Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Newton 6 SSE (USC00116159), Illinois, United States, with 93 years of record.
Key Facts for Newton 6 SSE
Newton 6 SSE (USC00116159) is a weather station in Illinois, United States at 38.91 latitude and -88.12 longitude, 155 m (510 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1911 to 2003, 93 years of record.
1,464 records set at Newton 6 SSE still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Newton 6 SSE set a daily record low maximum temperature of 24.4 C (75.9 F) on 29 July 2003.
About the Station
Location: Illinois, United States, 38.91 latitude, -88.12 longitude.
Elevation: 155 m (510 ft).
Period of record: 1911 to 2003, 93 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 Newton 6 SSE. 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 Newton 6 SSE, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
22.2 C (72.0 F)
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
41.1 C (106.0 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
44.4 C (111.9 F)
6.1 C (43.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
40.0 C (104.0 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
40.6 C (105.1 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
22.8 C (73.0 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 Newton 6 SSE still stand. 1953 holds the most, with 58.
Standing records at Newton 6 SSE by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1944
29
1945
38
1946
20
1947
23
1948
24
1949
29
1950
42
1951
30
1952
35
1953
58
1954
49
1955
29
1956
21
1957
11
1958
15
1959
17
1960
32
1961
17
1962
28
1963
36
1964
20
1965
27
1966
27
1967
24
1968
20
1969
9
1970
17
1971
18
1972
27
1973
8
1974
29
1975
13
1976
22
1977
33
1978
23
1979
27
1980
24
1981
16
1982
33
1983
40
1984
16
1985
25
1986
29
1987
17
1988
33
1989
38
1990
26
1991
40
1992
20
1993
16
1994
14
1995
14
1996
18
1997
21
1998
26
1999
12
2000
19
2001
16
2002
19
2003
5
All-Time Record Progression
6 new records
6 all-time records were set at Newton 6 SSE between 21 December 1967 and 13 May 2002. Each dot is a new record.
When Newton 6 SSE set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1967-12-21
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1972-08-03
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1977-01-17
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1977-01-17
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1994-01-19
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -33.3 C (-27.9 F)
2002-05-13
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 131.1 mm (5.2 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
May: 131.1 mm (5.2 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Newton 6 SSE. The most was 131.1 mm (5.2 in) on 13 May 2002.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Newton 6 SSE
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
22 January 1999
Feb
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
23 February 1975
Mar
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
25 March 1935
Apr
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
29 April 1996
May
131.1 mm (5.2 in)
13 May 2002
Jun
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
17 June 2000
Jul
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
13 July 1956
Aug
119.1 mm (4.7 in)
3 August 1972
Sep
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
15 September 1930
Oct
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
16 October 1928
Nov
98.0 mm (3.9 in)
14 November 1993
Dec
115.8 mm (4.6 in)
21 December 1967
Period of Record Coverage
1944 to 2003
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
60 years of record at Newton 6 SSE, 1944 to 2003. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1944, 1949, 1968, 1970, 2003.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 53 complete years at Newton 6 SSE, 1945 to 2002. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.2 C (53.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1979, at 10.2 C (50.3 F), and the warmest was 1954, at 14.5 C (58.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.4 C (4.3 F).
Annual mean temperature at Newton 6 SSE as warming stripes, 1945 to 2002
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1945
11.7 C
-0.44 C
1946
13.2 C
+1.00 C
1947
12.1 C
-0.05 C
1948
12.7 C
+0.49 C
1950
11.6 C
-0.59 C
1952
13.8 C
+1.61 C
1953
14.4 C
+2.23 C
1954
14.5 C
+2.36 C
1955
13.6 C
+1.47 C
1956
13.9 C
+1.69 C
1957
13.3 C
+1.11 C
1959
13.4 C
+1.21 C
1960
12.2 C
+0.05 C
1961
12.6 C
+0.47 C
1962
12.8 C
+0.61 C
1963
12.4 C
+0.27 C
1964
13.4 C
+1.19 C
1965
13.1 C
+0.93 C
1966
12.1 C
-0.04 C
1967
12.4 C
+0.20 C
1969
12.1 C
-0.04 C
1971
12.8 C
+0.67 C
1972
11.7 C
-0.51 C
1973
12.5 C
+0.36 C
1974
11.6 C
-0.60 C
1975
12.0 C
-0.21 C
1976
10.9 C
-1.25 C
1977
11.5 C
-0.71 C
1978
10.3 C
-1.87 C
1979
10.2 C
-2.00 C
1980
11.3 C
-0.89 C
1981
11.6 C
-0.55 C
1982
11.3 C
-0.89 C
1983
11.8 C
-0.38 C
1984
11.6 C
-0.54 C
1985
11.3 C
-0.91 C
1986
12.3 C
+0.17 C
1987
12.8 C
+0.59 C
1988
11.1 C
-1.04 C
1989
10.2 C
-1.94 C
1990
12.7 C
+0.56 C
1991
13.1 C
+0.94 C
1992
11.9 C
-0.31 C
1993
11.4 C
-0.82 C
1994
11.7 C
-0.46 C
1995
11.7 C
-0.48 C
1996
10.9 C
-1.25 C
1997
11.2 C
-0.97 C
1998
13.5 C
+1.37 C
1999
12.2 C
+0.02 C
2000
10.8 C
-1.42 C
2001
11.9 C
-0.24 C
2002
12.2 C
-0.01 C
The annual mean temperature here has fallen by 0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade over 1945 to 2002. In Fahrenheit: 0.5 F (0.3 to 0.8) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 53 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Newton 6 SSE
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.3 C (-0.4 to -0.2) per decade
-0.5 F (-0.8 to -0.3) per decade
1945 to 2002
53
Fall
Mean daily maximum
-0.5 C (-0.7 to -0.3) per decade
-0.9 F (-1.2 to -0.6) per decade
1945 to 2002
53
Fall
Mean daily minimum
-0.1 C (-0.3 to 0.1) per decade
-0.2 F (-0.5 to 0.1) per decade
1945 to 2002
53
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
1911 to 2003
Yearly extremes at Newton 6 SSE: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1954
36.4 C (97.5 F)
60
Coldest night (TNn)
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1994
-21.4 C (-6.5 F)
60
Wettest day (Rx1day)
131.1 mm (5.2 in)
2002
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
85
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
204.3 mm (8.0 in)
1979
98.4 mm (3.9 in)
84
Longest dry spell (CDD)
40 days
1956
20 days
84
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Newton 6 SSE, 1911 to 2003. The record is 44.4 C (111.9 F) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.4 C (97.5 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Newton 6 SSE by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1911
n/a
1912
n/a
1913
n/a
1914
n/a
1915
n/a
1916
n/a
1917
n/a
1926
n/a
1927
n/a
1928
n/a
1929
n/a
1930
n/a
1931
n/a
1932
n/a
1933
n/a
1934
n/a
1935
n/a
1936
n/a
1937
n/a
1938
n/a
1939
n/a
1940
n/a
1941
n/a
1942
n/a
1943
n/a
1944
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1945
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1946
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1947
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1948
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1949
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1950
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1951
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1952
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1953
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1954
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1955
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1956
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1957
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1958
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1959
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1960
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1961
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1962
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1963
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1964
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1965
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1966
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1967
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1968
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1969
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1970
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1971
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1972
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1973
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1974
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1975
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1976
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1977
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1978
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1979
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1980
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1981
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1982
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1983
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1984
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1985
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1986
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1987
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1988
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1989
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1990
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1991
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1992
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1993
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1994
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1995
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1996
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1997
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1998
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1999
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2000
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2001
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2002
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2003
33.9 C (93.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Newton 6 SSE, 1911 to 2003. The record is -33.3 C (-27.9 F) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is -21.4 C (-6.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Newton 6 SSE by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1911
n/a
1912
n/a
1913
n/a
1914
n/a
1915
n/a
1916
n/a
1917
n/a
1926
n/a
1927
n/a
1928
n/a
1929
n/a
1930
n/a
1931
n/a
1932
n/a
1933
n/a
1934
n/a
1935
n/a
1936
n/a
1937
n/a
1938
n/a
1939
n/a
1940
n/a
1941
n/a
1942
n/a
1943
n/a
1944
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1945
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1946
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1947
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1948
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1949
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1950
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1951
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1952
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1953
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1954
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1955
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1956
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1957
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1958
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1959
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1960
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1961
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1962
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1963
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1964
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1965
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1966
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1967
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1968
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1969
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1970
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1971
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1972
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1973
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1974
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1975
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1976
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1977
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1978
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1979
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1980
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1981
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1982
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1983
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1984
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1985
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1986
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1987
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1988
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1989
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1990
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1991
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1992
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1993
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1994
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1995
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1996
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1997
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1998
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1999
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2000
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2001
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2002
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2003
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Newton 6 SSE, 1911 to 2003. The record is 131.1 mm (5.2 in) in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 63.8 mm (2.5 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Newton 6 SSE by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1911
10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1912
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1913
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1914
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1915
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1916
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1917
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1926
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1927
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1928
101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1929
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1930
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1931
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1932
99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1933
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1934
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1935
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1936
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1937
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1938
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1939
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1940
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1941
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1942
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1943
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1944
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1945
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1946
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1947
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1948
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1949
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1950
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1951
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1952
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1953
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1954
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1955
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1956
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1957
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1958
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1959
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1960
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1961
101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1962
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1963
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1964
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1965
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1966
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1967
115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1968
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1969
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1970
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1971
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1972
119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1973
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1974
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1975
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1976
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1977
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1978
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1979
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1980
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1981
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1982
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1983
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1984
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1985
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1986
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1987
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1988
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1989
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1990
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1991
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1992
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1993
98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1994
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1995
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1996
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1997
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1998
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1999
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
2000
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
2001
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
2002
131.1 mm (5.2 in)
2003
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Newton 6 SSE, 1911 to 2003. The record is 204.3 mm (8.0 in) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 98.4 mm (3.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Newton 6 SSE by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1911
n/a
1912
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1913
126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1914
116.4 mm (4.6 in)
1915
120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1916
119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1917
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1926
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1927
133.7 mm (5.3 in)
1928
101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1929
98.4 mm (3.9 in)
1930
163.4 mm (6.4 in)
1931
120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1932
110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1933
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1934
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1935
126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1936
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1937
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1938
80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1939
82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1940
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1941
145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1942
93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1943
152.3 mm (6.0 in)
1944
95.1 mm (3.7 in)
1945
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1946
139.4 mm (5.5 in)
1947
83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1948
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1949
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1950
152.2 mm (6.0 in)
1951
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1952
73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1953
63.6 mm (2.5 in)
1954
85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1955
98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1956
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1957
126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1958
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1959
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1960
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1961
188.2 mm (7.4 in)
1962
106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1963
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1964
74.8 mm (2.9 in)
1965
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1966
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1967
128.7 mm (5.1 in)
1968
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1969
112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1970
52.4 mm (2.1 in)
1971
90.1 mm (3.5 in)
1972
171.4 mm (6.7 in)
1973
90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1974
118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1975
78.9 mm (3.1 in)
1976
60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1977
78.6 mm (3.1 in)
1978
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1979
204.3 mm (8.0 in)
1980
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1981
90.6 mm (3.6 in)
1982
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1983
124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1984
120.2 mm (4.7 in)
1985
176.0 mm (6.9 in)
1986
89.8 mm (3.5 in)
1987
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1988
88.8 mm (3.5 in)
1989
93.1 mm (3.7 in)
1990
148.8 mm (5.9 in)
1991
89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1992
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1993
169.4 mm (6.7 in)
1994
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1995
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1996
118.7 mm (4.7 in)
1997
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1998
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1999
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
2000
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
2001
144.2 mm (5.7 in)
2002
144.6 mm (5.7 in)
2003
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Newton 6 SSE, 1911 to 2003. The record is 40 days in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 20 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Newton 6 SSE by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1911
n/a
1912
18 days
1913
21 days
1914
29 days
1915
33 days
1916
16 days
1917
34 days
1926
9 days
1927
20 days
1928
17 days
1929
14 days
1930
24 days
1931
25 days
1932
15 days
1933
18 days
1934
21 days
1935
18 days
1936
29 days
1937
19 days
1938
24 days
1939
20 days
1940
16 days
1941
19 days
1942
25 days
1943
34 days
1944
23 days
1945
19 days
1946
23 days
1947
29 days
1948
20 days
1949
21 days
1950
12 days
1951
14 days
1952
23 days
1953
26 days
1954
14 days
1955
31 days
1956
40 days
1957
23 days
1958
25 days
1959
23 days
1960
17 days
1961
23 days
1962
23 days
1963
29 days
1964
22 days
1965
19 days
1966
18 days
1967
17 days
1968
19 days
1969
22 days
1970
26 days
1971
16 days
1972
14 days
1973
15 days
1974
17 days
1975
15 days
1976
25 days
1977
18 days
1978
16 days
1979
18 days
1980
18 days
1981
13 days
1982
19 days
1983
27 days
1984
21 days
1985
18 days
1986
32 days
1987
16 days
1988
25 days
1989
28 days
1990
15 days
1991
16 days
1992
18 days
1993
18 days
1994
17 days
1995
28 days
1996
15 days
1997
16 days
1998
21 days
1999
33 days
2000
20 days
2001
16 days
2002
25 days
2003
37 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
53 years with a frost
Across 53 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Newton 6 SSE falls on 15 April and the median first autumn frost on 17 October, which leaves a median of 184 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.8 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Newton 6 SSE
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1973 to 2002)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
15 April
n/a
13 April
n/a
-2.2 days per decade
First autumn frost
17 October
n/a
10 October
n/a
-1.4 days per decade
Growing days
184 days
n/a
182 days
n/a
+0.8 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
80 years, 1912 to 2002
A day with at least 64.8 mm (2.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 134.9 mm (5.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Newton 6 SSE: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
5 years
82.4 mm (3.2 in)
10 years
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
25 years
110.4 mm (4.3 in)
50 years
122.5 mm (4.8 in)
100 years
134.9 mm (5.3 in)
Longer than the 80 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, 80 years of values from 1912 to 2002.
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: 131.1 mm (5.2 in) in 2002; 119.1 mm (4.7 in) in 1972; 115.8 mm (4.6 in) in 1967.
Station Changes
2 suspected
2 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Newton 6 SSE, at 1952 and 1972. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1952 ran 0.9 C (1.5 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1972 ran 0.4 C (0.7 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Newton 6 SSE, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1952
+0.9
+1.5
likely
5
1972
-0.4
-0.7
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.
Download the Data
Data for Newton 6 SSE standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Newton 6 SSE 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.