Schurz Weather Records (USC00267358)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Schurz (USC00267358), Nevada, United States, with 38 years of record.

Key Facts for Schurz

Schurz (USC00267358) is a weather station in Nevada, United States at 38.95 latitude and -118.82 longitude, 1,257 m (4,124 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1920 to 1957, 38 years of record.
1,464 records set at Schurz still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Schurz set a daily record precipitation of 5.8 mm (0.23 in) on 20 April 1957.

About the Station

Location: Nevada, United States, 38.95 latitude, -118.82 longitude.
Elevation: 1,257 m (4,124 ft).
Period of record: 1920 to 1957, 38 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

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 Schurz. 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 Schurz, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	40.6 C (105.1 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	42.8 C (109.0 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	40.6 C (105.1 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	38.9 C (102.0 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Schurz still stand. 1931 holds the most, with 64.

Standing records at Schurz by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1920	35
1921	50
1922	40
1923	39
1924	61
1925	53
1926	47
1927	47
1928	47
1929	37
1930	35
1931	64
1932	43
1933	44
1934	60
1935	38
1936	37
1937	46
1938	27
1939	35
1940	35
1941	44
1942	23
1943	22
1944	23
1945	37
1946	20
1947	22
1948	22
1949	54
1950	39
1951	38
1952	29
1953	47
1954	38
1955	49
1956	30
1957	7

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 55.9 mm (2.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Schurz. The most was 55.9 mm (2.2 in) on 29 August 1923.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Schurz
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 January 1943
Feb	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	2 February 1945
Mar	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	3 March 1928
Apr	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 April 1926
May	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	26 May 1946
Jun	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	6 June 1934
Jul	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 July 1938
Aug	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 August 1923
Sep	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	12 September 1923
Oct	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	18 October 1934
Nov	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	27 November 1931
Dec	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 December 1955

Period of Record Coverage

1920 to 1957

38 years of record at Schurz, 1920 to 1957. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1922, 1933, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1957.

Days with data per year at Schurz
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1920	366	100%	Yes
1921	358	98%	Yes
1922	320	88%	No
1923	355	97%	Yes
1924	363	99%	Yes
1925	346	95%	Yes
1926	365	100%	Yes
1927	355	97%	Yes
1928	348	95%	Yes
1929	356	98%	Yes
1930	354	97%	Yes
1931	364	100%	Yes
1932	356	97%	Yes
1933	321	88%	No
1934	359	98%	Yes
1935	357	98%	Yes
1936	357	98%	Yes
1937	361	99%	Yes
1938	346	95%	Yes
1939	356	98%	Yes
1940	363	99%	Yes
1941	347	95%	Yes
1942	235	64%	No
1943	343	94%	Yes
1944	361	99%	Yes
1945	335	92%	Yes
1946	320	88%	No
1947	317	87%	No
1948	311	85%	No
1949	300	82%	No
1950	335	92%	Yes
1951	362	99%	Yes
1952	354	97%	Yes
1953	362	99%	Yes
1954	364	100%	Yes
1955	332	91%	Yes
1956	335	92%	Yes
1957	113	31%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Schurz
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 April 1957	Schurz, US	daily rain	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	12 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1957	Schurz, US	daily low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	4 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1957	Schurz, US	daily low max (Tie)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	tie	4 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1957	Schurz, US	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1957	Schurz, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	3 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1957	Schurz, US	daily low max	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	35 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1957	Schurz, US	daily low min (Tie)	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	tie	8 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1957	Schurz, US	daily low min	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	20 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1957	Schurz, US	daily low max	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	20 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1957	Schurz, US	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	4 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1957	Schurz, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	5 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1957	Schurz, US	daily low min (Tie)	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	tie	33 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1956	Schurz, US	daily low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	28 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1956	Schurz, US	daily low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	9 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1956	Schurz, US	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	30 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1956	Schurz, US	daily low min	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	27 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1956	Schurz, US	daily low min	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	16 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 1956	Schurz, US	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	16 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1956	Schurz, US	daily low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	26 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1956	Schurz, US	daily low max (Tie)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	tie	26 years	2 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

23 complete years, 1920 to 1954

One stripe for each of 23 complete years at Schurz, 1920 to 1954. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 11.2 C (52.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1923, at 9.9 C (49.9 F), and the warmest was 1934, at 12.8 C (55.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F).

Annual mean temperature at Schurz as warming stripes, 1920 to 1954
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1920	10.1 C	-1.11 C
1921	10.8 C	-0.35 C
1923	9.9 C	-1.23 C
1924	10.5 C	-0.67 C
1925	11.5 C	+0.31 C
1926	12.7 C	+1.55 C
1927	11.5 C	+0.29 C
1928	11.2 C	+0.04 C
1929	10.8 C	-0.35 C
1930	10.2 C	-1.00 C
1931	11.4 C	+0.27 C
1932	10.5 C	-0.62 C
1934	12.8 C	+1.67 C
1935	10.8 C	-0.36 C
1936	11.5 C	+0.36 C
1937	11.0 C	-0.17 C
1938	11.4 C	+0.23 C
1939	11.6 C	+0.47 C
1940	12.0 C	+0.85 C
1944	10.7 C	-0.43 C
1951	11.4 C	+0.23 C
1953	11.1 C	-0.08 C
1954	11.3 C	+0.13 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

1920 to 1957

Yearly extremes at Schurz: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	42.8 C (109.0 F)	1931	38.3 C (100.9 F)	38
Coldest night (TNn)	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	1937	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	38
Wettest day (Rx1day)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	1923	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	38
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	1955	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38
Longest dry spell (CDD)	152 days	1954	73 days	38

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Schurz, 1920 to 1957. The record is 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 1931, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.3 C (100.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Schurz by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1920	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1921	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1922	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1923	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1924	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1925	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1926	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1927	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1928	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1929	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1930	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1931	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1932	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1933	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1934	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1935	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1936	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1937	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1938	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1939	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1940	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1941	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1942	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1943	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1944	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1945	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1946	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1947	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1948	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1949	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1950	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1951	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1952	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1953	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1954	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1955	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1956	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1957	23.3 C (73.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Schurz, 1920 to 1957. The record is -31.1 C (-24.0 F) in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is -17.8 C (0.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Schurz by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1920	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1921	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1922	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1923	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1924	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1925	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1926	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1927	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1928	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1929	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1930	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1931	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1932	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1933	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1934	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1935	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1936	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1937	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1938	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1939	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1940	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1941	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1942	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1943	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1944	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1945	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1946	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1947	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1948	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1949	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1950	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1951	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1952	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1953	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1954	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1955	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1956	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1957	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Schurz, 1920 to 1957. The record is 55.9 mm (2.2 in) in 1923, marked on the chart; the median year is 20.2 mm (0.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Schurz by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1920	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1921	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1922	13.7 mm (0.5 in)
1923	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1924	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1925	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1926	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1927	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1928	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1929	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1930	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1931	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1932	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1933	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1934	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1935	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1936	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1937	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1938	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1939	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1940	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1941	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1942	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1943	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1944	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1945	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1946	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1947	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1948	13.7 mm (0.5 in)
1949	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1950	10.4 mm (0.4 in)
1951	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1952	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1953	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1954	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1955	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1956	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1957	10.2 mm (0.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Schurz, 1920 to 1957. The record is 83.6 mm (3.3 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 25.4 mm (1.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Schurz by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1920	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
1921	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1922	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1923	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1924	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1925	29.3 mm (1.2 in)
1926	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1927	19.7 mm (0.8 in)
1928	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1929	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1930	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1931	32.1 mm (1.3 in)
1932	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1933	31.3 mm (1.2 in)
1934	39.3 mm (1.5 in)
1935	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1936	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1937	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1938	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1939	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1940	20.5 mm (0.8 in)
1941	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1942	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1943	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1944	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1945	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1946	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1947	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
1948	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1949	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1950	14.8 mm (0.6 in)
1951	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1952	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1953	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1954	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1955	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1956	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1957	13.0 mm (0.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Schurz, 1920 to 1957. The record is 152 days in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 73 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Schurz by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1920	80 days
1921	67 days
1922	36 days
1923	69 days
1924	94 days
1925	36 days
1926	115 days
1927	74 days
1928	120 days
1929	89 days
1930	48 days
1931	45 days
1932	90 days
1933	73 days
1934	58 days
1935	55 days
1936	90 days
1937	79 days
1938	38 days
1939	86 days
1940	60 days
1941	59 days
1942	92 days
1943	107 days
1944	114 days
1945	60 days
1946	55 days
1947	115 days
1948	120 days
1949	44 days
1950	90 days
1951	61 days
1952	64 days
1953	96 days
1954	152 days
1955	72 days
1956	56 days
1957	44 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

23 years with a frost

Across 23 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Schurz falls on 14 May and the median first autumn frost on 19 September, which leaves a median of 129 days between them.

Frost dates and growing season at Schurz
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1920 to 1954)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	14 May	n/a	14 May	n/a	n/a
First autumn frost	19 September	n/a	19 September	n/a	n/a
Growing days	129 days	n/a	129 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.

Rainfall Return Levels

34 years, 1920 to 1956

A day with at least 19.3 mm (0.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 58.8 mm (2.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Schurz: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
5 years	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
10 years	32.9 mm (1.3 in)
25 years	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
50 years	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	Longer than the 34 years of record
100 years	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	Longer than the 34 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, 34 years of values from 1920 to 1956.

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: 55.9 mm (2.2 in) in 1923; 47.5 mm (1.9 in) in 1955; 41.1 mm (1.6 in) in 1945.

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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).