Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Stratford. 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 Stratford, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
15.6 C (60.1 F)
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
13.3 C (55.9 F)
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
38.3 C (100.9 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
16.1 C (61.0 F)
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Stratford still stand. 1881 holds the most, with 47.
Standing records at Stratford by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1865
15
1866
18
1867
11
1868
20
1869
16
1870
1
1871
22
1872
13
1873
15
1874
3
1877
15
1878
13
1879
33
1880
36
1881
47
1882
18
1883
25
1884
34
1885
38
1886
18
1887
23
1888
22
1894
28
1895
43
1896
30
1897
13
1898
13
1899
23
1900
24
1901
12
1902
20
1903
10
1904
13
1905
10
1906
10
1907
10
1908
14
1909
11
1910
11
1911
17
1912
6
1913
3
1915
5
1916
17
1917
11
1918
24
1919
21
1920
27
1921
30
1922
18
1923
19
1924
12
1925
24
1926
17
1927
18
1928
11
1929
13
1930
28
1931
18
1932
14
1933
19
1934
22
1935
6
1936
32
1937
7
1938
22
1939
12
1940
8
1941
18
1942
17
1943
15
1944
12
1945
18
1946
16
1947
13
1948
10
1949
10
1950
21
1951
13
1952
3
1953
8
1954
9
1955
16
1956
11
1957
11
1958
3
1959
8
All-Time Record Progression
9 new records
9 all-time records were set at Stratford between 12 July 1905 and 3 September 1944. Each dot is a new record.
When Stratford set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1905-07-12
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1910-01-22
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 55.9 cm (22.0 in)
1911-07-06
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 38.3 C (100.9 F)
1916-07-31
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 23.9 C (75.0 F)
1933-08-01
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 25.6 C (78.1 F)
1934-02-08
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1936-07-08
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 38.9 C (102.0 F)
1936-07-11
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 27.8 C (82.0 F)
1944-09-03
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 125.7 mm (4.9 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 125.7 mm (4.9 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Stratford. The most was 125.7 mm (4.9 in) on 3 September 1944.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Stratford
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
22 January 1910
Feb
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
15 February 1954
Mar
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
27 March 1907
Apr
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
25 April 1937
May
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
11 May 1956
Jun
98.8 mm (3.9 in)
6 June 1868
Jul
123.4 mm (4.9 in)
12 July 1905
Aug
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
18 August 1940
Sep
125.7 mm (4.9 in)
3 September 1944
Oct
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
6 October 1910
Nov
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
22 November 1909
Dec
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
4 December 1887
Period of Record Coverage
1865 to 1959
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
87 years of record at Stratford, 1865 to 1959. 16 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1865, 1866, 1867, 1868, 1869, 1870, 1871, 1872 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 73 complete years at Stratford, 1865 to 1958. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 6.6 C (43.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1885, at 4.4 C (40.0 F), and the warmest was 1921, at 8.9 C (48.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Stratford as warming stripes, 1865 to 1958
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1865
6.5 C
-0.07 C
1866
5.5 C
-1.05 C
1868
5.3 C
-1.26 C
1869
5.2 C
-1.39 C
1870
7.0 C
+0.37 C
1871
5.7 C
-0.90 C
1872
5.2 C
-1.38 C
1873
5.2 C
-1.36 C
1877
7.1 C
+0.51 C
1878
7.8 C
+1.25 C
1880
7.0 C
+0.40 C
1881
7.1 C
+0.46 C
1883
4.9 C
-1.72 C
1884
5.9 C
-0.74 C
1885
4.4 C
-2.16 C
1886
5.9 C
-0.70 C
1887
6.0 C
-0.55 C
1888
5.1 C
-1.45 C
1894
7.2 C
+0.60 C
1895
5.6 C
-1.01 C
1896
6.5 C
-0.12 C
1897
6.5 C
-0.09 C
1900
6.9 C
+0.30 C
1904
4.7 C
-1.87 C
1905
6.1 C
-0.47 C
1906
7.2 C
+0.64 C
1907
5.5 C
-1.10 C
1908
6.8 C
+0.21 C
1909
6.4 C
-0.24 C
1911
7.1 C
+0.53 C
1916
6.8 C
+0.23 C
1917
4.9 C
-1.66 C
1918
6.6 C
+0.03 C
1919
7.7 C
+1.06 C
1920
6.6 C
+0.01 C
1921
8.9 C
+2.29 C
1922
7.7 C
+1.10 C
1923
7.1 C
+0.50 C
1924
5.9 C
-0.65 C
1925
6.8 C
+0.21 C
1926
5.5 C
-1.09 C
1927
7.2 C
+0.59 C
1928
6.6 C
+0.02 C
1929
6.5 C
-0.13 C
1930
7.3 C
+0.74 C
1931
8.6 C
+2.00 C
1932
7.6 C
+1.01 C
1933
7.8 C
+1.25 C
1934
6.6 C
-0.03 C
1935
6.8 C
+0.23 C
1936
6.9 C
+0.31 C
1937
7.2 C
+0.65 C
1938
8.2 C
+1.60 C
1939
7.6 C
+0.99 C
1940
6.3 C
-0.26 C
1941
8.4 C
+1.83 C
1942
7.4 C
+0.78 C
1943
6.3 C
-0.31 C
1944
7.1 C
+0.46 C
1945
6.5 C
-0.08 C
1946
7.4 C
+0.85 C
1947
6.4 C
-0.16 C
1948
6.4 C
-0.21 C
1949
7.5 C
+0.88 C
1950
5.5 C
-1.10 C
1951
6.1 C
-0.54 C
1952
6.9 C
+0.27 C
1953
7.6 C
+1.05 C
1954
6.4 C
-0.22 C
1955
7.2 C
+0.58 C
1956
6.1 C
-0.46 C
1957
6.7 C
+0.13 C
1958
6.4 C
-0.23 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade over 1865 to 1958. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 73 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Stratford
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.2 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade
1865 to 1958
73
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.3 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade
1865 to 1958
73
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.11 C (0.03 to 0.18) per decade
0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
1865 to 1958
73
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
1865 to 1959
Yearly extremes at Stratford: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1936
32.8 C (91.0 F)
87
Coldest night (TNn)
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1882
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
87
Wettest day (Rx1day)
125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1944
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
87
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
156.7 mm (6.2 in)
1944
72.2 mm (2.8 in)
87
Longest dry spell (CDD)
42 days
1908
17 days
87
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Stratford, 1865 to 1959. The record is 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.8 C (91.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Stratford by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1865
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1866
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1867
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1868
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1869
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1870
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1871
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1872
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1873
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1874
13.3 C (55.9 F)
1877
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1878
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1879
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1880
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1881
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1882
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1883
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1884
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1885
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1886
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1887
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1888
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1894
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1895
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1896
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1897
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1898
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1899
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1900
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1901
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1902
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1903
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1904
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1905
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1906
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1907
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1908
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1909
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1910
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1911
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1912
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1913
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1915
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1916
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1917
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1918
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1919
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1920
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1921
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1922
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1923
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1924
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1925
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1926
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1927
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1928
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1929
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1930
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1931
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1932
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1933
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1934
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1935
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1936
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1937
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1938
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1939
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1940
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1941
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1942
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1943
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1944
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1945
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1946
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1947
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1948
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1949
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1950
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1951
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1952
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1953
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1954
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1955
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1956
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1957
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1958
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1959
31.1 C (88.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Stratford, 1865 to 1959. The record is -35.0 C (-31.0 F) in 1882, marked on the chart; the median year is -25.6 C (-14.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Stratford by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1865
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1866
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1867
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1868
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1869
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1870
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1871
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1872
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1873
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1874
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1877
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1878
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1879
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1880
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1881
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1882
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1883
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1884
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1885
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1886
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1887
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1888
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1894
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1895
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1896
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1897
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1898
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1899
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1900
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1901
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1902
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1903
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1904
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1905
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1906
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1907
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1908
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1909
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1910
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1911
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1912
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1913
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1915
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1916
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1917
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1918
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1919
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1920
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1921
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1922
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1923
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1924
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1925
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1926
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1927
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1928
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1929
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1930
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1931
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1932
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1933
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1934
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1935
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1936
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1937
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1938
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1939
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1940
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1941
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1942
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1943
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1944
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1945
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1946
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1947
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1948
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1949
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1950
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1951
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1952
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1953
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1954
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1955
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1956
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1957
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1958
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1959
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Stratford, 1865 to 1959. The record is 125.7 mm (4.9 in) in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.3 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Stratford by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1865
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1866
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1867
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1868
98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1869
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1870
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1871
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1872
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1873
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1874
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1877
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1878
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1879
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1880
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1881
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1882
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1883
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1884
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1885
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1886
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1887
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1888
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1894
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1895
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1896
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1897
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1898
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1899
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1900
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1901
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1902
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1903
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1904
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1905
123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1906
108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1907
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1908
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1909
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1910
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1911
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1912
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1913
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1915
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1916
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1917
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1918
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1919
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1920
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1921
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1922
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1923
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1924
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1925
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1926
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1927
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1928
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1929
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1930
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1931
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1932
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1933
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1934
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1935
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1936
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1937
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1938
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1939
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1940
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1941
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1942
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1943
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1944
125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1945
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1946
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1947
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1948
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1949
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1950
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1951
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1952
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1953
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1954
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1955
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1956
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1957
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1958
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1959
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Stratford, 1865 to 1959. The record is 156.7 mm (6.2 in) in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 72.2 mm (2.8 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Stratford by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1865
44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1866
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1867
45.9 mm (1.8 in)
1868
113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1869
109.9 mm (4.3 in)
1870
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1871
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1872
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1873
83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1874
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1877
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1878
104.8 mm (4.1 in)
1879
67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1880
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1881
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1882
53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1883
76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1884
96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1885
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1886
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1887
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1888
80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1894
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1895
66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1896
54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1897
62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1898
68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1899
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1900
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1901
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1902
104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1903
63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1904
103.3 mm (4.1 in)
1905
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1906
108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1907
82.7 mm (3.3 in)
1908
128.6 mm (5.1 in)
1909
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1910
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1911
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1912
95.6 mm (3.8 in)
1913
83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1915
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1916
72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1917
76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1918
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1919
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1920
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1921
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1922
118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1923
97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1924
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1925
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1926
123.8 mm (4.9 in)
1927
120.2 mm (4.7 in)
1928
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1929
58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1930
58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1931
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1932
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1933
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1934
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1935
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1936
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1937
112.7 mm (4.4 in)
1938
49.2 mm (1.9 in)
1939
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1940
81.7 mm (3.2 in)
1941
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1942
86.7 mm (3.4 in)
1943
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1944
156.7 mm (6.2 in)
1945
89.6 mm (3.5 in)
1946
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1947
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1948
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1949
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1950
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1951
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1952
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1953
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1954
130.2 mm (5.1 in)
1955
54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1956
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1957
98.7 mm (3.9 in)
1958
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1959
53.4 mm (2.1 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Stratford, 1865 to 1959. The record is 42 days in 1908, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Stratford by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1865
15 days
1866
12 days
1867
13 days
1868
28 days
1869
17 days
1870
16 days
1871
18 days
1872
15 days
1873
13 days
1874
5 days
1877
18 days
1878
15 days
1879
14 days
1880
12 days
1881
30 days
1882
12 days
1883
12 days
1884
17 days
1885
19 days
1886
18 days
1887
17 days
1888
19 days
1894
19 days
1895
13 days
1896
11 days
1897
19 days
1898
15 days
1899
13 days
1900
19 days
1901
20 days
1902
20 days
1903
17 days
1904
23 days
1905
22 days
1906
32 days
1907
25 days
1908
42 days
1909
17 days
1910
20 days
1911
34 days
1912
21 days
1913
21 days
1915
15 days
1916
12 days
1917
19 days
1918
16 days
1919
18 days
1920
13 days
1921
17 days
1922
17 days
1923
14 days
1924
35 days
1925
15 days
1926
13 days
1927
18 days
1928
10 days
1929
20 days
1930
14 days
1931
11 days
1932
16 days
1933
19 days
1934
18 days
1935
17 days
1936
19 days
1937
13 days
1938
20 days
1939
20 days
1940
10 days
1941
12 days
1942
22 days
1943
27 days
1944
17 days
1945
9 days
1946
18 days
1947
21 days
1948
18 days
1949
18 days
1950
14 days
1951
9 days
1952
20 days
1953
15 days
1954
16 days
1955
19 days
1956
18 days
1957
22 days
1958
15 days
1959
10 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
73 years with a frost
Across 73 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Stratford falls on 13 May and the median first autumn frost on 2 October, which leaves a median of 141 days between them.
In 1929 to 1958 the median growing season was 142 days. That is 7 days more than in 1865 to 1911.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.6 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Stratford
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1865 to 1911)
Recent period (1929 to 1958)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
13 May
15 May
12 May
3 days earlier
-0.4 days per decade
First autumn frost
2 October
27 September
3 October
6 days later
+1.2 days per decade
Growing days
141 days
135 days
142 days
7 days more
+1.6 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
76 years, 1865 to 1958
A day with at least 48.2 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 126.0 mm (5.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Stratford: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
48.2 mm (1.9 in)
5 years
66.4 mm (2.6 in)
10 years
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
25 years
97.1 mm (3.8 in)
50 years
111.2 mm (4.4 in)
100 years
126.0 mm (5.0 in)
Longer than the 76 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, 76 years of values from 1865 to 1958.
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: 125.7 mm (4.9 in) in 1944; 123.4 mm (4.9 in) in 1905; 98.8 mm (3.9 in) in 1868.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Stratford, at 1904. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1904 ran 0.3 C (0.5 F) higher than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Stratford, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1904
+0.3
+0.5
possible
5
Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.
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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.