in)
1981	70.7 mm (2.8 in)
1982	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1983	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1984	163.8 mm (6.4 in)
1985	129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1986	144.2 mm (5.7 in)
1987	109.1 mm (4.3 in)
1988	120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1989	103.7 mm (4.1 in)
1990	194.0 mm (7.6 in)
1991	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1992	207.5 mm (8.2 in)
1993	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1994	86.8 mm (3.4 in)
2025	n/a
2026	49.1 mm (1.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Waycross Wsmo, 1979 to 2026. The record is 34 days in 1987, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Waycross Wsmo by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1979	24 days
1980	24 days
1981	21 days
1982	16 days
1983	20 days
1984	20 days
1985	19 days
1986	31 days
1987	34 days
1988	31 days
1989	21 days
1990	21 days
1991	19 days
1992	21 days
1993	32 days
1994	16 days
2025	n/a
2026	2 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.

Download the Data

Data for Waycross Wsmo standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Waycross Wsmo 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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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