Hells Gate Threshold Days by Year (CA001113420)
16 fixed thresholds counted per year at Hells Gate (CA001113420): hot days, frost, tropical nights and heavy rain, with the most days in a year.
Key Facts for Hells Gate Thresholds
- Hells Gate: days with 10 cm (3.9 in) or more of snowfall in 31 years, most in 1970 with 13.
- Hells Gate: days with 10 mm (0.39 in) or more of precipitation in 30 years, most in 1971 with 51.
- Hells Gate: days with 25 mm (0.98 in) or more of precipitation in 30 years, most in 1954 with 23.
- Hells Gate: days with a maximum temperature at or above 30 C (86 F) in 27 years, most in 1958 with 59.
- 16 fixed thresholds have at least one qualifying day at Hells Gate.
Days at or above 30 C (86 F)
27 years with a qualifying day| Year | Days | Decade average |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 28 | 24 |
| 1953 | 19 | 24 |
| 1954 | 8 | 24 |
| 1955 | 19 | 24 |
| 1956 | 17 | 24 |
| 1958 | 59 | 24 |
| 1959 | 18 | 24 |
| 1961 | 52 | 24.3 |
| 1962 | 12 | 24.3 |
| 1963 | 21 | 24.3 |
| 1964 | 10 | 24.3 |
| 1965 | 25 | 24.3 |
| 1966 | 14 | 24.3 |
| 1967 | 40 | 24.3 |
| 1968 | 21 | 24.3 |
| 1969 | 24 | 24.3 |
| 1970 | 29 | 24.9 |
| 1971 | 31 | 24.9 |
| 1975 | 17 | 24.9 |
| 1976 | 6 | 24.9 |
| 1977 | 32 | 24.9 |
| 1978 | 31 | 24.9 |
| 1979 | 28 | 24.9 |
| 1980 | 14 | 20.8 |
| 1981 | 25 | 20.8 |
| 1982 | 29 | 20.8 |
| 1983 | 15 | 20.8 |
| Year | First date | Last date |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 1952-05-23 | 1952-09-04 |
| 1953 | 1953-07-05 | 1953-09-11 |
| 1954 | 1954-06-30 | 1954-08-13 |
| 1955 | 1955-06-08 | 1955-09-06 |
| 1956 | 1956-07-08 | 1956-08-22 |
| 1958 | 1958-05-18 | 1958-09-07 |
| 1959 | 1959-05-13 | 1959-08-01 |
| 1961 | 1961-05-19 | 1961-08-28 |
| 1962 | 1962-07-08 | 1962-08-15 |
| 1963 | 1963-05-19 | 1963-09-09 |
| 1964 | 1964-07-01 | 1964-08-23 |
| 1965 | 1965-06-08 | 1965-08-18 |
| 1966 | 1966-06-15 | 1966-08-24 |
| 1967 | 1967-06-05 | 1967-08-31 |
| 1968 | 1968-06-24 | 1968-08-10 |
| 1969 | 1969-05-21 | 1969-09-10 |
| 1970 | 1970-06-01 | 1970-08-23 |
| 1971 | 1971-07-14 | 1971-08-29 |
| 1975 | 1975-06-19 | 1975-08-14 |
| 1976 | 1976-07-15 | 1976-08-06 |
| 1977 | 1977-06-06 | 1977-08-20 |
| 1978 | 1978-06-01 | 1978-08-09 |
| 1979 | 1979-05-22 | 1979-08-26 |
| 1980 | 1980-07-07 | 1980-08-12 |
| 1981 | 1981-07-03 | 1981-09-17 |
| 1982 | 1982-06-11 | 1982-09-02 |
| 1983 | 1983-05-24 | 1983-08-22 |
Every Fixed Threshold
| Threshold | Years with a qualifying day | Most days in a year | Year | Latest year days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 C (86 F): Days | 27 | 59 | 1958 | 15 |
| 35 C (95 F): Days | 21 | 22 | 1958 | 1 |
| 40 C (104 F): Days | 3 | 2 | 1971 | 2 |
| 90 F (32.2 C): Days | 27 | 41 | 1958 | 5 |
| 100 F (37.8 C): Days | 13 | 8 | 1971 | 2 |
| 0 C (32 F): Ice days (max | 27 | 56 | 1956 | 27 |
| 0 C (32 F): Frost days (min | 27 | 131 | 1955 | 60 |
| -10 C (14 F): Days with min | 27 | 27 | 1955 | 12 |
| -20 C (-4 F): Days with min | 8 | 7 | 1969 | 1 |
| 20 C (68 F): Tropical nights (min | 9 | 12 | 1958 | 1 |
| 10 mm (0.39 in): Days with 10 mm or more rain | 30 | 51 | 1971 | 40 |
| 25 mm (0.98 in): Days with 25 mm or more rain | 30 | 23 | 1954 | 7 |
| 50 mm (1.97 in): Days with 50 mm or more rain | 19 | 5 | 1963 | 3 |
| 10 cm (3.9 in): Days with 10 cm or more snowfall | 31 | 13 | 1970 | 1 |
| 25 cm (9.8 in): Days with 25 cm or more snowfall | 21 | 5 | 1975 | 1 |
| 50 cm (19.7 in): Days with 50 cm or more snowfall | 5 | 1 | 1953 | 1 |
Years with under 90 percent of days observed are left out of the most days column. Threshold history at this station starts in 1952.
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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Threshold counts are computed by this site.
Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-17).