Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Laurel 3 W (USC00185111), Maryland, United States, with 122 years of record.
Key Facts for Laurel 3 W
Laurel 3 W (USC00185111) is a weather station in Maryland, United States at 39.08 latitude and -76.90 longitude, 122 m (400 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1895 to 2016, 122 years of record.
1,464 records set at Laurel 3 W still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Laurel 3 W tied a daily record high minimum temperature of 24.4 C (75.9 F) on 30 July 2015.
About the Station
Location: Maryland, United States, 39.08 latitude, -76.90 longitude.
Elevation: 122 m (400 ft).
Period of record: 1895 to 2016, 122 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
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 Laurel 3 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 Laurel 3 W, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
38.3 C (100.9 F)
3.3 C (37.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
41.1 C (106.0 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
40.0 C (104.0 F)
7.2 C (45.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
38.3 C (100.9 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Laurel 3 W still stand. 1918 holds the most, with 33.
Standing records at Laurel 3 W by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1895
19
1896
24
1897
6
1898
17
1899
19
1900
30
1901
17
1902
20
1903
22
1904
12
1905
9
1906
14
1907
22
1908
19
1909
30
1910
15
1911
13
1912
15
1913
12
1914
25
1915
16
1916
22
1917
28
1918
33
1919
14
1920
5
1921
7
1922
8
1923
14
1924
11
1925
17
1926
10
1927
13
1928
13
1929
23
1930
30
1931
16
1932
14
1933
13
1934
24
1935
11
1936
7
1937
10
1938
9
1939
13
1940
15
1941
14
1942
9
1943
10
1944
4
1945
10
1949
2
1950
16
1951
4
1952
6
1953
9
1954
16
1955
6
1956
5
1957
13
1958
6
1959
9
1960
10
1961
12
1962
5
1963
13
1964
9
1965
8
1966
20
1967
6
1968
7
1969
4
1970
6
1971
9
1972
11
1973
8
1974
9
1975
12
1976
11
1977
13
1978
11
1979
10
1980
8
1981
9
1982
16
1983
9
1984
14
1985
17
1986
10
1987
6
1988
14
1989
13
1990
22
1991
21
1992
5
1993
11
1994
11
1995
5
1996
7
1997
6
1998
18
1999
11
2000
11
2001
16
2002
16
2003
4
2007
5
2008
11
2009
8
2010
19
2011
14
2012
10
2013
13
2014
7
2015
8
All-Time Record Progression
7 new records
7 all-time records were set at Laurel 3 W between 20 July 1930 and 29 October 2012. Each dot is a new record.
When Laurel 3 W set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1930-07-20
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 41.1 C (106.0 F)
1952-06-26
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 26.1 C (79.0 F)
1952-06-27
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 27.8 C (82.0 F)
1972-06-22
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1994-01-19
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -15.0 C (5.0 F)
2001-07-25
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 28.3 C (82.9 F)
2012-10-29
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 148.8 mm (5.9 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Oct: 148.8 mm (5.9 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Laurel 3 W. The most was 148.8 mm (5.9 in) on 29 October 2012.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Laurel 3 W
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
13 January 1915
Feb
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
22 February 2003
Mar
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
21 March 1918
Apr
112.3 mm (4.4 in)
26 April 1937
May
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
6 May 1921
Jun
142.2 mm (5.6 in)
22 June 1972
Jul
124.5 mm (4.9 in)
13 July 1975
Aug
133.4 mm (5.3 in)
2 August 1906
Sep
109.5 mm (4.3 in)
5 September 1979
Oct
148.8 mm (5.9 in)
29 October 2012
Nov
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
23 November 1901
Dec
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
29 December 1901
Period of Record Coverage
1895 to 2015
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
115 years of record at Laurel 3 W, 1895 to 2015. 14 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1895, 1896, 1920, 1921, 1936, 1944, 1949, 1951 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 83 complete years at Laurel 3 W, 1898 to 2014. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.9 C (55.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 10.4 C (50.8 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 15.3 C (59.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.5 C (4.5 F).
Annual mean temperature at Laurel 3 W as warming stripes, 1898 to 2014
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1898
13.3 C
+0.46 C
1899
12.3 C
-0.55 C
1900
13.1 C
+0.24 C
1901
11.4 C
-1.44 C
1902
11.7 C
-1.16 C
1903
11.8 C
-1.12 C
1904
11.4 C
-1.44 C
1905
12.5 C
-0.41 C
1906
13.1 C
+0.21 C
1907
11.1 C
-1.78 C
1908
12.4 C
-0.50 C
1909
12.0 C
-0.89 C
1910
11.9 C
-1.00 C
1911
12.5 C
-0.38 C
1912
11.4 C
-1.48 C
1913
12.8 C
-0.07 C
1914
11.6 C
-1.33 C
1915
11.7 C
-1.15 C
1916
11.4 C
-1.52 C
1917
10.4 C
-2.44 C
1922
12.8 C
-0.08 C
1923
12.6 C
-0.32 C
1925
12.6 C
-0.24 C
1926
11.6 C
-1.27 C
1927
12.5 C
-0.39 C
1928
12.3 C
-0.58 C
1929
12.5 C
-0.43 C
1930
13.1 C
+0.19 C
1931
13.6 C
+0.68 C
1932
13.1 C
+0.20 C
1933
12.8 C
-0.04 C
1934
12.3 C
-0.59 C
1935
12.2 C
-0.72 C
1937
12.7 C
-0.20 C
1938
13.2 C
+0.27 C
1939
13.3 C
+0.37 C
1940
11.6 C
-1.32 C
1941
13.0 C
+0.15 C
1942
12.9 C
-0.02 C
1950
13.1 C
+0.18 C
1952
14.1 C
+1.22 C
1955
13.8 C
+0.89 C
1956
13.6 C
+0.68 C
1958
12.5 C
-0.35 C
1960
13.2 C
+0.28 C
1961
13.4 C
+0.52 C
1962
13.1 C
+0.20 C
1963
13.0 C
+0.16 C
1964
13.6 C
+0.71 C
1965
13.1 C
+0.22 C
1966
13.2 C
+0.27 C
1967
12.9 C
-0.02 C
1968
13.3 C
+0.42 C
1969
13.2 C
+0.33 C
1970
13.5 C
+0.62 C
1971
13.6 C
+0.70 C
1972
12.9 C
+0.04 C
1973
13.6 C
+0.71 C
1974
13.1 C
+0.22 C
1975
13.4 C
+0.55 C
1976
12.3 C
-0.60 C
1978
12.2 C
-0.66 C
1979
12.3 C
-0.63 C
1980
13.2 C
+0.29 C
1981
13.2 C
+0.33 C
1984
13.2 C
+0.28 C
1987
13.7 C
+0.78 C
1988
12.7 C
-0.15 C
1991
14.4 C
+1.55 C
1993
12.6 C
-0.26 C
1994
13.6 C
+0.74 C
1996
12.7 C
-0.14 C
1997
13.5 C
+0.64 C
1998
15.3 C
+2.44 C
1999
14.5 C
+1.60 C
2000
13.3 C
+0.46 C
2001
14.2 C
+1.34 C
2002
14.2 C
+1.35 C
2008
13.7 C
+0.85 C
2009
13.3 C
+0.46 C
2012
15.1 C
+2.26 C
2013
13.6 C
+0.70 C
2014
12.9 C
+0.04 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade over 1898 to 2014. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (0.2 to 0.4) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 83 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Laurel 3 W
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.3 F (0.2 to 0.4) per decade
1898 to 2014
83
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.07 C (0.02 to 0.11) per decade
0.12 F (0.04 to 0.20) per decade
1898 to 2014
83
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.3 C (0.2 to 0.3) per decade
0.5 F (0.4 to 0.6) per decade
1898 to 2014
83
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
1895 to 2016
Yearly extremes at Laurel 3 W: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1930
36.7 C (98.1 F)
115
Coldest night (TNn)
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1912
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
115
Wettest day (Rx1day)
148.8 mm (5.9 in)
2012
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
118
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
234.8 mm (9.2 in)
1975
107.5 mm (4.2 in)
118
Longest dry spell (CDD)
43 days
1989
19 days
118
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Laurel 3 W, 1895 to 2016. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Laurel 3 W by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1895
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1896
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1897
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1898
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1899
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1900
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1901
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1902
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1903
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1904
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1905
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1906
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1907
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1908
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1909
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1910
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1911
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1912
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1913
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1914
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1915
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1916
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1917
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1918
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1919
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1920
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1921
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1922
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1923
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1924
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1925
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1926
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1927
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1928
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1929
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1930
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1931
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1932
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1933
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1934
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1935
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1936
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1937
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1938
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1939
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1940
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1941
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1942
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1943
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1944
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1945
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1949
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1950
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1951
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1952
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1953
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1954
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1955
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1956
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1957
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1958
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1959
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1960
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1961
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1962
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1963
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1964
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1965
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1966
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1967
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1968
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1969
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1970
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1971
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1972
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1973
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1974
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1975
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1976
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1977
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1978
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1979
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1980
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1981
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1982
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1983
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1984
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1985
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1986
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1987
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1988
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1989
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1990
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1991
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1992
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1993
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1994
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1995
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1996
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1997
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1998
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1999
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2000
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2001
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2002
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2003
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2004
n/a
2005
n/a
2006
n/a
2007
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2008
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2009
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2010
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2011
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2012
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2013
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2014
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2015
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2016
n/a
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Laurel 3 W, 1895 to 2016. The record is -28.3 C (-18.9 F) in 1912, marked on the chart; the median year is -15.0 C (5.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Laurel 3 W by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1895
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1896
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1897
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1898
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1899
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1900
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1901
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1902
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1903
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1904
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1905
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1906
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1907
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1908
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1909
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1910
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1911
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1912
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1913
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1914
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1915
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1916
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1917
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1918
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1919
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1920
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1921
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1922
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1923
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1924
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1925
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1926
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1927
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1928
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1929
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1930
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1931
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1932
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1933
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1934
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1935
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1936
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1937
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1938
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1939
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1940
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1941
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1942
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1943
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1944
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1945
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1949
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1950
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1951
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1952
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1953
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1954
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1955
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1956
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1957
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1958
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1959
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1960
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1961
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1962
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1963
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1964
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1965
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1966
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1967
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1968
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1969
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1970
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1971
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1972
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1973
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1974
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1975
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1976
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1977
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1978
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1979
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1980
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1981
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1982
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1983
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1984
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1985
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1986
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1987
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1988
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1989
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1990
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1991
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1992
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1993
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1994
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1995
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1996
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1997
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1998
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1999
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2000
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2001
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2002
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2003
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2004
n/a
2005
n/a
2006
n/a
2007
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2008
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2009
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2010
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2011
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2012
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2013
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2014
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2015
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2016
n/a
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Laurel 3 W, 1895 to 2016. The record is 148.8 mm (5.9 in) in 2012, marked on the chart; the median year is 67.6 mm (2.7 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Laurel 3 W by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1895
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1896
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1897
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1898
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1899
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1900
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1901
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1902
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1903
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1904
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1905
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1906
133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1907
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1908
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1909
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1910
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1911
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1912
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1913
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1914
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1915
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1916
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1917
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1918
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1919
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1920
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1921
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1922
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1923
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1924
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1925
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1926
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1927
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1928
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1929
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1930
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1931
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1932
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1933
130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1934
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1935
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1936
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1937
112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1938
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1939
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1940
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1941
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1942
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1943
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1944
105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1945
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1949
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1950
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1951
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1952
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1953
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1954
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1955
101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1956
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1957
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1958
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1959
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1960
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1961
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1962
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1963
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1964
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1965
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1966
107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1967
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1968
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1969
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1970
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1971
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1972
142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1973
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1974
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1975
124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1976
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1977
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1978
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1979
109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1980
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1981
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1982
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1983
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1984
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1985
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1986
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1987
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1988
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1989
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1990
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1991
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1992
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1993
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1994
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1995
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1996
98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1997
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1998
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1999
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
2000
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2001
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
2002
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2003
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
2004
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2005
113.5 mm (4.5 in)
2006
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
2007
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
2008
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
2009
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
2010
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
2011
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
2012
148.8 mm (5.9 in)
2013
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
2014
104.9 mm (4.1 in)
2015
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2016
n/a
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Laurel 3 W, 1895 to 2016. The record is 234.8 mm (9.2 in) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 107.5 mm (4.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Laurel 3 W by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1895
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1896
111.6 mm (4.4 in)
1897
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1898
113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1899
92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1900
158.8 mm (6.3 in)
1901
125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1902
182.9 mm (7.2 in)
1903
86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1904
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1905
131.4 mm (5.2 in)
1906
144.9 mm (5.7 in)
1907
71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1908
129.6 mm (5.1 in)
1909
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1910
132.9 mm (5.2 in)
1911
77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1912
90.8 mm (3.6 in)
1913
114.7 mm (4.5 in)
1914
103.3 mm (4.1 in)
1915
97.9 mm (3.9 in)
1916
94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1917
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1918
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1919
120.2 mm (4.7 in)
1920
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1921
169.1 mm (6.7 in)
1922
108.3 mm (4.3 in)
1923
90.6 mm (3.6 in)
1924
134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1925
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1926
80.9 mm (3.2 in)
1927
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1928
115.9 mm (4.6 in)
1929
108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1930
71.3 mm (2.8 in)
1931
121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1932
89.8 mm (3.5 in)
1933
232.8 mm (9.2 in)
1934
116.4 mm (4.6 in)
1935
165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1936
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1937
149.4 mm (5.9 in)
1938
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1939
98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1940
106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1941
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1942
207.3 mm (8.2 in)
1943
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1944
128.2 mm (5.0 in)
1945
180.9 mm (7.1 in)
1949
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1950
131.6 mm (5.2 in)
1951
103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1952
167.7 mm (6.6 in)
1953
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1954
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1955
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1956
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1957
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1958
112.6 mm (4.4 in)
1959
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1960
108.9 mm (4.3 in)
1961
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1962
71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1963
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1964
55.8 mm (2.2 in)
1965
68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1966
149.1 mm (5.9 in)
1967
117.4 mm (4.6 in)
1968
80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1969
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1970
89.3 mm (3.5 in)
1971
96.4 mm (3.8 in)
1972
207.4 mm (8.2 in)
1973
106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1974
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1975
234.8 mm (9.2 in)
1976
111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1977
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1978
129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1979
115.4 mm (4.5 in)
1980
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1981
63.9 mm (2.5 in)
1982
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1983
123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1984
98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1985
118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1986
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1987
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1988
86.7 mm (3.4 in)
1989
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1990
91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1991
66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1992
108.3 mm (4.3 in)
1993
133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1994
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1995
128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1996
149.7 mm (5.9 in)
1997
114.5 mm (4.5 in)
1998
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1999
157.8 mm (6.2 in)
2000
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
2001
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
2002
103.7 mm (4.1 in)
2003
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
2004
59.0 mm (2.3 in)
2005
211.8 mm (8.3 in)
2006
176.9 mm (7.0 in)
2007
137.4 mm (5.4 in)
2008
142.8 mm (5.6 in)
2009
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
2010
122.7 mm (4.8 in)
2011
216.8 mm (8.5 in)
2012
202.7 mm (8.0 in)
2013
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
2014
134.6 mm (5.3 in)
2015
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
2016
n/a
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Laurel 3 W, 1895 to 2016. The record is 43 days in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Laurel 3 W by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1895
27 days
1896
22 days
1897
23 days
1898
21 days
1899
15 days
1900
15 days
1901
28 days
1902
17 days
1903
18 days
1904
20 days
1905
14 days
1906
19 days
1907
14 days
1908
18 days
1909
17 days
1910
23 days
1911
16 days
1912
24 days
1913
23 days
1914
29 days
1915
13 days
1916
13 days
1917
22 days
1918
16 days
1919
12 days
1920
17 days
1921
12 days
1922
27 days
1923
25 days
1924
26 days
1925
28 days
1926
14 days
1927
14 days
1928
17 days
1929
17 days
1930
40 days
1931
19 days
1932
20 days
1933
19 days
1934
25 days
1935
13 days
1936
23 days
1937
20 days
1938
15 days
1939
25 days
1940
16 days
1941
24 days
1942
25 days
1943
19 days
1944
25 days
1945
13 days
1949
18 days
1950
15 days
1951
22 days
1952
22 days
1953
21 days
1954
19 days
1955
27 days
1956
19 days
1957
18 days
1958
17 days
1959
14 days
1960
13 days
1961
15 days
1962
25 days
1963
31 days
1964
27 days
1965
15 days
1966
27 days
1967
24 days
1968
26 days
1969
18 days
1970
16 days
1971
15 days
1972
19 days
1973
17 days
1974
19 days
1975
15 days
1976
26 days
1977
30 days
1978
18 days
1979
16 days
1980
30 days
1981
17 days
1982
17 days
1983
15 days
1984
17 days
1985
19 days
1986
22 days
1987
23 days
1988
21 days
1989
43 days
1990
16 days
1991
23 days
1992
14 days
1993
20 days
1994
13 days
1995
25 days
1996
10 days
1997
20 days
1998
20 days
1999
21 days
2000
30 days
2001
38 days
2002
18 days
2003
12 days
2004
24 days
2005
28 days
2006
31 days
2007
21 days
2008
23 days
2009
20 days
2010
18 days
2011
11 days
2012
17 days
2013
14 days
2014
12 days
2015
12 days
2016
n/a
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
83 years with a frost
Across 83 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Laurel 3 W falls on 14 April and the median first autumn frost on 24 October, which leaves a median of 192 days between them.
In 1969 to 2014 the median growing season was 207 days. That is 29 days more than in 1898 to 1932.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +4.0 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Laurel 3 W
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1898 to 1932)
Recent period (1969 to 2014)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
14 April
25 April
7 April
18 days earlier
-2.2 days per decade
First autumn frost
24 October
19 October
4 November
16 days later
+1.8 days per decade
Growing days
192 days
178 days
207 days
29 days more
+4.0 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
94 years, 1898 to 2014
A day with at least 67.7 mm (2.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 158.1 mm (6.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Laurel 3 W: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
67.7 mm (2.7 in)
5 years
88.7 mm (3.5 in)
10 years
103.8 mm (4.1 in)
25 years
124.3 mm (4.9 in)
50 years
140.8 mm (5.5 in)
100 years
158.1 mm (6.2 in)
Longer than the 94 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, 94 years of values from 1898 to 2014.
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: 148.8 mm (5.9 in) in 2012; 142.2 mm (5.6 in) in 1972; 133.4 mm (5.3 in) in 1906.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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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.