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Reading Weather Records (USC00196783)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Reading (USC00196783), Massachusetts, United States, with 60 years of record.

Key Facts for Reading

  • Reading (USC00196783) is a weather station in Massachusetts, United States at 42.52 latitude and -71.13 longitude, 34 m (110 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1960 to 2019, 60 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Reading still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Reading set a daily record snowfall of 7.6 cm (3.0 in) on 11 December 2019.

About the Station

  • Location: Massachusetts, United States, 42.52 latitude, -71.13 longitude.
  • Elevation: 34 m (110 ft).
  • Period of record: 1960 to 2019, 60 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Reading, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Reading. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -40-200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Reading. 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 Reading, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan21.7 C (71.1 F)-29.4 C (-20.9 F)n/an/a
Feb24.4 C (75.9 F)-26.1 C (-15.0 F)n/an/a
Mar33.3 C (91.9 F)-22.8 C (-9.0 F)n/an/a
Apr34.4 C (93.9 F)-10.6 C (12.9 F)n/an/a
May35.0 C (95.0 F)-3.9 C (25.0 F)n/an/a
Jun35.6 C (96.1 F)0.6 C (33.1 F)n/an/a
Jul37.2 C (99.0 F)5.0 C (41.0 F)n/an/a
Aug40.6 C (105.1 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)n/an/a
Sep35.0 C (95.0 F)-3.3 C (26.1 F)n/an/a
Oct31.7 C (89.1 F)-8.9 C (16.0 F)n/an/a
Nov26.7 C (80.1 F)-18.9 C (-2.0 F)n/an/a
Dec25.6 C (78.1 F)-25.6 C (-14.1 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Reading by the year they were set 1,464 records at Reading still stand. 1967 holds the most, with 51. 02040601960: 221961: 291962: 351963: 421964: 501965: 441966: 311967: 511968: 361969: 291970: 241971: 221972: 241973: 221974: 321975: 351976: 431977: 211978: 261979: 331980: 161981: 251982: 211983: 201984: 151985: 151986: 191987: 231988: 171989: 181990: 341991: 201992: 221993: 261994: 121995: 241996: 221997: 61998: 141999: 182000: 282001: 212002: 202003: 112004: 152005: 222006: 202007: 312008: 192009: 202010: 162011: 172012: 262013: 132014: 172015: 232016: 242017: 392018: 282019: 161960196619721978198419901996200220082014
1,464 records at Reading still stand. 1967 holds the most, with 51.
Standing records at Reading by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
196022
196129
196235
196342
196450
196544
196631
196751
196836
196929
197024
197122
197224
197322
197432
197535
197643
197721
197826
197933
198016
198125
198221
198320
198415
198515
198619
198723
198817
198918
199034
199120
199222
199326
199412
199524
199622
19976
199814
199918
200028
200121
200220
200311
200415
200522
200620
200731
200819
200920
201016
201117
201226
201313
201417
201523
201624
201739
201828
201916

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records
When Reading set new all-time records 3 all-time records were set at Reading between 20 October 1996 and 14 March 2018. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitationRecord high minimum temperatureRecord daily snowfall20 October 1996: Record daily precipitation 194.8 mm (7.7 in)2 August 2006: Record high minimum temperature 25.6 C (78.1 F)14 March 2018: Record daily snowfall 59.2 cm (23.3 in)2000200520102015
3 all-time records were set at Reading between 20 October 1996 and 14 March 2018. Each dot is a new record.
When Reading set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1996-10-20Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 194.8 mm (7.7 in)
2006-08-02Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 25.6 C (78.1 F)
2018-03-14Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 59.2 cm (23.3 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 194.8 mm (7.7 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Reading The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Reading. The most was 194.8 mm (7.7 in) on 20 October 1996. 050100150200 Jan: 99.1 mm (3.9 in), 25 January 1979 Jan Feb: 78.0 mm (3.1 in), 24 February 2010 Feb Mar: 122.7 mm (4.8 in), 22 March 2001 Mar Apr: 123.7 mm (4.9 in), 1 April 2004 Apr May: 116.6 mm (4.6 in), 13 May 2006 May Jun: 142.7 mm (5.6 in), 13 June 1998 Jun Jul: 96.5 mm (3.8 in), 13 July 1996 Jul Aug: 97.3 mm (3.8 in), 11 August 1990 Aug Sep: 127.0 mm (5.0 in), 23 September 1994 Sep Oct: 194.8 mm (7.7 in), 20 October 1996 Oct Nov: 86.4 mm (3.4 in), 5 November 1985 Nov Dec: 92.2 mm (3.6 in), 9 December 2014 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Reading. The most was 194.8 mm (7.7 in) on 20 October 1996.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Reading
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan99.1 mm (3.9 in)25 January 1979
Feb78.0 mm (3.1 in)24 February 2010
Mar122.7 mm (4.8 in)22 March 2001
Apr123.7 mm (4.9 in)1 April 2004
May116.6 mm (4.6 in)13 May 2006
Jun142.7 mm (5.6 in)13 June 1998
Jul96.5 mm (3.8 in)13 July 1996
Aug97.3 mm (3.8 in)11 August 1990
Sep127.0 mm (5.0 in)23 September 1994
Oct194.8 mm (7.7 in)20 October 1996
Nov86.4 mm (3.4 in)5 November 1985
Dec92.2 mm (3.6 in)9 December 2014

Period of Record Coverage

1960 to 2019
Days with data per year at Reading 60 years of record at Reading, 1960 to 2019. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 2002. 1960: 366 of 366 days1961: 364 of 365 days1962: 365 of 365 days1963: 365 of 365 days1964: 366 of 366 days1965: 365 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 366 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 365 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 366 of 366 days1973: 365 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 365 of 365 days1978: 365 of 365 days1979: 365 of 365 days1980: 366 of 366 days1981: 365 of 365 days1982: 364 of 365 days1983: 365 of 365 days1984: 366 of 366 days1985: 365 of 365 days1986: 365 of 365 days1987: 365 of 365 days1988: 366 of 366 days1989: 365 of 365 days1990: 365 of 365 days1991: 365 of 365 days1992: 366 of 366 days1993: 364 of 365 days1994: 334 of 365 days1995: 365 of 365 days1996: 337 of 366 days1997: 365 of 365 days1998: 365 of 365 days1999: 334 of 365 days2000: 365 of 366 days2001: 365 of 365 days2002: 303 of 365 days2003: 365 of 365 days2004: 365 of 366 days2005: 365 of 365 days2006: 364 of 365 days2007: 365 of 365 days2008: 366 of 366 days2009: 365 of 365 days2010: 365 of 365 days2011: 364 of 365 days2012: 366 of 366 days2013: 365 of 365 days2014: 365 of 365 days2015: 365 of 365 days2016: 366 of 366 days2017: 365 of 365 days2018: 365 of 365 days2019: 358 of 365 days196019701980199020002010
60 years of record at Reading, 1960 to 2019. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 2002.
Days with data per year at Reading
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
1960366100%Yes
1961364100%Yes
1962365100%Yes
1963365100%Yes
1964366100%Yes
1965365100%Yes
1966365100%Yes
1967365100%Yes
1968366100%Yes
1969365100%Yes
1970365100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972366100%Yes
1973365100%Yes
1974365100%Yes
1975365100%Yes
1976366100%Yes
1977365100%Yes
1978365100%Yes
1979365100%Yes
1980366100%Yes
1981365100%Yes
1982364100%Yes
1983365100%Yes
1984366100%Yes
1985365100%Yes
1986365100%Yes
1987365100%Yes
1988366100%Yes
1989365100%Yes
1990365100%Yes
1991365100%Yes
1992366100%Yes
1993364100%Yes
199433492%Yes
1995365100%Yes
199633792%Yes
1997365100%Yes
1998365100%Yes
199933492%Yes
2000365100%Yes
2001365100%Yes
200230383%No
2003365100%Yes
2004365100%Yes
2005365100%Yes
2006364100%Yes
2007365100%Yes
2008366100%Yes
2009365100%Yes
2010365100%Yes
2011364100%Yes
2012366100%Yes
2013365100%Yes
2014365100%Yes
2015365100%Yes
2016366100%Yes
2017365100%Yes
2018365100%Yes
201935898%Yes

Latest Records

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Latest records at Reading
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
11 December 2019Reading, USdaily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)1.5 cm (0.6 in)32 years16 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 2019Reading, USdaily snow depth22.9 cm (9.0 in)15.3 cm (6.0 in)56 years36 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2019Reading, USdaily snow depth12.7 cm (5.0 in)10.2 cm (4.0 in)49 years29 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 2019Reading, USdaily snowfall12.4 cm (4.9 in)9.1 cm (3.6 in)29 years25 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 2019Reading, USdaily low min-6.7 C (19.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)48 years21 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 2019Reading, USdaily low max-0.6 C (30.9 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)21 years14 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 2019Reading, USdaily low max1.7 C (35.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)42 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 2019Reading, USdaily rain51.6 mm (2.0 in)22.4 mm (0.9 in)54 years35 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2019Reading, USdaily high max31.7 C (89.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)1 year9 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 2019Reading, USdaily rain39.9 mm (1.6 in)10.9 mm (0.4 in)44 years27 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 2019Reading, USdaily high min22.8 C (73.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)14 years13 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 2019Reading, USdaily high min22.8 C (73.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)48 years21 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 2019Reading, USall-time high min (Tie)25.6 C (78.1 F)tie12 years7 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 2019Reading, USdaily rain35.8 mm (1.4 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)49 years23 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 2019Reading, USdaily high min (Tie)16.7 C (62.1 F)tie56 years5 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 2019Reading, USdaily low max (Tie)11.7 C (53.1 F)tie22 years3 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 2019Reading, USdaily low max8.3 C (46.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)40 years19 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 2019Reading, USdaily high min14.4 C (57.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)26 years16 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 2019Reading, USmonthly high min17.8 C (64.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)7 years19 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 2019Reading, USdaily high min11.7 C (53.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)16 years12 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

56 complete years, 1960 to 2019
Annual mean temperature at Reading as warming stripes, 1960 to 2019 One stripe for each of 56 complete years at Reading, 1960 to 2019. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.3 C (48.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1962, at 8.0 C (46.5 F), and the warmest was 2016, at 11.0 C (51.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F). 1960: 8.8 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1961: 8.8 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1962: 8.0 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1963: 8.5 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1964: 8.5 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1965: 8.4 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1966: 8.7 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1967: 8.2 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1968: 8.3 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1969: 8.9 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1970: 8.6 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1971: 8.8 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1972: 8.2 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1973: 10.0 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1974: 8.9 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1975: 9.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1976: 8.8 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1977: 9.1 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1978: 8.3 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1979: 9.6 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1980: 8.7 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1981: 9.1 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1982: 8.7 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1983: 9.7 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1984: 9.4 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1985: 9.0 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1986: 8.9 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1987: 9.0 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1988: 9.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1989: 8.8 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1990: 10.3 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1991: 10.3 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1992: 8.5 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1993: 8.9 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1995: 9.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1997: 9.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1998: 10.9 C, +1.5 C from the station mean2000: 9.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2001: 10.2 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2003: 9.0 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2004: 9.1 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2005: 9.6 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2006: 10.7 C, +1.4 C from the station mean2007: 9.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2008: 9.9 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2009: 9.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2010: 10.9 C, +1.6 C from the station mean2011: 10.3 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2012: 11.0 C, +1.7 C from the station mean2013: 9.8 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2014: 9.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2015: 9.5 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2016: 11.0 C, +1.7 C from the station mean2017: 10.7 C, +1.3 C from the station mean2018: 10.4 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2019: 10.0 C, +0.7 C from the station mean196019651970197519801985199019952000200520102015
One stripe for each of 56 complete years at Reading, 1960 to 2019. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.3 C (48.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1962, at 8.0 C (46.5 F), and the warmest was 2016, at 11.0 C (51.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Reading as warming stripes, 1960 to 2019
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
19608.8 C-0.51 C
19618.8 C-0.48 C
19628.0 C-1.29 C
19638.5 C-0.85 C
19648.5 C-0.87 C
19658.4 C-0.91 C
19668.7 C-0.64 C
19678.2 C-1.14 C
19688.3 C-0.98 C
19698.9 C-0.38 C
19708.6 C-0.68 C
19718.8 C-0.55 C
19728.2 C-1.14 C
197310.0 C+0.68 C
19748.9 C-0.39 C
19759.5 C+0.14 C
19768.8 C-0.49 C
19779.1 C-0.25 C
19788.3 C-1.02 C
19799.6 C+0.28 C
19808.7 C-0.67 C
19819.1 C-0.24 C
19828.7 C-0.67 C
19839.7 C+0.40 C
19849.4 C+0.06 C
19859.0 C-0.31 C
19868.9 C-0.45 C
19879.0 C-0.29 C
19889.2 C-0.11 C
19898.8 C-0.57 C
199010.3 C+0.99 C
199110.3 C+0.95 C
19928.5 C-0.84 C
19938.9 C-0.41 C
19959.3 C-0.07 C
19979.3 C-0.05 C
199810.9 C+1.54 C
20009.5 C+0.13 C
200110.2 C+0.87 C
20039.0 C-0.32 C
20049.1 C-0.20 C
20059.6 C+0.27 C
200610.7 C+1.38 C
20079.7 C+0.33 C
20089.9 C+0.58 C
20099.3 C0.00 C
201010.9 C+1.57 C
201110.3 C+0.93 C
201211.0 C+1.68 C
20139.8 C+0.44 C
20149.0 C-0.35 C
20159.5 C+0.18 C
201611.0 C+1.69 C
201710.7 C+1.34 C
201810.4 C+1.04 C
201910.0 C+0.72 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade over 1960 to 2019. In Fahrenheit: 0.6 F (0.4 to 0.7) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 56 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Reading
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade0.6 F (0.4 to 0.7) per decade1960 to 201956Rise
Mean daily maximum0.09 C (-0.01 to 0.18) per decade0.15 F (-0.03 to 0.33) per decade1960 to 201956Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum0.5 C (0.5 to 0.6) per decade1.0 F (0.8 to 1.1) per decade1960 to 201956Rise

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

1960 to 2019
Yearly extremes at Reading: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)40.6 C (105.1 F)197535.0 C (95.0 F)60
Coldest night (TNn)-29.4 C (-20.9 F)1961-21.4 C (-6.5 F)60
Wettest day (Rx1day)194.8 mm (7.7 in)199667.1 mm (2.6 in)60
Wettest five days (Rx5day)282.5 mm (11.1 in)1962113.0 mm (4.4 in)60
Longest dry spell (CDD)38 days199516 days60

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Reading by year The hottest day of the year at Reading, 1960 to 2019. The record is 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F). 323436384042196019701980199020002010Record: 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 1975
The hottest day of the year at Reading, 1960 to 2019. The record is 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Reading by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
196034.4 C (93.9 F)
196133.3 C (91.9 F)
196234.4 C (93.9 F)
196337.2 C (99.0 F)
196437.2 C (99.0 F)
196535.0 C (95.0 F)
196636.7 C (98.1 F)
196734.4 C (93.9 F)
196835.6 C (96.1 F)
196935.6 C (96.1 F)
197035.0 C (95.0 F)
197134.4 C (93.9 F)
197233.9 C (93.0 F)
197335.6 C (96.1 F)
197434.4 C (93.9 F)
197540.6 C (105.1 F)
197634.4 C (93.9 F)
197737.2 C (99.0 F)
197835.6 C (96.1 F)
197934.4 C (93.9 F)
198035.0 C (95.0 F)
198135.0 C (95.0 F)
198235.0 C (95.0 F)
198335.0 C (95.0 F)
198434.4 C (93.9 F)
198533.3 C (91.9 F)
198633.3 C (91.9 F)
198735.6 C (96.1 F)
198835.6 C (96.1 F)
198934.4 C (93.9 F)
199034.4 C (93.9 F)
199136.7 C (98.1 F)
199233.9 C (93.0 F)
199336.7 C (98.1 F)
199433.3 C (91.9 F)
199536.7 C (98.1 F)
199633.3 C (91.9 F)
199733.9 C (93.0 F)
199833.3 C (91.9 F)
199936.7 C (98.1 F)
200033.9 C (93.0 F)
200135.0 C (95.0 F)
200236.1 C (97.0 F)
200333.9 C (93.0 F)
200436.1 C (97.0 F)
200535.6 C (96.1 F)
200635.6 C (96.1 F)
200735.0 C (95.0 F)
200833.9 C (93.0 F)
200933.9 C (93.0 F)
201037.2 C (99.0 F)
201137.2 C (99.0 F)
201234.4 C (93.9 F)
201335.6 C (96.1 F)
201433.3 C (91.9 F)
201533.3 C (91.9 F)
201637.2 C (99.0 F)
201735.6 C (96.1 F)
201836.1 C (97.0 F)
201935.6 C (96.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Reading by year The coldest night of the year at Reading, 1960 to 2019. The record is -29.4 C (-20.9 F) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is -21.4 C (-6.5 F). -30-25-20-15-10196019701980199020002010Record: -29.4 C (-20.9 F) in 1961
The coldest night of the year at Reading, 1960 to 2019. The record is -29.4 C (-20.9 F) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is -21.4 C (-6.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Reading by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1960-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1961-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1962-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1963-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1964-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1965-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1966-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1967-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1968-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1969-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1970-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1971-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1972-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1973-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1974-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1975-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1976-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1977-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1978-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1979-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1980-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1981-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1982-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1983-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1984-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1985-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1986-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1987-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1988-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1989-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1990-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1991-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1992-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1993-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1994-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1995-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1996-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1997-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1998-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1999-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2000-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2001-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2002-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2003-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2004-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2005-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2006-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2007-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2008-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2009-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2010-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2011-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2012-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2013-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2014-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2015-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2016-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2017-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2018-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2019-17.8 C (0.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Reading by year The wettest day of the year at Reading, 1960 to 2019. The record is 194.8 mm (7.7 in) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is 67.1 mm (2.6 in). 050100150200196019701980199020002010Record: 194.8 mm (7.7 in) in 1996
The wettest day of the year at Reading, 1960 to 2019. The record is 194.8 mm (7.7 in) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is 67.1 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Reading by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
1960108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1961114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1962176.8 mm (7.0 in)
196363.5 mm (2.5 in)
196437.3 mm (1.5 in)
196558.2 mm (2.3 in)
196648.3 mm (1.9 in)
196764.5 mm (2.5 in)
196885.3 mm (3.4 in)
196988.1 mm (3.5 in)
197060.7 mm (2.4 in)
197163.0 mm (2.5 in)
197274.7 mm (2.9 in)
197361.7 mm (2.4 in)
197461.7 mm (2.4 in)
197554.1 mm (2.1 in)
197663.5 mm (2.5 in)
197766.5 mm (2.6 in)
197858.4 mm (2.3 in)
197999.1 mm (3.9 in)
198063.5 mm (2.5 in)
198162.2 mm (2.4 in)
198284.3 mm (3.3 in)
198367.6 mm (2.7 in)
198489.2 mm (3.5 in)
198586.4 mm (3.4 in)
198656.9 mm (2.2 in)
198765.8 mm (2.6 in)
198876.2 mm (3.0 in)
198953.1 mm (2.1 in)
199097.3 mm (3.8 in)
199186.4 mm (3.4 in)
199268.3 mm (2.7 in)
199355.4 mm (2.2 in)
1994127.0 mm (5.0 in)
199557.2 mm (2.3 in)
1996194.8 mm (7.7 in)
199763.5 mm (2.5 in)
1998142.7 mm (5.6 in)
1999103.1 mm (4.1 in)
200072.4 mm (2.9 in)
2001122.7 mm (4.8 in)
200260.2 mm (2.4 in)
200347.2 mm (1.9 in)
2004123.7 mm (4.9 in)
200580.0 mm (3.1 in)
2006116.6 mm (4.6 in)
200761.7 mm (2.4 in)
200869.9 mm (2.8 in)
200978.2 mm (3.1 in)
2010118.1 mm (4.6 in)
201160.5 mm (2.4 in)
201262.2 mm (2.4 in)
201357.2 mm (2.3 in)
201492.2 mm (3.6 in)
201596.5 mm (3.8 in)
201639.9 mm (1.6 in)
201777.2 mm (3.0 in)
201854.1 mm (2.1 in)
201951.6 mm (2.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Reading by year The wettest five days of the year at Reading, 1960 to 2019. The record is 282.5 mm (11.1 in) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 113.0 mm (4.4 in). 0100200300196019701980199020002010Record: 282.5 mm (11.1 in) in 1962
The wettest five days of the year at Reading, 1960 to 2019. The record is 282.5 mm (11.1 in) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 113.0 mm (4.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Reading by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1960114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1961186.2 mm (7.3 in)
1962282.5 mm (11.1 in)
1963120.1 mm (4.7 in)
196469.8 mm (2.7 in)
196568.1 mm (2.7 in)
196688.6 mm (3.5 in)
196789.7 mm (3.5 in)
1968110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1969127.1 mm (5.0 in)
197088.4 mm (3.5 in)
197197.0 mm (3.8 in)
1972122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1973111.2 mm (4.4 in)
197469.7 mm (2.7 in)
1975118.2 mm (4.7 in)
197687.9 mm (3.5 in)
1977123.4 mm (4.9 in)
197886.9 mm (3.4 in)
1979177.8 mm (7.0 in)
198066.3 mm (2.6 in)
1981115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1982198.6 mm (7.8 in)
1983112.6 mm (4.4 in)
1984192.2 mm (7.6 in)
198593.3 mm (3.7 in)
198690.1 mm (3.5 in)
1987156.0 mm (6.1 in)
198897.3 mm (3.8 in)
198985.3 mm (3.4 in)
1990127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1991113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1992103.9 mm (4.1 in)
199378.5 mm (3.1 in)
1994142.7 mm (5.6 in)
199578.7 mm (3.1 in)
1996258.9 mm (10.2 in)
1997101.8 mm (4.0 in)
1998216.9 mm (8.5 in)
1999113.4 mm (4.5 in)
2000117.0 mm (4.6 in)
2001138.0 mm (5.4 in)
200287.6 mm (3.4 in)
200379.0 mm (3.1 in)
2004181.3 mm (7.1 in)
2005133.5 mm (5.3 in)
2006249.7 mm (9.8 in)
2007120.5 mm (4.7 in)
2008144.7 mm (5.7 in)
200984.0 mm (3.3 in)
2010210.6 mm (8.3 in)
2011115.5 mm (4.5 in)
201284.3 mm (3.3 in)
2013123.5 mm (4.9 in)
2014129.1 mm (5.1 in)
2015103.4 mm (4.1 in)
201650.5 mm (2.0 in)
201799.5 mm (3.9 in)
201893.5 mm (3.7 in)
201980.0 mm (3.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Reading by year The longest dry spell of the year at Reading, 1960 to 2019. The record is 38 days in 1995, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days. 10203040196019701980199020002010Record: 38 days in 1995
The longest dry spell of the year at Reading, 1960 to 2019. The record is 38 days in 1995, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Reading by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
196017 days
196117 days
196213 days
196324 days
196418 days
196514 days
196613 days
196712 days
196822 days
196922 days
197013 days
197114 days
197212 days
197315 days
197416 days
197522 days
197618 days
197714 days
197823 days
197912 days
198024 days
198114 days
198220 days
198320 days
198419 days
198513 days
198614 days
198719 days
198816 days
198914 days
199015 days
199111 days
199214 days
199313 days
199420 days
199538 days
199612 days
199719 days
199817 days
199932 days
200011 days
200117 days
200211 days
200311 days
200425 days
200517 days
200617 days
200720 days
200821 days
200914 days
201015 days
201112 days
201219 days
201321 days
201418 days
201520 days
201614 days
201713 days
201814 days
201911 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

56 years with a frost

Across 56 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Reading falls on 3 May and the median first autumn frost on 10 October, which leaves a median of 155 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +9.6 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Reading
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest periodRecent period (1986 to 2019)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost3 Mayn/a29 Apriln/a-4.4 days per decade
First autumn frost10 Octobern/a17 Octobern/a+5.2 days per decade
Growing days155 daysn/a171 daysn/a+9.6 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

59 years, 1960 to 2019

A day with at least 71.1 mm (2.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 206.2 mm (8.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Reading: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years71.1 mm (2.8 in)
5 years96.1 mm (3.8 in)
10 years116.3 mm (4.6 in)
25 years147.2 mm (5.8 in)
50 years174.5 mm (6.9 in)
100 years206.2 mm (8.1 in)Longer than the 59 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, 59 years of values from 1960 to 2019.

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: 194.8 mm (7.7 in) in 1996; 176.8 mm (7.0 in) in 1962; 142.7 mm (5.6 in) in 1998.

Station Changes

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

Climate Twins

2005 to 2019 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2005 to 2019, Reading had a mean temperature of 10.1 C (50.2 F) and 1,292.9 mm (50.9 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Mt Carmel (United States, 192 km away), Middletown 4 W (United States, 170 km away) and Westchester Co AP (United States, 269 km away).

Climate twins of Reading: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2005 to 2019 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
Mt CarmelUnited States192 km (119 mi)10.3 C (50.5 F)1,263.7 mm (49.8 in)0.46
Middletown 4 WUnited States170 km (106 mi)10.2 C (50.3 F)1,256.2 mm (49.5 in)0.50
Westchester Co APUnited States269 km (167 mi)10.4 C (50.7 F)1,240.5 mm (48.8 in)0.54

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

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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 (2025-12-31).