Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Coventry (USC00061689), Connecticut, United States, with 37 years of record.
Key Facts for Coventry
Coventry (USC00061689) is a weather station in Connecticut, United States at 41.80 latitude and -72.35 longitude, 146 m (480 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1957 to 1993, 37 years of record.
1,464 records set at Coventry still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Coventry set a daily record precipitation of 80.0 mm (3.1 in) on 28 September 1993.
About the Station
Location: Connecticut, United States, 41.80 latitude, -72.35 longitude.
Elevation: 146 m (480 ft).
Period of record: 1957 to 1993, 37 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
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 Coventry. 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 Coventry, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
17.8 C (64.0 F)
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
21.7 C (71.1 F)
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Coventry still stand. 1959 holds the most, with 72.
Standing records at Coventry by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1957
52
1958
39
1959
72
1960
47
1961
52
1962
55
1963
64
1964
62
1965
52
1966
41
1967
48
1968
38
1969
30
1970
32
1971
26
1972
35
1973
40
1974
48
1975
45
1976
51
1977
30
1978
32
1979
40
1980
19
1981
33
1982
44
1983
34
1984
48
1985
27
1986
28
1987
38
1988
44
1989
42
1990
36
1991
17
1992
19
1993
4
All-Time Record Progression
2 new records
2 all-time records were set at Coventry between 11 August 1988 and 21 October 1989. Each dot is a new record.
When Coventry set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1988-08-11
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 23.3 C (73.9 F)
1989-10-21
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 111.8 mm (4.4 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Oct: 111.8 mm (4.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Coventry. The most was 111.8 mm (4.4 in) on 21 October 1989.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Coventry
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
25 January 1979
Feb
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
4 February 1970
Mar
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
22 March 1980
Apr
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
3 April 1970
May
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
31 May 1984
Jun
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
6 June 1982
Jul
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
30 July 1980
Aug
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
12 August 1990
Sep
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
13 September 1960
Oct
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
21 October 1989
Nov
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
29 November 1958
Dec
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
19 December 1986
Period of Record Coverage
1957 to 1993
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
37 years of record at Coventry, 1957 to 1993. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1957, 1979, 1981, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 27 complete years at Coventry, 1958 to 1989. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.0 C (46.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1962, at 7.1 C (44.8 F), and the warmest was 1973, at 9.2 C (48.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.2 C (2.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Coventry as warming stripes, 1958 to 1989
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1958
7.6 C
-0.45 C
1959
8.9 C
+0.91 C
1960
8.0 C
-0.07 C
1961
8.3 C
+0.25 C
1962
7.1 C
-0.89 C
1964
7.4 C
-0.67 C
1966
7.6 C
-0.42 C
1967
7.3 C
-0.75 C
1968
7.8 C
-0.20 C
1969
7.9 C
-0.13 C
1970
7.7 C
-0.33 C
1971
7.9 C
-0.14 C
1972
7.4 C
-0.64 C
1973
9.2 C
+1.17 C
1974
8.0 C
-0.01 C
1975
8.6 C
+0.53 C
1976
7.7 C
-0.35 C
1977
8.0 C
-0.03 C
1978
7.2 C
-0.87 C
1982
8.2 C
+0.18 C
1983
8.5 C
+0.49 C
1984
8.2 C
+0.17 C
1985
8.1 C
+0.10 C
1986
8.2 C
+0.16 C
1987
8.7 C
+0.63 C
1988
8.6 C
+0.60 C
1989
8.7 C
+0.65 C
This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.
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
1957 to 1993
Yearly extremes at Coventry: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1957
33.3 C (91.9 F)
37
Coldest night (TNn)
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1961
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
37
Wettest day (Rx1day)
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1989
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
37
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
249.1 mm (9.8 in)
1982
109.7 mm (4.3 in)
37
Longest dry spell (CDD)
27 days
1963
17 days
37
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Coventry, 1957 to 1993. The record is 36.1 C (97.0 F) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.3 C (91.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Coventry by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1957
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1958
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1959
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1960
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1961
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1962
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1963
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1964
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1965
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1966
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1967
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1968
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1969
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1970
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1971
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1972
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1973
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1974
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1975
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1976
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1977
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1978
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1979
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1980
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1981
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1982
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1983
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1984
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1985
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1986
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1987
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1988
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1989
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1990
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1991
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1992
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1993
35.0 C (95.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Coventry, 1957 to 1993. The record is -35.6 C (-32.1 F) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is -26.1 C (-15.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Coventry by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1957
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1958
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1959
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1960
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1961
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1962
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1963
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1964
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1965
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1966
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1967
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1968
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1969
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1970
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1971
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1972
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1973
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1974
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1975
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1976
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1977
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1978
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1979
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1980
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1981
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1982
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1983
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1984
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1985
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1986
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1987
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1988
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1989
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1990
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1991
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1992
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1993
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Coventry, 1957 to 1993. The record is 111.8 mm (4.4 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 64.3 mm (2.5 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Coventry by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1957
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1958
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1959
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1960
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1961
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1962
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1963
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1964
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1965
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1966
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1967
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1968
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1969
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1970
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1971
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1972
97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1973
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1974
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1975
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1976
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1977
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1978
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1979
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1980
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1981
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1982
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1983
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1984
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1985
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1986
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1987
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1988
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1989
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1990
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1991
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1992
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1993
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Coventry, 1957 to 1993. The record is 249.1 mm (9.8 in) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 109.7 mm (4.3 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Coventry by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1957
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1958
79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1959
98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1960
127.1 mm (5.0 in)
1961
66.2 mm (2.6 in)
1962
63.6 mm (2.5 in)
1963
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1964
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1965
115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1966
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1967
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1968
102.7 mm (4.0 in)
1969
120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1970
112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1971
125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1972
109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1973
97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1974
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1975
154.4 mm (6.1 in)
1976
125.8 mm (5.0 in)
1977
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1978
107.8 mm (4.2 in)
1979
159.7 mm (6.3 in)
1980
140.8 mm (5.5 in)
1981
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1982
249.1 mm (9.8 in)
1983
123.3 mm (4.9 in)
1984
204.0 mm (8.0 in)
1985
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1986
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1987
133.8 mm (5.3 in)
1988
156.7 mm (6.2 in)
1989
181.3 mm (7.1 in)
1990
182.6 mm (7.2 in)
1991
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1992
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1993
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Coventry, 1957 to 1993. The record is 27 days in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Coventry by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1957
16 days
1958
20 days
1959
12 days
1960
17 days
1961
15 days
1962
17 days
1963
27 days
1964
17 days
1965
17 days
1966
22 days
1967
17 days
1968
22 days
1969
17 days
1970
15 days
1971
17 days
1972
15 days
1973
14 days
1974
15 days
1975
19 days
1976
17 days
1977
14 days
1978
23 days
1979
17 days
1980
23 days
1981
25 days
1982
19 days
1983
18 days
1984
20 days
1985
19 days
1986
14 days
1987
12 days
1988
14 days
1989
15 days
1990
12 days
1991
23 days
1992
15 days
1993
15 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
27 years with a frost
Across 27 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Coventry falls on 27 May and the median first autumn frost on 15 September, which leaves a median of 112 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +8.1 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Coventry
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1958 to 1989)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
27 May
n/a
27 May
n/a
-7.9 days per decade
First autumn frost
15 September
n/a
15 September
n/a
+0.2 days per decade
Growing days
112 days
n/a
112 days
n/a
+8.1 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.
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Data for Coventry threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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.