Beltsville Plt STN 5 Threshold Days by Year (USC00180705)
16 fixed thresholds counted per year at Beltsville Plt STN 5 (USC00180705): hot days, frost, tropical nights and heavy rain, with the most days in a year.
Key Facts for Beltsville Plt STN 5 Thresholds
- Beltsville Plt STN 5: days with a maximum temperature at or above 30 C (86 F) in 29 years, most in 1959 with 79.
- Beltsville Plt STN 5: days with a maximum temperature at or above 90 F (32.2 C) in 29 years, most in 1959 with 43.
- Beltsville Plt STN 5: days with a maximum temperature at or below 0 C (32 F) in 29 years, most in 1977 with 31.
- Beltsville Plt STN 5: nights with a minimum temperature at or below 0 C (32 F) in 29 years, most in 1960 with 141.
- 16 fixed thresholds have at least one qualifying day at Beltsville Plt STN 5.
Days at or above 30 C (86 F)
29 years with a qualifying day| Year | Days | Decade average |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 53 | 53 |
| 1950 | 40 | 58.9 |
| 1951 | 59 | 58.9 |
| 1952 | 59 | 58.9 |
| 1953 | 65 | 58.9 |
| 1954 | 62 | 58.9 |
| 1955 | 53 | 58.9 |
| 1956 | 57 | 58.9 |
| 1957 | 68 | 58.9 |
| 1958 | 47 | 58.9 |
| 1959 | 79 | 58.9 |
| 1960 | 50 | 57.3 |
| 1961 | 70 | 57.3 |
| 1962 | 58 | 57.3 |
| 1963 | 51 | 57.3 |
| 1964 | 59 | 57.3 |
| 1965 | 64 | 57.3 |
| 1966 | 73 | 57.3 |
| 1967 | 35 | 57.3 |
| 1968 | 54 | 57.3 |
| 1969 | 59 | 57.3 |
| 1970 | 65 | 50.3 |
| 1971 | 47 | 50.3 |
| 1972 | 33 | 50.3 |
| 1973 | 56 | 50.3 |
| 1974 | 42 | 50.3 |
| 1975 | 44 | 50.3 |
| 1976 | 49 | 50.3 |
| 1977 | 66 | 50.3 |
| Year | First date | Last date |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 1949-05-05 | 1949-09-06 |
| 1950 | 1950-05-07 | 1950-09-04 |
| 1951 | 1951-04-30 | 1951-10-07 |
| 1952 | 1952-04-24 | 1952-09-15 |
| 1953 | 1953-04-26 | 1953-10-01 |
| 1954 | 1954-05-03 | 1954-10-14 |
| 1955 | 1955-05-06 | 1955-09-21 |
| 1956 | 1956-04-29 | 1956-09-24 |
| 1957 | 1957-04-22 | 1957-09-23 |
| 1958 | 1958-06-01 | 1958-09-27 |
| 1959 | 1959-04-10 | 1959-10-07 |
| 1960 | 1960-04-15 | 1960-09-10 |
| 1961 | 1961-04-26 | 1961-10-14 |
| 1962 | 1962-04-27 | 1962-10-13 |
| 1963 | 1963-04-03 | 1963-09-21 |
| 1964 | 1964-05-09 | 1964-09-12 |
| 1965 | 1965-05-04 | 1965-09-24 |
| 1966 | 1966-05-07 | 1966-09-12 |
| 1967 | 1967-04-03 | 1967-10-06 |
| 1968 | 1968-06-07 | 1968-09-26 |
| 1969 | 1969-04-28 | 1969-09-18 |
| 1970 | 1970-05-10 | 1970-09-27 |
| 1971 | 1971-05-20 | 1971-09-17 |
| 1972 | 1972-06-05 | 1972-09-27 |
| 1973 | 1973-04-23 | 1973-09-08 |
| 1974 | 1974-04-30 | 1974-09-14 |
| 1975 | 1975-05-21 | 1975-08-31 |
| 1976 | 1976-04-17 | 1976-09-15 |
| 1977 | 1977-04-13 | 1977-09-20 |
Every Fixed Threshold
| Threshold | Years with a qualifying day | Most days in a year | Year | Latest year days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 C (86 F): Days | 29 | 79 | 1959 | 66 |
| 35 C (95 F): Days | 21 | 17 | 1953 | 10 |
| 90 F (32.2 C): Days | 29 | 43 | 1959 | 38 |
| 100 F (37.8 C): Days | 6 | 2 | 1953 | 1 |
| 0 C (32 F): Ice days (max | 29 | 31 | 1977 | 31 |
| 0 C (32 F): Frost days (min | 29 | 141 | 1960 | 93 |
| -10 C (14 F): Days with min | 29 | 31 | 1958 | 23 |
| -20 C (-4 F): Days with min | 10 | 6 | 1961 | 1 |
| 20 C (68 F): Tropical nights (min | 29 | 45 | 1959 | 36 |
| 25 C (77 F): Days with min | 1 | 2 | 1977 | 2 |
| 10 mm (0.39 in): Days with 10 mm or more rain | 29 | 48 | 1973 | 32 |
| 25 mm (0.98 in): Days with 25 mm or more rain | 29 | 17 | 1971 | 10 |
| 50 mm (1.97 in): Days with 50 mm or more rain | 26 | 4 | 1950 | 1 |
| 100 mm (3.94 in): Days with 100 mm or more rain | 5 | 2 | 1975 | 2 |
| 10 cm (3.9 in): Days with 10 cm or more snowfall | 27 | 6 | 1964 | 1 |
| 25 cm (9.8 in): Days with 25 cm or more snowfall | 5 | 2 | 1966 | 1 |
Years with under 90 percent of days observed are left out of the most days column. Threshold history at this station starts in 1949.
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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). Threshold counts are computed by this site.
Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).