Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Taunton (USC00198367), Massachusetts, United States, with 115 years of record.
Key Facts for Taunton
Taunton (USC00198367) is a weather station in Massachusetts, United States at 41.90 latitude and -71.07 longitude, 6 m (20 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 2007, 115 years of record.
1,464 records set at Taunton still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Taunton tied a daily record high minimum temperature of 17.8 C (64.0 F) on 28 September 2007.
About the Station
Location: Massachusetts, United States, 41.90 latitude, -71.07 longitude.
Elevation: 6 m (20 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 2007, 115 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, 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 Taunton. 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 Taunton, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
20.0 C (68.0 F)
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
20.6 C (69.1 F)
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
38.9 C (102.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Taunton still stand. 1903 holds the most, with 28.
Standing records at Taunton by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1893
10
1894
23
1895
16
1896
25
1897
11
1898
15
1899
13
1900
14
1901
6
1902
10
1903
28
1904
25
1905
16
1906
13
1907
17
1908
16
1909
13
1910
8
1911
16
1912
28
1913
11
1914
23
1915
10
1916
17
1917
19
1918
21
1919
13
1920
16
1921
13
1922
8
1923
20
1924
12
1925
24
1926
10
1927
14
1928
9
1929
18
1930
19
1931
16
1932
10
1933
12
1934
14
1935
9
1936
16
1937
18
1938
20
1939
8
1940
13
1941
7
1942
13
1943
8
1944
7
1945
24
1946
14
1947
12
1948
20
1949
24
1950
12
1951
8
1952
8
1953
10
1954
8
1955
9
1956
12
1957
15
1958
7
1959
13
1960
5
1961
11
1962
3
1963
9
1964
13
1965
11
1966
4
1967
13
1968
4
1969
6
1970
5
1971
4
1972
8
1973
5
1974
14
1975
13
1976
15
1977
6
1978
3
1979
19
1980
5
1981
16
1982
12
1983
12
1984
14
1985
8
1986
14
1987
12
1988
10
1989
16
1990
21
1991
17
1992
6
1993
7
1994
8
1995
8
1996
7
1997
2
1998
10
1999
21
2000
15
2001
16
2002
23
2003
8
2004
4
2005
16
2006
8
2007
10
All-Time Record Progression
7 new records
7 all-time records were set at Taunton between 26 August 1924 and 15 May 2006. Each dot is a new record.
When Taunton set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1924-08-26
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1944-08-11
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 37.2 C (99.0 F)
1949-07-04
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 37.8 C (100.0 F)
1949-08-10
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 38.3 C (100.9 F)
1975-08-02
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 38.9 C (102.0 F)
1978-02-06
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 54.6 cm (21.5 in)
2006-05-15
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 203.5 mm (8.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
May: 203.5 mm (8.0 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Taunton. The most was 203.5 mm (8.0 in) on 15 May 2006.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Taunton
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
4 January 1919
Feb
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
21 February 1898
Mar
97.5 mm (3.8 in)
10 March 1893
Apr
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
13 April 1913
May
203.5 mm (8.0 in)
15 May 2006
Jun
161.3 mm (6.4 in)
12 June 1931
Jul
129.0 mm (5.1 in)
13 July 1898
Aug
165.1 mm (6.5 in)
26 August 1924
Sep
165.1 mm (6.5 in)
19 September 1936
Oct
129.3 mm (5.1 in)
14 October 1895
Nov
122.7 mm (4.8 in)
10 November 1932
Dec
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
5 December 1923
Period of Record Coverage
1893 to 2007
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
115 years of record at Taunton, 1893 to 2007. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 2004, 2007.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 107 complete years at Taunton, 1893 to 2006. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.3 C (48.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1904, at 7.0 C (44.6 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 11.5 C (52.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Taunton as warming stripes, 1893 to 2006
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1893
8.3 C
-0.99 C
1894
9.5 C
+0.24 C
1895
8.8 C
-0.51 C
1896
8.4 C
-0.90 C
1897
8.7 C
-0.54 C
1898
9.2 C
-0.08 C
1899
8.7 C
-0.58 C
1900
9.3 C
-0.03 C
1903
8.3 C
-1.02 C
1904
7.0 C
-2.30 C
1905
8.1 C
-1.15 C
1906
9.0 C
-0.27 C
1907
7.8 C
-1.49 C
1908
9.0 C
-0.27 C
1909
8.7 C
-0.63 C
1910
8.6 C
-0.70 C
1911
8.7 C
-0.58 C
1912
8.2 C
-1.11 C
1913
9.6 C
+0.36 C
1914
8.2 C
-1.10 C
1915
9.1 C
-0.22 C
1916
8.1 C
-1.18 C
1917
7.4 C
-1.87 C
1918
8.4 C
-0.93 C
1919
9.1 C
-0.19 C
1920
7.7 C
-1.55 C
1921
8.9 C
-0.39 C
1923
7.5 C
-1.77 C
1924
7.6 C
-1.66 C
1925
8.6 C
-0.64 C
1926
7.7 C
-1.61 C
1927
9.3 C
-0.02 C
1928
9.1 C
-0.21 C
1929
9.1 C
-0.23 C
1930
9.1 C
-0.18 C
1931
10.4 C
+1.07 C
1932
9.9 C
+0.65 C
1933
9.7 C
+0.42 C
1934
9.1 C
-0.16 C
1935
8.9 C
-0.40 C
1936
9.4 C
+0.14 C
1937
9.8 C
+0.54 C
1938
9.9 C
+0.63 C
1939
9.2 C
-0.13 C
1940
8.1 C
-1.17 C
1941
9.6 C
+0.30 C
1942
9.7 C
+0.44 C
1943
9.3 C
+0.03 C
1944
9.7 C
+0.46 C
1945
9.8 C
+0.47 C
1946
10.0 C
+0.74 C
1947
9.8 C
+0.48 C
1948
9.2 C
-0.06 C
1949
11.1 C
+1.84 C
1950
9.7 C
+0.45 C
1951
10.1 C
+0.85 C
1952
10.3 C
+1.01 C
1953
10.9 C
+1.63 C
1954
10.1 C
+0.78 C
1955
10.0 C
+0.76 C
1956
9.5 C
+0.25 C
1957
10.5 C
+1.20 C
1958
9.2 C
-0.04 C
1959
10.5 C
+1.18 C
1960
9.7 C
+0.45 C
1961
9.8 C
+0.50 C
1962
8.4 C
-0.88 C
1963
9.0 C
-0.33 C
1964
8.9 C
-0.42 C
1965
8.4 C
-0.90 C
1966
8.9 C
-0.35 C
1967
8.4 C
-0.87 C
1968
8.7 C
-0.59 C
1969
9.2 C
-0.11 C
1970
9.0 C
-0.33 C
1971
9.2 C
-0.04 C
1972
8.6 C
-0.70 C
1973
10.1 C
+0.78 C
1974
9.0 C
-0.26 C
1975
9.7 C
+0.37 C
1976
9.2 C
-0.06 C
1977
9.4 C
+0.16 C
1978
8.5 C
-0.82 C
1979
9.8 C
+0.54 C
1980
9.0 C
-0.31 C
1981
9.1 C
-0.17 C
1982
9.1 C
-0.17 C
1983
9.7 C
+0.46 C
1984
9.5 C
+0.25 C
1985
9.1 C
-0.17 C
1986
9.2 C
-0.12 C
1987
9.6 C
+0.32 C
1988
9.9 C
+0.64 C
1989
9.7 C
+0.46 C
1990
11.4 C
+2.11 C
1991
11.0 C
+1.72 C
1992
9.4 C
+0.12 C
1993
9.8 C
+0.49 C
1994
10.1 C
+0.77 C
1995
9.8 C
+0.49 C
1996
9.7 C
+0.38 C
1997
9.8 C
+0.52 C
1998
11.5 C
+2.22 C
2000
10.0 C
+0.75 C
2001
10.9 C
+1.62 C
2005
10.5 C
+1.20 C
2006
11.4 C
+2.08 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade over 1893 to 2006. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (0.2 to 0.4) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 107 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Taunton
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.3 F (0.2 to 0.4) per decade
1893 to 2006
107
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.3 F (0.2 to 0.4) per decade
1893 to 2006
107
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
1893 to 2006
107
Rise
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
1893 to 2007
Yearly extremes at Taunton: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1975
34.4 C (93.9 F)
115
Coldest night (TNn)
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1904
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
115
Wettest day (Rx1day)
203.5 mm (8.0 in)
2006
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
115
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
292.9 mm (11.5 in)
2006
106.4 mm (4.2 in)
115
Longest dry spell (CDD)
45 days
1924
17 days
115
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Taunton, 1893 to 2007. The record is 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.4 C (93.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Taunton by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1893
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1894
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1895
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1896
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1897
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1898
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1899
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1900
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1901
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1902
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1903
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1904
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1905
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1906
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1907
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1908
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1909
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1910
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1911
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1912
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1913
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1914
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1915
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1916
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1917
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1918
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1919
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1920
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1921
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1922
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1923
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1924
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1925
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1926
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1927
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1928
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1929
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1930
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1931
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1932
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1933
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1934
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1935
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1936
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1937
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1938
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1939
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1940
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1941
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1942
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1943
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1944
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1945
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1946
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1947
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1948
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1949
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1950
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1951
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1952
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1953
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1954
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1955
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1956
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1957
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1958
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1959
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1960
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1961
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1962
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1963
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1964
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1965
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1966
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1967
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1968
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1969
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1970
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1971
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1972
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1973
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1974
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1975
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1976
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1977
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1978
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1979
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1980
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1981
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1982
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1983
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1984
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1985
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1986
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1987
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1988
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1989
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1990
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1991
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1992
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1993
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1994
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1995
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1996
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1997
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1998
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1999
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2000
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2001
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2002
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2003
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2004
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2005
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2006
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2007
33.9 C (93.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Taunton, 1893 to 2007. The record is -37.2 C (-35.0 F) in 1904, marked on the chart; the median year is -22.2 C (-8.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Taunton by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1893
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1894
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1895
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1896
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1897
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1898
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1899
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1900
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1901
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1902
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1903
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1904
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1905
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1906
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1907
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1908
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1909
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1910
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1911
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1912
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1913
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1914
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1915
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1916
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1917
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1918
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1919
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1920
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1921
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1922
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1923
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1924
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1925
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1926
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1927
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1928
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1929
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1930
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1931
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1932
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1933
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1934
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1935
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1936
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1937
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1938
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1939
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1940
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1941
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1942
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1943
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1944
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1945
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1946
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1947
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1948
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1949
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1950
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1951
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1952
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1953
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1954
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1955
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1956
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1957
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1958
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1959
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1960
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1961
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1962
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1963
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1964
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1965
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1966
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1967
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1968
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1969
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1970
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1971
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1972
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1973
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1974
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1975
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1976
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1977
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1978
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1979
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1980
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1981
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1982
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1983
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1984
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1985
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1986
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1987
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1988
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1989
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1990
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1991
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1992
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1993
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1994
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1995
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1996
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1997
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1998
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1999
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2000
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2001
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2002
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2003
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2004
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2005
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2006
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2007
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Taunton, 1893 to 2007. The record is 203.5 mm (8.0 in) in 2006, marked on the chart; the median year is 75.9 mm (3.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Taunton by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893
97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1894
93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1895
129.3 mm (5.1 in)
1896
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1897
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1898
129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1899
112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1900
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1901
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1902
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1903
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1904
89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1905
121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1906
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1907
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1908
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1909
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1910
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1911
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1912
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1913
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1914
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1915
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1916
95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1917
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1918
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1919
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1920
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1921
116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1922
120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1923
94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1924
165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1925
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1926
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1927
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1928
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1929
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1930
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1931
161.3 mm (6.4 in)
1932
128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1933
124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1934
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1935
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1936
165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1937
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1938
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1939
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1940
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1941
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1942
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1943
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1944
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1945
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1946
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1947
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1948
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1949
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1950
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1951
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1952
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1953
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1954
100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1955
156.7 mm (6.2 in)
1956
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1957
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1958
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1959
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1960
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1961
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1962
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1963
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1964
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1965
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1966
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1967
97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1968
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1969
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1970
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1971
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1972
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1973
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1974
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1975
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1976
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1977
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1978
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1979
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1980
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1981
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1982
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1983
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1984
139.4 mm (5.5 in)
1985
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1986
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1987
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1988
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1989
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1990
118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1991
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1992
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1993
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1994
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1995
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1996
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1997
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1998
115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1999
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
2000
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
2001
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
2002
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
2003
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
2004
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
2005
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
2006
203.5 mm (8.0 in)
2007
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Taunton, 1893 to 2007. The record is 292.9 mm (11.5 in) in 2006, marked on the chart; the median year is 106.4 mm (4.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Taunton by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893
109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1894
118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1895
129.3 mm (5.1 in)
1896
111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1897
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1898
132.3 mm (5.2 in)
1899
122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1900
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1901
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1902
60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1903
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1904
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1905
121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1906
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1907
117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1908
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1909
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1910
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1911
123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1912
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1913
126.2 mm (5.0 in)
1914
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1915
87.2 mm (3.4 in)
1916
133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1917
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1918
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1919
130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1920
125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1921
173.7 mm (6.8 in)
1922
184.8 mm (7.3 in)
1923
128.4 mm (5.1 in)
1924
167.6 mm (6.6 in)
1925
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1926
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1927
107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1928
112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1929
104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1930
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1931
172.7 mm (6.8 in)
1932
128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1933
213.4 mm (8.4 in)
1934
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1935
118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1936
167.9 mm (6.6 in)
1937
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1938
157.8 mm (6.2 in)
1939
121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1940
138.5 mm (5.5 in)
1941
97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1942
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1943
71.8 mm (2.8 in)
1944
208.3 mm (8.2 in)
1945
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1946
102.7 mm (4.0 in)
1947
98.4 mm (3.9 in)
1948
116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1949
51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1950
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1951
79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1952
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1953
149.6 mm (5.9 in)
1954
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1955
261.8 mm (10.3 in)
1956
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1957
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1958
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1959
108.8 mm (4.3 in)
1960
104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1961
162.1 mm (6.4 in)
1962
147.8 mm (5.8 in)
1963
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1964
90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1965
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1966
79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1967
128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1968
135.3 mm (5.3 in)
1969
115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1970
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1971
99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1972
91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1973
125.3 mm (4.9 in)
1974
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1975
118.5 mm (4.7 in)
1976
173.9 mm (6.8 in)
1977
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1978
106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1979
124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1980
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1981
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1982
147.1 mm (5.8 in)
1983
100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1984
194.8 mm (7.7 in)
1985
85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1986
84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1987
123.6 mm (4.9 in)
1988
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1989
116.9 mm (4.6 in)
1990
148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1991
83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1992
103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1993
101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1994
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1995
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1996
163.5 mm (6.4 in)
1997
109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1998
204.9 mm (8.1 in)
1999
84.9 mm (3.3 in)
2000
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
2001
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
2002
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
2003
121.2 mm (4.8 in)
2004
125.7 mm (4.9 in)
2005
162.6 mm (6.4 in)
2006
292.9 mm (11.5 in)
2007
98.0 mm (3.9 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Taunton, 1893 to 2007. The record is 45 days in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Taunton by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893
13 days
1894
18 days
1895
21 days
1896
13 days
1897
15 days
1898
15 days
1899
22 days
1900
19 days
1901
18 days
1902
13 days
1903
23 days
1904
19 days
1905
16 days
1906
17 days
1907
19 days
1908
22 days
1909
13 days
1910
17 days
1911
22 days
1912
23 days
1913
18 days
1914
23 days
1915
37 days
1916
13 days
1917
22 days
1918
20 days
1919
15 days
1920
27 days
1921
19 days
1922
25 days
1923
20 days
1924
45 days
1925
16 days
1926
16 days
1927
14 days
1928
11 days
1929
12 days
1930
38 days
1931
14 days
1932
12 days
1933
11 days
1934
16 days
1935
16 days
1936
23 days
1937
14 days
1938
12 days
1939
16 days
1940
22 days
1941
30 days
1942
11 days
1943
19 days
1944
26 days
1945
11 days
1946
19 days
1947
28 days
1948
15 days
1949
27 days
1950
25 days
1951
11 days
1952
20 days
1953
16 days
1954
12 days
1955
16 days
1956
16 days
1957
16 days
1958
15 days
1959
19 days
1960
18 days
1961
17 days
1962
13 days
1963
24 days
1964
25 days
1965
16 days
1966
13 days
1967
15 days
1968
22 days
1969
18 days
1970
17 days
1971
16 days
1972
12 days
1973
15 days
1974
16 days
1975
27 days
1976
17 days
1977
15 days
1978
23 days
1979
13 days
1980
19 days
1981
12 days
1982
18 days
1983
21 days
1984
23 days
1985
16 days
1986
19 days
1987
18 days
1988
16 days
1989
17 days
1990
21 days
1991
13 days
1992
15 days
1993
10 days
1994
16 days
1995
24 days
1996
14 days
1997
15 days
1998
18 days
1999
20 days
2000
11 days
2001
23 days
2002
16 days
2003
14 days
2004
11 days
2005
22 days
2006
20 days
2007
22 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
107 years with a frost
Across 107 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Taunton falls on 11 May and the median first autumn frost on 28 September, which leaves a median of 139 days between them.
In 1973 to 2006 the median growing season was 152 days. That is 19 days more than in 1893 to 1925.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.3 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Taunton
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1893 to 1925)
Recent period (1973 to 2006)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
11 May
15 May
2 May
13 days earlier
-1.1 days per decade
First autumn frost
28 September
24 September
7 October
13 days later
+1.2 days per decade
Growing days
139 days
133 days
152 days
19 days more
+2.3 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
101 years, 1893 to 2006
A day with at least 75.6 mm (3.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 187.7 mm (7.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Taunton: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
75.6 mm (3.0 in)
5 years
102.0 mm (4.0 in)
10 years
120.8 mm (4.8 in)
25 years
146.3 mm (5.8 in)
50 years
166.5 mm (6.6 in)
100 years
187.7 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, 101 years of values from 1893 to 2006.
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: 203.5 mm (8.0 in) in 2006; 165.1 mm (6.5 in) in 1924; 165.1 mm (6.5 in) in 1936.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Taunton, at 1987. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1987 ran 0.5 C (0.9 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Taunton, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1987
+0.5
+0.9
likely
5
Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.
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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.