Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Kingston Queens U. 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 Kingston Queens U, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
15.0 C (59.0 F)
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
13.3 C (55.9 F)
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
20.6 C (69.1 F)
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
35.6 C (96.1 F)
6.1 C (43.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
33.3 C (91.9 F)
3.3 C (37.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
20.6 C (69.1 F)
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
16.1 C (61.0 F)
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Kingston Queens U still stand. 1875 holds the most, with 42.
Standing records at Kingston Queens U by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1872
11
1873
19
1874
30
1875
42
1876
41
1877
16
1878
32
1879
30
1880
29
1881
41
1882
14
1883
15
1884
21
1885
40
1886
21
1887
22
1888
36
1889
15
1890
16
1891
24
1892
9
1893
16
1894
18
1895
28
1896
22
1897
17
1898
25
1899
13
1900
15
1901
11
1902
18
1903
17
1904
25
1905
12
1906
18
1907
11
1908
15
1909
14
1910
15
1911
20
1912
19
1913
24
1914
23
1915
12
1916
20
1917
15
1918
19
1919
22
1920
17
1921
35
1922
12
1923
17
1924
11
1925
20
1926
14
1927
15
1928
10
1929
10
1930
27
1931
23
1932
20
1933
37
1934
17
1935
13
1936
14
1937
11
1938
19
1939
2
1945
3
1946
25
1951
7
1952
14
1953
16
1954
13
1955
14
1956
13
1957
7
All-Time Record Progression
6 new records
6 all-time records were set at Kingston Queens U between 13 January 1914 and 9 July 1936. Each dot is a new record.
When Kingston Queens U set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1914-01-13
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1917-12-29
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1921-07-07
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 23.9 C (75.0 F)
1921-07-08
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 25.0 C (77.0 F)
1933-12-29
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1936-07-09
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 35.6 C (96.1 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 131.8 mm (5.2 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kingston Queens U. The most was 131.8 mm (5.2 in) on 25 August 1892.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Kingston Queens U
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
24 January 1873
Feb
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
22 February 1878
Mar
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
26 March 1873
Apr
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
27 April 1954
May
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
16 May 1916
Jun
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
12 June 1903
Jul
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
26 July 1878
Aug
131.8 mm (5.2 in)
25 August 1892
Sep
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
29 September 1924
Oct
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
15 October 1955
Nov
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
17 November 1927
Dec
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
6 December 1884
Period of Record Coverage
1872 to 1957
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
77 years of record at Kingston Queens U, 1872 to 1957. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1872, 1939, 1945, 1946, 1951, 1957.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 69 complete years at Kingston Queens U, 1873 to 1955. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 6.8 C (44.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1904, at 4.6 C (40.3 F), and the warmest was 1921, at 9.0 C (48.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Kingston Queens U as warming stripes, 1873 to 1955
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1873
6.3 C
-0.57 C
1874
6.3 C
-0.54 C
1875
5.2 C
-1.66 C
1876
6.6 C
-0.21 C
1877
7.9 C
+1.04 C
1878
8.6 C
+1.72 C
1879
6.3 C
-0.58 C
1880
7.5 C
+0.67 C
1881
7.5 C
+0.69 C
1882
7.2 C
+0.40 C
1883
5.2 C
-1.60 C
1884
6.2 C
-0.68 C
1885
4.7 C
-2.11 C
1886
6.1 C
-0.77 C
1887
6.3 C
-0.56 C
1888
5.7 C
-1.13 C
1889
7.2 C
+0.39 C
1890
6.7 C
-0.16 C
1891
7.3 C
+0.42 C
1892
6.1 C
-0.75 C
1893
5.6 C
-1.21 C
1894
7.2 C
+0.33 C
1895
6.3 C
-0.56 C
1896
6.3 C
-0.55 C
1897
6.9 C
+0.03 C
1898
7.9 C
+1.11 C
1899
6.9 C
+0.10 C
1900
7.2 C
+0.34 C
1901
6.9 C
+0.10 C
1902
6.8 C
0.00 C
1903
7.0 C
+0.16 C
1904
4.6 C
-2.24 C
1905
5.5 C
-1.30 C
1906
6.8 C
-0.06 C
1908
6.7 C
-0.13 C
1909
6.6 C
-0.26 C
1910
6.8 C
-0.02 C
1911
6.9 C
+0.03 C
1912
5.8 C
-1.06 C
1913
7.5 C
+0.69 C
1914
6.5 C
-0.38 C
1915
7.5 C
+0.66 C
1916
6.8 C
-0.03 C
1917
5.2 C
-1.65 C
1918
6.3 C
-0.54 C
1919
8.1 C
+1.26 C
1920
6.7 C
-0.16 C
1921
9.0 C
+2.14 C
1922
7.6 C
+0.79 C
1923
6.4 C
-0.48 C
1924
6.2 C
-0.61 C
1925
6.5 C
-0.35 C
1926
5.7 C
-1.18 C
1927
7.2 C
+0.35 C
1928
7.0 C
+0.20 C
1929
6.6 C
-0.19 C
1930
7.5 C
+0.65 C
1931
8.7 C
+1.89 C
1932
7.8 C
+1.00 C
1933
7.7 C
+0.89 C
1934
6.3 C
-0.55 C
1935
6.5 C
-0.33 C
1936
6.6 C
-0.23 C
1937
7.9 C
+1.03 C
1938
7.9 C
+1.07 C
1952
8.4 C
+1.52 C
1953
8.8 C
+1.99 C
1954
7.5 C
+0.68 C
1955
7.9 C
+1.05 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade over 1873 to 1955. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (0.1 to 0.5) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 69 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Kingston Queens U
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.3 F (0.1 to 0.5) per decade
1873 to 1955
69
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.03 C (-0.07 to 0.12) per decade
0.05 F (-0.13 to 0.22) per decade
1873 to 1955
69
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade
0.5 F (0.4 to 0.7) per decade
1873 to 1955
69
Rise
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
1872 to 1957
Yearly extremes at Kingston Queens U: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1936
30.0 C (86.0 F)
77
Coldest night (TNn)
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1896
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
77
Wettest day (Rx1day)
131.8 mm (5.2 in)
1892
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
77
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1892
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
77
Longest dry spell (CDD)
29 days
1922
16 days
77
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Kingston Queens U, 1872 to 1957. The record is 35.6 C (96.1 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.0 C (86.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Kingston Queens U by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1872
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1873
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1874
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1875
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1876
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1877
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1878
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1879
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1880
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1881
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1882
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1883
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1884
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1885
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1886
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1887
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1888
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1889
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1890
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1891
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1892
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1893
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1894
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1895
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1896
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1897
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1898
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1899
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1900
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1901
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1902
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1903
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1904
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1905
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1906
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1907
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1908
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1909
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1910
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1911
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1912
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1913
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1914
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1915
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1916
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1917
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1918
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1919
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1920
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1921
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1922
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1923
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1924
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1925
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1926
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1927
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1928
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1929
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1930
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1931
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1932
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1933
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1934
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1935
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1936
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1937
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1938
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1939
7.2 C (45.0 F)
1945
17.8 C (64.0 F)
1946
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1951
20.0 C (68.0 F)
1952
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1953
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1954
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1955
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1956
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1957
16.1 C (61.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Kingston Queens U, 1872 to 1957. The record is -35.6 C (-32.1 F) in 1896, marked on the chart; the median year is -27.8 C (-18.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Kingston Queens U by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1872
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1873
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1874
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1875
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1876
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1877
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1878
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1879
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1880
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1881
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1882
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1883
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1884
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1885
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1886
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1887
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1888
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1889
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1890
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1891
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1892
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1893
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1894
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1895
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1896
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1897
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1898
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1899
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1900
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1901
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1902
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1903
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1904
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1905
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1906
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1907
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1908
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1909
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1910
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1911
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1912
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1913
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1914
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1915
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1916
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1917
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1918
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1919
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1920
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1921
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1922
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1923
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1924
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1925
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1926
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1927
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1928
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1929
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1930
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1931
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1932
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1933
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1934
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1935
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1936
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1937
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1938
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1939
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1945
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1946
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1951
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1952
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1953
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1954
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1955
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1956
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1957
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Kingston Queens U, 1872 to 1957. The record is 131.8 mm (5.2 in) in 1892, marked on the chart; the median year is 46.2 mm (1.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kingston Queens U by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1872
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1873
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1874
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1875
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1876
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1877
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1878
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1879
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1880
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1881
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1882
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1883
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1884
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1885
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1886
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1887
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1888
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1889
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1890
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1891
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1892
131.8 mm (5.2 in)
1893
94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1894
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1895
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1896
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1897
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1898
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1899
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1900
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1901
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1902
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1903
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1904
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1905
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1906
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1907
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1908
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1909
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1910
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1911
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1912
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1913
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1914
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1915
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1916
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1917
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1918
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1919
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1920
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1921
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1922
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1923
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1924
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1925
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1926
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1927
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1928
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1929
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1930
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1931
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1932
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1933
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1934
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1935
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1936
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1937
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1938
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1939
16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1945
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1946
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1951
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1952
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1953
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1954
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1955
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1956
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1957
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Kingston Queens U, 1872 to 1957. The record is 154.9 mm (6.1 in) in 1892, marked on the chart; the median year is 64.5 mm (2.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kingston Queens U by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1872
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1873
91.8 mm (3.6 in)
1874
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1875
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1876
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1877
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1878
91.6 mm (3.6 in)
1879
61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1880
59.8 mm (2.4 in)
1881
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1882
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1883
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1884
71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1885
79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1886
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1887
75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1888
109.3 mm (4.3 in)
1889
76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1890
68.7 mm (2.7 in)
1891
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1892
154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1893
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1894
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1895
48.7 mm (1.9 in)
1896
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1897
65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1898
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1899
46.9 mm (1.8 in)
1900
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1901
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1902
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1903
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1904
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1905
83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1906
72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1907
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1908
122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1909
53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1910
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1911
55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1912
62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1913
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1914
44.3 mm (1.7 in)
1915
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1916
128.4 mm (5.1 in)
1917
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1918
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1919
84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1920
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1921
60.8 mm (2.4 in)
1922
51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1923
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1924
81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1925
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1926
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1927
69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1928
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1929
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1930
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1931
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1932
66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1933
55.7 mm (2.2 in)
1934
87.3 mm (3.4 in)
1935
112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1936
63.1 mm (2.5 in)
1937
112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1938
78.4 mm (3.1 in)
1939
28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1945
46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1946
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1951
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1952
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1953
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1954
57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1955
124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1956
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1957
39.7 mm (1.6 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Kingston Queens U, 1872 to 1957. The record is 29 days in 1922, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kingston Queens U by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1872
18 days
1873
15 days
1874
17 days
1875
15 days
1876
17 days
1877
15 days
1878
14 days
1879
14 days
1880
24 days
1881
20 days
1882
14 days
1883
16 days
1884
19 days
1885
13 days
1886
20 days
1887
19 days
1888
11 days
1889
18 days
1890
18 days
1891
20 days
1892
14 days
1893
18 days
1894
22 days
1895
18 days
1896
12 days
1897
15 days
1898
27 days
1899
18 days
1900
16 days
1901
12 days
1902
15 days
1903
19 days
1904
24 days
1905
10 days
1906
10 days
1907
14 days
1908
22 days
1909
14 days
1910
18 days
1911
17 days
1912
18 days
1913
18 days
1914
19 days
1915
24 days
1916
13 days
1917
16 days
1918
16 days
1919
21 days
1920
23 days
1921
12 days
1922
29 days
1923
20 days
1924
23 days
1925
12 days
1926
13 days
1927
14 days
1928
16 days
1929
20 days
1930
19 days
1931
13 days
1932
14 days
1933
12 days
1934
13 days
1935
17 days
1936
11 days
1937
22 days
1938
21 days
1939
6 days
1945
10 days
1946
13 days
1951
13 days
1952
18 days
1953
16 days
1954
17 days
1955
15 days
1956
15 days
1957
11 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
69 years with a frost
Across 69 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Kingston Queens U falls on 30 April and the median first autumn frost on 12 October, which leaves a median of 167 days between them.
In 1913 to 1955 the median growing season was 172 days. That is 12 days more than in 1873 to 1902.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.9 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Kingston Queens U
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1873 to 1902)
Recent period (1913 to 1955)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
30 April
2 May
28 April
4 days earlier
-1.3 days per decade
First autumn frost
12 October
10 October
13 October
3 days later
+0.6 days per decade
Growing days
167 days
160 days
172 days
12 days more
+1.9 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.
Rainfall Return Levels
73 years, 1872 to 1956
A day with at least 45.9 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 109.3 mm (4.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Kingston Queens U: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
45.9 mm (1.8 in)
5 years
60.9 mm (2.4 in)
10 years
71.5 mm (2.8 in)
25 years
86.0 mm (3.4 in)
50 years
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
100 years
109.3 mm (4.3 in)
Longer than the 73 years of record
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 73 years of values from 1872 to 1956.
A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.
The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 131.8 mm (5.2 in) in 1892; 94.2 mm (3.7 in) in 1893; 86.9 mm (3.4 in) in 1925.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.