Cambridge Weather Records (USC00191097)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cambridge (USC00191097), Massachusetts, United States, with 68 years of record.

Key Facts for Cambridge

Cambridge (USC00191097) is a weather station in Massachusetts, United States at 42.38 latitude and -71.12 longitude, 18 m (59 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1884 to 1951, 68 years of record.
1,464 records set at Cambridge still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Massachusetts, United States, 42.38 latitude, -71.12 longitude.
Elevation: 18 m (59 ft).
Period of record: 1884 to 1951, 68 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 Cambridge. 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 Cambridge, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	19.4 C (66.9 F)	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	15.6 C (60.1 F)	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	36.7 C (98.1 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	37.8 C (100.0 F)	8.3 C (46.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	36.1 C (97.0 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	18.9 C (66.0 F)	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Cambridge still stand. 1896 holds the most, with 91.

Standing records at Cambridge by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1884	20
1885	76
1886	63
1887	61
1888	84
1889	60
1890	54
1891	63
1892	62
1893	71
1894	83
1895	74
1896	91
1897	46
1898	74
1899	60
1900	79
1901	45
1902	51
1903	88
1904	60
1905	53
1906	46

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 121.4 mm (4.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cambridge. The most was 121.4 mm (4.8 in) on 1 September 1949.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Cambridge
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	7 January 1889
Feb	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	13 February 1886
Mar	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	4 March 1906
Apr	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	28 April 1904
May	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	21 May 1889
Jun	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	10 June 1897
Jul	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	1 July 1906
Aug	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	20 August 1888
Sep	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	1 September 1949
Oct	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	14 October 1895
Nov	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	28 November 1888
Dec	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	18 December 1888

Period of Record Coverage

1884 to 1906

23 years of record at Cambridge, 1884 to 1906. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1884, 1885, 1890, 1901, 1902.

Days with data per year at Cambridge
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1884	60	16%	No
1885	317	87%	No
1886	352	96%	Yes
1887	345	95%	Yes
1888	346	95%	Yes
1889	345	95%	Yes
1890	316	87%	No
1891	348	95%	Yes
1892	363	99%	Yes
1893	364	100%	Yes
1894	352	96%	Yes
1895	352	96%	Yes
1896	349	95%	Yes
1897	354	97%	Yes
1898	356	98%	Yes
1899	352	96%	Yes
1900	350	96%	Yes
1901	299	82%	No
1902	232	64%	No
1903	352	96%	Yes
1904	354	97%	Yes
1905	352	96%	Yes
1906	348	95%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

17 complete years, 1886 to 1906

One stripe for each of 17 complete years at Cambridge, 1886 to 1906. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.2 C (48.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1888, at 7.9 C (46.2 F), and the warmest was 1900, at 10.3 C (50.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F).

Annual mean temperature at Cambridge as warming stripes, 1886 to 1906
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1886	8.6 C	-0.61 C
1887	8.7 C	-0.59 C
1888	7.9 C	-1.34 C
1891	9.2 C	-0.01 C
1892	9.4 C	+0.16 C
1893	8.5 C	-0.70 C
1894	10.0 C	+0.74 C
1895	9.4 C	+0.14 C
1896	9.5 C	+0.23 C
1897	9.7 C	+0.45 C
1898	10.0 C	+0.74 C
1900	10.3 C	+1.02 C
1901	9.6 C	+0.32 C
1903	9.5 C	+0.25 C
1904	7.9 C	-1.31 C
1905	9.1 C	-0.11 C
1906	9.8 C	+0.58 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

1884 to 1951

Yearly extremes at Cambridge: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1894	34.4 C (93.9 F)	23
Coldest night (TNn)	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	1884	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	23
Wettest day (Rx1day)	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	1949	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	173.3 mm (6.8 in)	1895	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	26
Longest dry spell (CDD)	27 days	1901	15 days	27

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Cambridge, 1884 to 1951. The record is 37.8 C (100.0 F) in 1894, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.4 C (93.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Cambridge by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1884	16.7 C (62.1 F)
1885	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1886	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1887	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1888	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1889	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1890	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1891	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1892	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1893	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1894	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1895	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1896	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1897	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1898	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1899	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1900	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1901	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1902	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1903	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1904	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1905	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1906	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Cambridge, 1884 to 1951. The record is -25.0 C (-13.0 F) in 1884, marked on the chart; the median year is -21.1 C (-6.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Cambridge by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1884	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1885	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1886	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1887	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1888	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1889	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1890	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1891	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1892	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1893	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1894	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1895	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1896	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1897	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1898	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1899	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1900	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1901	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1902	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1903	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1904	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1905	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1906	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Cambridge, 1884 to 1951. The record is 121.4 mm (4.8 in) in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is 57.2 mm (2.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cambridge by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1884	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1885	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1886	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1887	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1888	114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1889	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1890	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1891	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1892	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1893	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1894	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1895	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1896	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1897	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1898	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1899	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1900	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1901	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1902	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1903	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1904	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1905	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1906	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1948	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1949	121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1950	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1951	39.1 mm (1.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Cambridge, 1884 to 1951. The record is 173.3 mm (6.8 in) in 1895, marked on the chart; the median year is 90.4 mm (3.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cambridge by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1884	n/a
1885	100.7 mm (4.0 in)
1886	144.7 mm (5.7 in)
1887	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1888	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1889	116.2 mm (4.6 in)
1890	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1891	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1892	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1893	93.6 mm (3.7 in)
1894	72.3 mm (2.8 in)
1895	173.3 mm (6.8 in)
1896	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1897	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1898	88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1899	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1900	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1901	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1902	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1903	89.3 mm (3.5 in)
1904	142.7 mm (5.6 in)
1905	144.6 mm (5.7 in)
1906	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1948	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1949	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1950	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1951	63.0 mm (2.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Cambridge, 1884 to 1951. The record is 27 days in 1901, marked on the chart; the median year is 15 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cambridge by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1884	1 day
1885	10 days
1886	15 days
1887	18 days
1888	10 days
1889	18 days
1890	15 days
1891	13 days
1892	15 days
1893	13 days
1894	23 days
1895	21 days
1896	19 days
1897	15 days
1898	9 days
1899	22 days
1900	19 days
1901	27 days
1902	13 days
1903	16 days
1904	18 days
1905	22 days
1906	15 days
1948	12 days
1949	23 days
1950	18 days
1951	13 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 Cambridge standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Cambridge 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 2026-10-14 (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).