Built 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026)

New Boston Dam 17 Weather Records (USC00116080)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for New Boston Dam 17 (USC00116080), Illinois, United States, with 89 years of record.

Key Facts for New Boston Dam 17

  • New Boston Dam 17 (USC00116080) is a weather station in Illinois, United States at 41.19 latitude and -91.06 longitude, 167 m (547 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1938 to 2026, 89 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at New Boston Dam 17 still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • New Boston Dam 17 set a daily record high minimum temperature of 18.3 C (64.9 F) on 13 October 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

  • Location: Illinois, United States, 41.19 latitude, -91.06 longitude.
  • Elevation: 167 m (547 ft).
  • Period of record: 1938 to 2026, 89 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

17 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at New Boston Dam 17, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at New Boston Dam 17. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 17 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -40-200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at New Boston Dam 17. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 17 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at New Boston Dam 17, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan17.8 C (64.0 F)-32.2 C (-26.0 F)15.0 C (59.0 F)-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
Feb23.9 C (75.0 F)-31.7 C (-25.1 F)20.0 C (68.0 F)-15.0 C (5.0 F)
Mar30.0 C (86.0 F)-25.6 C (-14.1 F)30.0 C (86.0 F)-12.8 C (9.0 F)
Apr31.1 C (88.0 F)-8.3 C (17.1 F)28.9 C (84.0 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)
May43.9 C (111.0 F)-2.2 C (28.0 F)35.0 C (95.0 F)3.3 C (37.9 F)
Jun37.2 C (99.0 F)-0.6 C (30.9 F)33.9 C (93.0 F)11.1 C (52.0 F)
Jul40.6 C (105.1 F)9.4 C (48.9 F)37.2 C (99.0 F)12.8 C (55.0 F)
Aug39.4 C (102.9 F)7.8 C (46.0 F)33.3 C (91.9 F)12.8 C (55.0 F)
Sep37.2 C (99.0 F)-1.1 C (30.0 F)36.7 C (98.1 F)10.6 C (51.1 F)
Oct33.3 C (91.9 F)-6.1 C (21.0 F)32.2 C (90.0 F)7.2 C (45.0 F)
Nov27.8 C (82.0 F)-14.4 C (6.1 F)n/an/a
Dec22.8 C (73.0 F)-27.8 C (-18.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at New Boston Dam 17 by the year they were set 1,464 records at New Boston Dam 17 still stand. 1947 holds the most, with 59. 02040601938: 291939: 501940: 461941: 271942: 431943: 331944: 241945: 441946: 361947: 591948: 121968: 11970: 11976: 11979: 51997: 331998: 401999: 352000: 412001: 402002: 312003: 282004: 432005: 302006: 452007: 352008: 202009: 262010: 212011: 272012: 532013: 452014: 492015: 402016: 292017: 512018: 512019: 362020: 232021: 282022: 382023: 232024: 342025: 332026: 25193819431948199720022007201220172022
1,464 records at New Boston Dam 17 still stand. 1947 holds the most, with 59.
Standing records at New Boston Dam 17 by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
193829
193950
194046
194127
194243
194333
194424
194544
194636
194759
194812
19681
19701
19761
19795
199733
199840
199935
200041
200140
200231
200328
200443
200530
200645
200735
200820
200926
201021
201127
201253
201345
201449
201540
201629
201751
201851
201936
202023
202128
202238
202323
202434
202533
202625

All-Time Record Progression

6 new records
When New Boston Dam 17 set new all-time records 6 all-time records were set at New Boston Dam 17 between 4 January 1971 and 31 January 2019. Each dot is a new record. Record daily snowfallRecord snow depthRecord low maximum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature4 January 1971: Record daily snowfall 30.5 cm (12.0 in)13 January 1979: Record snow depth 63.5 cm (25.0 in)14 January 1979: Record snow depth 71.1 cm (28.0 in)19 January 1979: Record snow depth 76.2 cm (30.0 in)31 January 2019: Record low maximum temperature -22.2 C (-8.0 F)31 January 2019: Record low minimum temperature -32.2 C (-26.0 F)19801990200020102020
6 all-time records were set at New Boston Dam 17 between 4 January 1971 and 31 January 2019. Each dot is a new record.
When New Boston Dam 17 set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1971-01-04Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 30.5 cm (12.0 in)
1979-01-13Record snow depthRecord snow depth 63.5 cm (25.0 in)
1979-01-14Record snow depthRecord snow depth 71.1 cm (28.0 in)
1979-01-19Record snow depthRecord snow depth 76.2 cm (30.0 in)
2019-01-31Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2019-01-31Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -32.2 C (-26.0 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 189.7 mm (7.5 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at New Boston Dam 17 The wettest day on record for each calendar month at New Boston Dam 17. The most was 189.7 mm (7.5 in) on 17 August 1939. 050100150200 Jan: 40.6 mm (1.6 in), 18 January 2020 Jan Feb: 49.5 mm (1.9 in), 21 February 1997 Feb Mar: 115.3 mm (4.5 in), 13 March 2006 Mar Apr: 84.8 mm (3.3 in), 24 April 1976 Apr May: 128.0 mm (5.0 in), 1 May 2003 May Jun: 106.7 mm (4.2 in), 22 June 2007 Jun Jul: 113.5 mm (4.5 in), 5 July 1948 Jul Aug: 189.7 mm (7.5 in), 17 August 1939 Aug Sep: 108.0 mm (4.3 in), 21 September 1947 Sep Oct: 70.6 mm (2.8 in), 13 October 1966 Oct Nov: 52.3 mm (2.1 in), 1 November 1984 Nov Dec: 91.4 mm (3.6 in), 27 December 1942 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at New Boston Dam 17. The most was 189.7 mm (7.5 in) on 17 August 1939.
Record daily precipitation for each month at New Boston Dam 17
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan40.6 mm (1.6 in)18 January 2020
Feb49.5 mm (1.9 in)21 February 1997
Mar115.3 mm (4.5 in)13 March 2006
Apr84.8 mm (3.3 in)24 April 1976
May128.0 mm (5.0 in)1 May 2003
Jun106.7 mm (4.2 in)22 June 2007
Jul113.5 mm (4.5 in)5 July 1948
Aug189.7 mm (7.5 in)17 August 1939
Sep108.0 mm (4.3 in)21 September 1947
Oct70.6 mm (2.8 in)13 October 1966
Nov52.3 mm (2.1 in)1 November 1984
Dec91.4 mm (3.6 in)27 December 1942

Period of Record Coverage

1938 to 2026
Days with data per year at New Boston Dam 17 45 years of record at New Boston Dam 17, 1938 to 2026. 10 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1938, 1939, 1944, 1948, 1968, 1970, 1976, 1979 and others. 1938: 162 of 365 days1939: 215 of 365 days1940: 363 of 366 days1941: 353 of 365 days1942: 357 of 365 days1943: 361 of 365 days1944: 318 of 366 days1945: 346 of 365 days1946: 350 of 365 days1947: 361 of 365 days1948: 123 of 366 days1968: 30 of 366 days1970: 16 of 365 days1976: 53 of 366 days1979: 60 of 365 days1997: 244 of 365 days1998: 365 of 365 days1999: 364 of 365 days2000: 366 of 366 days2001: 364 of 365 days2002: 363 of 365 days2003: 365 of 365 days2004: 364 of 366 days2005: 364 of 365 days2006: 365 of 365 days2007: 362 of 365 days2008: 362 of 366 days2009: 362 of 365 days2010: 365 of 365 days2011: 361 of 365 days2012: 356 of 366 days2013: 363 of 365 days2014: 359 of 365 days2015: 362 of 365 days2016: 361 of 366 days2017: 361 of 365 days2018: 352 of 365 days2019: 359 of 365 days2020: 366 of 366 days2021: 361 of 365 days2022: 353 of 365 days2023: 351 of 365 days2024: 342 of 366 days2025: 336 of 365 days2026: 261 of 365 days19401970200020102020
45 years of record at New Boston Dam 17, 1938 to 2026. 10 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1938, 1939, 1944, 1948, 1968, 1970, 1976, 1979 and others.
Days with data per year at New Boston Dam 17
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
193816244%No
193921559%No
194036399%Yes
194135397%Yes
194235798%Yes
194336199%Yes
194431887%No
194534695%Yes
194635096%Yes
194736199%Yes
194812334%No
1968308%No
1970164%No
19765314%No
19796016%No
199724467%No
1998365100%Yes
1999364100%Yes
2000366100%Yes
2001364100%Yes
200236399%Yes
2003365100%Yes
200436499%Yes
2005364100%Yes
2006365100%Yes
200736299%Yes
200836299%Yes
200936299%Yes
2010365100%Yes
201136199%Yes
201235697%Yes
201336399%Yes
201435998%Yes
201536299%Yes
201636199%Yes
201736199%Yes
201835296%Yes
201935998%Yes
2020366100%Yes
202136199%Yes
202235397%Yes
202335196%Yes
202434293%Yes
202533692%Yes
202626172%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at New Boston Dam 17
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
13 October 2026New Boston Dam 17, USdaily high min (Provisional)18.3 C (64.9 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)84 years40 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2026New Boston Dam 17, USdaily high max (Tie, Provisional)28.3 C (82.9 F)tie5 years2 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 2026New Boston Dam 17, USdaily high max (Provisional)32.2 C (90.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)11 years15 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 2026New Boston Dam 17, USmonthly rain (Provisional)72.4 mm (2.9 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)59 years36 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2026New Boston Dam 17, USdaily rain (Provisional)43.2 mm (1.7 in)9.7 mm (0.38 in)60 years32 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 2026New Boston Dam 17, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)19.4 C (66.9 F)tie85 years8 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 2026New Boston Dam 17, USdaily high max (Provisional)36.7 C (98.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)8 years14 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 2026New Boston Dam 17, USdaily rain (Provisional)69.9 mm (2.8 in)42.0 mm (1.7 in)29 years44 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2026New Boston Dam 17, USdaily high max (Provisional)36.7 C (98.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)11 years14 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 2026New Boston Dam 17, USdaily high max (Provisional)36.7 C (98.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)11 years14 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 2026New Boston Dam 17, USdaily high min (Provisional)23.3 C (73.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)8 years12 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 2026New Boston Dam 17, USdaily high min (Provisional)23.9 C (75.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)79 years35 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2026New Boston Dam 17, USdaily high min (Provisional)23.9 C (75.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)15 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 2026New Boston Dam 17, USdaily rain61.2 mm (2.4 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)32 years21 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 2026New Boston Dam 17, USdaily rain85.1 mm (3.4 in)49.8 mm (2.0 in)1 year39 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2026New Boston Dam 17, USdaily high min (Tie)22.8 C (73.0 F)tie19 years3 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 2026New Boston Dam 17, USdaily low max23.9 C (75.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)28 years17 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 2026New Boston Dam 17, USdaily low max22.8 C (73.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 2026New Boston Dam 17, USdaily rain50.0 mm (2.0 in)11.9 mm (0.5 in)32 years24 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 2026New Boston Dam 17, USdaily high min24.4 C (75.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)5 years10 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

33 complete years, 1940 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at New Boston Dam 17 as warming stripes, 1940 to 2025 One stripe for each of 33 complete years at New Boston Dam 17, 1940 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.9 C (51.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2014, at 8.7 C (47.7 F), and the warmest was 2024, at 12.5 C (54.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F). 1940: 10.3 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1941: 12.0 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1942: 10.9 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1943: 10.2 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1947: 10.3 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1998: 12.0 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1999: 11.1 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2000: 10.5 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2001: 10.5 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2002: 11.1 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2003: 10.3 C, -0.6 C from the station mean2004: 10.7 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2005: 11.4 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2006: 11.7 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2007: 11.2 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2008: 9.6 C, -1.4 C from the station mean2009: 10.0 C, -1.0 C from the station mean2010: 11.0 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2011: 10.9 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2012: 12.4 C, +1.5 C from the station mean2013: 9.8 C, -1.2 C from the station mean2014: 8.7 C, -2.2 C from the station mean2015: 10.9 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2016: 12.1 C, +1.2 C from the station mean2017: 11.5 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2018: 10.4 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2019: 10.2 C, -0.8 C from the station mean2020: 11.2 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2021: 11.5 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2022: 10.4 C, -0.6 C from the station mean2023: 12.0 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2024: 12.5 C, +1.6 C from the station mean2025: 11.7 C, +0.7 C from the station mean194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 33 complete years at New Boston Dam 17, 1940 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.9 C (51.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2014, at 8.7 C (47.7 F), and the warmest was 2024, at 12.5 C (54.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at New Boston Dam 17 as warming stripes, 1940 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
194010.3 C-0.61 C
194112.0 C+1.03 C
194210.9 C-0.09 C
194310.2 C-0.72 C
194710.3 C-0.69 C
199812.0 C+1.10 C
199911.1 C+0.19 C
200010.5 C-0.40 C
200110.5 C-0.41 C
200211.1 C+0.14 C
200310.3 C-0.60 C
200410.7 C-0.20 C
200511.4 C+0.44 C
200611.7 C+0.72 C
200711.2 C+0.27 C
20089.6 C-1.35 C
200910.0 C-0.99 C
201011.0 C+0.07 C
201110.9 C-0.03 C
201212.4 C+1.48 C
20139.8 C-1.17 C
20148.7 C-2.22 C
201510.9 C-0.05 C
201612.1 C+1.17 C
201711.5 C+0.54 C
201810.4 C-0.53 C
201910.2 C-0.76 C
202011.2 C+0.26 C
202111.5 C+0.58 C
202210.4 C-0.56 C
202312.0 C+1.10 C
202412.5 C+1.60 C
202511.7 C+0.73 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1940 to 2025 is 0.05 C (-0.07 to 0.17) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 33 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at New Boston Dam 17
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.05 C (-0.07 to 0.17) per decade0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade1940 to 202533Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum0.09 C (-0.03 to 0.22) per decade0.2 F (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade1940 to 202533Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum0.0 C (-0.1 to 0.1) per decade0.0 F (-0.2 to 0.2) per decade1940 to 202533Not 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

1938 to 2026
Yearly extremes at New Boston Dam 17: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)43.9 C (111.0 F)193936.1 C (97.0 F)45
Coldest night (TNn)-32.2 C (-26.0 F)2019-22.8 C (-9.0 F)45
Wettest day (Rx1day)189.7 mm (7.5 in)193961.0 mm (2.4 in)89
Wettest five days (Rx5day)205.7 mm (8.1 in)193999.3 mm (3.9 in)89
Longest dry spell (CDD)75 days195224 days89

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at New Boston Dam 17 by year The hottest day of the year at New Boston Dam 17, 1938 to 2026. The record is 43.9 C (111.0 F) in 1939, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F). 253035404519401960198020002020Record: 43.9 C (111.0 F) in 1939
The hottest day of the year at New Boston Dam 17, 1938 to 2026. The record is 43.9 C (111.0 F) in 1939, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at New Boston Dam 17 by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
193838.9 C (102.0 F)
193943.9 C (111.0 F)
194038.9 C (102.0 F)
194137.8 C (100.0 F)
194235.0 C (95.0 F)
194335.0 C (95.0 F)
194435.0 C (95.0 F)
194536.7 C (98.1 F)
194635.0 C (95.0 F)
194737.8 C (100.0 F)
194827.8 C (82.0 F)
1949n/a
1950n/a
1951n/a
1952n/a
1953n/a
1954n/a
1955n/a
1956n/a
1957n/a
1958n/a
1959n/a
1960n/a
1961n/a
1962n/a
1963n/a
1964n/a
1965n/a
1966n/a
1967n/a
196826.7 C (80.1 F)
1969n/a
197032.2 C (90.0 F)
1971n/a
1972n/a
1973n/a
1974n/a
1975n/a
197627.2 C (81.0 F)
1977n/a
1978n/a
197931.1 C (88.0 F)
1980n/a
1981n/a
1982n/a
1983n/a
1984n/a
1985n/a
1986n/a
1987n/a
1988n/a
1989n/a
1990n/a
1991n/a
1992n/a
1993n/a
1994n/a
1995n/a
1996n/a
199736.1 C (97.0 F)
199835.6 C (96.1 F)
199938.3 C (100.9 F)
200036.7 C (98.1 F)
200135.6 C (96.1 F)
200237.2 C (99.0 F)
200336.7 C (98.1 F)
200434.4 C (93.9 F)
200538.9 C (102.0 F)
200637.8 C (100.0 F)
200734.4 C (93.9 F)
200834.4 C (93.9 F)
200936.1 C (97.0 F)
201036.7 C (98.1 F)
201140.6 C (105.1 F)
201240.0 C (104.0 F)
201337.8 C (100.0 F)
201434.4 C (93.9 F)
201535.0 C (95.0 F)
201635.6 C (96.1 F)
201735.6 C (96.1 F)
201836.1 C (97.0 F)
201935.6 C (96.1 F)
202037.2 C (99.0 F)
202135.0 C (95.0 F)
202237.2 C (99.0 F)
202339.4 C (102.9 F)
202435.0 C (95.0 F)
202537.2 C (99.0 F)
202637.2 C (99.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at New Boston Dam 17 by year The coldest night of the year at New Boston Dam 17, 1938 to 2026. The record is -32.2 C (-26.0 F) in 2019, marked on the chart; the median year is -22.8 C (-9.0 F). -40-2002019401960198020002020Record: -32.2 C (-26.0 F) in 2019
The coldest night of the year at New Boston Dam 17, 1938 to 2026. The record is -32.2 C (-26.0 F) in 2019, marked on the chart; the median year is -22.8 C (-9.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at New Boston Dam 17 by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1938-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1939-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1940-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1941-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1942-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1943-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1944-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1945-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1946-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1947-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1948-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1949n/a
1950n/a
1951n/a
1952n/a
1953n/a
1954n/a
1955n/a
1956n/a
1957n/a
1958n/a
1959n/a
1960n/a
1961n/a
1962n/a
1963n/a
1964n/a
1965n/a
1966n/a
1967n/a
1968-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1969n/a
197011.7 C (53.1 F)
1971n/a
1972n/a
1973n/a
1974n/a
1975n/a
1976-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1977n/a
1978n/a
1979-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1980n/a
1981n/a
1982n/a
1983n/a
1984n/a
1985n/a
1986n/a
1987n/a
1988n/a
1989n/a
1990n/a
1991n/a
1992n/a
1993n/a
1994n/a
1995n/a
1996n/a
1997-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1998-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1999-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2000-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2001-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2002-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2003-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2004-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2005-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2006-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2007-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2008-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2009-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2010-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2011-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2012-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2013-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2014-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2015-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2016-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2017-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2018-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2019-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2020-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2021-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2022-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2023-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2024-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2025-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2026-24.4 C (-11.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at New Boston Dam 17 by year The wettest day of the year at New Boston Dam 17, 1938 to 2026. The record is 189.7 mm (7.5 in) in 1939, marked on the chart; the median year is 61.0 mm (2.4 in). 05010015020019401960198020002020Record: 189.7 mm (7.5 in) in 1939
The wettest day of the year at New Boston Dam 17, 1938 to 2026. The record is 189.7 mm (7.5 in) in 1939, marked on the chart; the median year is 61.0 mm (2.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at New Boston Dam 17 by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
193877.5 mm (3.1 in)
1939189.7 mm (7.5 in)
194043.9 mm (1.7 in)
194133.0 mm (1.3 in)
194291.4 mm (3.6 in)
194346.2 mm (1.8 in)
194450.3 mm (2.0 in)
194539.9 mm (1.6 in)
194676.5 mm (3.0 in)
1947108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1948113.5 mm (4.5 in)
194949.8 mm (2.0 in)
195052.8 mm (2.1 in)
195196.8 mm (3.8 in)
195259.7 mm (2.4 in)
195351.8 mm (2.0 in)
195480.5 mm (3.2 in)
195544.2 mm (1.7 in)
195637.3 mm (1.5 in)
195738.1 mm (1.5 in)
195884.3 mm (3.3 in)
195963.8 mm (2.5 in)
196048.3 mm (1.9 in)
196194.0 mm (3.7 in)
196253.3 mm (2.1 in)
196337.1 mm (1.5 in)
196458.4 mm (2.3 in)
1965110.0 mm (4.3 in)
196670.6 mm (2.8 in)
196752.1 mm (2.1 in)
196864.3 mm (2.5 in)
196981.3 mm (3.2 in)
197061.0 mm (2.4 in)
197156.6 mm (2.2 in)
197263.0 mm (2.5 in)
197390.2 mm (3.6 in)
197458.4 mm (2.3 in)
197538.6 mm (1.5 in)
197684.8 mm (3.3 in)
197791.7 mm (3.6 in)
197851.3 mm (2.0 in)
197946.2 mm (1.8 in)
198077.7 mm (3.1 in)
198150.8 mm (2.0 in)
198266.3 mm (2.6 in)
198350.8 mm (2.0 in)
198457.2 mm (2.3 in)
198555.9 mm (2.2 in)
198612.7 mm (0.5 in)
198726.7 mm (1.1 in)
198841.9 mm (1.6 in)
198952.3 mm (2.1 in)
199092.7 mm (3.6 in)
199131.5 mm (1.2 in)
199269.9 mm (2.8 in)
199354.4 mm (2.1 in)
199434.5 mm (1.4 in)
199555.6 mm (2.2 in)
199661.0 mm (2.4 in)
199750.3 mm (2.0 in)
199859.4 mm (2.3 in)
199986.4 mm (3.4 in)
200088.4 mm (3.5 in)
200162.0 mm (2.4 in)
200259.2 mm (2.3 in)
2003128.0 mm (5.0 in)
200464.3 mm (2.5 in)
200528.2 mm (1.1 in)
2006115.3 mm (4.5 in)
2007106.7 mm (4.2 in)
200891.2 mm (3.6 in)
200961.2 mm (2.4 in)
201048.3 mm (1.9 in)
201156.6 mm (2.2 in)
201264.8 mm (2.6 in)
201370.4 mm (2.8 in)
201474.9 mm (2.9 in)
201569.9 mm (2.8 in)
201699.6 mm (3.9 in)
201781.8 mm (3.2 in)
2018121.9 mm (4.8 in)
201979.2 mm (3.1 in)
202040.6 mm (1.6 in)
202183.8 mm (3.3 in)
202249.5 mm (1.9 in)
202347.0 mm (1.9 in)
202448.3 mm (1.9 in)
202580.8 mm (3.2 in)
202685.1 mm (3.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at New Boston Dam 17 by year The wettest five days of the year at New Boston Dam 17, 1938 to 2026. The record is 205.7 mm (8.1 in) in 1939, marked on the chart; the median year is 99.3 mm (3.9 in). 05010015020025019401960198020002020Record: 205.7 mm (8.1 in) in 1939
The wettest five days of the year at New Boston Dam 17, 1938 to 2026. The record is 205.7 mm (8.1 in) in 1939, marked on the chart; the median year is 99.3 mm (3.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at New Boston Dam 17 by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1938114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1939205.7 mm (8.1 in)
194099.3 mm (3.9 in)
194180.5 mm (3.2 in)
194293.9 mm (3.7 in)
194382.2 mm (3.2 in)
194467.2 mm (2.6 in)
194574.7 mm (2.9 in)
1946107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1947109.3 mm (4.3 in)
1948113.5 mm (4.5 in)
194994.5 mm (3.7 in)
1950113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1951121.2 mm (4.8 in)
195270.1 mm (2.8 in)
195385.8 mm (3.4 in)
195496.8 mm (3.8 in)
195574.5 mm (2.9 in)
195668.6 mm (2.7 in)
195757.2 mm (2.3 in)
1958143.2 mm (5.6 in)
1959139.5 mm (5.5 in)
196077.7 mm (3.1 in)
1961144.8 mm (5.7 in)
196295.5 mm (3.8 in)
196360.0 mm (2.4 in)
196478.7 mm (3.1 in)
1965167.6 mm (6.6 in)
1966110.2 mm (4.3 in)
196778.9 mm (3.1 in)
196877.3 mm (3.0 in)
1969103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1970104.2 mm (4.1 in)
197160.7 mm (2.4 in)
197274.0 mm (2.9 in)
1973148.1 mm (5.8 in)
197466.1 mm (2.6 in)
197556.0 mm (2.2 in)
1976120.5 mm (4.7 in)
1977173.9 mm (6.8 in)
197862.5 mm (2.5 in)
197991.0 mm (3.6 in)
1980129.7 mm (5.1 in)
198196.5 mm (3.8 in)
1982133.0 mm (5.2 in)
198399.5 mm (3.9 in)
1984123.8 mm (4.9 in)
1985100.5 mm (4.0 in)
198625.2 mm (1.0 in)
198742.4 mm (1.7 in)
198869.8 mm (2.7 in)
1989126.2 mm (5.0 in)
1990148.8 mm (5.9 in)
199169.9 mm (2.8 in)
199291.4 mm (3.6 in)
1993114.1 mm (4.5 in)
199447.5 mm (1.9 in)
1995101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1996118.2 mm (4.7 in)
199769.4 mm (2.7 in)
1998100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1999113.1 mm (4.5 in)
2000109.5 mm (4.3 in)
200192.5 mm (3.6 in)
200268.9 mm (2.7 in)
2003168.1 mm (6.6 in)
2004103.2 mm (4.1 in)
200545.7 mm (1.8 in)
2006124.7 mm (4.9 in)
2007140.0 mm (5.5 in)
2008176.8 mm (7.0 in)
200991.4 mm (3.6 in)
201080.0 mm (3.1 in)
201167.8 mm (2.7 in)
2012104.9 mm (4.1 in)
201393.7 mm (3.7 in)
201484.4 mm (3.3 in)
2015111.2 mm (4.4 in)
2016112.8 mm (4.4 in)
201784.4 mm (3.3 in)
2018132.6 mm (5.2 in)
2019127.8 mm (5.0 in)
202098.6 mm (3.9 in)
2021111.8 mm (4.4 in)
202253.3 mm (2.1 in)
202370.4 mm (2.8 in)
2024101.4 mm (4.0 in)
2025158.5 mm (6.2 in)
2026146.3 mm (5.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at New Boston Dam 17 by year The longest dry spell of the year at New Boston Dam 17, 1938 to 2026. The record is 75 days in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 24 days. 02040608019401960198020002020Record: 75 days in 1952
The longest dry spell of the year at New Boston Dam 17, 1938 to 2026. The record is 75 days in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 24 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at New Boston Dam 17 by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
193813 days
193924 days
194025 days
194119 days
194228 days
194347 days
194425 days
194524 days
194622 days
194728 days
194823 days
194923 days
195031 days
195116 days
195275 days
195323 days
195423 days
195520 days
195624 days
195728 days
195826 days
195920 days
196014 days
196114 days
196220 days
196319 days
196435 days
196520 days
196626 days
196723 days
196817 days
196932 days
197016 days
197124 days
197213 days
197318 days
197425 days
197516 days
197626 days
197725 days
197816 days
197939 days
198027 days
198124 days
198218 days
198320 days
198429 days
198520 days
198625 days
19879 days
198835 days
198925 days
199014 days
199132 days
199222 days
199324 days
199415 days
199535 days
199622 days
199721 days
199816 days
199937 days
200018 days
200119 days
200229 days
200328 days
200422 days
200524 days
200628 days
200727 days
200814 days
200927 days
201026 days
201120 days
201224 days
201346 days
201420 days
201524 days
201624 days
201720 days
201817 days
201915 days
202025 days
202117 days
202226 days
202322 days
202419 days
202527 days
202631 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

33 years with a frost

Across 33 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at New Boston Dam 17 falls on 14 April and the median first autumn frost on 24 October, which leaves a median of 187 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.1 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at New Boston Dam 17
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest periodRecent period (1943 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost14 Apriln/a16 Apriln/a0.0 days per decade
First autumn frost24 Octobern/a23 Octobern/a+1.1 days per decade
Growing days187 daysn/a187 daysn/a+1.1 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.

Rainfall Return Levels

83 years, 1940 to 2025

A day with at least 62.3 mm (2.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 140.0 mm (5.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at New Boston Dam 17: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years62.3 mm (2.5 in)
5 years83.3 mm (3.3 in)
10 years97.1 mm (3.8 in)
25 years114.4 mm (4.5 in)
50 years127.3 mm (5.0 in)
100 years140.0 mm (5.5 in)Longer than the 83 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, 83 years of values from 1940 to 2025.

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: 128.0 mm (5.0 in) in 2003; 121.9 mm (4.8 in) in 2018; 115.3 mm (4.5 in) in 2006.

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-15).