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Franklinton Weather Records (USC00163321)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Franklinton (USC00163321), Louisiana, United States, with 60 years of record.

Key Facts for Franklinton

  • Franklinton (USC00163321) is a weather station in Louisiana, United States at 30.84 latitude and -90.16 longitude, 38 m (124 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1910 to 1969, 60 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Franklinton still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Franklinton set a daily record precipitation of 35.1 mm (1.4 in) on 24 May 1969.

About the Station

  • Location: Louisiana, United States, 30.84 latitude, -90.16 longitude.
  • Elevation: 38 m (124 ft).
  • Period of record: 1910 to 1969, 60 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 Franklinton, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Franklinton. 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 Franklinton. 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 Franklinton, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan28.3 C (82.9 F)-13.3 C (8.1 F)n/an/a
Feb30.0 C (86.0 F)-12.2 C (10.0 F)n/an/a
Mar33.3 C (91.9 F)-7.8 C (18.0 F)n/an/a
Apr35.0 C (95.0 F)-1.7 C (28.9 F)n/an/a
May38.9 C (102.0 F)3.3 C (37.9 F)n/an/a
Jun40.0 C (104.0 F)8.9 C (48.0 F)n/an/a
Jul40.6 C (105.1 F)11.7 C (53.1 F)n/an/a
Aug40.0 C (104.0 F)11.1 C (52.0 F)n/an/a
Sep40.0 C (104.0 F)5.0 C (41.0 F)n/an/a
Oct36.1 C (97.0 F)-6.1 C (21.0 F)n/an/a
Nov31.7 C (89.1 F)-7.8 C (18.0 F)n/an/a
Dec28.3 C (82.9 F)-8.9 C (16.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Franklinton by the year they were set 1,464 records at Franklinton still stand. 1915 holds the most, with 111. 0501001501911: 621912: 381913: 581914: 261915: 1111916: 461917: 431918: 481919: 181920: 61921: 91922: 341923: 311924: 821925: 401926: 271927: 431928: 291929: 391930: 451931: 251932: 431933: 301934: 171935: 171936: 291937: 381938: 231939: 151940: 451941: 101942: 241943: 351944: 211945: 291946: 181947: 251948: 311949: 231950: 291951: 481952: 251953: 201954: 9191119161921192619311936194119461951
1,464 records at Franklinton still stand. 1915 holds the most, with 111.
Standing records at Franklinton by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
191162
191238
191358
191426
1915111
191646
191743
191848
191918
19206
19219
192234
192331
192482
192540
192627
192743
192829
192939
193045
193125
193243
193330
193417
193517
193629
193738
193823
193915
194045
194110
194224
194335
194421
194529
194618
194725
194831
194923
195029
195148
195225
195320
19549

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records
When Franklinton set new all-time records 1 all-time records were set at Franklinton between 2 February 1951 and 2 February 1951. Each dot is a new record. Record low maximum temperature2 February 1951: Record low maximum temperature -2.2 C (28.0 F)
1 all-time records were set at Franklinton between 2 February 1951 and 2 February 1951. Each dot is a new record.
When Franklinton set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1951-02-02Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -2.2 C (28.0 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 261.1 mm (10.3 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Franklinton The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Franklinton. The most was 261.1 mm (10.3 in) on 30 September 1915. 0100200300 Jan: 112.8 mm (4.4 in), 22 January 1916 Jan Feb: 161.5 mm (6.4 in), 22 February 1961 Feb Mar: 170.2 mm (6.7 in), 14 March 1921 Mar Apr: 185.4 mm (7.3 in), 11 April 1947 Apr May: 148.6 mm (5.9 in), 16 May 1923 May Jun: 147.1 mm (5.8 in), 5 June 1928 Jun Jul: 101.1 mm (4.0 in), 23 July 1953 Jul Aug: 146.1 mm (5.8 in), 10 August 1912 Aug Sep: 261.1 mm (10.3 in), 30 September 1915 Sep Oct: 145.8 mm (5.7 in), 10 October 1934 Oct Nov: 162.6 mm (6.4 in), 14 November 1961 Nov Dec: 164.1 mm (6.5 in), 10 December 1947 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Franklinton. The most was 261.1 mm (10.3 in) on 30 September 1915.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Franklinton
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan112.8 mm (4.4 in)22 January 1916
Feb161.5 mm (6.4 in)22 February 1961
Mar170.2 mm (6.7 in)14 March 1921
Apr185.4 mm (7.3 in)11 April 1947
May148.6 mm (5.9 in)16 May 1923
Jun147.1 mm (5.8 in)5 June 1928
Jul101.1 mm (4.0 in)23 July 1953
Aug146.1 mm (5.8 in)10 August 1912
Sep261.1 mm (10.3 in)30 September 1915
Oct145.8 mm (5.7 in)10 October 1934
Nov162.6 mm (6.4 in)14 November 1961
Dec164.1 mm (6.5 in)10 December 1947

Period of Record Coverage

1911 to 1954
Days with data per year at Franklinton 44 years of record at Franklinton, 1911 to 1954. 13 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1911, 1912, 1914, 1915, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921 and others. 1911: 297 of 365 days1912: 327 of 366 days1913: 360 of 365 days1914: 294 of 365 days1915: 323 of 365 days1916: 361 of 366 days1917: 364 of 365 days1918: 295 of 365 days1919: 259 of 365 days1920: 177 of 366 days1921: 90 of 365 days1922: 360 of 365 days1923: 342 of 365 days1924: 333 of 366 days1925: 345 of 365 days1926: 349 of 365 days1927: 345 of 365 days1928: 337 of 366 days1929: 348 of 365 days1930: 327 of 365 days1931: 360 of 365 days1932: 365 of 366 days1933: 364 of 365 days1934: 356 of 365 days1935: 355 of 365 days1936: 347 of 366 days1937: 361 of 365 days1938: 212 of 365 days1939: 294 of 365 days1940: 354 of 366 days1941: 349 of 365 days1942: 355 of 365 days1943: 314 of 365 days1944: 359 of 366 days1945: 342 of 365 days1946: 351 of 365 days1947: 358 of 365 days1948: 358 of 366 days1949: 360 of 365 days1950: 348 of 365 days1951: 364 of 365 days1952: 364 of 366 days1953: 357 of 365 days1954: 143 of 365 days1920193019401950
44 years of record at Franklinton, 1911 to 1954. 13 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1911, 1912, 1914, 1915, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921 and others.
Days with data per year at Franklinton
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
191129781%No
191232789%No
191336099%Yes
191429481%No
191532388%No
191636199%Yes
1917364100%Yes
191829581%No
191925971%No
192017748%No
19219025%No
192236099%Yes
192334294%Yes
192433391%Yes
192534595%Yes
192634996%Yes
192734595%Yes
192833792%Yes
192934895%Yes
193032790%No
193136099%Yes
1932365100%Yes
1933364100%Yes
193435698%Yes
193535597%Yes
193634795%Yes
193736199%Yes
193821258%No
193929481%No
194035497%Yes
194134996%Yes
194235597%Yes
194331486%No
194435998%Yes
194534294%Yes
194635196%Yes
194735898%Yes
194835898%Yes
194936099%Yes
195034895%Yes
1951364100%Yes
195236499%Yes
195335798%Yes
195414339%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Franklinton
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
24 May 1969Franklinton, USdaily rain35.1 mm (1.4 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)11 years9 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1969Franklinton, USdaily rain35.1 mm (1.4 in)13.5 mm (0.5 in)50 years26 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1969Franklinton, USdaily rain55.9 mm (2.2 in)17.8 mm (0.7 in)46 years27 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1968Franklinton, USdaily rain49.5 mm (1.9 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)22 years12 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1968Franklinton, USdaily rain78.7 mm (3.1 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)11 years11 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1967Franklinton, USdaily rain57.2 mm (2.3 in)11.5 mm (0.5 in)44 years23 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1967Franklinton, USdaily rain38.1 mm (1.5 in)16.0 mm (0.6 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1967Franklinton, USdaily rain151.1 mm (5.9 in)106.4 mm (4.2 in)38 years56 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1967Franklinton, USdaily rain45.7 mm (1.8 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)16 years13 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1967Franklinton, USdaily rain41.1 mm (1.6 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)5 years6 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1966Franklinton, USdaily rain55.9 mm (2.2 in)21.9 mm (0.9 in)51 years33 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1966Franklinton, USdaily rain63.0 mm (2.5 in)30.7 mm (1.2 in)24 years28 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1966Franklinton, USdaily rain52.1 mm (2.1 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)43 years18 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1966Franklinton, USdaily rain81.3 mm (3.2 in)54.4 mm (2.1 in)31 years40 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1965Franklinton, USdaily rain110.7 mm (4.4 in)97.2 mm (3.8 in)14 years49 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1965Franklinton, USdaily rain133.1 mm (5.2 in)100.6 mm (4.0 in)30 years54 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1965Franklinton, USdaily rain94.7 mm (3.7 in)49.2 mm (1.9 in)25 years36 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1965Franklinton, USdaily rain89.9 mm (3.5 in)44.2 mm (1.7 in)42 years40 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1965Franklinton, USdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)40 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1964Franklinton, USdaily rain77.5 mm (3.1 in)30.8 mm (1.2 in)30 years27 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

22 complete years, 1913 to 1953
Annual mean temperature at Franklinton as warming stripes, 1913 to 1953 One stripe for each of 22 complete years at Franklinton, 1913 to 1953. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 19.2 C (66.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1940, at 18.2 C (64.7 F), and the warmest was 1927, at 20.3 C (68.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.2 C (2.2 F). 1913: 19.7 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1916: 19.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1926: 18.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1927: 20.3 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1929: 18.9 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1931: 18.6 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1932: 18.7 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1933: 19.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1935: 19.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1936: 18.5 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1940: 18.2 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1941: 19.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1942: 18.5 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1945: 19.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1946: 19.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1947: 18.7 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1948: 19.1 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1949: 19.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1950: 19.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1951: 19.9 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1952: 19.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1953: 19.4 C, +0.3 C from the station mean19131920192519301935194019451950
One stripe for each of 22 complete years at Franklinton, 1913 to 1953. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 19.2 C (66.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1940, at 18.2 C (64.7 F), and the warmest was 1927, at 20.3 C (68.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.2 C (2.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Franklinton as warming stripes, 1913 to 1953
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
191319.7 C+0.51 C
191619.5 C+0.32 C
192618.8 C-0.40 C
192720.3 C+1.14 C
192918.9 C-0.23 C
193118.6 C-0.62 C
193218.7 C-0.44 C
193319.6 C+0.39 C
193519.0 C-0.22 C
193618.5 C-0.65 C
194018.2 C-0.98 C
194119.5 C+0.32 C
194218.5 C-0.67 C
194519.5 C+0.29 C
194619.2 C+0.04 C
194718.7 C-0.50 C
194819.1 C-0.03 C
194919.6 C+0.44 C
195019.2 C+0.04 C
195119.9 C+0.71 C
195219.4 C+0.18 C
195319.4 C+0.26 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

1910 to 1969
Yearly extremes at Franklinton: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)40.6 C (105.1 F)193037.2 C (99.0 F)44
Coldest night (TNn)-13.3 C (8.1 F)1940-6.7 C (19.9 F)44
Wettest day (Rx1day)261.1 mm (10.3 in)1915104.5 mm (4.1 in)60
Wettest five days (Rx5day)410.9 mm (16.2 in)1961151.0 mm (5.9 in)60
Longest dry spell (CDD)59 days192423 days60

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Franklinton by year The hottest day of the year at Franklinton, 1910 to 1969. The record is 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F). 3032.53537.54042.5191019201930194019501960Record: 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 1930
The hottest day of the year at Franklinton, 1910 to 1969. The record is 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Franklinton by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
1910n/a
191138.9 C (102.0 F)
191237.8 C (100.0 F)
191338.3 C (100.9 F)
191437.2 C (99.0 F)
191539.4 C (102.9 F)
191636.1 C (97.0 F)
191737.8 C (100.0 F)
191836.7 C (98.1 F)
191936.7 C (98.1 F)
192036.7 C (98.1 F)
192131.7 C (89.1 F)
192235.6 C (96.1 F)
192335.0 C (95.0 F)
192440.0 C (104.0 F)
192540.0 C (104.0 F)
192637.2 C (99.0 F)
192737.2 C (99.0 F)
192836.7 C (98.1 F)
192936.1 C (97.0 F)
193040.6 C (105.1 F)
193137.2 C (99.0 F)
193237.2 C (99.0 F)
193338.3 C (100.9 F)
193437.2 C (99.0 F)
193537.2 C (99.0 F)
193638.9 C (102.0 F)
193735.6 C (96.1 F)
193833.9 C (93.0 F)
193937.8 C (100.0 F)
194036.7 C (98.1 F)
194137.2 C (99.0 F)
194237.8 C (100.0 F)
194338.9 C (102.0 F)
194440.0 C (104.0 F)
194536.1 C (97.0 F)
194635.0 C (95.0 F)
194738.3 C (100.9 F)
194836.7 C (98.1 F)
194935.6 C (96.1 F)
195037.8 C (100.0 F)
195140.0 C (104.0 F)
195238.3 C (100.9 F)
195338.3 C (100.9 F)
195431.1 C (88.0 F)
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
1968n/a
1969n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Franklinton by year The coldest night of the year at Franklinton, 1910 to 1969. The record is -13.3 C (8.1 F) in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is -6.7 C (19.9 F). -15-10-505191019201930194019501960Record: -13.3 C (8.1 F) in 1940
The coldest night of the year at Franklinton, 1910 to 1969. The record is -13.3 C (8.1 F) in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is -6.7 C (19.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Franklinton by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1910n/a
1911-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1912-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1913-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1914-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1915-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1916-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1917-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1918-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1919-6.7 C (19.9 F)
19201.7 C (35.1 F)
1921-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1922-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1923-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1924-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1925-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1926-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1927-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1928-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1929-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1930-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1931-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1932-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1933-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1934-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1935-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1936-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1937-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1938-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1939-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1940-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1941-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1942-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1943-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1944-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1945-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1946-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1947-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1948-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1949-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1950-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1951-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1952-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1953-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1954-5.0 C (23.0 F)
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
1968n/a
1969n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Franklinton by year The wettest day of the year at Franklinton, 1910 to 1969. The record is 261.1 mm (10.3 in) in 1915, marked on the chart; the median year is 104.5 mm (4.1 in). 0100200300191019201930194019501960Record: 261.1 mm (10.3 in) in 1915
The wettest day of the year at Franklinton, 1910 to 1969. The record is 261.1 mm (10.3 in) in 1915, marked on the chart; the median year is 104.5 mm (4.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Franklinton by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
191045.7 mm (1.8 in)
1911101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1912147.3 mm (5.8 in)
191376.2 mm (3.0 in)
1914132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1915261.1 mm (10.3 in)
1916112.8 mm (4.4 in)
191767.3 mm (2.6 in)
191853.3 mm (2.1 in)
191997.8 mm (3.9 in)
1920105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1921170.2 mm (6.7 in)
192299.1 mm (3.9 in)
1923148.6 mm (5.9 in)
192492.7 mm (3.6 in)
192572.4 mm (2.9 in)
192697.5 mm (3.8 in)
192796.0 mm (3.8 in)
1928147.1 mm (5.8 in)
1929149.6 mm (5.9 in)
193083.3 mm (3.3 in)
193173.2 mm (2.9 in)
1932113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1933137.4 mm (5.4 in)
1934145.8 mm (5.7 in)
1935118.4 mm (4.7 in)
193679.5 mm (3.1 in)
193784.1 mm (3.3 in)
193879.0 mm (3.1 in)
193965.0 mm (2.6 in)
1940104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1941106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1942134.4 mm (5.3 in)
1943121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1944104.6 mm (4.1 in)
194588.6 mm (3.5 in)
194692.5 mm (3.6 in)
1947185.4 mm (7.3 in)
194872.1 mm (2.8 in)
1949130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1950141.0 mm (5.6 in)
195189.7 mm (3.5 in)
195244.2 mm (1.7 in)
1953150.1 mm (5.9 in)
1954121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1955104.4 mm (4.1 in)
195678.2 mm (3.1 in)
1957159.3 mm (6.3 in)
1958111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1959137.2 mm (5.4 in)
196085.9 mm (3.4 in)
1961162.6 mm (6.4 in)
1962151.1 mm (5.9 in)
196368.8 mm (2.7 in)
196492.5 mm (3.6 in)
1965133.1 mm (5.2 in)
196681.3 mm (3.2 in)
1967151.1 mm (5.9 in)
196878.7 mm (3.1 in)
196955.9 mm (2.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Franklinton by year The wettest five days of the year at Franklinton, 1910 to 1969. The record is 410.9 mm (16.2 in) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 151.0 mm (5.9 in). 0100200300400500191019201930194019501960Record: 410.9 mm (16.2 in) in 1961
The wettest five days of the year at Franklinton, 1910 to 1969. The record is 410.9 mm (16.2 in) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 151.0 mm (5.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Franklinton by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
191080.5 mm (3.2 in)
1911155.0 mm (6.1 in)
1912270.8 mm (10.7 in)
1913153.2 mm (6.0 in)
1914165.0 mm (6.5 in)
1915387.6 mm (15.3 in)
1916145.8 mm (5.7 in)
1917150.1 mm (5.9 in)
1918125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1919115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1920115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1921257.8 mm (10.1 in)
1922137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1923218.4 mm (8.6 in)
192492.7 mm (3.6 in)
1925122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1926172.7 mm (6.8 in)
1927167.9 mm (6.6 in)
1928242.6 mm (9.6 in)
1929321.4 mm (12.7 in)
1930146.0 mm (5.7 in)
1931145.5 mm (5.7 in)
1932128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1933201.1 mm (7.9 in)
1934146.1 mm (5.8 in)
1935123.5 mm (4.9 in)
1936120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1937151.9 mm (6.0 in)
193896.2 mm (3.8 in)
193997.0 mm (3.8 in)
1940170.2 mm (6.7 in)
1941158.3 mm (6.2 in)
1942186.2 mm (7.3 in)
1943256.1 mm (10.1 in)
1944123.1 mm (4.8 in)
1945107.8 mm (4.2 in)
1946140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1947233.9 mm (9.2 in)
1948148.2 mm (5.8 in)
1949183.6 mm (7.2 in)
1950179.8 mm (7.1 in)
1951125.7 mm (4.9 in)
195276.0 mm (3.0 in)
1953256.6 mm (10.1 in)
1954133.6 mm (5.3 in)
1955161.0 mm (6.3 in)
1956138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1957186.5 mm (7.3 in)
1958115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1959173.3 mm (6.8 in)
1960133.7 mm (5.3 in)
1961410.9 mm (16.2 in)
1962157.7 mm (6.2 in)
1963105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1964164.3 mm (6.5 in)
1965170.1 mm (6.7 in)
1966226.6 mm (8.9 in)
1967218.9 mm (8.6 in)
1968106.4 mm (4.2 in)
196990.6 mm (3.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Franklinton by year The longest dry spell of the year at Franklinton, 1910 to 1969. The record is 59 days in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is 23 days. 0204060191019201930194019501960Record: 59 days in 1924
The longest dry spell of the year at Franklinton, 1910 to 1969. The record is 59 days in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is 23 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Franklinton by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
191029 days
191132 days
191213 days
191329 days
191434 days
191535 days
191640 days
191739 days
191829 days
191939 days
192016 days
192136 days
192241 days
192335 days
192459 days
192518 days
192614 days
192721 days
192817 days
192916 days
193034 days
193121 days
193215 days
193317 days
193416 days
193524 days
193620 days
193724 days
193817 days
193923 days
194023 days
194123 days
194221 days
194320 days
194431 days
194525 days
194618 days
194728 days
194817 days
194922 days
195019 days
195125 days
195245 days
195352 days
195418 days
195520 days
195621 days
195715 days
195816 days
195916 days
196021 days
196120 days
196220 days
196322 days
196422 days
196526 days
196626 days
196730 days
196836 days
196935 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

22 years with a frost

Across 22 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Franklinton falls on 17 March and the median first autumn frost on 9 November, which leaves a median of 237 days between them.

Frost dates and growing season at Franklinton
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest periodRecent period (1913 to 1953)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost17 Marchn/a17 Marchn/an/a
First autumn frost9 Novembern/a9 Novembern/an/a
Growing days237 daysn/a237 daysn/an/a

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

54 years, 1911 to 1968

A day with at least 106.8 mm (4.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 229.4 mm (9.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Franklinton: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years106.8 mm (4.2 in)
5 years140.7 mm (5.5 in)
10 years162.6 mm (6.4 in)
25 years190.0 mm (7.5 in)
50 years209.9 mm (8.3 in)
100 years229.4 mm (9.0 in)Longer than the 54 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, 54 years of values from 1911 to 1968.

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: 261.1 mm (10.3 in) in 1915; 185.4 mm (7.3 in) in 1947; 170.2 mm (6.7 in) in 1921.

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  • Data for Franklinton standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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