Sheffield Weather Records (ASN00091091)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Sheffield (ASN00091091), Australia, with 91 years of record.

Key Facts for Sheffield

Sheffield (ASN00091091) is a weather station in Australia at -41.38 latitude and 146.33 longitude, 280 m (919 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1907 to 1997, 91 years of record.
1,464 records set at Sheffield still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Sheffield set a daily record low maximum temperature of 14.8 C (58.6 F) on 14 December 1997.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -41.38 latitude, 146.33 longitude.
Elevation: 280 m (919 ft).
Period of record: 1907 to 1997, 91 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Sheffield. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Sheffield, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	33.6 C (92.5 F)	1.4 C (34.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1.6 C (34.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	30.7 C (87.3 F)	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	24.5 C (76.1 F)	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	n/a	n/a
May	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	17.5 C (63.5 F)	-5.7 C (21.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	15.5 C (59.9 F)	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	17.6 C (63.7 F)	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	27.0 C (80.6 F)	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Sheffield still stand. 1972 holds the most, with 70.

Standing records at Sheffield by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1965	55
1966	47
1967	56
1968	64
1969	50
1970	45
1971	43
1972	70
1973	42
1974	34
1975	51
1976	38
1977	33
1978	33
1979	41
1980	45
1981	47
1982	60
1983	34
1984	43
1985	52
1986	34
1987	53
1988	69
1989	30
1990	46
1991	46
1992	35
1993	31
1994	56
1995	32
1996	29
1997	20

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 140.7 mm (5.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Sheffield. The most was 140.7 mm (5.5 in) on 5 April 1929.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Sheffield
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	18 January 1911
Feb	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	19 February 1946
Mar	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	7 March 1917
Apr	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	5 April 1929
May	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	30 May 1971
Jun	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	30 June 1910
Jul	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	4 July 1944
Aug	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	14 August 1962
Sep	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	17 September 1933
Oct	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	9 October 1992
Nov	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	7 November 1924
Dec	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	28 December 1934

Period of Record Coverage

1965 to 1997

33 years of record at Sheffield, 1965 to 1997. Every year has data for at least 90 percent of its days.

Days with data per year at Sheffield
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1965	364	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	361	99%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	364	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	361	99%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	358	98%	Yes
1982	365	100%	Yes
1983	364	100%	Yes
1984	366	100%	Yes
1985	365	100%	Yes
1986	365	100%	Yes
1987	365	100%	Yes
1988	366	100%	Yes
1989	365	100%	Yes
1990	365	100%	Yes
1991	365	100%	Yes
1992	366	100%	Yes
1993	365	100%	Yes
1994	364	100%	Yes
1995	361	99%	Yes
1996	366	100%	Yes
1997	365	100%	Yes

Latest Records

Latest records at Sheffield
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 December 1997	Sheffield, AU	daily low max	14.8 C (58.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	30 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1997	Sheffield, AU	daily low min	3.6 C (38.5 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	23 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1997	Sheffield, AU	daily low min	3.6 C (38.5 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	32 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1997	Sheffield, AU	daily low min (Tie)	1.6 C (34.9 F)	tie	8 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1997	Sheffield, AU	daily low min (Tie)	3.4 C (38.1 F)	tie	20 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 1997	Sheffield, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	7 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1997	Sheffield, AU	daily low max	12.6 C (54.7 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	30 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1997	Sheffield, AU	daily high min (Tie)	11.0 C (51.8 F)	tie	20 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1997	Sheffield, AU	daily high max	22.0 C (71.6 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	20 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1997	Sheffield, AU	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	20 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1997	Sheffield, AU	daily high max	20.4 C (68.7 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	31 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1997	Sheffield, AU	daily low min	1.0 C (33.8 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	12 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1997	Sheffield, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1997	Sheffield, AU	daily high min (Tie)	6.8 C (44.2 F)	tie	31 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1997	Sheffield, AU	daily high min	8.8 C (47.8 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	19 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1997	Sheffield, AU	daily high max	13.6 C (56.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	23 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1997	Sheffield, AU	daily high min (Tie)	5.8 C (42.4 F)	tie	6 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
27 June 1997	Sheffield, AU	daily high max (Tie)	12.8 C (55.0 F)	tie	8 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 1997	Sheffield, AU	daily low min (Tie)	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	tie	24 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
22 June 1997	Sheffield, AU	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	7 years	13 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

32 complete years, 1965 to 1997

One stripe for each of 32 complete years at Sheffield, 1965 to 1997. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 11.1 C (52.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1965, at 10.3 C (50.6 F), and the warmest was 1988, at 12.4 C (54.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F).

Annual mean temperature at Sheffield as warming stripes, 1965 to 1997
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1965	10.3 C	-0.77 C
1966	10.7 C	-0.43 C
1967	10.6 C	-0.50 C
1968	10.4 C	-0.68 C
1969	10.5 C	-0.63 C
1970	10.6 C	-0.53 C
1971	10.9 C	-0.17 C
1972	10.9 C	-0.25 C
1973	10.7 C	-0.38 C
1975	10.7 C	-0.38 C
1976	10.5 C	-0.57 C
1977	10.9 C	-0.23 C
1978	11.0 C	-0.11 C
1979	11.1 C	+0.01 C
1980	11.5 C	+0.42 C
1981	11.8 C	+0.71 C
1982	11.6 C	+0.44 C
1983	11.5 C	+0.34 C
1984	11.3 C	+0.16 C
1985	11.4 C	+0.27 C
1986	10.8 C	-0.27 C
1987	11.2 C	+0.06 C
1988	12.4 C	+1.32 C
1989	11.9 C	+0.78 C
1990	11.8 C	+0.67 C
1991	11.4 C	+0.27 C
1992	11.1 C	-0.01 C
1993	11.5 C	+0.35 C
1994	11.1 C	-0.01 C
1995	11.0 C	-0.09 C
1996	10.8 C	-0.29 C
1997	11.5 C	+0.36 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.3 C (0.2 to 0.5) per decade over 1965 to 1997. In Fahrenheit: 0.6 F (0.3 to 0.8) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 32 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Sheffield
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.3 C (0.2 to 0.5) per decade	0.6 F (0.3 to 0.8) per decade	1965 to 1997	32	Rise
Mean daily maximum	0.3 C (0.2 to 0.5) per decade	0.6 F (0.3 to 0.9) per decade	1965 to 1997	32	Rise
Mean daily minimum	0.3 C (0.1 to 0.5) per decade	0.5 F (0.2 to 0.9) per decade	1965 to 1997	32	Rise

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1907 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Sheffield: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1983	28.8 C (83.8 F)	33
Coldest night (TNn)	-5.7 C (21.7 F)	1972	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	33
Wettest day (Rx1day)	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	1929	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	90
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	298.9 mm (11.8 in)	1929	105.3 mm (4.1 in)	90
Longest dry spell (CDD)	51 days	1988	19 days	90

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Sheffield, 1907 to 1997. The record is 34.4 C (93.9 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 28.8 C (83.8 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Sheffield by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1907	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	28.7 C (83.7 F)
1966	30.7 C (87.3 F)
1967	31.6 C (88.9 F)
1968	30.8 C (87.4 F)
1969	28.8 C (83.8 F)
1970	27.7 C (81.9 F)
1971	27.3 C (81.1 F)
1972	28.4 C (83.1 F)
1973	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1974	29.8 C (85.6 F)
1975	31.2 C (88.2 F)
1976	28.7 C (83.7 F)
1977	28.7 C (83.7 F)
1978	27.1 C (80.8 F)
1979	30.2 C (86.4 F)
1980	27.6 C (81.7 F)
1981	28.8 C (83.8 F)
1982	33.2 C (91.8 F)
1983	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1984	27.5 C (81.5 F)
1985	27.6 C (81.7 F)
1986	24.5 C (76.1 F)
1987	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1988	31.2 C (88.2 F)
1989	29.6 C (85.3 F)
1990	32.5 C (90.5 F)
1991	32.5 C (90.5 F)
1992	28.2 C (82.8 F)
1993	27.6 C (81.7 F)
1994	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1995	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1996	26.0 C (78.8 F)
1997	33.6 C (92.5 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Sheffield, 1907 to 1997. The record is -5.7 C (21.7 F) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is -3.2 C (26.2 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Sheffield by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1907	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1966	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1967	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1968	-3.6 C (25.5 F)
1969	-4.6 C (23.7 F)
1970	-4.0 C (24.8 F)
1971	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1972	-5.7 C (21.7 F)
1973	-4.2 C (24.4 F)
1974	-4.6 C (23.7 F)
1975	-3.0 C (26.6 F)
1976	-4.8 C (23.4 F)
1977	-2.1 C (28.2 F)
1978	-2.9 C (26.8 F)
1979	-2.5 C (27.5 F)
1980	-2.6 C (27.3 F)
1981	-2.6 C (27.3 F)
1982	-4.5 C (23.9 F)
1983	-4.0 C (24.8 F)
1984	-3.0 C (26.6 F)
1985	-3.0 C (26.6 F)
1986	-4.0 C (24.8 F)
1987	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1988	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1989	-3.5 C (25.7 F)
1990	-3.0 C (26.6 F)
1991	-2.6 C (27.3 F)
1992	-3.2 C (26.2 F)
1993	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1994	-3.5 C (25.7 F)
1995	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1996	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1997	-2.0 C (28.4 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Sheffield, 1907 to 1997. The record is 140.7 mm (5.5 in) in 1929, marked on the chart; the median year is 60.8 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Sheffield by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1907	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1909	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1910	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1911	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1912	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1913	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1914	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1915	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1916	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1917	131.6 mm (5.2 in)
1918	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1919	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1920	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1921	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1922	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1923	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1924	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1925	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1926	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1927	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1928	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1929	140.7 mm (5.5 in)
1930	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1931	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1932	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1933	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1934	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1935	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1936	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1937	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1938	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1939	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1940	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1941	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1942	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1943	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1944	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1945	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1946	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1947	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1948	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1949	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1950	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1951	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1952	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1953	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1954	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1955	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1956	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1957	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1958	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1959	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1960	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1961	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1962	117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1963	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1964	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1965	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1966	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1967	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1968	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1969	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1970	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1971	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1972	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1973	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1974	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1975	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1976	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1977	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1978	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1979	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1980	46.4 mm (1.8 in)
1981	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1982	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1983	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1984	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1985	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1986	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1987	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1988	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1989	117.0 mm (4.6 in)
1990	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1991	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1992	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1993	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1994	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1995	33.4 mm (1.3 in)
1996	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1997	75.4 mm (3.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Sheffield, 1907 to 1997. The record is 298.9 mm (11.8 in) in 1929, marked on the chart; the median year is 105.3 mm (4.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Sheffield by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1907	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1909	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1910	119.0 mm (4.7 in)
1911	83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1912	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1913	110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1914	110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1915	99.2 mm (3.9 in)
1916	137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1917	149.9 mm (5.9 in)
1918	128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1919	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1920	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1921	104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1922	145.3 mm (5.7 in)
1923	121.3 mm (4.8 in)
1924	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1925	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1926	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1927	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1928	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1929	298.9 mm (11.8 in)
1930	120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1931	141.9 mm (5.6 in)
1932	158.9 mm (6.3 in)
1933	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1934	160.7 mm (6.3 in)
1935	146.5 mm (5.8 in)
1936	133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1937	87.2 mm (3.4 in)
1938	79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1939	131.8 mm (5.2 in)
1940	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1941	81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1942	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1943	83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1944	201.7 mm (7.9 in)
1945	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1946	126.8 mm (5.0 in)
1947	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1948	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1949	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1950	97.9 mm (3.9 in)
1951	139.1 mm (5.5 in)
1952	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1953	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1954	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1955	124.6 mm (4.9 in)
1956	162.1 mm (6.4 in)
1957	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1958	117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1959	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1960	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1961	121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1962	128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1963	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1964	146.2 mm (5.8 in)
1965	106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1966	112.2 mm (4.4 in)
1967	86.2 mm (3.4 in)
1968	115.9 mm (4.6 in)
1969	147.5 mm (5.8 in)
1970	218.4 mm (8.6 in)
1971	139.5 mm (5.5 in)
1972	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1973	86.7 mm (3.4 in)
1974	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1975	128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1976	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1977	115.2 mm (4.5 in)
1978	83.2 mm (3.3 in)
1979	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1980	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1981	86.2 mm (3.4 in)
1982	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1983	83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1984	96.2 mm (3.8 in)
1985	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1986	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1987	136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1988	92.4 mm (3.6 in)
1989	196.8 mm (7.7 in)
1990	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1991	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1992	113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1993	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1994	63.4 mm (2.5 in)
1995	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1996	114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1997	143.6 mm (5.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Sheffield, 1907 to 1997. The record is 51 days in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Sheffield by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1907	20 days
1909	10 days
1910	29 days
1911	18 days
1912	36 days
1913	26 days
1914	33 days
1915	23 days
1916	12 days
1917	12 days
1918	20 days
1919	31 days
1920	40 days
1921	17 days
1922	19 days
1923	27 days
1924	25 days
1925	19 days
1926	22 days
1927	27 days
1928	14 days
1929	16 days
1930	16 days
1931	26 days
1932	15 days
1933	15 days
1934	24 days
1935	21 days
1936	12 days
1937	30 days
1938	15 days
1939	13 days
1940	16 days
1941	27 days
1942	21 days
1943	28 days
1944	17 days
1945	25 days
1946	12 days
1947	12 days
1948	20 days
1949	18 days
1950	18 days
1951	20 days
1952	15 days
1953	16 days
1954	17 days
1955	19 days
1956	10 days
1957	22 days
1958	19 days
1959	22 days
1960	38 days
1961	43 days
1962	25 days
1963	44 days
1964	12 days
1965	26 days
1966	15 days
1967	22 days
1968	23 days
1969	19 days
1970	18 days
1971	27 days
1972	40 days
1973	12 days
1974	15 days
1975	25 days
1976	15 days
1977	14 days
1978	16 days
1979	14 days
1980	15 days
1981	18 days
1982	25 days
1983	27 days
1984	19 days
1985	20 days
1986	16 days
1987	22 days
1988	51 days
1989	14 days
1990	22 days
1991	34 days
1992	13 days
1993	11 days
1994	20 days
1995	13 days
1996	10 days
1997	16 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

31 years with a frost

Across 31 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Sheffield falls on 27 September and the median first autumn frost on 12 May, which leaves a median of 239 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +19.1 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Sheffield
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1966 to 1996)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	27 September	n/a	21 September	n/a	-16.6 days per decade
First autumn frost	12 May	n/a	13 May	n/a	+2.5 days per decade
Growing days	239 days	n/a	244 days	n/a	+19.1 days per decade

A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.

Rainfall Return Levels

87 years, 1910 to 1997

A day with at least 59.7 mm (2.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 138.0 mm (5.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Sheffield: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
5 years	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
10 years	92.1 mm (3.6 in)
25 years	109.9 mm (4.3 in)
50 years	123.7 mm (4.9 in)
100 years	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	Longer than the 87 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 87 years of values from 1910 to 1997.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 140.7 mm (5.5 in) in 1929; 131.6 mm (5.2 in) in 1917; 125.0 mm (4.9 in) in 1946.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).