NOAA Technical Memorandum NWS WR-272

 CLIMATE OF SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA

Revised by: 

Laura A. Bevan 

George Cline 

Revised June 2005 

 

 UNITED STATES National Oceanic and National Weather Service 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Atmospheric Administration David L. Johnson, Assistant 

Donald Evans, Secretary Conrad C.. Lautenbacher Administrator for Weather Services 

 Under Secretary and Administrator 
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This publication has been reviewed 

and is approved for publication by 

Scientific Services Division, 

Western Region 

Delain A. Edman, Chief 

Scientific Services Division 

Salt Lake City, Utah 

 
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CLIMATE OF 

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 

 

 

Laura A. Bevan 

George Cline 

National Weather Service Office 

Sacramento, California 

Revised June 2005
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 

I. NARRATIVE CLIMATOLOGICAL SUMMARY 1-4

II. NORMALS 5-18

III. DAILY RECORDS 19-31

IV TEMPERATURES 32-46

High & Low Avg Max/Min 33 

 

 Extreme Averages

1. Monthly 34-35 

2. Seasonal 36-37 

3. Annual 38 

Number of Days

4. 90 Degrees or Higher 39 

5. 100 Degrees or Higher 40 

6. 105 Degrees or Higher 41 

7. 90, 100 & 105 Degrees or Higher 42-43 

Freeze Data 

8. 32 Degrees or Lower 44-45 

9. Freeze-Free Periods 46 

V PRECIPITATION 47-71

 Tables 

10. Monthly Extremes 48-49 

11. Season Totals 50-55 

12. Number of Days with Measurable rain by Month 56-60 

13. Excessive Storm Totals 61-62 

Number of Days

14. Averages and Extremes by Month 63-64 

15. 0.25 & 0.50 Inch or More 64-65 

16. 0.50 & 1.00 Inch or More 65 

17. (Non) / Measurable Months 66-67 

 

 
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Other Records

18. Wettest/Driest Years 68 

 Snowfall Data

19. Occurrences and Accumulation 69 

20. Greatest in 24 Hour Period 70 

VI. MISCELLANEOUS WEATHER RECORDS 71-82

21. Thunderstorm Days 72 

22. Relative Humidity 72 

23. Sea Level Pressure 73 

24. Sunshine, Cloudiness, & Fog 74 

25. Dense Fog 75 

26. Wind Speed 76 

27. Heating Degree Days 77 

28. Cooling Degree Days 78 

29. Comparative Extremes 79-82 

I. CLIMATE OF SACRAMENTO
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CLIMATOLOGICAL SUMMARY 

 The Southern Sacramento Valley, including the City of Sacramento, is blessed with a mild 

climate and an abundance of sunshine the year-round. The summers are virtually cloudless with 

warm, dry days and mild, pleasant nights. During the winter "rainy season" (November through 

February), over half the total annual precipitation falls, yet rain in measurable amounts occurs 

only about ten days monthly during the winter. Mountains surround the Sacramento Valley to 

the west, north and east. The Sierra Nevada snowfields are only 70 miles east of Sacramento and 

usually provide a plentiful supply of water to the valley streams during the dry season. Because 

of the shielding influence of the high mountains, winter storms reach the valley in a modified 

form. However, torrential rain and heavy snow frequently fall on the Western Sierra Slopes, the 

Southern Cascades, and to a lesser extent, the Coastal Range. As a result, flood conditions 

occasionally occur along the Sacramento River and its tributaries. Excessive rainfall and 

damaging wind storms occur infrequently. 

 The prevailing wind in Sacramento is southerly all year. This is due to the north-south 

orientation of the valley and the deflecting effects of the towering Sierra Nevada on the 

prevailing oceanic wind that moves through the Carquinez Strait near the Delta, at the junction 

of the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers. No other break exists in the Coastal Mountains to 

admit significant marine air into the Sacramento or the San Joaquin Valleys. Occasionally, a 

strong north or northeasterly pressure gradient develops, forcing air south and west from the high 

plateau of the Great Basin, over the Sierra Nevada and the Siskiyou Mountains, and down into 

the Sacramento Valley below, creating what is essentially a Foehn wind. This air is warmed by 

compression as it descends, reaching the valley floor as a hot and dry north wind. Heat waves in 

the summer are produced by these winds and fortunately, are usually followed within two or 

three days by the normally cool southwest delta breezes, especially at night. The extremely low 

relative humidity that accompanies high temperatures in the valley during the summer should be 

considered when comparing temperatures with those of cities in more humid regions. 

 Summer nights in the Southern Sacramento Valley are usually pleasant. This is primarily 

the result of the refreshing breezes blowing up from the San Francisco Bay through the Delta. 

The exception is when the north or northeasterly wind develops during heat waves. 

 Thunderstorms in Sacramento are few in number and usually occur in the late fall or in the 

spring. Snow is so rare and falls in such small amounts that its occurrence may be disregarded 

as a climatic feature. Dense fog occurs mostly in mid-winter, seldom in the spring or autumn, 

and never in the summer. Light and moderate fog is more frequent and may happen anytime 

during the wet, cold season. Fog is usually of the radiational cooling type and is confined to the 

early morning hours. Under stagnant atmospheric conditions, winter fog can become very 

persistent and may continue for several days. 

 Sacramento is the geographical hub of the great Central Valley of California, which is the 

most productive agricultural region in the United States. This region produces cotton, poultry, 

livestock and dairy products, plus a wide variety of fruits, cereals, vegetables and nuts, ranging 

from the semi-tropical to the hardier varieties. 
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A HISTORY OF WEATHER OBSERVATIONS AT SACRAMENTO 

 The first organized weather observations for Sacramento were started by the Smithsonian 

Institution in 1849. The first government weather service for Sacramento, under the U.S. Army 

Signal Service, got off to an auspicious start when the briefest of telegrams was sent back to 

Washington, D.C. The telegram, dated June 23, 1877, stated simply, "ARRIVED." This 

announced the arrival in Sacramento of Sgt. R.B. Watkins. Records indicate that Sgt. Watkins 

took the first official weather observation at 4:37 AM, July 1, 1877. 

 The first weather office was located on the fourth floor of the St. George Building, on 4th 

and J Streets. It consisted of two rooms--one for the weather office and the other for the living 

quarters. The meteorological variables observed by Sgt. Watkins would do justice to many of 

the electronic, computer assisted observational programs of present day. 

 Through the years, the Sacramento Weather Office has changed locations several times. In 

succession, the office has been located at the following addresses: 

 

1. 4th and J Streets (St. George Building), July 1, 1877 to November 27, 1879. 

2. 2nd and K Streets (Fratts Building), November 28, 1879 to May 31, 1882. 

3. 1006 2nd Street (Arcade Building), June 1, 1882 to January 31, 1884. 

4. 117 J Street (Lyon and Curtis Building), February 1, 1884 to April 30, 1894 

5. 7th and K Streets (Old Post Office Building), May 1, 1894 to October 31, 1933. 

6. 9th and I Streets (New Post Office and Courthouse Building), November 1, 1933 to 

November 19, 1958.*

7. 1725 23rd Street (State of California Building), November 20, 1958 to September 28, 

1964. 

8. 1416 9th Street (Resources Building), September 29, 1964 to August 14, 1995. 

9. 3310 El Camino Avenue, August 15, 1995 to present. 

 

On September 28, 1964, the observation site was returned to the post office building at 9th and I 

streets. On April 1, 1999, the sensors were moved to the Sacramento Water Treatment Plant, east of 

California State University-Sacramento. Temperature and precipitation data has been transmitted 

from these locations to the National Weather Service Office since September 28, 1964. 

SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEATHER RECORDS IN SACRAMENTO 

 Many unusual weather events have taken place in Sacramento since official weather 

observations began July 1, 1877. The following is a brief description of some of the more 

extreme conditions recorded since then. 
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 The all-time high temperature in Downtown Sacramento of 114 degrees occurred on July 

17, 1925. Wind conditions on that date were light and mostly from a southeasterly direction. 

The early morning low temperature was a very warm 74 degrees. A strong delta breeze (up to 28 

mph) developed the following afternoon, dropping the maximum temperature to a relatively mild 

97 degrees. 

 The longest consecutive stretch of days with maximum temperatures 105 degrees or higher 

in Sacramento was seven days. This occurred August 5-11, 1990. 

 The greatest number of consecutive days with maximum temperatures 100 degrees or 

higher is nine. This has happened four times since temperature records began in July 1877: 

August 1-9, 1966; June 19-27, 1981; July 10-18; 1984, and August 8-16, 1996. 

 Heat waves having one or two day breaks between consecutive 100 degree-plus days have 

taken place quite frequently in the past. Two periods stand out significantly, however, and 

occurred during the summers of 1929, 1980. In 1929, days with maximum temperatures 100 

degrees or higher were recorded from June 20 through June 26, and again from June 29 through 

July 5. The two day break on the 27th and 28th had maximum temperatures of 99 degrees, and 

91 degrees, respectively. In all, the period had 14 out of 16 days with maximum temperatures 

100 degrees or higher. 

 In 1980, days with maximum temperatures of 100 degrees or higher occurred from July 21 

through July 27, and again from July 29 through August 1. The one day break on the 28th had 

clouds and scattered light showers that held the maximum temperature to only 95 degrees. All in 

all, there were 11 of 12 days with maximum temperatures 100 degrees or higher. In July of 2003, 

17 non-consecutive days reached 100 degrees or hotter. 

 The coldest temperature ever recorded in the downtown area was 17 degrees on 

December 11, 1932. This record low temperature was part of a cold snap that lasted from 

December 9 through December 15. Minimum temperatures during this period dropped to the 

teens and low 20s every night. Crop damage, as one might expect, was quite extensive, 

especially in the citrus orchards of Fair Oaks and Orangevale, where temperatures dipped to as 

low as 11 degrees above zero. The celery and lettuce crops in the delta were also hard hit. Ice 

thick enough for skating formed on the small lakes and ponds at Southside and McKinley Parks, 

with a layer of ice one-sixteenth of an inch thick reported on the Sacramento River. The cold 

snap broke on December 16 when a warm and moist storm from the mid-Pacific moved into 

Northern California. A cold snap during the winter of 1990 was equally as devastating. It was 

during this period that Downtown Sacramento had a record number of days (11) with minimum 

temperatures of 32 degrees or lower from December 20, 1990 through January 1, 1991. 

 Snow in Sacramento is extremely rare. Most of the snow that has been observed in 

Sacramento occurs in January. The most snowfall measured in the downtown area in any 24-

hour period was 3.5 inches, January 4-5, 1888. The heaviest snowfall in recent years took place 

February 5, 1976, when 2 inches was reported at Sacramento's Executive Airport. Ironically, 

this happened during one of the drought years. 

 The all-time record for rainfall during any 24-hour period in Sacramento is 7.24 inches on 

April 19-20, 1880. Streets were described as "...having the appearance of miniature rivers". The 

rainstorm was also reported (colorfully) in such terms as "...steady and business-like", "...a 

perfect torrent", and "...more like a cataract than an April shower". 
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 The record maximum one-hour rainfall is 1.65 inches, which fell during the evening of 

April 7, 1935. Thunderstorms in the area were responsible for the downpour with considerable 

street flooding reported. (Note: Hourly rainfall records are only available after 1903). 

 January 1862, with 15.04 inches, is the wettest month on record. This took place before 

official government observations began. Precipitation records at that time were kept by two 

physicians, Dr. F.M. Hatch, a retired Army Surgeon, and his associate, Dr. T.M. Logan. Their 

records are believed to be reliable. 

 The most rainfall ever recorded in one season in Sacramento is 37.49 inches, set during the 

1982-83 rainy season, under the influence of a strong El Niño. This followed the wet season of 

1981-82 (32.65 inches), making it the wettest two-year period on record in Sacramento. The 

most recent El Niño outbreak to saturate the Sacramento area was the 1997-98 water year, during 

which 32.25 inches of rain fell. Since rainfall records began in 1849-50, only eight other water 

years have received more. 

 Sacramento's maximum wind speed of 70 mph occurred on two separate occasions: 

December 7, 1952, and November 13, 1953. Both wind storms occurred during the passages of 

Pacific weather fronts and were accompanied by rain. (Both wind speed records are the recorded 

"fastest mile", or a one-minute observed wind speed taken from a multiple register with a timerecord of the passing of each mile of wind. Further explanations of wind velocities are found 

later in this publication). 

 The most persistent case of dense fog at the Sacramento Executive Airport was 17 

consecutive days, occurring December 12 through December 28, 1985. This long and gloomy 

period of dense fog broke the record of 13 consecutive days, set in January 1975. (Fog is 

considered dense when it restricts visibility to a quarter-mile or less during any part of the day.) 

II. NORMALS

NORMALS - SACRAMENTO (City)
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1971 to 2000 

Latitude: 38 degrees 33' 20" N 

Longitude: 121 degrees 25' 01" W 

Elevation: 38 ft msl 

The daily values presented in these tables are not simple means of observed daily values. They 

are interpolated from much less variable monthly normals by use of the natural spline function. 

In leap years, use the February 28th values for the 29th and adjust the degree day monthly totals. 

Daily precipitation normals were also computed using the natural spline function and do not 

exhibit the typical daily random patterns. However, they may be used to compute normal 

precipitation over time intervals. 

Seasonal values are calculated from the daily values for each month in the season. For example, 

the winter maximum temperature is an average of the December, January, and February daily 

maximum temperatures, spring is March through May, summer June through August, and fall 

September through November. 

A heating (or cooling) degree day is the difference between the average daily temperature and 65 

degrees F. Daily Degree Day values are derived by interpolating monthly normal values by use 

of the natural spline function. (In some cases, where the daily normal value is less than one 

degree day, those values are denoted by **). The normal values of heating and cooling are 

derived from observed degree day readings, and may not necessarily compare with the normal 

daily temperature. This is especially true in the transitional months of spring and fall, when it is 

possible to have a normal value for cooling and heating degree days on the same date! 

Temperature values are in degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation values are given in hundredths of an 

inch. 

 DATA PAGE

 January..............................................7 

 February............................................8 

 March............................................... 9 

 April................................................ 10 

 May ................................................. 11 

 June ................................................. 12 

 July..................................................13 

 August............................................. 14 

 September .......................................15 

 October ........................................... 16 

 November........................................ 17 

 December........................................18 

NORMALS - SACRAMENTO 

1971 to 2000 
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Latitude: 38 degrees 33' 20" N 

Longitude: 121 degrees 25' 01" W 

Elevation: 38 ft msl 

JANUARY

 TEMPERATURE DEGREE DAYS PRECIPITATION 

Date Max Min Avg HDD CDD Daily Season

1 53 40 47 18 0 0.11 6.93 

2 53 40 47 18 0 0.11 7.04 

3 53 40 47 18 0 0.12 7.16 

4 53 40 47 18 0 0.12 7.28 

5 54 40 47 18 0 0.12 7.40 

6 54 40 47 18 0 0.12 7.52 

7 54 40 47 18 0 0.13 7.65 

8 54 40 47 18 0 0.13 7.78 

9 54 41 47 18 0 0.13 7.91 

10 54 41 47 18 0 0.13 8.04 

11 54 41 47 18 0 0.13 8.17 

12 54 41 47 18 0 0.13 8.30 

13 54 41 48 17 0 0.14 8.44 

14 54 41 48 17 0 0.14 8.58 

15 55 41 48 17 0 0.14 8.72 

16 55 41 48 17 0 0.14 8.86 

17 55 41 48 17 0 0.14 9.00 

18 55 41 48 17 0 0.14 9.14 

19 55 42 48 17 0 0.14 9.28 

20 55 42 48 17 0 0.14 9.42 

21 56 42 49 16 0 0.14 9.56 

22 56 42 49 16 0 0.14 9.70 

23 56 42 49 16 0 0.14 9.84 

24 56 42 49 16 0 0.14 9.98 

25 57 42 49 16 0 0.15 10.13 

26 57 42 50 15 0 0.15 10.28 

27 57 42 50 15 0 0.15 10.43 

28 57 43 50 15 0 0.15 10.58 

29 58 43 50 15 0 0.14 10.72 

30 58 43 50 15 0 0.14 10.86 

31 58 43 51 14 0 0.14 11.00 

Month 55.1 41.3 48.2 521 0 4.18 

Winter 57.4 42.1 49.8 1381 0 10.71 

Annual 75.2 51.3 63.3 2226 1597 19.87 
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NORMALS - SACRAMENTO 

1971 to 2000 

Latitude: 38 degrees 33' 20" N 

Longitude: 121 degrees 25' 01" W 

 Elevation: 38 ft msl 

 

FEBRUARY

 TEMPERATURE DEGREE DAYS PRECIPITATION 

Date Max Min Avg HDD CDD Daily Season

1 59 43 51 14 0 0.14 11.14 

2 59 43 51 14 0 0.14 11.28 

3 59 43 51 14 0 0.14 11.42 

4 60 44 52 13 0 0.14 11.56 

5 60 44 52 13 0 0.14 11.70 

6 60 44 52 13 0 0.14 11.84 

7 61 44 52 13 0 0.14 11.98 

8 61 44 53 13 0 0.14 12.12 

9 61 44 53 12 0 0.14 12.26 

10 61 44 53 12 0 0.14 12.40 

11 62 44 53 12 0 0.14 12.54 

12 62 44 53 12 0 0.14 12.68 

13 62 45 53 12 0 0.14 12.82 

14 62 45 54 11 0 0.14 12.96 

15 63 45 54 11 0 0.13 13.09 

16 63 45 54 11 0 0.13 13.22 

17 63 45 54 11 0 0.13 13.35 

18 63 45 54 11 0 0.13 13.48 

19 63 45 54 11 0 0.13 13.61 

20 64 45 55 11 0 0.13 13.74 

21 64 46 55 10 0 0.13 13.87 

22 64 46 55 10 0 0.13 14.00 

23 64 46 55 10 0 0.13 14.13 

24 64 46 55 10 0 0.13 14.26 

25 64 46 55 10 0 0.13 14.39 

26 64 46 55 10 0 0.13 14.52 

27 65 46 55 10 0 0.13 14.65 

28 65 46 55 10 0 0.12 14.77 

Month 62.2 44.7 53.5 324 0 3.77 

 

In leap years use the February 28 values for February 29. 
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NORMALS - SACRAMENTO 

1971 to 2000 

Latitude: 38 degrees 33' 20" N 

Longitude: 121 degrees 25' 01" W 

 Elevation: 38 ft msl 

MARCH

 TEMPERATURE DEGREE DAYS PRECIPITATION 

Date Max Min Avg HDD CDD Daily Season

1 65 46 55 10 0 0.12 14.89 

2 65 46 56 10 0 0.12 15.01 

3 65 46 56 10 0 0.12 15.13 

4 65 46 56 10 0 0.12 15.25 

5 65 46 56 9 0 0.12 15.37 

6 65 46 56 9 0 0.12 15.49 

7 65 47 56 9 0 0.12 15.61 

8 66 47 56 9 0 0.12 15.73 

9 66 47 56 9 0 0.12 15.85 

10 66 47 56 9 0 0.11 15.96 

11 66 47 56 9 0 0.11 16.07 

12 66 47 57 9 0 0.11 16.18 

13 66 47 57 9 0 0.11 16.29 

14 66 47 57 9 0 0.11 16.40 

15 67 47 57 9 0 0.11 16.51 

16 67 47 57 8 0 0.10 16.61 

17 67 47 57 8 0 0.10 16.71 

18 67 47 57 8 0 0.10 16.81 

19 67 47 57 8 0 0.10 16.91 

20 68 47 57 8 0 0.10 17.01 

21 68 47 58 8 ** 0.09 17.10 

22 68 47 58 8 ** 0.09 17.19 

23 68 48 58 8 ** 0.09 17.28 

24 68 48 58 7 ** 0.09 17.37 

25 69 48 58 7 ** 0.09 17.46 

26 69 48 58 7 ** 0.08 17.54 

27 69 48 58 7 ** 0.08 17.62 

28 69 48 59 7 ** 0.08 17.70 

29 69 48 59 7 ** 0.08 17.78 

30 70 48 59 7 ** 0.07 17.85 

31 70 48 59 6 ** 0.07 17.92 

Month 67.0 47.1 57.1 258 11 3.15 

 
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NORMALS - SACRAMENTO 

1971 to 2000 

 Latitude: 38 degrees 33' 20" N 

 Longitude: 121 degrees 25' 01" W 

 Elevation: 38 ft msl 

APRIL

 TEMPERATURE DEGREE DAYS PRECIPITATION 

Date Max Min Avg HDD CDD Daily Season

1 70 48 59 6 0 0.07 17.99 

2 70 48 59 6 0 0.06 18.05 

3 71 48 59 6 0 0.06 18.11 

4 71 48 60 6 0 0.06 18.17 

5 71 48 60 6 0 0.06 18.23 

6 71 48 60 6 1 0.05 18.28 

7 72 49 60 5 1 0.05 18.33 

8 72 49 60 5 1 0.05 18.38 

9 72 49 60 5 1 0.05 18.43 

10 72 49 61 5 1 0.05 18.48 

11 73 49 61 5 1 0.04 18.52 

12 73 49 61 5 1 0.04 18.56 

13 73 49 61 5 1 0.04 18.60 

14 74 49 61 5 1 0.04 18.64 

15 74 49 62 5 1 0.04 18.68 

16 74 49 62 4 1 0.03 18.71 

17 74 50 62 4 1 0.03 18.74 

18 75 50 62 4 1 0.03 18.77 

19 75 50 62 4 1 0.03 18.80 

20 75 50 62 4 1 0.03 18.83 

21 75 50 63 4 2 0.03 18.86 

22 76 50 63 4 2 0.03 18.89 

23 76 50 63 4 2 0.03 18.92 

24 76 51 63 4 2 0.03 18.95 

25 76 51 64 4 2 0.03 18.98 

26 77 51 64 3 2 0.03 19.01 

27 77 51 64 3 2 0.02 19.03 

28 77 51 64 3 2 0.02 19.05 

29 77 51 64 3 3 0.02 19.07 

30 78 51 65 3 3 0.02 19.09 

Month 73.9 49.5 61.7 136 37 1.17 

Spring 74.2 50.2 62.2 459 202 4.92 

Annual 75.2 51.3 63.3 2226 1597 19.87 
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NORMALS - SACRAMENTO

1971 to 2000 

Latitude: 38 degrees 33' 20" N 

Longitude: 121 degrees 25' 01" W 

Elevation: 38 ft msl 

MAY

 TEMPERATURE DEGREE DAYS PRECIPITATION 

Date Max Min Avg HDD CDD Daily Season

1 78 52 65 3 3 0.02 19.11 

2 78 52 65 3 3 0.02 19.13 

3 78 52 65 3 3 0.02 19.15 

4 79 52 65 3 3 0.02 19.17 

5 79 52 66 3 3 0.02 19.19 

6 79 52 66 3 4 0.02 19.21 

7 79 53 66 3 4 0.02 19.23 

8 80 53 66 3 4 0.02 19.25 

9 80 53 66 3 4 0.02 19.27 

10 80 53 67 2 4 0.02 19.29 

11 80 53 67 2 4 0.02 19.31 

12 81 54 67 2 4 0.02 19.33 

13 81 54 68 2 4 0.02 19.35 

14 81 54 68 2 4 0.02 19.37 

15 81 54 68 2 4 0.02 19.39 

16 82 54 68 2 4 0.02 19.41 

17 82 54 68 2 4 0.02 19.43 

18 82 54 68 2 5 0.02 19.45 

19 82 55 69 2 5 0.02 19.47 

20 83 55 69 2 5 0.02 19.49 

21 83 55 69 2 5 0.02 19.51 

22 83 55 69 2 5 0.02 19.53 

23 83 55 69 2 5 0.02 19.55 

24 84 55 70 1 5 0.02 19.57 

25 84 56 70 1 6 0.02 19.59 

26 84 56 70 1 6 0.02 19.61 

27 84 56 70 1 6 0.02 19.63 

28 85 56 70 1 7 0.02 19.65 

29 85 56 70 1 7 0.02 19.67 

30 85 56 71 1 7 0.01 19.68 

31 85 56 71 1 7 0.01 19.69 

Month 81.6 54.1 67.9 65 154 0.60 

 
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NORMALS - SACRAMENTO

1971 to 2000 

Latitude: 38 degrees 33' 20" N 

Longitude: 121 degrees 25' 01" W 

Elevation: 38 ft msl 

JUNE

 TEMPERATURE DEGREE DAYS PRECIPITATION 

Date Max Min Avg HDD CDD Daily Season

1 85 57 71 1 7 0.01 19.70 

2 86 57 71 1 7 0.01 19.71 

3 86 57 71 1 7 0.01 19.72 

4 86 57 72 1 7 0.01 19.73 

5 86 57 72 1 7 0.01 19.74 

6 87 57 72 1 8 0.01 19.75 

7 87 57 72 0 8 0.01 19.76 

8 87 58 72 0 8 0.01 19.77 

9 87 58 72 0 8 0.01 19.78 

10 88 58 73 0 8 0.01 19.79 

11 88 58 73 0 8 0.01 19.80 

12 88 58 73 0 8 0.01 19.81 

13 88 58 73 0 8 0.01 19.82 

14 89 58 73 0 8 0.01 19.83 

15 89 58 74 0 9 0.01 19.84 

16 89 58 74 0 9 0.01 19.85 

17 89 59 74 0 9 0.01 19.86 

18 89 59 74 0 9 0.01 19.87 

19 90 59 74 0 9 0.00 19.87 

20 90 59 74 0 9 0.00 19.87 

21 90 59 75 0 9 0.00 19.87 

22 90 59 75 0 10 0.00 19.87 

23 90 59 75 0 10 0.00 19.87 

24 91 59 75 0 10 0.00 19.87 

25 91 59 75 0 10 0.00 19.87 

26 91 60 75 0 10 0.00 19.87 

27 91 60 76 0 10 0.00 19.87 

28 92 60 76 0 11 0.00 19.87 

29 92 60 76 0 11 0.00 19.87 

30 92 60 76 0 11 0.10 19.87 

Month 88.8 58.4 73.6 6 263 0.18 

 
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NORMALS - SACRAMENTO 

1971 to 2000 

Latitude: 38 degrees 33' 20" N 

Longitude: 121 degrees 25' 01" W 

Elevation: 38 ft msl 

JULY

 TEMPERATURE DEGREE DAYS PRECIPITATION 

Date Max Min Avg HDD CDD Daily Season

1 92 60 76 0 11 0.01 0.01 

2 93 60 76 0 11 0.01 0.02 

3 93 60 76 0 11 0.01 0.03 

4 93 61 77 0 11 0.01 0.04 

5 93 61 77 0 11 0.01 0.05 

6 93 61 77 0 12 0.00 0.05 

7 93 61 77 0 12 0.00 0.05 

8 94 61 77 0 12 0.00 0.05 

9 94 61 77 0 12 0.00 0.05 

10 94 61 77 0 12 0.00 0.05 

11 94 61 77 0 12 0.00 0.05 

12 94 61 77 0 12 0.00 0.05 

13 94 61 77 0 12 0.00 0.05 

14 94 61 77 0 12 0.00 0.05 

15 94 61 77 0 12 0.00 0.05 

16 94 61 78 0 13 0.00 0.05 

17 94 61 78 0 13 0.00 0.05 

18 94 61 78 0 13 0.00 0.05 

19 94 61 78 0 13 0.00 0.05 

20 94 61 78 0 13 0.00 0.05 

21 94 61 78 0 13 0.00 0.05 

22 95 61 78 0 13 0.00 0.05 

23 95 61 78 0 13 0.00 0.05 

24 94 61 78 0 13 0.00 0.05 

25 94 61 78 0 13 0.00 0.05 

26 94 61 78 0 13 0.00 0.05 

27 94 61 78 0 13 0.00 0.05 

28 94 61 78 0 13 0.00 0.05 

29 94 61 78 0 13 0.00 0.05 

30 94 61 78 0 13 0.00 0.05 

31 94 61 78 0 12 0.00 0.05 

Month 93.8 60.9 77.4 0 382 0.05 

Summer 91.7 60.0 75.9 6 1006 0.28 

Annual 75.2 51.3 63.3 2226 1597 19.87 
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NORMALS - SACRAMENTO 

1971 to 2000 

Latitude: 38 degrees 33' 20" N 

Longitude: 121 degrees 25' 01" W 

Elevation: 38 ft msl 

AUGUST

 TEMPERATURE DEGREE DAYS PRECIPITATION 

Date Max Min Avg HDD CDD Daily Season

1 94 61 78 0 13 0.00 0.05 

2 94 61 78 0 13 0.00 0.05 

3 94 61 78 0 12 0.00 0.05 

4 94 61 77 0 12 0.00 0.05 

5 94 61 77 0 12 0.00 0.05 

6 93 61 77 0 12 0.00 0.05 

7 93 61 77 0 12 0.00 0.05 

8 93 61 77 0 12 0.00 0.05 

9 93 61 77 0 12 0.00 0.05 

10 93 61 77 0 12 0.00 0.05 

11 93 61 77 0 12 0.00 0.05 

12 93 61 77 0 12 0.00 0.05 

13 93 61 77 0 12 0.00 0.05 

14 93 61 77 0 12 0.00 0.05 

15 93 61 77 0 12 0.00 0.05 

16 93 61 77 0 12 0.00 0.05 

17 92 61 77 0 12 0.00 0.05 

18 92 61 77 0 12 0.00 0.05 

19 92 61 77 0 11 0.00 0.05 

20 92 61 76 0 11 0.00 0.05 

21 92 61 76 0 11 0.00 0.05 

22 92 61 76 0 11 0.00 0.05 

23 92 61 76 0 11 0.00 0.05 

24 92 61 76 0 11 0.00 0.05 

25 92 61 76 0 11 0.00 0.05 

26 92 60 76 0 11 0.00 0.05 

27 91 60 76 0 11 0.01 0.06 

28 91 60 76 0 11 0.01 0.07 

29 91 60 76 0 11 0.01 0.08 

30 91 60 76 0 11 0.01 0.09 

31 91 60 76 0 11 0.01 0.10 

Month 92.5 60.8 76.7 0 361 0.05 

 
14

NORMALS - SACRAMENTO 

1971 to 2000 

Latitude: 38 degrees 33' 20" N 

Longitude: 121 degrees 25' 01" W 

Elevation: 38 ft msl 

SEPTEMBER

 TEMPERATURE DEGREE DAYS PRECIPITATION 

Date Max Min Avg HDD CDD Daily Season

1 91 60 76 0 11 0.01 0.11 

2 91 60 76 0 11 0.01 0.12 

3 91 60 75 0 11 0.01 0.13 

4 91 60 75 0 10 0.01 0.14 

5 91 60 75 0 10 0.01 0.15 

6 90 60 75 0 10 0.01 0.16 

7 90 60 75 0 10 0.01 0.17 

8 90 60 75 0 10 0.01 0.18 

9 90 60 75 0 10 0.01 0.19 

10 90 60 75 0 10 0.01 0.20 

11 90 60 75 0 10 0.01 0.21 

12 89 60 75 0 10 0.01 0.22 

13 89 59 74 0 10 0.01 0.23 

14 89 59 74 0 9 0.01 0.24 

15 89 59 74 0 9 0.01 0.25 

16 89 59 74 0 9 0.01 0.26 

17 89 59 74 0 9 0.01 0.27 

18 88 59 74 0 9 0.01 0.28 

19 88 59 73 0 9 0.01 0.29 

20 88 59 73 0 8 0.01 0.30 

21 88 59 73 0 8 0.01 0.31 

22 87 58 73 0 8 0.01 0.32 

23 87 58 73 0 8 0.01 0.33 

24 87 58 73 0 8 0.02 0.35 

25 87 58 72 ** 8 0.02 0.37 

26 86 58 72 ** 7 0.02 0.39 

27 86 58 72 ** 7 0.02 0.41 

28 86 57 72 ** 7 0.02 0.43 

29 86 57 71 ** 7 0.02 0.45 

30 85 57 71 ** 7 0.02 0.47 

Month 88.6 59.0 73.8 6 270 0.37 

 

 
15

NORMALS - SACRAMENTO

1971 to 2000 

Latitude: 38 degrees 33' 20" N 

Longitude: 121 degrees 25' 01" W 

Elevation: 38 ft msl 

OCTOBER

 TEMPERATURE DEGREE DAYS PRECIPITATION 

Date Max Min Avg HDD CDD Daily Season

1 85 57 71 0 6 0.02 0.49 

2 85 57 71 0 6 0.02 0.51 

3 84 56 70 0 6 0.02 0.53 

4 84 56 70 0 6 0.02 0.55 

5 84 56 70 0 5 0.02 0.57 

6 83 56 70 1 5 0.02 0.59 

7 83 56 69 1 5 0.02 0.61 

8 83 55 69 1 5 0.02 0.63 

9 82 55 69 1 5 0.02 0.65 

10 82 55 69 1 4 0.02 0.67 

11 82 55 68 1 4 0.02 0.69 

12 81 55 68 1 4 0.02 0.71 

13 81 54 68 1 4 0.02 0.73 

14 80 54 67 1 4 0.02 0.75 

15 80 54 67 2 4 0.03 0.78 

16 80 54 67 2 3 0.03 0.81 

17 79 54 66 2 3 0.03 0.84 

18 79 53 66 2 3 0.03 0.87 

19 78 53 66 2 3 0.03 0.90 

20 78 53 65 3 3 0.03 0.93 

21 77 53 65 3 3 0.04 0.97 

22 77 52 64 3 3 0.04 1.01 

23 76 52 64 3 2 0.04 1.05 

24 76 52 64 3 2 0.04 1.09 

25 75 52 63 4 2 0.05 1.14 

26 75 51 63 4 2 0.05 1.19 

27 74 51 63 4 2 0.05 1.24 

28 74 51 62 5 2 0.05 1.29 

29 73 50 62 5 2 0.06 1.34 

30 73 50 61 5 1 0.06 1.41 

31 72 50 61 5 1 0.06 1.47 

Month 79.2 53.6 66.4 66 110 1.00 

Fall 77.3 52.8 65.1 380 389 3.96 

Annual 75.2 51.3 63.3 2226 1597 19.87 
16

NORMALS - SACRAMENTO

1971 to 2000 

Latitude: 38 degrees 33' 20" N 

Longitude: 121 degrees 25' 01" W 

Elevation: 38 ft msl 

NOVEMBER

 TEMPERATURE DEGREE DAYS PRECIPITATION 

Date Max Min Avg HDD CDD Daily Season

1 71 50 61 6 1 0.07 1.54 

2 71 49 60 6 1 0.07 1.61 

3 70 49 60 6 1 0.07 1.68 

4 70 49 59 7 1 0.07 1.75 

5 69 49 59 7 1 0.08 1.83 

6 69 48 58 7 1 0.08 1.91 

7 68 48 58 8 1 0.08 1.99 

8 67 48 58 8 1 0.08 2.07 

9 67 47 57 8 1 0.08 2.15 

10 66 47 57 9 0 0.09 2.24 

11 66 47 57 9 0 0.09 2.33 

12 65 47 56 9 0 0.09 2.42 

13 65 46 56 10 0 0.09 2.51 

14 65 46 55 10 0 0.09 2.60 

15 64 46 55 10 0 0.09 2.69 

16 64 46 55 10 0 0.09 2.78 

17 63 45 54 11 0 0.09 2.87 

18 63 45 54 11 0 0.09 2.96 

19 62 45 54 11 0 0.09 3.05 

20 62 45 53 12 0 0.09 3.14 

21 62 45 53 12 0 0.10 3.24 

22 61 44 53 12 0 0.10 3.34 

23 61 44 52 13 0 0.09 3.43 

24 60 44 52 13 0 0.09 3.52 

25 60 44 52 13 0 0.09 3.61 

26 60 43 52 13 0 0.09 3.70 

27 59 43 51 14 0 0.09 3.79 

28 59 43 51 14 0 0.09 3.88 

29 59 43 51 14 0 0.09 3.97 

30 58 42 50 15 0 0.09 4.06 

Month 64.2 45.9 55.1 308 9 2.59 

 
17

NORMALS - SACRAMENTO

1971 to 2000 

Latitude: 38 degrees 33' 20" N 

Longitude: 121 degrees 25' 01" W 

Elevation: 38 ft msl 

DECEMBER

 TEMPERATURE DEGREE DAYS PRECIPITATION 

Date Max Min Avg HDD CDD Daily Season

1 58 42 50 15 0 0.09 4.15 

2 58 42 50 15 0 0.09 4.24 

3 57 42 50 15 0 0.09 4.33 

4 57 41 49 16 0 0.09 4.42 

5 57 41 49 16 0 0.08 4.50 

6 57 41 49 16 0 0.08 4.58 

7 56 41 49 16 0 0.08 4.66 

8 56 41 48 16 0 0.08 4.74 

9 56 41 48 17 0 0.08 4.82 

10 56 40 48 17 0 0.08 4.90 

11 56 40 48 17 0 0.08 4.98 

12 55 40 48 17 0 0.08 5.06 

13 55 40 48 17 0 0.08 5.14 

14 55 40 47 18 0 0.08 5.22 

15 55 40 47 18 0 0.08 5.30 

16 55 40 47 18 0 0.08 5.38 

17 54 40 47 18 0 0.09 5.47 

18 54 40 47 18 0 0.09 5.56 

19 54 40 47 18 0 0.09 5.65 

20 54 40 47 18 0 0.09 5.74 

21 54 40 47 18 0 0.09 5.83 

22 54 40 47 18 0 0.09 5.92 

23 54 40 47 18 0 0.09 6.01 

24 54 40 47 18 0 0.09 6.10 

25 54 40 47 18 0 0.10 6.20 

26 54 40 47 18 0 0.10 6.30 

27 54 40 47 18 0 0.10 6.40 

28 53 40 46 19 0 0.10 6.50 

29 53 40 47 19 0 0.10 6.60 

30 53 40 47 18 0 0.11 6.71 

31 53 40 47 18 0 0.11 6.82 

Month 55.0 40.4 47.7 536 0 2.76 

 
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III. DAILY RECORDS
19

SACRAMENTO CLIMATE

MONTH: JANUARY

 Record Record Record Record Record Record Grtst 

 Normal Record Max Low Low Max Normal Record Min High High Min Greatest Pcpn 

 Max Max Year Max Year Min Min Year Min Year Pcpn Year 

Jan 01 52 65 1887 38 1920 39 24 1919 60 1997 1.90 1883 

Jan 02 52 65 1940 36 1961** 39 25 1961 56 1997 1.79 1940 

Jan 03 52 64 2001 37 1961** 39 26 1950 53 1900 2.60 1916 

Jan 04 52 64 2003 37 1961** 39 25 1949 53 1948 3.10 1982 

Jan 05 52 67 1948 33 1961** 39 26 1949 55 1986 1.68 1978 

 

Jan 06 53 71 1911 35 1961 39 24 1950 53 1948 1.14 1993 

Jan 07 53 65 1943 36 1968 39 24 1937 54 1948 1.02 1940 

Jan 08 53 66 1990** 37 1968 39 22 1937 57 1953 1.51 2001 

Jan 09 53 70 1990 37 1926** 39 22 1937 58 1953 2.83 1995 

Jan 10 53 66 1996** 35 1926 39 25 1949 57 1959 1.72 1995 

 

Jan 11 53 67 1959** 35 1929** 40 22 1949 54 1959 1.44 1952 

Jan 12 53 69 1980 36 1929** 40 28 1949 56 1980 2.53 1990 

Jan 13 53 65 2003 35 1926 40 27 1963** 59 1980 2.53 1993 

Jan 14 53 65 1994** 35 1929 40 19 1888 56 1909 1.69 1911 

Jan 15 53 67 1981** 37 1903** 40 19 1888 55 1909 2.25 1894 

 

Jan 16 54 68 1991 39 1888 40 24 1888** 56 1909 1.53 1973 

Jan 17 54 69 1986 40 1982 40 22 1888 56 1998 1.90 1921 

Jan 18 54 70 1976 40 1922 40 25 1888 56 1896 1.22 1973 

Jan 19 54 71 1991 41 1961 40 27 1922** 54 1999 1.46 1969 

Jan 20 54 69 1976 36 1937 40 22 1883 55 1969 2.10 1964 

 

Jan 21 55 70 1976 34 1962 40 22 1937 57 1970 3.14 1943 

Jan 22 55 66 2001** 40 1992** 41 24 1937 59 1970 2.13 1997 

Jan 23 55 69 1948 39 1992 41 27 1937 54 1970 2.50 1886 

Jan 24 56 70 1984** 39 1893 41 28 1949 54 1903 3.11 2000 

Jan 25 56 71 1899 40 1893 41 24 1937 53 1886 1.34 1890 

 

Jan 26 56 70 1899 40 1963 41 28 1949 54 1942** 1.35 1997 

Jan 27 56 68 1994** 40 1963 41 27 1957 53 1997 1.78 1896 

Jan 28 57 75 1994** 43 1977** 41 29 1898** 53 1997** 1.32 1926 

Jan 29 57 70 1976 40 1922 42 25 1880 56 1967 2.66 1881 

Jan 30 57 73 1976 40 1922 42 28 1957 56 1967 1.70 1963 

 

Jan 31 58 74 1976 44 1978** 42 29 2002 55 1995** 1.42 1938 

MONTHLY SUMMARY 

Max Extreme 75 Jan 28 1994** Min Extreme 19 Jan 15 1888* 

Low Max 33 Jan 05 1961** High Min 60 Jan 01 1997 

Average Max 55.1 Average Min 41.3 Average 

Temperature

48.2 

Max Pcpn 3.14 Jan 21 1943 

 *Also occurred prior dates in month **Also occurred prior years 
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SACRAMENTO CLIMATE

MONTH: FEBRUARY

 Record Record Record Record Record Record Grtst 

 Normal Record Max Low Low Max Normal Record Min High High Min Greatest Pcpn 

 Max Max Year Max Year Min Min Year Min Year Pcpn Year 

Feb 01 58 74 1976 42 1932 42 28 1950 58 1963 2.74 1945 

Feb 02 58 76 1976 42 1883 42 26 1950 56 1963 2.40 1944 

Feb 03 59 71 1992 40 1883 43 22 1883 56 1963** 1.72 1881 

Feb 04 59 72 2001** 42 1899 43 23 1883 57 1996 2.32 1937 

Feb 05 60 70 1996 42 1989** 43 24 1989 58 1996 1.80 1901 

 

Feb 06 60 73 1996** 43 1949 43 24 1989 55 1963 1.30 1998 

Feb 07 60 70 1987 44 1929** 43 23 1989 54 1960** 1.21 1999 

Feb 08 60 70 1988 43 1901 43 23 1989 55 1975 1.17 1985 

Feb 09 61 70 1988 43 1989 43 28 1891** 53 1992** 2.19 1962 

Feb 10 61 74 1988 44 1939 44 29 1933** 55 1996** 1.96 1919 

 

Feb 11 61 75 1988 44 1894** 44 30 1884 54 1970 2.34 1936 

Feb 12 61 74 1996** 45 1884 44 25 1884 56 1879 2.48 1904 

Feb 13 62 74 1971 47 1884 44 21 1884 54 1996** 1.61 1926 

Feb 14 62 76 1930 44 1911 44 27 1884 56 1986** 1.34 1992 

Feb 15 62 76 1977 42 1884 44 30 1990 57 1982 1.86 1891 

 

Feb 16 62 76 1977 47 1990 44 30 1883 56 1996 1.94 1990 

Feb 17 63 76 1977 45 1990** 44 30 1880 57 1996 3.21 1986 

Feb 18 63 80 1899 46 1890** 45 31 1990** 56 1980 1.91 1958 

Feb 19 63 77 1964** 44 1897 45 31 1882 54 1968 2.16 1894 

Feb 20 63 75 1995 45 1880 45 31 1953** 56 1968 1.21 1914 

 

Feb 21 63 75 1995** 42 1913 45 31 1955 56 1968 1.26 1917 

Feb 22 63 78 1985 48 1951** 45 33 1920 56 1904 1.05 2000 

Feb 23 64 79 1991 48 1890 45 32 1890 58 1968 1.26 1981 

Feb 24 64 77 1991 48 1930** 45 35 1960** 55 1957 1.82 1917 

Feb 25 64 77 1992** 49 1887 45 30 1887 55 1957** 1.31 2004 

 

Feb 26 64 77 1992 44 1962 45 30 1962 55 1957 1.46 1940 

Feb 27 64 80 1985 44 1911 45 30 1962 54 1980** 2.19 1940 

Feb 28 64 79 1985 49 1951** 45 33 1955** 55 1976 1.41 1935 

Feb 29 64 73 1924 54 1920** 45 36 1888 53 1992 0.61 1976 

MONTHLY SUMMARY 

Max Extreme 80 Feb 27 1985* Min Extreme 21 Feb 13 1884 

Low Max 40 Feb 03 1883 High Min 60 Feb 23 1968* 

Average Max 62.2 Average Min 44.7 Average 

Temperature

53.5 

Max Pcpn 3.21 Feb 17 1986 

 *Also occurred prior dates in month **Also occurred prior years 
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SACRAMENTO CLIMATE

MONTH: MARCH

 Record Record Record Record Record Record Grtst 

 Normal Record Max Low Low Max Normal Record Min High High Min Greatest Pcpn 

 Max Max Year Max Year Min Min Year Min Year Pcpn Year 

Mar 01 64 76 1936 49 1911 45 32 1971 55 1995** 1.33 1911 

Mar 02 64 79 1994 45 1976 45 32 1953 54 1995** 1.91 1995 

Mar 03 64 80 1929 47 1894 45 31 1951 55 1905** 0.95 1906 

Mar 04 64 78 1986** 46 1951 45 33 1939** 55 1884 1.26 1978 

Mar 05 64 82 1986 49 1908 45 33 1880 56 1884 1.97 1879 

 

Mar 06 65 80 1953 47 1952** 45 32 1918 56 1892 1.80 1952 

Mar 07 65 81 1953 48 1918 45 32 1964 58 1986 0.74 1986 

Mar 08 65 80 2004** 50 1939** 46 34 2002** 57 1993** 1.37 1939 

Mar 09 65 81 2004 49 1939 46 34 1882 58 1983 2.62 1884 

Mar 10 65 84 2005 48 1922 46 34 1951 58 1983 1.44 1918 

 

Mar 11 65 85 2005 47 1922 46 34 1922 56 1916 1.18 1893 

Mar 12 65 80 2005** 47 1969 46 31 1950 56 1972 1.30 1983 

Mar 13 65 82 2004 50 1919 46 33 1954 56 1993 2.38 1889 

Mar 14 66 83 2004 46 1942 46 32 1942 56 1970 1.47 1942 

Mar 15 66 85 2004 49 1906 46 29 1880 56 1878 2.20 1899 

 

Mar 16 66 86 2004** 48 1945 46 31 1898 60 1914 1.15 1907 

Mar 17 66 86 2004 49 1886 46 35 1955 60 1914 0.75 1991 

Mar 18 66 84 2004 52 1954** 46 34 1945** 55 1996** 1.74 1907 

Mar 19 66 82 2004** 50 1937 46 35 1898 60 1914 0.76 1954 

Mar 20 67 84 2004** 50 1946** 46 33 1952 56 1984 0.97 1910 

 

Mar 21 67 83 2004 48 1973 46 35 1952 59 1997 2.52 1937 

Mar 22 67 82 1926** 46 1964 46 34 1987 57 1998 1.09 1995 

Mar 23 67 80 1997** 47 1913 46 30 1898 56 1998** 1.55 1906 

Mar 24 67 83 1997 50 1991** 46 34 1945** 60 1896 1.06 1991 

Mar 25 68 86 1997 48 1907 47 34 1936 60 1896 0.98 1884 

 

Mar 26 68 90 1988 48 1991 47 32 1898 57 1997** 1.61 1883 

Mar 27 68 85 1923 52 1884 47 32 1898 59 1882 1.33 1963 

Mar 28 68 84 1986 53 1905** 47 37 1892 57 1986** 1.28 1904 

Mar 29 68 86 2002 51 1914** 47 36 1897 59 1881 0.96 1940 

Mar 30 69 86 1966 51 1967** 47 34 1938 59 1881 2.27 1906 

 

Mar 31 69 90 1966 50 1982 47 37 1936 57 1885 1.83 1982 

MONTHLY SUMMARY 

Max Extreme 90 Mar 31 1966* Min Extreme 29 Mar 15 1880 

Low Max 45 Mar 02 1976 High Min 60 Mar 25 1896* 

Average Max 67.0 Average Min 47.1 Average 

Temperature

57.1 

Max Pcpn 2.62 Mar 09 1884 

 *Also occurred prior dates in month **Also occurred prior years 
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SACRAMENTO CLIMATE

MONTH: APRIL

 Record Record Record Record Record Record Grtst 

 Normal Record Max Low Low Max Normal Record Min High High Min Greatest Pcpn 

 Max Max Year Max Year Min Min Year Min Year Pcpn Year 

Apr 01 69 90 1966 52 1982 47 36 1936 56 1966 1.25 1958 

Apr 02 69 88 2000** 52 1958 47 37 1963** 56 1966** 2.23 1958 

Apr 03 70 89 1966 53 1928** 47 36 1955 58 1961 1.55 1936 

Apr 04 70 86 1960 52 1938** 47 35 1901 60 1961 1.86 1941 

Apr 05 70 88 1985 50 1929 47 36 1929 56 1972 1.34 1926 

Apr 06 70 91 1989 54 2001 48 34 1929 57 1995** 0.96 1896 

Apr 07 71 91 1989 54 1893 48 36 1929 60 1878 3.35 1935 

Apr 08 71 91 1989 54 1965 48 34 1953 63 1883** 1.02 1926 

Apr 09 71 95 1989 52 1965 48 34 1929 60 1989** 1.37 1884 

Apr 10 71 93 1988 52 1912 48 34 1927 60 1885 1.88 1982 

 

Apr 11 72 95 1988 51 1956 48 37 1953 62 1904 0.60 1886 

Apr 12 72 89 1990** 50 1922 48 36 1912 58 1904 0.90 2003 

Apr 13 72 95 1990 50 1956 48 37 1945 60 1897 0.76 1942 

Apr 14 72 94 1985 52 1920 48 36 1921 59 1897 1.20 1963 

Apr 15 73 92 1987 51 1880 48 36 1896 61 1925 1.84 1880 

 

Apr 16 73 92 1987 55 1880 49 36 1917 62 1897 0.30 1957 

Apr 17 73 90 1954 55 1955** 49 36 1933** 59 1999 1.48 2000 

Apr 18 73 91 1939 54 1967 49 38 1933 62 1907 0.90 1890 

Apr 19 74 91 1939 53 1988** 49 39 1933 64 1907 1.00 1988 

Apr 20 74 92 1931 49 1963 49 38 1904 60 1907 5.28 1880 

Apr 21 74 96 1931 54 1967 49 36 1963** 62 1931** 3.09 1880 

Apr 22 74 92 1984 54 1980 49 39 1920 60 1895 0.52 1990 

Apr 23 75 92 1946 54 1924 50 39 1920 62 1910 0.60 1896 

Apr 24 75 94 1946 57 1951** 50 38 1964 59 1996** 1.90 1896 

Apr 25 75 92 1987 54 1952 50 40 1891** 61 1926 0.61 1952 

Apr 26 76 98 2004 54 1911 50 39 1892 63 1926 0.62 1960 

Apr 27 76 96 2004** 56 1904** 50 38 1955 62 1965** 1.54 1953 

Apr 28 76 94 1992** 56 1948** 50 40 1970** 61 1992 1.24 1983 

Apr 29 76 96 1981 53 1948 51 39 1948 63 1981 1.52 1901 

Apr 30 77 97 1996 54 1938 51 39 1933 62 1993** 0.57 1995 

 

MONTHLY SUMMARY 

Max Extreme 98 Apr 26 2004 Min Extreme 34 Apr 10 1927* 

Low Max 49 Apr 20 1963 High Min 64 Apr 19 1907 

Average Max 73.9 Average Min 49.5 Average

Temperature

61.7 

Max Pcpn 5.28 Apr 20 1883 

 *Also occurred prior dates in month **Also occurred prior years 
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SACRAMENTO CLIMATE

MONTH: MAY

 Record Record Record Record Record Record Grtst 

 Normal Record Max Low Low Max Normal Record Min High High Min Greatest Pcpn 

 Max Max Year Max Year Min Min Year Min Year Pcpn Year 

May 01 77 97 1996 56 1915 51 39 1920 66 1996 0.59 1905 

May 02 77 96 1992 56 1950 51 40 1964 66 1996 0.56 1971 

May 03 78 97 1992 55 1892 51 37 1950 64 1990 0.76 1956 

May 04 78 100 1990 56 1892 51 42 1952** 65 1989 0.85 1883 

May 05 78 100 1987 57 1964 52 42 1988 65 1990 1.94 1889 

 

May 06 78 104 1987 57 1994 52 39 1933 67 1987 1.24 1994 

May 07 79 105 1987 54 1905 52 39 1887 68 1987 1.31 1905 

May 08 79 100 2001 55 1963 52 40 1933 70 1987 0.78 1893 

May 09 79 98 2001 57 1922 52 39 1896 67 1987 0.41 1980 

May 10 79 100 1987 58 1887 52 41 1933 67 1897 0.48 1942 

 

May 11 80 102 1987 58 1880 53 40 1930 68 1897 1.00 1915 

May 12 80 102 1987 55 1880 53 39 1880 66 1976** 0.62 1925 

May 13 80 102 1976 58 1968 53 40 1882 70 1987 0.95 1941 

May 14 80 103 1987 58 1894 53 41 1899 67 1987 0.39 1953 

May 15 81 99 1927 58 1911 53 40 1906 68 1910 1.67 1996 

May 16 81 102 1970 61 1898** 53 40 1894 69 1970 0.38 1996 

May 17 81 101 1997 60 1911 54 43 1883 70 1997 0.43 1879 

May 18 82 104 1997 58 1911 54 42 1917 71 1997 0.82 1957 

May 19 82 99 2001 60 1948 54 41 1896 66 1920 0.46 1948 

May 20 82 102 1947 56 1957** 54 44 1901** 67 1931 1.22 2002 

 

May 21 82 101 2001** 61 1933 54 45 1960** 69 1892 0.45 1939 

May 22 82 103 2000 60 1977 54 42 1960 70 1943 0.65 1958 

May 23 83 99 2001** 57 1960 55 45 1916 70 2000 0.37 1960 

May 24 83 100 2001 58 1916 55 43 1953 72 1890 0.62 1993 

May 25 83 100 1951 58 1917 55 43 1899 68 1883 0.77 1906 

 

May 26 83 102 1974 63 1906 55 42 1918 69 1951** 0.30 1901 

May 27 84 104 1984 56 1906 55 45 1927 67 1984 1.56 1990 

May 28 84 107 1984 57 1998 55 44 1927 72 1887 1.27 1998 

May 29 84 101 1973 63 1911 55 44 1985 71 1973 0.26 1948 

May 30 84 103 1910 61 1932 56 44 1923** 68 2002** 1.67 1948 

 

May 31 85 106 2001 58 1899 56 45 1923 68 1892** 0.44 1899 

MONTHLY SUMMARY 

Max Extreme 107 May 28 1984 Min Extreme 37 May 03 1950 

Low Max 54 May 07 1905 High Min 72 May 28 1887* 

Average Max 81.6 Average Min 54.1 Average 

Temperature

67.9 

Max Pcpn 1.94 May 05 1889 

 *Also occurred prior dates in month **Also occurred prior years 
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SACRAMENTO CLIMATE 

MONTH: JUNE

 Record Record Record Record Record Record Grtst 

 Normal Record Max Low Low Max Normal Record Min High High Min Greatest Pcpn 

 Max Max Year Max Year Min Min Year Min Year Pcpn Year 

Jun 01 85 104 1970 62 1967** 56 43 1929 69 1960 0.45 1899 

Jun 02 85 106 1960 59 1967 56 45 1933** 71 1960 0.15 1967 

Jun 03 85 107 1960 64 1936 56 46 1944** 71 1893 0.38 1894 

Jun 04 86 103 1935** 66 1984** 56 46 1939 70 1981** 0.81 1993 

Jun 05 86 108 1926 60 1967 57 47 1988** 71 1883 0.23 1934 

Jun 06 86 105 1978 57 1914 57 46 1988 73 1974 0.44 1953 

Jun 07 86 102 1883 64 1927 57 44 1950 73 1903 0.57 1927 

Jun 08 86 103 1973 57 1964 57 46 1892 71 1973 0.36 2005 

Jun 09 86 103 1883 59 1964 57 46 1892 74 1883 0.34 1929 

Jun 10 87 105 1918 67 1955 57 48 1917 72 1921 0.13 1879 

Jun 11 87 107 1985** 64 1907 58 48 1901 72 1985 0.32 1907 

Jun 12 87 105 1985 62 1884 58 44 1952 68 1960 0.80 1884 

Jun 13 88 107 1985 60 1907 58 48 1952** 68 2000 0.53 1907 

Jun 14 88 109 1961 65 1944 58 47 1907 75 1966 0.11 1995 

Jun 15 88 111 1961 62 1944 58 47 1944 71 1961 0.60 1929 

Jun 16 88 108 1985 66 2005 58 47 1944** 73 1985 0.25 1995 

Jun 17 88 102 1976 66 1909 58 48 1910 68 1993** 0.03 1909 

Jun 18 89 105 1945** 66 2005 58 48 1910** 70 1981** T 1949 

Jun 19 89 106 1988 65 1930 58 50 1910** 76 1917 0.66 1974 

Jun 20 89 108 1920 63 1908 59 46 1910 74 1981 0.04 1897 

Jun 21 89 108 1961 68 1907 59 46 1908 73 1993 0.02 1943 

Jun 22 90 107 1981 65 1923 59 48 1943 74 1981 0.09 1923 

Jun 23 90 106 1988 59 1912 59 50 1930 78 1909 0.44 1912 

Jun 24 90 110 1925 64 1899 59 49 1918 74 1976 0.23 1914 

Jun 25 90 111 1925 68 1906 59 48 1901 74 1995** 0.13 20011

988 

Jun 26 90 106 1973** 61 1906 59 48 1930 74 1995 0.05 1971 

Jun 27 91 108 1976 65 1889 59 49 1906 73 1973 0.25 1889 

Jun 28 91 108 1976 65 1991 59 47 1916 74 1891 0.56 1991 

Jun 29 91 107 1950 73 1992 59 50 1949 75 1891 0.19 1992*

* 

Jun 30 91 112 1934 71 1982 59 49 1881 74 1891 0.01 1916 

 

MONTHLY SUMMARY 

Max Extreme 112 Jun 30 1934 Min Extreme 43 Jun 01 1929 

Low Max 57 Jun 08 1964* High Min 78 Jun 23 1909 

Average Max 88.8 Average Min 58.4 Average 

Temperature 

73.6 

Max Pcpn 0.81 Jun 04 1993 

 *Also occurred prior dates in month **Also occurred prior years 
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SACRAMENTO CLIMATE

MONTH: JULY

 Record Record Record Record Record Record Grtst 

 Normal Record Max Low Low Max Normal Record Min High High Min Greatest Pcpn 

 Max Max Year Max Year Min Min Year Min Year Pcpn Year 

Jul 01 92 108 1950 71 1916 59 50 1919 74 1996 0.07 1916 

Jul 02 92 109 1991 68 1938 60 50 1919 73 1991 0.28 1980 

Jul 03 92 111 1991 65 1910 60 47 1901 74 1970 T 1924** 

Jul 04 92 110 1991 68 1948** 60 50 1999** 75 2001** 0.01 1925 

Jul 05 92 107 1931 71 1915 60 50 1919 72 1931 0.04 1895 

 

Jul 06 92 105 1989 76 1935 60 50 1899 71 1957 T 1936 

Jul 07 93 110 1989 73 1891 60 50 1926 74 1905 0.03 1974 

Jul 08 93 110 1905 68 1974 60 51 1930** 74 1905** 0.86 1974 

Jul 09 93 109 2002 73 1904 60 51 1888 72 1896 0.01 1974 

Jul 10 93 112 2002 72 1892** 60 50 1932** 72 1896 T 1952 

 

Jul 11 93 110 1961 75 1914** 60 50 1898 76 1913 T 1908 

Jul 12 93 111 1990 71 1956 60 49 1899 74 2002 T 1961 

Jul 13 93 112 1972 71 1920 60 50 1903 75 1999** T 1942 

Jul 14 94 113 1972 75 1907 60 50 1918 77 1972 T 1935 

Jul 15 94 109 1926 74 1975 60 51 1903** 74 1984** 0.02 1975 

 

Jul 16 94 108 1935 74 1923 60 51 1903** 73 1886 T 1917 

Jul 17 94 114 1925 75 1987 60 48 1887 75 1988 0.01 1995 

Jul 18 94 112 1988 69 1932 60 50 1921 74 2003 T 1922 

Jul 19 94 110 1998 72 1907 61 49 1887 74 1998 0.00 

Jul 20 94 107 1933 74 1985** 61 50 1887 75 1917 T 1943 

 

Jul 21 94 106 1996** 74 1987** 61 50 1887 74 2003 0.22 1979 

Jul 22 94 105 2003 75 1925** 61 50 1918 71 2003** T 1959 

Jul 23 94 107 1942 77 1903 61 50 1889 70 1956** T 1959 

Jul 24 94 108 1985** 78 1977 61 52 1930** 73 1974 T 1937 

Jul 25 94 109 1975 74 1946** 61 52 1919 77 1974 0.01 1988 

 

Jul 26 94 110 1933 74 1941 61 51 1920** 72 1973 T 1950** 

Jul 27 94 108 1980** 74 1941 61 50 1899 72 1933 T 1896 

Jul 28 94 107 1954 70 1919 61 50 1930 74 1967 0.01 1964 

Jul 29 94 106 1996 75 1985 61 51 1919** 73 1996 0.00 

Jul 30 94 109 1977 68 1966 61 50 1919 71 2003 0.07 1966** 

Jul 31 94 109 1996 74 1933** 61 51 1919 74 1980 T 1949 

MONTHLY SUMMARY 

Max Extreme 114 Jul 17 1925 Min Extreme 47 Jul 03 1901 

Low Max 65 Jul 03 1910 High Min 77 Jul 25 1974* 

Average Max 93.8 Average Min 60.9 Average 

Temperature

77.4 

Max Pcpn 0.86 Jul 08 1974 

 *Also occurred prior dates in month **Also occurred prior years 
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SACRAMENTO CLIMATE

MONTH: AUGUST

 Record Record Record Record Record Record Grtst 

 Normal Record Max Low Low Max Normal Record Min High High Min Greatest Pcpn 

 Max Max Year Max Year Min Min Year Min Year Pcpn Year 

Aug 01 94 109 1993 76 1933 61 51 1910 74 1977** T 1918 

Aug 02 94 108 1987 69 1953 61 50 1887 76 1993 0.06 20031

917 

Aug 03 93 107 1998** 73 1953** 61 51 1919 75 1885 T 1899 

Aug 04 93 111 1998 70 1950 61 50 1897 77 1998 0.02 1899 

Aug 05 93 109 1990 78 1962** 61 50 1950 75 1998 0.01 1974 

 

Aug 06 93 108 1978 77 1906** 61 50 1891 76 1961 T 1961 

Aug 07 93 109 1997 75 1907 61 50 1931 76 1983 0.25 1989 

Aug 08 93 110 1990 74 1916 61 50 1919** 71 1990** 0.13 1962 

Aug 09 93 109 1996** 72 1949 61 50 1931 75 1990 T 1963 

Aug 10 93 110 1996 75 1916 60 50 1919 72 1996 0.01 1965 

 

Aug 11 93 110 1996** 72 1965 60 49 1910 75 1996 0.58 1965 

Aug 12 93 107 1996 73 1988 60 50 1910** 75 1996 T 1923 

Aug 13 92 111 1933 73 1968** 60 48 1921 75 1996 T 1953 

Aug 14 92 107 1920 70 1976 60 49 1887 73 1993** 0.15 1976 

Aug 15 92 108 1920 72 1918 60 51 1955 74 1983** 0.28 1976 

 

Aug 16 92 107 1992 75 1918 60 50 1955 73 1983 0.02 1958 

Aug 17 92 106 1967** 67 1985 60 51 1917 74 1966 0.10 1976 

Aug 18 92 107 1950 68 1975 60 51 1985 70 1883 0.11 1975 

Aug 19 92 108 1950 73 1968 60 51 1890 69 1992** 0.08 1968 

Aug 20 92 106 1950 72 1959 60 48 1914 69 1995** 0.20 1997 

 

Aug 21 92 102 1982** 72 1922 60 49 1910 68 1969 0.22 20035 

Aug 22 91 106 1891 72 1901** 60 50 1901 68 1995 0.06 2003 

Aug 23 91 109 1913 74 1963** 60 50 1908** 74 1891 0.01 1904 

Aug 24 91 108 1931** 76 1990** 60 50 1887 73 1913 0.06 1904 

Aug 25 91 105 1988 68 1920 60 52 1914** 69 1931 0.27 1954 

 

Aug 26 91 106 1988** 73 1975 60 50 1929** 74 1988** 0.08 1954 

Aug 27 91 108 1894 71 1881 60 51 1952** 73 1894 0.01 1949 

Aug 28 91 105 1915 67 1895 60 50 1910 74 1913 T 1949 

Aug 29 91 108 1987 67 2000 60 49 1880 71 1977 0.67 1953 

Aug 30 91 110 1987 70 1914 60 48 1887 70 1988 0.20 1896 

 

Aug 31 90 108 1976 66 1964 60 51 1914** 68 1972 0.06 1964 

MONTHLY SUMMARY 

Max Extreme 111 Aug 13 1933** Min Extreme 48 Aug 30 1887** 

Low Max 66 Aug 31 1964 High Min 77 Aug 04 1998 

Average Max 92.5 Average Min 60.8 Average 

Temperature

76.7 

Max Pcpn 0.67 Aug 29 1953 

 *Also occurred prior dates in month **Also occurred prior years 
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SACRAMENTO CLIMATE

MONTH: SEPTEMBER

 Record Record Record Record Record Record Grtst 

 Normal Record Max Low Low Max Normal Record Min High High Min Greatest Pcpn 

 Max Max Year Max Year Min Min Year Min Year Pcpn Year 

Sep 01 90 109 1950 69 1898 60 48 1899 71 1998 0.16 2000 

Sep 02 90 109 1955 70 1913 60 49 1898 72 1950 0.15 1912 

Sep 03 90 108 1955 68 1912 59 50 1910** 72 1998 0.16 1897 

Sep 04 90 108 1988 67 1900 59 47 1914 74 1998 T 1900 

Sep 05 90 108 1988 70 1912 59 50 1930** 73 1998 0.18 1912 

 

Sep 06 90 105 1923 62 1912 59 49 1900** 74 1998 0.89 1912 

Sep 07 89 107 1923 67 1920 59 50 1935** 74 1998 0.39 1919 

Sep 08 89 107 1944 64 1920 59 47 1914 73 1944 0.20 1998 

Sep 09 89 108 1944 64 1978 59 45 1898 73 1944 0.26 1985 

Sep 10 89 105 1888 67 1952 59 46 1985 67 1953** 0.27 1895 

 

Sep 11 89 106 1888 70 1893 59 49 1911 70 1888 0.49 1976 

Sep 12 89 104 1983 64 1895 59 44 1893 69 1953 3.13 1918 

Sep 13 88 104 1971 67 1939 59 45 1910 70 1983** 0.29 1918 

Sep 14 88 104 1979 68 1931 59 46 1939 71 1953 0.44 1955 

Sep 15 88 104 1979** 69 1977 59 47 1939 69 1922 0.43 1888 

 

Sep 16 88 105 1979 60 1977 58 48 1960 69 1922** 1.75 1989 

Sep 17 88 106 1884 63 1921 58 48 1924** 71 1923 0.62 1950 

Sep 18 87 104 1984 65 1989 58 44 1882 77 1984 1.46 1959 

Sep 19 87 101 2000** 62 1896 58 46 1947** 72 1939 1.93 2004 

Sep 20 87 102* 2002 68 1945** 58 48 1986** 72 1939 0.06 1896 

 

Sep 21 87 103 1987 66 1901 58 48 1960 73 1939 0.15 1916 

Sep 22 86 103 2003 60 1917 58 46 1895 74 1939 0.50 1917 

Sep 23 86 102 1939 61 1901 57 46 1945 70 1939 1.74 1904 

Sep 24 86 102 1936 66 1986** 57 45 1920 66 1982** 0.61 1904 

Sep 25 86 100 1952 62 1909 57 44 1934 66 1991** 1.15 1904 

 

Sep 26 86 103 1963 64 1986 57 46 1923 70 1952 0.41 1972 

Sep 27 85 102 1963 64 1965 57 46 1986 67 1963 0.62 1957 

Sep 28 85 100 1966 63 1919 57 46 1986** 67 1966 0.37 1989 

Sep 29 84 103 1966** 62 1919** 57 48 1955** 68 1966 0.80 1890 

Sep 30 84 102 1991 58 1930** 56 46 1894 66 1988 0.74 1883 

 

MONTHLY SUMMARY 

Max Extreme 109 Sep 02 1955* Min Extreme 44 Sep 25 1934* 

Low Max 58 Sep 30 1930** High Min 77 Sep 18 1984 

Average Max 88.6 Average Min 59.0 Average 

Temperature

73.8 

Max Pcpn 3.13 Sep 12 1918 

 *Also occurred prior dates in month **Also occurred prior years 
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SACRAMENTO CLIMATE

MONTH: OCTOBER

 Record Record Record Record Record Record Grtst 

 Normal Record Max Low Low Max Normal Record Min High High Min Greatest Pcpn 

 Max Max Year Max Year Min Min Year Min Year Pcpn Year 

Oct 01 84 101 2001** 56 1909 56 43 1950 63 1980** 0.79 1909 

Oct 02 84 102 2001** 61 1916 56 44 1903 64 1980** 0.34 1898 

Oct 03 84 102 1987** 58 1909 56 42 1884 66 1980 1.82 1882 

Oct 04 83 102 1987** 61 1900 56 42 1881 68 1980 0.45 1994 

Oct 05 83 102 1987 56 1924 55 42 1916 66 1933 1.12 1924 

 

Oct 06 83 102 1987 60 1882 55 44 1913 62 1987** 0.41 1923 

Oct 07 82 100 1980 60 1973 55 41 1881 65 1996** 0.60 1889 

Oct 08 82 101 1996 62 1922 55 42 1881 65 1996 0.63 1904 

Oct 09 82 96 1980 63 1924** 55 43 1930 70 1899 0.79 1947 

Oct 10 81 100 1991 57 1924 54 44 1941** 64 1991** 0.98 1926 

 

Oct 11 81 96 1992** 57 1925 54 40 1886 66 1991 1.44 1948 

Oct 12 80 97 1991 55 1899 54 42 1924 64 1991 2.17 1962 

Oct 13 80 94 1991 50 1899 54 40 1881** 62 1991** 3.63 1962 

Oct 14 80 98 1991 56 1878 54 36 1881 63 1979 0.75 1935 

Oct 15 79 94 1961 57 1938 53 38 1881 64 1991** 0.78 1969 

 

Oct 16 79 95 1961 49 1984 53 41 1984** 61 1933 0.69 1984 

Oct 17 78 96 1988 60 1892 53 38 1984** 61 1974 0.43 1914 

Oct 18 78 94 1988 59 1984 53 39 1905 60 1988 0.42 1958 

Oct 19 78 91 1991** 55 1908 53 43 1949** 59 1991 0.82 2004 

Oct 20 77 92 2003 58 1961** 52 37 1949** 62 1966** 1.14 1889 

 

Oct 21 77 93 2003 59 1985 52 38 1886 60 1982** 1.94 1889 

Oct 22 76 89 1988** 56 1897 52 40 1914 62 1982 1.32 1889 

Oct 23 76 90 1965 56 1897 52 40 1885 62 1982 1.18 1897 

Oct 24 75 91 1959 57 1962 51 37 1956 60 1959 0.94 1951 

Oct 25 75 89 1965 57 1919 51 40 1900 61 1917 1.19 1979 

 

Oct 26 74 91 2003 58 1883 51 39 1939 60 1901 1.02 1950 

Oct 27 74 90 2003 56 1922 51 40 1921 60 1987 1.00 1901 

Oct 28 72 90 2003 57 1971 50 34 1946 60 1987 1.09 1981 

Oct 29 73 84 1965 57 1996 50 37 1916 60 1983 0.80 1992 

Oct 30 72 84 1993** 50 1886 50 34 1935 61 1983 0.95 1945 

 

Oct 31 71 86 1966 56 2003** 50 38 1971** 61 1983 0.63 1944 

MONTHLY SUMMARY 

Max Extreme 102 Oct 06 1987* Min Extreme 34 Oct 30 1935* 

Low Max 49 Oct 16 1984 High Min 70 Oct 09 1899 

Average Max 79.2 Average Min 53.6 Average 

Temperature

66.4 

Max Pcpn 3.63 Oct 13 1962 

 *Also occurred prior dates in month **Also occurred prior years 
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SACRAMENTO CLIMATE

MONTH: NOVEMBER

 Record Record Record Record Record Record Grtst 

 Normal Record Max Low Low Max Normal Record Min High High Min Greatest Pcpn 

 Max Max Year Max Year Min Min Year Min Year Pcpn Year 

Nov 01 71 86 1997** 50 1935 49 34 1886 60 1992 0.67 1935 

Nov 02 70 86 1966 53 1935 49 36 1936 57 1988** 0.80 1882 

Nov 03 70 85 1976 52 1935 49 35 1935 58 1988** 1.16 1882 

Nov 04 69 84 1980 52 1918 49 30 1935 58 1941 1.37 1970 

Nov 05 69 85 1976 52 1973** 48 34 1935 59 1891 1.29 1994 

 

Nov 06 68 84 1976 53 1922 48 35 1920 56 1913 1.40 1966 

Nov 07 68 83 1931 53 1920 48 36 1897** 58 1973 1.40 20025 

Nov 08 67 82 1955 53 1942** 48 34 1897 58 1970** 0.99 1954 

Nov 09 66 83 1976** 50 1982 48 36 1920 57 1976** 1.28 1924 

Nov 10 66 80 1990** 47 1920 47 35 1946 59 1976 1.64 1983 

 

Nov 11 65 79 1990 46 1985 47 31 1911 59 2001 0.81 1877 

Nov 12 65 81 1990 49 1985** 47 30 1938 57 1981 1.84 1981 

Nov 13 65 78 1995 46 1955 47 30 1985** 56 1981** 2.25 1981 

Nov 14 64 78 1995 48 1982 46 30 1916 57 1981 0.87 1934 

Nov 15 64 80 1923 48 1994** 46 29 1880 59 1981 1.27 1934 

 

Nov 16 63 76 1995** 46 1982** 46 32 1880 58 1981 1.95 1888 

Nov 17 63 84 1932 48 1881 46 30 1958 56 1966** 3.02 1885 

Nov 18 62 78 1932 52 1946 45 32 1921** 60 1996 2.20 1885 

Nov 19 62 77 1932 47 1922 45 30 1985 58 1966 1.39 1966 

Nov 20 61 78 1932 45 1985 45 30 1985 62 1950 1.33 1903 

 

Nov 21 61 74 1936 49 1977 45 31 1985** 59 1903 2.32 1900 

Nov 22 61 75 1959 48 1918** 44 30 1880 57 1996** 1.07 1978 

Nov 23 60 80 1930 45 1985 44 28 1931 58 1981** 1.60 1896 

Nov 24 60 73 1959 44 1985 44 30 1931 56 1909 2.27 1985 

Nov 25 59 75 1995** 44 1908 44 30 1880 54 1970 1.09 1989 

 

Nov 26 59 76 1923 46 1931 44 29 1883 55 1901 1.07 1997 

Nov 27 59 72 1959 45 1960 43 28 1887** 53 1923** 1.19 1984 

Nov 28 58 71 1932 45 1880 43 27 1880 58 1932 2.20 1970 

Nov 29 58 71 1929 47 1967** 43 31 1952 56 1901 1.28 1970 

Nov 30 58 71 1995 48 1919 43 30 1880 55 1926 3.26 1892 

 

MONTHLY SUMMARY 

Max Extreme 86 Nov 02 1966* Min Extreme 27 Nov 28 1880 

Low Max 44 Nov 25 1908* High Min 62 Nov 20 1950 

Average Max 64.2 Average Min 45.9 Average 

Temperature

55.1 

Max Pcpn 3.26 Nov 30 1892 

 *Also occurred prior dates in month **Also occurred prior years 
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SACRAMENTO CLIMATE

MONTH: DECEMBER

 Record Record Record Record Record Record Grtst 

 Normal Record Max Low Low Max Normal Record Min High High Min Greatest Pcpn 

 Max Max Year Max Year Min Min Year Min Year Pcpn Year 

Dec 01 57 71 1959 44 1972 42 32 2004** 54 1966 1.70 1952 

Dec 02 57 69 1959 44 1972 42 30 1906 56 1941 2.05 1880 

Dec 03 57 71 1958 43 1971 42 31 2004 55 1901 2.00 1890 

Dec 04 56 71 1958 43 1909 42 29 1909 54 1995 1.41 1881 

Dec 05 56 72 1979 44 1963 42 32 1972 55 1995 0.78 1889 

 

Dec 06 56 70 1989 43 1948** 41 29 1891 55 1995 0.96 1950 

Dec 07 56 68 1979** 42 1965 41 28 1891 53 1995** 1.32 1997 

Dec 08 55 71 1888** 38 1972 41 27 1972 55 1950 1.23 1909 

Dec 09 55 69 1893 37 1972 41 23 1932 58 1939 1.87 1954 

Dec 10 55 68 1958 35 1932 41 22 1932 57 1937 1.92 1937 

 

Dec 11 54 71 1958 34 1932 41 17 1932 54 1966** 2.27 1995 

Dec 12 54 71 1958 38 1972 40 21 1932 57 1996 1.09 1922 

Dec 13 54 71 1988 42 1961 40 23 1932 56 1929 1.73 1915 

Dec 14 54 69 1958 32 1972 40 23 1940 56 1981 1.56 1929 

Dec 15 54 72 1958 36 1972 40 26 1932 56 1929 1.18 1957 

 

Dec 16 54 70 1958 40 1890 40 26 1892 54 1962 0.95 20021

957 

Dec 17 53 69 1958 40 1890 40 28 1928 52 1877 1.33 1884 

Dec 18 53 68 1958 40 1963 40 28 1924** 52 1884 1.40 1955 

Dec 19 53 71 1999 37 1908 40 25 1924 54 1981 2.41 1955 

Dec 20 53 66 1981 36 1908 40 27 1928 57 1969 1.32 1884 

 

Dec 21 53 66 1999 34 1990 40 22 1990 57 1964 2.81 1885 

Dec 22 53 67 1999 36 1928 39 18 1990 58 1964 1.94 1955 

Dec 23 53 66 1964 32 1928 39 21 1990 58 1964 1.38 1884 

Dec 24 53 66 1964** 38 1899 39 23 1990 56 1884 2.21 1983 

Dec 25 53 64 1967 38 1992** 39 26 1891** 55 1964 2.42 1884 

 

Dec 26 52 65 1967 37 1899 39 25 1879 55 1892** 1.58 1955 

Dec 27 52 68 1953 37 1988 39 27 1879** 52 1945** 1.96 1931 

Dec 28 52 72 1967 37 1899 39 26 1930 54 1973 1.25 1992 

Dec 29 52 66 1989** 38 1908 39 24 1878 54 1996 1.47 1933 

Dec 30 52 61 1999** 38 1929** 39 28 1990** 57 1996 1.32 1913 

 

Dec 31 52 67 1996** 37 1882 39 24 1915 59 1996 3.34 1890 

MONTHLY SUMMARY 

Max Extreme 72 Dec 28 1967* Min Extreme 17 Dec 11 1932 

Low Max 32 Dec 23 1972* High Min 59 Dec 31 1996 

Average Max 55 Average Min 40.4 Average 

Temperature

47.7 

Max Pcpn 3.34 Dec 31 1890 

 *Also occurred prior dates in month **Also occurred prior years 
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IV. TEMPERATURE RECORDS
32

HIGHEST AND LOWEST AVERAGE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE 

BY MONTH AND YEAR OF OCCURRENCE 

 (July 1877 - June 2005)

Month

Normal* 

Monthly 

Maximum

Highest 

Average 

Maximum Year

Lowest 

Average 

Maximum Year

January 55.1 62.1 1976 45.9 1937 

February 62.2 68.1 1991 52.1 1887 

March 67.0 75.4 2004 56.7 1897 

April 73.9 80.8 1987 60.2 1967 

May 81.6 91.7 2001 68.6 1915 

June 88.8 94.6 1985 76.3 1884 

July 93.8 99.6 1988 84.4 1903 

August 92.5 97.8 1967 81.9 1899 

September 88.6 94.0 1984 77.9 1930 

October 79.2 84.8 1991 68.6 1882 

November 64.2 72.7 1995 57.8 1882 

December 55.0 63.0 1958 46.8 1924 

HIGHEST AND LOWEST AVERAGE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE 

 BY MONTH AND YEAR OF OCCURRENCE 

 (July 1877 - June 2005)

Month 

Normal* 

Monthly 

Minimum

Highest 

Average 

Minimum Year

Lowest 

Average 

Minimum Year

January 41.3 48.2 1995 30.4 1949 

February 44.7 49.1 1963 36.4 1880 

March 47.1 51.8 1993 38.9 1880 

April 49.5 53.9 1926 42.3 1929 

May 54.1 59.2 1997 47.2 1899 

June 58.4 63.8 1981 52.1 1910 

July 60.9 65.1 2003 54.3 1887 

August 60.8 63.9 1998 53.5 1911 

September 59.0 62.1 1997 52.0 1910 

October 53.6 56.7 1992 46.2 1916 

November 45.9 50.8 1981** 38.0 1880 

December 40.4 46.6 1950 33.4 1932 

• Climatological Normals from the years 1971-2000. 

• ** Also occurred earlier years. 
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HIGHEST AND LOWEST MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES

(July 1877 - June 2005) 

 Highest Monthly 

 Average Temperature

Lowest Monthly 

Average Temperature

 Normal* Temp Year Temp Year 

JANUARY 48.2 53.2 1995 38.7 1937 

 52.6 1986 40.6 1922 

 51.9 2003** 41.2 1929 

 51.8 1953 41.8 1883 

 51.7 1970 42.0 1926** 

FEBRUARY 53.5 57.6 1991** 44.8 1887 

 56.9 1992 45.5 1903 

 56.0 1996 45.7 1880 

 55.9 1986** 46.6 1949 

 55.6 1981 46.9 1911 

MARCH 57.1 62.5 2004 49.2 1880 

 61.5 1934 49.4 1897 

 61.1 1997 50.4 1935 

 61.0 1993 50.8 1948** 

 60.9 1986 50.9 1907 

APRIL 61.7 65.9 1966 52.2 1967 

 65.8 1992** 53.3 1896 

 65.7 1990 54.0 1929 

 64.7 1997 54.3 1912 

 64.5 2004 54.7 1948 

MAY 67.9 74.7 2001 59.3 1899 

 74.5 1997 59.6 1933 

 73.8 1992 59.8 1917** 

 73.0 1984 60.0 1896 

 71.6 1976 60.6 1953 

JUNE 73.6 79.2 1981 64.7 1894 

 77.5 1985 65.9 1923 

 76.4 1974 66.2 1952 

 76.1 2000 66.4 1910** 

 76.0 1918 66.5 1906 

* Monthly Normals based on Climatological Normals 1971-2000. 

** Also occurred earlier years.
34

HIGHEST AND LOWEST MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES

 (July 1877 - June 2005) 

 

 Highest Monthly 

Average Temperature

Lowest Monthly 

Average Temperature

 Normal* Temp Year Temp Year

JULY 77.4 81.6 2003** 69.4 1903 

 81.2 1996 70.2 1887 

 80.7 1984 70.7 1907 

 79.5 1931 71.0 1914 

 79.2 2002 71.2 1904 

AUGUST 76.7 80.7 1998 68.0 1899 

 80.2 1996 68.8 1911 

 79.9 1967 69.8 1887 

 79.6 1969 70.2 1900 

 79.4 1992 70.4 1881 

SEPTEMBER 73.8 77.3 1979 65.4 1893 

 77.2 1984 65.5 1911 

 76.9 1991 65.6 1930 

 76.8 1997 66.0 1907 

 76.5 1974 66.4 1925 

OCTOBER 66.4 70.7 1991 57.7 1881 

 70.1 1976 58.2 1916 

 69.5 1987** 58.6 1920 

 69.0 1992** 58.8 1886** 

 68.9 1990 59.0 1883 

NOVEMBER 55.1 61.6 1995 49.4 1880 

 59.2 1976 49.6 1882 

 59.0 1932 49.8 1994 

 58.7 1997 50.2 1881 

 58.6 1926 50.4 2000** 

DECEMBER 47.7 52.6 1958 41.5 1932 

 52.4 1996 42.1 1908 

 52.3 1995 42.2 1924 

 51.3 1976 42.5 1963 

 51.1 1969 42.6 1985 

 

* Monthly Normals based on Climatological Normals 1971-2000. 

** Also occurred earlier years.
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WARMEST AND COLDEST 

SEASONAL TEMPERATURES

(December 1877 - June 2005) 

WINTER 

 (December - February) 

Average = 49.8* 

Warmest Coldest 

Temp Year Temp Year

52.7 1995-96 42.9 1948-49 

52.6 1969-70 43.6 1932-33 

52.4 1996-97 44.0 1936-37 

52.2 1979-80 44.1 1879-80 

52.1 1975-76 44.9 1928-29 

51.7 2002-03 45.1 1909-10 

51.7 1980-81 45.2 1954-55 

51.4 1994-95 45.2 1882-83 

51.2 1997-98 45.3 1902-03 

51.1 1977-78 45.5 1916-17 

SPRING 

 (March - May) 

Average = 61.7* 

Warmest Coldest 

Temp Year Temp Year

66.8 1997 55.4 1907 

66.4 1992 55.5 1948 

65.2 2004 56.1 1917 

65.0 1984 56.2 1902 

64.7 1934 56.2 1896 

64.5 2001 56.4 1912 

64.0 1996 56.7 1963 

64.0 1987 57.0 1911 

63.9 1966 57.1 1893 

63.6 1931 57.2 1906 

 *Averages based on Climatological Normals 1971-2000
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WARMEST AND COLDEST 

SEASONAL TEMPERATURES 

(December 1877 - June 2005) 

SUMMER 

 (June - August) 

Average = 75.9* 

Warmest Coldest 

Temp Year Temp Year

79.0 1996 69.3 1907 

77.8 1981 69.6 1911 

77.7 2003 69.8 1914 

77.5 1988 70.2 1910 

77.4 1974 70.3 1887 

77.1 2002 70.4 1899 

77.0 1990 70.5 1905 

77.0 1984 70.5 1881 

76.9 1985 70.5 1880 

76.7 1992 70.6 1909 

FALL 

(September - November) 

Average = 65.1* 

Warmest Coldest 

Temp Year Temp Year

68.5 1991 59.0 1881 

68.3 1995 59.0 1920 

68.2 1976 59.4 1882 

67.2 1997 59.6 1916 

66.9 1990 59.7 1893 

66.7 1992 60.1 1886 

66.7 1974 60.1 1931 

66.6 1979 60.3 1880 

66.5 1983 60.3 1911 

66.4 1988 60.4 1897 

*Averages based on Climatological Normals 1971-2000

HIGHEST AND LOWEST ANNUAL TEMPERATURE
37

(1878-2004) 

Average Annual Temperature 63.3* 

Highest 

Annual 

Average

 Lowest 

Annual 

Average

Temp Year Temp Year

65.6 1997 58.1 1880 

65.3 1996 58.4 1911 

65.1 1976 58.8 1893 

64.8 1992 59.2 1902 

64.7 1981 59.3 1912 

64.5 1995 59.3 1919 

 

 

*Averages based on Climatological Normals 1971-2000
38

GREATEST NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH 

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES 90 DEGREES OR HIGHER

(July 1877 – June 2005) 

Days Period Year Days Period Year 

40 July 13 - August 21 1992 20 September 8-27 1899 

35 July 24 - August 27 1967 19 August 2-20 1990 

29 June 23 - July 21 2002 19 July 26 - August 13 1988 

29 June 22 - July 20 1984 19 August 27 -September 14 1985 

25 July 17 - August 10 1974 18 July 19 - August 5 1945 

24 July 25 - August 17 1969 18 June 19 - July 6 1929 

23 July 26 - August 17 1983 17 July 11 – July 27 2004 

22 June 15 - July 6 1981 17 July 19 – August 4 1996 

22 July 7-28 1961 17 June 6 - July 22 1990 

21 July 12 - August 1 1988 17 July 17 – July 3 1988 

21 July 29 - August 18 1971 17 July 29 - August 14 1986 

21 July 29 - August 18 1920 17 July 26 – August 11 1978 

20 July 15 - August 3 1959 17 July 1-17 1953 

 17 July 9-25 1917 

Only periods with 17 or more days tabulated. 

 GREATEST NUMBER OF NON-CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH MAXIMUM 

 TEMPERATURES 90 DEGREES OR HIGHER IN ONE MONTH

(July 1877 – June 2005) 

Days Period Days Period 

30 August 1967 27 July 1996 

29 August 1994 27 August 1985 

29 July 1988 27 August 1931 

28 July 2003 27 July 1970 

28 July 2002 27 July 1967 

28 July 1997 27 August 1958 

28 August 1969 26 August 1998 

28 July 1969 26 August 1992 

28 July 1967 26 July 1984 

28 July 1953 26 July 1981 

28 July 1945 26 August 1966 

Only months with occurrences of 26 or more days tabulated. 
39

GREATEST NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH MAXIMUM 

TEMPERATURES 100 DEGREES OR HIGHER

 (July 1877 - June 2005) 

Days Period Year Days Period Year

9 August 8-16 1996 6 July 14-19 1998 

9 July 10-18 1984 6 August 15-20 1992 

9 June 19-27 1981 6 July 30 - August 4 1986 

9 August 1-9 1966 6 July 1-6 1985 

8 August 27 - September 3 1998 6 August 28 - September 2 1976 

8 August 4-11 1990 6 July 16-21 1960 

8 June 9-16 1985 6 June 28 - July 3 1950 

7 July 16-22 2003 6 September 5-10 1944 

7 August 8-14 2002 6 August 3-8 1936 

7 July 21-27 1980 6 September 19-24 1936 

7 August 12-18 1967 6 September 4-9 1923 

7 June 20-26 1929 6 June 15-20 1917 

7 June 29 - July 5 1929 6 July 4-9 1905 

7 August 10-16 1920 6 July 25-30 1898 

6 August 1-6 1998 6 August 9-14 1898 

Only occurrences of 6 or more days tabulated.

 

GREATEST NUMBER OF NON-CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH MAXIMUM 

TEMPERATURES 100 DEGREES OR HIGHER IN ONE MONTH

(July 1877 - June 2005)

Days Period Days Period

17 July 2003 12 June 1981 

17 July 1988 12 August 1967 

16 August 1998 12 August 1966 

16 July 1984 11 August 2002 

16 July 1931 11 July 1980 

15 August 1996 11 July 1979 

14 July 1996 11 July 1933 

14 August 1969 10 August 1988 

13 August 1992 10 June 1985 

13 July 1985 10 July 1936 

Only occurrences of 10 more days tabulated. 
40

GREATEST NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH MAXIMUM 

 TEMPERATURES 105 DEGREES OR HIGHER

(July 1877 - June 2005) 

Days Period Year Days Period Year

7 August 5-11 1990 3 July 25-27 1980 

6 August 9-14 1996 3 August 30 - September 1 1976 

6 June 11-16 1985 3 June 24-26 1925 

5 August 11-16 1920 3 July 24-26 1975 

4 August 9-12 2002 3 June 14-16 1961 

4 August 31- September 3 1998 3 July 17-19 1961 

4 July 16-19 1988 3 July 19-21 1960 

4 July 1-4 1984 3 June 23-25 1957 

4 July 12-15 1972 3 September 2-4 1955 

4 June 29 - July 2 1950 3 August 18-20 1950 

4 September 1-4 1950 3 July 27-29 1943 

4 June 29 - July 2 1934 3 July 15-17 1935 

4 August 10-13 1898 3 July 25-27 1933 

3 August 3-5 1998 3 August 11-13 1933 

3 July 2-4 1991 3 July 3-5 1931 

3 July 8-10 1988 3 June 23-25 1929 

3 September 3-5 1988 3 July 14-16 1926 

3 August 7-9 1984 3 September 6-8 1923 

 

Only periods with 3 or more days tabulated. 

GREATEST NUMBER OF NON-CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH MAXIMUM 

TEMPERATURES 105 DEGREES OR HIGHER IN ONE MONTH

(July 1877 – June 2005) 

Days Period Days Period

10 July 1988 5 August 1966 

7 August 1996 5 July 1961 

7 August 1990 5 July 1933 

7 July 1984 5 August 1923 

7 July 1931 5 August 1920 

6 July 2003 4 August 2002 

6 August 1998 4 August 1978 

6 July 1996 4 July 1972 

6 July 1985 4 July 1960 

6 June 1985 4 September 1950 

6 June 1961 4 July 1935 

5 August 1987 4 August 1913 

 

 Only months with 4 or more days tabulated.
41

 RECORD NUMBER OF DAYS PER YEAR WITH MAXIMUM 

TEMPERATURES 90, 100 and 105 DEGREES OR HIGHER

(July 1877 – June 2005) 

90 OR HIGHER1 100 OR HIGHER2 105 OR HIGHER3

Days Year Days Year Days Year 

111 1984 41 1988 18 1988 

106 2002 38 1984, 1996 15 1996 

104 1992 34 2002 14 1984 

104 1988, 1992 33 1987 13 1990, 1998 

103 1974 31 2003 11 1985, 1961, 1950 

101 1997 30 1936 9 1987, 1931, 2002 

99 2001 27 1981 8 1933, 2003 

96 1996 26 1985 6 1972, 1966, 1960, 

1935, 1934 

95 1967 24 1967, 1966 5 1995, 1981, 1978, 

1976, 1936,1929, 

1925, 1923, 1891 

94 1970, 2003 23 1976, 1969, 1950, 1931, 

1929 

 

92 1981, 1966 22 1990, 1979, 1961 

91 1987 21 1995, 1992, 1970, 2001 

89 1991,1990,1969, 

2004 

20 1993, 1986, 1933,1888 

 

1

 Only years with 89 or more days tabulated

2 Only years with 20 or more days tabulated

3 Only years with 5 or more days tabulated 
42

AVERAGE NUMBER DAYS PER MONTH/YEAR 

WITH MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES 

90, 100 AND 105 DEGREES OR HIGHER

(1971 - 2000)

Month 90 or Above 100 or Above 105 or Above

April 1 0 0 

May 7 1 0 

June 14 4 1 

July 23 7 2 

August 20 6 2 

September 15 3 0 

October 4 -- 0 

Annual Average 84 Days 22 Days 5 Days 

 – Less than one day 

 * Averages based on Climatological Normals 1971-2000 
43

GREATEST NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH MINIMUM 

TEMPERATURES 32 DEGREES OR LOWER 

(December 1877 - June 2005) 

Days Period Days Period

13 December 20, 1990 - January 1, 1991 7 January 18-24, 1922 

10 December 29, 1960 - January 7, 1961 7 January 5-11, 1913 

10 December 21-30, 1930 6 December 20-25, 1998 

10 December 15-24, 1928 6 December 29, 1959 - January 3, 1960 

10 December 27, 1918 - January 5, 1919 6 January 2-7, 1950 

9 December 15-23, 1965 6 January 6-11, 1937 

9 December 25, 1962 - January 2, 1963 6 January 10-15, 1926 

9 January 23-31, 1949 6 January 15-20, 1917 

9 February 2-10, 1883 6 December 17-22, 1908 

8 December 10-17, 1985 6 January 9-14, 1898 

8 December 8-15, 1972 6 January 6-11, 1888 

8 January 11-18, 1963 6 January 13-18, 1888 

8 January 8-15, 1949 6 January 18-23, 1883 

8 January 7-14, 1929 6 February 2-9, 1883 

8 February 7-14, 1884 6 December 10-15, 1883 

7 December 9-15, 1932 6 January 27 - February 1, 1880 

7 January 1-7, 1924 6 December 14-19, 1878 

Only periods with 6 or more days tabulated.

 

GREATEST NUMBER OF NON-CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH MINIMUM 

TEMPERATURES 32 DEGREES OR LOWER IN ONE MONTH

(July 1877 – June 2005)

Days Period Days Period

24 January 1949 13 January 1922 

17 January 1947 13 January 1888 

16 January 1963 13 January 1883 

16 January 1898 12 November 1880 

14 December 1930 12 December 1956 

14 December 1878 12 December 1898 

14 January 1937 11 January 1929 

13 December 1990 11 December 1949 

13 February 1883 11 December 1918 

Only months with occurrences of 11 or more days tabulated. 
44

NUMBER OF DAYS WITH TEMPERATURES 32 DEGREES 

 OR LOWER IN ONE YEAR

(1878-2004) 

Least Number of Days Greatest Number of Days 

Days Year Days Year

0 1885, 1904, 1934, 1976, 1981, 

1983, 1995, 1996 

 39 1949 

 27 1883, 1898 

1 1881, 1892, 1900, 1907, 1966 

1974, 1977, 1980, 1991, 1992. 

1994, 1997 

 22 1947 

 19 1985 

 18 1880, 1963 

2 1909, 1915, 1925, 1973, 1979, 

1982, 1984, 1986, 2001 

 17 1962 

 16 1922, 1987, 1989 

 15 1878, 1929, 1950, 1956, 1990 

AVERAGE NUMBER DAYS PER MONTH/YEAR WITH MINIMUM 

TEMPERATURES 32 DEGREES OR LOWER 

Month 32 Degrees or Less

January 1.4 

February 0.4 

March -- 

April 0 

October 0 

November 0.2 

December 2.7 

Annual 4.7 

 -- Number of days greater than 0, but less than .05 

 *Averages based on Climatological Normals 1971-2000
45

FREEZE DATA

(January 1881 – June 2005) 

Latest Date in Spring Earliest Date in Fall 

March 27, 1898 November 4, 1935 

LONGEST FREEZE-FREE PERIODS

Days Period

765 December 9, 1994 - January 13, 1997 

743 December 15, 1980 - December 29, 1982 

732 January 2, 1991 - January 2, 1993 

720 January 1, 1983 - December 21, 1984 

712 January 2, 1979 - December 13, 1980 

689 February 11, 1933 - December 31, 1934 

SHORTEST FREEZE-FREE PERIOD

 

Days Period

241 March 28, 1898 - November 23, 1898 
46

V. PRECIPITATION RECORDS
47

MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM PRECIPITATION BY MONTH 

WITH YEAR OF OCCURRENCE

(July 1849-June 2005) 

 

 Maximum 

Monthly 

Precipitation

 Minimum 

Monthly 

Precipitation

 Normal Amount Year Amount Year 

JANUARY 4.18 15.04 1862 0.15 1889 

 12.72 1911 0.23 1984 

 12.35 1995 0.29 1920 

 9.76 1896 0.37 1991** 

 9.65 1909 0.45 1904 

FEBRUARY 3.77 10.30 1986 0.04 1899 

 9.43 1998 0.09 1896 

 9.25 1940 0.12 1852 

 9.13 1958 0.16 1913 

 8.93 2000 0.19 1995** 

MARCH 3.15 10.00 1850 0.03 1956 

 8.45 1906 0.04 1898 

 8.30 1983 0.05 1926 

 8.14 1864 0.07 1894 

 7.84 1995 0.08 1885 

APRIL 1.17 14.20 1880 T* 1949** 

 5.81 1935 0.03 1933 

 5.34 1896 0.05 1931 

 4.76 1941 0.06 1946** 

 4.58 1942 0.08 1945** 

MAY 0.60 3.25 1889 0.00 2001 

 3.04 1998* and 11 other years prior 

 2.88 1900 

 2.85 1883 

 2.75 1915 

JUNE 0.18 1.45 1884 0.00 2003 

 1.10 1875 and many years prior 

 1.02 1929 

 0.85 1907 

 0.69 2005 

* T is less than 0.01 inch. 

** Also occurred earlier years. 

– Normals are based on the Climatological Normals 1971-2000. 
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MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM PRECIPITATION BY MONTH 

WITH YEAR OF OCCURRENCE

(July 1849 - June 2005) 

 Maximum 

Monthly 

Precipitation

 Minimum Monthly 

Precipitation

 Normal Amount Year Amount Year 

JULY 0.05 0.90 1974 0.00 2003 

 0.63 1860 and several years prior 

 0.55 1861 

 0.31 1980 

 0.22 1979 

AUGUST 0.05 0.67 1953 0.00 2002 

 0.59 1965 and several years prior 

 0.57 1976 

 0.37 1989 

 0.35 1954 

 

SEPTEMBER 0.37 3.62 1904 0.00 2003 

 3.58 1918 and several years prior 

 3.15 1989 

 1.93 2004 

 1.54 1982* 

OCTOBER 1.00 6.85 1962 0.00 2002 

 6.02 1889 and several years prior 

 4.46 1899 

 3.45 1876 

 3.01 1858 

NOVEMBER 2.59 11.34 1885 0.00 1995 

 7.44 1970 and 4 other years prior 

 7.13 1981 

 6.72 1864 

 6.69 1973 

DECEMBER 2.76 13.40 1852 0.00 1989** 

 12.85 1867 0.03 1999 

 12.50 1849 0.22 1956 

 12.20 1955 0.23 1912 

 11.81 1880 0.30 1975 

* Also occurred earlier years. 

– Normals are based on the Climatological Normals 1971-2000. 

Note - Prior to the establishment of the Signal Corps Station July 1, 1877, precipitation records were taken as early as 

1849 by Dr. F.M. Hatch, retired Army Surgeon, and his associate, Dr. T.M. Logan. Their records are believed 

reliable.
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MONTHLY, ACCUMULATIVE AND SEASON PRECIPITATION TOTALS 

(Rainfall Season July 1 - June 30) 

 Season Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov 

Pcpn to 

Dec 31 Jan Feb Mar Apr 

 Normal* 0.05 0.05 0.37 1.00 2.59 2.76 6.82 4.18 3.77 3.15 1.17  1849-50 0.00 0.00 0.25 1.50 2.25 12.50 16.50 4.50 0.50 10.00 4.25  1850-51 0.00 0.00 0.14 0.05 0.69 2.67 3.55 0.65 0.35 1.88 1.14  1851-52 0.00 0.00 1.00 0.18 2.14 7.07 10.39 0.58 0.12 6.40 0.19  1852-53 0.00 0.00 T 0.00 6.00 13.40 19.40 3.00 2.00 7.00 3.50  1853-54 T 0.00 T T 1.50 1.54 3.04 3.25 8.50 3.25 1.50  1854-55 0.00 T T 1.01 0.65 1.15 2.81 2.67 3.46 4.20 4.32  1855-56 0.00 0.00 T 0.00 0.75 2.00 2.75 4.92 0.69 1.40 2.13  1856-57 0.00 0.00 T 0.20 0.65 2.40 3.25 1.38 4.80 0.68 T  1857-58 0.00 T 0.00 0.66 2.41 2.63 5.70 2.44 2.46 2.88 1.21  1858-59 0.01 T T 3.01 0.15 4.34 7.51 0.96 3.91 1.64 0.98  1859-60 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00 6.48 1.83 8.33 2.31 0.93 5.11 2.87  1860-61 0.63 0.00 0.06 0.91 0.18 4.28 6.06 2.67 2.92 3.32 0.48  1861-62 0.55 0.00 0.00 T 2.17 8.64 11.36 15.04 4.26 2.80 0.82  1862-63 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.36 T 2.33 2.70 1.73 2.75 2.36 1.69  1863-64 0.00 0.00 T 0.00 1.49 1.82 3.31 1.08 0.19 1.30 1.08  1864-65 0.00 0.08 T 0.12 6.72 7.87 14.79 4.78 0.71 0.48 1.37  1865-66 T 0.00 0.08 0.48 2.43 0.36 3.35 7.70 2.01 2.02 0.48  1866-67 0.02 0.00 0.00 T 2.43 9.51 11.96 3.44 7.10 1.01 1.80  1867-68 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 3.81 12.85 16.67 6.04 3.15 4.35 2.31  1868-69 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.77 2.61 3.38 4.79 3.63 2.94 1.24  1869-70 0.00 0.00 T 2.12 0.85 1.96 4.93 1.37 3.24 1.64 2.12  1870-71 T T 0.00 0.02 0.58 0.97 1.57 2.08 1.92 0.69 1.45  1871-72 0.00 0.00 T 0.21 1.22 10.59 12.02 4.04 4.74 1.94 0.61  1872-73 0.00 0.00 T 0.22 1.93 5.39 7.54 1.23 4.36 0.55 0.51  1873-74 0.02 T 0.00 0.31 1.21 10.01 11.55 5.20 1.86 3.05 0.89  1874-75 T 0.00 0.05 2.26 3.80 0.44 6.55 8.70 0.55 0.80 T  1875-76 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.44 6.20 5.52 12.16 4.99 3.75 4.15 1.10  1876-77 0.21 0.02 T 3.45 0.30 0.00 3.98 2.77 1.04 0.56 0.19  1877-78 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.73 1.07 1.43 3.23 9.26 8.04 3.09 1.07  1878-79 0.00 0.00 0.29 0.55 0.51 0.47 1.82 3.18 3.88 4.88 2.66  1879-80 T T 0.00 0.88 2.05 3.41 6.34 1.64 1.83 1.70 14.20  *Normal precipitation is for the period 1971-2000. 
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MONTHLY, ACCUMULATIVE AND SEASON PRECIPITATION TOTALS 

(Rainfall Season July 1 - June 30) 

 Season Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 

Pcpn to Dec 31 Jan Feb Mar Apr 

Normal* 0.05 0.05 0.37 1.00 2.59 2.76 6.82 4.18 3.77 3.15 1.17 1880-81 T 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 11.81 11.86 6.14 5.06 1.37 1.64 1881-82 T 0.00 0.30 0.55 1.88 3.27 6.00 1.89 2.40 3.78 1.99 1882-83 T 0.00 0.57 2.63 3.22 1.13 7.55 2.23 1.11 3.70 0.67 1883-84 0.00 0.00 0.90 0.97 0.61 0.44 2.92 3.43 4.46 8.14 4.42 1884-85 0.00 T 0.60 2.01 0.00 10.45 13.06 2.16 0.49 0.08 0.68 1885-86 T 0.00 0.08 0.02 11.34 5.76 17.20 7.95 0.29 2.68 4.08 1886-87 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.68 0.21 2.21 3.10 1.12 6.28 0.94 2.53 1887-88 0.00 T 0.02 0.00 0.45 2.09 2.56 4.81 0.57 3.04 0.10 1888-89 T T 0.55 0.00 4.28 4.63 9.46 0.15 0.33 6.25 0.26 1889-90 0.00 0.00 0.00 6.02 3.15 7.82 16.99 6.62 4.06 3.00 1.33 1890-91 0.00 T 0.80 T 0.00 3.34 4.14 0.53 6.61 1.78 2.04 1891-92 T 0.00 0.10 0.10 0.48 3.28 3.96 1.78 2.84 3.02 1.20 1892-93 0.00 0.00 0.18 0.70 6.60 4.90 12.38 3.27 2.66 3.51 1.08 1893-94 T 0.00 0.22 0.12 2.92 1.76 5.02 4.17 3.92 0.74 0.34 1894-95 T T 0.88 1.06 0.48 8.86 11.28 8.42 1.84 1.20 0.86 1895-96 0.04 T 1.26 0.17 1.54 1.54 4.55 9.79 0.09 2.57 5.34 1896-97 T 0.20 0.31 0.55 3.56 1.76 6.38 3.66 4.15 2.54 0.25 1897-98 0.00 0.01 0.16 1.96 0.61 1.64 4.38 0.98 3.19 0.04 0.28 1898-99 0.00 0.00 0.36 0.64 0.61 2.30 3.91 3.94 0.04 6.02 0.10 1899-00 0.00 0.02 0.00 4.46 2.62 2.91 10.01 3.54 0.32 1.61 1.88 1900-01 T 0.00 0.06 1.74 4.50 1.38 7.68 3.70 5.32 0.48 2.23 1901-02 T T 0.56 1.56 2.68 1.19 5.99 0.95 6.52 1.99 1.36 1902-03 0.00 T 0.00 1.67 2.02 2.91 6.60 3.05 1.70 4.81 0.46 1903-04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.12 3.44 1.12 4.68 0.45 5.26 5.43 1.02 1904-05 T 0.07 3.62 1.86 2.05 1.20 8.80 3.33 2.47 3.75 1.18 1905-06 0.00 T 0.03 0.00 1.20 0.56 1.79 6.63 3.02 8.45 1.21 1906-07 0.00 T 0.20 T 0.99 7.37 8.56 4.63 2.37 7.28 0.25 1907-08 0.00 0.00 T 1.20 0.04 3.33 4.57 3.84 2.75 0.42 0.08 1908-09 T 0.00 0.05 0.26 1.23 2.04 3.58 9.65 6.68 1.84 T 1909-10 0.00 0.00 0.21 1.27 1.32 3.87 6.67 1.48 0.83 3.06 0.11 *Normal precipitation is for the period 1971-2000. 
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MONTHLY, ACCUMULATIVE AND SEASON PRECIPITATION TOTALS 

(Rainfall Season July 1 -June 30) 

Season Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 

Pcpn to Dec 31 Jan Feb Mar Apr 

Normal* 0.05 0.05 0.37 1.00 2.59 2.76 6.82 4.18 3.77 3.15 1.17 1910-11 T 0.00 0.20 0.28 0.17 1.62 2.27 12.72 1.88 4.30 0.66 1911-12 0.00 0.00 T 0.18 0.15 1.07 1.40 2.74 0.23 1.97 1.69 1912-13 T 0.00 1.25 0.58 0.80 0.23 2.86 2.52 0.16 1.34 0.53 1913-14 T 0.01 T 0.13 4.58 4.40 9.12 5.97 2.96 0.59 0.70 1914-15 0.00 0.00 T 0.82 0.47 3.44 4.73 3.76 4.26 1.20 0.50 1915-16 T 0.01 T T 0.83 4.42 5.26 9.35 2.45 1.06 0.06 1916-17 0.07 T 0.16 0.79 0.49 3.73 5.24 1.30 4.97 0.70 0.62 1917-18 T T 0.51 T 0.25 0.45 1.21 0.97 3.36 4.00 1.06 1918-19 0.00 T 3.58 0.40 1.84 1.70 7.52 1.77 6.29 1.50 0.11 1919-20 T T 0.53 0.01 0.36 2.22 3.12 0.29 0.81 3.27 1.36 1920-21 0.00 T 0.01 1.29 3.39 4.32 9.01 4.61 0.54 1.45 0.39 1921-22 0.00 0.00 T 0.80 1.09 3.81 5.70 2.16 4.18 1.29 0.40 1922-23 T T 0.00 0.72 3.03 6.12 9.87 2.05 0.30 0.43 2.87 1923-24 0.00 T 0.50 0.58 0.62 0.94 2.64 1.80 2.00 1.19 0.30 1924-25 T T T 2.10 1.59 3.63 7.32 1.02 4.45 1.14 1.61 1925-26 0.01 0.01 0.02 T 1.13 1.50 2.67 3.20 5.52 0.05 4.25 1926-27 0.00 T T 2.14 4.48 0.58 7.20 2.30 4.99 1.01 1.47 1927-28 0.00 T 0.01 1.45 1.81 1.55 4.82 1.17 1.38 3.39 0.78 1928-29 T 0.00 T 0.15 2.98 2.66 5.79 0.88 1.44 0.78 0.44 1929-30 T 0.00 0.00 0.15 0.00 4.06 4.21 3.65 1.62 2.86 0.94 1930-31 0.00 T 0.29 0.47 1.11 0.56 2.43 2.50 1.35 1.14 0.05 1931-32 T T T 0.18 1.30 6.84 8.32 1.09 1.76 0.34 0.76 1932-33 T 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.36 2.11 2.47 2.85 0.95 1.44 0.03 1933-34 T 0.00 0.03 0.66 0.00 5.74 6.43 1.33 2.97 0.13 0.16 1934-35 0.00 T 0.01 0.45 2.61 2.50 5.57 4.81 1.97 2.93 5.81 1935-36 T T T 1.22 0.77 2.18 4.17 3.80 8.59 1.33 1.69 1936-37 T 0.00 T 0.35 0.03 2.62 3.00 2.92 6.18 6.37 1.10 1937-38 T 0.00 0.00 0.87 2.69 4.06 7.62 3.50 8.24 3.92 1.51 1938-39 T 0.00 0.30 1.29 0.88 0.71 3.18 1.91 1.06 2.42 0.25 1939-40 T 0.00 0.35 0.45 0.07 1.15 2.02 7.98 9.25 4.22 0.68 *Normal precipitation is for the period 1971-2000. 
52

MONTHLY, ACCUMULATIVE AND SEASON PRECIPITATION TOTALS 

(Rainfall Season July 1 - June 30) 

Season Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 

Pcpn to Dec 31 Jan Feb Mar Apr 

Normal* 0.05 0.05 0.37 1.00 2.59 2.76 6.82 4.18 3.77 3.15 1.17 1940-41 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.93 1.32 9.40 11.66 5.78 5.40 2.86 4.76 1941-42 0.00 T T 0.86 1.17 6.29 8.32 4.68 2.98 3.31 4.58 1942-43 T 0.00 0.03 0.27 2.22 3.16 5.68 7.04 1.26 3.60 1.91 1943-44 T 0.00 T 0.16 0.62 2.02 2.80 3.08 7.27 1.42 1.66 1944-45 0.00 0.00 T 1.39 3.54 2.31 7.24 1.82 4.49 2.83 0.08 1945-46 T T 0.00 2.53 1.60 5.50 9.63 0.77 0.90 1.94 0.06 1946-47 T 0.00 0.04 0.75 2.42 1.56 4.77 0.60 2.34 3.28 0.15 1947-48 0.00 0.00 T 2.60 1.02 0.65 4.27 0.51 0.88 3.68 3.05 1948-49 0.00 0.00 0.10 1.45 0.59 4.88 7.02 1.47 1.91 4.15 T 1949-50 T 0.01 0.03 0.14 1.10 1.90 3.18 4.41 3.27 2.00 1.03 1950-51 T 0.00 0.62 2.35 5.50 4.72 13.19 2.45 1.57 0.84 0.85 1951-52 0.00 T 0.25 1.33 3.18 5.11 9.87 8.65 1.65 4.50 1.41 1952-53 0.01 0.00 0.05 0.00 2.04 7.27 9.37 3.51 0.21 1.42 2.69 1953-54 0.00 0.67 0.00 0.18 1.79 0.56 3.20 3.26 3.70 3.29 1.88 1954-55 0.00 0.35 0.00 0.02 3.35 4.93 8.65 3.14 1.33 0.37 2.75 1955-56 0.00 0.00 0.95 0.57 1.16 12.20 14.88 7.58 2.43 0.03 1.86 1956-57 0.00 0.00 0.84 1.32 0.06 0.22 2.44 2.47 4.18 2.23 1.66 1957-58 0.00 0.00 1.35 1.35 0.33 3.07 6.10 5.38 9.13 5.93 4.41 1958-59 0.00 0.02 0.12 0.42 0.16 0.72 1.44 4.62 3.64 0.46 0.30 1959-60 T T 1.54 T 0.01 1.28 2.83 3.25 2.91 1.62 1.26 1960-61 T 0.00 T T 4.38 0.70 5.08 3.11 1.19 2.02 0.49 1961-62 T 0.01 0.17 0.03 2.96 1.44 4.61 0.95 7.60 1.84 0.19 1962-63 0.00 0.13 0.11 6.85 0.40 1.74 9.23 3.65 1.75 3.56 3.43 1963-64 0.00 T 0.35 1.27 3.92 0.38 5.92 3.35 0.19 0.83 0.16 1964-65 0.01 0.06 0.00 1.55 2.64 5.69 9.95 3.66 0.48 1.61 2.97 1965-66 0.00 0.59 0.00 0.11 3.25 2.89 6.84 2.11 1.58 0.22 0.59 1966-67 0.09 0.00 0.05 0.00 5.48 3.33 8.95 7.94 0.40 4.15 3.85 1967-68 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.26 1.25 0.94 2.49 3.34 1.97 2.42 0.40 1968-69 0.00 0.08 0.00 0.68 2.74 3.10 6.60 8.90 7.61 1.13 1.32 1969-70 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.80 0.81 5.36 7.00 7.05 1.45 1.83 0.14 *Normal precipitation is for the period 1971-2000. 
53

MONTHLY, ACCUMULATIVE AND SEASON PRECIPITATION TOTALS 

(Rainfall Season July 1 - June 30) 

Season Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 

Pcpn to Dec 31 Jan Feb Mar Apr 

Normal* 0.05 0.05 0.37 1.00 2.59 2.76 6.82 4.18 3.77 3.15 1.17 1970-71 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.95 7.44 3.73 12.12 1.10 0.33 2.34 0.54 1971-72 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.27 0.88 4.84 5.99 1.07 1.15 0.37 1.27 1972-73 0.00 0.00 0.99 1.70 5.08 2.25 10.02 7.29 6.47 2.89 0.41 1973-74 0.00 0.00 0.44 1.56 6.69 3.05 11.74 3.80 1.57 3.72 1.34 1974-75 0.90 0.01 0.00 1.22 0.86 3.42 6.41 1.15 5.16 4.73 1.10 1975-76 0.02 0.16 0.00 2.32 0.40 0.30 3.20 0.37 1.49 0.61 1.53 1976-77 0.00 0.57 0.81 0.00 0.62 0.62 2.62 1.36 1.10 1.33 0.36 1977-78 0.01 0.00 0.55 0.27 2.00 3.65 6.48 9.61 2.77 4.24 2.26 1978-79 0.00 0.00 0.37 0.01 3.45 0.87 4.70 5.81 5.24 2.67 0.88 1979-80 0.22 0.00 0.01 1.79 1.66 3.96 7.64 5.33 8.08 2.19 1.04 1980-81 0.31 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.26 2.25 2.86 4.97 1.00 3.55 0.71 1981-82 0.00 0.00 0.32 2.64 7.13 3.91 14.00 5.40 2.90 6.82 3.36 1982-83 0.00 0.00 1.54 2.69 5.83 3.44 13.50 5.54 5.28 8.30 4.36 1983-84 0.00 0.01 0.61 0.53 5.83 6.65 13.63 0.23 1.52 1.47 0.44 1984-85 0.00 0.08 0.08 1.87 5.46 1.75 9.24 1.07 1.85 2.79 0.11 1985-86 0.00 0.01 0.71 0.69 4.64 3.19 9.24 4.88 10.30 4.23 1.02 1986-87 0.00 0.00 0.80 0.33 0.22 1.30 2.65 2.55 3.77 3.57 0.26 1987-88 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.30 3.22 3.75 8.27 3.61 0.74 0.31 1.46 1988-89 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.22 2.08 3.32 5.63 0.70 1.38 6.73 0.39 1989-90 0.00 0.37 3.15 1.47 1.26 0.00 6.25 5.49 3.14 1.16 0.75 1990-91 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.28 0.56 1.66 2.50 0.37 3.18 7.48 0.38 1991-92 0.00 0.01 0.05 1.22 0.32 2.04 3.64 1.68 6.89 3.32 0.93 1992-93 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.26 0.38 6.23 7.87 9.37 5.11 2.43 0.75 1993-94 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.43 2.70 2.04 5.17 2.16 3.17 0.07 0.80 1994-95 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.45 3.96 3.54 7.95 12.35 0.19 7.84 1.90 1995-96 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.14 5.15 3.30 6.09 2.30 1.93 1996-97 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.76 1.49 5.82 8.07 7.68 0.26 0.58 0.28 1997-98 0.00 0.21 0.18 1.01 4.67 2.64 8.71 6.79 9.43 2.55 1.44 1998-99 0.00 0.00 0.30 0.81 3.60 0.65 5.36 2.86 4.54 1.46 0.94 1999-00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.13 1.75 0.03 1.91 7.20 8.93 2.26 2.05 *Normal precipitation is for the period 1971-2000. 
54

MONTHLY, ACCUMULATIVE AND SEASON PRECIPITATION TOTALS 

(Rainfall Season July 1 - June 30) 

Season Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 

Pcpc to Dec 31 Jan Feb Mar Apr 

Normal* 0.05 0.05 0.37 1.00 2.59 2.76 6.82 4.18 3.77 3.15 1.17 2000-01 0.00 0.00 0.17 2.57 0.75 0.55 4.04 4.48 4.79 2.15 1.70 2001-02 0.00 0.00 0.33 0.35 2.33 5.99 9.00 2.23 1.04 2.85 0.15 2002-03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.00 5.85 7.85 1.13 1.08 1.95 2.75 2003-04 0.00 0.34 0.00 0.27 1.64 4.35 6.60 2.07 4.84 0.49 0.11 2004-05 0.00 0.00 1.93 3.09 2.77 4.13 11.92 3.69 2.52 3.55 0.86 *Normal precipitation is for the period 1971-2000. 
55

 NUMBER OF DAYS IN MONTH/SEASON WITH MEASURABLE 

PRECIPITATION AND WATER YEAR TOTALS 

(July 1877- June 2005)

Year Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun 

# of 

Days

Total 

Rain**

Average* -- 1 2 4 8 9 11 9 10 5 3 1 63 19.87 

1877-78 0 0 0 5 7 5 17 17 14 3 4 0 72 24.86 

1878-79 0 0 3 1 2 3 11 9 15 12 5 1 62 17.86 

1879-80 0 0 0 4 8 12 7 10 7 15 3 0 66 26.47 

1880-81 0 0 0 0 2 21 9 13 6 6 0 2 59 26.57 

1881-82 0 0 1 6 4 11 8 6 10 8 1 1 56 16.51 

1882-83 0 0 2 6 7 9 5 3 6 7 9 0 54 18.11 

1883-84 0 0 2 6 3 6 9 10 13 9 3 7 68 24.78 

1884-85 0 0 3 4 0 11 8 5 2 7 0 2 42 16.58 

1885-86 0 0 1 2 17 10 13 3 12 12 2 0 72 32.27 

1886-87 0 0 0 3 1 7 7 14 5 8 0 0 45 13.97 

1887-88 0 0 1 0 3 8 14 5 8 2 2 4 47 11.56 

1888-89 0 0 2 0 7 15 3 4 13 6 8 1 59 19.95 

1889-90 0 0 0 11 7 23 17 9 14 4 5 0 90 33.80 

1890-91 0 0 1 0 0 5 5 13 10 8 4 1 47 15.81 

1891-92 0 0 3 2 4 11 5 7 9 7 7 0 55 15.18 

1892-93 0 0 2 4 7 9 5 7 13 4 4 0 55 23.95 

1893-94 0 0 2 1 7 6 8 9 7 2 7 2 51 16.35 

1894-95 0 0 2 5 1 20 15 4 6 4 4 0 61 24.11 

1895-96 1 0 4 3 7 8 13 2 13 10 6 0 67 23.23 

1896-97 0 1 3 2 8 10 10 13 13 2 1 1 64 17.32 

1897-98 0 1 1 4 4 6 6 9 1 2 5 1 40 10.51 

1898-99 0 0 1 3 4 4 12 1 11 2 3 2 43 15.04 

1899-00 0 1 0 9 13 10 11 4 9 8 4 0 69 20.24 

1900-01 0 0 1 7 9 7 13 10 2 4 6 0 59 20.21 

1901-02 0 0 1 3 9 4 7 19 8 7 4 1 63 17.27 

1902-03 0 0 0 4 7 5 10 7 14 5 0 0 52 16.62 

1903-04 0 0 0 1 9 5 6 16 19 10 1 0 67 16.87 

1904-05 0 0 5 7 4 8 13 7 13 4 6 0 67 21.98 

1905-06 0 0 1 0 3 7 11 14 17 6 6 5 70 23.93 

1906-07 0 0 2 0 5 13 17 9 19 4 2 2 73 24.04 

1907-08 0 2 0 4 1 12 14 9 3 3 5 0 53 12.20 

1908-09 0 0 1 3 4 12 25 17 11 0 0 1 74 21.78 

1909-10 0 0 3 5 14 13 12 9 8 1 1 0 66 12.18 

 

 – Less than one day.

 * Averages based on Climatological Normals 1971-2000 

 ** Water Year is the 12-month period beginning July 1 and ending June 30. 

 
56

NUMBER OF DAYS IN MONTH/SEASON WITH MEASURABLE 

PRECIPITATION AND WATER YEAR TOTALS 

(July 1877- June 2005)

Year Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun 

# of 

Days

Total 

Rain**

Average* -- 1 2 4 8 9 11 9 10 5 3 1 63 19.87 

1910-11 0 0 2 2 4 6 17 12 9 3 2 1 58 21.98 

1911-12 0 0 0 1 2 6 11 2 6 7 3 3 41 9.95 

1912-13 0 0 4 6 7 3 10 3 6 4 5 1 49 8.03 

1913-14 0 1 0 1 12 11 16 6 2 6 2 4 61 20.44 

1914-15 0 0 0 4 4 15 15 18 5 5 10 0 76 17.20 

1915-16 0 1 0 0 5 9 20 15 5 2 3 1 61 18.29 

1916-17 1 0 2 5 4 11 14 9 3 4 3 0 56 12.95 

1917-18 0 0 2 0 4 2 2 14 13 3 1 0 41 10.61 

1918-19 0 0 6 2 9 4 7 18 8 4 1 0 59 17.20 

1919-20 0 0 5 1 4 10 3 6 9 3 0 2 43 8.90 

1920-21 0 0 1 6 11 16 12 7 8 2 3 1 67 16.80 

1921-22 0 0 0 3 4 12 7 14 14 2 5 0 61 14.16 

1922-23 0 0 0 7 5 19 9 3 2 11 2 1 59 15.69 

1923-24 0 0 5 4 3 6 7 4 7 2 1 0 39 7.99 

1924-25 0 0 0 7 3 13 7 12 5 8 8 2 65 17.70 

1925-26 1 1 1 0 7 4 8 10 1 7 2 0 42 16.05 

1926-27 0 0 0 4 11 7 12 16 9 7 3 1 70 17.75 

1927-28 0 0 1 4 9 10 8 8 11 5 1 1 58 11.60 

1928-29 0 0 0 3 6 8 5 6 5 5 1 3 42 10.39 

1929-30 0 0 0 2 0 8 14 8 7 6 4 0 49 13.62 

1930-31 0 0 4 3 6 3 8 7 6 2 3 3 45 8.43 

1931-32 0 0 0 2 8 16 10 5 7 5 5 0 58 12.57 

1932-33 0 0 0 0 5 7 12 4 10 1 4 1 44 8.12 

1933-34 0 0 2 3 0 12 4 13 3 2 3 3 45 11.58 

1934-35 0 0 1 4 8 8 11 8 9 11 1 0 61 21.10 

1935-36 0 0 0 4 5 11 12 16 3 4 3 3 58 20.53 

1936-37 0 0 0 2 1 9 15 10 14 5 1 1 58 19.76 

1937-38 0 0 0 4 9 9 13 16 13 6 3 0 73 24.83 

1938-39 0 0 2 6 4 7 10 8 5 3 4 0 49 9.74 

1939-40 0 0 3 4 1 7 18 14 7 4 2 0 60 25.07 

 – Less than one day.

 * Averages based on Climatological Normals 1971-2000 

 ** Water Year is the 12-month period beginning July 1 and ending June 30. 

NUMBER OF DAYS IN MONTH/SEASON WITH MEASURABLE 
57

PRECIPITATION AND WATER YEAR TOTALS 

(July 1877- June 2005)

Year Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun

# of 

Days

Total 

Rain**

Average* -- 1 2 4 8 9 11 9 10 5 3 1 63 19.87 

1940-41 0 0 1 3 4 14 16 15 9 10 5 1 78 31.83 

1941-42 0 0 0 3 6 17 13 8 5 13 5 0 70 24.94 

1942-43 0 0 1 3 9 9 10 7 12 5 1 3 60 19.98 

1943-44 0 0 0 3 6 8 8 13 4 10 3 3 58 17.58 

1944-45 0 0 0 4 12 8 6 8 9 1 6 2 56 17.06 

1945-46 0 0 0 6 8 12 4 8 10 1 2 0 51 13.91 

1946-47 0 0 1 3 4 8 4 7 9 3 3 4 46 11.59 

1947-48 0 0 0 6 4 6 4 7 9 16 6 1 59 15.44 

1948-49 0 0 1 2 6 14 4 9 11 0 3 0 50 14.87 

1949-50 0 1 1 1 4 9 15 7 8 6 2 1 55 14.31 

1950-51 0 0 1 8 14 12 12 9 4 2 3 0 65 19.54 

1951-52 0 0 2 5 11 12 14 11 11 4 1 3 74 26.58 

1952-53 1 0 1 0 4 15 12 4 5 8 5 2 57 18.33 

1953-54 0 1 0 3 11 3 10 7 10 4 1 0 50 15.54 

1954-55 0 2 0 1 5 12 15 4 3 9 1 1 53 16.92 

1955-56 0 0 2 2 7 19 17 7 3 6 6 0 69 27.74 

1956-57 0 0 2 5 1 1 9 13 11 4 9 0 55 14.76 

1957-58 0 0 2 7 5 10 14 15 17 6 2 2 80 31.94 

1958-59 0 1 1 1 2 5 10 11 6 2 0 0 39 10.46 

1959-60 0 0 3 0 1 3 12 9 11 5 2 0 46 12.28 

1960-61 0 0 0 0 14 7 6 6 10 3 4 1 51 12.04 

1961-62 0 1 1 2 5 5 2 15 5 2 2 1 41 15.26 

1962-63 0 1 2 4 3 4 4 7 11 14 3 1 54 22.28 

1963-64 0 0 2 6 12 4 8 2 6 1 5 4 50 11.04 

1964-65 1 1 0 3 12 20 10 4 6 13 1 0 71 18.74 

1965-66 0 2 0 1 11 8 5 9 3 3 2 0 44 11.58 

1966-67 2 0 2 0 9 7 11 2 12 14 2 4 65 26.09 

1967-68 0 0 1 2 7 6 10 10 7 1 2 1 47 11.17 

1968-69 0 1 0 5 10 12 18 16 8 5 1 1 77 25.66 

1969-70 0 0 2 2 3 11 19 6 5 1 0 2 51 17.71 

 – Less than one day.

 * Averages based on Climatological Normals 1971-2000 

 ** Water Year is the 12-month period beginning July 1 and ending June 30. 

 
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NUMBER OF DAYS IN MONTH/SEASON WITH MEASURABLE 

PRECIPITATION AND WATER YEAR TOTALS 

(July 1877- June 2005) 

Year Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun 

# of 

Days

Total 

Rain**

Average* -- 1 2 4 8 9 11 9 10 5 3 1 63 19.87 

1970-71 0 0 0 4 13 19 10 4 8 8 7 1 74 17.42 

1971-72 0 0 0 2 5 13 6 8 5 6 3 1 49 10.34 

1972-73 0 0 3 9 12 11 16 15 12 2 2 0 82 27.14 

1973-74 0 0 3 4 15 13 13 6 11 8 0 1 74 22.83 

1974-75 3 1 0 3 4 8 11 13 15 9 0 0 67 18.55 

1975-76 0 2 0 7 7 8 1 8 4 4 0 1 42 7.25 

1976-77 0 5 4 0 3 2 4 4 6 2 9 0 39 7.53 

1977-78 1 0 4 4 3 14 16 9 11 9 0 0 71 25.36 

1978-79 0 0 3 1 7 4 13 11 9 6 2 0 56 19.39 

1979-80 1 0 1 6 7 8 13 13 7 5 2 1 63 24.79 

1980-81 2 0 0 1 4 6 14 11 9 2 1 0 50 13.43 

1981-82 0 0 1 7 12 13 10 4 15 8 0 2 72 32.65 

1982-83 0 0 8 8 14 11 13 13 19 11 1 2 100 37.49 

1983-84 0 1 3 4 14 17 4 9 4 4 1 2 63 17.40 

1984-85 0 1 1 7 17 7 6 2 10 2 1 2 56 15.22 

1985-86 0 1 4 2 12 9 15 12 8 5 3 0 71 29.75 

1986-87 0 0 5 3 1 7 8 8 11 1 1 0 45 12.81 

1987-88 0 0 0 6 8 15 12 2 1 5 3 3 55 15.37 

1988-89 1 0 0 2 9 12 7 8 19 4 1 2 65 15.13 

1989-90 0 2 5 4 2 0 11 7 5 3 8 0 47 19.40 

1990-91 0 0 0 2 3 3 3 5 16 5 3 1 41 14.73 

1991-92 0 1 1 2 2 7 9 17 11 2 0 2 54 16.68 

1992-93 0 0 0 4 5 14 14 14 12 4 6 4 77 27.70 

1993-94 0 0 0 5 7 7 8 9 1 4 4 0 45 13.02 

1994-95 0 0 0 1 9 13 25 4 18 13 6 3 92 31.77 

1995-96 1 0 0 0 0 13 14 15 7 5 5 0 60 20.99 

1996-97 0 0 0 5 8 18 11 4 3 3 1 2 55 17.75 

1997-98 0 2 1 4 13 5 20 20 12 8 14 3 102 32.25 

1998-99 0 0 3 3 14 5 12 13 10 5 2 2 69 15.27 

1999-00 0 0 0 1 8 2 12 17 8 4 6 1 59 23.74 

 – Less than one day.

 * Averages based on Climatological Normals 1971-2000 

 ** Water Year is the 12-month period beginning July 1 and ending June 30. 

 
59

NUMBER OF DAYS IN MONTH/SEASON WITH MEASURABLE 

PRECIPITATION AND TOTAL FOR WATER YEAR 

(July 1877- June 2005)

Year Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun 

# of 

Days

Total 

Rain**

Average* -- 1 2 4 8 9 11 9 10 5 3 1 63 19.87 

2000-01 0 0 2 9 3 5 7 12 7 4 0 2 51 17.31 

2001-02 0 0 1 1 9 17 8 6 9 3 3 0 57 17.08 

2002-03 0 0 0 0 5 16 10 6 6 12 3 0 58 15.99 

2003-04 0 3 0 1 10 15 13 12 2 5 2 0 63 14.19 

2004-05 0 0 1 6 6 10 14 10 11 5 6 3 72 24.53 

 

 – Less than one day.

 * Averages based on Climatological Normals 1971-2000 

 ** Water Year is the 12-month period beginning July 1 and ending June 30. 
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RAINFALL DATA -- EXCESSIVE STORMS*

(January 1903 - June 2005)

 

TOTAL PRECIPITATION BY TIME PERIOD 

 48 Hours 24 Hours 2 Hours 1 Hour

Year Month Date Total Date Total Date Total Date Total

1962 October 12-13 6.42 12-13 5.07 13 0.85 12 0.57 

1986 February 16-17 5.05 16-17 3.54 17 0.72 17 0.40 

1986 February 17-18 5.01 17 3.21 18 1.01 18 0.52 

1995 January 09-10 4.55 09-10 4.47 09 1.74 09 1.44 

1943 January 20-21 4.29 20-21 3.52 20 1.09 20 0.63 

2000 January 23-24 4.26 23-24 3.51 24 0.47 23 0.27 

1981 November 12-13 4.09 12-13 2.61 13 0.57 12 0.32 

1967 January 20-21 4.09 20-21 3.12 21 0.86 21 0.61 

1982 January 3-5 4.00 4-5 3.50 5 0.45 4 0.25 

1936 February 11-12 3.89 11 2.34 12 0.85 12 0.77 

1935 December 18-19 3.81 18-19 3.28 18 0.59 18 0.31 

1937 December 9-11 3.67 9-10 2.22 11 0.52 10 0.39 

1940 February 26-27 3.65 26-27 3.32 27 0.53 27 0.28 

1944 February 2-3 3.56 2-3 2.82 2 0.39 2 0.20 

1911 January 13-14 3.53 13-14 3.31 14 0.38 14 0.21 

1958 April 1-2 3.48 1-2 2.24 2 0.85 2 0.74 

1970 November 28-29 3.48 28-29 2.45 28 0.54 28 0.30 

1962 February 9-10 3.45 9-10 2.21 9 0.82 9 0.52 

1916 January 2-3 3.41 2-3 3.21 3 0.74 3 0.36 

1935 April 7 3.35 7 3.35 7 2.62 7 1.65 

1955 December 22-23 3.25 22-23 2.36 22 0.58 22 0.38 

1983 December 24-25 3.24 24-25 2.85 25 0.45 25 0.27 

1931 December 26-27 3.23 26-27 2.98 26 0.38 26 0.20 

1940 December 21-22 3.22 21 2.38 21 0.55 21 0.32 

1918 September 12-13 3.17 12-13 3.14 12 0.72 12 0.38 

1990 January 12-13 2.93 12-13 2.73 12 1.41 12 0.86 

1958 February 18-19 2.93 18-19 2.66 18 0.39 18 0.22 

1964 December 21-22 2.92 21-22 1.89 22 0.40 22 0.23 

1952 January 11-12 2.90 11-12 2.73 12 0.43 11 0.33 

1964 January 20-21 2.86 20-21 2.30 20 0.83 20 0.49 

1983 March 12-13 2.78 12-13 2.63 13 0.66 13 0.52 

1978 January 13-14 2.65 13-14 1.98 13 0.61 13 0.43 

1973 February 26-27 2.62 27 2.11 27 1.19 27 1.01 

1950 November 17-18 2.58 17-18 2.08 18 0.48 18 0.29 

* Excessive storms that provided 2.50 inches or more precipitation in a 48-hour period.

RAINFALL DATA – EXCESSIVE STORMS

MAXIMUM PRECIPITATION BY TIME PERIOD* 
61

 (January 1903 - December 1995) (January 1903 - June 2005) 

 5 Minutes 10 Minutes 30 Minutes 1 Hour 2 Hours 24 Hours

January 0.38 0.59 1.27 1.44 1.71 4.47 

 09/1995 09/1995 09/1995 09/1995 09/1995 09-10/1995 

 

February 0.29 0.53 0.90 1.01 1.19 3.54 

 27/1973 27/1973 27/1973 27/1973 27/1973 16-17/1986 

 

March 0.37 0.50 0.80 0.94 1.01 2.94 

 02/1995 02/1995 30/1906 30/1906 30/1906 08-09/1884 

 

April 0.39 0.62 0.97 1.65 2.62 7.24 

 07/1935 07/1935 07/1935 07/1935 07/1935 20-21/1880 

 

May 0.24 0.27 0.29 0.54 0.59 1.94 

 13/1941 13/1941 11/1915 17/2000 07/1905 05/1889 

 

June 0.17 0.19 0.27 0.45 0.66 0.84 

 04/1993 04/1993 19/1974 04/1993 04/1993 03-04/1993 

 

July 0.02 0.04 0.09 0.13 0.24 0.89 

 02/1980 02/1980 08/1974 08/1974 08/1974 07-08/1974 

 

August 0.04 0.06 0.13 0.20 0.30 0.67 

 08/1962 15/1976** 15/1976 25-26/1954 25-26/1954 29/1953 

 

September 0.23 0.33 0.69 1.19 1.93 3.14 

 23/1904 23/1904 23/1904 19/2004 19/2004 11-12/1918 

 

October 0.36 0.52 0.66 0.69 0.85 5.07 

 26/1950 26/1921 26/1921 23/1987 13/1962 12-13/1962 

 

November 0.29 0.39 0.55 0.65** 0.85 4.29 

 13/1983 13/1983 13/1983 13/1983 14-15/1934 17-18/1885 

 

December 0.27 0.36 0.55 0.69 0.87 3.27 

 01/1951 01/1951 01/1951 01/1951 01/1951 18-19/1955 

 

Annual 0.39 0.62 1.27 1.65 2.62 7.24 

 April 7 

1935 

April 7 

1935 

January 9 

1995 

April 7 

1935 

April 7 

1935 

April 20-21, 

1880 

 

 

 * Any 24-hour period (not confined from midnight-midnight).

 ** Also occurred earlier years. 
62

GREATEST NUMBER OF DAYS WITH 0.01 INCH AND 0.10 INCH 

 OR MORE BY MONTH AND YEAR OF OCCURRENCE

(July 1877 - June 2005) 

 0.01 Inch or More 0.10 Inch or More

Month

Average* 

# of Days

Greatest 

# of 

Days

Year

 Average* 

# of Days

Greatest 

# of Days Year

January 11 25 1995** 7 20 1909 

February 9 20 1998 7 15 1936 

March 10 19 1989** 7 16 1983 

April 5 16 1948 3 13 1948 

May 3 14 1998 1 7 1998** 

June 1 7 1884 -- 4 1884 

July -- 3 1974 -- 1 1980** 

August 1 5 1976 -- 3 1976 

September 2 8 1982 1 5 1982 

October 4 11 1889 2 10 1889 

November 8 17 1984** 5 14 1984 

December 9 23 1889 5 18 1889 

Annual 63 102 1998 38 69 1983 

 

GREATEST NUMBER OF DAYS WITH 0.50 INCH AND 1.00 INCH 

OR MORE BY MONTH AND YEAR OF OCCURRENCE 

(July 1877 - June 2005) 

 0.50 INCH OR MORE 1.00 INCH OR MORE

Month 

Average* 

# of Days

Greatest 

# of 

Days

Year

 Average* 

# of Days

Greatest 

# of Days Year

January 3 11 1911 1 5 1993**

February 3 9 1878 1 5 1958 

March 2 8 1991** 1 3 1907 

April 1 6 1880 -- 3 1880 

May -- 3 1883 -- 1 2002**

June -- 1 1991 0 0 ---- 

July 0 1 1974 0 0 ---- 

August 0 1 1965** 0 0 ---- 

September -- 3 1904 0 2 1904 

October 1 5 1889 -- 3 1889 

November 2 6 1973** -- 4 1885 

December 2 10 1880 1 5 1955 

Annual 14 31 1983 4 11 1940 

 

– Less than one day.

* Averages based on Climatological Normals 1971-2000 

** Also recorded earlier years 
63

 GREATEST NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH 0.01 INCH OR MORE 

(July 1878 - June 2005) 

Days Period

Total 

Rainfall

16 February 6-February 21, 1992 6.78 

15 February 10-February 24, 1936 8.00 

15 November 24-December 8, 1970 7.12 

14 January 3-January 16, 1995 9.30 

14 January 23-February 5, 1911 7.01 

14 November 29-December 12, 1889 5.34 

13 December 13-December 25, 1880 7.75 

13 January 18-January 30, 1969 6.45 

12 December 31, 1939-January 11, 1940 6.65 

12 March 15-March 26, 1907 5.94 

12 February 26-March 9, 1911 4.78 

12 January 24-February 4, 1915 2.59 

 Only periods with 12 or more days tabulated 

 

 GREATEST NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH 0.25 INCH OR MORE 

(July 1878 - June 2005) 

Days Period

Total 

Rainfall

10 December 17 - December 26, 1884 10.34 

9 February 8 - February 16, 1992 5.04 

8 February 14 - February 21, 1980 6.95 

8 January 11 - January 18, 1906 6.52 

8 December 20 - December 27, 192 3.58 

7 February 12 - February 18, 1986 9.44 

7 December 17 - December 23, 1955 8.13 

7 December 21 - December 27, 1940 7.09 

7 November 28 - December 4, 1970 6.02 

7 March 10 - March 16, 1889 4.76 

6 March 29 - April 3, 1958 5.47 

6 January 13 - January 18, 1896 4.56 

6 January 9 - January 14, 1980 4.12 

6 February 20 - February 25, 1902 3.65 

6 February 25 - March 2, 1983 3.41 

 Only periods with 6 or more days tabulated
64

 

 

 

 GREATEST NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH 0.50 INCH OR MORE

(July 1878 - June 2005) 

Days Period

Total 

Rainfall

9 December 17-December 25, 1884 10.09 

6 December 21-December 26, 1940 6.75 

5 February 14-February 18, 1986 8.12 

4 February 25-February 28, 1940 6.75 

4 January 11-January 14, 1911 5.03 

4 January 13-January 16, 1978 4.59 

4 February 14-February 17, 1980 4.02 

4 January 15-January 18, 1896 3.96 

4 January 15-January 18, 1906 3.54 

4 December 5-December 8, 1889 3.34 

4 November 19-November 22, 1978 3.00 

4 January 8-January 11, 1936 2.18 

 Only periods with 4 or more days tabulated

 

GREATEST NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH 1.00 INCH OR MORE

(July 1978 - June 2005) 

Days Period

Total 

Rainfall 

3 February 16-February 18, 1986 6.85 

3 January 8-January 10, 1995 5.63 

3 January 20-January 22, 1943 5.45 

3 February 26-February 28, 1940 4.66 

3 October 20-October 22, 1889 3.48 

 Only periods with 3 or more days tabulated 

 
65

GREATEST NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITHOUT 

MEASURABLE RAIN DURING AN ENTIRE YEAR 

(July 1877 – June 2005) 

 

Days Period Days Period

194 May 13 - November 22, 1880 153 May 27 - October 26, 1905 

174 April 18 - October 8, 1903 147 May 7 - September 30, 1926 

169 May 22 - November 6, 2002 145 May 13 - October 4, 1924 

162 May 25 - November 2, 1960 143 May 21 - October 10, 1987 

160 May 9 - October 15, 1886 143 April 27 - September 16, 1959 

155 May 31 - November 1, 1932 140 May 31 - October 17, 1990 

 

GREATEST NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITHOUT MEASURABLE 

 RAIN FROM MID-SUMMER THROUGH THE FALL SEASON 

(August 1877 - June 2005) 

Days Period Days Period

122 August 1 - November 30, 1995 73 August 1 - October 12, 1988 

114 August 1 - November 22, 1880 71 August 1 - October 10, 1987 

98 August 1 - November 6, 2002 68 August 1 - October 7, 2000 

 93 August 1 - November 2, 1960 68 September 1 - November 7, 1915 

 92 August 1 - November 1, 1932 67 August 5 - October 10, 1899 

 87 August 1 - October 26, 1960 66 August 1 - October 5, 1929 

 82 August 6 - October 26, 1974 64 August 1 - October 3, 1994 

 82 September 7 - November 27, 1887 64 September 30 - December 2, 1890 

 81 August 11 - October 30, 1913 63 August 12 - October 13, 1965 

 80 August 1 - October 19, 1992 63 September 7 - November 8, 1925 

 78 August 1 - October 17, 1990 62 September 11 - November 11, 1952 

GREATEST NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITHOUT 

MEASURABLE RAIN DURING THE WINTER MONTHS

(November 1877 - June 2005) 

 

Days Period Days Period

44 November 15 - December 28, 1976 36 December 18, 1960 - January 22, 

1961 

42 January 17 - February 27, 1899 36 November 15 - December 20, 1958 

41 December 18, 1962 - January 27, 1957 34 December 5, 1956 - January 7, 1957 

38 November 4 - December 11, 1959 32 December 10, 1999 - January 10, 

2000 

38 November 8 - December 15, 1940 32 November 2 - December 3, 1956 

38 February 15 - March 24, 1883 31 November 1 - December 1, 1933 

36 November 26-December 31, 1989 
66

WATER YEAR HAVING 11 MONTHS 

OF MEASURABLE RAIN

(July 1849 - June 2005) 

Season Season 

2002-03 1961-62 

1997-98 1949-50 

1984-85 1897-98 

1983-84 1896-97 

1979-80 1896-97 

1962-63 1860-61 

WATER YEAR HAVING 5 OR MORE MONTHS 

WITHOUT MEASURABLE RAIN

(July 1849 - June 2005) 

Season Season

1852-53 1886-87 

1856-57 1902-03 

1872-73 1929-30 

1880-81 1995-96 

* Water Year is the 12-month period from July 1 through June 30. 

** No Water Year has ever had measurable rain for the entire 12 months 

Prior to the establishment of the U. S. Signal Corps station on July 1, 1877, precipitation records were 

kept from 1849 by Dr. F. M. Hatch, retired Army Surgeon, and his associate, Dr. T. M. Logan. Their 

records are believed to be reliable.
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15 WETTEST WATER YEARS

(July 1849 - June 2005) 

Rank Amount Year 

1 37.49 1982-83 

2 36.35 1852-53 

3 36.10 1861-62 

4 36.00 1849-50 

5 33.80 1889-90 

6 32.79 1867-68 

7 32.65 1981-82 

8 32.27 1885-86 

9 32.25 1997-98 

10 31.94 1957-58 

11 31.83 1940-41 

12 31.77 1994-95 

13 29.75 1985-86 

14 27.74 1955-56 

15 27.70 1992-93 

15 DRIEST WATER YEARS

(July 1849 - June 2005) 

Rank Amount Year

1 7.25 1975-76 

2 7.53 1976-77 

3 7.79 1863-64 

4 7.99 1923-24 

5 8.03 1912-13 

6 8.12 1932-33 

7 8.26 1850-51 

8 8.43 1930-31 

9 8.47 1870-71 

10 8.90 1919-20 

11 9.19 1876-77 

12 9.74 1938-39 

13 9.95 1911-12 

14 10.34 1971-72 

15 10.39 1928-29

 * Water Year is the 12-month period beginning July 1 and ending June 30. 
70

SNOWFALL IN SACRAMENTO

(January 1878 - June 2005) 

Year Date

Total 

Snow

 

Year Date

Total 

Snow

2002 January 28 T 1933 January 18 T 

1996 February 27 T 1932 February 01 T 

1988 December 27, 28 T 1932 January 12 0.2 

1982 March 17 T 1930 January 12 T 

1976 February 5 2.0 1925 April 20 T 

1974 January 4 T 1922 January 30 1.5 

1972 December 6, 12 T 1916 January 1 2.5 

1968 December 19, 20, 23 T 1916 January 27 0.5 

1964 January 21 T 1913 January 9 0.1 

1962 January 21 T 1911 December 29 T 

1957 January 25, 26 T 1911 February 26, 27 T 

1955 April 18,26 T 1907 January 6 0.4 

1954 March 19 T 1899 February 2 T 

1952 March 15 T 1896 March 2 T 

1952 February 20 T 1888 January 16 0.1 

1952 January 12 T 1888 January 5 3.0 

1949 February 11 T 1888 January 4 0.5 

1942 March 14 2.0 1883 February 1, 6 T 

1937 January 10, 11, 24, 30 T 1882 February 17, 18 1.0 

1935 March 8 T 1880 January 26 1.0 

1932 December 9 T 1879 January 13 0.5 

Snowfall data is based on the city office records from January 1878 through December 1950. Executive 

Airport data is used from that time until April 15, 1998. Thereafter, records revert to Sacramento City data.* 

Sleet and ice pellets were included in snowfall totals beginning July 1948. Ice pellets is a term that is 

internationally recognized and includes solid grains of ice (sleet) and particles consisting of snow pellets 

encased in a thin layer of ice. 

"Snow" in April of 1925 and 1955 was actually a mixture of hail and sleet. The observer's weather log for 

April 20, 1925, indicated that there was a mixture of rain and sleet "...with an occasional flake of snow." The 

"Trace" recorded April 18, 1955, was during a brief hailstorm, with hail measuring one half-inch in diameter. 

Small hail was observed on April 26, 1955. 

In most instances, snowfall at Sacramento is estimated as the snow usually melts as it reaches the ground. 

 

* Snowfall observation point is Sacramento WFO: near the corner of Watt & El Camino Avenues.

 

GREATEST SNOWFALL DURING ANY 24 HOUR PERIOD
71

(January 1878 - June 2005) 

Month Amount

(inches) 

Date Year

January 3.5 04 – 05 1888 

February 2.0 05 1976 

March 2.0 14 1942 

April T 18, 26 1955** 

May 0 N/A N/A 

June 0 N/A N/A 

July 0 N/A N/A 

August 0 N/A N/A 

September 0 N/A N/A 

October 0 N/A N/A 

November 0 N/A N/A 

December T 27, 28 1988* 

Greatest 

Yearly 

Snowfall 

Total 

4.0 

Fell on 

04, 05, 16 January 1888 

 

 ** Also occurred in earlier years. 
72

 

 

VI. MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS
73

AVERAGE AND GREATEST NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORMS 

BY MONTH WITH YEAR OF OCCURRENCE

(January 1948 - June 2005) 

Month

Avg.# Days with 

Thunderstorms

Greatest # Days with 

Thunderstorms Year

January 0.4 3 1970 

February 0.6 4 1992 

March 0.8 4 1983 

April 0.7 3 1967 

May 0.4 3 2003** 

June 0.3 2 1989 

July 0.2 2 1991** 

August 0.1 2 2003** 

September 0.5 2 1989** 

October 0.3 2 1979** 

November 0.2 3 1970 

December 0.2 2 1970 

Annual 4.7 10 1970**

 * Averages based on Climatological Normals 1971-2000 

 ** Also recorded earlier years. 

 

 Downtown Sacramento data used from January 1948-December 1962. Sacramento Executive Airport 

 used thereafter. 

 

AVERAGE RELATIVE HUMIDITY BY TIME PERIODS 

 4 AM 10 AM 4 PM 10 PM

January 90 86 70 87 

February 88 78 60 82 

March 86 70 54 78 

April 82 58 43 73 

May 82 51 36 70 

June 79 47 31 65 

July 77 47 29 62 

August 78 50 29 64 

September 78 50 31 65 

October 80 57 38 70 

November 86 73 57 81 

December 90 84 70 87 

Annual 83 63 46 74

 * Averages based on Climatological Normals 1971-2000 
74

AVERAGE SEA-LEVEL PRESSURE WITH HIGHEST AND LOWEST 

BY MONTH WITH DATE AND YEAR OF OCCURRENCE

(July 1877 - June 2005) 

 Average Highest Date Year Lowest Date Year

January 30.07 30.64 24 1938 28.95 27 1916 

February 30.02 30.74 17 1883 29.15 22 1891 

March 29.98 30.56 2 1971 29.20 01 1991 

April 29.94 30.45 4 1945 29.37 22 1931 

May 29.87 30.34 12 1890 29.50 17 1949 

June 29.82 30.22 25 1975** 29.52 23 1989 

July 29.81 30.21 12 1888 29.55 8 1926 

August 29.81 30.19 4 1976 29.49 26 1932 

September 29.82 30.19 19 1950** 29.44 12 1927 

October 29.92 30.42 28 1921 29.42 24 1951 

November 30.03 30.53 18 1969** 29.20 30 1982 

December 30.07 30.67 25 1879 29.23 22 1982 

Annual 29.93 30.74 Feb 17 1883 28.95 Jan 27 1916 

* Averages based on Climatological Normals 1971-2000 

 ** Also recorded earlier years. 

Downtown Sacramento used until July 1, 1939 - Executive Airport used thereafter. 
75

AVERAGE SUNSHINE, CLOUDINESS AND FOG

(January 1948 - June 2005) 

 

 SUNSHINE SKY COVER (Sunrise-Sunset) DENSE 

FOG 

 

Month

Percent 

Average 

Sky 

Cover

(tenths) 

Clear

(days) 

Partly 

Cloudy

(days) 

Cloudy

(days) 

Monthly 

Average

(days) 

Record

(days) 

Year

January 48% 7.1 6.5 6.0 18.5 10.1 23 1961 

February 65% 6.2 7.9 6.8 13.5 5.3 13 1963** 

March 74% 5.6 10.1 8.2 12.7 1.7 6 1986 

April 82% 4.8 12.1 9.5 8.4 0.3 2 1965** 

May 90% 3.6 17.0 8.5 5.4 0.2 2 1971 

June 94% 2.2 21.7 5.9 2.4 0.0 0 ---- 

July 97% 1.1 27.0 3.1 1.0 0.0 0 ---- 

August 96% 1.4 25.6 4.1 1.3 0.0 1 1966 

September 93% 1.8 23.6 4.2 2.1 0.2 2 1963 

October 86% 3.2 19.3 6.1 5.6 1.4 11 1962 

November 66% 5.6 10.1 7.4 12.5 5.3 11 1982 

December 49% 6.8 7.7 5.9 17.4 9.5 22 1989** 

Annual 78% 4.1 188.7 75.7 100.8 34.3 64 1962

* Averages based on Climatological Normals 1971-2000 

** Also occurred in previous years. 

 

Dense fog is when the visibility is restricted to 1/4 mile or less for at least part of the day. Sky cover 

is expressed in a range from 0 - 10, with 0 standing for no clouds or obscuring phenomena, and 10 

representing a complete sky cover. Beginning July 1996, sky cover has been recorded in fractions of 

eights in order to conform to international standards. A further break-down is as follows:

 

 July 1996 and Later Prior to July 1996 

Clear 0/8 to 2/8 sky cover 0/10 to 3/10 sky cover 

Partly Cloudy 3/8 to 6/8 sky cover 4/10 to 7/10 sky cover 

Cloudy 7/8 or 8/8 sky cover 8/10 to 10/10 sky cover 

 

 

 
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GREATEST NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH DENSE FOG 

WITH MONTH AND YEAR OF OCCURRENCE 

(November 1949 - June 2005) 

 

Days Period Year Days Period Year

17 December 12-28 1985 9 January 12-20 1965 

14 December 23 - January 5 2000-01 9 January 17-25 1961 

13 January 13-25 1975 9 November 25 - December 3 1949 

11 December 3-13 1962 9 February 3-11 1954 

10 December 2-11 1977 8 February 3-10 1991 

10 December 27 - January 5 1962-63 8 December 23-30 1989 

9 December 23-31 2000 8 January 29 - February 5 1962 

9 January 6-14 1986 8 December 14-21 1956 

9 February 6-14 1971 8 December 14-21 1954 

Only periods with 8 or more days are tabulated. 

 

GREATEST NUMBER OF NON-CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH DENSE FOG 

WITH MONTH AND YEAR OF OCCURRENCE 

 (November 1949 - June 2005) 

Days Period Days Period Days Monthly Avg.

23 January 1961 15 January 1975 10.1 January 

22 December 1989 15 January 1972 5.2 February 

22 December 1985 15 January 1965 1.7 March 

20 December 1962 14 December 1986 .3 April 

19 December 2000 14 January 1986 .2 May 

19 December 1963 14 January 1983 0 June 

19 January 1958 14 January 1964 0 July 

18 January 1985 14 January 1963 0 August 

16 December 1977 14 January 1962 .2 September 

16 January 1955 1.4 October 

 5.1 November 

 9.6 December 

 33.9 Annual 

Only periods with 14 or more days are tabulated.

* Averages based on Climatological Normals 1971-2000

 

Dense fog is defined as a heavy fog that restricts visibility to 1/4 mile or less during any period of 

the 

24-hour day from midnight to midnight. 
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AVERAGE WIND SPEED, PREVAILING DIRECTION AND FASTEST MILE 

BY MONTH WITH DATE AND YEAR OF OCCURRENCE

(July 1877 - June 2005) 

 

Month

Average 

Speed

Prevailing 

Direction

Fastest 

Mile Direction Date Year

January 7.2 Southeast 60 Southeast 17 1954 

February 7.4 S-Southeast 58 Southeast 9 1938 

March 8.5 Southwest 66 South 14 1952 

April 8.6 Southwest 45 Southwest 25 1955 

May 9.1 Southwest 40 Southeast 6 1912 

June 9.7 Southwest 47 Southwest 23 1950 

July 8.9 S-Southwest 36 Southwest 12 1956 

August 8.5 Southwest 38 Southwest 19 1954 

September 7.4 Southwest 42 Northwest 16 1965 

October 6.4 Southwest 68 Southeast 26 1950 

November 6.0 N-Northwest 70 Southeast 13 1953 

December 6.6 S-Southeast 70 Southeast 7 1952 

Annual 7.8 Southwest 

* Averages based on Climatological Normals 1971-2000

 

Wind extremes are the fastest 1-minute observed wind speed (in miles per hour). City office records 

were used from July 1877-January 1950, Executive Airport wind data thereafter. 

The "Fastest Mile" is the fastest 1-minute observed wind speed taken from a multiple register with a 

time-record of the passing of each mile of wind. 

NOTE: Stronger peak gusts of wind have been observed but only as a sudden and brief increase in 

the wind speed, usually less than 20 seconds. An official record of the measurement of peak wind 

gusts requires the use of an instantaneous wind speed recorder. This type of instrument was not 

available for use in Sacramento during the period of record. A formula to derive the estimated peak 

gust from the fastest mile, according to the American Standard Association, is as follows: 

 Estimated Peak Gust = (Fastest Mile) x (1.3) 

For example, the estimated peak gust with a fastest mile of 70 mph would be 91 mph, or 

 Estimated peak gust = (70) x (1.3) = 91 mph
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NORMAL HEATING DEGREE DAYS WITH HIGHEST AND LOWEST

BY MONTHS AND YEAR OF OCCURRENCE

SACRAMENTO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT 

(July 1960 - June 2005) 

Month Normal Highest Year Lowest Year

July 0 7 1974 0 Most 

August 0 4 1964 0 Most 

September 11 53 1986 0 2003** 

October 84 191 1971 7 1983 

November 359 532 1982 145 1981 

December 595 749 1972 421 1995 

January 580 736 1963 411 1986 

February 387 496 1989 249 1963 

March 335 449 1975 163 2004 

April 208 456 1967 71 1990 

May 97 190 1998 0 1992 

June 1 40 1982 0 2002** 

Season 2666 3149 1982-1983 1851 1995-1996 

* Normals based on 1971-2000 temperature data. 

** Also occurred in previous years 

A heating degree day is a measure of the departure of the average daily temperature from 65 

degrees. Each degree that the daily average temperature is below 65 degrees is equal to one degree 

day. For example, if the average daily temperature on a particular day was 55 degrees the heating 

degree day would then be: 

 

 Heating Degree Day = 65 - 55 

 = 10 

Each day of the month would be computed in the same fashion with negative differences counted as 

zero. 
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NORMAL COOLING DEGREE DAYS WITH HIGHEST AND LOWEST 

BY MONTH AND YEAR OF OCCURRENCE 

SACRAMENTO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT 

(January 1969 - June 2005) 

Month Normal Highest Year Lowest Year

January 0 0 ---- 0 All 

February 0 0 ---- 0 All 

March 6 10 1986 0 Most 

April 24 60 1989 0 2003** 

May 110 227 1997 2 1998 

June 204 319 1985 78 1998 

July 320 484 1988 220 1987 

August 303 422 1996 207 1980 

September 210 375 1975 95 1986 

October 66 208 1991 8 1998 

November 5 11 1997 0 Most 

December 0 0 ---- 0 All 

Season 1248 1654 1975 737 1982 

* Normals based on 1961-1990 temperature data. 

** Also occurred in previous years

A cooling degree day is a measure of the departure of the base temperature of 65 degrees from the 

average daily temperature. Each degree that the average daily temperature is above 65 degrees is 

equal to one degree day. For example, if the average daily temperature on a particular day was 72 

degrees, the cooling degree day would then be: 

 Cooling Degree Days = 72 - 65 

 = 7 

Again, each day of the month would be computed with negative differences counted as zero. 

Heating and cooling degree days are useful in the computation of fuel and power consumption and 

are used by utility companies to determine heating and cooling requirements. 
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WEATHER EXTREMES FOR SACRAMENTO COMPARED TO CALIFORNIA, 

THE UNITED STATES, NORTH AMERICA AND THE WORLD

 

HIGHEST TEMP F LOCATION AND DATE 

Sacramento 114 July 17, 1925 

California 134 Greenland Ranch (Death Valley) - July 10, 1913 

United States 134 Greenland Ranch (Death Valley) - July 10, 1913 

North America 134 Greenland Ranch (Death Valley) - July 10, 1913 

World 136 El Azizia, Libya, Africa - September 13, 1922 

 

LOWEST TEMP F LOCATION AND DATE

Sacramento 17 December 11, 1932 

California -45 Boca (Nevada County, Elev. 5532 Ft)- January 20, 1937 

United States -80 Prospect Creek (25 SE Bettles, Alaska)-January 23, 1971 

North America -81 Snag (Yukon Territory), Canada- Feb. 3, 1947 

World -129 Vostok, Antarctica (Elev. 11220 Ft)-July 21, 1983 

 

GREATEST PRECIPITATION IN ONE HOUR (Inches)

Sacramento 1.65 April 7, 1935 

California 4.41 Forni Ridge (El Dorado County, Elev. 7600 Ft)-June 18, 1982* 

United States 12.00 Kilauea Sugar Plantation, Kauai, Hawaii-January 24-25, 1956 

and also at Holt, Missouri-June 22, 1947 

 

North America 12.00 Holt, Missouri-June 22, 1947 

World 15.78 Nei Monggol, Muduocaidang, China, Aug 1, 1977 

 

* This extreme rainfall event occurred between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. during an intense thunderstorm. A 

rainfall rate of 1.81 inches in six minutes was registered during the height of the storm. Breaking the 

rainfall rates down even further during this storm, 3.07 inches fell in 18 minutes and 4.06 inches in a 

27-minute period. Flooding and debris flow caused the closure of Highway 50 between Sacramento 

and Lake Tahoe for five hours. Forni Ridge is located approximately 65 miles east of Sacramento at 

the 7600 Ft elevation. Various record books list Campo (Eastern San Diego county, just north of the 

border) with 11.50 inches of rain in an 80-minute period, August 12, 1981. 

WEATHER EXTREMES FOR SACRAMENTO COMPARED TO CALIFORNIA, 
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THE UNITED STATES, NORTH AMERICA AND THE WORLD

GREATEST PRECIPITATION IN 24 HOURS (Inches)

Sacramento 7.24 April 20-21, 1880 

California 26.12 Hoegee's Camp Ivy (Los Angeles County, Elev.2750 Ft)- 

January 22-23, 1943 

 

United States 43.00 Alvin, Texas- July 25-26, 1979 

North America 43.00 Alvin, Texas- July 25-26, 1979 

World 73.62 Cilaos La Reunion (An island 400 miles east of Madagascar)-

March 15-16, 1952 

GREATEST PRECIPITATION IN ONE CALENDAR MONTH (Inches)

Sacramento 15.04 January 1862 

California 81.90 Camp Six (Del Norte County, Elev. 3778 Ft)-December 1981 

United States 107.00 Puu Kukui, Maui, Hawaii- March 1942 

North America 88.01 Swanson Bay, British Columbia- November 1917 

World 366.14 Cherrapunji, India- July 1861 

GREATEST PRECIPITATION IN ONE YEAR (Seasonal or Calendar Year)

Sacramento 37.49 Seasonal Year- July 1982-June 1983 

California 254.90 Camp Six- October 1981-September 1982 

United States 704.83 Puu Kukui, Maui, Hawaii- Calendar Year 1982 

North America 332.29 Mac Leod Harbor, Alaska- Calendar Year 1976 

World 905.12 Cherrapunji, India- Calendar Year 1861 

 1041.78 Cherrapunji, India- August 1860-July 1861 

LEAST PRECIPITATION IN ONE YEAR (Seasonal or Calendar Year)

Sacramento 7.25 Seasonal Year- July 1975-June 1976 

California 0.00 Bagdad (San Bernardino County)- Calendar Year 1913 

 0.00 Greenland Ranch (Death Valley)- Calendar Year 1929 

United States 0.00 Same as California 

North America 0.00 Same as California 

World 0.00 Iquique, Chile- November 1945 thru May 1957 

 0.00 Arica, Chile- October 1903 thru December 1917 

 0.00 Kharga, Egypt- December 1957 thru March 1960 

 0.00 Wadi Halfa, Sudan- June 1945 thru April 1949 

 0.00 Bagdad (San Bernardino County)- Calendar Year 1913 

 0.00 Greenland Ranch (Death Valley)- Calendar Year 1929 

WEATHER EXTREMES FOR SACRAMENTO COMPARED TO CALIFORNIA, 

THE UNITED STATES, NORTH AMERICA AND THE WORLD

 
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GREATEST SNOWFALL IN 24 HOURS (Inches)

Sacramento 3.5 January 4-5, 1888 

California 67.0 Echo Summit (Sierra Ski Ranch, El Dorado County, 

Elev. 7350 Ft)- January 5, 1982 

United States 75.8 Silver Lake, Colorado- April 14-15, 1921 

North America 75.8 Silver Lake, Colorado - April 14-15, 1921 

World ---- Not Available 

GREATEST SNOWFALL IN ONE CALENDAR MONTH (Inches)

Sacramento 4.0 January 1888 

California 390.0 Tamarack (Alpine County, Elev. 8000 Ft)-January 1911 

United States 390.0 Same as California 

North America 390.0 Same as California 

World ---- Not available 

GREATEST SNOWFALL IN ONE SEASON (Inches)

Sacramento 4.0 1887-1888 

California 884.0 Tamarack- 1906-1907 

United States 1140.0 Mt. Baker Ski Area, Washington-1998-1999 

North America 1140.0 Same as the United States 

World ------ Not Available 

GREATEST SNOW DEPTH (Inches)

Sacramento 3.0 January 1, 1911 

California 451.0 Tamarack- March 11, 1911 

United States 451.0 Same as California 

North America 451.0 Same as California 

World ----- Not Available 

LOWEST SEA LEVEL PRESSURE (Millibars/Inches)

Sacramento 980.4/28.95 January 27, 1916 
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California 975.6/28.81 Point Reyes- January 27, 1916 

United States 892.3/26.35 Matecumbe Key, Florida- September 2, 1935 

North America 892.3/26.35 Same as the United States 

World 870.0/25.69 Measured by Dropsonde, 520 miles north- west of Guam 

in the eye of Typhoon "Tip", October 12, 1979

WEATHER EXTREMES FOR SACRAMENTO COMPARED TO CALIFORNIA, 

THE UNITED STATES, NORTH AMERICA AND THE WORLD

 

HIGHEST SEA LEVEL PRESSURE (Millibars/Inches)

Sacramento 1041.0/30.74 February 17, 1883 

California 1041.0/30.74 Sacramento--February 17, 1883 

United States 1078.6/31.85 Northway Airport, Alaska–January 31, 1989 

North America 1078.6/31.85 Northway Airport, Alaska–January 31, 1989 

World 1083.8/32.01 Agata, Siberia USSR–December 1968 

 

 

HIGHEST WIND SPEED (Miles Per Hour)

Sacramento 70 *Fastest Mile–November 13, 1953 and December 7, 1952 

California 115 Monterey Naval Air Station (Month and Date unknown) 1950 

United States 231 Peak Gust–Mount Washington, New Hampshire–April 12, 1934 

North America 231 Same as the United States 

World 231 Same as the United States 

* The Fastest Mile is the fastest one-minute observed wind speed taken from a multiple 

register with a time-record of the passing of each mile. Stronger peak gusts have been 

observed, but official records of peak wind gusts are not available. 

 

NOTE: 

Most information on Weather Extremes, other than the data for Sacramento, was extracted 

from the Weather Bureau Western Region Technical Memorandum WR-28, entitled 
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WEATHER EXTREMES, by Robert J. Schmidli, dated April 1968 (Revised October 1991), 

the USA Today Weather Almanac, dated 1995, and from the Engineer Research and 

Development Center, U.S. Army Topographic Engineering Center. 

Temperature, precipitation or other extremes of any place on the surface of the earth are 

determined by a number of factors. Important among these are altitude, latitude, and the 

physical characteristics of the surface. For an extreme to be recorded, an observation 

must be made at the precise time and place of occurrence. There is little doubt that more 

extreme values have occurred than have been recorded, not only because of relatively 

short periods of record for many observing stations, but also because the very areas where 

extremes do occur are often the most sparsely settled. 

 

NOAA TECHNICAL MEMORANDA 

National Weather Service, Western Region Subseries

The National Weather Service (NWS) Western Region (WR) Subseries provides an informal medium 

for the documentation and quick dissemination of results not appropriate, or not yet ready, for formal 

publication. The series is used to report on work in progress, to describe technical procedures and 

practices, or to relate progress to a limited audience. These Technical Memoranda will report on 

investigations devoted primarily to regional and local problems of interest mainly to personnel, and 

hence will not be widely distributed. 

Papers 1 to 25 are in the former series, ESSA Technical Memoranda, Western Region Technical 

Memoranda (WRTM); papers 24 to 59 are in the former series, ESSA Technical Memoranda, 
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Weather Bureau Technical Memoranda (WBTM). Beginning with 60, the papers are part of the 

series, NOAA Technical Memoranda NWS. Out-of-print memoranda are not listed. 

Papers 2 to 22, except for 5 (revised edition), are available from the National Weather Service 

Western Region, Scientific Services Division, 125 South State Street - Rm 1311, Salt Lake City, Utah 

84138-1102. Paper 5 (revised edition), and all others beginning with 25 are available from the 

National Technical Information Service, U.S. Department of Commerce, Sills Building, 5285 Port 

Royal Road, Springfield, Virginia 22161. Prices vary for all paper copies; microfiche are $3.50. 

Order by accession number shown in parentheses at end of each entry. 

 ESSA Technical Memoranda (WRTM)

 2 Climatological Precipitation Probabilities. Compiled by Lucianne Miller, December 1965. 

 3 Western Region Pre- and Post-FP-3 Program, December 1, 1965, to February 20, 1966. 

Edward D. Diemer, March 1966. 

 5 Station Descriptions of Local Effects on Synoptic Weather Patterns. Philip Williams, Jr., April 

1966 (Revised November 1967, October 1969). (PB-17800) 

 8 Interpreting the RAREP. Herbert P. Benner, May 1966 (Revised January 1967). 

11 Some Electrical Processes in the Atmosphere. J. Latham, June 1966. 

17 A Digitalized Summary of Radar Echoes within 100 Miles of Sacramento, California. J. A. 

Youngberg and L. B. Overaas, December 1966. 

21 An Objective Aid for Forecasting the End of East Winds in the Columbia Gorge, July through 

October. D. John Coparanis, April 1967. 

22 Derivation of Radar Horizons in Mountainous Terrain. Roger G. Pappas, April 1967. 

 ESSA Technical Memoranda, Weather Bureau Technical Memoranda (WBTM) 

25 Verification of Operation Probability of Precipitation Forecasts, April 1966-March 1967. W. W. 

Dickey, October 1967. (PB-176240) 

26 A Study of Winds in the Lake Mead Recreation Area. R. P. Augulis, January 1968. (PB177830) 

28 Weather Extremes. R. J. Schmidli, April 1968 (Revised March 1986). (PB86 177672/AS). 

(Revised October 1991 - PB92-115062/AS) 

29 Small-Scale Analysis and Prediction. Philip Williams, Jr., May 1968. (PB178425) 

30 Numerical Weather Prediction and Synoptic Meteorology. CPT Thomas D. Murphy, USAF, May 

1968. (AD 673365) 

31 Precipitation Detection Probabilities by Salt Lake ARTC Radars. Robert K. Belesky, July 1968. 

(PB 179084) 

32 Probability Forecasting--A Problem Analysis with Reference to the Portland Fire Weather 

District. Harold S. Ayer, July 1968. (PB 179289) 

36 Temperature Trends in Sacramento--Another Heat Island. Anthony D. Lentini, February 1969. 

(PB 183055) 

37 Disposal of Logging Residues Without Damage to Air Quality. Owen P. Cramer, March 1969. 

(PB 183057) 

39 Upper-Air Lows Over Northwestern United States. A.L. Jacobson, April 1969. PB 184296) 

40 The Man-Machine Mix in Applied Weather Forecasting in the 1970s. L.W. Snellman, August 

1969. (PB 185068) 

43 Forecasting Maximum Temperatures at Helena, Montana. David E. Olsen, October 1969. (PB 

185762) 

44 Estimated Return Periods for Short-Duration Precipitation in Arizona. Paul C. Kangieser, 

October 1969. (PB 187763) 

46 Applications of the Net Radiometer to Short-Range Fog and Stratus Forecasting at Eugene, 

Oregon. L. Yee and E. Bates, December 1969. (PB 190476) 

47 Statistical Analysis as a Flood Routing Tool. Robert J.C. Burnash, December 1969. (PB 

188744) 

48 Tsunami. Richard P. Augulis, February 1970. (PB 190157) 

49 Predicting Precipitation Type. Robert J.C. Burnash and Floyd E. Hug, March 1970. (PB 

190962) 

50 Statistical Report on Aeroallergens (Pollens and Molds) Fort Huachuca, Arizona, 1969. Wayne 

S. Johnson, April 1970. (PB 191743) 

51 Western Region Sea State and Surf Forecaster's Manual. Gordon C. Shields and Gerald B. 

Burdwell, July 1970. (PB 193102) 

52 Sacramento Weather Radar Climatology. R.G. Pappas and C. M. Veliquette, July 1970. (PB 

193347) 

54 A Refinement of the Vorticity Field to Delineate Areas of Significant Precipitation. Barry B. 

Aronovitch, August 1970. 

55 Application of the SSARR Model to a Basin without Discharge Record. Vail Schermerhorn and 

Donal W. Kuehl, August 1970. (PB 194394) 

56 Areal Coverage of Precipitation in Northwestern Utah. Philip Williams, Jr., and Werner J. Heck, 

September 1970. (PB 194389) 

57 Preliminary Report on Agricultural Field Burning vs. Atmospheric Visibility in the Willamette 

Valley of Oregon. Earl M. Bates and David O. Chilcote, September 1970. (PB 194710) 

58 Air Pollution by Jet Aircraft at Seattle-Tacoma Airport. Wallace R. Donaldson, October 1970. 

(COM 71 00017) 

59 Application of PE Model Forecast Parameters to Local-Area Forecasting. Leonard W. 

Snellman, October 1970. (COM 71 00016) 

60 An Aid for Forecasting the Minimum Temperature at Medford, Oregon, Arthur W. Fritz, October 

1970. (COM 71 00120) 

63 700-mb Warm Air Advection as a Forecasting Tool for Montana and Northern Idaho. Norris E. 

Woerner, February 1971. (COM 71 00349) 

64 Wind and Weather Regimes at Great Falls, Montana. Warren B. Price, March 1971. 

65 Climate of Sacramento, California. Laura Masters-Bevan. NWSO Sacramento, November 1998 

(6th Revision. (PB99-118424) 

66 A Preliminary Report on Correlation of ARTCC Radar Echoes and Precipitation. Wilbur K. Hall, 

June 1971. (COM 71 00829) 

69 National Weather Service Support to Soaring Activities. Ellis Burton, August 1971. (COM 71 

00956) 

71 Western Region Synoptic Analysis-Problems and Methods. Philip Williams, Jr., February 1972. 

(COM 72 10433) 

74 Thunderstorms and Hail Days Probabilities in Nevada. Clarence M. Sakamoto, April 1972. 

(COM 72 10554) 

75 A Study of the Low Level Jet Stream of the San Joaquin Valley. Ronald A. Willis and Philip 

Williams, Jr., May 1972. (COM 72 10707) 

76 Monthly Climatological Charts of the Behavior of Fog and Low Stratus at Los Angeles 

International Airport. Donald M. Gales, July 1972. (COM 72 11140) 

77 A Study of Radar Echo Distribution in Arizona During July and August. John E. Hales, Jr., July 

1972. (COM 72 11136) 

78 Forecasting Precipitation at Bakersfield, California, Using Pressure Gradient Vectors. Earl T. 

Riddiough, July 1972. (COM 72 11146) 

79 Climate of Stockton, California. Robert C. Nelson, July 1972. (COM 72 10920) 

80 Estimation of Number of Days Above or Below Selected Temperatures. Clarence M. 

Sakamoto, October 1972. (COM 72 10021) 

81 An Aid for Forecasting Summer Maximum Temperatures at Seattle, Washington. Edgar G. 

Johnson, November 1972. (COM 73 10150) 

82 Flash Flood Forecasting and Warning Program in the Western Region. Philip Williams, Jr., 

Chester L. Glenn, and Roland L. Raetz, December 1972, (Revised March 1978). (COM 73 

10251) 

83 A comparison of Manual and Semiautomatic Methods of Digitizing Analog Wind Records. 

Glenn E. Rasch, March 1973. (COM 73 10669) 

86 Conditional Probabilities for Sequences of Wet Days at Phoenix, Arizona. Paul C. Kangieser, 

June 1973. (COM 73 11264) 

87 A Refinement of the Use of K-Values in Forecasting Thunderstorms in Washington and Oregon. 

Robert Y.G. Lee, June 1973. (COM 73 11276) 

89 Objective Forecast Precipitation Over the Western Region of the United States. Julia N. Paegle 

and Larry P. Kierulff, September 1973. (COM 73 11946/3AS) 

91 Arizona "Eddy" Tornadoes. Robert S. Ingram, October 1973. (COM 73 10465) 

92 Smoke Management in the Willamette Valley. Earl M. Bates, May 1974. (COM 74 11277/AS) 

93 An Operational Evaluation of 500-mb Type Regression Equations. Alexander E. MacDonald, 

June 1974. (COM 74 11407/AS) 

94 Conditional Probability of Visibility Less than One-Half Mile in Radiation Fog at Fresno, 

California. John D. Thomas, August 1974. (COM 74 11555/AS) 

95 Climate of Flagstaff, Arizona. Paul W. Sorenson, and updated by Reginald W. Preston, 

January 1987. (PB87 143160/AS) 

96 Map type Precipitation Probabilities for the Western Region. Glenn E. Rasch and Alexander E. 

MacDonald, February 1975. (COM 75 10428/AS) 

97 Eastern Pacific Cut-Off Low of April 21-28, 1974. William J. Alder and George R. Miller, 

January 1976. (PB 250 711/AS) 

98 Study on a Significant Precipitation Episode in Western United States. Ira S. Brenner, April 

1976. (COM 75 10719/AS) 

99 A Study of Flash Flood Susceptibility-A Basin in Southern Arizona. Gerald Williams, August 

1975. (COM 75 11360/AS) 

102 A Set of Rules for Forecasting Temperatures in Napa and Sonoma Counties. Wesley L. Tuft, 

October 1975. (PB 246 902/AS) 

103 Application of the National Weather Service Flash-Flood Program in the Western Region. 

Gerald Williams, January 1976. (PB 253 053/AS) 

104 Objective Aids for Forecasting Minimum Temperatures at Reno, Nevada, During the Summer 

Months. Christopher D. Hill, January 1976. (PB 252 866/AS) 

105 Forecasting the Mono Wind. Charles P. Ruscha, Jr., February 1976. (PB 254 650) 

106 Use of MOS Forecast Parameters in Temperature Forecasting. John C. Plankinton, Jr., March 

1976. (PB 254 649) 

107 Map Types as Aids in Using MOS PoPs in Western United States. Ira S. Brenner, August 

1976. (PB 259 594) 

108 Other Kinds of Wind Shear. Christopher D. Hill, August 1976. (PB 260 437/AS) 

109 Forecasting North Winds in the Upper Sacramento Valley and Adjoining Forests. Christopher 

E. Fontana, September 1976. (PB 273 677/AS) 

110 Cool Inflow as a Weakening Influence on Eastern Pacific Tropical Cyclones. William J. 

Denney, November 1976. (PB 264 655/AS) 

112 The MAN/MOS Program. Alexander E. MacDonald, February 1977. (PB 265 941/AS) 

113 Winter Season Minimum Temperature Formula for Bakersfield, California, Using Multiple 

Regression. Michael J. Oard, February 1977. (PB 273 694/AS) 

114 Tropical Cyclone Kathleen. James R. Fors, February 1977. (PB 273 676/AS) 

116 A Study of Wind Gusts on Lake Mead. Bradley Colman, April 1977. (PB 268 847) 

117 The Relative Frequency of Cumulonimbus Clouds at the Nevada Test Site as a Function of KValue. R.F. Quiring, April 1977. (PB 272 831) 

118 Moisture Distribution Modification by Upward Vertical Motion. Ira S. Brenner, April 1977. (PB 

268 740) 

119 Relative Frequency of Occurrence of Warm Season Echo Activity as a Function of Stability 

Indices Computed from the Yucca Flat, Nevada, Rawinsonde. Darryl Randerson, June 1977. 

(PB 271 290/AS) 

121 Climatological Prediction of Cumulonimbus Clouds in the Vicinity of the Yucca Flat Weather 

Station. R.F. Quiring, June 1977. (PB 271 704/AS) 

122 A Method for Transforming Temperature Distribution to Normality. Morris S. Webb, Jr., June 

1977. (PB 271 742/AS) 

124 Statistical Guidance for Prediction of Eastern North Pacific Tropical Cyclone Motion - Part I. 

Charles J. Neumann and Preston W. Leftwich, August 1977. (PB 272 661) 

125 Statistical Guidance on the Prediction of Eastern North Pacific Tropical Cyclone Motion - Part II. 

Preston W. Leftwich and Charles J. Neumann, August 1977. (PB 273 155/AS) 

126 Climate of San Francisco. E. Jan Null, February 1978. (Revised by George T. Pericht, April 

1988 and January 1995). (PB88 208624/AS) 

127 Development of a Probability Equation for Winter-Type Precipitation Patterns in Great Falls, 

Montana. Kenneth B. Mielke, February 1978. (PB 281 387/AS) 

128 Hand Calculator Program to Compute Parcel Thermal Dynamics. Dan Gudgel, April 1978. (PB 

283 080/AS) 

129 Fire whirls. David W. Goens, May 1978. (PB 283 866/AS) 

130 Flash-Flood Procedure. Ralph C. Hatch and Gerald Williams, May 1978. (PB 286 014/AS) 

131 Automated Fire-Weather Forecasts. Mark A. Mollner and David E. Olsen, September 1978. 

(PB 289 916/AS) 

132 Estimates of the Effects of Terrain Blocking on the Los Angeles WSR-74C Weather Radar. 

R.G. Pappas, R.Y. Lee, B.W. Finke, October 1978. (PB 289767/AS) 

133 Spectral Techniques in Ocean Wave Forecasting. John A. Jannuzzi, October 1978. 

(PB291317/AS) 

134 Solar Radiation. John A. Jannuzzi, November 1978. (PB291195/AS) 
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135 Application of a Spectrum Analyzer in Forecasting Ocean Swell in Southern California Coastal 

Waters. Lawrence P. Kierulff, January 1979. (PB292716/AS) 

136 Basic Hydrologic Principles. Thomas L. Dietrich, January 1979. (PB292247/AS) 

137 LFM 24-Hour Prediction of Eastern Pacific Cyclones Refined by Satellite Images. John R. 

Zimmerman and Charles P. Ruscha, Jr., January 1979. (PB294324/AS) 

138 A Simple Analysis/Diagnosis System for Real Time Evaluation of Vertical Motion. Scott Heflick 

and James R. Fors, February 1979. (PB294216/AS) 

139 Aids for Forecasting Minimum Temperature in the Wenatchee Frost District. Robert S. 

Robinson, April 1979. (PB298339/AS) 

140 Influence of Cloudiness on Summertime Temperatures in the Eastern Washington Fire Weather 

district. James Holcomb, April 1979. (PB298674/AS) 

141 Comparison of LFM and MFM Precipitation Guidance for Nevada During Doreen. Christopher 

Hill, April 1979. (PB298613/AS) 

142 The Usefulness of Data from Mountaintop Fire Lookout Stations in Determining Atmospheric 

Stability. Jonathan W. Corey, April 1979. (PB298899/AS) 

143 The Depth of the Marine Layer at San Diego as Related to Subsequent Cool Season 

Precipitation Episodes in Arizona. Ira S. Brenner, May 1979. (PB298817/AS) 

144 Arizona Cool Season Climatological Surface Wind and Pressure Gradient Study. Ira S. 

Brenner, May 1979. (PB298900/AS) 

146 The BART Experiment. Morris S. Webb, October 1979. (PB80 155112) 

147 Occurrence and Distribution of Flash Floods in the Western Region. Thomas L. Dietrich, 

December 1979. (PB80 160344) 

149 Misinterpretations of Precipitation Probability Forecasts. Allan H. Murphy, Sarah Lichtenstein, 

Baruch Fischhoff, and Robert L. Winkler, February 1980. (PB80 174576) 

150 Annual Data and Verification Tabulation - Eastern and Central North Pacific Tropical Storms 

and Hurricanes 1979. Emil B. Gunther and Staff, EPHC, April 1980. (PB80 220486) 

151 NMC Model Performance in the Northeast Pacific. James E. Overland, PMEL-ERL, April 1980. 

(PB80 196033) 

152 Climate of Salt Lake City, Utah. William J. Alder, Sean T. Buchanan, William Cope (Retired), 

James A. Cisco, Craig C. Schmidt, Alexander R. Smith (Retired), Wilbur E. Figgins (Retired), 

February 1998 - Seventh Revision (PB98-130727) 

153 An Automatic Lightning Detection System in Northern California. James E. Rea and Chris E. 

Fontana, June 1980. (PB80 225592) 

154 Regression Equation for the Peak Wind Gust 6 to 12 Hours in Advance at Great Falls During 

Strong Downslope Wind Storms. Michael J. Oard, July 1980. (PB91 108367) 

155 A Raininess Index for the Arizona Monsoon. John H. Ten Harkel, July 1980. (PB81 106494) 

156 The Effects of Terrain Distribution on Summer Thunderstorm Activity at Reno, Nevada. 

Christopher Dean Hill, July 1980. (PB81 102501) 

157 An Operational Evaluation of the Scofield/Oliver Technique for Estimating Precipitation Rates 

from Satellite Imagery. Richard Ochoa, August 1980. (PB81 108227) 

158 Hydrology Practicum. Thomas Dietrich, September 1980. (PB81 134033) 

159 Tropical Cyclone Effects on California. Arnold Court, October 1980. (PB81 133779) 

160 Eastern North Pacific Tropical Cyclone Occurrences During Intraseasonal Periods. Preston W. 

Leftwich and Gail M. Brown, February 1981. (PB81 205494) 

161 Solar Radiation as a Sole Source of Energy for Photovoltaics in Las Vegas, Nevada, for July 

and December. Darryl Randerson, April 1981. (PB81 224503) 

162 A Systems Approach to Real-Time Runoff Analysis with a Deterministic Rainfall-Runoff Model. 

Robert J.C. Burnash and R. Larry Ferral, April 1981. (PB81 224495) 

163 A Comparison of Two Methods for Forecasting Thunderstorms at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. 

LTC Keith R. Cooley, April 1981. (PB81 225393) 

164 An Objective Aid for Forecasting Afternoon Relative Humidity Along the Washington Cascade 

East Slopes. Robert S. Robinson, April 1981. (PB81 23078) 

165 Annual Data and Verification Tabulation, Eastern North Pacific Tropical Storms and Hurricanes 

1980. Emil B. Gunther and Staff, May 1981. (PB82 230336) 

166 Preliminary Estimates of Wind Power Potential at the Nevada Test Site. Howard G. Booth, 

June 1981. (PB82 127036) 

167 ARAP User's Guide. Mark Mathewson, July 1981, Revised September 1981. (PB82 196783) 

168 Forecasting the Onset of Coastal Gales Off Washington-Oregon. John R. Zimmerman and 

William D. Burton, August 1981. (PB82 127051) 

169 A Statistical-Dynamical Model for Prediction of Tropical Cyclone Motion in the Eastern North 

Pacific Ocean. Preston W. Leftwich, Jr., October 1981. (PB82195298) 

170 An Enhanced Plotter for Surface Airways Observations. Andrew J. Spry and Jeffrey L. 

Anderson, October 1981. (PB82 153883) 

171 Verification of 72-Hour 500-MB Map-Type Predictions. R.F. Quiring, November 1981. 

(PB82-158098) 

172 Forecasting Heavy Snow at Wenatchee, Washington. James W. Holcomb, December 1981. 

(PB82-177783) 

173 Central San Joaquin Valley Type Maps. Thomas R. Crossan, December 1981. (PB82 196064) 

174 ARAP Test Results. Mark A. Mathewson, December 1981. (PB82 198103) 

176 Approximations to the Peak Surface Wind Gusts from Desert Thunderstorms. Darryl 

Randerson, June 1982. (PB82 253089) 

177 Climate of Phoenix, Arizona. Robert J. Schmidli and Austin Jamison, April 1969 (Revised July 

1996). (PB96-191614) 

178 Annual Data and Verification Tabulation, Eastern North Pacific Tropical Storms and Hurricanes 

1982. E.B. Gunther, June 1983. (PB85 106078) 

179 Stratified Maximum Temperature Relationships Between Sixteen Zone Stations in Arizona and 

Respective Key Stations. Ira S. Brenner, June 1983. (PB83 249904) 

180 Standard Hydrologic Exchange Format (SHEF) Version I. Phillip A. Pasteris, Vernon C. Bissel, 

David G. Bennett, August 1983. (PB85 106052) 

181 Quantitative and Spacial Distribution of Winter Precipitation along Utah's Wasatch Front. 

Lawrence B. Dunn, August 1983. (PB85 106912) 

182 500 Millibar Sign Frequency Teleconnection Charts - Winter. Lawrence B. Dunn, December 

1983. (PB85 106276) 

183 500 Millibar Sign Frequency Teleconnection Charts - Spring. Lawrence B. Dunn, January 1984. 

(PB85 111367) 

184 Collection and Use of Lightning Strike Data in the Western U.S. During Summer 1983. Glenn 

Rasch and Mark Mathewson, February 1984. (PB85 110534) 

185 500 Millibar Sign Frequency Teleconnection Charts - Summer. Lawrence B. Dunn, March 

1984. (PB85 111359) 

186 Annual Data and Verification Tabulation eastern North Pacific Tropical Storms and Hurricanes 

1983. E.B. Gunther, March 1984. (PB85 109635) 

187 500 Millibar Sign Frequency Teleconnection Charts - Fall. Lawrence B. Dunn, May 1984. 

(PB85-110930) 

188 The Use and Interpretation of Isentropic Analyses. Jeffrey L. Anderson, October 1984. 

(PB85-132694) 

189 Annual Data & Verification Tabulation Eastern North Pacific Tropical Storms and Hurricanes 

1984. E.B. Gunther and R.L. Cross, April 1985. (PB85 1878887AS) 

190 Great Salt Lake Effect Snowfall: Some Notes and An Example. David M. Carpenter, October 

1985. (PB86 119153/AS) 

191 Large Scale Patterns Associated with Major Freeze Episodes in the Agricultural Southwest. 

Ronald S. Hamilton and Glenn R. Lussky, December 1985. (PB86 144474AS) 

192 NWR Voice Synthesis Project: Phase I. Glen W. Sampson, January 1986. (PB86 145604/AS) 

193 The MCC - An Overview and Case Study on Its Impact in the Western United States. Glenn R. 

Lussky, March 1986. (PB86 170651/AS) 

194 Annual Data and Verification Tabulation Eastern North Pacific Tropical Storms and Hurricanes 

1985. E.B. Gunther and R.L. Cross, March 1986. (PB86 170941/AS) 

195 Radid Interpretation Guidelines. Roger G. Pappas, March 1986. (PB86 177680/AS) 

196 A Mesoscale Convective Complex Type Storm over the Desert Southwest. Darryl Randerson, 

April 1986. (PB86 190998/AS) 

197 The Effects of Eastern North Pacific Tropical Cyclones on the Southwestern United States. 

Walter Smith, August 1986. (PB87 106258AS) 

198 Preliminary Lightning Climatology Studies for Idaho. Christopher D. Hill, Carl J. Gorski, and 

Michael C. Conger, April 1987. (PB87 180196/AS) 

199 Heavy Rains and Flooding in Montana: A Case for Slantwise Convection. Glenn R. Lussky, 

April 1987. (PB87 185229/AS) 

200 Annual Data and Verification Tabulation Eastern North Pacific Tropical Storms and Hurricanes 

1986. Roger L. Cross and Kenneth B. Mielke, September 1987. (PB88 110895/AS) 

201 An Inexpensive Solution for the Mass Distribution of Satellite Images. Glen W. Sampson and 

George Clark, September 1987. (PB88 114038/AS) 

202 Annual Data and Verification Tabulation Eastern North Pacific Tropical Storms and Hurricanes 

1987. Roger L. Cross and Kenneth B. Mielke, September 1988. (PB88-101935/AS) 

203 An Investigation of the 24 September 1986 "Cold Sector" Tornado Outbreak in Northern 

California. John P. Monteverdi and Scott A. Braun, October 1988. (PB89 121297/AS) 

204 Preliminary Analysis of Cloud-To-Ground Lightning in the Vicinity of the Nevada Test Site. 

Carven Scott, November 1988. (PB89 128649/AS) 

205 Forecast Guidelines For Fire Weather and Forecasters -- How Nighttime Humidity Affects 

Wildland Fuels. David W. Goens, February 1989. (PB89 162549/AS) 

206 A Collection of Papers Related to Heavy Precipitation Forecasting. Western Region 

Headquarters, Scientific Services Division, August 1989. (PB89 230833/AS) 

207 The Las Vegas McCarran International Airport Microburst of August 8, 1989. Carven A. Scott, 

June 1990. (PB90-240268) 

208 Meteorological Factors Contributing to the Canyon Creek Fire Blowup, September 6 and 7, 

1988. David W. Goens, June 1990. (PB90-245085) 

209 Stratus Surge Prediction Along the Central California Coast. Peter Felsch and Woodrow 

Whitlatch, December 1990. (PB91-129239) 

210 Hydrotools. Tom Egger. January 1991. (PB91-151787/AS) 

211 A Northern Utah Soaker. Mark E. Struthwolf, February 1991. (PB91-168716) 

212 Preliminary Analysis of the San Francisco Rainfall Record: 1849-1990. Jan Null, May 1991. 

(PB91-208439) 

213 Idaho Zone Preformat, Temperature Guidance, and Verification. Mark A. Mollner, July 1991. 

(PB91-227405/AS) 

214 Emergency Operational Meteorological Considerations During an Accidental Release of 

Hazardous Chemicals. Peter Mueller and Jerry Galt, August 1991. (PB91-235424) 

215 WeatherTools. Tom Egger, October 1991. (PB93-184950) 

216 Creating MOS Equations for RAWS Stations Using Digital Model Data. Dennis D. Gettman, 

December 1991. (PB92-131473/AS) 

217 Forecasting Heavy Snow Events in Missoula, Montana. Mike Richmond, May 1992. 

(PB92-196104) 

218 NWS Winter Weather Workshop in Portland, Oregon. Various Authors, December 1992. 

(PB93-146785) 

219 A Case Study of the Operational Usefulness of the Sharp Workstation in Forecasting a 

Mesocyclone-Induced Cold Sector Tornado Event in California. John P. Monteverdi, March 

1993. (PB93-178697) 

220 Climate of Pendleton, Oregon. Claudia Bell, August 1993. (PB93-227536) 

221 Utilization of the Bulk Richardson Number, Helicity and Sounding Modification in the 

Assessment of the Severe Convective Storms of 3 August 1992. Eric C. Evenson, September 

1993. (PB94-131943) 

222 Convective and Rotational Parameters Associated with Three Tornado Episodes in Northern 

and Central California. John P. Monteverdi and John Quadros, September 1993. 

(PB94-131943) 

223 Climate of San Luis Obispo, California. Gary Ryan, February 1994. (PB94-162062) 

224 Climate of Wenatchee, Washington. Michael W. McFarland, Roger G. Buckman, and Gregory 

E. Matzen, March 1994. (PB94-164308) 

225 Climate of Santa Barbara, California. Gary Ryan, December 1994. (PB95-173720) 

226 Climate of Yakima, Washington. Greg DeVoir, David Hogan, and Jay Neher, December 1994. 

(PB95-173688) 

227 Climate of Kalispell, Montana. Chris Maier, December 1994. (PB95-169488) 

228 Forecasting Minimum Temperatures in the Santa Maria Agricultural District. Wilfred Pi and 

Peter Felsch, December 1994. (PB95-171088) 

229 The 10 February 1994 Oroville Tornado--A Case Study. Mike Staudenmaier, Jr., April 1995. 

(PB95-241873) 

230 Santa Ana Winds and the Fire Outbreak of Fall 1993. Ivory Small, June 1995. (PB95-241865) 

231 Washington State Tornadoes. Tresté Huse, July 1995. (PB96-107024) 

232 Fog Climatology at Spokane, Washington. Paul Frisbie, July 1995. (PB96-106604) 

233 Storm Relative Isentropic Motion Associated with Cold Fronts in Northern Utah. Kevin B. Baker, 

Kathleen A. Hadley, and Lawrence B. Dunn, July 1995. (PB96-106596) 

234 Some Climatological and Synoptic Aspects of Severe Weather Development in the 

Northwestern United States. Eric C. Evenson and Robert H. Johns, October 1995. (PB96-

112958) 

235 Climate of Las Vegas, Nevada. Paul H. Skrbac and Scott Cordero, December 1995. 

(PB96-135553) 
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236 Climate of Astoria, Oregon. Mark A. McInerney, January 1996. 

237 The 6 July 1995 Severe Weather Events in the Northwestern United States: Recent Examples 

of SSWEs. Eric C. Evenson, April 1996. 

238 Significant Weather Patterns Affecting West Central Montana. Joe Lester, May 1996. 

(PB96-178751) 

239 Climate of Portland, Oregon. Clinton C. D. Rockey, May 1996. (PB96-17603) - First Revision, 

October 1999 

240 Downslop Winds of Santa Barbara, CA. Gary Ryan, July 1996. (PB96-191697) 

241 Operational Applications of the Real-time National Lightning Detection Network Data at the 

NWSO Tucson, AZ. Darren McCollum, David Bright, Jim Meyer, and John Glueck, 

September 1996. (PB97-108450) 

242 Climate of Pocatello, Idaho. Joe Heim, October 1996. (PB97-114540) 

243 Climate of Great Falls. Montana. Matt Jackson and D. C. Williamson, December 1996. (PB97-

126684) 

244 WSR-88D VAD Wind Profile Data Influenced by Bird Migration over the Southwest United 

States. Jesus A. Haro, January 1997. (PB97-135263) 

245 Climatology of Cape for Eastern Montana and Northern Wyoming. Heath Hockenberry and 

Keith Meier, January 1997. (PB97-133425) 

246 A Western Region Guide to the Eta-29 Model. Mike Staudenmaier, Jr., March 1997. (PB97-

144075) 

247 The Northeast Nevada Climate Book. Edwin C. Clark, March 1997. (First Revision - January 

1998 - Andrew S. Gorelow and Edwin C. Clark - PB98-123250) 

248 Climate of Eugene, Oregon. Clinton C. D. Rockey, April 1997. (PB97-155303) 

249 Climate of Tucson, Arizona. John R. Glueck, October 1997 

250 Northwest Oregon Daily Extremes and Normans. Clinton C. D. Rockey, October 1997 

251 A Composite Study Examining Five Heavy Snowfall Patterns for South-Central Montana. 

Jonathan D. Van Ausdall and Thomas W. Humphrey. February 1998. (PB98-125255) 

252 Climate of Eureka, California. Alan H. Puffer. February 1998. (PB98-130735) 

253 Inferenced Oceanic Kelvin/Rossby Wave Influence on North American West Coast 

Precipitation. Martin E. Lee and Dudley Chelton. April 1998. (PB98-139744) 

254 Conditional Symmetric InstabilityCMethods of Operational Diagnosis and Case Study of 23-24 

February 1994 Eastern Washington/Oregon Snowstorm. Gregory A. DeVoir. May 1998. 

(PB98-144660) 

255 Creation and Maintenance of a Comprehensive Climate Data Base. Eugene Petrescu. August 

1998. (PB98-173529) 

256 Climate of San Diego, California. Thomas E. Evans, III and Donald A. Halvorson. October 

1998. (PB99-109381) 

257 Climate of Seattle, Washington. Dana Felton. November 1998. (PB99-113482) 

258 1985-1998 North Pacific Tropical Cyclones Impacting the Southwestern United States and 

Northern Mexico: An Updated Climatology. Armando L. Garza. January 1999. (PB99-

130502) 

259 Climate of San Jose, California. Miguel Miller. April 1999. (PB99-145633) 

260 Climate of Las Vegas, Nevada. Paul H. Skrbac. December 1999 

261 Climate of Los Angeles, California. David Bruno, Gary Ryan, with assistance from Curt Kaplan 

and Jonathan Slemmer. January 2000 

262 Climate of Miles City, Montana. David A. Spector and Mark H. Strobin. April 2000 

263 Analysis of Radiosonde Data for Spokane, Washington. Rocco D. Pelatti. November 2000 

264 Climate of Billings, Montana. Jeffrey J. Zeltwanger and Mark H. Strobin. November 2000 

265 Climate of Sheridan, Wyoming. Jeffrey J. Zeltwanger, Sally Springer, Mark H. Strobin. March 

2001 

266 Climate of Sacramento, California. Laura Masters-Bevan. December 2000 (7th Revision) 

267 Sulphur Mountain Doppler Radar: A Performance Study. Los Angeles/Oxnard WFO. August 

2001 

268 Prediction of Heavy Snow Events in the Snake River Plain Using Pattern Recognition and 

Regression Techniques. Thomas Andretta and William Wojcik, October 2003. 

269 The Lewis and Clark Expedition 1803-1806, Weather, Water and Climate. Vernon Preston. 

December 2004 

270. Climate of San Diego California. Emmanuel M. Isla, Steve Vanderburg, Christopher Medjber, 

Daniel Paschall, December 2004. 71 Climate of Las Vegas, Nevada. Revised by 

Andrew S. Gorelow, January 2005. Previous Edition 

Paul H. Skrbac. December 1999 

272 Climate of Sacramento, California. Laura A. Bevan, George Cline, Revised June 2005. 

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