Ft Fairfield 5 NE Weather Records (USC00172868)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ft Fairfield 5 NE (USC00172868), Maine, United States, with 85 years of record.

Key Facts for Ft Fairfield 5 NE

Ft Fairfield 5 NE (USC00172868) is a weather station in Maine, United States at 46.80 latitude and -67.77 longitude, 92 m (302 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1896 to 1980, 85 years of record.
1,464 records set at Ft Fairfield 5 NE still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Ft Fairfield 5 NE tied a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 17 December 1980.

About the Station

Location: Maine, United States, 46.80 latitude, -67.77 longitude.
Elevation: 92 m (302 ft).
Period of record: 1896 to 1980, 85 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow.

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 Ft Fairfield 5 NE. 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 Ft Fairfield 5 NE, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	11.1 C (52.0 F)	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	11.1 C (52.0 F)	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	15.6 C (60.1 F)	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	37.2 C (99.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	18.3 C (64.9 F)	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	10.6 C (51.1 F)	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Ft Fairfield 5 NE still stand. 1897 holds the most, with 268.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Ft Fairfield 5 NE between 12 September 1954 and 12 September 1954. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 125.7 mm (4.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ft Fairfield 5 NE. The most was 125.7 mm (4.9 in) on 12 September 1954.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Ft Fairfield 5 NE
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 January 1935
Feb	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 February 1903
Mar	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	27 March 1930
Apr	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 April 1973
May	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	28 May 1961
Jun	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 June 1938
Jul	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	13 July 1897
Aug	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	16 August 1955
Sep	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	12 September 1954
Oct	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	4 October 1952
Nov	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	4 November 1966
Dec	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	17 December 1960

Period of Record Coverage

1896 to 1980

14 years of record at Ft Fairfield 5 NE, 1896 to 1980. 13 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1896, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1964, 1967 and others.

Days with data per year at Ft Fairfield 5 NE
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1896	240	66%	No
1897	343	94%	Yes
1902	244	67%	No
1903	264	72%	No
1904	150	41%	No
1905	302	83%	No
1906	205	56%	No
1964	23	6%	No
1967	32	9%	No
1969	30	8%	No
1971	30	8%	No
1973	15	4%	No
1977	28	8%	No
1980	30	8%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Ft Fairfield 5 NE
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 December 1980	Ft Fairfield 5 NE, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	tie	8 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 1980	Ft Fairfield 5 NE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	46 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1980	Ft Fairfield 5 NE, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	12 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1980	Ft Fairfield 5 NE, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1979	Ft Fairfield 5 NE, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1979	Ft Fairfield 5 NE, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1979	Ft Fairfield 5 NE, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	45 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1979	Ft Fairfield 5 NE, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	29 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1979	Ft Fairfield 5 NE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	36 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1979	Ft Fairfield 5 NE, US	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1979	Ft Fairfield 5 NE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1979	Ft Fairfield 5 NE, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	1 year	12 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1979	Ft Fairfield 5 NE, US	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	36 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1979	Ft Fairfield 5 NE, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	17 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1979	Ft Fairfield 5 NE, US	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	4 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1979	Ft Fairfield 5 NE, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1978	Ft Fairfield 5 NE, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	tie	16 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1978	Ft Fairfield 5 NE, US	daily rain (Tie)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	tie	32 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1978	Ft Fairfield 5 NE, US	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1978	Ft Fairfield 5 NE, US	daily rain	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	36 years	19 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1896 to 1980

Yearly extremes at Ft Fairfield 5 NE: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1906	30.9 C (87.5 F)	14
Coldest night (TNn)	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	1905	-28.0 C (-18.5 F)	14
Wettest day (Rx1day)	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	1954	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	61
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	1973	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	61
Longest dry spell (CDD)	40 days	1903	15 days	61

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Ft Fairfield 5 NE, 1896 to 1980. The record is 37.2 C (99.0 F) in 1906, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.9 C (87.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Ft Fairfield 5 NE by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1896	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1897	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1902	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1903	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1904	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1905	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1906	37.2 C (99.0 F)
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	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	11.1 C (52.0 F)
1968	n/a
1969	10.6 C (51.1 F)
1970	n/a
1971	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1972	n/a
1973	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	17.2 C (63.0 F)
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	31.1 C (88.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Ft Fairfield 5 NE, 1896 to 1980. The record is -41.1 C (-42.0 F) in 1905, marked on the chart; the median year is -28.0 C (-18.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Ft Fairfield 5 NE by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1896	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1897	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1902	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1903	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1904	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1905	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1906	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
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	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1968	n/a
1969	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1970	n/a
1971	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1972	n/a
1973	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	2.2 C (36.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Ft Fairfield 5 NE, 1896 to 1980. The record is 125.7 mm (4.9 in) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 46.5 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ft Fairfield 5 NE by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1896	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1897	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1902	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1903	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1904	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1905	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1906	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1927	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1928	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1929	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1930	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1931	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1932	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1933	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1934	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1935	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1936	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1937	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1938	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1939	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1940	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1941	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1942	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1943	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1944	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1945	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1946	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1947	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1948	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1949	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1950	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1951	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1952	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1953	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1954	125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1955	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1956	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1957	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1958	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1959	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1960	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1961	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1962	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1963	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1964	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1965	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1966	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1967	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1968	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1969	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1970	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1971	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1972	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1973	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1974	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1975	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1976	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1977	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1978	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1979	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1980	33.0 mm (1.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Ft Fairfield 5 NE, 1896 to 1980. The record is 157.7 mm (6.2 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 73.7 mm (2.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ft Fairfield 5 NE by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1896	94.8 mm (3.7 in)
1897	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1902	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1903	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1904	20.4 mm (0.8 in)
1905	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1906	46.9 mm (1.8 in)
1927	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1928	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1929	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1930	97.1 mm (3.8 in)
1931	71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1932	87.3 mm (3.4 in)
1933	103.7 mm (4.1 in)
1934	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1935	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1936	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1937	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1938	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1939	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1940	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1941	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1942	89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1943	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1944	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1945	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1946	50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1947	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1948	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1949	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1950	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1951	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1952	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1953	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1954	139.5 mm (5.5 in)
1955	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1956	44.8 mm (1.8 in)
1957	77.9 mm (3.1 in)
1958	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1959	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1960	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1961	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1962	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1963	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1964	87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1965	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1966	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1967	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1968	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1969	137.7 mm (5.4 in)
1970	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1971	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1972	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1973	157.7 mm (6.2 in)
1974	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1975	64.1 mm (2.5 in)
1976	91.8 mm (3.6 in)
1977	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1978	67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1979	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1980	45.7 mm (1.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Ft Fairfield 5 NE, 1896 to 1980. The record is 40 days in 1903, marked on the chart; the median year is 15 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ft Fairfield 5 NE by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1896	12 days
1897	17 days
1902	26 days
1903	40 days
1904	24 days
1905	18 days
1906	12 days
1927	8 days
1928	13 days
1929	12 days
1930	18 days
1931	17 days
1932	11 days
1933	16 days
1934	13 days
1935	17 days
1936	11 days
1937	18 days
1938	18 days
1939	17 days
1940	14 days
1941	15 days
1942	14 days
1943	13 days
1944	20 days
1945	20 days
1946	13 days
1947	16 days
1948	16 days
1949	13 days
1950	17 days
1951	7 days
1952	11 days
1953	15 days
1954	16 days
1955	17 days
1956	16 days
1957	15 days
1958	11 days
1959	13 days
1960	13 days
1961	17 days
1962	19 days
1963	15 days
1964	14 days
1965	22 days
1966	20 days
1967	12 days
1968	11 days
1969	17 days
1970	16 days
1971	11 days
1972	11 days
1973	13 days
1974	12 days
1975	15 days
1976	13 days
1977	13 days
1978	14 days
1979	15 days
1980	16 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

46 years, 1897 to 1980

A day with at least 46.2 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 126.8 mm (5.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Ft Fairfield 5 NE: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
5 years	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
10 years	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
25 years	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
50 years	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	Longer than the 46 years of record
100 years	126.8 mm (5.0 in)	Longer than the 46 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, 46 years of values from 1897 to 1980.

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: 125.7 mm (4.9 in) in 1954; 105.4 mm (4.1 in) in 1897; 86.9 mm (3.4 in) in 1952.

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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 2026-10-17 (17 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).