Fairchild AFB Weather Records (USW00024114)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Fairchild AFB (USW00024114), Washington, United States, with 78 years of record.

Key Facts for Fairchild AFB

Fairchild AFB (USW00024114) is a weather station in Washington, United States at 47.63 latitude and -117.65 longitude, 743 m (2,438 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1949 to 2026, 78 years of record.
1,464 records set at Fairchild AFB still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Washington, United States, 47.63 latitude, -117.65 longitude.
Elevation: 743 m (2,438 ft).
Period of record: 1949 to 2026, 78 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

44 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Fairchild AFB. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 44 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Fairchild AFB, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	10.6 C (51.1 F)	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	6.9 C (44.4 F)	-11.2 C (11.8 F)
Feb	16.7 C (62.1 F)	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	13.9 C (57.0 F)	-19.3 C (-2.7 F)
Mar	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-3.0 C (26.6 F)
Apr	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	22.0 C (71.6 F)	-1.3 C (29.7 F)
May	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	29.9 C (85.8 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)
Jun	35.6 C (96.1 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34.2 C (93.6 F)	6.0 C (42.8 F)
Jul	39.4 C (102.9 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	35.6 C (96.1 F)	12.0 C (53.6 F)
Aug	40.0 C (104.0 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35.1 C (95.2 F)	9.3 C (48.7 F)
Sep	36.8 C (98.2 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	36.8 C (98.2 F)	4.1 C (39.4 F)
Oct	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	25.9 C (78.6 F)	-1.4 C (29.5 F)
Nov	20.0 C (68.0 F)	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	14.2 C (57.6 F)	-4.5 C (23.9 F)
Dec	13.7 C (56.7 F)	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	13.7 C (56.7 F)	-9.2 C (15.4 F)

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Fairchild AFB still stand. 1949 holds the most, with 99.

Standing records at Fairchild AFB by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1949	99
1950	96
1951	50
1952	63
1953	72
1954	59
1955	85
1956	72
1957	55
1958	67
1959	50
1960	67
1961	66
1962	67
1963	59
1964	38
1965	56
1966	46
1967	41
1968	75
1969	32
1970	65
2025	84

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 44.5 mm (1.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Fairchild AFB. The most was 44.5 mm (1.8 in) on 19 March 1949.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Fairchild AFB
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	22 January 1953
Feb	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	22 February 1949
Mar	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	19 March 1949
Apr	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 April 1965
May	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 May 1960
Jun	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	8 June 1964
Jul	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	21 July 1965
Aug	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	25 August 1965
Sep	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	28 September 1962
Oct	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	5 October 1970
Nov	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	11 November 1968
Dec	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 December 1964

Period of Record Coverage

1949 to 2025

23 years of record at Fairchild AFB, 1949 to 2025. Every year has data for at least 90 percent of its days.

Days with data per year at Fairchild AFB
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1949	365	100%	Yes
1950	364	100%	Yes
1951	364	100%	Yes
1952	366	100%	Yes
1953	365	100%	Yes
1954	365	100%	Yes
1955	365	100%	Yes
1956	365	100%	Yes
1957	365	100%	Yes
1958	364	100%	Yes
1959	364	100%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	364	99%	Yes
1969	334	92%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
2025	360	99%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

22 complete years, 1949 to 2025

One stripe for each of 22 complete years at Fairchild AFB, 1949 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.5 C (47.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1955, at 6.8 C (44.2 F), and the warmest was 2025, at 10.8 C (51.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F).

Annual mean temperature at Fairchild AFB as warming stripes, 1949 to 2025
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1949	7.8 C	-0.72 C
1950	7.4 C	-1.13 C
1951	7.9 C	-0.57 C
1952	8.9 C	+0.41 C
1953	9.6 C	+1.12 C
1954	8.0 C	-0.52 C
1955	6.8 C	-1.72 C
1956	8.1 C	-0.35 C
1957	8.1 C	-0.39 C
1958	10.1 C	+1.60 C
1959	7.7 C	-0.80 C
1960	7.9 C	-0.60 C
1961	8.4 C	-0.09 C
1962	8.1 C	-0.44 C
1963	8.4 C	-0.10 C
1964	7.3 C	-1.21 C
1965	8.4 C	-0.06 C
1966	9.4 C	+0.88 C
1967	9.7 C	+1.20 C
1968	8.9 C	+0.43 C
1970	9.3 C	+0.82 C
2025	10.8 C	+2.29 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

1949 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Fairchild AFB: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	40.0 C (104.0 F)	1961	36.4 C (97.4 F)	24
Coldest night (TNn)	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	1950	-20.3 C (-4.5 F)	24
Wettest day (Rx1day)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	1949	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	23
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	1949	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	23
Longest dry spell (CDD)	104 days	1949	45 days	23

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Fairchild AFB, 1949 to 2026. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.4 C (97.4 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Fairchild AFB by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1949	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1950	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1951	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1952	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1953	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1954	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1955	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1956	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1957	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1958	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1959	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1960	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1961	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1962	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1963	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1964	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1965	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1966	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1967	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1968	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1969	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1970	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2025	36.8 C (98.2 F)
2026	36.0 C (96.8 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Fairchild AFB, 1949 to 2026. The record is -29.4 C (-20.9 F) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is -20.3 C (-4.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Fairchild AFB by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1949	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1950	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1951	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1952	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1953	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1954	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1955	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1956	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1957	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1958	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1959	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1960	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1961	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1962	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1963	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1964	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1965	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1966	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1967	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1968	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1969	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1970	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2025	-19.3 C (-2.7 F)
2026	-12.1 C (10.2 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Fairchild AFB, 1949 to 2026. The record is 44.5 mm (1.8 in) in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is 21.8 mm (0.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Fairchild AFB by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1949	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1950	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1951	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1952	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1953	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1954	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1955	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1956	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1957	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1958	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1959	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1960	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1961	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1962	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1963	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1964	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1965	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1966	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1967	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1968	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1969	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1970	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
2025	n/a
2026	11.5 mm (0.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Fairchild AFB, 1949 to 2026. The record is 79.7 mm (3.1 in) in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.0 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Fairchild AFB by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1949	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1950	37.9 mm (1.5 in)
1951	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1952	33.1 mm (1.3 in)
1953	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1954	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1955	28.8 mm (1.1 in)
1956	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1957	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1958	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1959	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1960	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1961	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1962	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1963	43.1 mm (1.7 in)
1964	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1965	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1966	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1967	28.1 mm (1.1 in)
1968	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1969	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1970	45.4 mm (1.8 in)
2025	n/a
2026	14.0 mm (0.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Fairchild AFB, 1949 to 2026. The record is 104 days in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is 45 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Fairchild AFB by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1949	104 days
1950	41 days
1951	49 days
1952	50 days
1953	44 days
1954	35 days
1955	51 days
1956	45 days
1957	76 days
1958	28 days
1959	63 days
1960	49 days
1961	41 days
1962	23 days
1963	30 days
1964	30 days
1965	48 days
1966	27 days
1967	58 days
1968	49 days
1969	77 days
1970	37 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.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

22 years with a frost

Across 22 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Fairchild AFB falls on 3 May and the median first autumn frost on 16 October, which leaves a median of 164 days between them.

Frost dates and growing season at Fairchild AFB
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1949 to 2025)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	3 May	n/a	3 May	n/a	n/a
First autumn frost	16 October	n/a	16 October	n/a	n/a
Growing days	164 days	n/a	164 days	n/a	n/a

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.

Download the Data

Data for Fairchild AFB standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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 2026-10-17 (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).