Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Long Point. 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 Long Point, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Feb
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Mar
16.1 C (61.0 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-8.5 C (16.7 F)
n/a
n/a
May
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
31.7 C (89.1 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
32.2 C (90.0 F)
9.4 C (48.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
31.7 C (89.1 F)
8.5 C (47.3 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
31.7 C (89.1 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
20.0 C (68.0 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
15.6 C (60.1 F)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,152 standing records
Year with most
1,152 records at Long Point still stand. 1949 holds the most, with 72.
Standing records at Long Point by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1936
30
1937
53
1938
22
1939
28
1940
58
1941
28
1942
37
1943
36
1944
33
1945
40
1946
29
1947
47
1948
14
1949
72
1950
31
1951
30
1952
17
1953
24
1954
21
1958
11
1959
39
1960
19
1961
21
1962
22
1963
24
1964
33
1965
29
1966
17
1967
24
1968
12
1969
10
1970
10
1971
13
1972
19
1973
17
1974
13
1975
33
1976
21
1977
12
1978
13
1979
25
1980
13
1981
9
1982
27
1983
16
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 154.9 mm (6.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Long Point. The most was 154.9 mm (6.1 in) on 30 September 1959.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Long Point
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Mar
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
26 March 1959
Apr
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
25 April 1937
May
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
18 May 1969
Jun
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
25 June 1968
Jul
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
12 July 1964
Aug
104.4 mm (4.1 in)
2 August 1980
Sep
154.9 mm (6.1 in)
30 September 1959
Oct
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
15 October 1954
Nov
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
6 November 1951
Dec
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
12 December 1944
Period of Record Coverage
1936 to 1983
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
45 years of record at Long Point, 1936 to 1983. 45 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943 and others.
Yearly extremes at Long Point: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1941
29.4 C (84.9 F)
45
Coldest night (TNn)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1960
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
45
Wettest day (Rx1day)
154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1959
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
45
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
160.2 mm (6.3 in)
1954
65.6 mm (2.6 in)
45
Longest dry spell (CDD)
31 days
1963
16 days
45
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Long Point, 1936 to 1983. The record is 32.2 C (90.0 F) in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 29.4 C (84.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Long Point by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1936
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1937
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1938
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1939
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1940
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1941
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1942
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1943
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1944
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1945
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1946
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1947
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1948
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1949
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1950
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1951
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1952
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1953
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1954
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1958
16.1 C (61.0 F)
1959
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1960
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1961
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1962
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1963
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1964
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1965
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1966
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1967
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1968
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1969
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1970
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1971
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1972
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1973
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1974
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1975
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1976
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1977
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1978
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1979
27.5 C (81.5 F)
1980
28.0 C (82.4 F)
1981
27.0 C (80.6 F)
1982
28.5 C (83.3 F)
1983
27.5 C (81.5 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Long Point, 1936 to 1983. The record is -17.8 C (0.0 F) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is -11.1 C (12.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Long Point by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1936
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1937
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1938
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1939
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1940
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1941
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1942
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1943
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1944
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1945
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1946
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1947
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1948
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1949
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1950
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1951
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1952
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1953
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1954
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1958
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1959
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1960
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1961
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1962
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1963
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1964
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1965
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1966
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1967
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1968
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1969
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1970
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1971
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1972
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1973
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1974
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1975
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1976
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1977
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1978
-9.0 C (15.8 F)
1979
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1980
-13.0 C (8.6 F)
1981
-8.0 C (17.6 F)
1982
-8.5 C (16.7 F)
1983
-6.0 C (21.2 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Long Point, 1936 to 1983. The record is 154.9 mm (6.1 in) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.1 mm (1.5 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Long Point by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1936
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1937
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1938
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1939
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1940
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1941
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1942
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1943
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1944
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1945
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1946
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1947
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1948
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1949
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1950
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1951
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1952
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1953
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1954
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1958
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1959
154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1960
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1961
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1962
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1963
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1964
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1965
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1966
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1967
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1968
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1969
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1970
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1971
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1972
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1973
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1974
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1975
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1976
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1977
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1978
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1979
31.6 mm (1.2 in)
1980
104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1981
51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1982
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1983
44.6 mm (1.8 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Long Point, 1936 to 1983. The record is 160.2 mm (6.3 in) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 65.6 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Long Point by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1936
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1937
144.2 mm (5.7 in)
1938
75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1939
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1940
73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1941
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1942
65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1943
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1944
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1945
105.5 mm (4.2 in)
1946
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1947
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1948
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1949
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1950
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1951
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1952
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1953
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1954
160.2 mm (6.3 in)
1958
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1959
159.5 mm (6.3 in)
1960
64.9 mm (2.6 in)
1961
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1962
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1963
55.8 mm (2.2 in)
1964
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1965
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1966
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1967
48.7 mm (1.9 in)
1968
89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1969
77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1970
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1971
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1972
53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1973
85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1974
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1975
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1976
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1977
128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1978
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1979
49.2 mm (1.9 in)
1980
136.2 mm (5.4 in)
1981
90.8 mm (3.6 in)
1982
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1983
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Long Point, 1936 to 1983. The record is 31 days in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Long Point by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1936
22 days
1937
12 days
1938
15 days
1939
15 days
1940
16 days
1941
22 days
1942
9 days
1943
17 days
1944
17 days
1945
14 days
1946
17 days
1947
28 days
1948
20 days
1949
18 days
1950
24 days
1951
14 days
1952
14 days
1953
27 days
1954
14 days
1958
8 days
1959
22 days
1960
16 days
1961
14 days
1962
18 days
1963
31 days
1964
20 days
1965
14 days
1966
20 days
1967
12 days
1968
12 days
1969
29 days
1970
19 days
1971
16 days
1972
15 days
1973
15 days
1974
14 days
1975
15 days
1976
18 days
1977
17 days
1978
17 days
1979
11 days
1980
13 days
1981
24 days
1982
16 days
1983
19 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.