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Lowell Weather Records (USC00194313)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Lowell (USC00194313), Massachusetts, United States, with 142 years of record.

Key Facts for Lowell

  • Lowell (USC00194313) is a weather station in Massachusetts, United States at 42.64 latitude and -71.36 longitude, 34 m (110 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1885 to 2026, 142 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Lowell still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Lowell set a daily record high maximum temperature of 30.6 C (87.1 F) on 3 October 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

  • Location: Massachusetts, United States, 42.64 latitude, -71.36 longitude.
  • Elevation: 34 m (110 ft).
  • Period of record: 1885 to 2026, 142 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

3 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Lowell, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Lowell. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 3 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -40-2002040 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Lowell. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 3 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Lowell, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan21.1 C (70.0 F)-30.0 C (-22.0 F)10.6 C (51.1 F)-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
Feb25.0 C (77.0 F)-33.9 C (-29.0 F)7.2 C (45.0 F)-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
Mar31.7 C (89.1 F)-25.6 C (-14.1 F)23.9 C (75.0 F)-14.4 C (6.1 F)
Apr35.6 C (96.1 F)-14.4 C (6.1 F)30.6 C (87.1 F)-3.3 C (26.1 F)
May36.7 C (98.1 F)-2.8 C (27.0 F)36.7 C (98.1 F)2.2 C (36.0 F)
Jun39.4 C (102.9 F)0.6 C (33.1 F)n/an/a
Jul39.4 C (102.9 F)6.7 C (44.1 F)n/an/a
Aug39.4 C (102.9 F)3.3 C (37.9 F)n/an/a
Sep37.8 C (100.0 F)-3.3 C (26.1 F)27.2 C (81.0 F)4.4 C (39.9 F)
Oct31.7 C (89.1 F)-7.2 C (19.0 F)30.6 C (87.1 F)1.7 C (35.1 F)
Nov27.2 C (81.0 F)-17.2 C (1.0 F)n/an/a
Dec24.4 C (75.9 F)-28.9 C (-20.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Lowell by the year they were set 1,464 records at Lowell still stand. 1890 holds the most, with 23. 01020301885: 11889: 141890: 231891: 191892: 141893: 151894: 171895: 131896: 111897: 81898: 151899: 161900: 91901: 141902: 101903: 121904: 111905: 131906: 141907: 101908: 61909: 121910: 131911: 181912: 81913: 121914: 131915: 101916: 61917: 201918: 201919: 101920: 131921: 81922: 81923: 201924: 111925: 141926: 71927: 41928: 111929: 141930: 171931: 91932: 91933: 141934: 121935: 71936: 91937: 91938: 71939: 61940: 111941: 51942: 101943: 131944: 91945: 131946: 161947: 171948: 151949: 231950: 111951: 131952: 101953: 171954: 151955: 151956: 141957: 161958: 41959: 161960: 71961: 121962: 111963: 101964: 121965: 121966: 81967: 91968: 131969: 51970: 71979: 41980: 111981: 11986: 141987: 181988: 71989: 111990: 171991: 141992: 231993: 121994: 121995: 171996: 91997: 111998: 81999: 92000: 142001: 152002: 162003: 52004: 82005: 142006: 122007: 172008: 122009: 122010: 82011: 62012: 152013: 32014: 52015: 132016: 92017: 122018: 162019: 42020: 82021: 102022: 172023: 112024: 102025: 62026: 31885190119141927194019531966199120042017
1,464 records at Lowell still stand. 1890 holds the most, with 23.
Standing records at Lowell by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
18851
188914
189023
189119
189214
189315
189417
189513
189611
18978
189815
189916
19009
190114
190210
190312
190411
190513
190614
190710
19086
190912
191013
191118
19128
191312
191413
191510
19166
191720
191820
191910
192013
19218
19228
192320
192411
192514
19267
19274
192811
192914
193017
19319
19329
193314
193412
19357
19369
19379
19387
19396
194011
19415
194210
194313
19449
194513
194616
194717
194815
194923
195011
195113
195210
195317
195415
195515
195614
195716
19584
195916
19607
196112
196211
196310
196412
196512
19668
19679
196813
19695
19707
19794
198011
19811
198614
198718
19887
198911
199017
199114
199223
199312
199412
199517
19969
199711
19988
19999
200014
200115
200216
20035
20048
200514
200612
200717
200812
200912
20108
20116
201215
20133
20145
201513
20169
201712
201816
20194
20208
202110
202217
202311
202410
20256
20263

All-Time Record Progression

8 new records
When Lowell set new all-time records 8 all-time records were set at Lowell between 29 December 1933 and 16 February 2015. Each dot is a new record. Record low maximum temperatureRecord low minimum temperatureRecord daily precipitationRecord snow depthRecord daily snowfall29 December 1933: Record low maximum temperature -20.0 C (-4.0 F)16 February 1943: Record low minimum temperature -33.9 C (-29.0 F)11 September 1954: Record daily precipitation 177.0 mm (7.0 in)10 March 2001: Record snow depth 78.7 cm (31.0 in)9 February 2013: Record daily snowfall 56.1 cm (22.1 in)28 January 2015: Record snow depth 94.0 cm (37.0 in)15 February 2015: Record snow depth 101.6 cm (40.0 in)16 February 2015: Record snow depth 114.3 cm (45.0 in)193519501965198019952010
8 all-time records were set at Lowell between 29 December 1933 and 16 February 2015. Each dot is a new record.
When Lowell set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1933-12-29Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1943-02-16Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1954-09-11Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 177.0 mm (7.0 in)
2001-03-10Record snow depthRecord snow depth 78.7 cm (31.0 in)
2013-02-09Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 56.1 cm (22.1 in)
2015-01-28Record snow depthRecord snow depth 94.0 cm (37.0 in)
2015-02-15Record snow depthRecord snow depth 101.6 cm (40.0 in)
2015-02-16Record snow depthRecord snow depth 114.3 cm (45.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 177.0 mm (7.0 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Lowell The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Lowell. The most was 177.0 mm (7.0 in) on 11 September 1954. 050100150200 Jan: 91.4 mm (3.6 in), 26 January 1979 Jan Feb: 91.7 mm (3.6 in), 1 February 1898 Feb Mar: 74.2 mm (2.9 in), 3 March 1947 Mar Apr: 122.4 mm (4.8 in), 30 April 1904 Apr May: 103.9 mm (4.1 in), 29 May 1906 May Jun: 116.8 mm (4.6 in), 19 June 1922 Jun Jul: 139.4 mm (5.5 in), 3 July 1915 Jul Aug: 139.2 mm (5.5 in), 20 August 1991 Aug Sep: 177.0 mm (7.0 in), 11 September 1954 Sep Oct: 160.8 mm (6.3 in), 14 October 1895 Oct Nov: 117.3 mm (4.6 in), 25 November 1923 Nov Dec: 69.6 mm (2.7 in), 19 December 1986 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Lowell. The most was 177.0 mm (7.0 in) on 11 September 1954.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Lowell
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan91.4 mm (3.6 in)26 January 1979
Feb91.7 mm (3.6 in)1 February 1898
Mar74.2 mm (2.9 in)3 March 1947
Apr122.4 mm (4.8 in)30 April 1904
May103.9 mm (4.1 in)29 May 1906
Jun116.8 mm (4.6 in)19 June 1922
Jul139.4 mm (5.5 in)3 July 1915
Aug139.2 mm (5.5 in)20 August 1991
Sep177.0 mm (7.0 in)11 September 1954
Oct160.8 mm (6.3 in)14 October 1895
Nov117.3 mm (4.6 in)25 November 1923
Dec69.6 mm (2.7 in)19 December 1986

Period of Record Coverage

1885 to 2026
Days with data per year at Lowell 127 years of record at Lowell, 1885 to 2026. 14 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1885, 1970, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1988 and others. 1885: 30 of 365 days1889: 353 of 365 days1890: 347 of 365 days1891: 354 of 365 days1892: 355 of 366 days1893: 349 of 365 days1894: 352 of 365 days1895: 354 of 365 days1896: 348 of 366 days1897: 350 of 365 days1898: 356 of 365 days1899: 356 of 365 days1900: 355 of 365 days1901: 332 of 365 days1902: 365 of 365 days1903: 345 of 365 days1904: 365 of 366 days1905: 361 of 365 days1906: 333 of 365 days1907: 365 of 365 days1908: 352 of 366 days1909: 363 of 365 days1910: 364 of 365 days1911: 361 of 365 days1912: 360 of 366 days1913: 362 of 365 days1914: 362 of 365 days1915: 365 of 365 days1916: 364 of 366 days1917: 364 of 365 days1918: 363 of 365 days1919: 364 of 365 days1920: 363 of 366 days1921: 361 of 365 days1922: 363 of 365 days1923: 363 of 365 days1924: 359 of 366 days1925: 358 of 365 days1926: 359 of 365 days1927: 332 of 365 days1928: 360 of 366 days1929: 331 of 365 days1930: 351 of 365 days1931: 353 of 365 days1932: 351 of 366 days1933: 345 of 365 days1934: 346 of 365 days1935: 348 of 365 days1936: 348 of 366 days1937: 350 of 365 days1938: 352 of 365 days1939: 346 of 365 days1940: 352 of 366 days1941: 360 of 365 days1942: 361 of 365 days1943: 365 of 365 days1944: 366 of 366 days1945: 365 of 365 days1946: 362 of 365 days1947: 359 of 365 days1948: 365 of 366 days1949: 364 of 365 days1950: 365 of 365 days1951: 364 of 365 days1952: 366 of 366 days1953: 364 of 365 days1954: 365 of 365 days1955: 364 of 365 days1956: 366 of 366 days1957: 364 of 365 days1958: 365 of 365 days1959: 365 of 365 days1960: 366 of 366 days1961: 364 of 365 days1962: 332 of 365 days1963: 364 of 365 days1964: 366 of 366 days1965: 364 of 365 days1966: 364 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 366 of 366 days1969: 364 of 365 days1970: 318 of 365 days1979: 55 of 365 days1980: 88 of 366 days1981: 31 of 365 days1986: 124 of 365 days1987: 321 of 365 days1988: 213 of 366 days1989: 273 of 365 days1990: 339 of 365 days1991: 365 of 365 days1992: 366 of 366 days1993: 364 of 365 days1994: 365 of 365 days1995: 337 of 365 days1996: 365 of 366 days1997: 365 of 365 days1998: 365 of 365 days1999: 334 of 365 days2000: 366 of 366 days2001: 363 of 365 days2002: 365 of 365 days2003: 303 of 365 days2004: 305 of 366 days2005: 365 of 365 days2006: 334 of 365 days2007: 363 of 365 days2008: 366 of 366 days2009: 364 of 365 days2010: 362 of 365 days2011: 364 of 365 days2012: 364 of 366 days2013: 363 of 365 days2014: 346 of 365 days2015: 364 of 365 days2016: 356 of 366 days2017: 364 of 365 days2018: 360 of 365 days2019: 363 of 365 days2020: 332 of 366 days2021: 325 of 365 days2022: 335 of 365 days2023: 324 of 365 days2024: 348 of 366 days2025: 358 of 365 days2026: 168 of 365 days1900192019401960198020002020
127 years of record at Lowell, 1885 to 2026. 14 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1885, 1970, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1988 and others.
Days with data per year at Lowell
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
1885308%No
188935397%Yes
189034795%Yes
189135497%Yes
189235597%Yes
189334996%Yes
189435296%Yes
189535497%Yes
189634895%Yes
189735096%Yes
189835698%Yes
189935698%Yes
190035597%Yes
190133291%Yes
1902365100%Yes
190334595%Yes
1904365100%Yes
190536199%Yes
190633391%Yes
1907365100%Yes
190835296%Yes
190936399%Yes
1910364100%Yes
191136199%Yes
191236098%Yes
191336299%Yes
191436299%Yes
1915365100%Yes
191636499%Yes
1917364100%Yes
191836399%Yes
1919364100%Yes
192036399%Yes
192136199%Yes
192236399%Yes
192336399%Yes
192435998%Yes
192535898%Yes
192635998%Yes
192733291%Yes
192836098%Yes
192933191%Yes
193035196%Yes
193135397%Yes
193235196%Yes
193334595%Yes
193434695%Yes
193534895%Yes
193634895%Yes
193735096%Yes
193835296%Yes
193934695%Yes
194035296%Yes
194136099%Yes
194236199%Yes
1943365100%Yes
1944366100%Yes
1945365100%Yes
194636299%Yes
194735998%Yes
1948365100%Yes
1949364100%Yes
1950365100%Yes
1951364100%Yes
1952366100%Yes
1953364100%Yes
1954365100%Yes
1955364100%Yes
1956366100%Yes
1957364100%Yes
1958365100%Yes
1959365100%Yes
1960366100%Yes
1961364100%Yes
196233291%Yes
1963364100%Yes
1964366100%Yes
1965364100%Yes
1966364100%Yes
1967365100%Yes
1968366100%Yes
1969364100%Yes
197031887%No
19795515%No
19808824%No
1981318%No
198612434%No
198732188%No
198821358%No
198927375%No
199033993%Yes
1991365100%Yes
1992366100%Yes
1993364100%Yes
1994365100%Yes
199533792%Yes
1996365100%Yes
1997365100%Yes
1998365100%Yes
199933492%Yes
2000366100%Yes
200136399%Yes
2002365100%Yes
200330383%No
200430583%No
2005365100%Yes
200633492%Yes
200736399%Yes
2008366100%Yes
2009364100%Yes
201036299%Yes
2011364100%Yes
201236499%Yes
201336399%Yes
201434695%Yes
2015364100%Yes
201635697%Yes
2017364100%Yes
201836099%Yes
201936399%Yes
202033291%Yes
202132589%No
202233592%Yes
202332489%No
202434895%Yes
202535898%Yes
202616846%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Lowell
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
3 October 2026Lowell, USdaily high max (Provisional)30.6 C (87.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)104 years41 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 2026Lowell, USmonthly high max (Tie)36.7 C (98.1 F)tie114 years12 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 2026Lowell, USdaily high min (Tie)4.4 C (39.9 F)tie91 years9 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 2026Lowell, USdaily high max23.9 C (75.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)5 years14 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 2026Lowell, USdaily snowfall38.1 cm (15.0 in)24.1 cm (9.5 in)26 years47 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2026Lowell, USdaily low max (Tie)-10.6 C (12.9 F)tie22 years4 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 2026Lowell, USdaily high min3.3 C (37.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)94 years39 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2025Lowell, USdaily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)0.8 cm (0.3 in)6 years12 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 2025Lowell, USdaily low max (Tie)16.7 C (62.1 F)tie131 years10 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 2025Lowell, USdaily rain47.8 mm (1.9 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)139 years41 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 2025Lowell, USdaily high min (Tie)22.8 C (73.0 F)tie82 years8 of 100 (Routine)
25 June 2025Lowell, USdaily high min23.9 C (75.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)111 years44 of 100 (Notable)
25 June 2025Lowell, USall-time high max (Tie)39.4 C (102.9 F)tie113 years15 of 100 (Routine)
24 June 2025Lowell, USdaily high max37.2 C (99.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)68 years34 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 2025Lowell, USdaily low max8.9 C (48.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)84 years35 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2025Lowell, USdaily high min8.3 C (46.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)123 years43 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2025Lowell, USdaily high min5.0 C (41.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)0 years13 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 2024Lowell, USdaily high max26.7 C (80.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)2 years13 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 2024Lowell, USdaily high max26.7 C (80.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)68 years34 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 2024Lowell, USdaily high max27.8 C (82.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)104 years43 of 100 (Notable)

Climate Trend

92 complete years, 1889 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Lowell as warming stripes, 1889 to 2025 One stripe for each of 92 complete years at Lowell, 1889 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.6 C (49.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1893, at 7.6 C (45.7 F), and the warmest was 1953, at 11.7 C (53.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F). 1889: 9.6 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1890: 8.3 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1891: 9.0 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1892: 8.7 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1893: 7.6 C, -2.0 C from the station mean1894: 9.1 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1895: 8.6 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1896: 8.6 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1897: 9.0 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1898: 9.4 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1899: 9.0 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1900: 9.4 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1902: 9.6 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1904: 7.9 C, -1.7 C from the station mean1905: 8.9 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1907: 8.6 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1908: 10.2 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1909: 9.6 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1910: 9.9 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1911: 10.0 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1912: 9.4 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1913: 10.8 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1914: 9.1 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1915: 9.9 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1916: 9.0 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1917: 8.0 C, -1.6 C from the station mean1918: 8.8 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1919: 9.7 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1920: 8.6 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1921: 10.3 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1922: 9.2 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1923: 8.6 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1924: 8.6 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1925: 9.7 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1926: 8.4 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1928: 9.4 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1930: 9.3 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1943: 8.9 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1944: 9.6 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1945: 9.6 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1946: 10.1 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1947: 10.1 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1948: 10.1 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1949: 11.7 C, +2.1 C from the station mean1950: 10.3 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1951: 10.7 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1952: 10.9 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1953: 11.7 C, +2.1 C from the station mean1954: 10.3 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1955: 10.4 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1956: 10.0 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1957: 11.2 C, +1.6 C from the station mean1958: 9.9 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1959: 10.9 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1960: 10.4 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1961: 9.8 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1963: 9.5 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1964: 9.7 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1965: 9.7 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1966: 9.9 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1967: 9.3 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1968: 9.5 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1969: 10.2 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1991: 9.6 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1992: 8.3 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1993: 8.6 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1994: 8.7 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1996: 8.9 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1997: 8.8 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1998: 10.5 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2000: 9.0 C, -0.6 C from the station mean2001: 9.9 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2002: 9.9 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2005: 9.2 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2007: 9.2 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2008: 9.4 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2009: 8.9 C, -0.7 C from the station mean2010: 10.5 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2011: 9.7 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2012: 10.6 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2013: 9.2 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2014: 8.7 C, -0.9 C from the station mean2015: 8.8 C, -0.8 C from the station mean2016: 9.8 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2018: 10.1 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2019: 9.6 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2020: 10.8 C, +1.2 C from the station mean2021: 10.8 C, +1.2 C from the station mean2022: 10.5 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2023: 11.3 C, +1.7 C from the station mean2024: 11.3 C, +1.7 C from the station mean2025: 10.2 C, +0.6 C from the station mean18891900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 92 complete years at Lowell, 1889 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.6 C (49.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1893, at 7.6 C (45.7 F), and the warmest was 1953, at 11.7 C (53.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at Lowell as warming stripes, 1889 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
18899.6 C-0.03 C
18908.3 C-1.28 C
18919.0 C-0.63 C
18928.7 C-0.90 C
18937.6 C-1.99 C
18949.1 C-0.50 C
18958.6 C-0.95 C
18968.6 C-0.98 C
18979.0 C-0.64 C
18989.4 C-0.20 C
18999.0 C-0.56 C
19009.4 C-0.18 C
19029.6 C-0.02 C
19047.9 C-1.65 C
19058.9 C-0.65 C
19078.6 C-1.04 C
190810.2 C+0.57 C
19099.6 C+0.03 C
19109.9 C+0.30 C
191110.0 C+0.42 C
19129.4 C-0.23 C
191310.8 C+1.16 C
19149.1 C-0.51 C
19159.9 C+0.30 C
19169.0 C-0.61 C
19178.0 C-1.63 C
19188.8 C-0.83 C
19199.7 C+0.07 C
19208.6 C-0.96 C
192110.3 C+0.69 C
19229.2 C-0.39 C
19238.6 C-0.95 C
19248.6 C-1.02 C
19259.7 C+0.10 C
19268.4 C-1.18 C
19289.4 C-0.22 C
19309.3 C-0.27 C
19438.9 C-0.74 C
19449.6 C+0.01 C
19459.6 C+0.05 C
194610.1 C+0.49 C
194710.1 C+0.53 C
194810.1 C+0.53 C
194911.7 C+2.09 C
195010.3 C+0.72 C
195110.7 C+1.06 C
195210.9 C+1.32 C
195311.7 C+2.13 C
195410.3 C+0.69 C
195510.4 C+0.77 C
195610.0 C+0.38 C
195711.2 C+1.60 C
19589.9 C+0.28 C
195910.9 C+1.29 C
196010.4 C+0.78 C
19619.8 C+0.24 C
19639.5 C-0.12 C
19649.7 C+0.08 C
19659.7 C+0.06 C
19669.9 C+0.32 C
19679.3 C-0.28 C
19689.5 C-0.05 C
196910.2 C+0.57 C
19919.6 C+0.05 C
19928.3 C-1.33 C
19938.6 C-0.99 C
19948.7 C-0.90 C
19968.9 C-0.72 C
19978.8 C-0.83 C
199810.5 C+0.90 C
20009.0 C-0.59 C
20019.9 C+0.32 C
20029.9 C+0.31 C
20059.2 C-0.37 C
20079.2 C-0.40 C
20089.4 C-0.15 C
20098.9 C-0.65 C
201010.5 C+0.93 C
20119.7 C+0.06 C
201210.6 C+1.05 C
20139.2 C-0.36 C
20148.7 C-0.94 C
20158.8 C-0.77 C
20169.8 C+0.20 C
201810.1 C+0.47 C
20199.6 C+0.05 C
202010.8 C+1.22 C
202110.8 C+1.24 C
202210.5 C+0.92 C
202311.3 C+1.68 C
202411.3 C+1.66 C
202510.2 C+0.58 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.07 C (0.03 to 0.11) per decade over 1889 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.1 F (0.1 to 0.2) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 92 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Lowell
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.07 C (0.03 to 0.11) per decade0.1 F (0.1 to 0.2) per decade1889 to 202592Rise
Mean daily maximum0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade1889 to 202592Rise
Mean daily minimum0.02 C (-0.02 to 0.07) per decade0.04 F (-0.03 to 0.12) per decade1889 to 202592Not 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

1885 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Lowell: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)39.4 C (102.9 F)191135.6 C (96.1 F)127
Coldest night (TNn)-33.9 C (-29.0 F)1943-21.7 C (-7.1 F)127
Wettest day (Rx1day)177.0 mm (7.0 in)195461.9 mm (2.4 in)130
Wettest five days (Rx5day)227.0 mm (8.9 in)196287.2 mm (3.4 in)129
Longest dry spell (CDD)38 days199517 days130

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Lowell by year The hottest day of the year at Lowell, 1885 to 2026. The record is 39.4 C (102.9 F) in 1911, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F). 27.53032.53537.5401900192019401960198020002020Record: 39.4 C (102.9 F) in 1911
The hottest day of the year at Lowell, 1885 to 2026. The record is 39.4 C (102.9 F) in 1911, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Lowell by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
188529.4 C (84.9 F)
188935.0 C (95.0 F)
189034.4 C (93.9 F)
189135.0 C (95.0 F)
189235.0 C (95.0 F)
189334.4 C (93.9 F)
189435.6 C (96.1 F)
189535.0 C (95.0 F)
189635.6 C (96.1 F)
189733.3 C (91.9 F)
189835.6 C (96.1 F)
189934.4 C (93.9 F)
190035.0 C (95.0 F)
190135.6 C (96.1 F)
190232.2 C (90.0 F)
190335.6 C (96.1 F)
190433.3 C (91.9 F)
190533.3 C (91.9 F)
190632.8 C (91.0 F)
190734.4 C (93.9 F)
190835.6 C (96.1 F)
190935.0 C (95.0 F)
191035.0 C (95.0 F)
191139.4 C (102.9 F)
191236.7 C (98.1 F)
191335.0 C (95.0 F)
191432.8 C (91.0 F)
191532.2 C (90.0 F)
191632.8 C (91.0 F)
191736.7 C (98.1 F)
191834.4 C (93.9 F)
191936.7 C (98.1 F)
192032.2 C (90.0 F)
192134.4 C (93.9 F)
192233.3 C (91.9 F)
192335.0 C (95.0 F)
192435.0 C (95.0 F)
192536.1 C (97.0 F)
192636.1 C (97.0 F)
192732.8 C (91.0 F)
192833.9 C (93.0 F)
192935.6 C (96.1 F)
193033.9 C (93.0 F)
193135.0 C (95.0 F)
193231.7 C (89.1 F)
193336.7 C (98.1 F)
193434.4 C (93.9 F)
193535.6 C (96.1 F)
193635.6 C (96.1 F)
193736.7 C (98.1 F)
193833.3 C (91.9 F)
193933.3 C (91.9 F)
194035.0 C (95.0 F)
194136.7 C (98.1 F)
194233.9 C (93.0 F)
194335.6 C (96.1 F)
194436.7 C (98.1 F)
194533.9 C (93.0 F)
194637.2 C (99.0 F)
194737.2 C (99.0 F)
194839.4 C (102.9 F)
194938.3 C (100.9 F)
195035.0 C (95.0 F)
195133.9 C (93.0 F)
195238.9 C (102.0 F)
195337.8 C (100.0 F)
195435.6 C (96.1 F)
195537.8 C (100.0 F)
195637.2 C (99.0 F)
195736.7 C (98.1 F)
195835.0 C (95.0 F)
195936.1 C (97.0 F)
196035.6 C (96.1 F)
196134.4 C (93.9 F)
196235.0 C (95.0 F)
196337.2 C (99.0 F)
196436.1 C (97.0 F)
196536.1 C (97.0 F)
196638.3 C (100.9 F)
196735.0 C (95.0 F)
196837.2 C (99.0 F)
196937.2 C (99.0 F)
197035.6 C (96.1 F)
1978n/a
197934.4 C (93.9 F)
198033.3 C (91.9 F)
198132.8 C (91.0 F)
1982n/a
1983n/a
1984n/a
1985n/a
198630.6 C (87.1 F)
198736.7 C (98.1 F)
198835.6 C (96.1 F)
198935.6 C (96.1 F)
199034.4 C (93.9 F)
199136.7 C (98.1 F)
199235.6 C (96.1 F)
199337.2 C (99.0 F)
199436.7 C (98.1 F)
199538.3 C (100.9 F)
199633.9 C (93.0 F)
199735.0 C (95.0 F)
199834.4 C (93.9 F)
199937.2 C (99.0 F)
200034.4 C (93.9 F)
200137.2 C (99.0 F)
200237.8 C (100.0 F)
200335.6 C (96.1 F)
200435.0 C (95.0 F)
200536.7 C (98.1 F)
200637.2 C (99.0 F)
200738.3 C (100.9 F)
200838.9 C (102.0 F)
200935.6 C (96.1 F)
201037.2 C (99.0 F)
201138.9 C (102.0 F)
201236.1 C (97.0 F)
201336.7 C (98.1 F)
201433.9 C (93.0 F)
201535.6 C (96.1 F)
201636.1 C (97.0 F)
201735.6 C (96.1 F)
201836.7 C (98.1 F)
201936.1 C (97.0 F)
202037.2 C (99.0 F)
202136.7 C (98.1 F)
202237.2 C (99.0 F)
202335.6 C (96.1 F)
202436.7 C (98.1 F)
202539.4 C (102.9 F)
202636.7 C (98.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Lowell by year The coldest night of the year at Lowell, 1885 to 2026. The record is -33.9 C (-29.0 F) in 1943, marked on the chart; the median year is -21.7 C (-7.1 F). -40-30-20-100101900192019401960198020002020Record: -33.9 C (-29.0 F) in 1943
The coldest night of the year at Lowell, 1885 to 2026. The record is -33.9 C (-29.0 F) in 1943, marked on the chart; the median year is -21.7 C (-7.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Lowell by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
18856.1 C (43.0 F)
1889-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1890-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1891-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1892-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1893-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1894-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1895-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1896-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1897-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1898-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1899-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1900-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1901-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1902-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1903-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1904-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1905-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1906-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1907-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1908-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1909-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1910-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1911-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1912-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1913-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1914-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1915-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1916-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1917-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1918-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1919-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1920-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1921-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1922-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1923-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1924-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1925-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1926-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1927-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1928-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1929-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1930-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1931-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1932-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1933-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1934-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1935-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1936-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1937-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1938-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1939-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1940-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1941-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1942-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1943-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1944-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1945-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1946-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1947-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1948-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1949-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1950-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1951-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1952-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1953-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1954-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1955-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1956-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1957-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1958-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1959-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1960-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1961-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1962-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1963-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1964-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1965-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1966-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1967-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1968-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1969-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1970-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1978n/a
1979-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1980-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1981-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1982n/a
1983n/a
1984n/a
1985n/a
1986-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1987-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1988-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1989-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1990-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1991-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1992-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1993-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1994-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1995-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1996-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1997-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1998-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1999-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2000-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2001-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2002-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2003-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2004-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2005-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2006-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2007-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2008-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2009-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2010-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2011-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2012-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2013-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2014-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2015-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2016-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2017-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2018-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2019-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2020-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2021-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2022-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2023-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2024-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2025-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2026-22.8 C (-9.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Lowell by year The wettest day of the year at Lowell, 1885 to 2026. The record is 177.0 mm (7.0 in) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 61.9 mm (2.4 in). 0501001502001900192019401960198020002020Record: 177.0 mm (7.0 in) in 1954
The wettest day of the year at Lowell, 1885 to 2026. The record is 177.0 mm (7.0 in) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 61.9 mm (2.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Lowell by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
188545.2 mm (1.8 in)
18890.0 mm (0.00 in)
1890n/a
1891n/a
189263.2 mm (2.5 in)
189390.4 mm (3.6 in)
189458.4 mm (2.3 in)
1895160.8 mm (6.3 in)
1896134.4 mm (5.3 in)
189773.4 mm (2.9 in)
189891.7 mm (3.6 in)
189969.6 mm (2.7 in)
190075.7 mm (3.0 in)
190199.3 mm (3.9 in)
190296.0 mm (3.8 in)
1903105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1904122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1905134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1906103.9 mm (4.1 in)
190768.6 mm (2.7 in)
190842.2 mm (1.7 in)
190965.0 mm (2.6 in)
191074.7 mm (2.9 in)
191159.9 mm (2.4 in)
191250.8 mm (2.0 in)
191361.0 mm (2.4 in)
191466.0 mm (2.6 in)
1915139.4 mm (5.5 in)
191682.0 mm (3.2 in)
191749.5 mm (1.9 in)
191857.4 mm (2.3 in)
191955.6 mm (2.2 in)
192085.9 mm (3.4 in)
1921100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1922116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1923117.3 mm (4.6 in)
192459.2 mm (2.3 in)
192560.7 mm (2.4 in)
192658.7 mm (2.3 in)
192773.4 mm (2.9 in)
192866.8 mm (2.6 in)
192943.2 mm (1.7 in)
193043.2 mm (1.7 in)
193154.9 mm (2.2 in)
1932141.0 mm (5.6 in)
193357.9 mm (2.3 in)
193466.8 mm (2.6 in)
193556.4 mm (2.2 in)
193656.4 mm (2.2 in)
193773.4 mm (2.9 in)
193856.1 mm (2.2 in)
193956.4 mm (2.2 in)
194048.8 mm (1.9 in)
194160.7 mm (2.4 in)
194265.5 mm (2.6 in)
194356.1 mm (2.2 in)
194495.0 mm (3.7 in)
194559.9 mm (2.4 in)
194658.4 mm (2.3 in)
194788.1 mm (3.5 in)
194850.0 mm (2.0 in)
194951.1 mm (2.0 in)
195075.2 mm (3.0 in)
195176.5 mm (3.0 in)
195258.4 mm (2.3 in)
195362.5 mm (2.5 in)
1954177.0 mm (7.0 in)
1955106.4 mm (4.2 in)
195677.7 mm (3.1 in)
195737.8 mm (1.5 in)
195836.3 mm (1.4 in)
195964.3 mm (2.5 in)
196079.8 mm (3.1 in)
196154.6 mm (2.1 in)
1962122.4 mm (4.8 in)
196376.7 mm (3.0 in)
196438.1 mm (1.5 in)
196540.1 mm (1.6 in)
196654.6 mm (2.1 in)
196743.4 mm (1.7 in)
196862.7 mm (2.5 in)
196949.5 mm (1.9 in)
197054.6 mm (2.1 in)
197824.6 mm (1.0 in)
197991.4 mm (3.6 in)
198049.8 mm (2.0 in)
198162.5 mm (2.5 in)
198244.5 mm (1.8 in)
198355.4 mm (2.2 in)
198454.1 mm (2.1 in)
198576.2 mm (3.0 in)
198669.6 mm (2.7 in)
198773.7 mm (2.9 in)
198845.2 mm (1.8 in)
198940.6 mm (1.6 in)
199093.0 mm (3.7 in)
1991139.2 mm (5.5 in)
199232.5 mm (1.3 in)
199339.9 mm (1.6 in)
199461.7 mm (2.4 in)
199562.0 mm (2.4 in)
1996129.8 mm (5.1 in)
199747.5 mm (1.9 in)
1998102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1999113.3 mm (4.5 in)
200082.3 mm (3.2 in)
200176.5 mm (3.0 in)
200249.5 mm (1.9 in)
200345.7 mm (1.8 in)
200460.5 mm (2.4 in)
200582.0 mm (3.2 in)
200686.1 mm (3.4 in)
200765.0 mm (2.6 in)
2008106.7 mm (4.2 in)
200950.8 mm (2.0 in)
201071.9 mm (2.8 in)
201198.3 mm (3.9 in)
201249.8 mm (2.0 in)
201354.4 mm (2.1 in)
201463.8 mm (2.5 in)
201556.9 mm (2.2 in)
201653.3 mm (2.1 in)
201757.7 mm (2.3 in)
201854.6 mm (2.1 in)
201947.2 mm (1.9 in)
202045.7 mm (1.8 in)
202185.9 mm (3.4 in)
202259.7 mm (2.4 in)
202372.6 mm (2.9 in)
202452.3 mm (2.1 in)
202547.8 mm (1.9 in)
202629.5 mm (1.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Lowell by year The wettest five days of the year at Lowell, 1885 to 2026. The record is 227.0 mm (8.9 in) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 87.2 mm (3.4 in). 0501001502002501900192019401960198020002020Record: 227.0 mm (8.9 in) in 1962
The wettest five days of the year at Lowell, 1885 to 2026. The record is 227.0 mm (8.9 in) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 87.2 mm (3.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Lowell by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
188571.1 mm (2.8 in)
1889n/a
1890n/a
1891n/a
189263.2 mm (2.5 in)
189394.0 mm (3.7 in)
189461.7 mm (2.4 in)
1895162.8 mm (6.4 in)
1896168.4 mm (6.6 in)
189781.3 mm (3.2 in)
189896.3 mm (3.8 in)
189971.6 mm (2.8 in)
1900119.6 mm (4.7 in)
190199.3 mm (3.9 in)
190296.0 mm (3.8 in)
1903113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1904123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1905149.6 mm (5.9 in)
1906120.4 mm (4.7 in)
190776.0 mm (3.0 in)
190851.0 mm (2.0 in)
190973.2 mm (2.9 in)
191074.7 mm (2.9 in)
191182.0 mm (3.2 in)
191270.6 mm (2.8 in)
191381.8 mm (3.2 in)
191472.6 mm (2.9 in)
1915150.1 mm (5.9 in)
191684.6 mm (3.3 in)
191755.3 mm (2.2 in)
191854.4 mm (2.1 in)
191962.0 mm (2.4 in)
1920103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1921115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1922172.4 mm (6.8 in)
1923120.1 mm (4.7 in)
192465.3 mm (2.6 in)
192562.0 mm (2.4 in)
192660.2 mm (2.4 in)
1927133.4 mm (5.3 in)
192881.0 mm (3.2 in)
192970.9 mm (2.8 in)
193056.0 mm (2.2 in)
193198.9 mm (3.9 in)
1932141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1933152.4 mm (6.0 in)
193471.2 mm (2.8 in)
193583.6 mm (3.3 in)
193679.8 mm (3.1 in)
193774.7 mm (2.9 in)
1938156.7 mm (6.2 in)
193989.1 mm (3.5 in)
194094.0 mm (3.7 in)
194160.7 mm (2.4 in)
194286.2 mm (3.4 in)
194386.2 mm (3.4 in)
1944130.1 mm (5.1 in)
194583.8 mm (3.3 in)
194660.2 mm (2.4 in)
194796.5 mm (3.8 in)
194870.3 mm (2.8 in)
194960.2 mm (2.4 in)
195084.6 mm (3.3 in)
1951125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1952104.4 mm (4.1 in)
195396.1 mm (3.8 in)
1954195.8 mm (7.7 in)
1955175.7 mm (6.9 in)
1956145.3 mm (5.7 in)
195778.5 mm (3.1 in)
195881.5 mm (3.2 in)
195977.5 mm (3.1 in)
1960107.5 mm (4.2 in)
196158.7 mm (2.3 in)
1962227.0 mm (8.9 in)
1963120.4 mm (4.7 in)
196459.3 mm (2.3 in)
196549.0 mm (1.9 in)
196667.5 mm (2.7 in)
196762.7 mm (2.5 in)
196882.6 mm (3.3 in)
1969115.6 mm (4.6 in)
197079.8 mm (3.1 in)
197856.4 mm (2.2 in)
1979191.0 mm (7.5 in)
198075.9 mm (3.0 in)
1981110.8 mm (4.4 in)
1982143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1983107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1984163.6 mm (6.4 in)
198583.1 mm (3.3 in)
198684.8 mm (3.3 in)
1987152.0 mm (6.0 in)
198855.7 mm (2.2 in)
198973.9 mm (2.9 in)
1990105.1 mm (4.1 in)
1991189.4 mm (7.5 in)
199265.8 mm (2.6 in)
199357.6 mm (2.3 in)
199482.0 mm (3.2 in)
199581.0 mm (3.2 in)
1996212.9 mm (8.4 in)
199758.7 mm (2.3 in)
1998151.4 mm (6.0 in)
1999114.3 mm (4.5 in)
2000110.2 mm (4.3 in)
200191.2 mm (3.6 in)
200288.4 mm (3.5 in)
200389.6 mm (3.5 in)
200482.9 mm (3.3 in)
2005154.3 mm (6.1 in)
2006205.5 mm (8.1 in)
2007103.9 mm (4.1 in)
2008125.1 mm (4.9 in)
200983.6 mm (3.3 in)
2010150.6 mm (5.9 in)
2011159.2 mm (6.3 in)
201289.9 mm (3.5 in)
201398.1 mm (3.9 in)
2014122.6 mm (4.8 in)
201587.2 mm (3.4 in)
201663.8 mm (2.5 in)
201788.6 mm (3.5 in)
201896.2 mm (3.8 in)
201962.3 mm (2.5 in)
202066.0 mm (2.6 in)
2021120.3 mm (4.7 in)
2022104.2 mm (4.1 in)
2023102.4 mm (4.0 in)
202467.5 mm (2.7 in)
202567.1 mm (2.6 in)
202640.6 mm (1.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Lowell by year The longest dry spell of the year at Lowell, 1885 to 2026. The record is 38 days in 1995, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days. 0102030401900192019401960198020002020Record: 38 days in 1995
The longest dry spell of the year at Lowell, 1885 to 2026. The record is 38 days in 1995, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Lowell by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
18857 days
18891 day
1890n/a
1891n/a
189217 days
189311 days
189423 days
189521 days
189616 days
189720 days
189815 days
189910 days
190018 days
190113 days
190215 days
190316 days
190420 days
190523 days
190616 days
190712 days
190822 days
190913 days
191031 days
191128 days
191220 days
191322 days
191429 days
191536 days
191613 days
191723 days
191819 days
191919 days
192026 days
192118 days
192222 days
192320 days
192418 days
192520 days
192617 days
192715 days
192817 days
192914 days
193023 days
193117 days
193219 days
193310 days
193418 days
193520 days
193611 days
193713 days
193813 days
193925 days
194017 days
194119 days
194213 days
194320 days
194416 days
194515 days
194617 days
194735 days
194829 days
194922 days
195023 days
195113 days
195213 days
195315 days
195414 days
195516 days
195620 days
195720 days
195821 days
195913 days
196018 days
196117 days
196212 days
196324 days
196424 days
196515 days
196614 days
196719 days
196821 days
196916 days
197017 days
197811 days
197913 days
198012 days
198114 days
198216 days
198320 days
198419 days
198515 days
198612 days
198728 days
198823 days
198915 days
199014 days
199112 days
199212 days
199314 days
199419 days
199538 days
199611 days
199721 days
199817 days
199933 days
200013 days
200122 days
200212 days
200316 days
200427 days
200514 days
200618 days
200721 days
200814 days
200913 days
201015 days
201111 days
201219 days
201313 days
201411 days
201516 days
201615 days
201710 days
201814 days
201911 days
202017 days
202116 days
202212 days
202317 days
202419 days
202513 days
202612 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

92 years with a frost

Across 92 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Lowell falls on 27 April and the median first autumn frost on 14 October, which leaves a median of 167 days between them.

In 1969 to 2025 the median growing season was 168 days. That is 4 days more than in 1889 to 1921.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.7 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Lowell
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1889 to 1921)Recent period (1969 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost27 April30 April27 April3 days earlier-0.2 days per decade
First autumn frost14 October12 October16 October4 days later+0.4 days per decade
Growing days167 days164 days168 days4 days more+0.7 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

108 years, 1893 to 2025

A day with at least 66.4 mm (2.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 187.3 mm (7.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Lowell: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years66.4 mm (2.6 in)
5 years91.2 mm (3.6 in)
10 years110.3 mm (4.3 in)
25 years138.0 mm (5.4 in)
50 years161.3 mm (6.4 in)
100 years187.3 mm (7.4 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 108 years of values from 1893 to 2025.

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: 177.0 mm (7.0 in) in 1954; 160.8 mm (6.3 in) in 1895; 141.0 mm (5.6 in) in 1932.

Station Changes

No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.

Download the Data

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

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-14).