Ware Weather Records (USC00198793)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ware (USC00198793), Massachusetts, United States, with 81 years of record.

Key Facts for Ware

Ware (USC00198793) is a weather station in Massachusetts, United States at 42.26 latitude and -72.25 longitude, 122 m (400 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1937 to 2017, 81 years of record.
0 records set at Ware still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Ware set a daily record snowfall of 11.4 cm (4.5 in) on 10 December 2017.

About the Station

Location: Massachusetts, United States, 42.26 latitude, -72.25 longitude.
Elevation: 122 m (400 ft).
Period of record: 1937 to 2017, 81 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Ware. 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 Ware, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Ware still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Ware between 11 January 1996 and 13 January 1996. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 131.3 mm (5.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ware. The most was 131.3 mm (5.2 in) on 25 June 1944.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Ware
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 January 1978
Feb	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	4 February 1970
Mar	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	7 March 2011
Apr	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	20 April 1983
May	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	30 May 1984
Jun	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	25 June 1944
Jul	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	14 July 1996
Aug	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	8 August 1978
Sep	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	7 September 2008
Oct	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	25 October 2017
Nov	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 November 1950
Dec	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	12 December 2008

Latest Records

Latest records at Ware
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 December 2017	Ware, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	39 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 2017	Ware, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	44 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 2017	Ware, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	64 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 2017	Ware, US	monthly rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2017	Ware, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	79 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 2017	Ware, US	daily rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 2017	Ware, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 2016	Ware, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	3 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 2016	Ware, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	39 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 2016	Ware, US	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	44 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 2016	Ware, US	daily snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	15 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 2016	Ware, US	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	78 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2016	Ware, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	23 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 2016	Ware, US	daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 2016	Ware, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 July 2015	Ware, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	17 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
2 June 2015	Ware, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 2015	Ware, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	tie	25 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 2015	Ware, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	66 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2015	Ware, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	66 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1937 to 2017

Yearly extremes at Ware: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	1944	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	79
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	1984	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	79
Longest dry spell (CDD)	35 days	1947	15 days	79

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Ware, 1937 to 2017. The record is 131.3 mm (5.2 in) in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 59.4 mm (2.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ware by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1937	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1938	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1939	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1940	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1941	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1942	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1943	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1944	131.3 mm (5.2 in)
1945	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1946	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1947	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1948	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1949	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1950	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1951	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1952	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1953	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1954	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1955	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1956	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1957	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1958	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1959	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1960	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1961	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1962	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1963	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1964	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1965	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1966	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1967	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1968	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1969	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1970	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1971	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1972	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1973	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1974	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1975	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1976	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1977	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1978	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1979	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1980	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1981	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1982	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1983	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1984	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1985	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1986	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1987	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1988	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1989	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1990	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1991	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1992	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1993	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1994	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1995	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1996	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1997	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1998	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1999	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
2000	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
2001	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
2002	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2003	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
2004	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
2007	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
2008	125.2 mm (4.9 in)
2009	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
2010	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
2011	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
2012	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
2013	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
2014	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
2015	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
2016	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2017	101.9 mm (4.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Ware, 1937 to 2017. The record is 205.7 mm (8.1 in) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 94.7 mm (3.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ware by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1937	110.4 mm (4.3 in)
1938	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1939	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1940	122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1941	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1942	65.7 mm (2.6 in)
1943	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1944	155.9 mm (6.1 in)
1945	118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1946	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1947	61.9 mm (2.4 in)
1948	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1949	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1950	67.9 mm (2.7 in)
1951	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1952	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1953	119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1954	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1955	126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1956	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1957	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1958	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1959	136.9 mm (5.4 in)
1960	121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1961	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1962	114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1963	61.6 mm (2.4 in)
1964	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1965	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1966	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1967	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1968	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1969	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1970	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1971	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1972	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1973	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1974	130.6 mm (5.1 in)
1975	145.8 mm (5.7 in)
1976	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1977	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1978	178.1 mm (7.0 in)
1979	87.8 mm (3.5 in)
1980	105.6 mm (4.2 in)
1981	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1982	130.1 mm (5.1 in)
1983	116.4 mm (4.6 in)
1984	205.7 mm (8.1 in)
1985	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1986	128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1987	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1988	102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1989	113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1990	180.9 mm (7.1 in)
1991	147.1 mm (5.8 in)
1992	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1993	82.4 mm (3.2 in)
1994	84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1995	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1996	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1997	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1998	100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1999	120.6 mm (4.7 in)
2000	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
2001	101.4 mm (4.0 in)
2002	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
2003	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
2004	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2007	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
2008	183.9 mm (7.2 in)
2009	117.4 mm (4.6 in)
2010	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
2011	149.3 mm (5.9 in)
2012	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
2013	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
2014	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
2015	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
2016	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
2017	166.0 mm (6.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Ware, 1937 to 2017. The record is 35 days in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is 15 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ware by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1937	8 days
1938	13 days
1939	25 days
1940	18 days
1941	21 days
1942	13 days
1943	19 days
1944	16 days
1945	13 days
1946	15 days
1947	35 days
1948	24 days
1949	14 days
1950	15 days
1951	12 days
1952	24 days
1953	22 days
1954	12 days
1955	24 days
1956	20 days
1957	14 days
1958	15 days
1959	15 days
1960	18 days
1961	17 days
1962	14 days
1963	24 days
1964	17 days
1965	16 days
1966	27 days
1967	16 days
1968	21 days
1969	16 days
1970	15 days
1971	14 days
1972	13 days
1973	14 days
1974	15 days
1975	21 days
1976	17 days
1977	13 days
1978	13 days
1979	26 days
1980	34 days
1981	14 days
1982	19 days
1983	12 days
1984	19 days
1985	13 days
1986	15 days
1987	14 days
1988	14 days
1989	13 days
1990	13 days
1991	14 days
1992	14 days
1993	13 days
1994	9 days
1995	21 days
1996	15 days
1997	18 days
1998	17 days
1999	22 days
2000	11 days
2001	17 days
2002	13 days
2003	16 days
2004	22 days
2007	21 days
2008	13 days
2009	14 days
2010	17 days
2011	11 days
2012	19 days
2013	13 days
2014	18 days
2015	26 days
2016	15 days
2017	12 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.

Rainfall Return Levels

71 years, 1938 to 2017

A day with at least 59.4 mm (2.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 143.9 mm (5.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Ware: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
5 years	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
10 years	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
25 years	109.3 mm (4.3 in)
50 years	125.7 mm (4.9 in)
100 years	143.9 mm (5.7 in)	Longer than the 71 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, 71 years of values from 1938 to 2017.

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: 131.3 mm (5.2 in) in 1944; 125.2 mm (4.9 in) in 2008; 107.7 mm (4.2 in) in 1978.

Download the Data

Data for Ware standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Ware 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).

Date	Kind	Detail
1996-01-11	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 83.8 cm (33.0 in)
1996-01-13	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 101.6 cm (40.0 in)

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