Great Barrington 2N Weather Records (USC00193213)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Great Barrington 2N (USC00193213), Massachusetts, United States, with 42 years of record.

Key Facts for Great Barrington 2N

Great Barrington 2N (USC00193213) is a weather station in Massachusetts, United States at 42.22 latitude and -73.35 longitude, 210 m (688 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1973 to 2014, 42 years of record.
1,464 records set at Great Barrington 2N still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Massachusetts, United States, 42.22 latitude, -73.35 longitude.
Elevation: 210 m (688 ft).
Period of record: 1973 to 2014, 42 years.
Eligible elements: prcp.

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 Great Barrington 2N. 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 Great Barrington 2N, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	15.6 C (60.1 F)	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	19.4 C (66.9 F)	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	37.2 C (99.0 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Great Barrington 2N still stand. 1979 holds the most, with 84.

Standing records at Great Barrington 2N by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1973	8
1974	61
1975	47
1976	82
1977	65
1978	55
1979	84
1980	59
1981	61
1982	26
1983	43
1984	75
1985	35
1986	50
1987	52
1988	56
1989	62
1990	63
1991	62
1992	38
1993	57
1994	37
1995	53
1996	46
1997	26
1998	30
1999	47
2000	52
2001	32

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 148.1 mm (5.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Great Barrington 2N. The most was 148.1 mm (5.8 in) on 17 September 1999.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Great Barrington 2N
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	22 January 1979
Feb	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	2 February 1976
Mar	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	14 March 1993
Apr	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	10 April 1980
May	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	30 May 1984
Jun	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	7 June 2000
Jul	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	16 July 2000
Aug	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	7 August 1990
Sep	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	17 September 1999
Oct	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	6 October 1995
Nov	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	12 November 1995
Dec	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	18 December 2000

Period of Record Coverage

1973 to 2001

29 years of record at Great Barrington 2N, 1973 to 2001. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1973, 1982, 1998, 1999.

Days with data per year at Great Barrington 2N
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1973	31	8%	No
1974	360	99%	Yes
1975	363	99%	Yes
1976	352	96%	Yes
1977	361	99%	Yes
1978	361	99%	Yes
1979	363	99%	Yes
1980	359	98%	Yes
1981	353	97%	Yes
1982	251	69%	No
1983	350	96%	Yes
1984	360	98%	Yes
1985	358	98%	Yes
1986	364	100%	Yes
1987	364	100%	Yes
1988	362	99%	Yes
1989	362	99%	Yes
1990	363	99%	Yes
1991	363	99%	Yes
1992	366	100%	Yes
1993	365	100%	Yes
1994	364	100%	Yes
1995	364	100%	Yes
1996	336	92%	Yes
1997	334	92%	Yes
1998	170	47%	No
1999	326	89%	No
2000	360	98%	Yes
2001	333	91%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

22 complete years, 1974 to 2000

One stripe for each of 22 complete years at Great Barrington 2N, 1974 to 2000. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 7.4 C (45.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1978, at 6.0 C (42.8 F), and the warmest was 1990, at 9.1 C (48.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F).

Annual mean temperature at Great Barrington 2N as warming stripes, 1974 to 2000
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1974	6.7 C	-0.66 C
1975	7.6 C	+0.24 C
1976	6.5 C	-0.88 C
1977	6.8 C	-0.55 C
1978	6.0 C	-1.38 C
1979	7.1 C	-0.22 C
1980	6.5 C	-0.87 C
1981	6.9 C	-0.49 C
1983	7.8 C	+0.42 C
1984	7.5 C	+0.14 C
1985	7.6 C	+0.25 C
1986	7.8 C	+0.43 C
1987	7.6 C	+0.20 C
1988	7.5 C	+0.09 C
1989	7.3 C	-0.03 C
1990	9.1 C	+1.69 C
1991	8.8 C	+1.47 C
1992	6.8 C	-0.53 C
1993	7.0 C	-0.40 C
1994	7.1 C	-0.24 C
1995	7.6 C	+0.26 C
2000	8.4 C	+1.04 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

1973 to 2014

Yearly extremes at Great Barrington 2N: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1988	33.9 C (93.0 F)	29
Coldest night (TNn)	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	1994	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	29
Wettest day (Rx1day)	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	1999	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	203.3 mm (8.0 in)	1984	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	33
Longest dry spell (CDD)	34 days	1980	16 days	33

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Great Barrington 2N, 1973 to 2014. The record is 37.2 C (99.0 F) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.9 C (93.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Great Barrington 2N by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1973	16.7 C (62.1 F)
1974	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1975	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1976	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1977	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1978	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1979	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1980	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1981	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1982	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1983	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1984	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1985	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1986	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1987	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1988	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1989	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1990	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1991	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1992	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1993	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1994	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1995	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1996	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1997	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1998	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1999	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2000	33.3 C (91.9 F)
2001	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2011	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Great Barrington 2N, 1973 to 2014. The record is -32.8 C (-27.0 F) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is -26.1 C (-15.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Great Barrington 2N by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1973	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1974	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1975	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1976	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1977	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1978	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1979	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1980	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1981	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1982	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1983	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1984	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1985	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1986	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1987	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1988	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1989	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1990	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1991	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1992	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1993	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1994	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1995	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1996	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1997	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1998	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1999	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2000	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2001	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2011	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Great Barrington 2N, 1973 to 2014. The record is 148.1 mm (5.8 in) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 55.9 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Great Barrington 2N by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1973	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1974	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1975	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1976	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1977	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1978	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1979	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1980	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1981	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1982	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1983	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1984	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1985	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1986	134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1987	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1988	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1989	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1990	138.9 mm (5.5 in)
1991	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1992	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1993	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1994	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1995	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1996	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1997	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1998	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1999	148.1 mm (5.8 in)
2000	146.8 mm (5.8 in)
2001	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
2011	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
2012	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
2013	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
2014	22.6 mm (0.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Great Barrington 2N, 1973 to 2014. The record is 203.3 mm (8.0 in) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 91.9 mm (3.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Great Barrington 2N by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1973	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1974	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1975	137.1 mm (5.4 in)
1976	120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1977	116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1978	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1979	146.5 mm (5.8 in)
1980	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1981	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1982	65.4 mm (2.6 in)
1983	65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1984	203.3 mm (8.0 in)
1985	61.1 mm (2.4 in)
1986	145.9 mm (5.7 in)
1987	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1988	148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1989	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1990	178.8 mm (7.0 in)
1991	141.2 mm (5.6 in)
1992	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1993	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1994	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1995	103.3 mm (4.1 in)
1996	127.6 mm (5.0 in)
1997	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1998	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1999	159.8 mm (6.3 in)
2000	147.6 mm (5.8 in)
2001	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
2011	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
2012	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
2013	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
2014	25.1 mm (1.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Great Barrington 2N, 1973 to 2014. The record is 34 days in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Great Barrington 2N by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1973	4 days
1974	11 days
1975	16 days
1976	17 days
1977	14 days
1978	23 days
1979	18 days
1980	34 days
1981	17 days
1982	17 days
1983	12 days
1984	17 days
1985	19 days
1986	16 days
1987	23 days
1988	16 days
1989	15 days
1990	12 days
1991	13 days
1992	14 days
1993	12 days
1994	15 days
1995	25 days
1996	11 days
1997	12 days
1998	10 days
1999	17 days
2000	16 days
2001	19 days
2011	17 days
2012	27 days
2013	28 days
2014	15 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

22 years with a frost

Across 22 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Great Barrington 2N falls on 13 May and the median first autumn frost on 22 September, which leaves a median of 129 days between them.

Frost dates and growing season at Great Barrington 2N
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1974 to 2000)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	13 May	n/a	13 May	n/a	n/a
First autumn frost	22 September	n/a	22 September	n/a	n/a
Growing days	129 days	n/a	129 days	n/a	n/a

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.

Download the Data

Data for Great Barrington 2N standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Great Barrington 2N 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).