Ocean City Weather Records (USC00186665)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ocean City (USC00186665), Maryland, United States, with 63 years of record.

Key Facts for Ocean City

Ocean City (USC00186665) is a weather station in Maryland, United States at 38.33 latitude and -75.08 longitude, 6 m (20 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1898 to 1960, 63 years of record.
1,464 records set at Ocean City 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, 38.33 latitude, -75.08 longitude.
Elevation: 6 m (20 ft).
Period of record: 1898 to 1960, 63 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 Ocean City. 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 Ocean City, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.6 C (96.1 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	38.3 C (100.9 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	39.4 C (102.9 F)	12.2 C (54.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	41.1 C (106.0 F)	11.1 C (52.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	36.1 C (97.0 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	22.8 C (73.0 F)	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Ocean City still stand. 1940 holds the most, with 107.

Standing records at Ocean City by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1898	27
1899	29
1907	59
1908	21
1909	13
1939	50
1940	107
1941	83
1942	75
1943	57
1944	22
1945	64
1946	16
1948	25
1949	50
1950	74
1951	64
1952	61
1953	101
1954	62
1955	84
1956	86
1957	86
1958	57
1959	53
1960	38

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 131.6 mm (5.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ocean City. The most was 131.6 mm (5.2 in) on 15 July 1959.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Ocean City
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	3 January 1944
Feb	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	13 February 1899
Mar	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	20 March 1958
Apr	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	25 April 1946
May	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 May 1952
Jun	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	8 June 1951
Jul	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	15 July 1959
Aug	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	14 August 1953
Sep	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	9 September 1948
Oct	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	31 October 1956
Nov	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	25 November 1950
Dec	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	5 December 1945

Period of Record Coverage

1898 to 1960

26 years of record at Ocean City, 1898 to 1960. 11 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1898, 1899, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1939, 1944, 1946 and others.

Days with data per year at Ocean City
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1898	82	22%	No
1899	93	25%	No
1907	196	54%	No
1908	131	36%	No
1909	46	13%	No
1939	198	54%	No
1940	366	100%	Yes
1941	365	100%	Yes
1942	364	100%	Yes
1943	363	99%	Yes
1944	243	66%	No
1945	365	100%	Yes
1946	151	41%	No
1948	106	29%	No
1949	273	75%	No
1950	364	100%	Yes
1951	365	100%	Yes
1952	365	100%	Yes
1953	365	100%	Yes
1954	364	100%	Yes
1955	364	100%	Yes
1956	365	100%	Yes
1957	363	99%	Yes
1958	362	99%	Yes
1959	365	100%	Yes
1960	244	67%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

15 complete years, 1940 to 1959

One stripe for each of 15 complete years at Ocean City, 1940 to 1959. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.7 C (56.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1940, at 12.1 C (53.9 F), and the warmest was 1952, at 14.7 C (58.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).

Annual mean temperature at Ocean City as warming stripes, 1940 to 1959
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1940	12.1 C	-1.54 C
1941	13.6 C	-0.11 C
1942	13.5 C	-0.21 C
1943	12.8 C	-0.85 C
1945	13.8 C	+0.07 C
1950	13.5 C	-0.17 C
1951	13.6 C	-0.09 C
1952	14.7 C	+1.01 C
1953	14.5 C	+0.82 C
1954	13.9 C	+0.17 C
1955	14.0 C	+0.32 C
1956	14.0 C	+0.30 C
1957	14.2 C	+0.47 C
1958	13.0 C	-0.67 C
1959	14.1 C	+0.43 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

1898 to 1960

Yearly extremes at Ocean City: 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)	1955	35.9 C (96.5 F)	26
Coldest night (TNn)	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	1899	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	26
Wettest day (Rx1day)	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	1959	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	26
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	258.5 mm (10.2 in)	1959	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	26
Longest dry spell (CDD)	35 days	1941	20 days	26

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Ocean City, 1898 to 1960. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.9 C (96.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Ocean City by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1898	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1899	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1907	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1908	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1909	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1939	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1940	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1941	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1942	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1943	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1944	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1945	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1946	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1948	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1949	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1950	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1951	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1952	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1953	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1954	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1955	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1956	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1957	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1958	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1959	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1960	35.6 C (96.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Ocean City, 1898 to 1960. The record is -20.0 C (-4.0 F) in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is -10.6 C (12.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Ocean City by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1898	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1899	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1907	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1908	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1909	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1939	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1940	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1941	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1942	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1943	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1944	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1945	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1946	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1948	2.2 C (36.0 F)
1949	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1950	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1951	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1952	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1953	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1954	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1955	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1956	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1957	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1958	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1959	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1960	-9.4 C (15.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Ocean City, 1898 to 1960. The record is 131.6 mm (5.2 in) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 58.8 mm (2.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ocean City by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1898	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1899	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1907	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1908	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1909	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1939	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1940	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1941	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1942	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1943	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1944	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1945	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1946	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1948	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1949	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1950	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1951	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1952	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1953	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1954	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1955	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1956	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1957	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1958	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1959	131.6 mm (5.2 in)
1960	48.3 mm (1.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Ocean City, 1898 to 1960. The record is 258.5 mm (10.2 in) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 85.3 mm (3.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ocean City by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1898	70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1899	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1907	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1908	46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1909	81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1939	104.8 mm (4.1 in)
1940	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1941	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1942	102.7 mm (4.0 in)
1943	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1944	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1945	119.5 mm (4.7 in)
1946	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1948	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1949	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1950	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1951	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1952	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1953	136.2 mm (5.4 in)
1954	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1955	100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1956	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1957	82.7 mm (3.3 in)
1958	168.2 mm (6.6 in)
1959	258.5 mm (10.2 in)
1960	53.9 mm (2.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Ocean City, 1898 to 1960. The record is 35 days in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 20 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ocean City by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1898	11 days
1899	26 days
1907	11 days
1908	13 days
1909	15 days
1939	16 days
1940	19 days
1941	35 days
1942	26 days
1943	26 days
1944	20 days
1945	14 days
1946	12 days
1948	9 days
1949	22 days
1950	15 days
1951	20 days
1952	19 days
1953	20 days
1954	20 days
1955	22 days
1956	25 days
1957	27 days
1958	15 days
1959	26 days
1960	19 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.

Download the Data

Data for Ocean City standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Ocean City threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-16 (16 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).