Fairfield Weather Records (USC00322809)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Fairfield (USC00322809), North Dakota, United States, with 87 years of record.

Key Facts for Fairfield

Fairfield (USC00322809) is a weather station in North Dakota, United States at 47.19 latitude and -103.22 longitude, 838 m (2,750 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1928 to 2014, 87 years of record.
1,464 records set at Fairfield still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Fairfield set a daily record high minimum temperature of -0.6 C (30.9 F) on 19 January 2014.

About the Station

Location: North Dakota, United States, 47.19 latitude, -103.22 longitude.
Elevation: 838 m (2,750 ft).
Period of record: 1928 to 2014, 87 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 Fairfield. 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 Fairfield, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	16.1 C (61.0 F)	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	17.8 C (64.0 F)	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	40.0 C (104.0 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	42.8 C (109.0 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	42.8 C (109.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	38.3 C (100.9 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	17.2 C (63.0 F)	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Fairfield still stand. 1963 holds the most, with 49.

Standing records at Fairfield by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1955	20
1956	21
1957	17
1958	26
1959	28
1960	21
1961	18
1962	35
1963	49
1964	19
1965	39
1966	33
1967	27
1968	28
1969	21
1970	17
1971	16
1972	36
1973	13
1974	17
1975	14
1976	14
1977	30
1978	19
1979	25
1980	28
1981	32
1982	22
1983	36
1984	29
1985	41
1986	30
1987	30
1988	44
1989	29
1990	20
1991	35
1992	43
1993	20
1994	29
1995	27
1996	28
1997	34
1998	19
1999	15
2000	19
2001	12
2002	35
2003	27
2004	22
2005	27
2006	13
2007	22
2008	12
2009	15
2010	7
2011	12
2012	40
2013	4
2014	3

All-Time Record Progression

7 new records

7 all-time records were set at Fairfield between 23 August 1968 and 24 July 2007. Each dot is a new record.

When Fairfield set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1968-08-23	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1980-06-15	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1988-06-28	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 22.8 C (73.0 F)
1989-12-21	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1997-01-10	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2005-10-05	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 45.7 cm (18.0 in)
2007-07-24	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 23.3 C (73.9 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 108.7 mm (4.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Fairfield. The most was 108.7 mm (4.3 in) on 15 June 1980.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Fairfield
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	8 January 1949
Feb	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	24 February 1998
Mar	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	17 March 2003
Apr	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	27 April 1984
May	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	26 May 1929
Jun	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	15 June 1980
Jul	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	20 July 1999
Aug	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	23 August 1968
Sep	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	5 September 1971
Oct	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	11 October 2013
Nov	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	2 November 1944
Dec	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	29 December 1972

Period of Record Coverage

1955 to 2014

60 years of record at Fairfield, 1955 to 2014. 13 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1955, 1984, 1990, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and others.

Days with data per year at Fairfield
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1955	212	58%	No
1956	365	100%	Yes
1957	362	99%	Yes
1958	364	100%	Yes
1959	362	99%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	363	99%	Yes
1962	363	99%	Yes
1963	363	99%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	365	100%	Yes
1969	363	99%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	364	99%	Yes
1973	364	100%	Yes
1974	357	98%	Yes
1975	364	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	361	99%	Yes
1978	345	95%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	358	98%	Yes
1981	352	96%	Yes
1982	347	95%	Yes
1983	347	95%	Yes
1984	322	88%	No
1985	354	97%	Yes
1986	348	95%	Yes
1987	356	98%	Yes
1988	356	97%	Yes
1989	354	97%	Yes
1990	328	90%	No
1991	361	99%	Yes
1992	363	99%	Yes
1993	357	98%	Yes
1994	348	95%	Yes
1995	357	98%	Yes
1996	359	98%	Yes
1997	352	96%	Yes
1998	353	97%	Yes
1999	351	96%	Yes
2000	355	97%	Yes
2001	355	97%	Yes
2002	345	95%	Yes
2003	345	95%	Yes
2004	326	89%	No
2005	333	91%	Yes
2006	297	81%	No
2007	290	79%	No
2008	304	83%	No
2009	298	82%	No
2010	302	83%	No
2011	310	85%	No
2012	319	87%	No
2013	226	62%	No
2014	54	15%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Fairfield
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 January 2014	Fairfield, US	daily high min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	28 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 2014	Fairfield, US	daily high min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	0 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 2014	Fairfield, US	daily low max	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	43 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 2013	Fairfield, US	daily low min (Tie)	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	tie	36 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 2013	Fairfield, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.3 cm (0.9 in)	30 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 2013	Fairfield, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2013	Fairfield, US	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2013	Fairfield, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	24 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 2013	Fairfield, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	30 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 2013	Fairfield, US	daily low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	47 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 2013	Fairfield, US	monthly snowfall (Tie)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	tie	45 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 2013	Fairfield, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	38 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 2013	Fairfield, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	10 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 2013	Fairfield, US	daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	75 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 2013	Fairfield, US	daily high max (Tie)	6.7 C (44.1 F)	tie	31 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 2013	Fairfield, US	daily high min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	8 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 2012	Fairfield, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	tie	44 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 2012	Fairfield, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	51 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2012	Fairfield, US	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	24 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 2012	Fairfield, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	25 years	13 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

49 complete years, 1956 to 2010

One stripe for each of 49 complete years at Fairfield, 1956 to 2010. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.3 C (41.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1996, at 2.8 C (37.1 F), and the warmest was 1987, at 7.6 C (45.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.5 C (4.5 F).

Annual mean temperature at Fairfield as warming stripes, 1956 to 2010
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1956	5.0 C	-0.24 C
1957	4.9 C	-0.36 C
1958	5.7 C	+0.42 C
1959	4.6 C	-0.65 C
1960	5.3 C	+0.01 C
1961	6.1 C	+0.85 C
1962	5.6 C	+0.37 C
1963	6.6 C	+1.36 C
1964	5.2 C	-0.06 C
1965	3.9 C	-1.36 C
1966	4.5 C	-0.81 C
1967	5.0 C	-0.31 C
1968	5.0 C	-0.24 C
1969	4.8 C	-0.48 C
1970	4.0 C	-1.24 C
1971	4.7 C	-0.61 C
1972	3.6 C	-1.64 C
1973	5.9 C	+0.65 C
1974	5.7 C	+0.44 C
1975	4.6 C	-0.68 C
1976	6.1 C	+0.87 C
1977	5.5 C	+0.20 C
1978	3.6 C	-1.68 C
1979	4.2 C	-1.06 C
1980	6.1 C	+0.87 C
1981	7.2 C	+1.95 C
1983	5.2 C	-0.02 C
1985	4.3 C	-0.98 C
1987	7.6 C	+2.30 C
1988	6.6 C	+1.36 C
1989	5.0 C	-0.23 C
1991	6.1 C	+0.86 C
1992	5.5 C	+0.25 C
1993	3.7 C	-1.61 C
1994	4.9 C	-0.38 C
1995	5.2 C	-0.09 C
1996	2.8 C	-2.43 C
1997	5.2 C	-0.04 C
1998	6.4 C	+1.15 C
1999	6.4 C	+1.17 C
2000	5.1 C	-0.14 C
2001	5.6 C	+0.38 C
2002	4.8 C	-0.49 C
2003	5.0 C	-0.28 C
2005	5.7 C	+0.45 C
2006	7.2 C	+1.89 C
2008	5.8 C	+0.50 C
2009	4.8 C	-0.43 C
2010	5.4 C	+0.14 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1956 to 2010 is 0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (-0.2 to 0.5) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 49 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Fairfield
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade	0.2 F (-0.2 to 0.5) per decade	1956 to 2010	49	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum	0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade	0.3 F (-0.1 to 0.7) per decade	1956 to 2010	49	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum	0.03 C (-0.12 to 0.18) per decade	0.05 F (-0.22 to 0.32) per decade	1956 to 2010	49	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

1928 to 2014

Yearly extremes at Fairfield: 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)	1981	37.2 C (99.0 F)	60
Coldest night (TNn)	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	1989	-32.5 C (-26.5 F)	60
Wettest day (Rx1day)	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	1980	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	87
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	177.3 mm (7.0 in)	1999	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	87
Longest dry spell (CDD)	88 days	1981	32 days	87

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Fairfield, 1928 to 2014. The record is 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Fairfield by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1956	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1957	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1958	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1959	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1960	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1961	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1962	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1963	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1964	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1965	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1966	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1967	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1968	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1969	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1970	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1971	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1972	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1973	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1974	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1975	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1976	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1977	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1978	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1979	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1980	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1981	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1982	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1983	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1984	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1985	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1986	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1987	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1988	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1989	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1990	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1991	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1992	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1993	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1994	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1995	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1996	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1997	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1998	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1999	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2000	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2001	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2002	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2003	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2004	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2005	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2006	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2007	42.2 C (108.0 F)
2008	42.8 C (109.0 F)
2009	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2010	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2011	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2012	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2013	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2014	9.4 C (48.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Fairfield, 1928 to 2014. The record is -38.9 C (-38.0 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is -32.5 C (-26.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Fairfield by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1956	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1957	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1958	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1959	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1960	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1961	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1962	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1963	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1964	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1965	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1966	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1967	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1968	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1969	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1970	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1971	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1972	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1973	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1974	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1975	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1976	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1977	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1978	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1979	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1980	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1981	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1982	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1983	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1984	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1985	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1986	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1987	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1988	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1989	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1990	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1991	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1992	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1993	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1994	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1995	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1996	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1997	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1998	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1999	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2000	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2001	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2002	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2003	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
2004	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
2005	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
2006	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2007	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2008	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
2009	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2010	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2011	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
2012	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2013	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2014	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Fairfield, 1928 to 2014. The record is 108.7 mm (4.3 in) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.6 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Fairfield by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1928	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1929	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1930	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1931	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1932	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1933	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1934	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1935	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1936	11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1937	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1938	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1939	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1940	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1941	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1942	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1943	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1944	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1945	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1946	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1947	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1948	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1949	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1950	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1951	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1952	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1953	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1954	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1955	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1956	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1957	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1958	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1959	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1960	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1961	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1962	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1963	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1964	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1965	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1966	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1967	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1968	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1969	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1970	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1971	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1972	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1973	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1974	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1975	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1976	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1977	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1978	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1979	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1980	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1981	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1982	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1983	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1984	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1985	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1986	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1987	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1988	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1989	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1990	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1991	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1992	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1993	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1994	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1995	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1996	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1997	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1998	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1999	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2000	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
2001	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
2002	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
2003	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
2004	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
2005	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
2006	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
2007	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
2008	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
2009	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2010	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
2011	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2012	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
2013	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2014	0.0 mm (0.00 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Fairfield, 1928 to 2014. The record is 177.3 mm (7.0 in) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 55.7 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Fairfield by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1928	3.9 mm (0.15 in)
1929	10.3 mm (0.4 in)
1930	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1931	5.1 mm (0.20 in)
1932	71.3 mm (2.8 in)
1933	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1934	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1935	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1936	16.4 mm (0.6 in)
1937	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1938	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1939	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1940	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1941	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1942	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1943	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1944	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1945	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1946	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1947	100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1948	65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1949	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1950	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1951	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1952	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1953	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1954	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1955	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1956	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1957	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1958	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1959	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1960	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1961	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1962	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1963	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1964	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1965	98.9 mm (3.9 in)
1966	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1967	53.2 mm (2.1 in)
1968	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1969	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1970	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1971	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1972	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1973	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1974	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1975	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1976	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1977	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1978	80.7 mm (3.2 in)
1979	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1980	143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1981	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1982	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1983	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1984	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1985	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1986	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1987	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1988	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1989	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1990	59.3 mm (2.3 in)
1991	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1992	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1993	72.8 mm (2.9 in)
1994	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1995	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1996	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1997	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1998	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1999	177.3 mm (7.0 in)
2000	85.2 mm (3.4 in)
2001	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
2002	23.8 mm (0.9 in)
2003	44.1 mm (1.7 in)
2004	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
2005	55.7 mm (2.2 in)
2006	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
2007	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2008	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
2009	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
2010	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
2011	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
2012	35.9 mm (1.4 in)
2013	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
2014	0.0 mm (0.00 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Fairfield, 1928 to 2014. The record is 88 days in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 32 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Fairfield by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1928	16 days
1929	32 days
1930	10 days
1931	19 days
1932	22 days
1933	36 days
1934	48 days
1935	35 days
1936	34 days
1937	28 days
1938	32 days
1939	20 days
1940	24 days
1941	37 days
1942	43 days
1943	42 days
1944	40 days
1945	31 days
1946	28 days
1947	29 days
1948	56 days
1949	51 days
1950	19 days
1951	33 days
1952	46 days
1953	32 days
1954	31 days
1955	46 days
1956	42 days
1957	51 days
1958	37 days
1959	25 days
1960	24 days
1961	35 days
1962	30 days
1963	72 days
1964	29 days
1965	43 days
1966	29 days
1967	26 days
1968	24 days
1969	41 days
1970	35 days
1971	22 days
1972	27 days
1973	28 days
1974	57 days
1975	32 days
1976	35 days
1977	42 days
1978	27 days
1979	50 days
1980	71 days
1981	88 days
1982	26 days
1983	49 days
1984	31 days
1985	61 days
1986	44 days
1987	46 days
1988	37 days
1989	31 days
1990	48 days
1991	38 days
1992	23 days
1993	38 days
1994	27 days
1995	28 days
1996	13 days
1997	16 days
1998	37 days
1999	23 days
2000	27 days
2001	41 days
2002	17 days
2003	22 days
2004	27 days
2005	58 days
2006	27 days
2007	42 days
2008	22 days
2009	37 days
2010	18 days
2011	2 days
2012	22 days
2013	31 days
2014	18 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

49 years with a frost

Across 49 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Fairfield falls on 14 May and the median first autumn frost on 21 September, which leaves a median of 128 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -1.2 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Fairfield
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1975 to 2010)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	14 May	n/a	13 May	n/a	+1.2 days per decade
First autumn frost	21 September	n/a	22 September	n/a	0.0 days per decade
Growing days	128 days	n/a	131 days	n/a	-1.2 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

61 years, 1933 to 2008

A day with at least 38.1 mm (1.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 108.8 mm (4.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Fairfield: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
5 years	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
10 years	65.4 mm (2.6 in)
25 years	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
50 years	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
100 years	108.8 mm (4.3 in)	Longer than the 61 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, 61 years of values from 1933 to 2008.

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: 108.7 mm (4.3 in) in 1980; 91.4 mm (3.6 in) in 1968; 90.2 mm (3.6 in) in 1971.

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).