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The 1930s still hold more all-time highs than any other decade

Of 920 long-record stations, 355 set their all-time high in the 1930s, more than in any other decade. Since 2000 the balance has been lopsided: 197 stations set an all-time high and 56 an all-time low.

All-time highs by decade

Each station counts once, in the decade of the first date it reached its record.

Stations whose all-time high falls in each decade

Stations whose all-time high falls in each decade 1930s: 355 355 1940s: 32 32 1950s: 78 78 1960s: 22 22 1970s: 15 15 1980s: 54 54 1990s: 29 29 2000s: 48 48 2010s: 63 63 2020s: 86 86 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
All-time highs and lows by decade
1930s355107
1940s3252
1950s7851
1960s2255
1970s1527
1980s54184
1990s29102
2000s486
2010s6323
2020s8627

Stations whose all-time low falls in each decade

Stations whose all-time low falls in each decade 1930s: 107 107 1940s: 52 52 1950s: 51 51 1960s: 55 55 1970s: 27 27 1980s: 184 184 1990s: 102 102 2000s: 6 6 2010s: 23 23 2020s: 27 27 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s

Highs set since 2020

All-time highs set since 2020
RidgecrestCA119Jul 9, 20241920Trona
Marion CountyOR117Jun 28, 20211893Salem Airport (mcnary Field)
Washington CountyUT117Jul 11, 20211893St. George
Umatilla CountyOR117Jun 29, 20211928Pendleton
NewmanCA117Jul 24, 20241902Newman
MolallaOR117Jun 29, 20211909Estacada 2 Se
LivermoreCA116Sep 6, 20221903Livermore
DavisCA116Sep 7, 20221893Davis 2 Wsw Experiment Farm
Sonoma CountyCA115Sep 6, 20221926Graton
Jackson CountyOR115Jun 28, 20211928Medford International Airport
OntarioCA115Sep 6, 20201893Pasadena
Napa CountyCA114Sep 6, 20221893Napa State Hospital
Tom Green CountyTX114Jun 21, 20231907San Angelo
Douglas CountyOR114Jun 27, 20211900Roseburg Regional Airport
Maverick CountyTX114Jun 22, 20231912Carrizo Springs 3S
Woodward CountyOK114Jul 19, 20221904Gage Airport
SunnysideWA114Jun 30, 20211925Prosser
San Luis Obispo CountyCA113Sep 6, 20201927San Luis Obispo Poly
Forest GroveOR113Jun 29, 20211893Forest Grove
Greenlee CountyAZ113Jul 30, 20201901Duncan
Kit Carson CountyCO113Jul 27, 20261903Burlington
Gray CountyKS113Jul 28, 20261911Cimarron
Stevens CountyWA112Jun 30, 20211899Colville
Battle GroundWA112Jun 29, 20211929Battle Ground
AshlandOR112Jun 29, 20211892Ashland
Sutton CountyTX112Jun 22, 20231877Fort Mckavett
Wichita CountyKS112Jul 28, 20261893Tribune 1W
Angelina CountyTX111Aug 27, 20231906Lufkin Angelina County Airport
Fayette CountyTX111Aug 27, 20231893Hallettsville 2 N
Gonzales CountyTX111Aug 27, 20231897Luling
Inyo CountyCA111Jul 7, 20241895Bishop Airport
DallasOR111Jun 28, 20211928Dallas 2 Ne
Musselshell CountyMT111Jul 12, 20261913Flatwillow 4 Ene
Mineral CountyNV111Jul 10, 20241896Mina
Woodson CountyKS111Aug 21, 20231893Yates Center
Lafayette ParishLA110Aug 27, 20231893Lafayette Regional Airport
Mountain ViewCA110Sep 6, 20221930Redwood City
Vernon ParishLA110Aug 25, 20231903Leesville
Richland CountyMT110Jul 13, 20261910Sidney
Claiborne CountyMS110Jun 23, 20251894St. Joseph 3 N
Powder River CountyMT110Jul 12, 20261920Broadus
HoustonTX109Aug 27, 20231930Houston William P Hobby Airport
Spokane CountyWA109Jun 29, 20211889Spokane International Airport
Okanogan CountyWA109Jun 30, 20211906Winthrop 1 Wsw
Roosevelt CountyNM109Jul 19, 20231905Portales
Hot Springs CountyWY109Jul 12, 20261899Thermopolis
Ouachita ParishLA108Aug 24, 20231930Monroe Regional Airport
Boundary CountyID108Jun 30, 20211907Bonners Ferry
Kane CountyUT108Jul 10, 20211902Kanab
Deschutes CountyOR107Jun 30, 20211901Bend
Mesa CountyCO107Jul 17, 20231900Grand Junction Walker Field
Jefferson Davis ParishLA107Aug 28, 20231897Jennings
Waynesboro cityVA107Jul 4, 20261893Charlottesville 2W
Sevier CountyUT107Jul 5, 20231893Richfield Radio Ksvc
Lincoln CountyWA107Jun 30, 20211893Davenport
East Baton Rouge ParishLA106Aug 27, 20231930Baton Rouge Metro Airport
Cameron CountyTX106Aug 28, 20231898Brownsville
Bonner CountyID106Jun 30, 20211910Sandpoint Experiment Station
Wayne CountyMS106Aug 27, 20231892Waynesboro 2 W
GrantsvilleUT106Jul 13, 20261913Grantsville 2W
RivertonWY106Jul 13, 20261907Riverton
Plymouth CountyMA105Jun 24, 20251894Brockton
Forsyth CountyNC105Aug 15, 20231899Winston Salem Reynolds Airport
St. Mary ParishLA105Aug 28, 20231892Jeanerette 5 Nw
Park CountyWY105Jul 13, 20261915Cody
Assumption ParishLA105Aug 28, 20231893Donaldsonville 4 Sw
Cottage GroveOR105Jun 28, 20211916Cottage Grove 2E
Jefferson ParishLA104Aug 28, 20231893New Orleans Audubon
Boulder CountyCO104Aug 3, 20261893Boulder
Harrison CountyMS104Aug 26, 20231893Biloxi
Kent CountyDE104Jul 5, 20261893Dover
LakelandFL104Aug 14, 20231892Plant City
Person CountyNC104Jul 3, 20261893Roxboro 7 Ese
LowellMA103Jun 25, 20251885Lowell
Douglas CountyCO102Jul 11, 20221893Castle Rock
Kitsap CountyWA102Jun 28, 20211899Bremerton
Crow Wing CountyMN102Sep 4, 20231908Brainerd
Montezuma CountyCO102Aug 9, 20261911Cortez
Las Animas CountyCO101Aug 3, 20261899Trinidad
Carbon CountyMT101Jul 12, 20261894Red Lodge
Washington CountyRI100Jun 24, 20251893Kingston
Los Alamos CountyNM98Jul 11, 20201918Los Alamos
Teton CountyID98Jul 12, 20261909Alta 1 Nnw
Cook CountyMN97Jul 15, 20261895Grand Portage
Dolores CountyCO96Aug 20, 20261898Mancos 1SW
Archuleta CountyCO94Jul 11, 20211917Vallecito Dam