Brownsville Weather Records (USC00461173)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Brownsville (USC00461173), West Virginia, United States, with 32 years of record.

Key Facts for Brownsville

Brownsville (USC00461173) is a weather station in West Virginia, United States at 39.00 latitude and -80.48 longitude, 314 m (1,030 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1923 to 1954, 32 years of record.
1,464 records set at Brownsville still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Brownsville set a daily record high maximum temperature of 26.7 C (80.1 F) on 18 November 1954.

About the Station

Location: West Virginia, United States, 39.00 latitude, -80.48 longitude.
Elevation: 314 m (1,030 ft).
Period of record: 1923 to 1954, 32 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 Brownsville. 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 Brownsville, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	38.3 C (100.9 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	38.9 C (102.0 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	39.4 C (102.9 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	40.6 C (105.1 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	37.2 C (99.0 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Brownsville still stand. 1930 holds the most, with 80.

Standing records at Brownsville by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1923	15
1924	44
1925	70
1926	40
1927	54
1928	45
1929	62
1930	80
1931	40
1932	55
1933	50
1934	43
1935	49
1936	69
1937	34
1938	28
1939	56
1940	38
1941	37
1942	47
1943	33
1944	39
1945	39
1946	43
1947	53
1948	33
1949	40
1950	55
1951	37
1952	39
1953	57
1954	40

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 102.4 mm (4.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Brownsville. The most was 102.4 mm (4.0 in) on 25 June 1950.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Brownsville
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	7 January 1934
Feb	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	8 February 1937
Mar	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	7 March 1934
Apr	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	16 April 1939
May	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	12 May 1924
Jun	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	25 June 1950
Jul	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	28 July 1934
Aug	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	7 August 1935
Sep	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	5 September 1937
Oct	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	2 October 1929
Nov	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	16 November 1926
Dec	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	15 December 1948

Period of Record Coverage

1923 to 1954

32 years of record at Brownsville, 1923 to 1954. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1923, 1927, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1942.

Days with data per year at Brownsville
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1923	105	29%	No
1924	365	100%	Yes
1925	359	98%	Yes
1926	365	100%	Yes
1927	286	78%	No
1928	350	96%	Yes
1929	357	98%	Yes
1930	362	99%	Yes
1931	365	100%	Yes
1932	356	97%	Yes
1933	363	99%	Yes
1934	359	98%	Yes
1935	362	99%	Yes
1936	324	89%	No
1937	211	58%	No
1938	329	90%	Yes
1939	358	98%	Yes
1940	325	89%	No
1941	353	97%	Yes
1942	328	90%	No
1943	354	97%	Yes
1944	355	97%	Yes
1945	340	93%	Yes
1946	359	98%	Yes
1947	332	91%	Yes
1948	347	95%	Yes
1949	332	91%	Yes
1950	334	92%	Yes
1951	360	99%	Yes
1952	364	99%	Yes
1953	349	96%	Yes
1954	333	91%	Yes

Latest Records

Latest records at Brownsville
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 November 1954	Brownsville, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	16 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1954	Brownsville, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	25 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1954	Brownsville, US	monthly low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	29 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1954	Brownsville, US	daily high max (Tie)	25.6 C (78.1 F)	tie	21 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1954	Brownsville, US	daily low max (Tie)	14.4 C (57.9 F)	tie	13 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1954	Brownsville, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1954	Brownsville, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	0 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1954	Brownsville, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1954	Brownsville, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	25 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1954	Brownsville, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	12 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1954	Brownsville, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	12 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1954	Brownsville, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	12 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1954	Brownsville, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	15 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1954	Brownsville, US	daily high max (Tie)	32.8 C (91.0 F)	tie	27 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
11 September 1954	Brownsville, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	29 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1954	Brownsville, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	28 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1954	Brownsville, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	28 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1954	Brownsville, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	24 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1954	Brownsville, US	daily high max (Tie)	35.0 C (95.0 F)	tie	5 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1954	Brownsville, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	25 years	13 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

20 complete years, 1925 to 1953

One stripe for each of 20 complete years at Brownsville, 1925 to 1953. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.6 C (54.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1928, at 11.6 C (52.9 F), and the warmest was 1953, at 13.8 C (56.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.3 C (2.3 F).

Annual mean temperature at Brownsville as warming stripes, 1925 to 1953
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1925	12.4 C	-0.15 C
1926	11.8 C	-0.76 C
1928	11.6 C	-0.97 C
1929	12.1 C	-0.44 C
1930	12.0 C	-0.56 C
1931	12.3 C	-0.25 C
1932	12.7 C	+0.13 C
1933	13.0 C	+0.37 C
1934	12.3 C	-0.27 C
1935	12.0 C	-0.58 C
1939	13.6 C	+1.05 C
1943	12.3 C	-0.24 C
1944	12.9 C	+0.36 C
1945	12.9 C	+0.32 C
1946	13.3 C	+0.67 C
1947	11.7 C	-0.86 C
1948	12.8 C	+0.17 C
1951	12.5 C	-0.04 C
1952	13.4 C	+0.80 C
1953	13.8 C	+1.23 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

1923 to 1954

Yearly extremes at Brownsville: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	40.6 C (105.1 F)	1953	36.7 C (98.1 F)	32
Coldest night (TNn)	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	1936	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	32
Wettest day (Rx1day)	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	1950	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	32
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	124.1 mm (4.9 in)	1938	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	32
Longest dry spell (CDD)	27 days	1923	16 days	32

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Brownsville, 1923 to 1954. The record is 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Brownsville by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1923	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1924	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1925	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1926	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1927	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1928	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1929	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1930	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1931	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1932	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1933	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1934	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1935	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1936	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1937	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1938	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1939	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1940	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1941	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1942	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1943	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1944	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1945	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1946	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1947	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1948	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1949	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1950	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1951	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1952	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1953	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1954	37.8 C (100.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Brownsville, 1923 to 1954. The record is -28.9 C (-20.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is -20.0 C (-4.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Brownsville by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1923	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1924	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1925	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1926	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1927	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1928	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1929	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1930	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1931	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1932	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1933	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1934	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1935	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1936	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1937	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1938	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1939	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1940	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1941	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1942	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1943	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1944	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1945	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1946	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1947	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1948	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1949	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1950	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1951	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1952	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1953	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1954	-17.8 C (0.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Brownsville, 1923 to 1954. The record is 102.4 mm (4.0 in) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 60.2 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Brownsville by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1923	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1924	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1925	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1926	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1927	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1928	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1929	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1930	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1931	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1932	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1933	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1934	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1935	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1936	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1937	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1938	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1939	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1940	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1941	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1942	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1943	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1944	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1945	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1946	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1947	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1948	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1949	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1950	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1951	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1952	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1953	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1954	57.9 mm (2.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Brownsville, 1923 to 1954. The record is 124.1 mm (4.9 in) in 1938, marked on the chart; the median year is 84.5 mm (3.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Brownsville by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1923	79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1924	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1925	80.7 mm (3.2 in)
1926	99.7 mm (3.9 in)
1927	78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1928	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1929	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1930	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1931	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1932	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1933	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1934	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1935	117.8 mm (4.6 in)
1936	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1937	93.1 mm (3.7 in)
1938	124.1 mm (4.9 in)
1939	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1940	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1941	103.3 mm (4.1 in)
1942	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1943	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1944	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1945	113.4 mm (4.5 in)
1946	58.3 mm (2.3 in)
1947	65.7 mm (2.6 in)
1948	113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1949	76.3 mm (3.0 in)
1950	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1951	81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1952	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1953	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1954	107.9 mm (4.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Brownsville, 1923 to 1954. The record is 27 days in 1923, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Brownsville by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1923	27 days
1924	26 days
1925	16 days
1926	10 days
1927	20 days
1928	8 days
1929	14 days
1930	21 days
1931	11 days
1932	18 days
1933	12 days
1934	16 days
1935	14 days
1936	15 days
1937	9 days
1938	15 days
1939	13 days
1940	14 days
1941	19 days
1942	14 days
1943	19 days
1944	18 days
1945	20 days
1946	22 days
1947	17 days
1948	14 days
1949	16 days
1950	11 days
1951	16 days
1952	23 days
1953	24 days
1954	15 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

20 years with a frost

Across 20 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Brownsville falls on 3 May and the median first autumn frost on 4 October, which leaves a median of 154 days between them.

Frost dates and growing season at Brownsville
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1925 to 1953)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	3 May	n/a	3 May	n/a	n/a
First autumn frost	4 October	n/a	4 October	n/a	n/a
Growing days	154 days	n/a	154 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

30 years, 1924 to 1954

A day with at least 56.3 mm (2.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 114.4 mm (4.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Brownsville: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	56.3 mm (2.2 in)
5 years	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
10 years	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
25 years	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
50 years	106.1 mm (4.2 in)	Longer than the 30 years of record
100 years	114.4 mm (4.5 in)	Longer than the 30 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, 30 years of values from 1924 to 1954.

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: 102.4 mm (4.0 in) in 1950; 94.0 mm (3.7 in) in 1933; 84.8 mm (3.3 in) in 1937.

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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).