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Storm Impacting the Northwest U.S.; Fire Weather Conditions in Southern California; Severe Weather in the South

A Pacific storm is bringing areas of low elevation rain, moderate to heavy mountain snow, and high winds to the Northwest. Strong Santa Ana winds and very dry conditions are producing elevated to critical fire weather conditions in southern California. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible through early Wednesday morning across parts of northeast Texas into western Tennessee. Read More >

 

Monthly Temperature Records

Month Warmest
Temp
(°F)
Date Coldest
Temp
(°F)
Date Coldest
High
(°F)
Date Warmest
Low
(°F)
Date
January 73 1/23/1909 -22 1/5/1884 -12 1/5/1884 56 1/2/1897
1/7/1907
February 80 2/27/2024 -24 2/13/1905 -6 2/9/1899 57 2/25/2000
March 91 3/21/1907 -12 3/5/1960 12 3/4/1960 65 3/30/1998
April 90 4/10/1930
4/11/1930
4/25/1986
16 4/2/2018 30 4/1/1881
4/4/1920
4/5/1920
68 4/7/1893
4/17/1985
4/24/1960
4/28/1896
May 101 5/31/1934 28 5/10/1966 41 5/1/1909
5/6/1989
74 5/21/2004
5/25/1896
June 104 6/1/1934
6/27/1934
6/28/1934
39 6/1/2003 52 6/3/1945 82 6/29/1931
July 112 7/14/1954 48 7/6/1972
7/13/1975
7/14/1967
7/31/1971
63 7/14/1990 84 7/13/1936
7/14/1936
7/26/1936
August 108 8/8/1934
8/9/1934
43 8/13/1964
8/29/1986
61 8/26/1944
8/28/1917
83 8/21/1936
8/22/1936
September 101 9/1/1984 31 9/29/1899
9/30/1899
46 9/25/1942 77 9/6/1925
October 93 10/2/1953
10/3/1954
10/3/2006
13 10/30/1925 23 10/29/1925 73 10/3/1954
November 83 11/1/1950 -3 11/30/1964 6 11/24/1950 63 11/2/1987
11/3/1938
11/6/1924
December 74 12/3/1970
12/28/1984
-21 12/23/1989 -11 12/24/1983 61 12/2/1962

 

Monthly Calendar Day Precipitation and Snowfall Records

Month Most Precipitation
(in)
Date Most Snowfall
(in)
Date
January 2.41 1/7/1937 8.0 1/4/1882
1/9/1987
February 3.38 2/20/1898 15.0 2/28/1900
March 4.60 3/27/1898 17.0 3/24/2013
April 4.45 4/11/1979 6.1 4/14/1980
May 4.20 5/26/1893 0.6 5/2/1929
June 5.15 6/4/1917 - -
July 4.33 7/27/1981 - -
August 5.59 8/12/2016 - -
September 5.44 9/8/1926 Trace 9/25/1942
9/26/1942
October 4.74 10/4/1941 1.8 10/29/1925
November 2.70 11/18/1881 7.8 11/6/1951
December 4.70 12/2/1982 10.9 12/19/1973

 

Top 10 Wettest and Driest Months on Record

Rank Wettest Month and Year Rank Driest Month and Year
1 15.16 inches September 1926 1 Trace September 1979
2 13.39 inches October 1941 2 0.01 inch September 2017
3 12.71 inches June 1882 3 0.02 inches November 1904
4 12.01 inches May 1889 4 0.04 inches January 1986
5 11.32 inches October 2009 5 0.05 inches July 1886
6 10.90 inches May 2013 6 0.09 inches January 1919
7 10.77 inches June 1917 7 0.10 inches August 1943
8 10.76 inches July 1981 8 0.11 inches October 1904
9 10.72 inches May 1996 9 0.14 inches September 1939
10 10.68 inches September 1911 10 0.15 inches December 1955


 

Longest Dry Streaks

Rank Days Without
Measurable Precip
Dates
1 37 August 22 to September 28, 1939
2 (tie) 32 August 29 to September 30, 1979
2 (tie) 32 November 9 to December 11, 1904
2 (tie) 32 September 12 to October 14, 1892
5 31 December 14, 1955 to January 14, 1956


Top 10 Snowiest Months on Record

Rank Snowiest Month and Year
1 24.4 inches February 1900
2 23.4 inches March 1906
3 22.7 inches December 1973
4 22.6 inches February 2015
5 21.6 inches December 1981
6 21.1 inches January 1977
7 20.3 inches March 1960
8 20.3 inches January 1987
9 19.6 inches March 2013
10 19.3 inches January 1997

 

All-Time Records

Event Value Date
Record High Temperature 112 degrees July 14, 1954
Record Coldest High Temperature -12 degrees January 5, 1884
Record Low Temperature -24 degrees February 13, 1905
Record Warmest Low Temperature 84 degrees July 13-14, 1936
July 26, 1936
Record Precipitation (calendar day) 5.59 inches August 12, 2016
Record Precipitation (24-hour period) 6.12 inches December 2-3, 1982
Record Precipitation (1 month) 15.16 inches September 1926
Record Snowfall (calendar day) 17.0 inches March 24, 2013
Record Snowfall (24-hour period) 17.4 inches March 24-25, 2013
Record Snowfall (1 month) 24.4 inches February 1900
Record Snow Depth 16 inches January 14-18, 1918
March 8, 1978
March 25, 2013

 

Temperature and precipitation records began in 1879.
Snowfall records began in 1881.