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Cambridge Weather Records (USC00251415)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cambridge (USC00251415), Nebraska, United States, with 129 years of record.

Key Facts for Cambridge

  • Cambridge (USC00251415) is a weather station in Nebraska, United States at 40.28 latitude and -100.14 longitude, 687 m (2,255 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1898 to 2026, 129 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Cambridge still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Cambridge set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 7 September 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

  • Location: Nebraska, United States, 40.28 latitude, -100.14 longitude.
  • Elevation: 687 m (2,255 ft).
  • Period of record: 1898 to 2026, 129 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

15 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Cambridge, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Cambridge. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 15 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 Cambridge. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 15 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Cambridge, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan24.4 C (75.9 F)-35.6 C (-32.1 F)20.6 C (69.1 F)-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
Feb27.2 C (81.0 F)-34.4 C (-29.9 F)26.7 C (80.1 F)-16.7 C (1.9 F)
Mar36.7 C (98.1 F)-30.0 C (-22.0 F)36.7 C (98.1 F)-15.6 C (3.9 F)
Apr38.3 C (100.9 F)-16.7 C (1.9 F)34.4 C (93.9 F)-6.1 C (21.0 F)
May38.9 C (102.0 F)-6.7 C (19.9 F)35.6 C (96.1 F)-1.7 C (28.9 F)
Jun44.4 C (111.9 F)1.7 C (35.1 F)37.2 C (99.0 F)6.1 C (43.0 F)
Jul46.7 C (116.1 F)5.6 C (42.1 F)42.8 C (109.0 F)13.9 C (57.0 F)
Aug43.3 C (109.9 F)3.3 C (37.9 F)39.4 C (102.9 F)11.7 C (53.1 F)
Sep41.7 C (107.1 F)-7.8 C (18.0 F)37.8 C (100.0 F)13.3 C (55.9 F)
Oct37.8 C (100.0 F)-16.1 C (3.0 F)n/an/a
Nov34.4 C (93.9 F)-25.6 C (-14.1 F)n/an/a
Dec27.8 C (82.0 F)-37.2 C (-35.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Cambridge by the year they were set 1,464 records at Cambridge still stand. 1989 holds the most, with 42. 02040601900: 11901: 11903: 141904: 131905: 221907: 81908: 151909: 251910: 151911: 321912: 241913: 331914: 101915: 151916: 261917: 81934: 41936: 161940: 51941: 91942: 171943: 191944: 61945: 151946: 141947: 211948: 141949: 121950: 171951: 151952: 201953: 141954: 251955: 241956: 101957: 91958: 101959: 111960: 91961: 81962: 221963: 141964: 201965: 171966: 91967: 151968: 141969: 121970: 141971: 171972: 171973: 71974: 151975: 151976: 61977: 131978: 111979: 101980: 121981: 111982: 71983: 301984: 101985: 191986: 91987: 161988: 111989: 421990: 101991: 161992: 111993: 71994: 111995: 121996: 131997: 121998: 91999: 102000: 142001: 22002: 192003: 82004: 122005: 102006: 162007: 82008: 32009: 182010: 42011: 82012: 152013: 112014: 132015: 162016: 102017: 182018: 182019: 142020: 222021: 202022: 172023: 142024: 142025: 142026: 141900191319441955196619771988199920102021
1,464 records at Cambridge still stand. 1989 holds the most, with 42.
Standing records at Cambridge by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
19001
19011
190314
190413
190522
19078
190815
190925
191015
191132
191224
191333
191410
191515
191626
19178
19344
193616
19405
19419
194217
194319
19446
194515
194614
194721
194814
194912
195017
195115
195220
195314
195425
195524
195610
19579
195810
195911
19609
19618
196222
196314
196420
196517
19669
196715
196814
196912
197014
197117
197217
19737
197415
197515
19766
197713
197811
197910
198012
198111
19827
198330
198410
198519
19869
198716
198811
198942
199010
199116
199211
19937
199411
199512
199613
199712
19989
199910
200014
20012
200219
20038
200412
200510
200616
20078
20083
200918
20104
20118
201215
201311
201413
201516
201610
201718
201818
201914
202022
202120
202217
202314
202414
202514
202614

All-Time Record Progression

9 new records
When Cambridge set new all-time records 9 all-time records were set at Cambridge between 26 November 1975 and 23 December 1989. Each dot is a new record. Record snow depthRecord low maximum temperatureRecord daily snowfallRecord low minimum temperature26 November 1975: Record snow depth 45.7 cm (18.0 in)30 November 1975: Record snow depth 48.3 cm (19.0 in)27 December 1982: Record snow depth 55.9 cm (22.0 in)21 December 1983: Record low maximum temperature -20.6 C (-5.1 F)28 December 1983: Record snow depth 58.4 cm (23.0 in)19 March 1984: Record daily snowfall 53.3 cm (21.0 in)22 December 1989: Record low minimum temperature -36.1 C (-33.0 F)23 December 1989: Record low maximum temperature -21.1 C (-6.0 F)23 December 1989: Record low minimum temperature -37.2 C (-35.0 F)1975198019851990
9 all-time records were set at Cambridge between 26 November 1975 and 23 December 1989. Each dot is a new record.
When Cambridge set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1975-11-26Record snow depthRecord snow depth 45.7 cm (18.0 in)
1975-11-30Record snow depthRecord snow depth 48.3 cm (19.0 in)
1982-12-27Record snow depthRecord snow depth 55.9 cm (22.0 in)
1983-12-21Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1983-12-28Record snow depthRecord snow depth 58.4 cm (23.0 in)
1984-03-19Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 53.3 cm (21.0 in)
1989-12-22Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1989-12-23Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1989-12-23Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -37.2 C (-35.0 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 177.8 mm (7.0 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Cambridge The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cambridge. The most was 177.8 mm (7.0 in) on 8 September 1901. 050100150200 Jan: 30.7 mm (1.2 in), 27 January 1944 Jan Feb: 25.4 mm (1.0 in), 3 February 1903 Feb Mar: 63.0 mm (2.5 in), 14 March 2021 Mar Apr: 97.8 mm (3.9 in), 17 April 2016 Apr May: 102.9 mm (4.1 in), 21 May 1969 May Jun: 100.6 mm (4.0 in), 21 June 2019 Jun Jul: 112.5 mm (4.4 in), 9 July 2019 Jul Aug: 91.4 mm (3.6 in), 20 August 1964 Aug Sep: 177.8 mm (7.0 in), 8 September 1901 Sep Oct: 77.7 mm (3.1 in), 5 October 1946 Oct Nov: 45.2 mm (1.8 in), 18 November 2015 Nov Dec: 52.8 mm (2.1 in), 30 December 2006 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cambridge. The most was 177.8 mm (7.0 in) on 8 September 1901.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Cambridge
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan30.7 mm (1.2 in)27 January 1944
Feb25.4 mm (1.0 in)3 February 1903
Mar63.0 mm (2.5 in)14 March 2021
Apr97.8 mm (3.9 in)17 April 2016
May102.9 mm (4.1 in)21 May 1969
Jun100.6 mm (4.0 in)21 June 2019
Jul112.5 mm (4.4 in)9 July 2019
Aug91.4 mm (3.6 in)20 August 1964
Sep177.8 mm (7.0 in)8 September 1901
Oct77.7 mm (3.1 in)5 October 1946
Nov45.2 mm (1.8 in)18 November 2015
Dec52.8 mm (2.1 in)30 December 2006

Period of Record Coverage

1898 to 2026
Days with data per year at Cambridge 105 years of record at Cambridge, 1898 to 2026. 18 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1898, 1900, 1903, 1905, 1907, 1910, 1911, 1914 and others. 1898: 2 of 365 days1900: 1 of 365 days1903: 266 of 365 days1904: 364 of 366 days1905: 321 of 365 days1907: 164 of 365 days1908: 347 of 366 days1909: 363 of 365 days1910: 284 of 365 days1911: 309 of 365 days1912: 361 of 366 days1913: 351 of 365 days1914: 327 of 365 days1915: 337 of 365 days1916: 327 of 366 days1917: 142 of 365 days1934: 27 of 365 days1936: 31 of 366 days1940: 27 of 366 days1941: 363 of 365 days1942: 362 of 365 days1943: 363 of 365 days1944: 364 of 366 days1945: 364 of 365 days1946: 362 of 365 days1947: 281 of 365 days1948: 297 of 366 days1949: 364 of 365 days1950: 365 of 365 days1951: 362 of 365 days1952: 364 of 366 days1953: 358 of 365 days1954: 356 of 365 days1955: 364 of 365 days1956: 361 of 366 days1957: 363 of 365 days1958: 364 of 365 days1959: 359 of 365 days1960: 365 of 366 days1961: 365 of 365 days1962: 365 of 365 days1963: 363 of 365 days1964: 366 of 366 days1965: 365 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 365 of 366 days1969: 362 of 365 days1970: 364 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 366 of 366 days1973: 365 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 364 of 365 days1976: 364 of 366 days1977: 364 of 365 days1978: 364 of 365 days1979: 364 of 365 days1980: 365 of 366 days1981: 365 of 365 days1982: 362 of 365 days1983: 363 of 365 days1984: 359 of 366 days1985: 355 of 365 days1986: 362 of 365 days1987: 363 of 365 days1988: 366 of 366 days1989: 365 of 365 days1990: 359 of 365 days1991: 357 of 365 days1992: 365 of 366 days1993: 364 of 365 days1994: 352 of 365 days1995: 364 of 365 days1996: 366 of 366 days1997: 364 of 365 days1998: 355 of 365 days1999: 338 of 365 days2000: 362 of 366 days2001: 353 of 365 days2002: 350 of 365 days2003: 327 of 365 days2004: 287 of 366 days2005: 329 of 365 days2006: 356 of 365 days2007: 364 of 365 days2008: 366 of 366 days2009: 364 of 365 days2010: 365 of 365 days2011: 365 of 365 days2012: 360 of 366 days2013: 365 of 365 days2014: 363 of 365 days2015: 364 of 365 days2016: 366 of 366 days2017: 365 of 365 days2018: 365 of 365 days2019: 365 of 365 days2020: 366 of 366 days2021: 365 of 365 days2022: 365 of 365 days2023: 364 of 365 days2024: 366 of 366 days2025: 365 of 365 days2026: 260 of 365 days1905195019651980199520102025
105 years of record at Cambridge, 1898 to 2026. 18 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1898, 1900, 1903, 1905, 1907, 1910, 1911, 1914 and others.
Days with data per year at Cambridge
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
189821%No
190010%No
190326673%No
190436499%Yes
190532188%No
190716445%No
190834795%Yes
190936399%Yes
191028478%No
191130985%No
191236199%Yes
191335196%Yes
191432790%No
191533792%Yes
191632789%No
191714239%No
1934277%No
1936318%No
1940277%No
194136399%Yes
194236299%Yes
194336399%Yes
194436499%Yes
1945364100%Yes
194636299%Yes
194728177%No
194829781%No
1949364100%Yes
1950365100%Yes
195136299%Yes
195236499%Yes
195335898%Yes
195435698%Yes
1955364100%Yes
195636199%Yes
195736399%Yes
1958364100%Yes
195935998%Yes
1960365100%Yes
1961365100%Yes
1962365100%Yes
196336399%Yes
1964366100%Yes
1965365100%Yes
1966365100%Yes
1967365100%Yes
1968365100%Yes
196936299%Yes
1970364100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972366100%Yes
1973365100%Yes
1974365100%Yes
1975364100%Yes
197636499%Yes
1977364100%Yes
1978364100%Yes
1979364100%Yes
1980365100%Yes
1981365100%Yes
198236299%Yes
198336399%Yes
198435998%Yes
198535597%Yes
198636299%Yes
198736399%Yes
1988366100%Yes
1989365100%Yes
199035998%Yes
199135798%Yes
1992365100%Yes
1993364100%Yes
199435296%Yes
1995364100%Yes
1996366100%Yes
1997364100%Yes
199835597%Yes
199933893%Yes
200036299%Yes
200135397%Yes
200235096%Yes
200332790%No
200428778%No
200532990%Yes
200635698%Yes
2007364100%Yes
2008366100%Yes
2009364100%Yes
2010365100%Yes
2011365100%Yes
201236098%Yes
2013365100%Yes
201436399%Yes
2015364100%Yes
2016366100%Yes
2017365100%Yes
2018365100%Yes
2019365100%Yes
2020366100%Yes
2021365100%Yes
2022365100%Yes
2023364100%Yes
2024366100%Yes
2025365100%Yes
202626071%No

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Cambridge
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
7 September 2026Cambridge, USdaily rain (Provisional)25.4 mm (1.0 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)91 years39 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2026Cambridge, USdaily rain49.8 mm (2.0 in)11.7 mm (0.5 in)24 years25 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 2026Cambridge, USdaily high max39.4 C (102.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)60 years29 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 2026Cambridge, USdaily low max19.4 C (66.9 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)35 years22 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 2026Cambridge, USdaily high max (Tie)42.8 C (109.0 F)tie116 years10 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 2026Cambridge, USdaily low max (Tie)20.0 C (68.0 F)tie57 years6 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 2026Cambridge, USdaily high max35.0 C (95.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)81 years35 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2026Cambridge, USdaily low max10.0 C (50.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)64 years30 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 2026Cambridge, USdaily high max34.4 C (93.9 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)116 years45 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2026Cambridge, USmonthly high max36.7 C (98.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)82 years46 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2026Cambridge, USdaily high max32.2 C (90.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)116 years40 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2026Cambridge, USdaily high max28.3 C (82.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)19 years15 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 2026Cambridge, USdaily low min (Tie)-15.6 C (3.9 F)tie108 years10 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 2026Cambridge, USdaily low min-15.0 C (5.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)113 years42 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2026Cambridge, USdaily high max (Tie)27.8 C (82.0 F)tie36 years5 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 2026Cambridge, USdaily high max26.1 C (79.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)56 years27 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 2026Cambridge, USdaily high max (Tie)26.7 C (80.1 F)tie30 years4 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 2026Cambridge, USdaily high max21.7 C (71.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)16 years15 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 2026Cambridge, USdaily low max (Tie)-14.4 C (6.1 F)tie68 years7 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 2026Cambridge, USdaily high min2.2 C (36.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)83 years35 of 100 (Notable)

Climate Trend

84 complete years, 1904 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Cambridge as warming stripes, 1904 to 2025 One stripe for each of 84 complete years at Cambridge, 1904 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.8 C (51.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1993, at 9.0 C (48.1 F), and the warmest was 1954, at 13.0 C (55.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F). 1904: 10.9 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1908: 11.5 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1909: 10.5 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1912: 9.6 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1913: 10.9 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1941: 11.5 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1942: 10.8 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1943: 11.0 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1944: 10.6 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1945: 10.8 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1946: 11.6 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1949: 10.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1950: 10.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1951: 10.1 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1952: 11.5 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1953: 12.6 C, +1.8 C from the station mean1954: 13.0 C, +2.2 C from the station mean1955: 11.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1956: 11.8 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1957: 11.0 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1958: 10.7 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1959: 11.1 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1960: 10.1 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1961: 10.0 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1962: 10.7 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1963: 12.0 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1964: 10.8 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1965: 10.0 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1966: 10.7 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1967: 10.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1968: 11.0 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1969: 10.7 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1970: 11.5 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1971: 11.4 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1972: 10.8 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1973: 11.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1974: 11.8 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1975: 10.9 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1976: 11.6 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1977: 12.4 C, +1.6 C from the station mean1978: 10.5 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1979: 10.5 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1980: 11.6 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1981: 12.1 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1982: 10.7 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1983: 11.0 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1984: 10.9 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1985: 10.3 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1986: 11.5 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1987: 11.0 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1988: 10.5 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1989: 9.5 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1990: 10.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1991: 10.9 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1992: 10.5 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1993: 9.0 C, -1.9 C from the station mean1994: 10.7 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1995: 10.3 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1996: 9.3 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1997: 10.5 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2000: 10.8 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2001: 11.0 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2003: 11.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2005: 10.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2006: 11.4 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2007: 10.1 C, -0.7 C from the station mean2008: 9.5 C, -1.4 C from the station mean2009: 9.3 C, -1.5 C from the station mean2010: 10.5 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2011: 9.9 C, -1.0 C from the station mean2012: 11.8 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2013: 10.2 C, -0.6 C from the station mean2014: 9.8 C, -1.0 C from the station mean2015: 11.2 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2016: 11.4 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2017: 11.3 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2018: 10.0 C, -0.9 C from the station mean2019: 9.8 C, -1.1 C from the station mean2020: 11.2 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2021: 11.3 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2022: 10.7 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2023: 10.7 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2024: 11.7 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2025: 11.2 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1904191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 84 complete years at Cambridge, 1904 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.8 C (51.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1993, at 9.0 C (48.1 F), and the warmest was 1954, at 13.0 C (55.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at Cambridge as warming stripes, 1904 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
190410.9 C+0.10 C
190811.5 C+0.66 C
190910.5 C-0.36 C
19129.6 C-1.25 C
191310.9 C+0.03 C
194111.5 C+0.64 C
194210.8 C-0.01 C
194311.0 C+0.20 C
194410.6 C-0.23 C
194510.8 C0.00 C
194611.6 C+0.79 C
194910.6 C-0.25 C
195010.6 C-0.25 C
195110.1 C-0.69 C
195211.5 C+0.71 C
195312.6 C+1.77 C
195413.0 C+2.20 C
195511.2 C+0.37 C
195611.8 C+0.96 C
195711.0 C+0.18 C
195810.7 C-0.12 C
195911.1 C+0.30 C
196010.1 C-0.71 C
196110.0 C-0.88 C
196210.7 C-0.13 C
196312.0 C+1.12 C
196410.8 C-0.02 C
196510.0 C-0.80 C
196610.7 C-0.14 C
196710.6 C-0.26 C
196811.0 C+0.21 C
196910.7 C-0.11 C
197011.5 C+0.64 C
197111.4 C+0.54 C
197210.8 C-0.05 C
197311.2 C+0.38 C
197411.8 C+0.97 C
197510.9 C+0.10 C
197611.6 C+0.75 C
197712.4 C+1.56 C
197810.5 C-0.37 C
197910.5 C-0.34 C
198011.6 C+0.78 C
198112.1 C+1.24 C
198210.7 C-0.15 C
198311.0 C+0.13 C
198410.9 C+0.06 C
198510.3 C-0.51 C
198611.5 C+0.66 C
198711.0 C+0.13 C
198810.5 C-0.38 C
19899.5 C-1.35 C
199010.6 C-0.27 C
199110.9 C+0.02 C
199210.5 C-0.37 C
19939.0 C-1.86 C
199410.7 C-0.17 C
199510.3 C-0.56 C
19969.3 C-1.51 C
199710.5 C-0.30 C
200010.8 C0.00 C
200111.0 C+0.21 C
200311.2 C+0.37 C
200510.6 C-0.26 C
200611.4 C+0.58 C
200710.1 C-0.71 C
20089.5 C-1.36 C
20099.3 C-1.53 C
201010.5 C-0.34 C
20119.9 C-0.98 C
201211.8 C+1.01 C
201310.2 C-0.62 C
20149.8 C-1.00 C
201511.2 C+0.33 C
201611.4 C+0.60 C
201711.3 C+0.43 C
201810.0 C-0.88 C
20199.8 C-1.07 C
202011.2 C+0.32 C
202111.3 C+0.43 C
202210.7 C-0.09 C
202310.7 C-0.17 C
202411.7 C+0.84 C
202511.2 C+0.34 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1904 to 2025 is -0.04 C (-0.10 to 0.01) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.07 F (-0.17 to 0.02) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 84 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Cambridge
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature-0.04 C (-0.10 to 0.01) per decade-0.07 F (-0.17 to 0.02) per decade1904 to 202584Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum-0.07 C (-0.14 to 0.01) per decade-0.12 F (-0.26 to 0.01) per decade1904 to 202584Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum-0.01 C (-0.07 to 0.04) per decade-0.03 F (-0.12 to 0.07) per decade1904 to 202584Not clearly different from zero

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

1898 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Cambridge: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)46.7 C (116.1 F)193640.0 C (104.0 F)105
Coldest night (TNn)-37.2 C (-35.0 F)1989-25.6 C (-14.1 F)104
Wettest day (Rx1day)177.8 mm (7.0 in)190153.1 mm (2.1 in)122
Wettest five days (Rx5day)202.7 mm (8.0 in)201976.0 mm (3.0 in)122
Longest dry spell (CDD)98 days191038 days122

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Cambridge by year The hottest day of the year at Cambridge, 1898 to 2026. The record is 46.7 C (116.1 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.0 C (104.0 F). 10203040501900192019401960198020002020Record: 46.7 C (116.1 F) in 1936
The hottest day of the year at Cambridge, 1898 to 2026. The record is 46.7 C (116.1 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.0 C (104.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Cambridge by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
189840.6 C (105.1 F)
1899n/a
190043.3 C (109.9 F)
1901n/a
1902n/a
190337.8 C (100.0 F)
190440.0 C (104.0 F)
190537.8 C (100.0 F)
190742.8 C (109.0 F)
190840.6 C (105.1 F)
190940.6 C (105.1 F)
191042.8 C (109.0 F)
191143.3 C (109.9 F)
191241.1 C (106.0 F)
191342.2 C (108.0 F)
191441.7 C (107.1 F)
191535.0 C (95.0 F)
191642.2 C (108.0 F)
191742.2 C (108.0 F)
1924n/a
1925n/a
1926n/a
1927n/a
1928n/a
1929n/a
1930n/a
1931n/a
1932n/a
1933n/a
193421.7 C (71.1 F)
1935n/a
193646.7 C (116.1 F)
1937n/a
1938n/a
1939n/a
194016.7 C (62.1 F)
194139.4 C (102.9 F)
194240.6 C (105.1 F)
194341.1 C (106.0 F)
194436.7 C (98.1 F)
194541.1 C (106.0 F)
194641.7 C (107.1 F)
194741.1 C (106.0 F)
194836.1 C (97.0 F)
194939.4 C (102.9 F)
195040.0 C (104.0 F)
195139.4 C (102.9 F)
195242.8 C (109.0 F)
195343.3 C (109.9 F)
195445.6 C (114.1 F)
195542.8 C (109.0 F)
195641.1 C (106.0 F)
195738.3 C (100.9 F)
195837.2 C (99.0 F)
195938.9 C (102.0 F)
196040.6 C (105.1 F)
196140.0 C (104.0 F)
196237.2 C (99.0 F)
196340.0 C (104.0 F)
196441.1 C (106.0 F)
196538.9 C (102.0 F)
196638.9 C (102.0 F)
196737.8 C (100.0 F)
196840.0 C (104.0 F)
196941.7 C (107.1 F)
197040.0 C (104.0 F)
197139.4 C (102.9 F)
197237.8 C (100.0 F)
197340.0 C (104.0 F)
197441.7 C (107.1 F)
197538.9 C (102.0 F)
197639.4 C (102.9 F)
197738.9 C (102.0 F)
197839.4 C (102.9 F)
197938.3 C (100.9 F)
198040.6 C (105.1 F)
198140.6 C (105.1 F)
198240.0 C (104.0 F)
198343.3 C (109.9 F)
198441.7 C (107.1 F)
198543.9 C (111.0 F)
198640.6 C (105.1 F)
198738.3 C (100.9 F)
198841.7 C (107.1 F)
198940.6 C (105.1 F)
199041.7 C (107.1 F)
199140.0 C (104.0 F)
199235.0 C (95.0 F)
199335.6 C (96.1 F)
199437.2 C (99.0 F)
199541.7 C (107.1 F)
199636.1 C (97.0 F)
199740.0 C (104.0 F)
199840.6 C (105.1 F)
199938.3 C (100.9 F)
200040.0 C (104.0 F)
200141.7 C (107.1 F)
200240.6 C (105.1 F)
200340.6 C (105.1 F)
200438.9 C (102.0 F)
200541.1 C (106.0 F)
200642.8 C (109.0 F)
200738.3 C (100.9 F)
200840.0 C (104.0 F)
200935.6 C (96.1 F)
201037.2 C (99.0 F)
201138.9 C (102.0 F)
201244.4 C (111.9 F)
201341.1 C (106.0 F)
201437.8 C (100.0 F)
201537.2 C (99.0 F)
201637.8 C (100.0 F)
201740.0 C (104.0 F)
201838.3 C (100.9 F)
201938.3 C (100.9 F)
202037.8 C (100.0 F)
202141.7 C (107.1 F)
202243.3 C (109.9 F)
202340.0 C (104.0 F)
202441.1 C (106.0 F)
202541.1 C (106.0 F)
202642.8 C (109.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Cambridge by year The coldest night of the year at Cambridge, 1898 to 2026. The record is -37.2 C (-35.0 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is -25.6 C (-14.1 F). -40-200201900192019401960198020002020Record: -37.2 C (-35.0 F) in 1989
The coldest night of the year at Cambridge, 1898 to 2026. The record is -37.2 C (-35.0 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is -25.6 C (-14.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Cambridge by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1898n/a
1899n/a
1900n/a
1901-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1902n/a
1903-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1904-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1905-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1907-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1908-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1909-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1910-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1911-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1912-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1913-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1914-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1915-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1916-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1917-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1924n/a
1925n/a
1926n/a
1927n/a
1928n/a
1929n/a
1930n/a
1931n/a
1932n/a
1933n/a
1934-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1935n/a
193614.4 C (57.9 F)
1937n/a
1938n/a
1939n/a
1940-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1941-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1942-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1943-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1944-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1945-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1946-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1947-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1948-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1949-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1950-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1951-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1952-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1953-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1954-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1955-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1956-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1957-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1958-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1959-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1960-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1961-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1962-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1963-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1964-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1965-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1966-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1967-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1968-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1969-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1970-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1971-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1972-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1973-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1974-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1975-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1976-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1977-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1978-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1979-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1980-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1981-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1982-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1983-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1984-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1985-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1986-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1987-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1988-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1989-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1990-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1991-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1992-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1993-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1994-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1995-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1996-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1997-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1998-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1999-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2000-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2001-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2002-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2003-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2004-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2005-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2006-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2007-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2008-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2009-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2010-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2011-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2012-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2013-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2014-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2015-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2016-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2017-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2018-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2019-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2020-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2021-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
2022-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2023-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2024-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2025-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2026-23.9 C (-11.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cambridge by year The wettest day of the year at Cambridge, 1898 to 2026. The record is 177.8 mm (7.0 in) in 1901, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.1 mm (2.1 in). 0501001502001900192019401960198020002020Record: 177.8 mm (7.0 in) in 1901
The wettest day of the year at Cambridge, 1898 to 2026. The record is 177.8 mm (7.0 in) in 1901, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.1 mm (2.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cambridge by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
189898.6 mm (3.9 in)
189941.4 mm (1.6 in)
190036.1 mm (1.4 in)
1901177.8 mm (7.0 in)
190252.6 mm (2.1 in)
190377.0 mm (3.0 in)
190443.7 mm (1.7 in)
190580.0 mm (3.1 in)
190767.8 mm (2.7 in)
190852.6 mm (2.1 in)
190963.8 mm (2.5 in)
191033.3 mm (1.3 in)
191159.7 mm (2.4 in)
191251.3 mm (2.0 in)
191339.4 mm (1.6 in)
191435.8 mm (1.4 in)
191550.8 mm (2.0 in)
191653.3 mm (2.1 in)
191715.2 mm (0.6 in)
192460.7 mm (2.4 in)
192538.1 mm (1.5 in)
192680.5 mm (3.2 in)
192764.8 mm (2.6 in)
192848.3 mm (1.9 in)
192975.7 mm (3.0 in)
193055.4 mm (2.2 in)
193167.1 mm (2.6 in)
193234.0 mm (1.3 in)
193361.7 mm (2.4 in)
193446.7 mm (1.8 in)
193582.6 mm (3.3 in)
193621.6 mm (0.9 in)
193745.0 mm (1.8 in)
193871.4 mm (2.8 in)
193949.0 mm (1.9 in)
194045.7 mm (1.8 in)
194166.5 mm (2.6 in)
194247.2 mm (1.9 in)
194378.2 mm (3.1 in)
194448.8 mm (1.9 in)
194541.1 mm (1.6 in)
194677.7 mm (3.1 in)
194732.3 mm (1.3 in)
194874.4 mm (2.9 in)
194945.2 mm (1.8 in)
195037.1 mm (1.5 in)
195138.9 mm (1.5 in)
195258.7 mm (2.3 in)
195390.2 mm (3.6 in)
195427.7 mm (1.1 in)
195531.5 mm (1.2 in)
195635.6 mm (1.4 in)
195747.2 mm (1.9 in)
195840.4 mm (1.6 in)
195964.8 mm (2.6 in)
196055.9 mm (2.2 in)
196161.0 mm (2.4 in)
196274.7 mm (2.9 in)
196376.2 mm (3.0 in)
196491.4 mm (3.6 in)
196562.2 mm (2.4 in)
196650.8 mm (2.0 in)
196735.6 mm (1.4 in)
196854.6 mm (2.1 in)
1969102.9 mm (4.1 in)
197058.4 mm (2.3 in)
197156.4 mm (2.2 in)
197244.5 mm (1.8 in)
197378.0 mm (3.1 in)
197455.9 mm (2.2 in)
197582.3 mm (3.2 in)
197655.9 mm (2.2 in)
197744.5 mm (1.8 in)
197823.4 mm (0.9 in)
197986.4 mm (3.4 in)
198066.5 mm (2.6 in)
198152.1 mm (2.1 in)
198244.5 mm (1.8 in)
198356.4 mm (2.2 in)
198461.0 mm (2.4 in)
198564.8 mm (2.6 in)
198654.9 mm (2.2 in)
198776.2 mm (3.0 in)
198871.1 mm (2.8 in)
198987.6 mm (3.4 in)
199071.1 mm (2.8 in)
199136.1 mm (1.4 in)
199239.4 mm (1.6 in)
199363.5 mm (2.5 in)
199455.4 mm (2.2 in)
199540.6 mm (1.6 in)
199668.6 mm (2.7 in)
199754.6 mm (2.1 in)
199844.5 mm (1.8 in)
199950.8 mm (2.0 in)
200047.0 mm (1.9 in)
200145.7 mm (1.8 in)
200230.5 mm (1.2 in)
200332.0 mm (1.3 in)
200432.0 mm (1.3 in)
200579.8 mm (3.1 in)
200652.8 mm (2.1 in)
200787.6 mm (3.4 in)
200871.4 mm (2.8 in)
200954.6 mm (2.1 in)
201052.1 mm (2.1 in)
201147.5 mm (1.9 in)
201251.6 mm (2.0 in)
201346.7 mm (1.8 in)
201452.8 mm (2.1 in)
201556.4 mm (2.2 in)
201697.8 mm (3.9 in)
201754.9 mm (2.2 in)
201852.3 mm (2.1 in)
2019112.5 mm (4.4 in)
202047.8 mm (1.9 in)
202163.0 mm (2.5 in)
202236.3 mm (1.4 in)
202347.0 mm (1.9 in)
202451.1 mm (2.0 in)
202545.7 mm (1.8 in)
202649.8 mm (2.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cambridge by year The wettest five days of the year at Cambridge, 1898 to 2026. The record is 202.7 mm (8.0 in) in 2019, marked on the chart; the median year is 76.0 mm (3.0 in). 0501001502002501900192019401960198020002020Record: 202.7 mm (8.0 in) in 2019
The wettest five days of the year at Cambridge, 1898 to 2026. The record is 202.7 mm (8.0 in) in 2019, marked on the chart; the median year is 76.0 mm (3.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cambridge by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1898105.4 mm (4.1 in)
189969.9 mm (2.8 in)
190052.4 mm (2.1 in)
1901201.7 mm (7.9 in)
190273.8 mm (2.9 in)
190387.7 mm (3.5 in)
190466.8 mm (2.6 in)
1905128.0 mm (5.0 in)
190771.6 mm (2.8 in)
190851.8 mm (2.0 in)
190973.5 mm (2.9 in)
191041.6 mm (1.6 in)
1911123.9 mm (4.9 in)
191264.3 mm (2.5 in)
1913109.2 mm (4.3 in)
191464.8 mm (2.6 in)
191598.4 mm (3.9 in)
191659.7 mm (2.4 in)
191730.4 mm (1.2 in)
192460.7 mm (2.4 in)
192551.1 mm (2.0 in)
1926121.6 mm (4.8 in)
192779.3 mm (3.1 in)
192887.9 mm (3.5 in)
192975.7 mm (3.0 in)
1930118.9 mm (4.7 in)
193167.1 mm (2.6 in)
193252.6 mm (2.1 in)
1933101.6 mm (4.0 in)
193484.2 mm (3.3 in)
1935156.7 mm (6.2 in)
193622.1 mm (0.9 in)
193747.0 mm (1.9 in)
193876.7 mm (3.0 in)
193968.1 mm (2.7 in)
194060.2 mm (2.4 in)
1941106.3 mm (4.2 in)
194254.9 mm (2.2 in)
1943113.0 mm (4.4 in)
194480.1 mm (3.2 in)
194557.6 mm (2.3 in)
1946155.7 mm (6.1 in)
194774.2 mm (2.9 in)
1948102.1 mm (4.0 in)
194989.9 mm (3.5 in)
195048.3 mm (1.9 in)
195164.7 mm (2.5 in)
195281.1 mm (3.2 in)
195391.2 mm (3.6 in)
195441.7 mm (1.6 in)
195577.0 mm (3.0 in)
195639.9 mm (1.6 in)
195789.1 mm (3.5 in)
195859.8 mm (2.4 in)
195967.1 mm (2.6 in)
196083.3 mm (3.3 in)
1961137.5 mm (5.4 in)
1962106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1963111.3 mm (4.4 in)
196499.0 mm (3.9 in)
1965115.0 mm (4.5 in)
196673.4 mm (2.9 in)
196779.0 mm (3.1 in)
196854.6 mm (2.1 in)
1969115.8 mm (4.6 in)
197058.4 mm (2.3 in)
197184.6 mm (3.3 in)
197259.3 mm (2.3 in)
197390.0 mm (3.5 in)
197496.1 mm (3.8 in)
1975153.2 mm (6.0 in)
197655.9 mm (2.2 in)
197782.5 mm (3.2 in)
197840.8 mm (1.6 in)
197988.1 mm (3.5 in)
198078.5 mm (3.1 in)
1981100.1 mm (3.9 in)
198274.2 mm (2.9 in)
198393.8 mm (3.7 in)
198471.6 mm (2.8 in)
198568.6 mm (2.7 in)
198654.9 mm (2.2 in)
198781.3 mm (3.2 in)
198876.2 mm (3.0 in)
1989116.8 mm (4.6 in)
199074.4 mm (2.9 in)
199152.8 mm (2.1 in)
199263.8 mm (2.5 in)
1993127.5 mm (5.0 in)
199455.4 mm (2.2 in)
199570.7 mm (2.8 in)
1996100.4 mm (4.0 in)
199764.8 mm (2.6 in)
199864.8 mm (2.6 in)
199972.4 mm (2.9 in)
200075.2 mm (3.0 in)
200164.7 mm (2.5 in)
200233.0 mm (1.3 in)
200357.9 mm (2.3 in)
200453.8 mm (2.1 in)
200587.2 mm (3.4 in)
200676.2 mm (3.0 in)
2007146.0 mm (5.7 in)
2008130.0 mm (5.1 in)
200970.2 mm (2.8 in)
201073.6 mm (2.9 in)
201179.3 mm (3.1 in)
201271.7 mm (2.8 in)
201357.1 mm (2.2 in)
2014112.7 mm (4.4 in)
201580.3 mm (3.2 in)
2016125.7 mm (4.9 in)
2017128.1 mm (5.0 in)
201885.6 mm (3.4 in)
2019202.7 mm (8.0 in)
202069.9 mm (2.8 in)
2021104.7 mm (4.1 in)
202267.4 mm (2.7 in)
202379.5 mm (3.1 in)
202475.4 mm (3.0 in)
202595.0 mm (3.7 in)
202666.8 mm (2.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cambridge by year The longest dry spell of the year at Cambridge, 1898 to 2026. The record is 98 days in 1910, marked on the chart; the median year is 38 days. 0204060801001900192019401960198020002020Record: 98 days in 1910
The longest dry spell of the year at Cambridge, 1898 to 2026. The record is 98 days in 1910, marked on the chart; the median year is 38 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cambridge by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
189823 days
189965 days
190039 days
190140 days
190230 days
190331 days
190436 days
190534 days
190724 days
190832 days
190939 days
191098 days
191132 days
191226 days
191350 days
191444 days
191533 days
191637 days
191746 days
192444 days
192545 days
192654 days
192753 days
192847 days
192942 days
193027 days
193137 days
193234 days
193336 days
193447 days
193548 days
193650 days
193736 days
193837 days
193984 days
194033 days
194127 days
194228 days
194332 days
194433 days
194531 days
194640 days
194732 days
194832 days
194931 days
195051 days
195130 days
195239 days
195334 days
195469 days
195532 days
195649 days
195723 days
195837 days
195962 days
196032 days
196162 days
196235 days
196334 days
196442 days
196552 days
196642 days
196769 days
196839 days
196922 days
197052 days
197139 days
197250 days
197338 days
197441 days
197539 days
197650 days
197748 days
197833 days
197937 days
198042 days
198131 days
198232 days
198336 days
198443 days
198519 days
198635 days
198752 days
198856 days
198939 days
199033 days
199146 days
199221 days
199330 days
199438 days
199550 days
199651 days
199734 days
199851 days
199960 days
200049 days
200139 days
200255 days
200328 days
200431 days
200535 days
200653 days
200732 days
200839 days
200949 days
201043 days
201120 days
201250 days
201330 days
201432 days
201526 days
201649 days
201735 days
201835 days
201918 days
202041 days
202138 days
202258 days
202326 days
202433 days
202537 days
202645 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

84 years with a frost

Across 84 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Cambridge falls on 5 May and the median first autumn frost on 2 October, which leaves a median of 149 days between them.

In 1992 to 2025 the median growing season was 157 days. That is 13 days more than in 1904 to 1967.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.2 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Cambridge
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1904 to 1967)Recent period (1992 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost5 May7 May5 May2 days earlier-0.1 days per decade
First autumn frost2 October28 September7 October9 days later+1.1 days per decade
Growing days149 days144 days157 days13 days more+1.2 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

102 years, 1899 to 2025

A day with at least 54.2 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 127.0 mm (5.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Cambridge: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years54.2 mm (2.1 in)
5 years71.6 mm (2.8 in)
10 years83.9 mm (3.3 in)
25 years100.4 mm (4.0 in)
50 years113.4 mm (4.5 in)
100 years127.0 mm (5.0 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 102 years of values from 1899 to 2025.

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: 177.8 mm (7.0 in) in 1901; 112.5 mm (4.4 in) in 2019; 102.9 mm (4.1 in) in 1969.

Station Changes

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

Climate Twins

2011 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2011 to 2025, Cambridge had a mean temperature of 10.8 C (51.4 F) and 589.2 mm (23.2 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Franklin (United States, 102 km away), Glen Elder Lake (United States, 178 km away) and Minden (United States, 104 km away).

Climate twins of Cambridge: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2011 to 2025 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
FranklinUnited States102 km (63 mi)10.9 C (51.6 F)616.0 mm (24.3 in)0.89
Glen Elder LakeUnited States178 km (111 mi)11.3 C (52.3 F)631.4 mm (24.9 in)0.89
MindenUnited States104 km (65 mi)10.7 C (51.3 F)626.3 mm (24.7 in)0.90

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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-16).