Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Walpole. 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 Walpole, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
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2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
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Which Years Hold Standing Records
0 standing records
0 records at Walpole still stand.
Standing records at Walpole by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
Wettest Day of Each Month
May: 91.4 mm (3.6 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Walpole. The most was 91.4 mm (3.6 in) on 9 May 1963.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Walpole
Yearly extremes at Walpole: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1963
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
76
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
213.2 mm (8.4 in)
1963
75.1 mm (3.0 in)
76
Longest dry spell (CDD)
28 days
1996
17 days
76
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Walpole, 1951 to 2026. The record is 91.4 mm (3.6 in) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.5 mm (1.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Walpole by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1951
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1952
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1953
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1954
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1955
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1956
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1957
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1958
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1959
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1960
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1961
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1962
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1963
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1964
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1965
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1966
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1967
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1968
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1969
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1970
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1971
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1972
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1973
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1974
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1975
39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1976
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1977
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1978
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1979
47.1 mm (1.9 in)
1980
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1981
55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1982
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1983
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1984
36.2 mm (1.4 in)
1985
54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1986
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1987
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1988
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1989
47.4 mm (1.9 in)
1990
41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1991
50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1992
45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1993
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1994
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1995
56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1996
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1997
39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1998
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1999
44.0 mm (1.7 in)
2000
51.0 mm (2.0 in)
2001
37.4 mm (1.5 in)
2002
27.0 mm (1.1 in)
2003
37.0 mm (1.5 in)
2004
22.0 mm (0.9 in)
2005
62.4 mm (2.5 in)
2006
45.6 mm (1.8 in)
2007
30.4 mm (1.2 in)
2008
49.6 mm (2.0 in)
2009
50.9 mm (2.0 in)
2010
32.6 mm (1.3 in)
2011
36.4 mm (1.4 in)
2012
70.0 mm (2.8 in)
2013
36.0 mm (1.4 in)
2014
57.0 mm (2.2 in)
2015
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
2016
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2017
37.4 mm (1.5 in)
2018
43.0 mm (1.7 in)
2019
37.0 mm (1.5 in)
2020
51.0 mm (2.0 in)
2021
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
2022
53.0 mm (2.1 in)
2023
54.2 mm (2.1 in)
2024
37.4 mm (1.5 in)
2025
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2026
46.8 mm (1.8 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Walpole, 1951 to 2026. The record is 213.2 mm (8.4 in) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 75.1 mm (3.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Walpole by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1951
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1952
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1953
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1954
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1955
167.8 mm (6.6 in)
1956
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1957
140.3 mm (5.5 in)
1958
98.9 mm (3.9 in)
1959
77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1960
107.8 mm (4.2 in)
1961
117.4 mm (4.6 in)
1962
119.3 mm (4.7 in)
1963
213.2 mm (8.4 in)
1964
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1965
131.5 mm (5.2 in)
1966
119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1967
113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1968
93.9 mm (3.7 in)
1969
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1970
120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1971
65.2 mm (2.6 in)
1972
83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1973
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1974
75.8 mm (3.0 in)
1975
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1976
127.2 mm (5.0 in)
1977
76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1978
41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1979
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1980
75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1981
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1982
35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1983
23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1984
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1985
35.4 mm (1.4 in)
1986
34.1 mm (1.3 in)
1987
31.6 mm (1.2 in)
1988
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1989
80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1990
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1991
63.6 mm (2.5 in)
1992
21.2 mm (0.8 in)
1993
64.4 mm (2.5 in)
1994
15.6 mm (0.6 in)
1995
80.7 mm (3.2 in)
1996
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1997
46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1998
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1999
87.2 mm (3.4 in)
2000
109.6 mm (4.3 in)
2001
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
2002
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
2003
60.1 mm (2.4 in)
2004
33.2 mm (1.3 in)
2005
136.2 mm (5.4 in)
2006
62.9 mm (2.5 in)
2007
51.7 mm (2.0 in)
2008
54.2 mm (2.1 in)
2009
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
2010
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
2011
78.9 mm (3.1 in)
2012
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2013
67.4 mm (2.7 in)
2014
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
2015
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
2016
60.6 mm (2.4 in)
2017
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
2018
32.6 mm (1.3 in)
2019
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
2020
59.0 mm (2.3 in)
2021
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
2022
116.6 mm (4.6 in)
2023
45.8 mm (1.8 in)
2024
71.8 mm (2.8 in)
2025
27.0 mm (1.1 in)
2026
49.7 mm (2.0 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Walpole, 1951 to 2026. The record is 28 days in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Walpole by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1951
12 days
1952
18 days
1953
19 days
1954
21 days
1955
16 days
1956
17 days
1957
17 days
1958
23 days
1959
13 days
1960
15 days
1961
15 days
1962
15 days
1963
10 days
1964
21 days
1965
10 days
1966
11 days
1967
18 days
1968
20 days
1969
19 days
1970
16 days
1971
18 days
1972
18 days
1973
16 days
1974
26 days
1975
27 days
1976
20 days
1977
21 days
1978
16 days
1979
16 days
1980
17 days
1981
10 days
1982
11 days
1983
17 days
1984
21 days
1985
17 days
1986
24 days
1987
24 days
1988
17 days
1989
18 days
1990
15 days
1991
24 days
1992
15 days
1993
26 days
1994
23 days
1995
14 days
1996
28 days
1997
24 days
1998
14 days
1999
16 days
2000
17 days
2001
18 days
2002
25 days
2003
15 days
2004
20 days
2005
17 days
2006
16 days
2007
16 days
2008
9 days
2009
21 days
2010
14 days
2011
15 days
2012
22 days
2013
16 days
2014
28 days
2015
14 days
2016
18 days
2017
9 days
2018
18 days
2019
15 days
2020
14 days
2021
11 days
2022
24 days
2023
10 days
2024
18 days
2025
15 days
2026
13 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.
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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.