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Fort Drum Weather Records (USC00083137)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Fort Drum (USC00083137), Florida, United States, with 64 years of record.

Key Facts for Fort Drum

  • Fort Drum (USC00083137) is a weather station in Florida, United States at 27.51 latitude and -80.77 longitude, 15 m (49 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1948 to 2011, 64 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Fort Drum still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Fort Drum set a daily record precipitation of 41.4 mm (1.6 in) on 29 April 2011.

About the Station

  • Location: Florida, United States, 27.51 latitude, -80.77 longitude.
  • Elevation: 15 m (49 ft).
  • Period of record: 1948 to 2011, 64 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Fort Drum, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Fort Drum. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Fort Drum. 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 Fort Drum, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan35.6 C (96.1 F)-8.3 C (17.1 F)n/an/a
Feb31.7 C (89.1 F)-4.4 C (24.1 F)n/an/a
Mar33.9 C (93.0 F)-3.3 C (26.1 F)n/an/a
Apr36.1 C (97.0 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)n/an/a
May37.8 C (100.0 F)5.6 C (42.1 F)n/an/a
Jun41.1 C (106.0 F)11.7 C (53.1 F)n/an/a
Jul42.2 C (108.0 F)15.6 C (60.1 F)n/an/a
Aug40.0 C (104.0 F)16.1 C (61.0 F)n/an/a
Sep36.1 C (97.0 F)15.6 C (60.1 F)n/an/a
Oct36.7 C (98.1 F)5.0 C (41.0 F)n/an/a
Nov33.9 C (93.0 F)-4.4 C (24.1 F)n/an/a
Dec32.2 C (90.0 F)-7.8 C (18.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Fort Drum by the year they were set 1,464 records at Fort Drum still stand. 1958 holds the most, with 71. 0204060801956: 351957: 501958: 711959: 351960: 351961: 301962: 471963: 291964: 191965: 231966: 291967: 411968: 481969: 261970: 351971: 451972: 371973: 261974: 271975: 211976: 231977: 361978: 171979: 141980: 301981: 391982: 371983: 271984: 221985: 481986: 151987: 151988: 271989: 281990: 201991: 221992: 241993: 261994: 361995: 361996: 161997: 131998: 261999: 182000: 142001: 262002: 222003: 132004: 152005: 222006: 82010: 172011: 3195619621968197419801986199219982004
1,464 records at Fort Drum still stand. 1958 holds the most, with 71.
Standing records at Fort Drum by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
195635
195750
195871
195935
196035
196130
196247
196329
196419
196523
196629
196741
196848
196926
197035
197145
197237
197326
197427
197521
197623
197736
197817
197914
198030
198139
198237
198327
198422
198548
198615
198715
198827
198928
199020
199122
199224
199326
199436
199536
199616
199713
199826
199918
200014
200126
200222
200313
200415
200522
20068
201017
20113

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records
When Fort Drum set new all-time records 2 all-time records were set at Fort Drum between 24 December 1989 and 12 June 1994. Each dot is a new record. Record low maximum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature24 December 1989: Record low maximum temperature 3.9 C (39.0 F)12 June 1994: Record high minimum temperature 29.4 C (84.9 F)19901995
2 all-time records were set at Fort Drum between 24 December 1989 and 12 June 1994. Each dot is a new record.
When Fort Drum set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1989-12-24Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature 3.9 C (39.0 F)
1994-06-12Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 29.4 C (84.9 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 217.4 mm (8.6 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Fort Drum The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Fort Drum. The most was 217.4 mm (8.6 in) on 24 September 1963. 0100200300 Jan: 102.1 mm (4.0 in), 12 January 1979 Jan Feb: 78.7 mm (3.1 in), 21 February 1990 Feb Mar: 136.7 mm (5.4 in), 31 March 1987 Mar Apr: 119.6 mm (4.7 in), 7 April 1951 Apr May: 111.3 mm (4.4 in), 17 May 1975 May Jun: 139.7 mm (5.5 in), 18 June 1959 Jun Jul: 126.5 mm (5.0 in), 7 July 1968 Jul Aug: 132.1 mm (5.2 in), 7 August 1992 Aug Sep: 217.4 mm (8.6 in), 24 September 1963 Sep Oct: 182.9 mm (7.2 in), 15 October 1956 Oct Nov: 167.6 mm (6.6 in), 5 November 1998 Nov Dec: 63.5 mm (2.5 in), 24 December 1957 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Fort Drum. The most was 217.4 mm (8.6 in) on 24 September 1963.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Fort Drum
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan102.1 mm (4.0 in)12 January 1979
Feb78.7 mm (3.1 in)21 February 1990
Mar136.7 mm (5.4 in)31 March 1987
Apr119.6 mm (4.7 in)7 April 1951
May111.3 mm (4.4 in)17 May 1975
Jun139.7 mm (5.5 in)18 June 1959
Jul126.5 mm (5.0 in)7 July 1968
Aug132.1 mm (5.2 in)7 August 1992
Sep217.4 mm (8.6 in)24 September 1963
Oct182.9 mm (7.2 in)15 October 1956
Nov167.6 mm (6.6 in)5 November 1998
Dec63.5 mm (2.5 in)24 December 1957

Period of Record Coverage

1956 to 2011
Days with data per year at Fort Drum 53 years of record at Fort Drum, 1956 to 2011. 26 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1956, 1973, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 and others. 1956: 197 of 366 days1957: 363 of 365 days1958: 364 of 365 days1959: 365 of 365 days1960: 336 of 366 days1961: 364 of 365 days1962: 365 of 365 days1963: 363 of 365 days1964: 365 of 366 days1965: 364 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 366 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 365 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 366 of 366 days1973: 304 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 362 of 366 days1977: 365 of 365 days1978: 365 of 365 days1979: 357 of 365 days1980: 363 of 366 days1981: 362 of 365 days1982: 358 of 365 days1983: 363 of 365 days1984: 366 of 366 days1985: 326 of 365 days1986: 308 of 365 days1987: 272 of 365 days1988: 299 of 366 days1989: 318 of 365 days1990: 309 of 365 days1991: 299 of 365 days1992: 211 of 366 days1993: 264 of 365 days1994: 292 of 365 days1995: 291 of 365 days1996: 282 of 366 days1997: 264 of 365 days1998: 274 of 365 days1999: 326 of 365 days2000: 296 of 366 days2001: 311 of 365 days2002: 257 of 365 days2003: 326 of 365 days2004: 286 of 366 days2005: 205 of 365 days2006: 168 of 365 days2010: 86 of 365 days2011: 65 of 365 days196019701980199020002010
53 years of record at Fort Drum, 1956 to 2011. 26 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1956, 1973, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 and others.
Days with data per year at Fort Drum
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
195619754%No
195736399%Yes
1958364100%Yes
1959365100%Yes
196033692%Yes
1961364100%Yes
1962365100%Yes
196336399%Yes
1964365100%Yes
1965364100%Yes
1966365100%Yes
1967365100%Yes
1968366100%Yes
1969365100%Yes
1970365100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972366100%Yes
197330483%No
1974365100%Yes
1975365100%Yes
197636299%Yes
1977365100%Yes
1978365100%Yes
197935798%Yes
198036399%Yes
198136299%Yes
198235898%Yes
198336399%Yes
1984366100%Yes
198532689%No
198630884%No
198727275%No
198829982%No
198931887%No
199030985%No
199129982%No
199221158%No
199326472%No
199429280%No
199529180%No
199628277%No
199726472%No
199827475%No
199932689%No
200029681%No
200131185%No
200225770%No
200332689%No
200428678%No
200520556%No
200616846%No
20108624%No
20116518%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Fort Drum
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
29 April 2011Fort Drum, USdaily rain41.4 mm (1.6 in)34.0 mm (1.3 in)25 years33 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 2011Fort Drum, USdaily rain55.9 mm (2.2 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)30 years15 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 2011Fort Drum, USmonthly high max (Tie)31.7 C (89.1 F)tie52 years7 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 2011Fort Drum, USdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)52 years20 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 2011Fort Drum, USdaily low max14.4 C (57.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)47 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 2011Fort Drum, USdaily high max (Tie)30.0 C (86.0 F)tie36 years4 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 2011Fort Drum, USdaily rain40.6 mm (1.6 in)22.1 mm (0.9 in)44 years34 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 2011Fort Drum, USdaily low min-0.6 C (30.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)24 years13 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 2011Fort Drum, USdaily rain36.8 mm (1.4 in)21.1 mm (0.8 in)23 years26 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 2010Fort Drum, USmonthly low min (Tie)-7.8 C (18.0 F)tie0 years3 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 2010Fort Drum, USmonthly low min-7.8 C (18.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)0 years16 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 2010Fort Drum, USmonthly low min-7.2 C (19.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)48 years31 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 2010Fort Drum, USdaily low min-4.4 C (24.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)24 years14 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 2010Fort Drum, USdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)10.1 mm (0.4 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 2010Fort Drum, USdaily low min-4.4 C (24.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)41 years19 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 2010Fort Drum, USdaily low min-5.0 C (23.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)48 years26 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 2010Fort Drum, USdaily low max11.1 C (52.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)41 years25 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 2010Fort Drum, USdaily low min-5.6 C (21.9 F)5.6 C (10.1 F)25 years22 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 2010Fort Drum, USdaily low max13.3 C (55.9 F)6.1 C (11.0 F)51 years35 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2010Fort Drum, USmonthly low min (Tie)-6.1 C (21.0 F)tie47 years7 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

30 complete years, 1957 to 1990
Annual mean temperature at Fort Drum as warming stripes, 1957 to 1990 One stripe for each of 30 complete years at Fort Drum, 1957 to 1990. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 22.3 C (72.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1968, at 21.2 C (70.1 F), and the warmest was 1990, at 23.4 C (74.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.2 C (2.2 F). 1957: 23.2 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1958: 22.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1959: 23.1 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1961: 22.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1962: 21.9 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1963: 21.9 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1964: 22.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1965: 22.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1966: 21.8 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1967: 22.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1968: 21.2 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1969: 21.3 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1970: 21.3 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1971: 22.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1972: 22.8 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1974: 22.6 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1975: 23.1 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1976: 21.9 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1977: 22.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1978: 22.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1979: 22.5 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1980: 22.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1981: 21.9 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1982: 23.3 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1983: 22.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1984: 22.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1986: 23.2 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1988: 22.1 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1989: 22.9 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1990: 23.4 C, +1.1 C from the station mean19571960196519701975198019851990
One stripe for each of 30 complete years at Fort Drum, 1957 to 1990. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 22.3 C (72.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1968, at 21.2 C (70.1 F), and the warmest was 1990, at 23.4 C (74.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.2 C (2.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Fort Drum as warming stripes, 1957 to 1990
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
195723.2 C+0.83 C
195822.3 C+0.01 C
195923.1 C+0.77 C
196122.2 C-0.15 C
196221.9 C-0.42 C
196321.9 C-0.48 C
196422.2 C-0.10 C
196522.2 C-0.17 C
196621.8 C-0.54 C
196722.2 C-0.11 C
196821.2 C-1.14 C
196921.3 C-1.01 C
197021.3 C-1.01 C
197122.3 C-0.06 C
197222.8 C+0.50 C
197422.6 C+0.25 C
197523.1 C+0.74 C
197621.9 C-0.43 C
197722.0 C-0.38 C
197822.3 C-0.04 C
197922.5 C+0.17 C
198022.3 C-0.07 C
198121.9 C-0.42 C
198223.3 C+0.92 C
198322.3 C-0.01 C
198422.3 C-0.04 C
198623.2 C+0.88 C
198822.1 C-0.21 C
198922.9 C+0.55 C
199023.4 C+1.05 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1957 to 1990 is 0.2 C (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (-0.1 to 0.7) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 30 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Fort Drum
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.2 C (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade0.3 F (-0.1 to 0.7) per decade1957 to 199030Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade0.2 F (-0.1 to 0.6) per decade1957 to 199030Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum0.2 C (-0.1 to 0.5) per decade0.4 F (-0.2 to 0.9) per decade1957 to 199030Not 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

1948 to 2011
Yearly extremes at Fort Drum: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)42.2 C (108.0 F)198536.1 C (97.0 F)53
Coldest night (TNn)-8.3 C (17.1 F)1982-2.2 C (28.0 F)53
Wettest day (Rx1day)217.4 mm (8.6 in)196381.5 mm (3.2 in)57
Wettest five days (Rx5day)375.9 mm (14.8 in)1963128.3 mm (5.1 in)57
Longest dry spell (CDD)86 days199128 days57

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Fort Drum by year The hottest day of the year at Fort Drum, 1948 to 2011. The record is 42.2 C (108.0 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F). 30354045196019802000Record: 42.2 C (108.0 F) in 1985
The hottest day of the year at Fort Drum, 1948 to 2011. The record is 42.2 C (108.0 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Fort Drum by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
1948n/a
1949n/a
1950n/a
1951n/a
195637.2 C (99.0 F)
195737.2 C (99.0 F)
195838.9 C (102.0 F)
195936.1 C (97.0 F)
196035.0 C (95.0 F)
196136.7 C (98.1 F)
196236.1 C (97.0 F)
196336.1 C (97.0 F)
196436.7 C (98.1 F)
196535.0 C (95.0 F)
196637.8 C (100.0 F)
196737.8 C (100.0 F)
196837.8 C (100.0 F)
196936.7 C (98.1 F)
197035.6 C (96.1 F)
197136.7 C (98.1 F)
197237.8 C (100.0 F)
197335.6 C (96.1 F)
197434.4 C (93.9 F)
197535.6 C (96.1 F)
197635.6 C (96.1 F)
197736.7 C (98.1 F)
197835.6 C (96.1 F)
197936.7 C (98.1 F)
198036.7 C (98.1 F)
198137.8 C (100.0 F)
198236.1 C (97.0 F)
198336.7 C (98.1 F)
198436.1 C (97.0 F)
198542.2 C (108.0 F)
198636.1 C (97.0 F)
198736.7 C (98.1 F)
198834.4 C (93.9 F)
198936.1 C (97.0 F)
199036.1 C (97.0 F)
199134.4 C (93.9 F)
199237.2 C (99.0 F)
199334.4 C (93.9 F)
199434.4 C (93.9 F)
199535.6 C (96.1 F)
199635.0 C (95.0 F)
199736.1 C (97.0 F)
199838.3 C (100.9 F)
199937.2 C (99.0 F)
200036.7 C (98.1 F)
200135.6 C (96.1 F)
200237.2 C (99.0 F)
200335.0 C (95.0 F)
200436.1 C (97.0 F)
200536.1 C (97.0 F)
200636.1 C (97.0 F)
201033.9 C (93.0 F)
201131.7 C (89.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Fort Drum by year The coldest night of the year at Fort Drum, 1948 to 2011. The record is -8.3 C (17.1 F) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is -2.2 C (28.0 F). -10-505196019802000Record: -8.3 C (17.1 F) in 1982
The coldest night of the year at Fort Drum, 1948 to 2011. The record is -8.3 C (17.1 F) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is -2.2 C (28.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Fort Drum by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1948n/a
1949n/a
1950n/a
1951n/a
19561.1 C (34.0 F)
1957-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1958-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1959-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1960-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1961-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1962-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1963-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1964-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1965-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1966-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1967-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1968-4.4 C (24.1 F)
19691.1 C (34.0 F)
1970-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1971-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1972-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1973-1.7 C (28.9 F)
19740.0 C (32.0 F)
1975-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1976-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1977-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1978-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1979-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1980-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1981-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1982-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1983-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1984-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1985-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1986-4.4 C (24.1 F)
19870.0 C (32.0 F)
1988-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1989-5.6 C (21.9 F)
19903.3 C (37.9 F)
1991-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1992-0.6 C (30.9 F)
19930.0 C (32.0 F)
19943.3 C (37.9 F)
1995-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1996-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1997-3.3 C (26.1 F)
19982.2 C (36.0 F)
1999-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2000-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2001-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2002-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2003-3.3 C (26.1 F)
20041.1 C (34.0 F)
20051.1 C (34.0 F)
20061.7 C (35.1 F)
2010-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2011-0.6 C (30.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Fort Drum by year The wettest day of the year at Fort Drum, 1948 to 2011. The record is 217.4 mm (8.6 in) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 81.5 mm (3.2 in). 050100150200250196019802000Record: 217.4 mm (8.6 in) in 1963
The wettest day of the year at Fort Drum, 1948 to 2011. The record is 217.4 mm (8.6 in) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 81.5 mm (3.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Fort Drum by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
194895.3 mm (3.8 in)
1949123.4 mm (4.9 in)
195047.0 mm (1.9 in)
1951119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1956182.9 mm (7.2 in)
195763.5 mm (2.5 in)
195878.2 mm (3.1 in)
1959139.7 mm (5.5 in)
196084.1 mm (3.3 in)
196153.6 mm (2.1 in)
1962106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1963217.4 mm (8.6 in)
196495.3 mm (3.8 in)
196568.6 mm (2.7 in)
196673.7 mm (2.9 in)
196747.2 mm (1.9 in)
1968126.5 mm (5.0 in)
196985.9 mm (3.4 in)
197053.8 mm (2.1 in)
197165.3 mm (2.6 in)
197264.8 mm (2.6 in)
197393.5 mm (3.7 in)
197471.6 mm (2.8 in)
1975111.3 mm (4.4 in)
197681.5 mm (3.2 in)
197756.9 mm (2.2 in)
197887.1 mm (3.4 in)
1979102.1 mm (4.0 in)
198054.6 mm (2.1 in)
198164.8 mm (2.6 in)
198283.8 mm (3.3 in)
198384.3 mm (3.3 in)
198499.3 mm (3.9 in)
198552.1 mm (2.1 in)
198680.0 mm (3.1 in)
1987136.7 mm (5.4 in)
198873.7 mm (2.9 in)
198987.6 mm (3.4 in)
199078.7 mm (3.1 in)
199171.1 mm (2.8 in)
1992132.1 mm (5.2 in)
199371.6 mm (2.8 in)
1994163.3 mm (6.4 in)
199593.2 mm (3.7 in)
199669.9 mm (2.8 in)
1997124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1998167.6 mm (6.6 in)
199974.9 mm (2.9 in)
200050.8 mm (2.0 in)
200194.7 mm (3.7 in)
200283.8 mm (3.3 in)
200359.4 mm (2.3 in)
200474.9 mm (2.9 in)
2005121.9 mm (4.8 in)
200666.0 mm (2.6 in)
201050.8 mm (2.0 in)
201155.9 mm (2.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Fort Drum by year The wettest five days of the year at Fort Drum, 1948 to 2011. The record is 375.9 mm (14.8 in) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 128.3 mm (5.1 in). 0100200300400196019802000Record: 375.9 mm (14.8 in) in 1963
The wettest five days of the year at Fort Drum, 1948 to 2011. The record is 375.9 mm (14.8 in) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 128.3 mm (5.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Fort Drum by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1948139.5 mm (5.5 in)
1949157.7 mm (6.2 in)
195082.3 mm (3.2 in)
1951152.1 mm (6.0 in)
1956193.1 mm (7.6 in)
195798.0 mm (3.9 in)
1958167.4 mm (6.6 in)
1959186.9 mm (7.4 in)
1960143.0 mm (5.6 in)
196175.8 mm (3.0 in)
1962214.7 mm (8.5 in)
1963375.9 mm (14.8 in)
1964128.1 mm (5.0 in)
1965143.8 mm (5.7 in)
196699.9 mm (3.9 in)
196784.0 mm (3.3 in)
1968195.4 mm (7.7 in)
1969150.9 mm (5.9 in)
197082.9 mm (3.3 in)
1971170.8 mm (6.7 in)
1972125.9 mm (5.0 in)
1973117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1974138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1975231.4 mm (9.1 in)
1976128.9 mm (5.1 in)
1977113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1978107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1979178.5 mm (7.0 in)
1980114.0 mm (4.5 in)
198186.9 mm (3.4 in)
1982144.3 mm (5.7 in)
1983191.2 mm (7.5 in)
1984128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1985112.1 mm (4.4 in)
1986105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1987127.4 mm (5.0 in)
198883.8 mm (3.3 in)
1989121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1990128.3 mm (5.1 in)
199183.6 mm (3.3 in)
1992248.7 mm (9.8 in)
1993102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1994163.3 mm (6.4 in)
1995121.1 mm (4.8 in)
1996111.2 mm (4.4 in)
1997124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1998189.2 mm (7.4 in)
1999180.8 mm (7.1 in)
200089.4 mm (3.5 in)
2001157.4 mm (6.2 in)
2002189.2 mm (7.4 in)
2003111.1 mm (4.4 in)
2004124.9 mm (4.9 in)
2005191.9 mm (7.6 in)
2006163.3 mm (6.4 in)
201050.8 mm (2.0 in)
201140.6 mm (1.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Fort Drum by year The longest dry spell of the year at Fort Drum, 1948 to 2011. The record is 86 days in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 28 days. 020406080100196019802000Record: 86 days in 1991
The longest dry spell of the year at Fort Drum, 1948 to 2011. The record is 86 days in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 28 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Fort Drum by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
194826 days
194926 days
195029 days
195135 days
195633 days
195728 days
195817 days
195919 days
196029 days
196120 days
196218 days
196332 days
196426 days
196525 days
196621 days
196752 days
196832 days
196915 days
197047 days
197120 days
197217 days
197317 days
197440 days
197522 days
197626 days
197720 days
197833 days
197947 days
198021 days
198133 days
198223 days
198313 days
198419 days
198516 days
198642 days
198734 days
198825 days
198929 days
199067 days
199186 days
199230 days
199332 days
199436 days
199528 days
199621 days
199730 days
199830 days
199929 days
200074 days
200153 days
200246 days
200338 days
200426 days
200519 days
200625 days
201034 days
201118 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.

Rainfall Return Levels

39 years, 1950 to 2003

A day with at least 75.3 mm (3.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 212.5 mm (8.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Fort Drum: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years75.3 mm (3.0 in)
5 years101.4 mm (4.0 in)
10 years122.3 mm (4.8 in)
25 years153.6 mm (6.0 in)
50 years181.1 mm (7.1 in)Longer than the 39 years of record
100 years212.5 mm (8.4 in)Longer than the 39 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, 39 years of values from 1950 to 2003.

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: 217.4 mm (8.6 in) in 1963; 163.3 mm (6.4 in) in 1994; 139.7 mm (5.5 in) in 1959.

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  • Data for Fort Drum 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.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).