Gardner Weather Records (USC00193052)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Gardner (USC00193052), Massachusetts, United States, with 73 years of record.

Key Facts for Gardner

Gardner (USC00193052) is a weather station in Massachusetts, United States at 42.58 latitude and -71.98 longitude, 338 m (1,110 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1930 to 2002, 73 years of record.
0 records set at Gardner still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Gardner set a daily record precipitation of 40.9 mm (1.6 in) on 24 July 2002.

About the Station

Location: Massachusetts, United States, 42.58 latitude, -71.98 longitude.
Elevation: 338 m (1,110 ft).
Period of record: 1930 to 2002, 73 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.

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 Gardner. 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 Gardner, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Gardner still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

6 new records

6 all-time records were set at Gardner between 8 January 1996 and 5 February 2001. Each dot is a new record.

When Gardner set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1996-01-08	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 76.2 cm (30.0 in)
1996-01-09	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 83.8 cm (33.0 in)
1996-01-10	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 91.4 cm (36.0 in)
1996-01-12	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 111.8 cm (44.0 in)
1997-03-31	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 63.5 cm (25.0 in)
2001-02-05	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 76.2 cm (30.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 283.0 mm (11.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Gardner. The most was 283.0 mm (11.1 in) on 20 September 1938.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Gardner
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	25 January 1979
Feb	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	4 February 1970
Mar	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	18 March 1936
Apr	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	5 April 1987
May	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	31 May 1998
Jun	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	24 June 1944
Jul	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	17 July 1979
Aug	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	20 August 1991
Sep	283.0 mm (11.1 in)	20 September 1938
Oct	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	15 October 1955
Nov	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	26 November 1950
Dec	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	19 December 1986

Latest Records

Latest records at Gardner
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 July 2002	Gardner, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	13 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 2002	Gardner, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	71 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2002	Gardner, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2002	Gardner, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 2002	Gardner, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	68 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 2001	Gardner, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2001	Gardner, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	67 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 2001	Gardner, US	daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2001	Gardner, US	all-time snowfall	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2000	Gardner, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2000	Gardner, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	29 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 2000	Gardner, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	12 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 2000	Gardner, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	18 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 2000	Gardner, US	daily snowfall	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	67 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 2000	Gardner, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2000	Gardner, US	daily snow depth (Tie)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	tie	1 year	1 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 2000	Gardner, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 2000	Gardner, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	1 year	6 of 100 (Routine)
10 September 1999	Gardner, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	57 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 March 1999	Gardner, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	56 years	27 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1930 to 2002

Yearly extremes at Gardner: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	283.0 mm (11.1 in)	1938	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	73
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	368.9 mm (14.5 in)	1938	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	73
Longest dry spell (CDD)	40 days	2001	16 days	73

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Gardner, 1930 to 2002. The record is 283.0 mm (11.1 in) in 1938, marked on the chart; the median year is 59.7 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Gardner by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1930	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1931	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1932	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1933	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1934	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1935	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1936	115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1937	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1938	283.0 mm (11.1 in)
1939	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1940	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1941	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1942	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1943	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1944	120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1945	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1946	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1947	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1948	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1949	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1950	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1951	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1952	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1953	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1954	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1955	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1956	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1957	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1958	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1959	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1960	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1961	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1962	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1963	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1964	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1965	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1966	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1967	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1968	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1969	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1970	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1971	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1972	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1973	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1974	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1975	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1976	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1977	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1978	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1979	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1980	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1981	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1982	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1983	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1984	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1985	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1986	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1987	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1988	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1989	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1990	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1991	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1992	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1993	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1994	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1995	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1996	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1997	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1998	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1999	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
2000	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
2001	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
2002	51.3 mm (2.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Gardner, 1930 to 2002. The record is 368.9 mm (14.5 in) in 1938, marked on the chart; the median year is 89.2 mm (3.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Gardner by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1930	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1931	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1932	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1933	148.1 mm (5.8 in)
1934	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1935	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1936	143.2 mm (5.6 in)
1937	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1938	368.9 mm (14.5 in)
1939	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1940	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1941	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1942	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1943	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1944	142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1945	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1946	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1947	127.2 mm (5.0 in)
1948	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1949	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1950	103.7 mm (4.1 in)
1951	77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1952	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1953	99.9 mm (3.9 in)
1954	127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1955	210.8 mm (8.3 in)
1956	126.6 mm (5.0 in)
1957	62.1 mm (2.4 in)
1958	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1959	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1960	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1961	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1962	93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1963	87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1964	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1965	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1966	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1967	74.6 mm (2.9 in)
1968	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1969	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1970	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1971	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1972	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1973	96.6 mm (3.8 in)
1974	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1975	165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1976	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1977	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1978	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1979	149.7 mm (5.9 in)
1980	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1981	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1982	137.0 mm (5.4 in)
1983	71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1984	173.9 mm (6.8 in)
1985	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1986	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1987	163.8 mm (6.4 in)
1988	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1989	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1990	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1991	167.1 mm (6.6 in)
1992	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1993	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1994	116.9 mm (4.6 in)
1995	95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1996	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1997	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1998	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1999	117.3 mm (4.6 in)
2000	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
2001	90.1 mm (3.5 in)
2002	83.9 mm (3.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Gardner, 1930 to 2002. The record is 40 days in 2001, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Gardner by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1930	14 days
1931	14 days
1932	19 days
1933	12 days
1934	19 days
1935	23 days
1936	15 days
1937	13 days
1938	16 days
1939	26 days
1940	17 days
1941	31 days
1942	13 days
1943	19 days
1944	18 days
1945	14 days
1946	17 days
1947	29 days
1948	10 days
1949	23 days
1950	23 days
1951	13 days
1952	25 days
1953	14 days
1954	12 days
1955	25 days
1956	15 days
1957	15 days
1958	20 days
1959	12 days
1960	18 days
1961	19 days
1962	15 days
1963	23 days
1964	18 days
1965	15 days
1966	22 days
1967	12 days
1968	18 days
1969	17 days
1970	18 days
1971	13 days
1972	13 days
1973	15 days
1974	18 days
1975	25 days
1976	20 days
1977	16 days
1978	13 days
1979	15 days
1980	23 days
1981	14 days
1982	19 days
1983	15 days
1984	19 days
1985	14 days
1986	14 days
1987	22 days
1988	12 days
1989	13 days
1990	14 days
1991	13 days
1992	12 days
1993	12 days
1994	13 days
1995	9 days
1996	12 days
1997	18 days
1998	18 days
1999	12 days
2000	23 days
2001	40 days
2002	16 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.

Rainfall Return Levels

64 years, 1931 to 2000

A day with at least 59.5 mm (2.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 199.7 mm (7.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Gardner: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
5 years	80.6 mm (3.2 in)
10 years	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
25 years	131.1 mm (5.2 in)
50 years	161.6 mm (6.4 in)
100 years	199.7 mm (7.9 in)	Longer than the 64 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, 64 years of values from 1931 to 2000.

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: 283.0 mm (11.1 in) in 1938; 120.7 mm (4.8 in) in 1932; 120.4 mm (4.7 in) in 1944.

Download the Data

Data for Gardner standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Gardner 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).

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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