Macdonald Threshold Days by Year (CA005041670)
5 fixed thresholds counted per year at Macdonald (CA005041670): hot days, frost, tropical nights and heavy rain, with the most days in a year.
Key Facts for Macdonald Thresholds
- Macdonald: days with 10 mm (0.39 in) or more of precipitation in 16 years, most in 1973 with 22.
- Macdonald: days with 25 mm (0.98 in) or more of precipitation in 13 years, most in 1975 with 5.
- Macdonald: days with 10 cm (3.9 in) or more of snowfall in 13 years, most in 1970 with 3.
- Macdonald: days with 50 mm (1.97 in) or more of precipitation in 3 years, most in 1969 with 1.
- 5 fixed thresholds have at least one qualifying day at Macdonald.
Days with 10 mm (0.39 in) or more of precipitation
16 years with a qualifying day| Year | Days | Decade average |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 13 | 13 |
| 1969 | 13 | 13 |
| 1970 | 15 | 14.3 |
| 1971 | 19 | 14.3 |
| 1972 | 7 | 14.3 |
| 1973 | 22 | 14.3 |
| 1974 | 13 | 14.3 |
| 1975 | 20 | 14.3 |
| 1976 | 4 | 14.3 |
| 1977 | 16 | 14.3 |
| 1978 | 14 | 14.3 |
| 1979 | 13 | 14.3 |
| 1980 | 9 | 10.8 |
| 1981 | 11 | 10.8 |
| 1982 | 13 | 10.8 |
| 1983 | 10 | 10.8 |
| Year | First date | Last date |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1968-01-28 | 1968-09-02 |
| 1969 | 1969-04-25 | 1969-12-31 |
| 1970 | 1970-01-14 | 1970-09-21 |
| 1971 | 1971-03-31 | 1971-10-30 |
| 1972 | 1972-06-12 | 1972-12-28 |
| 1973 | 1973-05-04 | 1973-12-08 |
| 1974 | 1974-01-25 | 1974-09-09 |
| 1975 | 1975-01-24 | 1975-11-28 |
| 1976 | 1976-03-19 | 1976-06-13 |
| 1977 | 1977-05-03 | 1977-11-20 |
| 1978 | 1978-01-24 | 1978-12-28 |
| 1979 | 1979-03-25 | 1979-09-10 |
| 1980 | 1980-01-10 | 1980-10-16 |
| 1981 | 1981-05-23 | 1981-10-12 |
| 1982 | 1982-05-17 | 1982-12-01 |
| 1983 | 1983-03-02 | 1983-10-11 |
Every Fixed Threshold
| Threshold | Years with a qualifying day | Most days in a year | Year | Latest year days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 mm (0.39 in): Days with 10 mm or more rain | 16 | 22 | 1973 | 10 |
| 25 mm (0.98 in): Days with 25 mm or more rain | 13 | 5 | 1975 | 3 |
| 50 mm (1.97 in): Days with 50 mm or more rain | 3 | 1 | 1969 | 1 |
| 100 mm (3.94 in): Days with 100 mm or more rain | 1 | 1 | 1980 | 1 |
| 10 cm (3.9 in): Days with 10 cm or more snowfall | 13 | 3 | 1970 | 1 |
Years with under 90 percent of days observed are left out of the most days column. Threshold history at this station starts in 1968.
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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Threshold counts are computed by this site.
Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).