Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Provincetown (USC00196681), Massachusetts, United States, with 35 years of record.
Key Facts for Provincetown
Provincetown (USC00196681) is a weather station in Massachusetts, United States at 42.05 latitude and -70.18 longitude, 6 m (20 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1958 to 1992, 35 years of record.
1,464 records set at Provincetown still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Provincetown set a daily record precipitation of 49.5 mm (1.9 in) on 27 September 1992.
About the Station
Location: Massachusetts, United States, 42.05 latitude, -70.18 longitude.
Elevation: 6 m (20 ft).
Period of record: 1958 to 1992, 35 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.
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 Provincetown. 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 Provincetown, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
16.7 C (62.1 F)
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
13.9 C (57.0 F)
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
36.7 C (98.1 F)
6.1 C (43.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
21.1 C (70.0 F)
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
16.7 C (62.1 F)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Provincetown still stand. 1959 holds the most, with 67.
Standing records at Provincetown by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1958
25
1959
67
1960
40
1961
60
1962
59
1963
56
1964
53
1965
54
1966
48
1967
62
1968
38
1969
40
1970
38
1971
44
1972
34
1973
47
1974
50
1975
48
1976
60
1977
55
1978
40
1979
36
1980
19
1981
26
1982
66
1983
66
1984
52
1985
25
1986
16
1987
52
1988
10
1989
20
1990
43
1992
15
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 133.4 mm (5.3 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Provincetown. The most was 133.4 mm (5.3 in) on 3 September 1972.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Provincetown
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
20 January 1978
Feb
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
25 February 1969
Mar
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
18 March 1968
Apr
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
2 April 1973
May
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
26 May 1967
Jun
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
2 June 1992
Jul
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
4 July 1978
Aug
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
27 August 1985
Sep
133.4 mm (5.3 in)
3 September 1972
Oct
94.7 mm (3.7 in)
7 October 1962
Nov
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
3 November 1966
Dec
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
26 December 1969
Period of Record Coverage
1958 to 1992
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
34 years of record at Provincetown, 1958 to 1992. 17 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1958, 1959, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1979 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 16 complete years at Provincetown, 1960 to 1987. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.9 C (49.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1978, at 9.4 C (48.9 F), and the warmest was 1975, at 10.6 C (51.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.7 C (1.3 F).
Annual mean temperature at Provincetown as warming stripes, 1960 to 1987
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1960
10.0 C
+0.11 C
1961
10.1 C
+0.18 C
1962
9.4 C
-0.47 C
1963
10.1 C
+0.22 C
1964
9.9 C
-0.01 C
1965
9.5 C
-0.34 C
1966
10.0 C
+0.14 C
1967
9.4 C
-0.48 C
1968
9.8 C
-0.07 C
1969
10.2 C
+0.29 C
1974
10.0 C
+0.10 C
1975
10.6 C
+0.67 C
1977
10.1 C
+0.19 C
1978
9.4 C
-0.51 C
1982
10.2 C
+0.29 C
1987
9.6 C
-0.30 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
1958 to 1992
Yearly extremes at Provincetown: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1963
32.2 C (90.0 F)
34
Coldest night (TNn)
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1964
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
34
Wettest day (Rx1day)
133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1972
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
35
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
169.9 mm (6.7 in)
1970
99.5 mm (3.9 in)
35
Longest dry spell (CDD)
29 days
1963
18 days
35
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Provincetown, 1958 to 1992. The record is 36.7 C (98.1 F) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.2 C (90.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Provincetown by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1958
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1959
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1960
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1961
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1962
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1963
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1964
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1965
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1966
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1967
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1968
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1969
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1970
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1971
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1972
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1973
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1974
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1975
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1976
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1977
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1978
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1979
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1980
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1981
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1982
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1983
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1984
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1985
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1986
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1987
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1988
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1989
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1990
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1991
n/a
1992
31.7 C (89.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Provincetown, 1958 to 1992. The record is -20.0 C (-4.0 F) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is -15.6 C (3.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Provincetown by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1958
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1959
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1960
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1961
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1962
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1963
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1964
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1965
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1966
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1967
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1968
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1969
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1970
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1971
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1972
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1973
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1974
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1975
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1976
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1977
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1978
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1979
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1980
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1981
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1982
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1983
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1984
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1985
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1986
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1987
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1988
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1989
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1990
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1991
n/a
1992
14.4 C (57.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Provincetown, 1958 to 1992. The record is 133.4 mm (5.3 in) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 66.0 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Provincetown by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1958
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1959
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1960
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1961
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1962
94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1963
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1964
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1965
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1966
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1967
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1968
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1969
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1970
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1971
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1972
133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1973
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1974
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1975
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1976
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1977
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1978
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1979
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1980
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1981
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1982
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1983
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1984
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1985
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1986
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1987
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1988
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1989
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1990
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1991
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1992
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Provincetown, 1958 to 1992. The record is 169.9 mm (6.7 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 99.5 mm (3.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Provincetown by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1958
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1959
94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1960
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1961
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1962
145.8 mm (5.7 in)
1963
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1964
90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1965
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1966
133.3 mm (5.2 in)
1967
132.9 mm (5.2 in)
1968
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1969
123.1 mm (4.8 in)
1970
169.9 mm (6.7 in)
1971
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1972
143.6 mm (5.7 in)
1973
112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1974
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1975
99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1976
135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1977
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1978
126.6 mm (5.0 in)
1979
115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1980
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1981
65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1982
124.9 mm (4.9 in)
1983
125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1984
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1985
101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1986
86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1987
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1988
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1989
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1990
82.2 mm (3.2 in)
1991
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1992
97.0 mm (3.8 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Provincetown, 1958 to 1992. The record is 29 days in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Provincetown by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1958
21 days
1959
14 days
1960
15 days
1961
22 days
1962
14 days
1963
29 days
1964
17 days
1965
18 days
1966
15 days
1967
17 days
1968
26 days
1969
28 days
1970
16 days
1971
22 days
1972
14 days
1973
14 days
1974
15 days
1975
26 days
1976
29 days
1977
25 days
1978
23 days
1979
18 days
1980
20 days
1981
11 days
1982
18 days
1983
20 days
1984
11 days
1985
15 days
1986
12 days
1987
15 days
1988
5 days
1989
19 days
1990
23 days
1991
16 days
1992
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.
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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.