Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Sussex (CA008105200), New Brunswick, Canada, with 113 years of record.
Key Facts for Sussex
Sussex (CA008105200) is a weather station in New Brunswick, Canada at 45.72 latitude and -65.53 longitude, 21 m (69 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1897 to 2009, 113 years of record.
1,464 records set at Sussex still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Sussex set a daily record high maximum temperature of 12.0 C (53.6 F) on 15 December 1983.
About the Station
Location: New Brunswick, Canada, 45.72 latitude, -65.53 longitude.
Elevation: 21 m (69 ft).
Period of record: 1897 to 2009, 113 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Sussex. 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 Sussex, 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)
-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
15.6 C (60.1 F)
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
23.3 C (73.9 F)
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
35.6 C (96.1 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
23.3 C (73.9 F)
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
16.7 C (62.1 F)
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Sussex still stand. 1905 holds the most, with 37.
Standing records at Sussex by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1897
4
1898
21
1899
20
1900
18
1901
14
1902
25
1903
21
1904
23
1905
37
1906
36
1907
25
1908
29
1909
16
1910
14
1911
24
1912
15
1913
17
1914
18
1915
13
1916
22
1917
21
1918
18
1919
14
1920
20
1921
23
1922
16
1923
22
1924
10
1925
15
1926
13
1927
14
1928
10
1929
15
1930
14
1931
15
1932
13
1933
10
1934
23
1935
12
1936
25
1937
19
1938
24
1939
12
1940
8
1941
9
1942
22
1943
13
1944
26
1945
24
1946
25
1947
26
1948
15
1949
17
1950
24
1951
11
1952
9
1953
15
1954
14
1955
9
1956
18
1957
16
1958
5
1959
18
1960
13
1961
8
1962
13
1963
11
1964
16
1965
16
1966
12
1967
16
1968
16
1969
16
1970
15
1971
16
1972
14
1973
15
1974
19
1975
10
1976
20
1977
16
1978
12
1979
26
1980
11
1981
14
1982
15
1983
10
All-Time Record Progression
10 new records
10 all-time records were set at Sussex between 22 January 1934 and 16 June 1979. Each dot is a new record.
When Sussex set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1934-01-22
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1935-08-17
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 35.6 C (96.1 F)
1935-08-18
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 37.2 C (99.0 F)
1946-02-25
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 47.0 cm (18.5 in)
1947-07-23
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 22.2 C (72.0 F)
1957-01-14
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1957-01-15
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1962-04-01
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1975-01-07
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 54.6 cm (21.5 in)
1979-06-16
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 22.5 C (72.5 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Apr: 98.8 mm (3.9 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Sussex. The most was 98.8 mm (3.9 in) on 1 April 1962.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Sussex
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
6 January 1909
Feb
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
3 February 1970
Mar
98.0 mm (3.9 in)
18 March 1902
Apr
98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1 April 1962
May
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
29 May 1906
Jun
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
3 June 1947
Jul
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
22 July 1899
Aug
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
27 August 1922
Sep
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
24 September 1907
Oct
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
25 October 1933
Nov
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
13 November 1975
Dec
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
15 December 1919
Period of Record Coverage
1897 to 1983
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
87 years of record at Sussex, 1897 to 1983. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1897.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 84 complete years at Sussex, 1899 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.4 C (41.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1904, at 3.2 C (37.8 F), and the warmest was 1949, at 7.3 C (45.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Sussex as warming stripes, 1899 to 1983
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1899
4.7 C
-0.71 C
1900
5.1 C
-0.37 C
1901
5.7 C
+0.25 C
1902
5.5 C
+0.08 C
1903
4.9 C
-0.55 C
1904
3.2 C
-2.20 C
1905
3.8 C
-1.64 C
1906
4.9 C
-0.55 C
1907
3.4 C
-2.04 C
1908
4.5 C
-0.97 C
1909
4.8 C
-0.59 C
1910
5.7 C
+0.30 C
1911
5.6 C
+0.19 C
1912
5.2 C
-0.19 C
1913
6.1 C
+0.65 C
1914
4.7 C
-0.73 C
1915
6.3 C
+0.83 C
1916
5.2 C
-0.20 C
1917
4.2 C
-1.25 C
1918
4.6 C
-0.85 C
1919
5.1 C
-0.33 C
1920
4.6 C
-0.80 C
1921
5.6 C
+0.15 C
1922
4.7 C
-0.72 C
1923
3.8 C
-1.60 C
1924
4.2 C
-1.23 C
1925
4.4 C
-1.06 C
1926
4.0 C
-1.39 C
1927
5.6 C
+0.15 C
1928
5.3 C
-0.16 C
1929
4.9 C
-0.56 C
1930
6.2 C
+0.77 C
1931
6.9 C
+1.43 C
1932
6.6 C
+1.19 C
1933
5.8 C
+0.36 C
1934
5.1 C
-0.38 C
1935
5.4 C
-0.04 C
1936
5.9 C
+0.51 C
1937
7.1 C
+1.66 C
1938
6.4 C
+1.01 C
1939
5.9 C
+0.44 C
1940
5.5 C
+0.10 C
1941
5.8 C
+0.39 C
1942
6.5 C
+1.10 C
1943
5.5 C
+0.04 C
1944
6.7 C
+1.23 C
1945
6.6 C
+1.18 C
1946
6.6 C
+1.13 C
1947
7.1 C
+1.69 C
1948
6.0 C
+0.57 C
1949
7.3 C
+1.89 C
1950
6.0 C
+0.57 C
1951
6.5 C
+1.02 C
1952
6.1 C
+0.66 C
1953
6.9 C
+1.45 C
1954
5.8 C
+0.40 C
1955
5.2 C
-0.19 C
1956
4.6 C
-0.85 C
1957
5.6 C
+0.21 C
1958
5.2 C
-0.28 C
1959
5.7 C
+0.30 C
1960
6.2 C
+0.81 C
1961
5.5 C
+0.03 C
1962
4.9 C
-0.52 C
1963
4.7 C
-0.75 C
1964
5.0 C
-0.44 C
1965
4.6 C
-0.83 C
1966
6.2 C
+0.74 C
1967
4.7 C
-0.75 C
1968
4.9 C
-0.51 C
1969
6.0 C
+0.57 C
1970
4.9 C
-0.58 C
1971
5.1 C
-0.32 C
1972
4.4 C
-1.07 C
1973
6.3 C
+0.85 C
1974
4.9 C
-0.58 C
1976
5.4 C
-0.07 C
1977
5.8 C
+0.32 C
1978
4.9 C
-0.53 C
1979
6.6 C
+1.20 C
1980
5.1 C
-0.38 C
1981
6.2 C
+0.77 C
1982
5.2 C
-0.28 C
1983
6.5 C
+1.11 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.10 C (0.03 to 0.18) per decade over 1899 to 1983. In Fahrenheit: 0.19 F (0.05 to 0.32) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 84 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Sussex
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.10 C (0.03 to 0.18) per decade
0.19 F (0.05 to 0.32) per decade
1899 to 1983
84
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.3 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade
1899 to 1983
84
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.06 C (-0.02 to 0.14) per decade
0.10 F (-0.04 to 0.24) per decade
1899 to 1983
84
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
1897 to 1983
Yearly extremes at Sussex: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1935
31.5 C (88.7 F)
87
Coldest night (TNn)
-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1957
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
87
Wettest day (Rx1day)
98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1962
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
87
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
161.7 mm (6.4 in)
1922
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
87
Longest dry spell (CDD)
32 days
1914
16 days
87
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Sussex, 1897 to 1983. The record is 37.2 C (99.0 F) in 1935, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.5 C (88.7 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Sussex by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1897
22.8 C (73.0 F)
1898
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1899
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1900
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1901
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1902
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1903
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1904
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1905
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1906
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1907
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1908
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1909
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1910
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1911
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1912
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1913
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1914
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1915
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1916
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1917
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1918
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1919
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1920
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1921
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1922
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1923
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1924
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1925
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1926
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1927
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1928
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1929
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1930
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1931
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1932
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1933
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1934
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1935
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1936
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1937
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1938
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1939
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1940
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1941
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1942
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1943
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1944
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1945
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1946
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1947
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1948
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1949
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1950
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1951
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1952
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1953
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1954
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1955
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1956
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1957
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1958
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1959
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1960
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1961
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1962
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1963
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1964
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1965
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1966
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1967
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1968
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1969
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1970
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1971
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1972
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1973
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1974
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1975
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1976
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1977
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1978
31.5 C (88.7 F)
1979
31.5 C (88.7 F)
1980
31.0 C (87.8 F)
1981
31.5 C (88.7 F)
1982
32.0 C (89.6 F)
1983
31.5 C (88.7 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Sussex, 1897 to 1983. The record is -44.4 C (-47.9 F) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is -31.7 C (-25.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Sussex by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1897
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1898
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1899
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1900
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1901
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1902
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1903
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1904
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1905
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1906
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1907
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1908
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1909
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1910
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1911
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1912
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1913
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1914
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1915
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1916
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1917
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1918
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1919
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1920
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1921
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1922
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1923
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1924
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1925
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1926
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1927
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1928
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1929
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1930
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1931
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1932
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1933
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1934
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1935
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1936
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1937
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1938
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1939
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1940
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1941
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1942
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1943
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1944
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1945
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1946
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1947
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1948
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1949
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1950
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1951
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1952
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1953
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1954
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1955
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1956
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1957
-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1958
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1959
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1960
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1961
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1962
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1963
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1964
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1965
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1966
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1967
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1968
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1969
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1970
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1971
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1972
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1973
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1974
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1975
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1976
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1977
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1978
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1979
-24.5 C (-12.1 F)
1980
-31.0 C (-23.8 F)
1981
-32.0 C (-25.6 F)
1982
-32.5 C (-26.5 F)
1983
-25.5 C (-13.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Sussex, 1897 to 1983. The record is 98.8 mm (3.9 in) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.3 mm (2.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Sussex by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1897
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1898
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1899
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1900
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1901
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1902
98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1903
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1904
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1905
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1906
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1907
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1908
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1909
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1910
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1911
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1912
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1913
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1914
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1915
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1916
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1917
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1918
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1919
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1920
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1921
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1922
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1923
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1924
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1925
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1926
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1927
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1928
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1929
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1930
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1931
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1932
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1933
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1934
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1935
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1936
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1937
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1938
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1939
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1940
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1941
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1942
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1943
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1944
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1945
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1946
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1947
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1948
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1949
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1950
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1951
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1952
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1953
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1954
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1955
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1956
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1957
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1958
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1959
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1960
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1961
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1962
98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1963
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1964
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1965
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1966
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1967
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1968
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1969
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1970
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1971
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1972
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1973
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1974
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1975
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1976
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1977
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1978
48.7 mm (1.9 in)
1979
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1980
42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1981
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1982
41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1983
52.0 mm (2.0 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Sussex, 1897 to 1983. The record is 161.7 mm (6.4 in) in 1922, marked on the chart; the median year is 78.8 mm (3.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Sussex by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1897
49.4 mm (1.9 in)
1898
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1899
127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1900
124.8 mm (4.9 in)
1901
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1902
135.2 mm (5.3 in)
1903
131.7 mm (5.2 in)
1904
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1905
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1906
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1907
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1908
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1909
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1910
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1911
108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1912
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1913
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1914
89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1915
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1916
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1917
103.3 mm (4.1 in)
1918
81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1919
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1920
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1921
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1922
161.7 mm (6.4 in)
1923
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1924
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1925
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1926
71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1927
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1928
53.7 mm (2.1 in)
1929
60.8 mm (2.4 in)
1930
70.2 mm (2.8 in)
1931
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1932
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1933
109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1934
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1935
66.2 mm (2.6 in)
1936
89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1937
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1938
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1939
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1940
110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1941
65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1942
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1943
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1944
77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1945
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1946
92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1947
86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1948
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1949
113.2 mm (4.5 in)
1950
119.8 mm (4.7 in)
1951
96.1 mm (3.8 in)
1952
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1953
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1954
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1955
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1956
67.2 mm (2.6 in)
1957
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1958
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1959
102.3 mm (4.0 in)
1960
68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1961
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1962
128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1963
143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1964
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1965
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1966
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1967
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1968
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1969
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1970
122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1971
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1972
70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1973
94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1974
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1975
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1976
84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1977
84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1978
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1979
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1980
70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1981
114.4 mm (4.5 in)
1982
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1983
78.6 mm (3.1 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Sussex, 1897 to 1983. The record is 32 days in 1914, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Sussex by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1897
12 days
1898
19 days
1899
13 days
1900
12 days
1901
16 days
1902
14 days
1903
14 days
1904
12 days
1905
17 days
1906
15 days
1907
15 days
1908
15 days
1909
12 days
1910
16 days
1911
19 days
1912
13 days
1913
16 days
1914
32 days
1915
16 days
1916
18 days
1917
20 days
1918
24 days
1919
20 days
1920
21 days
1921
18 days
1922
18 days
1923
17 days
1924
26 days
1925
13 days
1926
16 days
1927
14 days
1928
12 days
1929
19 days
1930
19 days
1931
17 days
1932
17 days
1933
11 days
1934
17 days
1935
11 days
1936
13 days
1937
20 days
1938
17 days
1939
26 days
1940
12 days
1941
15 days
1942
13 days
1943
15 days
1944
20 days
1945
16 days
1946
14 days
1947
17 days
1948
14 days
1949
11 days
1950
17 days
1951
16 days
1952
15 days
1953
16 days
1954
20 days
1955
19 days
1956
15 days
1957
21 days
1958
16 days
1959
19 days
1960
22 days
1961
20 days
1962
18 days
1963
9 days
1964
14 days
1965
17 days
1966
12 days
1967
12 days
1968
19 days
1969
12 days
1970
22 days
1971
14 days
1972
14 days
1973
20 days
1974
14 days
1975
15 days
1976
11 days
1977
19 days
1978
21 days
1979
19 days
1980
23 days
1981
12 days
1982
12 days
1983
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
84 years with a frost
Across 84 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Sussex falls on 31 May and the median first autumn frost on 14 September, which leaves a median of 106 days between them.
In 1953 to 1983 the median growing season was 106 days. That is 4 days more than in 1899 to 1928.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.5 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Sussex
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1899 to 1928)
Recent period (1953 to 1983)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
31 May
4 June
31 May
4 days earlier
-0.2 days per decade
First autumn frost
14 September
13 September
14 September
1 day later
+0.2 days per decade
Growing days
106 days
102 days
106 days
4 days more
+0.5 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
81 years, 1898 to 1983
A day with at least 54.8 mm (2.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 118.3 mm (4.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Sussex: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
54.8 mm (2.2 in)
5 years
71.7 mm (2.8 in)
10 years
83.0 mm (3.3 in)
25 years
97.2 mm (3.8 in)
50 years
107.8 mm (4.2 in)
100 years
118.3 mm (4.7 in)
Longer than the 81 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, 81 years of values from 1898 to 1983.
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: 98.8 mm (3.9 in) in 1962; 98.0 mm (3.9 in) in 1902; 97.3 mm (3.8 in) in 1909.
Station Changes
2 suspected
2 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Sussex, at 1930 and 1955. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1930 ran 0.6 C (1.1 F) higher than in the years before (possible change).
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1955 ran 0.6 C (1.0 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Sussex, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1930
+0.6
+1.1
possible
5
1955
-0.5
-1.0
likely
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.