Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Ridgedale. 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 Ridgedale, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
8.9 C (48.0 F)
-48.9 C (-56.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
12.8 C (55.0 F)
-47.2 C (-53.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
14.4 C (57.9 F)
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
42.8 C (109.0 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
18.9 C (66.0 F)
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
10.6 C (51.1 F)
-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Ridgedale still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 71.
Standing records at Ridgedale by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1930
43
1931
50
1932
39
1933
34
1934
68
1935
48
1936
71
1937
38
1938
35
1939
48
1940
43
1941
38
1942
62
1943
51
1944
32
1945
43
1946
35
1947
40
1948
38
1949
44
1950
58
1951
41
1952
35
1953
19
1954
57
1955
28
1956
37
1957
25
1958
26
1959
27
1960
9
1961
52
1962
35
1963
36
1964
30
1965
36
1966
13
All-Time Record Progression
2 new records
2 all-time records were set at Ridgedale between 28 March 1960 and 28 January 1966. Each dot is a new record.
When Ridgedale set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1960-03-28
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 31.8 cm (12.5 in)
1966-01-28
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -48.9 C (-56.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 71.9 mm (2.8 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ridgedale. The most was 71.9 mm (2.8 in) on 15 September 1930.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Ridgedale
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
16 January 1964
Feb
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
28 February 1958
Mar
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
28 March 1960
Apr
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
27 April 1945
May
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
2 May 1944
Jun
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
17 June 1937
Jul
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
4 July 1963
Aug
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
27 August 1962
Sep
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
15 September 1930
Oct
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
23 October 1963
Nov
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
14 November 1931
Dec
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
23 December 1934
Period of Record Coverage
1930 to 1966
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
37 years of record at Ridgedale, 1930 to 1966. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1930, 1949, 1953, 1958, 1966.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 28 complete years at Ridgedale, 1931 to 1965. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 0.5 C (33.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1950, at -1.5 C (29.3 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 2.9 C (37.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.4 C (4.3 F).
Annual mean temperature at Ridgedale as warming stripes, 1931 to 1965
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1931
2.9 C
+2.36 C
1932
-0.2 C
-0.70 C
1933
-0.9 C
-1.44 C
1934
1.3 C
+0.72 C
1935
0.2 C
-0.35 C
1936
-0.5 C
-1.02 C
1937
0.0 C
-0.49 C
1938
2.0 C
+1.45 C
1939
1.1 C
+0.58 C
1940
1.8 C
+1.22 C
1941
1.7 C
+1.18 C
1942
1.1 C
+0.54 C
1943
1.1 C
+0.52 C
1944
1.6 C
+1.09 C
1945
-0.6 C
-1.14 C
1946
0.4 C
-0.17 C
1947
0.1 C
-0.42 C
1950
-1.5 C
-2.03 C
1954
0.4 C
-0.17 C
1955
-0.6 C
-1.09 C
1956
-0.1 C
-0.67 C
1957
-0.2 C
-0.73 C
1960
0.6 C
+0.04 C
1961
1.0 C
+0.43 C
1962
0.9 C
+0.39 C
1963
1.5 C
+0.94 C
1964
0.6 C
+0.09 C
1965
-0.6 C
-1.12 C
This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.
A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.
Extremes by Year
1929 to 1966
Yearly extremes at Ridgedale: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1941
35.0 C (95.0 F)
37
Coldest night (TNn)
-48.9 C (-56.0 F)
1966
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
37
Wettest day (Rx1day)
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1930
30.1 mm (1.2 in)
38
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
75.1 mm (3.0 in)
1954
41.8 mm (1.6 in)
38
Longest dry spell (CDD)
49 days
1964
27 days
38
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Ridgedale, 1929 to 1966. The record is 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Ridgedale by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1929
n/a
1930
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1931
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1932
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1933
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1934
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1935
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1936
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1937
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1938
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1939
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1940
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1941
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1942
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1943
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1944
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1945
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1946
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1947
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1948
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1949
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1950
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1951
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1952
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1953
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1954
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1955
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1956
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1957
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1958
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1959
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1960
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1961
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1962
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1963
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1964
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1965
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1966
0.0 C (32.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Ridgedale, 1929 to 1966. The record is -48.9 C (-56.0 F) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is -40.6 C (-41.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Ridgedale by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1929
n/a
1930
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1931
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1932
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1933
-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
1934
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1935
-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1936
-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1937
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1938
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1939
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1940
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1941
-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1942
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1943
-48.3 C (-54.9 F)
1944
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1945
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1946
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1947
-47.2 C (-53.0 F)
1948
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1949
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1950
-46.1 C (-51.0 F)
1951
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1952
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1953
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1954
-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1955
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1956
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1957
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1958
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1959
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1960
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1961
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1962
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1963
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1964
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1965
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1966
-48.9 C (-56.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Ridgedale, 1929 to 1966. The record is 71.9 mm (2.8 in) in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.1 mm (1.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ridgedale by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1929
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1930
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1931
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1932
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1933
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1934
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1935
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1936
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1937
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1938
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1939
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1940
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1941
14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1942
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1943
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1944
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1945
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1946
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1947
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1948
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1949
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1950
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1951
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1952
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1953
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1954
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1955
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1956
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1957
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1958
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1959
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1960
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1961
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1962
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1963
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1964
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1965
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1966
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Ridgedale, 1929 to 1966. The record is 75.1 mm (3.0 in) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.8 mm (1.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ridgedale by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1929
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1930
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1931
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1932
30.3 mm (1.2 in)
1933
43.1 mm (1.7 in)
1934
52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1935
39.7 mm (1.6 in)
1936
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1937
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1938
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1939
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1940
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1941
20.4 mm (0.8 in)
1942
15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1943
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1944
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1945
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1946
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1947
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1948
28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1949
42.1 mm (1.7 in)
1950
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1951
56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1952
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1953
50.9 mm (2.0 in)
1954
75.1 mm (3.0 in)
1955
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1956
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1957
46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1958
36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1959
52.4 mm (2.1 in)
1960
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1961
40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1962
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1963
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1964
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1965
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1966
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Ridgedale, 1929 to 1966. The record is 49 days in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 27 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ridgedale by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1929
33 days
1930
27 days
1931
22 days
1932
16 days
1933
27 days
1934
38 days
1935
27 days
1936
26 days
1937
18 days
1938
28 days
1939
26 days
1940
46 days
1941
19 days
1942
31 days
1943
24 days
1944
31 days
1945
23 days
1946
23 days
1947
29 days
1948
28 days
1949
21 days
1950
34 days
1951
33 days
1952
22 days
1953
28 days
1954
32 days
1955
20 days
1956
15 days
1957
19 days
1958
28 days
1959
24 days
1960
28 days
1961
30 days
1962
24 days
1963
23 days
1964
49 days
1965
28 days
1966
23 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.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
28 years with a frost
Across 28 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Ridgedale falls on 8 June and the median first autumn frost on 2 September, which leaves a median of 87 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +6.3 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Ridgedale
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1931 to 1965)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
8 June
n/a
8 June
n/a
-3.4 days per decade
First autumn frost
2 September
n/a
2 September
n/a
+2.9 days per decade
Growing days
87 days
n/a
87 days
n/a
+6.3 days per decade
A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.
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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.