New Salem Weather Records (USC00195306)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for New Salem (USC00195306), Massachusetts, United States, with 102 years of record.

Key Facts for New Salem

New Salem (USC00195306) is a weather station in Massachusetts, United States at 42.45 latitude and -72.33 longitude, 258 m (845 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1897 to 1998, 102 years of record.
1,460 records set at New Salem still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
New Salem set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 30 December 1998.

About the Station

Location: Massachusetts, United States, 42.45 latitude, -72.33 longitude.
Elevation: 258 m (845 ft).
Period of record: 1897 to 1998, 102 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 New Salem. 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 New Salem, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	11.1 C (52.0 F)	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	12.2 C (54.0 F)	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	15.0 C (59.0 F)	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	31.1 C (88.0 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	33.3 C (91.9 F)	8.3 C (46.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	31.7 C (89.1 F)	8.3 C (46.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	32.2 C (90.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	16.7 C (62.1 F)	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	14.4 C (57.9 F)	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,460 standing records

1,460 records at New Salem still stand. 1898 holds the most, with 505.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 165.1 mm (6.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at New Salem. The most was 165.1 mm (6.5 in) on 19 August 1955.

Record daily precipitation for each month at New Salem
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 January 1986
Feb	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	13 February 1900
Mar	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	1 March 1897
Apr	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	2 April 1973
May	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	30 May 1984
Jun	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	9 June 1897
Jul	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	13 July 1897
Aug	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	19 August 1955
Sep	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	13 September 1960
Oct	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	25 October 1959
Nov	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	26 November 1950
Dec	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	2 December 1996

Period of Record Coverage

1897 to 1900

4 years of record at New Salem, 1897 to 1900. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1897, 1900.

Latest Records

Latest records at New Salem
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 December 1998	New Salem, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	4 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1998	New Salem, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	4 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1998	New Salem, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1998	New Salem, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	tie	32 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1997	New Salem, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	27 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1997	New Salem, US	daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1997	New Salem, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
10 July 1997	New Salem, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 1997	New Salem, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1997	New Salem, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1997	New Salem, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1997	New Salem, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	15 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1997	New Salem, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	1.7 cm (0.7 in)	30 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1996	New Salem, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	27 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1996	New Salem, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1996	New Salem, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1996	New Salem, US	monthly rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	98 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1996	New Salem, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1996	New Salem, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	14 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1996	New Salem, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	1 year	14 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1897 to 1998

Yearly extremes at New Salem: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1898	32.0 C (89.5 F)	4
Coldest night (TNn)	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	1900	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	4
Wettest day (Rx1day)	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	1955	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	55
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	227.6 mm (9.0 in)	1984	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	55
Longest dry spell (CDD)	32 days	1952	14 days	55

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at New Salem, 1897 to 1998. The record is 33.3 C (91.9 F) in 1898, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.0 C (89.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at New Salem by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1897	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1898	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1899	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1900	12.2 C (54.0 F)
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at New Salem, 1897 to 1998. The record is -25.0 C (-13.0 F) in 1900, marked on the chart; the median year is -23.3 C (-9.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at New Salem by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1897	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1898	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1899	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1900	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at New Salem, 1897 to 1998. The record is 165.1 mm (6.5 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 63.5 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at New Salem by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1897	134.4 mm (5.3 in)
1898	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1899	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1900	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1948	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1949	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1950	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1951	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1952	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1953	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1954	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1955	165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1956	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1957	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1958	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1959	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1960	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1961	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1962	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1963	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1964	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1965	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1966	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1967	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1968	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1969	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1970	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1971	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1972	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1973	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1974	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1975	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1976	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1977	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1978	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1979	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1980	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1981	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1982	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1983	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1984	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1985	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1986	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1987	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1988	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1989	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1990	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1991	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1992	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1993	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1994	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1995	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1996	110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1997	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1998	56.6 mm (2.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at New Salem, 1897 to 1998. The record is 227.6 mm (9.0 in) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 97.6 mm (3.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at New Salem by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1897	203.5 mm (8.0 in)
1898	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1899	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1900	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1948	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1949	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1950	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1951	77.9 mm (3.1 in)
1952	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1953	128.7 mm (5.1 in)
1954	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1955	206.8 mm (8.1 in)
1956	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1957	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1958	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1959	127.7 mm (5.0 in)
1960	129.1 mm (5.1 in)
1961	97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1962	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1963	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1964	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1965	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1966	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1967	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1968	110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1969	141.7 mm (5.6 in)
1970	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1971	89.8 mm (3.5 in)
1972	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1973	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1974	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1975	163.8 mm (6.4 in)
1976	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1977	103.3 mm (4.1 in)
1978	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1979	150.4 mm (5.9 in)
1980	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1981	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1982	136.9 mm (5.4 in)
1983	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1984	227.6 mm (9.0 in)
1985	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1986	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1987	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1988	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1989	160.6 mm (6.3 in)
1990	162.1 mm (6.4 in)
1991	161.0 mm (6.3 in)
1992	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1993	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1994	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1995	109.8 mm (4.3 in)
1996	148.8 mm (5.9 in)
1997	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1998	114.8 mm (4.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at New Salem, 1897 to 1998. The record is 32 days in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 14 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at New Salem by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1897	19 days
1898	14 days
1899	13 days
1900	6 days
1948	12 days
1949	15 days
1950	16 days
1951	15 days
1952	32 days
1953	22 days
1954	12 days
1955	24 days
1956	15 days
1957	16 days
1958	14 days
1959	15 days
1960	12 days
1961	18 days
1962	27 days
1963	27 days
1964	17 days
1965	15 days
1966	12 days
1967	14 days
1968	21 days
1969	15 days
1970	19 days
1971	13 days
1972	9 days
1973	15 days
1974	13 days
1975	14 days
1976	19 days
1977	13 days
1978	13 days
1979	13 days
1980	23 days
1981	14 days
1982	17 days
1983	11 days
1984	16 days
1985	12 days
1986	14 days
1987	19 days
1988	10 days
1989	12 days
1990	12 days
1991	12 days
1992	11 days
1993	12 days
1994	14 days
1995	11 days
1996	10 days
1997	18 days
1998	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.

Rainfall Return Levels

52 years, 1898 to 1998

A day with at least 62.2 mm (2.4 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 New Salem: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
5 years	78.6 mm (3.1 in)
10 years	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
25 years	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
50 years	130.3 mm (5.1 in)
100 years	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	Longer than the 52 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, 52 years of values from 1898 to 1998.

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: 165.1 mm (6.5 in) in 1955; 110.7 mm (4.4 in) in 1996; 104.6 mm (4.1 in) in 1984.

Download the Data

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

Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1897	299	82%	No
1898	365	100%	Yes
1899	365	100%	Yes
1900	59	16%	No