Old Town Weather Records (USC00176420)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Old Town (USC00176420), Maine, United States, with 36 years of record.

Key Facts for Old Town

Old Town (USC00176420) is a weather station in Maine, United States at 44.93 latitude and -68.65 longitude, 34 m (112 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1921 to 1956, 36 years of record.
1,464 records set at Old Town still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Old Town set a daily record low maximum temperature of 16.7 C (62.1 F) on 31 August 1956.

About the Station

Location: Maine, United States, 44.93 latitude, -68.65 longitude.
Elevation: 34 m (112 ft).
Period of record: 1921 to 1956, 36 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, 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 Old Town. 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 Old Town, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	15.0 C (59.0 F)	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	15.0 C (59.0 F)	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	34.4 C (93.9 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	38.9 C (102.0 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	37.8 C (100.0 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	21.7 C (71.1 F)	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	16.7 C (62.1 F)	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Old Town still stand. 1921 holds the most, with 62.

Standing records at Old Town by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1921	62
1922	43
1923	52
1924	25
1925	52
1926	58
1927	34
1928	41
1929	34
1930	44
1931	26
1932	34
1933	39
1934	58
1935	30
1936	54
1937	32
1938	45
1939	30
1940	25
1941	25
1942	36
1943	39
1944	41
1945	50
1946	42
1947	44
1948	37
1949	51
1950	46
1951	38
1952	39
1953	60
1954	39
1955	28
1956	31

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Old Town between 7 July 1952 and 7 July 1952. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 127.8 mm (5.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Old Town. The most was 127.8 mm (5.0 in) on 22 June 1922.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Old Town
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	10 January 1935
Feb	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	23 February 1934
Mar	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	9 March 1942
Apr	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	13 April 1940
May	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	11 May 1945
Jun	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	22 June 1922
Jul	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	19 July 1926
Aug	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	4 August 1932
Sep	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	12 September 1954
Oct	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	31 October 1939
Nov	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	23 November 1943
Dec	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	3 December 1939

Period of Record Coverage

1921 to 1956

36 years of record at Old Town, 1921 to 1956. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1956.

Days with data per year at Old Town
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1921	357	98%	Yes
1922	358	98%	Yes
1923	356	98%	Yes
1924	353	96%	Yes
1925	359	98%	Yes
1926	359	98%	Yes
1927	356	98%	Yes
1928	354	97%	Yes
1929	338	93%	Yes
1930	365	100%	Yes
1931	365	100%	Yes
1932	363	99%	Yes
1933	364	100%	Yes
1934	363	99%	Yes
1935	334	92%	Yes
1936	365	100%	Yes
1937	365	100%	Yes
1938	365	100%	Yes
1939	365	100%	Yes
1940	366	100%	Yes
1941	363	99%	Yes
1942	363	99%	Yes
1943	363	99%	Yes
1944	365	100%	Yes
1945	365	100%	Yes
1946	364	100%	Yes
1947	364	100%	Yes
1948	364	99%	Yes
1949	364	100%	Yes
1950	364	100%	Yes
1951	360	99%	Yes
1952	366	100%	Yes
1953	363	99%	Yes
1954	361	99%	Yes
1955	364	100%	Yes
1956	201	55%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Old Town
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 August 1956	Old Town, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	30 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1956	Old Town, US	monthly low min (Tie)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	tie	31 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1956	Old Town, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	3 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 1956	Old Town, US	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	34 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1956	Old Town, US	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	32 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 1956	Old Town, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1956	Old Town, US	monthly low max (Tie)	15.6 C (60.1 F)	tie	32 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1956	Old Town, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	10 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
19 June 1956	Old Town, US	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	12 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1956	Old Town, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	26 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 1956	Old Town, US	monthly high max (Tie)	34.4 C (93.9 F)	tie	31 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
14 June 1956	Old Town, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	14 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
13 June 1956	Old Town, US	daily high max (Tie)	31.7 C (89.1 F)	tie	14 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 1956	Old Town, US	daily low max (Tie)	15.0 C (59.0 F)	tie	15 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 1956	Old Town, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	25 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
9 June 1956	Old Town, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	9 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
9 June 1956	Old Town, US	daily low min (Tie)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	tie	13 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1956	Old Town, US	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	26 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1956	Old Town, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	29 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1956	Old Town, US	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	26 years	15 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

34 complete years, 1921 to 1955

One stripe for each of 34 complete years at Old Town, 1921 to 1955. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 7.2 C (44.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1926, at 5.1 C (41.2 F), and the warmest was 1952, at 9.1 C (48.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.1 C (3.8 F).

Annual mean temperature at Old Town as warming stripes, 1921 to 1955
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1921	7.4 C	+0.24 C
1922	6.4 C	-0.72 C
1923	5.8 C	-1.33 C
1924	6.1 C	-1.04 C
1925	7.1 C	-0.09 C
1926	5.1 C	-2.03 C
1927	7.0 C	-0.12 C
1928	6.1 C	-1.04 C
1929	6.3 C	-0.83 C
1930	7.4 C	+0.23 C
1931	8.1 C	+0.95 C
1932	7.8 C	+0.61 C
1933	7.1 C	-0.07 C
1934	6.3 C	-0.82 C
1936	6.9 C	-0.29 C
1937	8.2 C	+1.05 C
1938	7.8 C	+0.60 C
1939	6.4 C	-0.72 C
1940	6.5 C	-0.70 C
1941	7.5 C	+0.33 C
1942	7.5 C	+0.38 C
1943	6.6 C	-0.56 C
1944	7.3 C	+0.14 C
1945	6.5 C	-0.70 C
1946	7.5 C	+0.36 C
1947	7.6 C	+0.48 C
1948	7.0 C	-0.12 C
1949	8.4 C	+1.24 C
1950	7.1 C	-0.01 C
1951	8.2 C	+1.06 C
1952	9.1 C	+1.98 C
1953	8.6 C	+1.49 C
1954	7.3 C	+0.12 C
1955	7.1 C	-0.05 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.4 C (0.2 to 0.7) per decade over 1921 to 1955. In Fahrenheit: 0.8 F (0.3 to 1.2) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 34 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Old Town
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.4 C (0.2 to 0.7) per decade	0.8 F (0.3 to 1.2) per decade	1921 to 1955	34	Rise
Mean daily maximum	0.4 C (0.2 to 0.7) per decade	0.8 F (0.3 to 1.3) per decade	1921 to 1955	34	Rise
Mean daily minimum	0.4 C (0.2 to 0.7) per decade	0.8 F (0.3 to 1.2) per decade	1921 to 1955	34	Rise

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

1921 to 1956

Yearly extremes at Old Town: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	38.9 C (102.0 F)	1952	33.3 C (91.9 F)	36
Coldest night (TNn)	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	1925	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	36
Wettest day (Rx1day)	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	1922	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	36
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	195.9 mm (7.7 in)	1954	83.9 mm (3.3 in)	36
Longest dry spell (CDD)	34 days	1924	15 days	36

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Old Town, 1921 to 1956. The record is 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.3 C (91.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Old Town by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1921	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1922	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1923	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1924	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1925	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1926	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1927	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1928	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1929	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1930	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1931	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1932	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1933	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1934	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1935	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1936	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1937	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1938	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1939	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1940	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1941	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1942	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1943	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1944	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1945	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1946	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1947	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1948	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1949	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1950	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1951	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1952	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1953	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1954	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1955	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1956	34.4 C (93.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Old Town, 1921 to 1956. The record is -35.6 C (-32.1 F) in 1925, marked on the chart; the median year is -26.7 C (-16.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Old Town by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1921	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1922	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1923	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1924	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1925	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1926	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1927	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1928	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1929	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1930	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1931	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1932	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1933	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1934	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1935	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1936	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1937	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1938	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1939	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1940	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1941	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1942	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1943	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1944	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1945	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1946	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1947	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1948	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1949	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1950	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1951	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1952	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1953	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1954	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1955	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1956	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Old Town, 1921 to 1956. The record is 127.8 mm (5.0 in) in 1922, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.1 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Old Town by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1921	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1922	127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1923	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1924	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1925	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1926	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1927	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1928	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1929	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1930	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1931	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1932	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1933	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1934	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1935	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1936	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1937	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1938	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1939	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1940	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1941	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1942	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1943	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1944	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1945	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1946	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1947	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1948	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1949	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1950	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1951	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1952	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1953	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1954	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1955	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1956	52.1 mm (2.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Old Town, 1921 to 1956. The record is 195.9 mm (7.7 in) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 83.9 mm (3.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Old Town by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1921	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1922	181.6 mm (7.1 in)
1923	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1924	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1925	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1926	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1927	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1928	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1929	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1930	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1931	137.7 mm (5.4 in)
1932	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1933	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1934	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1935	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1936	79.9 mm (3.1 in)
1937	119.7 mm (4.7 in)
1938	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1939	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1940	108.9 mm (4.3 in)
1941	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1942	136.9 mm (5.4 in)
1943	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1944	120.3 mm (4.7 in)
1945	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1946	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1947	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1948	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1949	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1950	116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1951	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1952	94.1 mm (3.7 in)
1953	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1954	195.9 mm (7.7 in)
1955	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1956	53.1 mm (2.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Old Town, 1921 to 1956. The record is 34 days in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is 15 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Old Town by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1921	17 days
1922	14 days
1923	13 days
1924	34 days
1925	12 days
1926	11 days
1927	15 days
1928	19 days
1929	14 days
1930	17 days
1931	12 days
1932	13 days
1933	12 days
1934	19 days
1935	18 days
1936	10 days
1937	12 days
1938	19 days
1939	16 days
1940	17 days
1941	15 days
1942	22 days
1943	14 days
1944	23 days
1945	17 days
1946	17 days
1947	19 days
1948	15 days
1949	14 days
1950	21 days
1951	16 days
1952	15 days
1953	15 days
1954	14 days
1955	18 days
1956	12 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

34 years with a frost

Across 34 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Old Town falls on 4 May and the median first autumn frost on 30 September, which leaves a median of 146 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.2 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Old Town
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1925 to 1955)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	4 May	n/a	5 May	n/a	-0.9 days per decade
First autumn frost	30 September	n/a	1 October	n/a	-0.7 days per decade
Growing days	146 days	n/a	146 days	n/a	+0.2 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

35 years, 1921 to 1955

A day with at least 53.0 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 144.9 mm (5.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Old Town: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
5 years	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
10 years	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
25 years	108.9 mm (4.3 in)
50 years	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	Longer than the 35 years of record
100 years	144.9 mm (5.7 in)	Longer than the 35 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, 35 years of values from 1921 to 1955.

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: 127.8 mm (5.0 in) in 1922; 106.2 mm (4.2 in) in 1954; 104.1 mm (4.1 in) in 1944.

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Data for Old Town 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 2026-10-17 (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).