Danforth Weather Records (USC00171833)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Danforth (USC00171833), Maine, United States, with 31 years of record.

Key Facts for Danforth

Danforth (USC00171833) is a weather station in Maine, United States at 45.66 latitude and -67.86 longitude, 145 m (475 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1978 to 2008, 31 years of record.
1,464 records set at Danforth still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Maine, United States, 45.66 latitude, -67.86 longitude.
Elevation: 145 m (475 ft).
Period of record: 1978 to 2008, 31 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Danforth. 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 Danforth, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	13.3 C (55.9 F)	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	18.3 C (64.9 F)	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	20.6 C (69.1 F)	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	35.0 C (95.0 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	34.4 C (93.9 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	20.6 C (69.1 F)	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	14.4 C (57.9 F)	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Danforth still stand. 1989 holds the most, with 123.

Standing records at Danforth by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1978	28
1979	11
1988	22
1989	123
1990	96
1991	80
1992	88
1993	96
1994	86
1995	73
1996	90
1997	57
1998	65
1999	94
2000	76
2001	62
2002	72
2003	84
2004	23
2005	17
2006	64
2007	48
2008	9

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 81.3 mm (3.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Danforth. The most was 81.3 mm (3.2 in) on 26 September 1991.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Danforth
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	15 January 2006
Feb	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	15 February 2007
Mar	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	17 March 2000
Apr	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	17 April 2007
May	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	17 May 2007
Jun	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	23 June 1992
Jul	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	14 July 1996
Aug	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	6 August 1989
Sep	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	26 September 1991
Oct	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	13 October 2007
Nov	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	5 November 2007
Dec	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	12 December 1993

Period of Record Coverage

1978 to 2008

23 years of record at Danforth, 1978 to 2008. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1978, 1979, 1988, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008.

Days with data per year at Danforth
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1978	107	29%	No
1979	26	7%	No
1988	92	25%	No
1989	365	100%	Yes
1990	363	99%	Yes
1991	364	100%	Yes
1992	365	100%	Yes
1993	365	100%	Yes
1994	365	100%	Yes
1995	364	100%	Yes
1996	364	99%	Yes
1997	362	99%	Yes
1998	363	99%	Yes
1999	361	99%	Yes
2000	365	100%	Yes
2001	365	100%	Yes
2002	362	99%	Yes
2003	326	89%	No
2004	120	33%	No
2005	50	14%	No
2006	329	90%	Yes
2007	363	99%	Yes
2008	31	8%	No

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

15 complete years, 1989 to 2007

One stripe for each of 15 complete years at Danforth, 1989 to 2007. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 4.6 C (40.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1989, at 2.8 C (37.0 F), and the warmest was 1999, at 6.2 C (43.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).

Annual mean temperature at Danforth as warming stripes, 1989 to 2007
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1989	2.8 C	-1.79 C
1990	5.3 C	+0.70 C
1991	4.8 C	+0.18 C
1992	3.7 C	-0.92 C
1993	3.5 C	-1.06 C
1994	4.1 C	-0.52 C
1995	4.3 C	-0.30 C
1996	4.6 C	+0.03 C
1997	3.7 C	-0.86 C
1998	5.9 C	+1.30 C
1999	6.2 C	+1.67 C
2000	4.5 C	-0.09 C
2001	5.2 C	+0.66 C
2002	4.6 C	+0.06 C
2007	5.5 C	+0.89 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

1978 to 2008

Yearly extremes at Danforth: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1991	32.8 C (91.0 F)	23
Coldest night (TNn)	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	1989	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	23
Wettest day (Rx1day)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	1991	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	23
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	1991	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	23
Longest dry spell (CDD)	26 days	1999	13 days	23

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Danforth, 1978 to 2008. The record is 35.0 C (95.0 F) in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.8 C (91.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Danforth by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1978	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1979	11.1 C (52.0 F)
1988	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1989	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1990	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1991	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1992	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1993	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1994	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1995	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1996	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1997	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1998	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1999	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2000	31.1 C (88.0 F)
2001	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2002	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2003	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2004	31.1 C (88.0 F)
2005	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2006	32.2 C (90.0 F)
2007	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2008	10.6 C (51.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Danforth, 1978 to 2008. The record is -38.9 C (-38.0 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is -31.7 C (-25.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Danforth by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1978	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1979	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1988	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1989	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1990	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1991	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1992	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1993	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1994	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1995	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1996	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1997	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1998	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1999	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2000	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
2001	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
2002	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2003	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
2004	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2005	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2006	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2007	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2008	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Danforth, 1978 to 2008. The record is 81.3 mm (3.2 in) in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 55.9 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Danforth by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1978	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1979	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1988	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1989	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1990	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1991	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1992	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1993	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1994	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1995	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1996	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1997	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1998	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1999	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
2000	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2001	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2002	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
2003	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
2004	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2005	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2006	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
2007	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
2008	24.4 mm (1.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Danforth, 1978 to 2008. The record is 116.1 mm (4.6 in) in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 75.7 mm (3.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Danforth by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1978	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1979	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1988	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1989	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1990	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1991	116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1992	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1993	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1994	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1995	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1996	82.7 mm (3.3 in)
1997	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1998	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1999	92.3 mm (3.6 in)
2000	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
2001	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
2002	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
2003	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
2004	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
2005	101.8 mm (4.0 in)
2006	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
2007	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
2008	45.7 mm (1.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Danforth, 1978 to 2008. The record is 26 days in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 13 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Danforth by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1978	16 days
1979	4 days
1988	15 days
1989	12 days
1990	14 days
1991	13 days
1992	24 days
1993	16 days
1994	15 days
1995	11 days
1996	12 days
1997	20 days
1998	13 days
1999	26 days
2000	12 days
2001	15 days
2002	11 days
2003	12 days
2004	17 days
2005	10 days
2006	13 days
2007	13 days
2008	7 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.

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Data for Danforth standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Danforth 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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