Vandenberg AFB Threshold Days by Year (USW00093214)
9 fixed thresholds counted per year at Vandenberg AFB (USW00093214): hot days, frost, tropical nights and heavy rain, with the most days in a year.
Key Facts for Vandenberg AFB Thresholds
- Vandenberg AFB: days with 10 mm (0.39 in) or more of precipitation in 12 years, most in 1969 with 19.
- Vandenberg AFB: days with 25 mm (0.98 in) or more of precipitation in 10 years, most in 1969 with 7.
- Vandenberg AFB: nights with a minimum temperature at or below 0 C (32 F) in 9 years, most in 1960 with 3.
- Vandenberg AFB: days with a maximum temperature at or above 30 C (86 F) in 8 years, most in 1966 with 8.
- 9 fixed thresholds have at least one qualifying day at Vandenberg AFB.
Days at or above 30 C (86 F)
8 years with a qualifying day| Year | Days | Decade average |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 2 | 2 |
| 1961 | 4 | 5.2 |
| 1964 | 4 | 5.2 |
| 1965 | 7 | 5.2 |
| 1966 | 8 | 5.2 |
| 1967 | 2 | 5.2 |
| 1968 | 6 | 5.2 |
| 1970 | 4 | 4 |
| Year | First date | Last date |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 1959-04-01 | 1959-10-23 |
| 1961 | 1961-09-04 | 1961-10-15 |
| 1964 | 1964-09-23 | 1964-10-21 |
| 1965 | 1965-09-30 | 1965-10-25 |
| 1966 | 1966-04-14 | 1966-11-02 |
| 1967 | 1967-10-16 | 1967-10-17 |
| 1968 | 1968-04-10 | 1968-10-24 |
| 1970 | 1970-09-26 | 1970-09-29 |
Every Fixed Threshold
| Threshold | Years with a qualifying day | Most days in a year | Year | Latest year days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 C (86 F): Days | 8 | 8 | 1966 | 4 |
| 35 C (95 F): Days | 4 | 2 | 1970 | 2 |
| 90 F (32.2 C): Days | 8 | 4 | 1965 | 3 |
| 100 F (37.8 C): Days | 1 | 1 | 1970 | 1 |
| 0 C (32 F): Frost days (min | 9 | 3 | 1960 | 2 |
| 20 C (68 F): Tropical nights (min | 2 | 1 | 1959 | 1 |
| 10 mm (0.39 in): Days with 10 mm or more rain | 12 | 19 | 1969 | 11 |
| 25 mm (0.98 in): Days with 25 mm or more rain | 10 | 7 | 1969 | 2 |
| 50 mm (1.97 in): Days with 50 mm or more rain | 2 | 1 | 1963 | 1 |
Years with under 90 percent of days observed are left out of the most days column. Threshold history at this station starts in 1959.
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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). Threshold counts are computed by this site.
Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).