Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Turners Falls (USC00198580), Massachusetts, United States, with 86 years of record.
Key Facts for Turners Falls
Turners Falls (USC00198580) is a weather station in Massachusetts, United States at 42.62 latitude and -72.55 longitude, 58 m (190 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1892 to 1977, 86 years of record.
1,464 records set at Turners Falls still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Turners Falls set a daily record precipitation of 34.8 mm (1.4 in) on 1 August 1977.
About the Station
Location: Massachusetts, United States, 42.62 latitude, -72.55 longitude.
Elevation: 58 m (190 ft).
Period of record: 1892 to 1977, 86 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow.
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 Turners Falls. 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 Turners Falls, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
18.9 C (66.0 F)
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
18.3 C (64.9 F)
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
39.4 C (102.9 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
40.0 C (104.0 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
18.9 C (66.0 F)
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Turners Falls still stand. 1945 holds the most, with 37.
Standing records at Turners Falls by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1892
2
1893
7
1894
25
1895
23
1896
23
1897
15
1898
14
1899
9
1901
10
1902
20
1903
25
1904
21
1905
16
1906
17
1907
11
1908
21
1909
13
1910
20
1911
21
1912
19
1913
23
1914
27
1915
15
1916
18
1917
22
1918
24
1919
18
1920
7
1921
29
1922
25
1923
18
1924
16
1925
19
1926
13
1927
10
1928
16
1929
30
1930
24
1931
24
1932
16
1933
28
1934
19
1935
11
1936
23
1937
15
1938
26
1939
7
1940
19
1941
6
1942
14
1943
24
1944
12
1945
37
1946
21
1947
24
1948
29
1949
20
1950
28
1951
13
1952
12
1953
23
1954
17
1955
8
1956
22
1957
22
1958
8
1959
16
1960
5
1961
17
1962
11
1963
20
1964
14
1965
22
1966
12
1967
17
1968
15
1969
12
1970
12
1971
6
1972
9
1973
8
1974
14
1975
9
1976
18
1977
13
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Turners Falls between 16 February 1943 and 16 February 1943. Each dot is a new record.
When Turners Falls set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1943-02-16
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -34.4 C (-29.9 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 193.8 mm (7.6 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Turners Falls. The most was 193.8 mm (7.6 in) on 14 July 1897.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Turners Falls
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
6 January 1909
Feb
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
2 February 1973
Mar
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
28 March 1919
Apr
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
3 April 1975
May
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1 May 1921
Jun
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1 June 1952
Jul
193.8 mm (7.6 in)
14 July 1897
Aug
127.8 mm (5.0 in)
2 August 1973
Sep
117.1 mm (4.6 in)
19 September 1938
Oct
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
24 October 1959
Nov
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
3 November 1927
Dec
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
15 December 1897
Period of Record Coverage
1892 to 1977
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
85 years of record at Turners Falls, 1892 to 1977. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1892, 1899, 1901, 1920, 1956, 1977.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 74 complete years at Turners Falls, 1893 to 1976. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.8 C (47.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1904, at 6.6 C (43.9 F), and the warmest was 1938, at 10.6 C (51.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at Turners Falls as warming stripes, 1893 to 1976
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1893
7.7 C
-1.04 C
1894
8.9 C
+0.16 C
1895
8.1 C
-0.62 C
1896
8.2 C
-0.57 C
1897
8.2 C
-0.61 C
1898
8.7 C
-0.11 C
1902
7.8 C
-1.00 C
1903
8.2 C
-0.54 C
1904
6.6 C
-2.13 C
1905
7.7 C
-1.08 C
1906
8.4 C
-0.33 C
1907
7.6 C
-1.14 C
1908
8.6 C
-0.20 C
1909
8.5 C
-0.25 C
1910
8.7 C
-0.06 C
1911
8.5 C
-0.29 C
1912
8.8 C
+0.03 C
1913
9.9 C
+1.10 C
1914
7.7 C
-1.05 C
1915
9.0 C
+0.22 C
1916
8.1 C
-0.62 C
1917
7.1 C
-1.67 C
1918
8.4 C
-0.40 C
1919
9.3 C
+0.49 C
1921
7.5 C
-1.25 C
1922
9.7 C
+0.90 C
1924
9.3 C
+0.54 C
1925
9.0 C
+0.24 C
1926
8.0 C
-0.76 C
1927
9.4 C
+0.66 C
1928
9.6 C
+0.81 C
1929
9.5 C
+0.78 C
1932
9.8 C
+1.01 C
1933
10.3 C
+1.50 C
1934
9.3 C
+0.55 C
1935
9.1 C
+0.36 C
1936
9.3 C
+0.57 C
1937
9.8 C
+1.05 C
1938
10.6 C
+1.86 C
1939
9.3 C
+0.55 C
1940
7.4 C
-1.37 C
1941
8.4 C
-0.34 C
1943
8.2 C
-0.57 C
1944
9.0 C
+0.21 C
1945
9.2 C
+0.42 C
1946
9.1 C
+0.38 C
1947
9.0 C
+0.27 C
1948
8.9 C
+0.11 C
1949
10.3 C
+1.58 C
1950
9.0 C
+0.19 C
1951
9.3 C
+0.57 C
1952
9.7 C
+0.95 C
1953
10.4 C
+1.63 C
1955
9.4 C
+0.62 C
1957
9.7 C
+0.94 C
1958
8.6 C
-0.19 C
1959
9.7 C
+0.97 C
1960
9.1 C
+0.29 C
1961
8.8 C
+0.04 C
1962
7.9 C
-0.90 C
1963
8.0 C
-0.80 C
1964
8.3 C
-0.46 C
1965
8.3 C
-0.49 C
1966
8.4 C
-0.33 C
1967
8.0 C
-0.72 C
1968
8.3 C
-0.45 C
1969
8.5 C
-0.25 C
1970
8.5 C
-0.22 C
1971
8.6 C
-0.16 C
1972
7.9 C
-0.82 C
1973
9.9 C
+1.13 C
1974
8.9 C
+0.14 C
1975
9.3 C
+0.55 C
1976
8.3 C
-0.45 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.08 C (0.01 to 0.16) per decade over 1893 to 1976. In Fahrenheit: 0.15 F (0.01 to 0.28) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 74 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Turners Falls
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.08 C (0.01 to 0.16) per decade
0.15 F (0.01 to 0.28) per decade
1893 to 1976
74
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade
0.5 F (0.3 to 0.7) per decade
1893 to 1976
74
Rise
Mean daily minimum
-0.1 C (-0.2 to -0.1) per decade
-0.2 F (-0.4 to -0.1) per decade
1893 to 1976
74
Fall
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
1892 to 1977
Yearly extremes at Turners Falls: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1916
35.0 C (95.0 F)
85
Coldest night (TNn)
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1943
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
85
Wettest day (Rx1day)
193.8 mm (7.6 in)
1897
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
85
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
272.6 mm (10.7 in)
1938
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
85
Longest dry spell (CDD)
43 days
1924
18 days
85
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Turners Falls, 1892 to 1977. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1916, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Turners Falls by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1892
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1893
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1894
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1895
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1896
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1897
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1898
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1899
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1901
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1902
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1903
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1904
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1905
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1906
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1907
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1908
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1909
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1910
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1911
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1912
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1913
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1914
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1915
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1916
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1917
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1918
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1919
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1920
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1921
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1922
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1923
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1924
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1925
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1926
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1927
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1928
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1929
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1930
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1931
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1932
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1933
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1934
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1935
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1936
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1937
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1938
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1939
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1940
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1941
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1942
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1943
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1944
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1945
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1946
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1947
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1948
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1949
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1950
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1951
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1952
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1953
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1954
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1955
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1956
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1957
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1958
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1959
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1960
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1961
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1962
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1963
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1964
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1965
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1966
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1967
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1968
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1969
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1970
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1971
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1972
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1973
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1974
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1975
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1976
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1977
35.6 C (96.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Turners Falls, 1892 to 1977. The record is -34.4 C (-29.9 F) in 1943, marked on the chart; the median year is -25.6 C (-14.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Turners Falls by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1892
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1893
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1894
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1895
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1896
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1897
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1898
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1899
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1901
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1902
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1903
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1904
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1905
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1906
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1907
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1908
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1909
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1910
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1911
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1912
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1913
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1914
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1915
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1916
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1917
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1918
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1919
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1920
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1921
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1922
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1923
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1924
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1925
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1926
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1927
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1928
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1929
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1930
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1931
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1932
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1933
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1934
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1935
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1936
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1937
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1938
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1939
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1940
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1941
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1942
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1943
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1944
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1945
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1946
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1947
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1948
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1949
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1950
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1951
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1952
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1953
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1954
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1955
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1956
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1957
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1958
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1959
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1960
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1961
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1962
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1963
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1964
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1965
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1966
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1967
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1968
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1969
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1970
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1971
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1972
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1973
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1974
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1975
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1976
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1977
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Turners Falls, 1892 to 1977. The record is 193.8 mm (7.6 in) in 1897, marked on the chart; the median year is 62.2 mm (2.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Turners Falls by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1892
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1893
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1894
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1895
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1896
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1897
193.8 mm (7.6 in)
1898
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1899
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1901
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1902
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1903
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1904
116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1905
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1906
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1907
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1908
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1909
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1910
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1911
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1912
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1913
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1914
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1915
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1916
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1917
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1918
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1919
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1920
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1921
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1922
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1923
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1924
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1925
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1926
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1927
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1928
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1929
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1930
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1931
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1932
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1933
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1934
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1935
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1936
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1937
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1938
117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1939
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1940
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1941
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1942
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1943
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1944
117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1945
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1946
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1947
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1948
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1949
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1950
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1951
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1952
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1953
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1954
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1955
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1956
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1957
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1958
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1959
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1960
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1961
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1962
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1963
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1964
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1965
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1966
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1967
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1968
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1969
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1970
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1971
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1972
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1973
127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1974
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1975
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1976
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1977
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Turners Falls, 1892 to 1977. The record is 272.6 mm (10.7 in) in 1938, marked on the chart; the median year is 84.1 mm (3.3 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Turners Falls by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1892
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1893
74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1894
69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1895
58.8 mm (2.3 in)
1896
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1897
246.4 mm (9.7 in)
1898
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1899
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1901
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1902
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1903
77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1904
116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1905
112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1906
113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1907
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1908
63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1909
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1910
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1911
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1912
67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1913
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1914
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1915
166.6 mm (6.6 in)
1916
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1917
88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1918
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1919
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1920
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1921
100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1922
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1923
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1924
89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1925
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1926
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1927
113.2 mm (4.5 in)
1928
126.8 mm (5.0 in)
1929
67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1930
80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1931
71.8 mm (2.8 in)
1932
67.9 mm (2.7 in)
1933
82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1934
116.9 mm (4.6 in)
1935
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1936
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1937
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1938
272.6 mm (10.7 in)
1939
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1940
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1941
59.1 mm (2.3 in)
1942
99.4 mm (3.9 in)
1943
99.4 mm (3.9 in)
1944
129.6 mm (5.1 in)
1945
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1946
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1947
126.3 mm (5.0 in)
1948
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1949
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1950
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1951
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1952
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1953
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1954
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1955
154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1956
54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1957
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1958
56.8 mm (2.2 in)
1959
98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1960
121.1 mm (4.8 in)
1961
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1962
87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1963
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1964
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1965
94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1966
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1967
98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1968
77.3 mm (3.0 in)
1969
125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1970
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1971
71.8 mm (2.8 in)
1972
93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1973
135.7 mm (5.3 in)
1974
104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1975
148.9 mm (5.9 in)
1976
111.2 mm (4.4 in)
1977
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Turners Falls, 1892 to 1977. The record is 43 days in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Turners Falls by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1892
24 days
1893
15 days
1894
27 days
1895
21 days
1896
20 days
1897
21 days
1898
15 days
1899
8 days
1901
27 days
1902
14 days
1903
17 days
1904
22 days
1905
23 days
1906
17 days
1907
13 days
1908
22 days
1909
11 days
1910
23 days
1911
14 days
1912
25 days
1913
19 days
1914
24 days
1915
22 days
1916
11 days
1917
22 days
1918
20 days
1919
20 days
1920
13 days
1921
22 days
1922
21 days
1923
22 days
1924
43 days
1925
14 days
1926
15 days
1927
16 days
1928
17 days
1929
13 days
1930
16 days
1931
18 days
1932
18 days
1933
11 days
1934
15 days
1935
20 days
1936
14 days
1937
13 days
1938
22 days
1939
22 days
1940
21 days
1941
19 days
1942
17 days
1943
18 days
1944
16 days
1945
14 days
1946
18 days
1947
36 days
1948
26 days
1949
24 days
1950
23 days
1951
13 days
1952
25 days
1953
25 days
1954
14 days
1955
25 days
1956
13 days
1957
30 days
1958
14 days
1959
12 days
1960
18 days
1961
16 days
1962
12 days
1963
24 days
1964
20 days
1965
20 days
1966
18 days
1967
15 days
1968
18 days
1969
17 days
1970
17 days
1971
14 days
1972
15 days
1973
14 days
1974
14 days
1975
20 days
1976
20 days
1977
17 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
74 years with a frost
Across 74 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Turners Falls falls on 3 May and the median first autumn frost on 8 October, which leaves a median of 155 days between them.
In 1945 to 1976 the median growing season was 145 days. That is 22 days fewer than in 1893 to 1927.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -3.1 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Turners Falls
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1893 to 1927)
Recent period (1945 to 1976)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
3 May
28 April
9 May
11 days later
+1.6 days per decade
First autumn frost
8 October
11 October
1 October
10 days earlier
-1.5 days per decade
Growing days
155 days
167 days
145 days
22 days fewer
-3.1 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
74 years, 1893 to 1976
A day with at least 60.6 mm (2.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 133.7 mm (5.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Turners Falls: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
60.6 mm (2.4 in)
5 years
79.4 mm (3.1 in)
10 years
92.1 mm (3.6 in)
25 years
108.6 mm (4.3 in)
50 years
121.1 mm (4.8 in)
100 years
133.7 mm (5.3 in)
Longer than the 74 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, 74 years of values from 1893 to 1976.
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: 127.8 mm (5.0 in) in 1973; 117.1 mm (4.6 in) in 1938; 117.1 mm (4.6 in) in 1944.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
Download the Data
Data for Turners Falls standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Turners Falls 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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.