Owings Ferry Landing Weather Records (USC00186770)
Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Owings Ferry Landing (USC00186770), Maryland, United States, with 82 years of record.
Key Facts for Owings Ferry Landing
Owings Ferry Landing (USC00186770) is a weather station in Maryland, United States at 38.68 latitude and -76.67 longitude, 49 m (160 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1917 to 1998, 82 years of record.
1,464 records set at Owings Ferry Landing still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Owings Ferry Landing set a daily record precipitation of 26.2 mm (1.0 in) on 17 February 1998.
About the Station
Location: Maryland, United States, 38.68 latitude, -76.67 longitude.
Elevation: 49 m (160 ft).
Period of record: 1917 to 1998, 82 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 Owings Ferry Landing. 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 Owings Ferry Landing, 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)
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
38.3 C (100.9 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
41.1 C (106.0 F)
7.8 C (46.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
41.1 C (106.0 F)
6.1 C (43.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Owings Ferry Landing still stand. 1918 holds the most, with 37.
Standing records at Owings Ferry Landing by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1917
26
1918
37
1919
27
1920
22
1921
21
1922
12
1923
18
1924
23
1925
32
1926
23
1927
25
1928
22
1929
36
1930
36
1931
20
1932
19
1933
25
1934
31
1935
19
1936
25
1937
23
1938
20
1939
16
1940
22
1941
29
1942
25
1943
27
1944
13
1945
22
1946
9
1947
28
1948
19
1949
16
1950
22
1951
15
1952
18
1953
18
1954
25
1955
11
1956
20
1957
19
1958
9
1959
11
1960
18
1961
12
1962
10
1963
13
1964
20
1965
18
1966
4
1967
12
1968
12
1969
8
1970
16
1971
10
1972
20
1973
1
1974
18
1975
11
1976
17
1977
12
1978
9
1979
30
1980
6
1981
4
1982
16
1983
9
1984
14
1985
14
1986
13
1987
11
1988
30
1989
17
1990
27
1991
24
1992
15
1993
11
1994
11
1995
5
1996
17
1997
11
1998
2
All-Time Record Progression
7 new records
7 all-time records were set at Owings Ferry Landing between 27 June 1952 and 27 September 1985. Each dot is a new record.
When Owings Ferry Landing set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1952-06-27
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 25.6 C (78.1 F)
1957-07-05
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 26.1 C (79.0 F)
1970-01-09
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -11.1 C (12.0 F)
1979-02-19
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 66.0 cm (26.0 in)
1979-02-19
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 86.4 cm (34.0 in)
1982-01-18
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -12.2 C (10.0 F)
1985-09-27
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 166.1 mm (6.5 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 166.1 mm (6.5 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Owings Ferry Landing. The most was 166.1 mm (6.5 in) on 27 September 1985.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Owings Ferry Landing
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
28 January 1998
Feb
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
4 February 1998
Mar
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
4 March 1993
Apr
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
16 April 1929
May
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
10 May 1919
Jun
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
22 June 1972
Jul
142.2 mm (5.6 in)
11 July 1921
Aug
157.5 mm (6.2 in)
12 August 1928
Sep
166.1 mm (6.5 in)
27 September 1985
Oct
109.5 mm (4.3 in)
10 October 1922
Nov
117.6 mm (4.6 in)
13 November 1937
Dec
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
4 December 1948
Period of Record Coverage
1917 to 1998
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
82 years of record at Owings Ferry Landing, 1917 to 1998. 13 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1980 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 67 complete years at Owings Ferry Landing, 1917 to 1996. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.4 C (56.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 12.0 C (53.7 F), and the warmest was 1990, at 14.7 C (58.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F).
Annual mean temperature at Owings Ferry Landing as warming stripes, 1917 to 1996
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1917
12.0 C
-1.34 C
1918
13.2 C
-0.19 C
1919
13.7 C
+0.29 C
1920
12.7 C
-0.72 C
1921
14.6 C
+1.18 C
1923
13.3 C
-0.11 C
1924
12.3 C
-1.12 C
1925
13.2 C
-0.20 C
1926
12.4 C
-1.03 C
1927
13.1 C
-0.30 C
1928
12.9 C
-0.48 C
1929
13.1 C
-0.26 C
1930
13.4 C
-0.01 C
1931
13.8 C
+0.39 C
1932
13.7 C
+0.32 C
1933
13.7 C
+0.36 C
1934
12.8 C
-0.59 C
1935
12.6 C
-0.80 C
1936
13.4 C
+0.03 C
1937
13.6 C
+0.19 C
1938
14.1 C
+0.70 C
1939
14.1 C
+0.68 C
1940
12.3 C
-1.04 C
1941
14.1 C
+0.68 C
1942
13.8 C
+0.46 C
1943
13.8 C
+0.42 C
1944
13.5 C
+0.15 C
1945
13.7 C
+0.34 C
1946
14.2 C
+0.82 C
1947
13.1 C
-0.26 C
1948
13.4 C
-0.01 C
1949
14.6 C
+1.19 C
1950
13.3 C
-0.06 C
1951
13.6 C
+0.25 C
1952
14.1 C
+0.71 C
1953
14.6 C
+1.24 C
1954
14.2 C
+0.81 C
1955
13.8 C
+0.40 C
1956
13.6 C
+0.26 C
1957
13.8 C
+0.45 C
1958
12.3 C
-1.07 C
1959
14.1 C
+0.71 C
1960
12.7 C
-0.73 C
1961
13.0 C
-0.35 C
1962
12.5 C
-0.86 C
1967
12.9 C
-0.48 C
1968
13.3 C
-0.06 C
1969
13.0 C
-0.37 C
1970
13.3 C
-0.13 C
1971
13.0 C
-0.35 C
1972
12.7 C
-0.67 C
1974
13.9 C
+0.48 C
1975
13.3 C
-0.12 C
1976
12.7 C
-0.73 C
1982
13.3 C
-0.13 C
1985
13.9 C
+0.55 C
1986
13.8 C
+0.43 C
1987
13.8 C
+0.44 C
1988
13.1 C
-0.28 C
1989
12.9 C
-0.53 C
1990
14.7 C
+1.27 C
1991
14.5 C
+1.10 C
1992
12.8 C
-0.58 C
1993
13.2 C
-0.20 C
1994
13.3 C
-0.09 C
1995
13.3 C
-0.12 C
1996
12.6 C
-0.83 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1917 to 1996 is 0.02 C (-0.05 to 0.08) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.03 F (-0.09 to 0.15) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 67 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Owings Ferry Landing
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.02 C (-0.05 to 0.08) per decade
0.03 F (-0.09 to 0.15) per decade
1917 to 1996
67
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.03 C (-0.05 to 0.10) per decade
0.05 F (-0.09 to 0.19) per decade
1917 to 1996
67
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.01 C (-0.06 to 0.07) per decade
0.01 F (-0.10 to 0.12) per decade
1917 to 1996
67
Not clearly different from zero
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
1917 to 1998
Yearly extremes at Owings Ferry Landing: 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)
1918
36.4 C (97.5 F)
82
Coldest night (TNn)
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1935
-14.7 C (5.5 F)
82
Wettest day (Rx1day)
166.1 mm (6.5 in)
1985
68.4 mm (2.7 in)
82
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
295.4 mm (11.6 in)
1955
101.4 mm (4.0 in)
82
Longest dry spell (CDD)
37 days
1983
19 days
82
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Owings Ferry Landing, 1917 to 1998. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1918, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.4 C (97.5 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Owings Ferry Landing by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1917
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1918
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1919
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1920
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1921
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1922
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1923
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1924
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1925
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1926
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1927
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1928
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1929
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1930
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1931
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1932
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1933
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1934
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1935
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1936
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1937
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1938
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1939
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1940
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1941
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1942
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1943
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1944
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1945
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1946
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1947
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1948
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1949
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1950
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1951
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1952
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1953
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1954
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1955
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1956
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1957
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1958
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1959
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1960
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1961
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1962
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1963
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1964
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1965
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1966
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1967
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1968
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1969
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1970
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1971
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1972
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1973
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1974
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1975
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1976
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1977
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1978
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1979
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1980
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1981
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1982
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1983
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1984
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1985
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1986
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1987
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1988
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1989
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1990
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1991
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1992
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1993
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1994
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1995
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1996
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1997
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1998
20.6 C (69.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Owings Ferry Landing, 1917 to 1998. The record is -25.0 C (-13.0 F) in 1935, marked on the chart; the median year is -14.7 C (5.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Owings Ferry Landing by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1917
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1918
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1919
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1920
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1921
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1922
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1923
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1924
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1925
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1926
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1927
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1928
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1929
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1930
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1931
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1932
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1933
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1934
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1935
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1936
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1937
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1938
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1939
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1940
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1941
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1942
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1943
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1944
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1945
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1946
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1947
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1948
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1949
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1950
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1951
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1952
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1953
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1954
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1955
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1956
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1957
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1958
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1959
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1960
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1961
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1962
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1963
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1964
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1965
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1966
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1967
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1968
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1969
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1970
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1971
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1972
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1973
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1974
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1975
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1976
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1977
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1978
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1979
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1980
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1981
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1982
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1983
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1984
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1985
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1986
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1987
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1988
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1989
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1990
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1991
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1992
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1993
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1994
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1995
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1996
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1997
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1998
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Owings Ferry Landing, 1917 to 1998. The record is 166.1 mm (6.5 in) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 68.4 mm (2.7 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Owings Ferry Landing by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1917
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1918
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1919
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1920
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1921
142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1922
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1923
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1924
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1925
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1926
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1927
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1928
157.5 mm (6.2 in)
1929
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1930
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1931
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1932
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1933
156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1934
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1935
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1936
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1937
117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1938
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1939
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1940
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1941
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1942
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1943
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1944
135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1945
111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1946
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1947
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1948
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1949
100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1950
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1951
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1952
130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1953
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1954
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1955
146.1 mm (5.8 in)
1956
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1957
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1958
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1959
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1960
127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1961
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1962
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1963
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1964
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1965
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1966
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1967
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1968
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1969
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1970
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1971
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1972
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1973
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1974
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1975
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1976
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1977
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1978
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1979
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1980
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1981
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1982
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1983
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1984
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1985
166.1 mm (6.5 in)
1986
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1987
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1988
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1989
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1990
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1991
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1992
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1993
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1994
109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1995
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1996
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1997
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1998
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Owings Ferry Landing, 1917 to 1998. The record is 295.4 mm (11.6 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 101.4 mm (4.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Owings Ferry Landing by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1917
149.3 mm (5.9 in)
1918
154.4 mm (6.1 in)
1919
199.6 mm (7.9 in)
1920
111.2 mm (4.4 in)
1921
189.8 mm (7.5 in)
1922
132.9 mm (5.2 in)
1923
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1924
97.7 mm (3.8 in)
1925
78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1926
83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1927
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1928
285.8 mm (11.3 in)
1929
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1930
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1931
112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1932
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1933
211.6 mm (8.3 in)
1934
105.8 mm (4.2 in)
1935
276.1 mm (10.9 in)
1936
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1937
186.7 mm (7.4 in)
1938
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1939
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1940
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1941
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1942
121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1943
123.5 mm (4.9 in)
1944
155.9 mm (6.1 in)
1945
198.2 mm (7.8 in)
1946
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1947
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1948
125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1949
133.1 mm (5.2 in)
1950
168.4 mm (6.6 in)
1951
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1952
140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1953
86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1954
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1955
295.4 mm (11.6 in)
1956
104.3 mm (4.1 in)
1957
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1958
119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1959
74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1960
164.6 mm (6.5 in)
1961
86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1962
62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1963
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1964
159.5 mm (6.3 in)
1965
79.1 mm (3.1 in)
1966
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1967
100.5 mm (4.0 in)
1968
71.8 mm (2.8 in)
1969
116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1970
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1971
130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1972
174.3 mm (6.9 in)
1973
69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1974
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1975
206.6 mm (8.1 in)
1976
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1977
87.3 mm (3.4 in)
1978
124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1979
109.3 mm (4.3 in)
1980
92.1 mm (3.6 in)
1981
69.2 mm (2.7 in)
1982
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1983
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1984
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1985
170.4 mm (6.7 in)
1986
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1987
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1988
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1989
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1990
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1991
73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1992
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1993
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1994
137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1995
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1996
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1997
122.5 mm (4.8 in)
1998
108.1 mm (4.3 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Owings Ferry Landing, 1917 to 1998. The record is 37 days in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Owings Ferry Landing by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1917
23 days
1918
16 days
1919
16 days
1920
26 days
1921
32 days
1922
24 days
1923
17 days
1924
26 days
1925
19 days
1926
13 days
1927
14 days
1928
18 days
1929
18 days
1930
28 days
1931
19 days
1932
16 days
1933
12 days
1934
19 days
1935
18 days
1936
22 days
1937
19 days
1938
16 days
1939
21 days
1940
15 days
1941
27 days
1942
23 days
1943
26 days
1944
25 days
1945
17 days
1946
19 days
1947
12 days
1948
15 days
1949
23 days
1950
14 days
1951
13 days
1952
22 days
1953
19 days
1954
20 days
1955
18 days
1956
16 days
1957
19 days
1958
20 days
1959
26 days
1960
12 days
1961
15 days
1962
14 days
1963
28 days
1964
28 days
1965
13 days
1966
23 days
1967
22 days
1968
25 days
1969
19 days
1970
18 days
1971
13 days
1972
14 days
1973
26 days
1974
20 days
1975
16 days
1976
26 days
1977
20 days
1978
24 days
1979
12 days
1980
19 days
1981
25 days
1982
32 days
1983
37 days
1984
18 days
1985
24 days
1986
23 days
1987
16 days
1988
18 days
1989
20 days
1990
19 days
1991
22 days
1992
13 days
1993
17 days
1994
16 days
1995
32 days
1996
18 days
1997
15 days
1998
7 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
67 years with a frost
Across 67 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Owings Ferry Landing falls on 12 April and the median first autumn frost on 27 October, which leaves a median of 197 days between them.
In 1955 to 1996 the median growing season was 200 days. That is 6 days more than in 1917 to 1947.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.9 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Owings Ferry Landing
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1917 to 1947)
Recent period (1955 to 1996)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
12 April
14 April
11 April
3 days earlier
-0.7 days per decade
First autumn frost
27 October
27 October
28 October
1 day later
+0.2 days per decade
Growing days
197 days
194 days
200 days
6 days more
+0.9 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
67 years, 1917 to 1996
A day with at least 71.3 mm (2.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 214.1 mm (8.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Owings Ferry Landing: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
71.3 mm (2.8 in)
5 years
99.5 mm (3.9 in)
10 years
121.6 mm (4.8 in)
25 years
154.3 mm (6.1 in)
50 years
182.4 mm (7.2 in)
100 years
214.1 mm (8.4 in)
Longer than the 67 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, 67 years of values from 1917 to 1996.
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: 166.1 mm (6.5 in) in 1985; 157.5 mm (6.2 in) in 1928; 156.2 mm (6.1 in) in 1933.
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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.