Rusk Weather Records (USC00417841)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Rusk (USC00417841), Texas, United States, with 85 years of record.

Key Facts for Rusk

Rusk (USC00417841) is a weather station in Texas, United States at 31.81 latitude and -95.14 longitude, 212 m (695 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1942 to 2026, 85 years of record.
1,464 records set at Rusk still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Rusk set a daily record high maximum temperature of 40.0 C (104.0 F) on 23 August 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

Location: Texas, United States, 31.81 latitude, -95.14 longitude.
Elevation: 212 m (695 ft).
Period of record: 1942 to 2026, 85 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

7 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Rusk. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 7 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Rusk, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
Feb	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
Mar	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
Apr	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	28.9 C (84.0 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)
May	37.2 C (99.0 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30.6 C (87.1 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)
Jun	39.4 C (102.9 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32.8 C (91.0 F)	20.0 C (68.0 F)
Jul	41.7 C (107.1 F)	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38.3 C (100.9 F)	20.0 C (68.0 F)
Aug	41.7 C (107.1 F)	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40.0 C (104.0 F)	22.2 C (72.0 F)
Sep	43.3 C (109.9 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32.8 C (91.0 F)	21.1 C (70.0 F)
Oct	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Rusk still stand. 2011 holds the most, with 55.

Standing records at Rusk by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1942	11
1943	20
1944	13
1945	27
1946	6
1947	25
1948	23
1949	14
1950	21
1951	18
1952	19
1953	22
1954	32
1955	50
1956	40
1957	13
1958	11
1959	14
1960	15
1961	16
1962	17
1963	28
1964	8
1965	17
1966	11
1967	18
1968	9
1969	13
1970	14
1971	18
1972	15
1973	5
1974	31
1975	11
1976	22
1977	10
1978	19
1979	11
1980	24
1981	11
1982	27
1983	19
1984	19
1985	16
1986	17
1987	12
1988	3
1989	32
1990	8
1991	18
1992	10
1993	12
1994	6
1995	15
1996	26
1997	12
1998	17
1999	8
2000	30
2001	17
2002	16
2003	9
2004	16
2005	16
2006	28
2007	11
2008	17
2009	14
2010	16
2011	55
2012	7
2013	10
2014	20
2015	10
2016	14
2017	18
2018	16
2019	15
2020	10
2021	24
2022	10
2023	26
2024	12
2025	13
2026	15

All-Time Record Progression

14 new records

14 all-time records were set at Rusk between 11 January 1982 and 18 February 2021. Each dot is a new record.

When Rusk set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1982-01-11	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -17.8 C (0.0 F)
1983-12-25	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -11.1 C (12.0 F)
1989-03-30	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 221.7 mm (8.7 in)
1989-12-22	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2000-09-01	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 42.2 C (108.0 F)
2000-09-02	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 42.8 C (109.0 F)
2000-09-05	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 43.3 C (109.9 F)
2001-06-07	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 254.0 mm (10.0 in)
2021-01-11	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 17.8 cm (7.0 in)
2021-02-15	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 17.8 cm (7.0 in)
2021-02-16	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -11.7 C (10.9 F)
2021-02-16	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2021-02-17	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 25.4 cm (10.0 in)
2021-02-18	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 30.5 cm (12.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 254.0 mm (10.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Rusk. The most was 254.0 mm (10.0 in) on 7 June 2001.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Rusk
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	29 January 1999
Feb	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	20 February 2020
Mar	221.7 mm (8.7 in)	30 March 1989
Apr	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	29 April 1944
May	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	19 May 2019
Jun	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	7 June 2001
Jul	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	6 July 2007
Aug	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	8 August 1994
Sep	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	30 September 2012
Oct	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	15 October 1957
Nov	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	26 November 1988
Dec	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	20 December 2017

Period of Record Coverage

1942 to 2026

85 years of record at Rusk, 1942 to 2026. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1948, 1949, 1950, 1979, 2026.

Days with data per year at Rusk
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1942	365	100%	Yes
1943	364	100%	Yes
1944	366	100%	Yes
1945	363	99%	Yes
1946	365	100%	Yes
1947	360	99%	Yes
1948	317	87%	No
1949	255	70%	No
1950	229	63%	No
1951	364	100%	Yes
1952	357	98%	Yes
1953	360	99%	Yes
1954	361	99%	Yes
1955	353	97%	Yes
1956	363	99%	Yes
1957	354	97%	Yes
1958	363	99%	Yes
1959	364	100%	Yes
1960	363	99%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	360	98%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	363	99%	Yes
1967	364	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	364	100%	Yes
1970	348	95%	Yes
1971	364	100%	Yes
1972	365	100%	Yes
1973	364	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	364	100%	Yes
1976	365	100%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	363	99%	Yes
1979	306	84%	No
1980	364	99%	Yes
1981	335	92%	Yes
1982	364	100%	Yes
1983	359	98%	Yes
1984	362	99%	Yes
1985	363	99%	Yes
1986	362	99%	Yes
1987	330	90%	Yes
1988	357	98%	Yes
1989	363	99%	Yes
1990	362	99%	Yes
1991	365	100%	Yes
1992	365	100%	Yes
1993	365	100%	Yes
1994	364	100%	Yes
1995	365	100%	Yes
1996	366	100%	Yes
1997	360	99%	Yes
1998	364	100%	Yes
1999	364	100%	Yes
2000	361	99%	Yes
2001	362	99%	Yes
2002	353	97%	Yes
2003	361	99%	Yes
2004	360	98%	Yes
2005	362	99%	Yes
2006	365	100%	Yes
2007	365	100%	Yes
2008	365	100%	Yes
2009	364	100%	Yes
2010	363	99%	Yes
2011	364	100%	Yes
2012	365	100%	Yes
2013	365	100%	Yes
2014	362	99%	Yes
2015	364	100%	Yes
2016	335	92%	Yes
2017	364	100%	Yes
2018	364	100%	Yes
2019	364	100%	Yes
2020	366	100%	Yes
2021	365	100%	Yes
2022	350	96%	Yes
2023	365	100%	Yes
2024	365	100%	Yes
2025	336	92%	Yes
2026	244	67%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Rusk
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 August 2026	Rusk, US	daily high max (Provisional)	40.0 C (104.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	45 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 2026	Rusk, US	daily high min (Provisional)	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	15 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 2026	Rusk, US	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	7 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 2026	Rusk, US	daily high min (Tie)	23.9 C (75.0 F)	tie	9 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 2026	Rusk, US	daily high min (Tie)	23.9 C (75.0 F)	tie	16 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 2026	Rusk, US	daily high min (Tie)	23.9 C (75.0 F)	tie	28 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 2026	Rusk, US	daily high min (Tie)	23.9 C (75.0 F)	tie	52 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
2 June 2026	Rusk, US	daily high min (Tie)	23.3 C (73.9 F)	tie	8 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 2026	Rusk, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	0 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 2026	Rusk, US	daily low max (Tie)	16.7 C (62.1 F)	tie	21 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 2026	Rusk, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	32 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 2026	Rusk, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	56 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 2026	Rusk, US	monthly high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 2026	Rusk, US	daily high min (Tie)	21.7 C (71.1 F)	tie	32 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 2026	Rusk, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	39 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 2026	Rusk, US	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	65 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 2026	Rusk, US	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	69 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 2026	Rusk, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	64 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 2026	Rusk, US	daily high min (Tie)	18.3 C (64.9 F)	tie	64 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 2026	Rusk, US	daily high min (Tie)	18.3 C (64.9 F)	tie	64 years	6 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

74 complete years, 1942 to 2024

One stripe for each of 74 complete years at Rusk, 1942 to 2024. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 18.5 C (65.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2014, at 17.4 C (63.2 F), and the warmest was 2012, at 19.9 C (67.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F).

Annual mean temperature at Rusk as warming stripes, 1942 to 2024
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1942	18.6 C	+0.08 C
1943	18.8 C	+0.29 C
1944	18.6 C	+0.05 C
1945	18.2 C	-0.28 C
1946	19.2 C	+0.67 C
1947	18.4 C	-0.08 C
1951	19.0 C	+0.53 C
1952	18.7 C	+0.19 C
1953	18.5 C	+0.04 C
1954	19.0 C	+0.45 C
1955	18.5 C	-0.01 C
1956	18.9 C	+0.39 C
1957	18.7 C	+0.21 C
1958	18.2 C	-0.34 C
1959	18.2 C	-0.34 C
1960	18.0 C	-0.46 C
1961	18.1 C	-0.39 C
1962	18.8 C	+0.27 C
1963	18.8 C	+0.33 C
1964	18.6 C	+0.10 C
1965	18.3 C	-0.19 C
1966	18.1 C	-0.41 C
1967	18.5 C	-0.05 C
1968	17.4 C	-1.13 C
1969	18.3 C	-0.23 C
1971	18.8 C	+0.33 C
1972	18.2 C	-0.26 C
1973	18.1 C	-0.40 C
1974	18.3 C	-0.18 C
1975	18.1 C	-0.39 C
1976	17.9 C	-0.59 C
1977	18.7 C	+0.15 C
1978	17.8 C	-0.69 C
1980	18.3 C	-0.20 C
1982	18.4 C	-0.08 C
1983	17.8 C	-0.71 C
1984	19.0 C	+0.53 C
1985	18.4 C	-0.09 C
1986	19.1 C	+0.64 C
1988	17.4 C	-1.08 C
1989	17.4 C	-1.07 C
1990	19.0 C	+0.51 C
1991	18.1 C	-0.42 C
1992	17.9 C	-0.56 C
1993	17.5 C	-1.03 C
1994	18.3 C	-0.20 C
1995	18.4 C	-0.14 C
1996	18.2 C	-0.27 C
1997	17.8 C	-0.74 C
1998	19.6 C	+1.05 C
1999	19.3 C	+0.76 C
2000	19.5 C	+0.99 C
2001	18.6 C	+0.14 C
2002	18.4 C	-0.09 C
2003	18.6 C	+0.08 C
2004	18.8 C	+0.29 C
2005	18.9 C	+0.43 C
2006	19.0 C	+0.54 C
2007	18.1 C	-0.42 C
2008	18.1 C	-0.37 C
2009	18.3 C	-0.25 C
2010	18.6 C	+0.13 C
2011	19.8 C	+1.25 C
2012	19.9 C	+1.36 C
2013	18.3 C	-0.18 C
2014	17.4 C	-1.15 C
2015	18.7 C	+0.17 C
2017	19.3 C	+0.76 C
2018	18.5 C	-0.04 C
2019	18.3 C	-0.24 C
2020	18.7 C	+0.15 C
2021	18.5 C	-0.05 C
2023	19.7 C	+1.22 C
2024	19.5 C	+0.97 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1942 to 2024 is 0.04 C (-0.02 to 0.09) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.06 F (-0.03 to 0.16) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 74 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Rusk
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.04 C (-0.02 to 0.09) per decade	0.06 F (-0.03 to 0.16) per decade	1942 to 2024	74	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum	-0.2 C (-0.3 to -0.1) per decade	-0.3 F (-0.5 to -0.1) per decade	1942 to 2024	74	Fall
Mean daily minimum	0.2 C (0.2 to 0.3) per decade	0.4 F (0.3 to 0.5) per decade	1942 to 2024	74	Rise

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

1942 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Rusk: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	43.3 C (109.9 F)	2000	37.8 C (100.0 F)	85
Coldest night (TNn)	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	2021	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	85
Wettest day (Rx1day)	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	2001	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	85
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	369.7 mm (14.6 in)	2001	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	85
Longest dry spell (CDD)	63 days	2023	27 days	85

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Rusk, 1942 to 2026. The record is 43.3 C (109.9 F) in 2000, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Rusk by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1942	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1943	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1944	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1945	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1946	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1947	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1948	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1949	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1950	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1951	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1952	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1953	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1954	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1955	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1956	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1957	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1958	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1959	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1960	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1961	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1962	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1963	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1964	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1965	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1966	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1967	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1968	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1969	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1970	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1971	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1972	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1973	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1974	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1975	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1976	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1977	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1978	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1979	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1980	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1981	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1982	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1983	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1984	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1985	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1986	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1987	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1988	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1989	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1990	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1991	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1992	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1993	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1994	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1995	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1996	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1997	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1998	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1999	41.1 C (106.0 F)
2000	43.3 C (109.9 F)
2001	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2002	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2003	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2004	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2005	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2006	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2007	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2008	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2009	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2010	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2011	41.7 C (107.1 F)
2012	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2013	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2014	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2015	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2016	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2017	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2018	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2019	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2020	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2021	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2022	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2023	41.1 C (106.0 F)
2024	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2025	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2026	40.0 C (104.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Rusk, 1942 to 2026. The record is -19.4 C (-2.9 F) in 2021, marked on the chart; the median year is -9.4 C (15.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Rusk by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1942	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1943	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1944	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1945	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1946	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1947	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1948	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1949	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1950	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1951	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1952	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1953	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1954	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1955	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1956	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1957	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1958	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1959	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1960	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1961	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1962	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1963	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1964	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1965	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1966	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1967	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1968	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1969	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1970	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1971	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1972	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1973	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1974	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1975	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1976	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1977	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1978	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1979	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1980	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1981	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1982	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1983	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1984	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1985	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1986	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1987	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1988	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1989	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1990	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1991	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1992	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1993	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1994	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1995	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1996	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1997	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1998	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1999	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2000	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2001	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2002	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2003	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2004	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2005	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2006	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2007	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2008	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2009	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2010	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2011	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2012	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2013	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2014	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2015	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2016	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2017	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2018	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2019	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2020	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2021	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2022	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2023	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2024	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2025	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2026	-9.4 C (15.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Rusk, 1942 to 2026. The record is 254.0 mm (10.0 in) in 2001, marked on the chart; the median year is 88.9 mm (3.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Rusk by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1942	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1943	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1944	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1945	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1946	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1947	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1948	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1949	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1950	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1951	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1952	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1953	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1954	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1955	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1956	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1957	203.2 mm (8.0 in)
1958	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1959	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1960	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1961	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1962	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1963	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1964	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1965	156.7 mm (6.2 in)
1966	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1967	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1968	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1969	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1970	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1971	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1972	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1973	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1974	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1975	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1976	134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1977	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1978	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1979	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1980	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1981	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1982	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1983	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1984	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1985	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1986	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1987	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1988	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1989	221.7 mm (8.7 in)
1990	167.6 mm (6.6 in)
1991	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1992	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1993	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1994	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1995	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1996	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1997	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1998	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1999	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
2000	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
2001	254.0 mm (10.0 in)
2002	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
2003	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
2004	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
2005	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
2006	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
2007	143.5 mm (5.6 in)
2008	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
2009	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
2010	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
2011	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2012	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
2013	149.6 mm (5.9 in)
2014	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
2015	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
2016	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
2017	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
2018	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
2019	180.3 mm (7.1 in)
2020	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
2021	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2022	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
2023	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2024	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
2025	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2026	101.6 mm (4.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Rusk, 1942 to 2026. The record is 369.7 mm (14.6 in) in 2001, marked on the chart; the median year is 136.1 mm (5.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Rusk by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1942	122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1943	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1944	275.2 mm (10.8 in)
1945	195.1 mm (7.7 in)
1946	170.1 mm (6.7 in)
1947	202.4 mm (8.0 in)
1948	67.7 mm (2.7 in)
1949	176.0 mm (6.9 in)
1950	142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1951	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1952	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1953	180.4 mm (7.1 in)
1954	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1955	130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1956	117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1957	348.0 mm (13.7 in)
1958	246.3 mm (9.7 in)
1959	151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1960	179.1 mm (7.1 in)
1961	213.0 mm (8.4 in)
1962	118.3 mm (4.7 in)
1963	64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1964	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1965	164.1 mm (6.5 in)
1966	172.2 mm (6.8 in)
1967	128.2 mm (5.0 in)
1968	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1969	144.3 mm (5.7 in)
1970	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1971	108.4 mm (4.3 in)
1972	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1973	211.3 mm (8.3 in)
1974	130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1975	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1976	151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1977	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1978	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1979	222.1 mm (8.7 in)
1980	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1981	180.3 mm (7.1 in)
1982	199.8 mm (7.9 in)
1983	115.2 mm (4.5 in)
1984	138.5 mm (5.5 in)
1985	144.9 mm (5.7 in)
1986	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1987	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1988	109.1 mm (4.3 in)
1989	249.6 mm (9.8 in)
1990	177.8 mm (7.0 in)
1991	185.4 mm (7.3 in)
1992	116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1993	222.3 mm (8.8 in)
1994	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1995	120.0 mm (4.7 in)
1996	118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1997	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1998	203.1 mm (8.0 in)
1999	162.6 mm (6.4 in)
2000	161.9 mm (6.4 in)
2001	369.7 mm (14.6 in)
2002	101.3 mm (4.0 in)
2003	128.0 mm (5.0 in)
2004	183.6 mm (7.2 in)
2005	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
2006	89.6 mm (3.5 in)
2007	188.6 mm (7.4 in)
2008	130.6 mm (5.1 in)
2009	126.3 mm (5.0 in)
2010	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
2011	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
2012	145.0 mm (5.7 in)
2013	175.6 mm (6.9 in)
2014	126.3 mm (5.0 in)
2015	125.4 mm (4.9 in)
2016	136.1 mm (5.4 in)
2017	209.3 mm (8.2 in)
2018	150.6 mm (5.9 in)
2019	182.6 mm (7.2 in)
2020	107.1 mm (4.2 in)
2021	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
2022	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
2023	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
2024	231.1 mm (9.1 in)
2025	176.0 mm (6.9 in)
2026	139.7 mm (5.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Rusk, 1942 to 2026. The record is 63 days in 2023, marked on the chart; the median year is 27 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Rusk by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1942	19 days
1943	19 days
1944	33 days
1945	23 days
1946	28 days
1947	27 days
1948	49 days
1949	34 days
1950	33 days
1951	34 days
1952	51 days
1953	52 days
1954	48 days
1955	27 days
1956	32 days
1957	21 days
1958	37 days
1959	20 days
1960	18 days
1961	18 days
1962	27 days
1963	19 days
1964	30 days
1965	27 days
1966	22 days
1967	29 days
1968	31 days
1969	41 days
1970	30 days
1971	31 days
1972	18 days
1973	17 days
1974	19 days
1975	30 days
1976	36 days
1977	30 days
1978	46 days
1979	30 days
1980	31 days
1981	21 days
1982	39 days
1983	21 days
1984	21 days
1985	32 days
1986	30 days
1987	34 days
1988	24 days
1989	36 days
1990	21 days
1991	21 days
1992	25 days
1993	34 days
1994	45 days
1995	22 days
1996	39 days
1997	17 days
1998	32 days
1999	37 days
2000	46 days
2001	27 days
2002	30 days
2003	16 days
2004	20 days
2005	36 days
2006	22 days
2007	33 days
2008	20 days
2009	24 days
2010	19 days
2011	23 days
2012	17 days
2013	27 days
2014	21 days
2015	42 days
2016	21 days
2017	17 days
2018	24 days
2019	13 days
2020	25 days
2021	18 days
2022	38 days
2023	63 days
2024	34 days
2025	47 days
2026	23 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

73 years with a frost

Across 73 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Rusk falls on 9 March and the median first autumn frost on 21 November, which leaves a median of 251 days between them.

In 1992 to 2024 the median growing season was 262 days. That is 21 days more than in 1942 to 1975.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +3.2 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Rusk
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period (1942 to 1975)	Recent period (1992 to 2024)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	9 March	18 March	10 March	8 days earlier	-2.0 days per decade
First autumn frost	21 November	16 November	29 November	13 days later	+1.2 days per decade
Growing days	251 days	241 days	262 days	21 days more	+3.2 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

80 years, 1942 to 2025

A day with at least 85.9 mm (3.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 238.4 mm (9.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Rusk: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
5 years	117.3 mm (4.6 in)
10 years	141.4 mm (5.6 in)
25 years	176.3 mm (6.9 in)
50 years	205.7 mm (8.1 in)
100 years	238.4 mm (9.4 in)	Longer than the 80 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, 80 years of values from 1942 to 2025.

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: 254.0 mm (10.0 in) in 2001; 221.7 mm (8.7 in) in 1989; 203.2 mm (8.0 in) in 1957.

Station Changes

1 suspected

One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Rusk, at 1993. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1993 ran 0.3 C (0.5 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).

Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Rusk, against neighbouring stations
Year	Shift (C)	Shift (F)	Strength	Neighbours
1993	-0.3	-0.5	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.

Climate Twins

2008 to 2024 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2008 to 2024, Rusk had a mean temperature of 18.8 C (65.8 F) and 1,251.3 mm (49.3 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Livingston 2 NNE (United States, 121 km away), Coldspring 5 SSW (United States, 142 km away) and Beaufort MCAS (United States, 1,359 km away).

Climate twins of Rusk: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2008 to 2024 climate
Twin station	Country	Distance away	Mean temperature, 1961-1990	Rain a year, 1961-1990	Climate difference
Livingston 2 NNE	United States	121 km (75 mi)	18.8 C (65.8 F)	1,231.9 mm (48.5 in)	0.45
Coldspring 5 SSW	United States	142 km (88 mi)	18.8 C (65.8 F)	1,234.5 mm (48.6 in)	0.57
Beaufort MCAS	United States	1,359 km (844 mi)	18.9 C (65.9 F)	1,254.7 mm (49.4 in)	0.62

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).