All-time weather records — Fairfield, WA
Climate change signal in Fairfield
of Fairfield's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (128 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (59 of 366 records since 2015).
If records were spread evenly across the station's history, you'd expect roughly 5% per decade. Decade-by-decade, here's where each record-breaking day was set:
| Decade | Heat records set | # | Cold records set | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | · | · | ||
| 1980s | 18 | 21 | ||
| 1990s | 131 | 156 | ||
| 2000s | 56 | 91 | ||
| 2010s | 130 | 73 | ||
| 2020s | 31 | 25 |
Records are the all-time daily extremes that are still standing — each daily record can only be held by one year. The station's earliest hot record was set in 1988, the latest in 2022. Period of observation: 1950-2023.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63.0°F — Jan 27, 2015 | -15.0°F — Jan 29, 1996 | 3.32 in — Jan 4, 2021 |
| February | 62.1°F — Feb 23, 1995 | -15.0°F — Feb 1, 1996 | 1.41 in — Feb 6, 2017 |
| March | 71.1°F — Mar 28, 2015 | 0.0°F — Mar 3, 1989 | 2.06 in — Mar 11, 2014 |
| April | 82.0°F — Apr 21, 2016 | 17.1°F — Apr 25, 2005 | 1.49 in — Apr 23, 1996 |
| May | 91.9°F — May 13, 1993 | 24.1°F — May 1, 2013 | 1.94 in — May 13, 2020 |
| June | 107.1°F — Jun 30, 2021 | 3.9°F — Jun 23, 1989 | 1.44 in — Jun 4, 1990 |
| July | 102.9°F — Jul 1, 2021 | 35.1°F — Jul 1, 1994 | 1.02 in — Jul 14, 1993 |
| August | 105.1°F — Aug 10, 2018 | 25.0°F — Aug 12, 1995 | 1.43 in — Aug 24, 1989 |
| September | 102.0°F — Sep 1, 2022 | 27.0°F — Sep 22, 1996 | 1.14 in — Sep 30, 2013 |
| October | 86.0°F — Oct 2, 2008 | 9.0°F — Oct 31, 2002 | 2.35 in — Oct 10, 2016 |
| November | 71.1°F — Nov 9, 2016 | -6.0°F — Nov 25, 1993 | 2.43 in — Nov 13, 2020 |
| December | 57.9°F — Dec 9, 2020 | -8.0°F — Dec 21, 1990 | 4.97 in — Dec 22, 2021 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Fairfield.