All-time weather records — Snowflake, AZ
Climate change signal in Snowflake
of Snowflake's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (6 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (0 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 | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 2 | 16 | ||
| 1900s | 17 | 7 | ||
| 1910s | 63 | 66 | ||
| 1920s | 34 | 67 | ||
| 1930s | 31 | 51 | ||
| 1940s | 32 | 22 | ||
| 1950s | 34 | 39 | ||
| 1960s | 18 | 40 | ||
| 1970s | 24 | 29 | ||
| 1980s | 29 | 5 | ||
| 1990s | 16 | 7 | ||
| 2000s | 50 | 8 | ||
| 2010s | 16 | 9 |
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 1898, the latest in 2016. Period of observation: 1897-2016.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 79.0°F — Jan 15, 1943 | -29.9°F — Jan 23, 1937 | 1.72 in — Jan 11, 1941 |
| February | 78.1°F — Feb 12, 1914 | -17.0°F — Feb 4, 1956 | 1.50 in — Feb 16, 1926 |
| March | 84.0°F — Mar 20, 2004 | -5.1°F — Mar 6, 1935 | 1.72 in — Mar 26, 1989 |
| April | 91.9°F — Apr 30, 1943 | 3.0°F — Apr 3, 1969 | 1.00 in — Apr 24, 1942 |
| May | 98.1°F — May 18, 1938 | 17.1°F — May 6, 1968 | 1.41 in — May 7, 1969 |
| June | 102.0°F — Jun 18, 1940 | 19.9°F — Jun 2, 1919 | 1.26 in — Jun 13, 1955 |
| July | 104.0°F — Jul 13, 1942 | 27.0°F — Jul 1, 1936 | 3.25 in — Jul 23, 2008 |
| August | 102.0°F — Aug 2, 1914 | 28.0°F — Aug 30, 1915 | 2.74 in — Aug 28, 1951 |
| September | 98.1°F — Sep 1, 1918 | 21.9°F — Sep 21, 1912 | 2.61 in — Sep 17, 1923 |
| October | 93.0°F — Oct 1, 1985 | 10.9°F — Oct 31, 1919 | 2.67 in — Oct 30, 1959 |
| November | 90.0°F — Nov 4, 1916 | -17.0°F — Nov 24, 1931 | 1.45 in — Nov 24, 1978 |
| December | 75.0°F — Dec 4, 1958 | -24.0°F — Dec 22, 1968 | 1.50 in — Dec 13, 1967 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Snowflake.