Gainesville Weather Records (USC00413415)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Gainesville (USC00413415), Texas, United States, with 91 years of record.

Key Facts for Gainesville

Gainesville (USC00413415) is a weather station in Texas, United States at 33.64 latitude and -97.14 longitude, 238 m (780 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1897 to 1987, 91 years of record.
1,464 records set at Gainesville still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Gainesville set a daily record snow depth of 5.1 cm (2.0 in) on 20 February 1987.

About the Station

Location: Texas, United States, 33.64 latitude, -97.14 longitude.
Elevation: 238 m (780 ft).
Period of record: 1897 to 1987, 91 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 Gainesville. 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 Gainesville, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	37.8 C (100.0 F)	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	39.4 C (102.9 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	38.9 C (102.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	43.9 C (111.0 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	43.9 C (111.0 F)	10.6 C (51.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	45.6 C (114.1 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	43.3 C (109.9 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	40.0 C (104.0 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Gainesville still stand. 1911 holds the most, with 55.

Standing records at Gainesville by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1897	7
1898	16
1900	4
1901	19
1902	15
1903	22
1904	10
1905	14
1906	13
1907	17
1908	18
1909	38
1910	17
1911	55
1912	18
1913	10
1914	12
1915	11
1916	17
1917	22
1918	42
1919	6
1920	11
1921	8
1922	14
1923	7
1924	19
1925	28
1926	13
1928	16
1929	13
1930	27
1931	9
1932	18
1933	25
1934	29
1935	13
1936	21
1937	12
1938	16
1939	20
1940	11
1941	7
1942	8
1943	16
1944	8
1945	12
1946	11
1947	14
1948	20
1949	17
1950	22
1951	25
1952	22
1953	20
1954	14
1955	21
1956	33
1957	16
1958	10
1959	17
1960	17
1961	14
1962	13
1963	10
1964	10
1965	13
1966	18
1967	17
1968	11
1969	11
1970	12
1971	13
1972	14
1973	13
1974	21
1975	20
1976	24
1977	18
1978	14
1979	15
1980	24
1981	12
1982	16
1983	33
1984	9
1985	15
1986	11

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Gainesville between 18 January 1930 and 10 August 1936. Each dot is a new record.

When Gainesville set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1930-01-18	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1936-08-10	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 45.6 C (114.1 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 255.8 mm (10.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Gainesville. The most was 255.8 mm (10.1 in) on 2 July 1903.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Gainesville
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	26 January 1916
Feb	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	9 February 1966
Mar	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	27 March 1977
Apr	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	24 April 1942
May	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	3 May 1936
Jun	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	10 June 1941
Jul	255.8 mm (10.1 in)	2 July 1903
Aug	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	28 August 1950
Sep	252.7 mm (9.9 in)	30 September 1903
Oct	174.2 mm (6.9 in)	13 October 1981
Nov	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	22 November 1913
Dec	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	23 December 1932

Period of Record Coverage

1897 to 1987

89 years of record at Gainesville, 1897 to 1987. 15 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1897, 1898, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905 and others.

Days with data per year at Gainesville
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1897	262	72%	No
1898	311	85%	No
1900	296	81%	No
1901	312	85%	No
1902	311	85%	No
1903	328	90%	No
1904	326	89%	No
1905	318	87%	No
1906	244	67%	No
1907	204	56%	No
1908	364	99%	Yes
1909	364	100%	Yes
1910	364	100%	Yes
1911	365	100%	Yes
1912	364	99%	Yes
1913	365	100%	Yes
1914	365	100%	Yes
1915	365	100%	Yes
1916	366	100%	Yes
1917	365	100%	Yes
1918	363	99%	Yes
1919	364	100%	Yes
1920	364	99%	Yes
1921	365	100%	Yes
1922	365	100%	Yes
1923	299	82%	No
1924	360	98%	Yes
1925	358	98%	Yes
1926	215	59%	No
1928	317	87%	No
1929	364	100%	Yes
1930	365	100%	Yes
1931	363	99%	Yes
1932	364	99%	Yes
1933	365	100%	Yes
1934	365	100%	Yes
1935	365	100%	Yes
1936	366	100%	Yes
1937	364	100%	Yes
1938	365	100%	Yes
1939	365	100%	Yes
1940	365	100%	Yes
1941	365	100%	Yes
1942	365	100%	Yes
1943	365	100%	Yes
1944	366	100%	Yes
1945	365	100%	Yes
1946	362	99%	Yes
1947	360	99%	Yes
1948	366	100%	Yes
1949	365	100%	Yes
1950	357	98%	Yes
1951	363	99%	Yes
1952	364	99%	Yes
1953	365	100%	Yes
1954	363	99%	Yes
1955	365	100%	Yes
1956	365	100%	Yes
1957	365	100%	Yes
1958	364	100%	Yes
1959	364	100%	Yes
1960	365	100%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	357	98%	Yes
1968	360	98%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	364	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	354	97%	Yes
1979	354	97%	Yes
1980	363	99%	Yes
1981	363	99%	Yes
1982	361	99%	Yes
1983	365	100%	Yes
1984	366	100%	Yes
1985	332	91%	Yes
1986	324	89%	No
1987	87	24%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Gainesville
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 1987	Gainesville, US	daily snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	83 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1987	Gainesville, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1986	Gainesville, US	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	76 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1986	Gainesville, US	daily low min (Tie)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	tie	75 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1986	Gainesville, US	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1986	Gainesville, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	32 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1986	Gainesville, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1986	Gainesville, US	daily high min (Tie)	23.9 C (75.0 F)	tie	52 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1986	Gainesville, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1986	Gainesville, US	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	19 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1986	Gainesville, US	daily high max	43.3 C (109.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	63 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1986	Gainesville, US	daily high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	52 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1986	Gainesville, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	64 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1986	Gainesville, US	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1986	Gainesville, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	68 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1986	Gainesville, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	88 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1986	Gainesville, US	daily low max	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	6 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1986	Gainesville, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1986	Gainesville, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	54 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1986	Gainesville, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	31 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

78 complete years, 1901 to 1984

One stripe for each of 78 complete years at Gainesville, 1901 to 1984. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 17.7 C (63.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1983, at 15.9 C (60.6 F), and the warmest was 1934, at 20.0 C (67.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F).

Annual mean temperature at Gainesville as warming stripes, 1901 to 1984
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1901	17.3 C	-0.40 C
1902	17.7 C	-0.07 C
1903	16.2 C	-1.55 C
1904	17.8 C	+0.06 C
1905	16.2 C	-1.55 C
1908	18.7 C	+1.01 C
1909	18.9 C	+1.13 C
1910	18.6 C	+0.84 C
1911	19.2 C	+1.46 C
1912	17.3 C	-0.41 C
1913	17.9 C	+0.15 C
1914	18.4 C	+0.70 C
1915	18.0 C	+0.31 C
1916	18.4 C	+0.66 C
1917	17.6 C	-0.14 C
1918	18.6 C	+0.91 C
1919	17.7 C	-0.02 C
1920	17.6 C	-0.13 C
1921	19.4 C	+1.71 C
1922	18.4 C	+0.69 C
1924	17.4 C	-0.34 C
1925	18.8 C	+1.04 C
1929	18.0 C	+0.30 C
1930	18.8 C	+1.04 C
1931	19.1 C	+1.40 C
1932	18.3 C	+0.57 C
1933	19.6 C	+1.91 C
1934	20.0 C	+2.23 C
1935	18.3 C	+0.56 C
1936	18.3 C	+0.59 C
1937	17.9 C	+0.19 C
1938	19.2 C	+1.43 C
1939	19.2 C	+1.49 C
1940	17.2 C	-0.49 C
1941	18.5 C	+0.72 C
1942	17.9 C	+0.19 C
1943	17.5 C	-0.20 C
1944	17.4 C	-0.31 C
1945	16.9 C	-0.80 C
1946	18.8 C	+1.04 C
1947	17.9 C	+0.18 C
1948	18.3 C	+0.60 C
1949	18.1 C	+0.36 C
1950	18.2 C	+0.51 C
1951	18.9 C	+1.17 C
1952	19.2 C	+1.51 C
1953	19.1 C	+1.34 C
1954	19.5 C	+1.80 C
1955	18.8 C	+1.02 C
1956	18.9 C	+1.15 C
1957	17.1 C	-0.66 C
1958	16.8 C	-0.98 C
1959	16.5 C	-1.26 C
1960	16.3 C	-1.43 C
1961	16.4 C	-1.30 C
1962	16.9 C	-0.88 C
1963	17.4 C	-0.29 C
1964	16.9 C	-0.88 C
1965	17.1 C	-0.65 C
1966	16.0 C	-1.69 C
1967	16.8 C	-0.93 C
1968	15.9 C	-1.82 C
1969	16.7 C	-1.01 C
1970	16.6 C	-1.11 C
1971	16.9 C	-0.81 C
1972	16.8 C	-0.89 C
1973	16.7 C	-1.03 C
1974	16.9 C	-0.80 C
1975	16.3 C	-1.42 C
1976	16.0 C	-1.78 C
1977	17.7 C	-0.07 C
1978	16.8 C	-0.95 C
1979	16.3 C	-1.40 C
1980	17.8 C	+0.08 C
1981	17.4 C	-0.38 C
1982	16.8 C	-0.92 C
1983	15.9 C	-1.84 C
1984	17.3 C	-0.47 C

The annual mean temperature here has fallen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade over 1901 to 1984. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (0.2 to 0.5) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 78 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Gainesville
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	-0.2 C (-0.3 to -0.1) per decade	-0.3 F (-0.5 to -0.2) per decade	1901 to 1984	78	Fall
Mean daily maximum	-0.2 C (-0.3 to -0.1) per decade	-0.4 F (-0.6 to -0.2) per decade	1901 to 1984	78	Fall
Mean daily minimum	-0.2 C (-0.2 to -0.1) per decade	-0.3 F (-0.4 to -0.2) per decade	1901 to 1984	78	Fall

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

1897 to 1987

Yearly extremes at Gainesville: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	45.6 C (114.1 F)	1936	41.1 C (106.0 F)	89
Coldest night (TNn)	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	1930	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	89
Wettest day (Rx1day)	255.8 mm (10.1 in)	1903	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	89
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	370.6 mm (14.6 in)	1981	115.9 mm (4.6 in)	89
Longest dry spell (CDD)	90 days	1934	30 days	89

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Gainesville, 1897 to 1987. The record is 45.6 C (114.1 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.1 C (106.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Gainesville by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1897	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1898	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1900	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1901	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1902	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1903	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1904	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1905	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1906	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1907	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1908	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1909	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1910	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1911	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1912	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1913	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1914	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1915	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1916	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1917	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1918	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1919	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1920	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1921	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1922	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1923	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1924	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1925	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1926	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1928	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1929	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1930	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1931	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1932	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1933	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1934	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1935	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1936	45.6 C (114.1 F)
1937	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1938	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1939	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1940	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1941	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1942	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1943	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1944	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1945	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1946	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1947	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1948	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1949	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1950	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1951	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1952	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1953	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1954	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1955	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1956	44.4 C (111.9 F)
1957	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1958	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1959	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1960	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1961	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1962	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1963	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1964	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1965	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1966	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1967	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1968	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1969	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1970	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1971	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1972	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1973	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1974	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1975	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1976	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1977	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1978	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1979	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1980	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1981	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1982	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1983	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1984	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1985	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1986	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1987	27.2 C (81.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Gainesville, 1897 to 1987. The record is -20.6 C (-5.1 F) in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is -12.8 C (9.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Gainesville by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1897	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1898	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1900	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1901	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1902	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1903	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1904	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1905	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1906	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1907	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1908	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1909	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1910	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1911	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1912	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1913	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1914	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1915	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1916	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1917	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1918	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1919	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1920	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1921	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1922	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1923	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1924	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1925	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1926	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1928	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1929	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1930	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1931	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1932	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1933	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1934	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1935	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1936	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1937	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1938	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1939	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1940	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1941	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1942	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1943	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1944	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1945	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1946	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1947	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1948	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1949	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1950	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1951	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1952	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1953	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1954	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1955	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1956	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1957	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1958	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1959	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1960	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1961	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1962	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1963	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1964	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1965	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1966	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1967	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1968	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1969	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1970	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1971	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1972	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1973	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1974	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1975	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1976	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1977	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1978	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1979	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1980	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1981	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1982	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1983	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1984	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1985	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1986	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1987	-6.7 C (19.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Gainesville, 1897 to 1987. The record is 255.8 mm (10.1 in) in 1903, marked on the chart; the median year is 81.8 mm (3.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Gainesville by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1897	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1898	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1900	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1901	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1902	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1903	255.8 mm (10.1 in)
1904	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1905	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1906	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1907	149.9 mm (5.9 in)
1908	130.6 mm (5.1 in)
1909	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1910	130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1911	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1912	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1913	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1914	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1915	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1916	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1917	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1918	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1919	235.2 mm (9.3 in)
1920	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1921	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1922	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1923	132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1924	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1925	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1926	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1928	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1929	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1930	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1931	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1932	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1933	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1934	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1935	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1936	124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1937	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1938	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1939	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1940	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1941	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1942	144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1943	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1944	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1945	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1946	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1947	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1948	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1949	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1950	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1951	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1952	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1953	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1954	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1955	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1956	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1957	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1958	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1959	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1960	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1961	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1962	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1963	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1964	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1965	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1966	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1967	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1968	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1969	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1970	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1971	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1972	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1973	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1974	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1975	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1976	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1977	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1978	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1979	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1980	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1981	174.2 mm (6.9 in)
1982	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1983	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1984	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1985	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1986	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1987	45.7 mm (1.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Gainesville, 1897 to 1987. The record is 370.6 mm (14.6 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 115.9 mm (4.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Gainesville by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1897	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1898	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1900	145.9 mm (5.7 in)
1901	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1902	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1903	255.8 mm (10.1 in)
1904	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1905	133.6 mm (5.3 in)
1906	122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1907	170.7 mm (6.7 in)
1908	210.5 mm (8.3 in)
1909	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1910	142.7 mm (5.6 in)
1911	123.8 mm (4.9 in)
1912	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1913	133.3 mm (5.2 in)
1914	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1915	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1916	123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1917	76.1 mm (3.0 in)
1918	115.9 mm (4.6 in)
1919	286.5 mm (11.3 in)
1920	137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1921	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1922	109.1 mm (4.3 in)
1923	141.8 mm (5.6 in)
1924	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1925	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1926	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1928	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1929	152.3 mm (6.0 in)
1930	145.6 mm (5.7 in)
1931	144.5 mm (5.7 in)
1932	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1933	134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1934	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1935	186.8 mm (7.4 in)
1936	148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1937	112.2 mm (4.4 in)
1938	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1939	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1940	137.7 mm (5.4 in)
1941	156.5 mm (6.2 in)
1942	207.0 mm (8.1 in)
1943	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1944	79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1945	129.9 mm (5.1 in)
1946	142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1947	142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1948	131.3 mm (5.2 in)
1949	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1950	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1951	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1952	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1953	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1954	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1955	175.5 mm (6.9 in)
1956	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1957	158.2 mm (6.2 in)
1958	216.4 mm (8.5 in)
1959	136.7 mm (5.4 in)
1960	74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1961	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1962	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1963	65.4 mm (2.6 in)
1964	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1965	149.7 mm (5.9 in)
1966	148.1 mm (5.8 in)
1967	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1968	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1969	189.3 mm (7.5 in)
1970	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1971	107.6 mm (4.2 in)
1972	109.8 mm (4.3 in)
1973	171.0 mm (6.7 in)
1974	155.9 mm (6.1 in)
1975	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1976	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1977	150.3 mm (5.9 in)
1978	89.3 mm (3.5 in)
1979	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1980	260.4 mm (10.3 in)
1981	370.6 mm (14.6 in)
1982	126.7 mm (5.0 in)
1983	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1984	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1985	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1986	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1987	73.2 mm (2.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Gainesville, 1897 to 1987. The record is 90 days in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is 30 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Gainesville by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1897	25 days
1898	28 days
1900	27 days
1901	51 days
1902	23 days
1903	41 days
1904	28 days
1905	20 days
1906	21 days
1907	22 days
1908	34 days
1909	52 days
1910	30 days
1911	30 days
1912	42 days
1913	42 days
1914	44 days
1915	35 days
1916	39 days
1917	61 days
1918	51 days
1919	28 days
1920	30 days
1921	43 days
1922	27 days
1923	30 days
1924	46 days
1925	44 days
1926	30 days
1928	24 days
1929	29 days
1930	43 days
1931	29 days
1932	25 days
1933	49 days
1934	90 days
1935	19 days
1936	34 days
1937	24 days
1938	52 days
1939	25 days
1940	24 days
1941	19 days
1942	32 days
1943	39 days
1944	27 days
1945	39 days
1946	19 days
1947	47 days
1948	30 days
1949	37 days
1950	62 days
1951	40 days
1952	48 days
1953	23 days
1954	33 days
1955	55 days
1956	39 days
1957	29 days
1958	22 days
1959	29 days
1960	21 days
1961	21 days
1962	28 days
1963	41 days
1964	43 days
1965	32 days
1966	22 days
1967	25 days
1968	12 days
1969	26 days
1970	31 days
1971	44 days
1972	32 days
1973	27 days
1974	30 days
1975	28 days
1976	22 days
1977	26 days
1978	53 days
1979	24 days
1980	44 days
1981	26 days
1982	18 days
1983	26 days
1984	26 days
1985	29 days
1986	47 days
1987	13 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

78 years with a frost

Across 78 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Gainesville falls on 28 March and the median first autumn frost on 7 November, which leaves a median of 225 days between them.

In 1955 to 1984 the median growing season was 230 days. That is 4 days more than in 1901 to 1936.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.7 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Gainesville
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period (1901 to 1936)	Recent period (1955 to 1984)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	28 March	27 March	26 March	1 day earlier	-0.2 days per decade
First autumn frost	7 November	7 November	8 November	1 day later	+0.5 days per decade
Growing days	225 days	226 days	230 days	4 days more	+0.7 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

81 years, 1901 to 1986

A day with at least 79.2 mm (3.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 222.8 mm (8.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Gainesville: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
5 years	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
10 years	132.7 mm (5.2 in)
25 years	165.5 mm (6.5 in)
50 years	192.8 mm (7.6 in)
100 years	222.8 mm (8.8 in)	Longer than the 81 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, 81 years of values from 1901 to 1986.

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: 255.8 mm (10.1 in) in 1903; 235.2 mm (9.3 in) in 1919; 174.2 mm (6.9 in) in 1981.

Station Changes

2 suspected

2 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Gainesville, at 1957 and 1977. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1957 ran 0.6 C (1.1 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1977 ran 0.4 C (0.6 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).

Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Gainesville, against neighbouring stations
Year	Shift (C)	Shift (F)	Strength	Neighbours
1957	-0.6	-1.1	likely	5
1977	+0.4	+0.6	likely	5

Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.

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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).