Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Fall River (USC00192642), Massachusetts, United States, with 84 years of record.
Key Facts for Fall River
Fall River (USC00192642) is a weather station in Massachusetts, United States at 41.72 latitude and -71.13 longitude, 58 m (190 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 1976, 84 years of record.
1,464 records set at Fall River still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Fall River set a monthly record high maximum temperature of 32.2 C (90.0 F) on 18 April 1976.
About the Station
Location: Massachusetts, United States, 41.72 latitude, -71.13 longitude.
Elevation: 58 m (190 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 1976, 84 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow.
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 Fall River. 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 Fall River, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
20.0 C (68.0 F)
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
20.0 C (68.0 F)
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
36.7 C (98.1 F)
3.3 C (37.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
37.2 C (99.0 F)
8.3 C (46.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
37.8 C (100.0 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
36.7 C (98.1 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
18.3 C (64.9 F)
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Fall River still stand. 1945 holds the most, with 34.
Standing records at Fall River by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1893
9
1894
22
1895
26
1896
28
1897
12
1898
25
1899
17
1900
25
1901
19
1902
7
1903
31
1904
21
1905
15
1906
17
1907
16
1908
14
1909
20
1910
10
1911
19
1912
14
1913
12
1914
32
1915
19
1916
17
1917
24
1918
21
1919
23
1920
8
1921
11
1922
8
1923
17
1924
10
1925
15
1926
18
1927
15
1928
12
1929
29
1930
26
1931
22
1932
19
1933
29
1934
28
1935
13
1936
18
1937
18
1938
21
1939
10
1940
24
1941
17
1942
16
1943
21
1944
16
1945
34
1946
22
1947
25
1948
30
1949
30
1950
14
1951
17
1952
12
1953
20
1954
15
1955
11
1956
28
1957
16
1958
9
1959
11
1960
10
1961
7
1962
9
1963
12
1964
18
1965
17
1966
12
1967
17
1968
12
1969
9
1970
11
1971
9
1972
18
1973
13
1974
14
1975
15
1976
11
All-Time Record Progression
8 new records
8 all-time records were set at Fall River between 26 August 1924 and 29 August 1948. Each dot is a new record.
When Fall River set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1924-08-26
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 145.8 mm (5.7 in)
1926-07-22
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 37.2 C (99.0 F)
1933-12-29
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1933-12-30
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1934-02-09
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1946-08-07
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 162.1 mm (6.4 in)
1948-08-26
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 37.8 C (100.0 F)
1948-08-29
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 25.0 C (77.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 162.1 mm (6.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Fall River. The most was 162.1 mm (6.4 in) on 7 August 1946.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Fall River
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
18 January 1915
Feb
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
22 February 1898
Mar
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
10 March 1893
Apr
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
21 April 1918
May
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
25 May 1967
Jun
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
5 June 1920
Jul
110.0 mm (4.3 in)
14 July 1898
Aug
162.1 mm (6.4 in)
7 August 1946
Sep
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
11 September 1954
Oct
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
14 October 1895
Nov
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
3 November 1897
Dec
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
26 December 1969
Period of Record Coverage
1893 to 1976
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
84 years of record at Fall River, 1893 to 1976. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1976.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 80 complete years at Fall River, 1894 to 1975. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.1 C (50.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1904, at 8.3 C (46.9 F), and the warmest was 1949, at 11.9 C (53.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at Fall River as warming stripes, 1894 to 1975
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1894
10.2 C
+0.08 C
1895
9.9 C
-0.26 C
1896
10.0 C
-0.08 C
1897
9.7 C
-0.39 C
1898
10.4 C
+0.28 C
1899
9.9 C
-0.21 C
1900
10.4 C
+0.32 C
1901
9.6 C
-0.50 C
1902
9.9 C
-0.24 C
1903
9.8 C
-0.32 C
1904
8.3 C
-1.87 C
1905
9.0 C
-1.11 C
1906
9.7 C
-0.43 C
1907
8.9 C
-1.22 C
1908
9.9 C
-0.27 C
1909
9.5 C
-0.63 C
1910
10.0 C
-0.09 C
1911
10.1 C
-0.07 C
1912
9.7 C
-0.45 C
1913
10.7 C
+0.58 C
1914
9.4 C
-0.76 C
1916
9.3 C
-0.81 C
1917
8.5 C
-1.63 C
1918
9.6 C
-0.50 C
1919
10.2 C
+0.05 C
1921
11.2 C
+1.05 C
1922
10.3 C
+0.17 C
1923
9.6 C
-0.53 C
1924
9.5 C
-0.59 C
1925
10.8 C
+0.64 C
1926
9.6 C
-0.52 C
1927
10.6 C
+0.46 C
1928
10.0 C
-0.14 C
1929
10.1 C
-0.06 C
1930
10.9 C
+0.76 C
1931
11.3 C
+1.18 C
1932
10.7 C
+0.61 C
1933
10.1 C
+0.00 C
1934
9.4 C
-0.72 C
1935
9.6 C
-0.52 C
1936
9.7 C
-0.39 C
1937
10.4 C
+0.28 C
1938
10.4 C
+0.30 C
1939
9.9 C
-0.26 C
1940
8.7 C
-1.45 C
1941
10.1 C
+0.00 C
1942
10.0 C
-0.09 C
1943
9.9 C
-0.24 C
1944
10.4 C
+0.25 C
1945
10.4 C
+0.23 C
1946
10.5 C
+0.40 C
1947
10.3 C
+0.18 C
1948
10.3 C
+0.16 C
1949
11.9 C
+1.77 C
1950
10.3 C
+0.22 C
1951
11.1 C
+1.00 C
1952
11.3 C
+1.13 C
1953
11.8 C
+1.67 C
1954
10.7 C
+0.55 C
1955
10.3 C
+0.21 C
1956
10.0 C
-0.08 C
1957
11.1 C
+0.94 C
1958
9.5 C
-0.60 C
1959
10.7 C
+0.61 C
1960
10.4 C
+0.23 C
1961
10.4 C
+0.27 C
1962
9.7 C
-0.47 C
1963
10.2 C
+0.06 C
1964
10.3 C
+0.16 C
1965
9.9 C
-0.19 C
1966
10.3 C
+0.22 C
1967
9.6 C
-0.53 C
1968
10.1 C
+0.02 C
1969
10.4 C
+0.32 C
1970
10.1 C
-0.07 C
1971
10.4 C
+0.32 C
1972
9.7 C
-0.42 C
1973
11.3 C
+1.17 C
1974
10.4 C
+0.24 C
1975
10.7 C
+0.61 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.10 C (0.05 to 0.16) per decade over 1894 to 1975. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 80 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Fall River
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.10 C (0.05 to 0.16) per decade
0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
1894 to 1975
80
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.3 F (0.2 to 0.5) per decade
1894 to 1975
80
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.01 C (-0.05 to 0.07) per decade
0.02 F (-0.09 to 0.13) per decade
1894 to 1975
80
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
1893 to 1976
Yearly extremes at Fall River: 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)
1948
33.3 C (91.9 F)
84
Coldest night (TNn)
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1934
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
84
Wettest day (Rx1day)
162.1 mm (6.4 in)
1946
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
84
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
181.6 mm (7.1 in)
1954
98.8 mm (3.9 in)
84
Longest dry spell (CDD)
44 days
1924
17 days
84
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Fall River, 1893 to 1976. The record is 37.8 C (100.0 F) in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.3 C (91.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Fall River by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1893
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1894
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1895
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1896
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1897
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1898
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1899
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1900
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1901
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1902
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1903
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1904
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1905
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1906
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1907
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1908
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1909
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1910
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1911
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1912
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1913
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1914
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1915
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1916
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1917
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1918
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1919
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1920
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1921
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1922
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1923
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1924
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1925
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1926
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1927
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1928
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1929
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1930
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1931
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1932
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1933
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1934
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1935
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1936
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1937
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1938
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1939
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1940
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1941
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1942
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1943
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1944
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1945
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1946
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1947
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1948
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1949
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1950
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1951
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1952
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1953
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1954
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1955
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1956
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1957
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1958
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1959
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1960
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1961
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1962
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1963
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1964
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1965
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1966
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1967
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1968
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1969
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1970
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1971
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1972
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1973
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1974
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1975
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1976
32.2 C (90.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Fall River, 1893 to 1976. The record is -27.8 C (-18.0 F) in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is -18.9 C (-2.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Fall River by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1893
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1894
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1895
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1896
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1897
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1898
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1899
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1900
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1901
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1902
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1903
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1904
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1905
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1906
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1907
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1908
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1909
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1910
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1911
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1912
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1913
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1914
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1915
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1916
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1917
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1918
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1919
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1920
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1921
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1922
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1923
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1924
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1925
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1926
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1927
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1928
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1929
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1930
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1931
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1932
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1933
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1934
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1935
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1936
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1937
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1938
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1939
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1940
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1941
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1942
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1943
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1944
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1945
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1946
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1947
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1948
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1949
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1950
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1951
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1952
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1953
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1954
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1955
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1956
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1957
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1958
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1959
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1960
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1961
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1962
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1963
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1964
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1965
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1966
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1967
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1968
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1969
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1970
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1971
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1972
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1973
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1974
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1975
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1976
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Fall River, 1893 to 1976. The record is 162.1 mm (6.4 in) in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 68.1 mm (2.7 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Fall River by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1894
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1895
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1896
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1897
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1898
110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1899
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1900
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1901
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1902
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1903
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1904
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1905
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1906
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1907
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1908
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1909
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1910
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1911
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1912
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1913
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1914
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1915
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1916
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1917
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1918
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1919
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1920
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1921
94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1922
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1923
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1924
145.8 mm (5.7 in)
1925
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1926
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1927
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1928
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1929
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1930
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1931
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1932
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1933
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1934
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1935
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1936
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1937
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1938
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1939
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1940
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1941
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1942
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1943
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1944
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1945
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1946
162.1 mm (6.4 in)
1947
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1948
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1949
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1950
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1951
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1952
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1953
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1954
140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1955
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1956
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1957
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1958
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1959
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1960
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1961
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1962
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1963
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1964
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1965
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1966
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1967
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1968
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1969
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1970
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1971
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1972
94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1973
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1974
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1975
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1976
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Fall River, 1893 to 1976. The record is 181.6 mm (7.1 in) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 98.8 mm (3.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Fall River by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1894
99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1895
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1896
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1897
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1898
146.1 mm (5.8 in)
1899
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1900
90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1901
106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1902
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1903
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1904
124.3 mm (4.9 in)
1905
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1906
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1907
109.8 mm (4.3 in)
1908
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1909
66.4 mm (2.6 in)
1910
57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1911
110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1912
125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1913
129.1 mm (5.1 in)
1914
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1915
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1916
167.4 mm (6.6 in)
1917
60.3 mm (2.4 in)
1918
90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1919
105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1920
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1921
115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1922
154.5 mm (6.1 in)
1923
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1924
163.0 mm (6.4 in)
1925
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1926
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1927
137.7 mm (5.4 in)
1928
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1929
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1930
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1931
115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1932
120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1933
172.1 mm (6.8 in)
1934
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1935
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1936
117.7 mm (4.6 in)
1937
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1938
121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1939
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1940
115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1941
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1942
135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1943
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1944
147.9 mm (5.8 in)
1945
88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1946
178.6 mm (7.0 in)
1947
96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1948
87.3 mm (3.4 in)
1949
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1950
76.8 mm (3.0 in)
1951
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1952
120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1953
151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1954
181.6 mm (7.1 in)
1955
118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1956
77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1957
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1958
97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1959
100.2 mm (3.9 in)
1960
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1961
123.9 mm (4.9 in)
1962
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1963
58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1964
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1965
51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1966
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1967
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1968
126.2 mm (5.0 in)
1969
145.1 mm (5.7 in)
1970
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1971
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1972
103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1973
125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1974
76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1975
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1976
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Fall River, 1893 to 1976. The record is 44 days in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Fall River by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893
15 days
1894
18 days
1895
18 days
1896
13 days
1897
16 days
1898
20 days
1899
25 days
1900
22 days
1901
28 days
1902
24 days
1903
16 days
1904
18 days
1905
14 days
1906
16 days
1907
19 days
1908
22 days
1909
21 days
1910
17 days
1911
17 days
1912
24 days
1913
17 days
1914
22 days
1915
36 days
1916
16 days
1917
22 days
1918
19 days
1919
14 days
1920
11 days
1921
18 days
1922
25 days
1923
21 days
1924
44 days
1925
12 days
1926
17 days
1927
15 days
1928
12 days
1929
13 days
1930
36 days
1931
12 days
1932
12 days
1933
14 days
1934
25 days
1935
16 days
1936
23 days
1937
12 days
1938
13 days
1939
16 days
1940
17 days
1941
19 days
1942
15 days
1943
12 days
1944
19 days
1945
16 days
1946
20 days
1947
33 days
1948
16 days
1949
17 days
1950
14 days
1951
15 days
1952
18 days
1953
19 days
1954
19 days
1955
18 days
1956
15 days
1957
16 days
1958
21 days
1959
12 days
1960
18 days
1961
15 days
1962
15 days
1963
28 days
1964
25 days
1965
23 days
1966
13 days
1967
16 days
1968
15 days
1969
28 days
1970
16 days
1971
22 days
1972
14 days
1973
19 days
1974
21 days
1975
15 days
1976
14 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
80 years with a frost
Across 80 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Fall River falls on 21 April and the median first autumn frost on 26 October, which leaves a median of 191 days between them.
In 1946 to 1975 the median growing season was 193 days. That is 2 days fewer than in 1894 to 1925.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by 0.0 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Fall River
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1894 to 1925)
Recent period (1946 to 1975)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
21 April
21 April
15 April
6 days earlier
-0.2 days per decade
First autumn frost
26 October
30 October
26 October
4 days earlier
-0.3 days per decade
Growing days
191 days
195 days
193 days
2 days fewer
0.0 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
81 years, 1893 to 1975
A day with at least 65.7 mm (2.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 151.1 mm (5.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Fall River: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
65.7 mm (2.6 in)
5 years
86.7 mm (3.4 in)
10 years
101.3 mm (4.0 in)
25 years
120.6 mm (4.7 in)
50 years
135.6 mm (5.3 in)
100 years
151.1 mm (5.9 in)
Longer than the 81 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, 81 years of values from 1893 to 1975.
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: 162.1 mm (6.4 in) in 1946; 145.8 mm (5.7 in) in 1924; 140.5 mm (5.5 in) in 1954.
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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.