All-time weather records — Rock Island, WA
Climate change signal in Rock Island
of Rock Island's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (66 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (24 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 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1960s | 70 | 77 | ||
| 1970s | 56 | 72 | ||
| 1980s | 43 | 92 | ||
| 1990s | 67 | 58 | ||
| 2000s | 33 | 34 | ||
| 2010s | 61 | 15 | ||
| 2020s | 34 | 17 |
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 1959, the latest in 2025. Period of observation: 1959-2026.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 68.0°F — Jan 24, 2004 | -11.9°F — Jan 30, 1996 | 0.80 in — Jan 6, 2022 |
| February | 64.9°F — Feb 21, 1988 | -15.0°F — Feb 3, 1996 | 1.24 in — Feb 26, 2010 |
| March | 78.1°F — Mar 28, 1994 | 4.1°F — Mar 4, 2019 | 1.35 in — Mar 24, 1991 |
| April | 93.0°F — Apr 24, 1977 | 23.2°F — Apr 15, 2022 | 1.43 in — Apr 18, 1967 |
| May | 102.9°F — May 30, 1986 | -0.9°F — May 27, 2011 | 0.91 in — May 19, 1981 |
| June | 114.1°F — Jun 29, 2021 | 37.9°F — Jun 3, 1976 | 1.26 in — Jun 9, 1972 |
| July | 109.0°F — Jul 28, 2022 | 43.0°F — Jul 2, 1962 | 0.75 in — Jul 3, 1965 |
| August | 109.0°F — Aug 4, 1961 | 42.1°F — Aug 23, 1992 | 1.51 in — Aug 18, 1975 |
| September | 100.9°F — Sep 1, 1987 | 30.9°F — Sep 29, 1985 | 1.36 in — Sep 22, 1984 |
| October | 90.0°F — Oct 6, 2014 | 15.1°F — Oct 30, 2002 | 0.90 in — Oct 30, 1997 |
| November | 70.0°F — Nov 3, 1975 | -5.1°F — Nov 23, 1985 | 1.32 in — Nov 24, 1965 |
| December | 70.0°F — Dec 1, 2021 | -20.9°F — Dec 30, 1968 | 1.12 in — Dec 9, 1987 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Rock Island.