Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Lakefield. 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 Lakefield, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
12.2 C (54.0 F)
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
14.4 C (57.9 F)
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
22.2 C (72.0 F)
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
17.8 C (64.0 F)
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Lakefield still stand. 1923 holds the most, with 53.
Standing records at Lakefield by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1876
2
1877
8
1878
13
1879
19
1880
10
1881
11
1882
12
1883
12
1884
21
1885
35
1886
22
1887
17
1888
33
1889
23
1890
26
1891
27
1892
17
1893
22
1894
27
1895
48
1896
29
1897
15
1898
22
1899
30
1900
31
1901
17
1902
17
1903
23
1904
16
1905
9
1906
31
1907
12
1908
24
1909
22
1910
6
1911
32
1912
10
1913
31
1914
22
1916
20
1917
20
1918
30
1919
27
1920
22
1921
33
1922
25
1923
53
1924
17
1925
26
1926
25
1927
19
1928
16
1929
16
1930
22
1931
22
1932
18
1933
29
1934
22
1935
7
1936
29
1937
7
1938
13
1939
9
1940
12
1941
16
1942
7
1943
13
1944
10
1945
23
1946
31
1947
13
1948
6
1949
2
All-Time Record Progression
5 new records
5 all-time records were set at Lakefield between 13 January 1914 and 5 March 1928. Each dot is a new record.
When Lakefield set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1914-01-13
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1914-01-14
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1918-08-04
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 29.4 C (84.9 F)
1918-08-14
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 38.9 C (102.0 F)
1928-03-05
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 61.0 cm (24.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 119.9 mm (4.7 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Lakefield. The most was 119.9 mm (4.7 in) on 9 August 1878.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Lakefield
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
9 January 1884
Feb
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
5 February 1908
Mar
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
5 March 1928
Apr
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
30 April 1907
May
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
30 May 1912
Jun
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
17 June 1937
Jul
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
12 July 1880
Aug
119.9 mm (4.7 in)
9 August 1878
Sep
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
6 September 1910
Oct
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
3 October 1910
Nov
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
25 November 1895
Dec
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
29 December 1939
Period of Record Coverage
1883 to 1949
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
66 years of record at Lakefield, 1883 to 1949. 20 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1904, 1905, 1906 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 36 complete years at Lakefield, 1889 to 1944. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 6.2 C (43.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1926, at 4.4 C (40.0 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 8.1 C (46.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at Lakefield as warming stripes, 1889 to 1944
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1889
6.3 C
+0.15 C
1890
5.6 C
-0.52 C
1891
6.4 C
+0.25 C
1892
5.5 C
-0.62 C
1893
5.1 C
-1.11 C
1894
6.9 C
+0.76 C
1895
5.6 C
-0.55 C
1896
5.8 C
-0.33 C
1897
6.1 C
-0.09 C
1898
7.2 C
+1.04 C
1899
5.9 C
-0.26 C
1900
6.8 C
+0.63 C
1901
5.9 C
-0.24 C
1902
6.0 C
-0.17 C
1903
6.1 C
-0.03 C
1906
7.2 C
+1.07 C
1908
5.9 C
-0.22 C
1909
6.5 C
+0.35 C
1912
5.7 C
-0.45 C
1919
6.7 C
+0.51 C
1922
6.9 C
+0.75 C
1923
5.3 C
-0.83 C
1924
5.0 C
-1.19 C
1926
4.4 C
-1.74 C
1928
6.0 C
-0.12 C
1930
7.0 C
+0.83 C
1931
8.1 C
+1.89 C
1932
6.8 C
+0.64 C
1933
6.7 C
+0.58 C
1934
5.6 C
-0.52 C
1935
5.8 C
-0.32 C
1936
6.0 C
-0.12 C
1938
6.9 C
+0.69 C
1939
6.1 C
-0.04 C
1943
5.3 C
-0.87 C
1944
6.5 C
+0.30 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1889 to 1944 is 0.03 C (-0.11 to 0.17) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.1 F (-0.2 to 0.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 36 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Lakefield
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.03 C (-0.11 to 0.17) per decade
0.1 F (-0.2 to 0.3) per decade
1889 to 1944
36
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade
1889 to 1944
36
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
-0.02 C (-0.18 to 0.13) per decade
-0.04 F (-0.32 to 0.23) per decade
1889 to 1944
36
Not clearly different from zero
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
1874 to 1949
Yearly extremes at Lakefield: 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)
1918
33.3 C (91.9 F)
66
Coldest night (TNn)
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1914
-29.7 C (-21.5 F)
72
Wettest day (Rx1day)
119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1878
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
75
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1910
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
75
Longest dry spell (CDD)
37 days
1875
17 days
75
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Lakefield, 1874 to 1949. The record is 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 1918, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.3 C (91.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Lakefield by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1874
n/a
1875
n/a
1876
n/a
1877
n/a
1878
n/a
1879
n/a
1880
n/a
1881
n/a
1882
n/a
1883
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1884
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1885
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1886
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1887
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1888
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1889
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1890
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1891
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1892
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1893
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1894
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1895
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1896
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1897
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1898
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1899
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1900
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1901
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1902
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1903
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1904
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1905
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1906
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1907
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1908
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1909
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1910
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1911
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1912
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1913
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1914
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1916
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1917
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1918
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1919
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1920
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1921
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1922
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1923
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1924
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1925
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1926
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1927
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1928
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1929
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1930
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1931
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1932
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1933
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1934
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1935
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1936
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1937
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1938
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1939
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1940
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1941
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1942
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1943
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1944
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1945
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1946
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1947
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1948
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1949
7.2 C (45.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Lakefield, 1874 to 1949. The record is -36.7 C (-34.1 F) in 1914, marked on the chart; the median year is -29.7 C (-21.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Lakefield by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1874
n/a
1875
n/a
1876
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1877
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1878
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1879
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1880
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1881
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1882
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1883
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1884
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1885
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1886
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1887
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1888
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1889
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1890
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1891
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1892
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1893
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1894
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1895
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1896
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1897
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1898
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1899
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1900
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1901
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1902
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1903
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1904
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1905
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1906
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1907
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1908
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1909
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1910
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1911
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1912
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1913
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1914
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1916
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1917
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1918
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1919
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1920
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1921
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1922
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1923
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1924
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1925
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1926
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1927
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1928
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1929
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1930
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1931
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1932
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1933
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1934
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1935
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1936
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1937
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1938
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1939
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1940
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1941
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1942
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1943
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1944
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1945
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1946
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1947
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1948
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1949
n/a
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Lakefield, 1874 to 1949. The record is 119.9 mm (4.7 in) in 1878, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.1 mm (1.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Lakefield by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1874
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1875
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1876
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1877
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1878
119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1879
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1880
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1881
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1882
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1883
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1884
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1885
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1886
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1887
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1888
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1889
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1890
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1891
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1892
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1893
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1894
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1895
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1896
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1897
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1898
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1899
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1900
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1901
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1902
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1903
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1904
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1905
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1906
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1907
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1908
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1909
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1910
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1911
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1912
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1913
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1914
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1916
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1917
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1918
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1919
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1920
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1921
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1922
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1923
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1924
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1925
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1926
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1927
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1928
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1929
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1930
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1931
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1932
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1933
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1934
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1935
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1936
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1937
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1938
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1939
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1940
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1941
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1942
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1943
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1944
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1945
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1946
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1947
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1948
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1949
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Lakefield, 1874 to 1949. The record is 142.0 mm (5.6 in) in 1910, marked on the chart; the median year is 63.5 mm (2.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Lakefield by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1874
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1875
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1876
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1877
68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1878
128.1 mm (5.0 in)
1879
64.9 mm (2.6 in)
1880
85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1881
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1882
44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1883
77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1884
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1885
54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1886
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1887
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1888
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1889
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1890
49.7 mm (2.0 in)
1891
44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1892
62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1893
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1894
104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1895
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1896
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1897
86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1898
80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1899
67.7 mm (2.7 in)
1900
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1901
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1902
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1903
46.6 mm (1.8 in)
1904
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1905
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1906
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1907
82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1908
66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1909
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1910
142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1911
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1912
92.4 mm (3.6 in)
1913
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1914
66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1916
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1917
51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1918
134.7 mm (5.3 in)
1919
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1920
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1921
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1922
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1923
34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1924
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1925
76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1926
31.4 mm (1.2 in)
1927
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1928
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1929
61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1930
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1931
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1932
44.3 mm (1.7 in)
1933
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1934
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1935
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1936
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1937
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1938
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1939
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1940
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1941
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1942
30.4 mm (1.2 in)
1943
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1944
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1945
52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1946
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1947
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1948
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1949
24.2 mm (1.0 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Lakefield, 1874 to 1949. The record is 37 days in 1875, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Lakefield by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1874
15 days
1875
37 days
1876
11 days
1877
24 days
1878
21 days
1879
30 days
1880
11 days
1881
33 days
1882
16 days
1883
16 days
1884
21 days
1885
14 days
1886
16 days
1887
18 days
1888
18 days
1889
22 days
1890
17 days
1891
21 days
1892
25 days
1893
13 days
1894
14 days
1895
20 days
1896
12 days
1897
13 days
1898
18 days
1899
15 days
1900
15 days
1901
17 days
1902
15 days
1903
20 days
1904
24 days
1905
24 days
1906
22 days
1907
16 days
1908
15 days
1909
16 days
1910
15 days
1911
15 days
1912
18 days
1913
33 days
1914
35 days
1916
9 days
1917
16 days
1918
17 days
1919
14 days
1920
15 days
1921
13 days
1922
31 days
1923
17 days
1924
24 days
1925
17 days
1926
15 days
1927
22 days
1928
18 days
1929
13 days
1930
20 days
1931
21 days
1932
13 days
1933
11 days
1934
17 days
1935
19 days
1936
17 days
1937
11 days
1938
21 days
1939
24 days
1940
18 days
1941
18 days
1942
20 days
1943
28 days
1944
25 days
1945
12 days
1946
20 days
1947
13 days
1948
21 days
1949
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
36 years with a frost
Across 36 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Lakefield falls on 6 May and the median first autumn frost on 7 October, which leaves a median of 154 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -3.7 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Lakefield
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1895 to 1944)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
6 May
n/a
6 May
n/a
+2.2 days per decade
First autumn frost
7 October
n/a
5 October
n/a
-1.5 days per decade
Growing days
154 days
n/a
152 days
n/a
-3.7 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
52 years, 1882 to 1944
A day with at least 42.2 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 87.9 mm (3.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Lakefield: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
5 years
55.7 mm (2.2 in)
10 years
64.1 mm (2.5 in)
25 years
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
50 years
81.2 mm (3.2 in)
100 years
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
Longer than the 52 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, 52 years of values from 1882 to 1944.
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: 102.4 mm (4.0 in) in 1935; 73.7 mm (2.9 in) in 1938; 72.1 mm (2.8 in) in 1937.
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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.