Duckwater Weather Records (USC00262390)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Duckwater (USC00262390), Nevada, United States, with 38 years of record.

Key Facts for Duckwater

Duckwater (USC00262390) is a weather station in Nevada, United States at 38.85 latitude and -115.64 longitude, 1,692 m (5,550 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1966 to 2003, 38 years of record.
1,464 records set at Duckwater still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Duckwater tied a daily record snow depth of 2.5 cm (1.0 in) on 17 December 2002.

About the Station

Location: Nevada, United States, 38.85 latitude, -115.64 longitude.
Elevation: 1,692 m (5,550 ft).
Period of record: 1966 to 2003, 38 years.
Eligible elements: 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 Duckwater. 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 Duckwater, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	17.2 C (63.0 F)	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	37.8 C (100.0 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	39.4 C (102.9 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	37.8 C (100.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	16.7 C (62.1 F)	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Duckwater still stand. 1985 holds the most, with 88.

Standing records at Duckwater by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1966	30
1967	33
1968	38
1969	50
1970	49
1971	84
1972	52
1973	43
1974	57
1975	45
1976	42
1977	39
1978	42
1979	49
1980	66
1981	55
1982	46
1983	37
1984	39
1985	88
1986	53
1987	48
1988	59
1989	60
1990	47
1991	19
1992	12
1993	32
1994	16
1995	19
1996	33
1997	23
1998	24
1999	13
2000	8
2002	11
2003	3

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 48.3 mm (1.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Duckwater. The most was 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 5 September 1978.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Duckwater
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	8 January 1993
Feb	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	24 February 1969
Mar	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	8 March 2000
Apr	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 April 1995
May	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	8 May 1976
Jun	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	9 June 2000
Jul	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 July 1985
Aug	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 August 1988
Sep	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	5 September 1978
Oct	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	11 October 1981
Nov	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	7 November 1969
Dec	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	25 December 1971

Period of Record Coverage

1966 to 2003

37 years of record at Duckwater, 1966 to 2003. 13 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1966, 1979, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 and others.

Days with data per year at Duckwater
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1966	110	30%	No
1967	353	97%	Yes
1968	341	93%	Yes
1969	360	99%	Yes
1970	360	99%	Yes
1971	361	99%	Yes
1972	360	98%	Yes
1973	355	97%	Yes
1974	351	96%	Yes
1975	347	95%	Yes
1976	352	96%	Yes
1977	357	98%	Yes
1978	358	98%	Yes
1979	323	88%	No
1980	361	99%	Yes
1981	348	95%	Yes
1982	354	97%	Yes
1983	336	92%	Yes
1984	358	98%	Yes
1985	358	98%	Yes
1986	340	93%	Yes
1987	340	93%	Yes
1988	345	94%	Yes
1989	364	100%	Yes
1990	357	98%	Yes
1991	238	65%	No
1992	122	33%	No
1993	365	100%	Yes
1994	153	42%	No
1995	100	27%	No
1996	196	54%	No
1997	304	83%	No
1998	232	64%	No
1999	83	23%	No
2000	83	23%	No
2002	85	23%	No
2003	28	8%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Duckwater
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 December 2002	Duckwater, US	daily snow depth (Tie)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	tie	32 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 2002	Duckwater, US	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 2002	Duckwater, US	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	33 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 2002	Duckwater, US	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	24 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 2002	Duckwater, US	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	20 years	10 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

21 complete years, 1969 to 1993

One stripe for each of 21 complete years at Duckwater, 1969 to 1993. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.2 C (48.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1993, at 8.4 C (47.0 F), and the warmest was 1981, at 10.8 C (51.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).

Annual mean temperature at Duckwater as warming stripes, 1969 to 1993
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1969	9.5 C	+0.26 C
1970	8.9 C	-0.33 C
1971	8.5 C	-0.71 C
1972	9.2 C	+0.01 C
1973	8.9 C	-0.34 C
1974	9.8 C	+0.54 C
1975	8.7 C	-0.56 C
1976	9.4 C	+0.14 C
1977	9.5 C	+0.32 C
1978	9.5 C	+0.25 C
1980	10.3 C	+1.07 C
1981	10.8 C	+1.54 C
1982	8.5 C	-0.68 C
1984	9.1 C	-0.08 C
1985	8.4 C	-0.82 C
1986	10.3 C	+1.06 C
1987	9.2 C	-0.01 C
1988	8.9 C	-0.30 C
1989	8.8 C	-0.38 C
1990	9.1 C	-0.17 C
1993	8.4 C	-0.86 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

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

1966 to 2003

Yearly extremes at Duckwater: 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)	1985	37.2 C (99.0 F)	37
Coldest night (TNn)	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	1979	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	37
Wettest day (Rx1day)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	1978	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	37
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	1978	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	37
Longest dry spell (CDD)	104 days	1978	48 days	37

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Duckwater, 1966 to 2003. The record is 39.4 C (102.9 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Duckwater by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1966	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1967	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1968	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1969	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1970	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1971	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1972	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1973	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1974	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1975	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1976	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1977	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1978	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1979	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1980	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1981	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1982	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1983	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1984	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1985	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1986	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1987	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1988	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1989	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1990	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1991	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1992	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1993	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1994	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1995	22.8 C (73.0 F)
1996	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1997	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1998	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1999	30.6 C (87.1 F)
2000	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2002	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2003	21.7 C (71.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Duckwater, 1966 to 2003. The record is -28.3 C (-18.9 F) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is -19.4 C (-2.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Duckwater by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1966	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1967	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1968	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1969	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1970	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1971	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1972	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1973	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1974	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1975	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1976	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1977	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1978	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1979	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1980	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1981	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1982	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1983	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1984	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1985	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1986	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1987	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1988	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1989	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1990	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1991	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1992	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1993	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1994	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1995	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1996	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1997	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1998	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1999	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2000	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2002	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2003	-9.4 C (15.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Duckwater, 1966 to 2003. The record is 48.3 mm (1.9 in) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 20.3 mm (0.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Duckwater by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1966	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1967	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1968	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1969	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1970	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1971	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1972	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1973	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1974	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1975	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1976	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1977	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1978	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1979	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1980	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1981	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1982	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1983	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1984	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1985	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1986	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1987	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1988	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1989	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1990	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1991	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1992	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1993	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1994	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1995	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1996	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1997	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1998	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1999	6.4 mm (0.25 in)
2000	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2002	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
2003	5.1 mm (0.20 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Duckwater, 1966 to 2003. The record is 58.5 mm (2.3 in) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.4 mm (1.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Duckwater by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1966	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1967	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1968	23.3 mm (0.9 in)
1969	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1970	43.1 mm (1.7 in)
1971	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1972	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1973	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1974	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1975	33.1 mm (1.3 in)
1976	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1977	30.4 mm (1.2 in)
1978	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1979	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1980	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1981	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1982	35.2 mm (1.4 in)
1983	46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1984	31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1985	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1986	30.4 mm (1.2 in)
1987	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1988	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1989	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1990	34.2 mm (1.3 in)
1991	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1992	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1993	29.1 mm (1.1 in)
1994	15.8 mm (0.6 in)
1995	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1996	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1997	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1998	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1999	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
2000	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
2002	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
2003	5.1 mm (0.20 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Duckwater, 1966 to 2003. The record is 104 days in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 48 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Duckwater by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1966	48 days
1967	82 days
1968	51 days
1969	59 days
1970	61 days
1971	45 days
1972	75 days
1973	48 days
1974	77 days
1975	49 days
1976	46 days
1977	52 days
1978	104 days
1979	60 days
1980	42 days
1981	49 days
1982	28 days
1983	60 days
1984	36 days
1985	45 days
1986	79 days
1987	44 days
1988	56 days
1989	79 days
1990	34 days
1991	41 days
1992	39 days
1993	43 days
1994	57 days
1995	14 days
1996	88 days
1997	40 days
1998	44 days
1999	33 days
2000	55 days
2002	41 days
2003	6 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

21 years with a frost

Across 21 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Duckwater falls on 27 May and the median first autumn frost on 25 September, which leaves a median of 122 days between them.

Frost dates and growing season at Duckwater
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1969 to 1993)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	27 May	n/a	27 May	n/a	n/a
First autumn frost	25 September	n/a	25 September	n/a	n/a
Growing days	122 days	n/a	122 days	n/a	n/a

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.

Download the Data

Data for Duckwater standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Duckwater threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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).