Friendsville 2 W Weather Records (USC00183402)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Friendsville 2 W (USC00183402), Maryland, United States, with 35 years of record.

Key Facts for Friendsville 2 W

Friendsville 2 W (USC00183402) is a weather station in Maryland, United States at 39.67 latitude and -79.45 longitude, 610 m (2,001 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1919 to 1953, 35 years of record.
1,464 records set at Friendsville 2 W still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Maryland, United States, 39.67 latitude, -79.45 longitude.
Elevation: 610 m (2,001 ft).
Period of record: 1919 to 1953, 35 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 Friendsville 2 W. 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 Friendsville 2 W, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	36.1 C (97.0 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Friendsville 2 W still stand. 1927 holds the most, with 88.

Standing records at Friendsville 2 W by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1919	14
1920	47
1921	45
1922	32
1923	53
1924	41
1925	73
1926	52
1927	88
1928	52
1929	70
1930	83
1931	60
1932	56
1933	49
1934	52
1935	40
1936	67
1937	40
1938	49
1939	43
1940	46
1941	52
1942	54
1943	41
1944	46
1945	38
1948	10
1949	35
1950	18
1952	15
1953	3

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 88.9 mm (3.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Friendsville 2 W. The most was 88.9 mm (3.5 in) on 2 October 1929.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Friendsville 2 W
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	3 January 1924
Feb	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20 February 1921
Mar	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	17 March 1936
Apr	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	14 April 1923
May	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	2 May 1935
Jun	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	4 June 1941
Jul	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	27 July 1936
Aug	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	24 August 1945
Sep	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	5 September 1937
Oct	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	2 October 1929
Nov	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	17 November 1920
Dec	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 December 1921

Period of Record Coverage

1919 to 1953

32 years of record at Friendsville 2 W, 1919 to 1953. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1919, 1940, 1945, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1953.

Days with data per year at Friendsville 2 W
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1919	91	25%	No
1920	364	99%	Yes
1921	365	100%	Yes
1922	364	100%	Yes
1923	361	99%	Yes
1924	363	99%	Yes
1925	362	99%	Yes
1926	365	100%	Yes
1927	363	99%	Yes
1928	366	100%	Yes
1929	350	96%	Yes
1930	363	99%	Yes
1931	349	96%	Yes
1932	364	99%	Yes
1933	365	100%	Yes
1934	365	100%	Yes
1935	364	100%	Yes
1936	336	92%	Yes
1937	363	99%	Yes
1938	364	100%	Yes
1939	365	100%	Yes
1940	305	83%	No
1941	365	100%	Yes
1942	365	100%	Yes
1943	365	100%	Yes
1944	365	100%	Yes
1945	241	66%	No
1948	147	40%	No
1949	338	93%	Yes
1950	101	28%	No
1952	182	50%	No
1953	61	17%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

21 complete years, 1920 to 1944

One stripe for each of 21 complete years at Friendsville 2 W, 1920 to 1944. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.7 C (49.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1924, at 8.8 C (47.8 F), and the warmest was 1921, at 11.6 C (52.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F).

Annual mean temperature at Friendsville 2 W as warming stripes, 1920 to 1944
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1920	9.0 C	-0.71 C
1921	11.6 C	+1.92 C
1922	10.2 C	+0.52 C
1923	10.1 C	+0.39 C
1924	8.8 C	-0.91 C
1925	9.9 C	+0.25 C
1926	8.9 C	-0.74 C
1927	10.0 C	+0.36 C
1928	9.4 C	-0.33 C
1930	9.4 C	-0.31 C
1932	9.9 C	+0.25 C
1933	9.9 C	+0.24 C
1934	9.3 C	-0.39 C
1935	9.1 C	-0.59 C
1937	9.5 C	-0.21 C
1938	10.1 C	+0.45 C
1939	10.4 C	+0.76 C
1941	9.7 C	+0.00 C
1942	9.4 C	-0.24 C
1943	9.1 C	-0.58 C
1944	9.5 C	-0.14 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

1919 to 1953

Yearly extremes at Friendsville 2 W: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1930	33.3 C (91.9 F)	32
Coldest night (TNn)	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	1936	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	32
Wettest day (Rx1day)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	1929	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	32
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	1929	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	32
Longest dry spell (CDD)	27 days	1943	16 days	32

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Friendsville 2 W, 1919 to 1953. The record is 36.1 C (97.0 F) in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.3 C (91.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Friendsville 2 W by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1919	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1920	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1921	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1922	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1923	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1924	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1925	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1926	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1927	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1928	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1929	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1930	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1931	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1932	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1933	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1934	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1935	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1936	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1937	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1938	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1939	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1940	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1941	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1942	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1943	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1944	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1945	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1948	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1949	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1950	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1952	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1953	33.9 C (93.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Friendsville 2 W, 1919 to 1953. The record is -28.3 C (-18.9 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is -20.6 C (-5.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Friendsville 2 W by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1919	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1920	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1921	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1922	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1923	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1924	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1925	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1926	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1927	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1928	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1929	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1930	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1931	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1932	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1933	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1934	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1935	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1936	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1937	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1938	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1939	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1940	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1941	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1942	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1943	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1944	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1945	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1948	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1949	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1950	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1952	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1953	-12.2 C (10.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Friendsville 2 W, 1919 to 1953. The record is 88.9 mm (3.5 in) in 1929, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.7 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Friendsville 2 W by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1919	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1920	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1921	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1922	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1923	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1924	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1925	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1926	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1927	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1928	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1929	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1930	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1931	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1932	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1933	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1934	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1935	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1936	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1937	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1938	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1939	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1940	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1941	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1942	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1943	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1944	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1945	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1948	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1949	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1950	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1952	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1953	3.6 mm (0.14 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Friendsville 2 W, 1919 to 1953. The record is 160.5 mm (6.3 in) in 1929, marked on the chart; the median year is 83.2 mm (3.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Friendsville 2 W by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1919	84.2 mm (3.3 in)
1920	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1921	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1922	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1923	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1924	106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1925	70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1926	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1927	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1928	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1929	160.5 mm (6.3 in)
1930	50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1931	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1932	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1933	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1934	87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1935	82.2 mm (3.2 in)
1936	156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1937	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1938	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1939	81.4 mm (3.2 in)
1940	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1941	135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1942	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1943	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1944	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1945	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1948	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1949	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1950	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1952	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1953	6.9 mm (0.27 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Friendsville 2 W, 1919 to 1953. The record is 27 days in 1943, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Friendsville 2 W by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1919	9 days
1920	26 days
1921	26 days
1922	25 days
1923	24 days
1924	26 days
1925	15 days
1926	16 days
1927	14 days
1928	14 days
1929	13 days
1930	17 days
1931	12 days
1932	12 days
1933	12 days
1934	19 days
1935	13 days
1936	13 days
1937	13 days
1938	20 days
1939	18 days
1940	13 days
1941	20 days
1942	16 days
1943	27 days
1944	17 days
1945	15 days
1948	12 days
1949	23 days
1950	8 days
1952	22 days
1953	15 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

21 years with a frost

Across 21 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Friendsville 2 W falls on 24 May and the median first autumn frost on 2 October, which leaves a median of 130 days between them.

Frost dates and growing season at Friendsville 2 W
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1920 to 1944)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	24 May	n/a	24 May	n/a	n/a
First autumn frost	2 October	n/a	2 October	n/a	n/a
Growing days	130 days	n/a	130 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.

Download the Data

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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 2026-10-14 (14 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).