Ft Gaines Weather Records (USC00093516)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ft Gaines (USC00093516), Georgia, United States, with 94 years of record.

Key Facts for Ft Gaines

Ft Gaines (USC00093516) is a weather station in Georgia, United States at 31.60 latitude and -85.05 longitude, 104 m (341 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1891 to 1984, 94 years of record.
1,464 records set at Ft Gaines still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Ft Gaines tied a daily record low maximum temperature of 28.3 C (82.9 F) on 17 July 1984.

About the Station

Location: Georgia, United States, 31.60 latitude, -85.05 longitude.
Elevation: 104 m (341 ft).
Period of record: 1891 to 1984, 94 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

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 Ft Gaines. 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 Ft Gaines, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	37.8 C (100.0 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	41.1 C (106.0 F)	8.3 C (46.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	40.6 C (105.1 F)	12.2 C (54.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	40.6 C (105.1 F)	13.3 C (55.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	40.0 C (104.0 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	40.6 C (105.1 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Ft Gaines still stand. 1954 holds the most, with 41.

Standing records at Ft Gaines by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1891	5
1892	2
1894	2
1895	1
1897	6
1898	2
1900	10
1901	18
1902	35
1903	19
1904	9
1905	22
1906	24
1907	22
1908	18
1909	15
1910	22
1911	22
1912	17
1913	27
1914	21
1915	23
1916	15
1917	36
1918	26
1919	21
1920	20
1921	10
1922	31
1923	16
1924	15
1925	37
1926	16
1927	17
1928	13
1929	11
1930	17
1931	40
1932	15
1933	11
1934	20
1935	17
1936	19
1937	31
1938	27
1939	14
1940	29
1941	6
1942	13
1943	23
1944	15
1945	11
1946	12
1947	10
1948	23
1949	8
1950	26
1951	24
1952	18
1953	25
1954	41
1955	20
1956	6
1957	18
1958	19
1959	9
1960	12
1961	18
1962	15
1963	10
1964	11
1965	5
1966	7
1967	21
1968	8
1969	7
1970	10
1971	12
1972	5
1973	4
1974	15
1975	20
1976	17
1977	14
1978	4
1979	3
1980	8
1981	10
1982	13
1983	15
1984	7

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Ft Gaines between 13 December 1962 and 24 December 1983. Each dot is a new record.

When Ft Gaines set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1962-12-13	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -15.6 C (3.9 F)
1976-07-25	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 29.4 C (84.9 F)
1983-12-24	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -4.4 C (24.1 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 241.6 mm (9.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ft Gaines. The most was 241.6 mm (9.5 in) on 23 March 1897.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Ft Gaines
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	6 January 1962
Feb	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	10 February 1900
Mar	241.6 mm (9.5 in)	23 March 1897
Apr	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	23 April 1928
May	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	13 May 1903
Jun	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	5 June 1967
Jul	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	8 July 1916
Aug	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	6 August 1917
Sep	208.8 mm (8.2 in)	18 September 1901
Oct	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	1 October 1929
Nov	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	7 November 1912
Dec	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	31 December 1900

Period of Record Coverage

1891 to 1984

93 years of record at Ft Gaines, 1891 to 1984. 17 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1897, 1898, 1899 and others.

Days with data per year at Ft Gaines
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1891	1	0%	No
1892	13	4%	No
1893	7	2%	No
1894	3	1%	No
1895	2	1%	No
1897	118	32%	No
1898	74	20%	No
1899	61	17%	No
1900	165	45%	No
1901	203	56%	No
1902	358	98%	Yes
1903	302	83%	No
1904	292	80%	No
1905	365	100%	Yes
1906	360	99%	Yes
1907	365	100%	Yes
1908	365	100%	Yes
1909	364	100%	Yes
1910	362	99%	Yes
1911	364	100%	Yes
1912	362	99%	Yes
1913	363	99%	Yes
1914	365	100%	Yes
1915	354	97%	Yes
1916	358	98%	Yes
1917	365	100%	Yes
1918	361	99%	Yes
1919	364	100%	Yes
1920	364	99%	Yes
1921	304	83%	No
1922	299	82%	No
1923	365	100%	Yes
1924	366	100%	Yes
1925	364	100%	Yes
1926	365	100%	Yes
1927	364	100%	Yes
1928	362	99%	Yes
1929	364	100%	Yes
1930	362	99%	Yes
1931	365	100%	Yes
1932	361	99%	Yes
1933	352	96%	Yes
1934	361	99%	Yes
1935	350	96%	Yes
1936	363	99%	Yes
1937	361	99%	Yes
1938	334	92%	Yes
1939	364	100%	Yes
1940	366	100%	Yes
1941	365	100%	Yes
1942	359	98%	Yes
1943	364	100%	Yes
1944	365	100%	Yes
1945	361	99%	Yes
1946	365	100%	Yes
1947	329	90%	Yes
1948	366	100%	Yes
1949	365	100%	Yes
1950	365	100%	Yes
1951	365	100%	Yes
1952	366	100%	Yes
1953	365	100%	Yes
1954	364	100%	Yes
1955	268	73%	No
1956	229	63%	No
1957	363	99%	Yes
1958	363	99%	Yes
1959	364	100%	Yes
1960	365	100%	Yes
1961	360	99%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	364	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	365	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	349	96%	Yes
1971	361	99%	Yes
1972	359	98%	Yes
1973	364	100%	Yes
1974	363	99%	Yes
1975	363	99%	Yes
1976	335	92%	Yes
1977	364	100%	Yes
1978	363	99%	Yes
1979	333	91%	Yes
1980	361	99%	Yes
1981	363	99%	Yes
1982	360	99%	Yes
1983	329	90%	Yes
1984	198	54%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Ft Gaines
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 July 1984	Ft Gaines, US	daily low max (Tie)	28.3 C (82.9 F)	tie	78 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1984	Ft Gaines, US	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	65 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1984	Ft Gaines, US	monthly low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1984	Ft Gaines, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	57 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1984	Ft Gaines, US	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1984	Ft Gaines, US	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	62 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1984	Ft Gaines, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	20 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1984	Ft Gaines, US	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	13 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1984	Ft Gaines, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	70 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1983	Ft Gaines, US	daily low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	73 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1983	Ft Gaines, US	daily low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1983	Ft Gaines, US	daily low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	48 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1983	Ft Gaines, US	daily low max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	2 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1983	Ft Gaines, US	daily low max	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	76 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1983	Ft Gaines, US	daily low min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1983	Ft Gaines, US	all-time low max	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	78 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1983	Ft Gaines, US	daily high max (Tie)	26.1 C (79.0 F)	tie	76 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1983	Ft Gaines, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	64 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1983	Ft Gaines, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1983	Ft Gaines, US	daily rain (Tie)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	tie	34 years	4 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

64 complete years, 1902 to 1982

One stripe for each of 64 complete years at Ft Gaines, 1902 to 1982. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 18.9 C (65.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1924, at 17.6 C (63.7 F), and the warmest was 1911, at 20.0 C (68.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.3 C (2.3 F).

Annual mean temperature at Ft Gaines as warming stripes, 1902 to 1982
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1902	19.2 C	+0.35 C
1905	18.2 C	-0.63 C
1906	18.3 C	-0.59 C
1907	18.8 C	-0.11 C
1908	18.6 C	-0.30 C
1909	18.3 C	-0.56 C
1910	18.3 C	-0.54 C
1911	20.0 C	+1.12 C
1912	18.5 C	-0.32 C
1913	19.0 C	+0.15 C
1914	18.6 C	-0.22 C
1915	18.9 C	+0.07 C
1916	19.1 C	+0.21 C
1917	18.1 C	-0.73 C
1918	18.9 C	+0.08 C
1919	19.4 C	+0.52 C
1920	18.5 C	-0.41 C
1923	18.7 C	-0.20 C
1924	17.6 C	-1.23 C
1925	19.4 C	+0.54 C
1926	18.3 C	-0.61 C
1927	19.9 C	+1.03 C
1928	18.2 C	-0.70 C
1929	18.9 C	+0.06 C
1930	18.8 C	-0.04 C
1931	19.7 C	+0.82 C
1932	19.6 C	+0.70 C
1934	19.0 C	+0.17 C
1937	19.2 C	+0.38 C
1940	18.4 C	-0.49 C
1942	18.6 C	-0.24 C
1943	18.9 C	+0.06 C
1944	19.0 C	+0.15 C
1945	19.2 C	+0.35 C
1946	19.4 C	+0.53 C
1948	19.2 C	+0.35 C
1949	19.6 C	+0.72 C
1950	19.3 C	+0.39 C
1951	19.1 C	+0.28 C
1952	19.0 C	+0.18 C
1953	18.8 C	-0.03 C
1954	19.7 C	+0.79 C
1957	19.8 C	+0.92 C
1958	18.5 C	-0.40 C
1959	19.1 C	+0.25 C
1960	18.4 C	-0.45 C
1961	18.6 C	-0.26 C
1962	19.0 C	+0.11 C
1963	18.4 C	-0.48 C
1964	18.5 C	-0.32 C
1965	18.9 C	+0.05 C
1966	18.2 C	-0.68 C
1967	18.5 C	-0.38 C
1968	18.2 C	-0.67 C
1969	18.0 C	-0.89 C
1971	18.8 C	-0.04 C
1972	19.2 C	+0.38 C
1973	18.7 C	-0.18 C
1974	19.4 C	+0.53 C
1977	18.8 C	-0.07 C
1978	18.5 C	-0.34 C
1980	18.9 C	+0.04 C
1981	18.9 C	0.00 C
1982	19.7 C	+0.83 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1902 to 1982 is 0.02 C (-0.04 to 0.07) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.03 F (-0.07 to 0.12) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 64 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Ft Gaines
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.02 C (-0.04 to 0.07) per decade	0.03 F (-0.07 to 0.12) per decade	1902 to 1982	64	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum	0.01 C (-0.07 to 0.09) per decade	0.01 F (-0.13 to 0.16) per decade	1902 to 1982	64	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum	0.02 C (-0.05 to 0.09) per decade	0.04 F (-0.08 to 0.16) per decade	1902 to 1982	64	Not clearly different from zero

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

1891 to 1984

Yearly extremes at Ft Gaines: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	41.1 C (106.0 F)	1930	37.2 C (99.0 F)	93
Coldest night (TNn)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	1962	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	93
Wettest day (Rx1day)	241.6 mm (9.5 in)	1897	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	91
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	381.0 mm (15.0 in)	1948	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	91
Longest dry spell (CDD)	49 days	1961	24 days	91

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Ft Gaines, 1891 to 1984. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Ft Gaines by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1891	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1892	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1893	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1894	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1895	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1897	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1898	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1899	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1900	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1901	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1902	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1903	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1904	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1905	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1906	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1907	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1908	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1909	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1910	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1911	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1912	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1913	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1914	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1915	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1916	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1917	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1918	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1919	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1920	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1921	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1922	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1923	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1924	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1925	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1926	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1927	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1928	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1929	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1930	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1931	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1932	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1933	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1934	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1935	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1936	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1937	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1938	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1939	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1940	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1941	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1942	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1943	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1944	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1945	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1946	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1947	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1948	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1949	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1950	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1951	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1952	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1953	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1954	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1955	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1956	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1957	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1958	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1959	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1960	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1961	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1962	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1963	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1964	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1965	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1966	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1967	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1968	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1969	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1970	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1971	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1972	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1973	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1974	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1975	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1976	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1977	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1978	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1979	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1980	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1981	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1982	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1983	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1984	37.2 C (99.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Ft Gaines, 1891 to 1984. The record is -15.6 C (3.9 F) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is -8.3 C (17.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Ft Gaines by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1891	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1892	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1893	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1894	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1895	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1897	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1898	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1899	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1900	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1901	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1902	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1903	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1904	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1905	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1906	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1907	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1908	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1909	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1910	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1911	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1912	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1913	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1914	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1915	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1916	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1917	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1918	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1919	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1920	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1921	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1922	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1923	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1924	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1925	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1926	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1927	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1928	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1929	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1930	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1931	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1932	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1933	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1934	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1935	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1936	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1937	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1938	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1939	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1940	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1941	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1942	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1943	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1944	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1945	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1946	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1947	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1948	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1949	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1950	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1951	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1952	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1953	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1954	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1955	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1956	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1957	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1958	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1959	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1960	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1961	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1962	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1963	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1964	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1965	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1966	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1967	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1968	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1969	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1970	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1971	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1972	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1973	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1974	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1975	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1976	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1977	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1978	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1979	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1980	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1981	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1982	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1983	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1984	-6.7 C (19.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Ft Gaines, 1891 to 1984. The record is 241.6 mm (9.5 in) in 1897, marked on the chart; the median year is 83.8 mm (3.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ft Gaines by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1891	n/a
1892	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1893	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1894	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1895	n/a
1897	241.6 mm (9.5 in)
1898	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1899	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1900	141.2 mm (5.6 in)
1901	208.8 mm (8.2 in)
1902	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1903	161.8 mm (6.4 in)
1904	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1905	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1906	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1907	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1908	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1909	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1910	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1911	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1912	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1913	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1914	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1915	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1916	228.6 mm (9.0 in)
1917	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1918	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1919	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1920	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1921	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1922	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1923	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1924	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1925	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1926	132.3 mm (5.2 in)
1927	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1928	131.1 mm (5.2 in)
1929	207.0 mm (8.1 in)
1930	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1931	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1932	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1933	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1934	128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1935	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1936	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1937	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1938	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1939	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1940	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1941	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1942	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1943	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1944	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1945	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1946	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1947	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1948	203.2 mm (8.0 in)
1949	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1950	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1951	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1952	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1953	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1954	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1955	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1956	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1957	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1958	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1959	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1960	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1961	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1962	133.1 mm (5.2 in)
1963	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1964	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1965	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1966	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1967	190.5 mm (7.5 in)
1968	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1969	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1970	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1971	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1972	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1973	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1974	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1975	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1976	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1977	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1978	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1979	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1980	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1981	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1982	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1983	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1984	57.2 mm (2.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Ft Gaines, 1891 to 1984. The record is 381.0 mm (15.0 in) in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is 132.0 mm (5.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ft Gaines by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1891	n/a
1892	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1893	119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1894	133.1 mm (5.2 in)
1895	n/a
1897	307.7 mm (12.1 in)
1898	97.1 mm (3.8 in)
1899	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1900	285.4 mm (11.2 in)
1901	219.5 mm (8.6 in)
1902	147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1903	187.0 mm (7.4 in)
1904	116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1905	134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1906	117.7 mm (4.6 in)
1907	116.4 mm (4.6 in)
1908	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1909	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1910	139.4 mm (5.5 in)
1911	147.9 mm (5.8 in)
1912	168.9 mm (6.6 in)
1913	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1914	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1915	160.6 mm (6.3 in)
1916	349.0 mm (13.7 in)
1917	216.9 mm (8.5 in)
1918	184.7 mm (7.3 in)
1919	163.8 mm (6.4 in)
1920	152.9 mm (6.0 in)
1921	137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1922	117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1923	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1924	110.3 mm (4.3 in)
1925	305.4 mm (12.0 in)
1926	191.7 mm (7.5 in)
1927	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1928	141.3 mm (5.6 in)
1929	252.3 mm (9.9 in)
1930	179.0 mm (7.0 in)
1931	83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1932	163.6 mm (6.4 in)
1933	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1934	130.1 mm (5.1 in)
1935	75.1 mm (3.0 in)
1936	130.9 mm (5.2 in)
1937	132.0 mm (5.2 in)
1938	208.0 mm (8.2 in)
1939	198.8 mm (7.8 in)
1940	129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1941	147.8 mm (5.8 in)
1942	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1943	125.3 mm (4.9 in)
1944	142.8 mm (5.6 in)
1945	130.6 mm (5.1 in)
1946	126.8 mm (5.0 in)
1947	129.1 mm (5.1 in)
1948	381.0 mm (15.0 in)
1949	141.7 mm (5.6 in)
1950	114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1951	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1952	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1953	159.3 mm (6.3 in)
1954	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1955	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1956	171.0 mm (6.7 in)
1957	135.2 mm (5.3 in)
1958	109.4 mm (4.3 in)
1959	117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1960	136.7 mm (5.4 in)
1961	139.5 mm (5.5 in)
1962	142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1963	181.1 mm (7.1 in)
1964	96.7 mm (3.8 in)
1965	120.5 mm (4.7 in)
1966	140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1967	218.7 mm (8.6 in)
1968	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1969	147.6 mm (5.8 in)
1970	117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1971	151.7 mm (6.0 in)
1972	170.2 mm (6.7 in)
1973	137.4 mm (5.4 in)
1974	120.6 mm (4.7 in)
1975	213.6 mm (8.4 in)
1976	123.6 mm (4.9 in)
1977	151.4 mm (6.0 in)
1978	114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1979	149.9 mm (5.9 in)
1980	111.7 mm (4.4 in)
1981	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1982	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1983	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1984	88.7 mm (3.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Ft Gaines, 1891 to 1984. The record is 49 days in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 24 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ft Gaines by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1891	n/a
1892	14 days
1893	19 days
1894	29 days
1895	n/a
1897	10 days
1898	24 days
1899	22 days
1900	18 days
1901	22 days
1902	20 days
1903	20 days
1904	29 days
1905	18 days
1906	26 days
1907	19 days
1908	23 days
1909	29 days
1910	27 days
1911	21 days
1912	20 days
1913	43 days
1914	26 days
1915	27 days
1916	33 days
1917	32 days
1918	24 days
1919	23 days
1920	26 days
1921	26 days
1922	17 days
1923	21 days
1924	40 days
1925	30 days
1926	18 days
1927	26 days
1928	19 days
1929	19 days
1930	17 days
1931	41 days
1932	16 days
1933	37 days
1934	23 days
1935	39 days
1936	27 days
1937	14 days
1938	24 days
1939	44 days
1940	18 days
1941	24 days
1942	27 days
1943	23 days
1944	26 days
1945	16 days
1946	22 days
1947	16 days
1948	22 days
1949	37 days
1950	24 days
1951	22 days
1952	31 days
1953	25 days
1954	38 days
1955	36 days
1956	25 days
1957	21 days
1958	23 days
1959	18 days
1960	24 days
1961	49 days
1962	31 days
1963	33 days
1964	34 days
1965	28 days
1966	29 days
1967	19 days
1968	28 days
1969	22 days
1970	25 days
1971	33 days
1972	26 days
1973	29 days
1974	25 days
1975	20 days
1976	24 days
1977	22 days
1978	32 days
1979	26 days
1980	24 days
1981	21 days
1982	27 days
1983	25 days
1984	25 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

64 years with a frost

Across 64 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Ft Gaines falls on 16 March and the median first autumn frost on 12 November, which leaves a median of 241 days between them.

In 1946 to 1982 the median growing season was 238 days. That is 4 days fewer than in 1902 to 1940.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by 0.0 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Ft Gaines
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period (1902 to 1940)	Recent period (1946 to 1982)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	16 March	16 March	17 March	1 day later	0.0 days per decade
First autumn frost	12 November	13 November	10 November	3 days earlier	0.0 days per decade
Growing days	241 days	242 days	238 days	4 days fewer	0.0 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

78 years, 1901 to 1983

A day with at least 81.5 mm (3.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 234.6 mm (9.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Ft Gaines: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
5 years	109.9 mm (4.3 in)
10 years	132.9 mm (5.2 in)
25 years	167.8 mm (6.6 in)
50 years	198.8 mm (7.8 in)
100 years	234.6 mm (9.2 in)	Longer than the 78 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, 78 years of values from 1901 to 1983.

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: 228.6 mm (9.0 in) in 1916; 208.8 mm (8.2 in) in 1901; 207.0 mm (8.1 in) in 1929.

Station Changes

1 suspected

One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Ft Gaines, at 1930. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1930 ran 0.4 C (0.6 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).

Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Ft Gaines, against neighbouring stations
Year	Shift (C)	Shift (F)	Strength	Neighbours
1930	+0.4	+0.6	likely	5

Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.

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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 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).