Candler 1 W Weather Records (USC00311420)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Candler 1 W (USC00311420), North Carolina, United States, with 34 years of record.

Key Facts for Candler 1 W

Candler 1 W (USC00311420) is a weather station in North Carolina, United States at 35.55 latitude and -82.70 longitude, 683 m (2,240 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1992 to 2025, 34 years of record.
1,464 records set at Candler 1 W still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Candler 1 W tied a daily record low minimum temperature of -8.9 C (16.0 F) on 23 February 2025.

About the Station

Location: North Carolina, United States, 35.55 latitude, -82.70 longitude.
Elevation: 683 m (2,240 ft).
Period of record: 1992 to 2025, 34 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

4 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Candler 1 W. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 4 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Candler 1 W, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	17.2 C (63.0 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
Feb	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
Mar	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	35.0 C (95.0 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	36.1 C (97.0 F)	8.3 C (46.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	34.4 C (93.9 F)	6.7 C (44.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	32.2 C (90.0 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Candler 1 W still stand. 1996 holds the most, with 79.

Standing records at Candler 1 W by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1993	3
1994	38
1995	57
1996	79
1997	77
1998	65
1999	63
2000	49
2001	50
2002	56
2003	48
2004	38
2005	36
2006	36
2007	50
2008	44
2009	29
2010	68
2011	43
2012	31
2013	38
2014	52
2015	50
2016	37
2017	47
2018	56
2019	37
2020	48
2021	23
2022	36
2023	39
2024	36
2025	5

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 176.3 mm (6.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Candler 1 W. The most was 176.3 mm (6.9 in) on 17 September 2004.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Candler 1 W
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	27 January 1996
Feb	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 February 2003
Mar	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 March 1994
Apr	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	13 April 2020
May	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	6 May 2003
Jun	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	12 June 2010
Jul	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	4 July 2013
Aug	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	18 August 2021
Sep	176.3 mm (6.9 in)	17 September 2004
Oct	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	24 October 2017
Nov	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	8 November 1996
Dec	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	26 December 2023

Period of Record Coverage

1993 to 2025

33 years of record at Candler 1 W, 1993 to 2025. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1993, 2025.

Days with data per year at Candler 1 W
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1993	23	6%	No
1994	359	98%	Yes
1995	357	98%	Yes
1996	364	99%	Yes
1997	365	100%	Yes
1998	365	100%	Yes
1999	365	100%	Yes
2000	366	100%	Yes
2001	365	100%	Yes
2002	364	100%	Yes
2003	364	100%	Yes
2004	366	100%	Yes
2005	364	100%	Yes
2006	364	100%	Yes
2007	365	100%	Yes
2008	366	100%	Yes
2009	363	99%	Yes
2010	364	100%	Yes
2011	361	99%	Yes
2012	365	100%	Yes
2013	365	100%	Yes
2014	365	100%	Yes
2015	365	100%	Yes
2016	366	100%	Yes
2017	365	100%	Yes
2018	365	100%	Yes
2019	365	100%	Yes
2020	366	100%	Yes
2021	364	100%	Yes
2022	365	100%	Yes
2023	365	100%	Yes
2024	366	100%	Yes
2025	35	10%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Candler 1 W
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 February 2025	Candler 1 W, US	daily low min (Tie)	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	tie	16 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 2025	Candler 1 W, US	daily low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	30 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 2025	Candler 1 W, US	daily low max	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	10 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 2025	Candler 1 W, US	daily snowfall	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	32 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 2025	Candler 1 W, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 2025	Candler 1 W, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	20 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 2025	Candler 1 W, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	10 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 2025	Candler 1 W, US	daily high min (Tie)	6.7 C (44.1 F)	tie	26 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 2025	Candler 1 W, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	6 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 2024	Candler 1 W, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	9 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 2024	Candler 1 W, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	8 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 2024	Candler 1 W, US	daily low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	27 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 2024	Candler 1 W, US	daily low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	27 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 2024	Candler 1 W, US	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	18 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 2024	Candler 1 W, US	daily low max	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	24 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 2024	Candler 1 W, US	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	24 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 2024	Candler 1 W, US	daily low max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	14 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 2024	Candler 1 W, US	daily rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	21 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 2024	Candler 1 W, US	daily high min (Tie)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	tie	21 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 2024	Candler 1 W, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	7 years	8 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

21 complete years, 1994 to 2024

One stripe for each of 21 complete years at Candler 1 W, 1994 to 2024. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.8 C (55.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1996, at 11.1 C (52.0 F), and the warmest was 2019, at 13.7 C (56.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F).

Annual mean temperature at Candler 1 W as warming stripes, 1994 to 2024
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1994	12.2 C	-0.62 C
1995	11.7 C	-1.08 C
1996	11.1 C	-1.69 C
1997	11.4 C	-1.45 C
1998	12.8 C	-0.04 C
1999	13.1 C	+0.32 C
2010	12.3 C	-0.52 C
2011	13.2 C	+0.41 C
2012	13.7 C	+0.91 C
2013	12.2 C	-0.58 C
2014	12.1 C	-0.72 C
2015	13.5 C	+0.70 C
2016	13.7 C	+0.83 C
2017	13.6 C	+0.80 C
2018	13.2 C	+0.38 C
2019	13.7 C	+0.92 C
2020	13.3 C	+0.50 C
2021	12.9 C	+0.11 C
2022	12.6 C	-0.20 C
2023	13.2 C	+0.38 C
2024	13.4 C	+0.59 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

1992 to 2025

Yearly extremes at Candler 1 W: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	36.1 C (97.0 F)	2012	32.2 C (90.0 F)	33
Coldest night (TNn)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	1996	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	33
Wettest day (Rx1day)	176.3 mm (6.9 in)	2004	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	34
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	321.8 mm (12.7 in)	2024	110.3 mm (4.3 in)	34
Longest dry spell (CDD)	30 days	2005	17 days	34

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Candler 1 W, 1992 to 2025. The record is 36.1 C (97.0 F) in 2012, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.2 C (90.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Candler 1 W by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1992	n/a
1993	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1994	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1995	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1996	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1997	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1998	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1999	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2000	32.2 C (90.0 F)
2001	31.1 C (88.0 F)
2002	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2003	31.1 C (88.0 F)
2004	30.0 C (86.0 F)
2005	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2006	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2007	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2008	33.3 C (91.9 F)
2009	31.1 C (88.0 F)
2010	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2011	31.7 C (89.1 F)
2012	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2013	31.1 C (88.0 F)
2014	31.1 C (88.0 F)
2015	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2016	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2017	33.3 C (91.9 F)
2018	32.2 C (90.0 F)
2019	32.2 C (90.0 F)
2020	32.2 C (90.0 F)
2021	31.7 C (89.1 F)
2022	32.2 C (90.0 F)
2023	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2024	33.3 C (91.9 F)
2025	22.2 C (72.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Candler 1 W, 1992 to 2025. The record is -23.3 C (-9.9 F) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is -14.4 C (6.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Candler 1 W by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1992	n/a
1993	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1994	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1995	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1996	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1997	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1998	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1999	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2000	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2001	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2002	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2003	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2004	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2005	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2006	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2007	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2008	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2009	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2010	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2011	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2012	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2013	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2014	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2015	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2016	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2017	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2018	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2019	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2020	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2021	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2022	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2023	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2024	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2025	-10.0 C (14.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Candler 1 W, 1992 to 2025. The record is 176.3 mm (6.9 in) in 2004, marked on the chart; the median year is 67.9 mm (2.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Candler 1 W by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1992	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1993	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1994	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1995	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1996	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1997	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1998	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1999	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
2000	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2001	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
2002	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
2003	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
2004	176.3 mm (6.9 in)
2005	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
2006	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
2007	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
2008	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
2009	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
2010	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
2011	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
2012	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
2013	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
2014	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
2015	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
2016	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2017	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
2018	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
2019	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
2020	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
2021	121.2 mm (4.8 in)
2022	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2023	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
2024	168.9 mm (6.6 in)
2025	43.4 mm (1.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Candler 1 W, 1992 to 2025. The record is 321.8 mm (12.7 in) in 2024, marked on the chart; the median year is 110.3 mm (4.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Candler 1 W by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1992	122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1993	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1994	138.7 mm (5.5 in)
1995	150.4 mm (5.9 in)
1996	114.1 mm (4.5 in)
1997	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1998	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1999	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
2000	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
2001	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
2002	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2003	134.4 mm (5.3 in)
2004	182.4 mm (7.2 in)
2005	133.7 mm (5.3 in)
2006	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
2007	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
2008	182.6 mm (7.2 in)
2009	170.7 mm (6.7 in)
2010	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
2011	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
2012	81.4 mm (3.2 in)
2013	135.1 mm (5.3 in)
2014	127.7 mm (5.0 in)
2015	166.6 mm (6.6 in)
2016	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
2017	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
2018	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
2019	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
2020	106.1 mm (4.2 in)
2021	209.1 mm (8.2 in)
2022	147.1 mm (5.8 in)
2023	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
2024	321.8 mm (12.7 in)
2025	80.2 mm (3.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Candler 1 W, 1992 to 2025. The record is 30 days in 2005, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Candler 1 W by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1992	13 days
1993	17 days
1994	17 days
1995	14 days
1996	11 days
1997	15 days
1998	25 days
1999	25 days
2000	28 days
2001	28 days
2002	20 days
2003	13 days
2004	11 days
2005	30 days
2006	20 days
2007	26 days
2008	14 days
2009	14 days
2010	17 days
2011	17 days
2012	22 days
2013	23 days
2014	15 days
2015	13 days
2016	29 days
2017	16 days
2018	11 days
2019	17 days
2020	12 days
2021	19 days
2022	15 days
2023	20 days
2024	14 days
2025	12 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 Candler 1 W falls on 21 April and the median first autumn frost on 22 October, which leaves a median of 186 days between them.

Frost dates and growing season at Candler 1 W
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1994 to 2024)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	21 April	n/a	21 April	n/a	n/a
First autumn frost	22 October	n/a	22 October	n/a	n/a
Growing days	186 days	n/a	186 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

32 years, 1993 to 2024

A day with at least 67.3 mm (2.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 204.7 mm (8.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Candler 1 W: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
5 years	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
10 years	115.4 mm (4.5 in)
25 years	146.8 mm (5.8 in)
50 years	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	Longer than the 32 years of record
100 years	204.7 mm (8.1 in)	Longer than the 32 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, 32 years of values from 1993 to 2024.

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: 176.3 mm (6.9 in) in 2004; 168.9 mm (6.6 in) in 2024; 121.2 mm (4.8 in) in 2021.

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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).