Elwood Weather Records (USC00122638)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Elwood (USC00122638), Indiana, United States, with 66 years of record.

Key Facts for Elwood

Elwood (USC00122638) is a weather station in Indiana, United States at 40.29 latitude and -85.85 longitude, 264 m (866 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1948 to 2013, 66 years of record.
1,464 records set at Elwood still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Elwood set a daily record high maximum temperature of 35.0 C (95.0 F) on 12 September 2013.

About the Station

Location: Indiana, United States, 40.29 latitude, -85.85 longitude.
Elevation: 264 m (866 ft).
Period of record: 1948 to 2013, 66 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 Elwood. 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 Elwood, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	20.6 C (69.1 F)	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	37.2 C (99.0 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	39.4 C (102.9 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	37.2 C (99.0 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	38.3 C (100.9 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Elwood still stand. 1963 holds the most, with 41.

Standing records at Elwood by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1948	15
1949	22
1950	36
1951	27
1952	25
1953	34
1954	28
1955	23
1956	14
1957	14
1958	23
1959	21
1960	35
1961	24
1962	22
1963	41
1964	32
1965	32
1966	28
1967	28
1968	22
1969	12
1970	28
1971	15
1972	19
1973	12
1974	24
1975	23
1976	19
1977	36
1978	12
1979	28
1980	19
1981	13
1982	26
1983	33
1984	25
1985	18
1986	24
1987	11
1988	30
1989	17
1990	23
1991	41
1992	29
1993	15
1994	15
1995	19
1996	21
1997	26
1998	26
1999	26
2000	17
2001	14
2002	8
2003	13
2004	23
2005	10
2006	22
2007	27
2008	5
2009	15
2010	14
2011	17
2012	37
2013	11

All-Time Record Progression

12 new records

12 all-time records were set at Elwood between 18 January 1978 and 14 February 2007. Each dot is a new record.

When Elwood set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1978-01-18	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 30.5 cm (12.0 in)
1978-01-20	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 33.0 cm (13.0 in)
1978-01-21	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 35.6 cm (14.0 in)
1978-01-26	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 45.7 cm (18.0 in)
1978-01-27	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 48.3 cm (19.0 in)
1978-01-29	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 50.8 cm (20.0 in)
1982-02-10	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1985-01-20	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1987-01-10	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 152.9 mm (6.0 in)
1997-07-26	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 25.6 C (78.1 F)
2002-12-25	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 29.2 cm (11.5 in)
2007-02-14	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 30.5 cm (12.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 152.9 mm (6.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Elwood. The most was 152.9 mm (6.0 in) on 10 January 1987.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Elwood
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	10 January 1987
Feb	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	26 February 1997
Mar	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	4 March 1953
Apr	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	19 April 2013
May	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	25 May 1989
Jun	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	28 June 1957
Jul	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	5 July 2003
Aug	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	7 August 1980
Sep	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	1 September 1989
Oct	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	1 October 1977
Nov	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	11 November 1983
Dec	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	3 December 1967

Period of Record Coverage

1948 to 2013

66 years of record at Elwood, 1948 to 2013. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1948, 1956, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2013.

Days with data per year at Elwood
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1948	211	58%	No
1949	362	99%	Yes
1950	356	98%	Yes
1951	364	100%	Yes
1952	361	99%	Yes
1953	364	100%	Yes
1954	361	99%	Yes
1955	329	90%	Yes
1956	267	73%	No
1957	341	93%	Yes
1958	360	99%	Yes
1959	353	97%	Yes
1960	361	99%	Yes
1961	364	100%	Yes
1962	364	100%	Yes
1963	364	100%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	364	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	335	92%	Yes
1973	363	99%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	363	99%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	362	99%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	361	99%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	364	100%	Yes
1982	364	100%	Yes
1983	362	99%	Yes
1984	365	100%	Yes
1985	360	99%	Yes
1986	359	98%	Yes
1987	362	99%	Yes
1988	363	99%	Yes
1989	355	97%	Yes
1990	362	99%	Yes
1991	359	98%	Yes
1992	361	99%	Yes
1993	363	99%	Yes
1994	365	100%	Yes
1995	362	99%	Yes
1996	362	99%	Yes
1997	352	96%	Yes
1998	352	96%	Yes
1999	360	99%	Yes
2000	318	87%	No
2001	283	78%	No
2002	212	58%	No
2003	361	99%	Yes
2004	366	100%	Yes
2005	354	97%	Yes
2006	362	99%	Yes
2007	249	68%	No
2008	232	63%	No
2009	338	93%	Yes
2010	364	100%	Yes
2011	362	99%	Yes
2012	337	92%	Yes
2013	259	71%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Elwood
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 September 2013	Elwood, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	60 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 September 2013	Elwood, US	daily high min (Tie)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	tie	35 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
11 September 2013	Elwood, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	52 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
11 September 2013	Elwood, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	30 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 2013	Elwood, US	daily high min (Tie)	21.7 C (71.1 F)	tie	8 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 2013	Elwood, US	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	48 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 2013	Elwood, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 2013	Elwood, US	daily low max (Tie)	23.3 C (73.9 F)	tie	8 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 2013	Elwood, US	daily high min (Tie)	23.3 C (73.9 F)	tie	36 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
10 July 2013	Elwood, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	24 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 2013	Elwood, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	58 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 2013	Elwood, US	daily low max (Tie)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	tie	60 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 2013	Elwood, US	monthly rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 April 2013	Elwood, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 2013	Elwood, US	daily snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 2013	Elwood, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 2013	Elwood, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 2013	Elwood, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	8 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 2013	Elwood, US	daily low min (Tie)	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	tie	52 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 2013	Elwood, US	daily snowfall	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

53 complete years, 1949 to 2011

One stripe for each of 53 complete years at Elwood, 1949 to 2011. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.1 C (50.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1978, at 8.4 C (47.2 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 12.5 C (54.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.4 C (4.3 F).

Annual mean temperature at Elwood as warming stripes, 1949 to 2011
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1949	10.7 C	+0.66 C
1950	9.7 C	-0.36 C
1951	9.7 C	-0.38 C
1952	11.1 C	+0.97 C
1953	11.6 C	+1.51 C
1954	11.8 C	+1.68 C
1958	9.3 C	-0.77 C
1959	10.8 C	+0.72 C
1960	9.2 C	-0.87 C
1961	9.9 C	-0.20 C
1962	9.5 C	-0.58 C
1963	8.7 C	-1.35 C
1964	10.1 C	+0.05 C
1965	9.7 C	-0.34 C
1966	9.0 C	-1.12 C
1967	9.2 C	-0.93 C
1968	9.5 C	-0.63 C
1969	9.4 C	-0.67 C
1970	9.9 C	-0.19 C
1971	10.3 C	+0.23 C
1973	10.9 C	+0.80 C
1974	9.5 C	-0.56 C
1975	10.2 C	+0.14 C
1976	9.5 C	-0.61 C
1977	10.0 C	-0.11 C
1978	8.4 C	-1.64 C
1979	8.9 C	-1.19 C
1980	9.6 C	-0.47 C
1981	9.5 C	-0.58 C
1982	9.3 C	-0.77 C
1983	10.3 C	+0.22 C
1984	10.0 C	-0.06 C
1985	10.2 C	+0.14 C
1986	10.5 C	+0.45 C
1987	11.0 C	+0.94 C
1988	9.9 C	-0.20 C
1989	9.1 C	-0.95 C
1990	10.9 C	+0.79 C
1991	11.6 C	+1.47 C
1992	9.8 C	-0.30 C
1993	9.8 C	-0.25 C
1994	9.9 C	-0.17 C
1995	10.2 C	+0.12 C
1996	9.5 C	-0.63 C
1997	9.8 C	-0.24 C
1998	12.5 C	+2.38 C
1999	11.4 C	+1.30 C
2003	9.8 C	-0.28 C
2005	10.8 C	+0.67 C
2006	11.4 C	+1.28 C
2009	10.0 C	-0.13 C
2010	10.6 C	+0.48 C
2011	10.8 C	+0.70 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1949 to 2011 is 0.09 C (-0.04 to 0.23) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 53 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Elwood
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.09 C (-0.04 to 0.23) per decade	0.2 F (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade	1949 to 2011	53	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum	0.02 C (-0.12 to 0.15) per decade	0.03 F (-0.21 to 0.27) per decade	1949 to 2011	53	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum	0.17 C (0.01 to 0.32) per decade	0.30 F (0.02 to 0.58) per decade	1949 to 2011	53	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

1948 to 2013

Yearly extremes at Elwood: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	39.4 C (102.9 F)	1954	35.0 C (95.0 F)	66
Coldest night (TNn)	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	1985	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	66
Wettest day (Rx1day)	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	1987	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	66
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	227.9 mm (9.0 in)	1989	89.1 mm (3.5 in)	66
Longest dry spell (CDD)	43 days	1977	18 days	66

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Elwood, 1948 to 2013. The record is 39.4 C (102.9 F) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Elwood by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1948	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1949	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1950	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1951	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1952	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1953	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1954	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1955	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1956	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1957	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1958	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1959	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1960	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1961	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1962	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1963	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1964	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1965	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1966	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1967	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1968	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1969	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1970	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1971	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1972	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1973	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1974	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1975	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1976	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1977	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1978	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1979	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1980	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1981	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1982	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1983	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1984	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1985	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1986	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1987	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1988	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1989	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1990	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1991	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1992	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1993	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1994	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1995	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1996	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1997	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1998	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1999	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2000	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2001	33.3 C (91.9 F)
2002	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2003	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2004	32.2 C (90.0 F)
2005	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2006	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2007	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2008	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2009	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2010	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2011	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2012	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2013	36.1 C (97.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Elwood, 1948 to 2013. The record is -31.1 C (-24.0 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is -22.2 C (-8.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Elwood by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1948	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1949	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1950	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1951	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1952	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1953	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1954	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1955	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1956	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1957	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1958	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1959	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1960	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1961	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1962	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1963	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1964	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1965	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1966	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1967	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1968	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1969	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1970	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1971	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1972	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1973	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1974	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1975	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1976	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1977	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1978	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1979	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1980	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1981	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1982	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1983	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1984	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1985	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1986	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1987	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1988	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1989	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1990	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1991	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1992	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1993	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1994	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1995	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1996	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1997	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1998	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1999	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2000	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2001	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2002	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2003	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2004	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2005	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2006	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2007	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2008	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2009	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2010	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2011	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2012	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2013	-16.1 C (3.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Elwood, 1948 to 2013. The record is 152.9 mm (6.0 in) in 1987, marked on the chart; the median year is 63.1 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Elwood by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1948	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1949	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1950	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1951	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1952	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1953	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1954	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1955	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1956	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1957	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1958	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1959	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1960	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1961	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1962	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1963	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1964	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1965	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1966	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1967	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1968	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1969	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1970	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1971	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1972	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1973	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1974	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1975	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1976	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1977	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1978	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1979	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1980	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1981	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1982	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1983	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1984	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1985	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1986	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1987	152.9 mm (6.0 in)
1988	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1989	127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1990	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1991	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1992	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1993	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1994	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1995	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1996	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1997	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1998	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1999	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2000	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
2001	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
2002	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2003	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
2004	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
2005	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
2006	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
2007	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
2008	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
2009	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2010	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
2011	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
2012	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2013	103.4 mm (4.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Elwood, 1948 to 2013. The record is 227.9 mm (9.0 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 89.1 mm (3.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Elwood by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1948	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1949	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1950	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1951	61.3 mm (2.4 in)
1952	113.1 mm (4.5 in)
1953	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1954	88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1955	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1956	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1957	142.7 mm (5.6 in)
1958	198.2 mm (7.8 in)
1959	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1960	79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1961	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1962	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1963	78.6 mm (3.1 in)
1964	124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1965	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1966	116.4 mm (4.6 in)
1967	100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1968	101.8 mm (4.0 in)
1969	116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1970	99.9 mm (3.9 in)
1971	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1972	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1973	139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1974	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1975	102.3 mm (4.0 in)
1976	132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1977	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1978	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1979	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1980	165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1981	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1982	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1983	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1984	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1985	109.8 mm (4.3 in)
1986	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1987	154.5 mm (6.1 in)
1988	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1989	227.9 mm (9.0 in)
1990	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1991	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1992	170.1 mm (6.7 in)
1993	158.5 mm (6.2 in)
1994	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1995	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1996	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1997	127.4 mm (5.0 in)
1998	194.5 mm (7.7 in)
1999	68.9 mm (2.7 in)
2000	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
2001	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
2002	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
2003	220.5 mm (8.7 in)
2004	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
2005	126.5 mm (5.0 in)
2006	80.1 mm (3.2 in)
2007	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
2008	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
2009	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
2010	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
2011	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
2012	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
2013	131.3 mm (5.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Elwood, 1948 to 2013. The record is 43 days in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Elwood by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1948	16 days
1949	20 days
1950	24 days
1951	15 days
1952	18 days
1953	23 days
1954	24 days
1955	14 days
1956	34 days
1957	25 days
1958	22 days
1959	14 days
1960	16 days
1961	15 days
1962	19 days
1963	22 days
1964	17 days
1965	15 days
1966	20 days
1967	18 days
1968	35 days
1969	27 days
1970	21 days
1971	12 days
1972	10 days
1973	14 days
1974	13 days
1975	15 days
1976	21 days
1977	43 days
1978	14 days
1979	17 days
1980	14 days
1981	24 days
1982	17 days
1983	26 days
1984	15 days
1985	13 days
1986	15 days
1987	25 days
1988	19 days
1989	16 days
1990	26 days
1991	14 days
1992	19 days
1993	18 days
1994	18 days
1995	36 days
1996	14 days
1997	14 days
1998	17 days
1999	22 days
2000	18 days
2001	25 days
2002	25 days
2003	17 days
2004	19 days
2005	21 days
2006	16 days
2007	11 days
2008	19 days
2009	14 days
2010	21 days
2011	14 days
2012	20 days
2013	15 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

53 years with a frost

Across 53 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Elwood falls on 28 April and the median first autumn frost on 6 October, which leaves a median of 161 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.7 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Elwood
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1976 to 2011)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	28 April	n/a	25 April	n/a	-1.6 days per decade
First autumn frost	6 October	n/a	10 October	n/a	+1.1 days per decade
Growing days	161 days	n/a	170 days	n/a	+2.7 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

55 years, 1949 to 2012

A day with at least 65.5 mm (2.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 158.1 mm (6.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Elwood: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
5 years	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
10 years	103.8 mm (4.1 in)
25 years	124.8 mm (4.9 in)
50 years	141.1 mm (5.6 in)
100 years	158.1 mm (6.2 in)	Longer than the 55 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, 55 years of values from 1949 to 2012.

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: 152.9 mm (6.0 in) in 1987; 129.5 mm (5.1 in) in 1957; 127.3 mm (5.0 in) in 1989.

Station Changes

No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.

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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).