Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Van Buren (USC00178963), Maine, United States, with 34 years of record.
Key Facts for Van Buren
Van Buren (USC00178963) is a weather station in Maine, United States at 47.15 latitude and -67.93 longitude, 155 m (510 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1902 to 1935, 34 years of record.
1,464 records set at Van Buren still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Van Buren set a daily record precipitation of 19.3 mm (0.8 in) on 5 September 1935.
About the Station
Location: Maine, United States, 47.15 latitude, -67.93 longitude.
Elevation: 155 m (510 ft).
Period of record: 1902 to 1935, 34 years.
Eligible elements: prcp.
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 Van Buren. 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 Van Buren, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
12.8 C (55.0 F)
-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
14.4 C (57.9 F)
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
18.3 C (64.9 F)
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
39.4 C (102.9 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
20.6 C (69.1 F)
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
11.1 C (52.0 F)
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Van Buren still stand. 1908 holds the most, with 74.
Standing records at Van Buren by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1902
52
1903
61
1904
57
1905
55
1906
61
1907
51
1908
74
1909
28
1912
1
1913
63
1914
67
1915
43
1916
66
1917
49
1918
53
1919
18
1920
36
1921
50
1922
46
1923
63
1924
25
1925
42
1926
32
1927
41
1928
34
1929
36
1930
42
1931
44
1932
42
1933
61
1934
47
1935
24
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 101.6 mm (4.0 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Van Buren. The most was 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 20 August 1909.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Van Buren
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
11 January 1924
Feb
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
20 February 1920
Mar
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
20 March 1907
Apr
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
29 April 1923
May
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
31 May 1908
Jun
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
18 June 1922
Jul
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
26 July 1916
Aug
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
20 August 1909
Sep
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
17 September 1932
Oct
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1 October 1920
Nov
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
8 November 1912
Dec
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
9 December 1913
Period of Record Coverage
1902 to 1935
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
32 years of record at Van Buren, 1902 to 1935. 9 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1902, 1908, 1909, 1912, 1915, 1919, 1920, 1934 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 24 complete years at Van Buren, 1903 to 1933. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 3.4 C (38.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1914, at 1.9 C (35.5 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 5.9 C (42.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.5 C (4.5 F).
Annual mean temperature at Van Buren as warming stripes, 1903 to 1933
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1903
3.7 C
+0.31 C
1904
2.3 C
-1.14 C
1905
2.9 C
-0.53 C
1906
3.6 C
+0.19 C
1907
2.6 C
-0.86 C
1908
3.2 C
-0.25 C
1913
3.9 C
+0.45 C
1914
1.9 C
-1.49 C
1916
3.9 C
+0.48 C
1917
2.1 C
-1.33 C
1918
2.3 C
-1.17 C
1921
4.4 C
+0.94 C
1922
3.8 C
+0.34 C
1923
2.6 C
-0.79 C
1924
3.2 C
-0.23 C
1925
2.9 C
-0.51 C
1926
2.5 C
-0.93 C
1927
4.2 C
+0.74 C
1928
3.7 C
+0.30 C
1929
3.7 C
+0.24 C
1930
5.0 C
+1.56 C
1931
5.9 C
+2.43 C
1932
4.7 C
+1.26 C
1933
3.4 C
-0.06 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
1902 to 1935
Yearly extremes at Van Buren: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1935
34.2 C (93.5 F)
32
Coldest night (TNn)
-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1925
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
32
Wettest day (Rx1day)
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1909
49.7 mm (2.0 in)
32
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
135.6 mm (5.3 in)
1916
69.8 mm (2.7 in)
32
Longest dry spell (CDD)
32 days
1908
15 days
32
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Van Buren, 1902 to 1935. The record is 39.4 C (102.9 F) in 1935, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.2 C (93.5 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Van Buren by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1902
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1903
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1904
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1905
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1906
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1907
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1908
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1909
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1912
10.0 C (50.0 F)
1913
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1914
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1915
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1916
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1917
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1918
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1919
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1920
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1921
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1922
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1923
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1924
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1925
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1926
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1927
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1928
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1929
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1930
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1931
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1932
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1933
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1934
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1935
39.4 C (102.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Van Buren, 1902 to 1935. The record is -44.4 C (-47.9 F) in 1925, marked on the chart; the median year is -37.8 C (-36.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Van Buren by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1902
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1903
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1904
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1905
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1906
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1907
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1908
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1909
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1912
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1913
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1914
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1915
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1916
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1917
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1918
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1919
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1920
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1921
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1922
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1923
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1924
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1925
-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1926
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1927
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1928
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1929
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1930
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1931
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1932
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1933
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1934
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1935
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Van Buren, 1902 to 1935. The record is 101.6 mm (4.0 in) in 1909, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.7 mm (2.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Van Buren by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1902
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1903
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1904
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1905
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1906
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1907
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1908
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1909
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1912
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1913
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1914
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1915
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1916
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1917
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1918
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1919
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1920
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1921
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1922
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1923
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1924
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1925
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1926
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1927
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1928
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1929
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1930
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1931
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1932
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1933
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1934
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1935
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Van Buren, 1902 to 1935. The record is 135.6 mm (5.3 in) in 1916, marked on the chart; the median year is 69.8 mm (2.7 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Van Buren by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1902
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1903
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1904
76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1905
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1906
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1907
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1908
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1909
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1912
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1913
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1914
66.9 mm (2.6 in)
1915
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1916
135.6 mm (5.3 in)
1917
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1918
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1919
45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1920
124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1921
81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1922
118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1923
59.1 mm (2.3 in)
1924
57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1925
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1926
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1927
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1928
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1929
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1930
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1931
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1932
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1933
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1934
68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1935
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Van Buren, 1902 to 1935. The record is 32 days in 1908, marked on the chart; the median year is 15 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Van Buren by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1902
13 days
1903
30 days
1904
16 days
1905
16 days
1906
16 days
1907
18 days
1908
32 days
1909
28 days
1912
10 days
1913
12 days
1914
13 days
1915
16 days
1916
23 days
1917
11 days
1918
19 days
1919
11 days
1920
15 days
1921
16 days
1922
13 days
1923
19 days
1924
13 days
1925
10 days
1926
14 days
1927
8 days
1928
10 days
1929
9 days
1930
18 days
1931
15 days
1932
12 days
1933
16 days
1934
10 days
1935
13 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
24 years with a frost
Across 24 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Van Buren falls on 6 June and the median first autumn frost on 8 September, which leaves a median of 95 days between them.
Frost dates and growing season at Van Buren
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1903 to 1933)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
6 June
n/a
6 June
n/a
n/a
First autumn frost
8 September
n/a
8 September
n/a
n/a
Growing days
95 days
n/a
95 days
n/a
n/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.
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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.