Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Pittsfield (USC00196409), Massachusetts, United States, with 55 years of record.
Key Facts for Pittsfield
Pittsfield (USC00196409) is a weather station in Massachusetts, United States at 42.45 latitude and -73.25 longitude, 317 m (1,040 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1894 to 1948, 55 years of record.
1,464 records set at Pittsfield still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Pittsfield set an all-time record daily precipitation of 142.7 mm (5.6 in) on 31 December 1948.
About the Station
Location: Massachusetts, United States, 42.45 latitude, -73.25 longitude.
Elevation: 317 m (1,040 ft).
Period of record: 1894 to 1948, 55 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.
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 Pittsfield. 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 Pittsfield, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
18.3 C (64.9 F)
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
17.2 C (63.0 F)
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
38.3 C (100.9 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
22.8 C (73.0 F)
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
19.4 C (66.9 F)
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Pittsfield still stand. 1895 holds the most, with 68.
Standing records at Pittsfield by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1894
46
1895
68
1896
60
1897
42
1898
42
1899
58
1900
51
1901
35
1925
20
1926
41
1927
48
1928
55
1929
61
1930
64
1931
41
1932
40
1933
54
1934
53
1935
58
1936
65
1937
31
1938
51
1939
29
1940
41
1941
33
1942
41
1943
53
1944
24
1945
39
1946
45
1947
41
1948
34
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Pittsfield between 31 December 1948 and 31 December 1948. Each dot is a new record.
When Pittsfield set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1948-12-31
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 142.7 mm (5.6 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Dec: 142.7 mm (5.6 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Pittsfield. The most was 142.7 mm (5.6 in) on 31 December 1948.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Pittsfield
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
29 January 1939
Feb
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
13 February 1900
Mar
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
4 March 1906
Apr
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
21 April 1901
May
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
14 May 1937
Jun
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
21 June 1937
Jul
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
9 July 1931
Aug
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
4 August 1943
Sep
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
21 September 1938
Oct
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
5 October 1898
Nov
123.4 mm (4.9 in)
4 November 1927
Dec
142.7 mm (5.6 in)
31 December 1948
Period of Record Coverage
1894 to 1948
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
32 years of record at Pittsfield, 1894 to 1948. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1894, 1925, 1929, 1931, 1948.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 26 complete years at Pittsfield, 1895 to 1947. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 7.9 C (46.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1926, at 6.6 C (44.0 F), and the warmest was 1938, at 9.1 C (48.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.3 C (2.3 F).
Annual mean temperature at Pittsfield as warming stripes, 1895 to 1947
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1895
6.8 C
-1.09 C
1896
7.3 C
-0.53 C
1897
7.5 C
-0.35 C
1898
8.2 C
+0.33 C
1899
7.5 C
-0.34 C
1900
8.0 C
+0.11 C
1901
7.6 C
-0.31 C
1926
6.6 C
-1.22 C
1927
8.3 C
+0.47 C
1928
8.7 C
+0.86 C
1930
8.6 C
+0.70 C
1932
8.4 C
+0.50 C
1933
8.2 C
+0.35 C
1934
7.3 C
-0.57 C
1935
7.2 C
-0.62 C
1936
7.8 C
-0.06 C
1937
9.0 C
+1.18 C
1938
9.1 C
+1.27 C
1939
8.2 C
+0.30 C
1940
7.1 C
-0.75 C
1942
7.9 C
0.00 C
1943
7.0 C
-0.88 C
1944
7.6 C
-0.23 C
1945
7.9 C
-0.01 C
1946
8.5 C
+0.61 C
1947
8.2 C
+0.31 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
1894 to 1948
Yearly extremes at Pittsfield: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1926
35.0 C (95.0 F)
32
Coldest night (TNn)
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1943
-23.8 C (-10.9 F)
32
Wettest day (Rx1day)
142.7 mm (5.6 in)
1948
52.4 mm (2.1 in)
44
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
192.5 mm (7.6 in)
1948
81.4 mm (3.2 in)
44
Longest dry spell (CDD)
28 days
1900
16 days
44
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Pittsfield, 1894 to 1948. The record is 38.3 C (100.9 F) in 1926, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Pittsfield by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1894
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1895
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1896
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1897
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1898
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1899
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1900
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1901
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1902
n/a
1903
n/a
1904
n/a
1905
n/a
1906
n/a
1907
n/a
1908
n/a
1909
n/a
1910
n/a
1911
n/a
1912
n/a
1913
n/a
1925
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1926
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1927
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1928
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1929
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1930
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1931
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1932
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1933
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1934
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1935
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1936
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1937
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1938
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1939
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1940
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1941
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1942
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1943
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1944
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1945
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1946
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1947
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1948
36.7 C (98.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Pittsfield, 1894 to 1948. The record is -32.2 C (-26.0 F) in 1943, marked on the chart; the median year is -23.8 C (-10.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Pittsfield by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1894
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1895
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1896
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1897
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1898
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1899
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1900
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1901
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1902
n/a
1903
n/a
1904
n/a
1905
n/a
1906
n/a
1907
n/a
1908
n/a
1909
n/a
1910
n/a
1911
n/a
1912
n/a
1913
n/a
1925
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1926
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1927
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1928
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1929
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1930
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1931
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1932
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1933
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1934
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1935
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1936
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1937
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1938
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1939
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1940
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1941
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1942
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1943
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1944
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1945
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1946
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1947
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1948
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Pittsfield, 1894 to 1948. The record is 142.7 mm (5.6 in) in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is 52.4 mm (2.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Pittsfield by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1894
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1895
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1896
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1897
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1898
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1899
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1900
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1901
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1902
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1903
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1904
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1905
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1906
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1907
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1908
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1909
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1910
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1911
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1912
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1913
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1925
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1926
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1927
123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1928
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1929
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1930
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1931
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1932
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1933
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1934
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1935
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1936
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1937
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1938
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1939
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1940
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1941
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1942
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1943
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1944
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1945
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1946
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1947
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1948
142.7 mm (5.6 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Pittsfield, 1894 to 1948. The record is 192.5 mm (7.6 in) in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is 81.4 mm (3.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Pittsfield by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1894
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1895
63.1 mm (2.5 in)
1896
97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1897
111.9 mm (4.4 in)
1898
123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1899
106.1 mm (4.2 in)
1900
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1901
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1902
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1903
59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1904
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1905
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1906
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1907
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1908
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1909
60.3 mm (2.4 in)
1910
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1911
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1912
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1913
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1925
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1926
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1927
147.5 mm (5.8 in)
1928
107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1929
56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1930
44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1931
128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1932
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1933
97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1934
106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1935
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1936
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1937
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1938
186.0 mm (7.3 in)
1939
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1940
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1941
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1942
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1943
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1944
94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1945
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1946
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1947
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1948
192.5 mm (7.6 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Pittsfield, 1894 to 1948. The record is 28 days in 1900, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Pittsfield by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1894
20 days
1895
15 days
1896
12 days
1897
19 days
1898
12 days
1899
19 days
1900
28 days
1901
26 days
1902
9 days
1903
15 days
1904
15 days
1905
17 days
1906
12 days
1907
13 days
1908
16 days
1909
10 days
1910
14 days
1911
12 days
1912
16 days
1913
18 days
1925
14 days
1926
16 days
1927
13 days
1928
16 days
1929
18 days
1930
17 days
1931
12 days
1932
19 days
1933
11 days
1934
12 days
1935
24 days
1936
11 days
1937
14 days
1938
22 days
1939
21 days
1940
12 days
1941
19 days
1942
20 days
1943
19 days
1944
16 days
1945
9 days
1946
19 days
1947
19 days
1948
23 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
26 years with a frost
Across 26 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Pittsfield falls on 5 May and the median first autumn frost on 5 October, which leaves a median of 158 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -2.8 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Pittsfield
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1895 to 1947)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
5 May
n/a
5 May
n/a
+1.6 days per decade
First autumn frost
5 October
n/a
5 October
n/a
-1.2 days per decade
Growing days
158 days
n/a
158 days
n/a
-2.8 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.
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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.