Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Benton 5 SW (USC00270681), New Hampshire, United States, with 48 years of record.
Key Facts for Benton 5 SW
Benton 5 SW (USC00270681) is a weather station in New Hampshire, United States at 44.03 latitude and -71.95 longitude, 366 m (1,200 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1965 to 2012, 48 years of record.
1,464 records set at Benton 5 SW still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Benton 5 SW set a daily record precipitation of 39.4 mm (1.6 in) on 19 September 2012.
About the Station
Location: New Hampshire, United States, 44.03 latitude, -71.95 longitude.
Elevation: 366 m (1,200 ft).
Period of record: 1965 to 2012, 48 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 Benton 5 SW. 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 Benton 5 SW, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
17.8 C (64.0 F)
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
17.2 C (63.0 F)
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
35.0 C (95.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
21.7 C (71.1 F)
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
18.3 C (64.9 F)
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Benton 5 SW still stand. 1979 holds the most, with 66.
Standing records at Benton 5 SW by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1965
38
1966
42
1967
44
1968
37
1969
23
1970
30
1971
31
1972
22
1973
29
1974
28
1975
32
1976
50
1977
37
1978
25
1979
66
1980
24
1981
32
1982
29
1983
15
1984
31
1985
16
1986
25
1987
29
1988
40
1989
36
1990
38
1991
41
1992
25
1993
38
1994
32
1995
26
1996
24
1997
20
1998
25
1999
27
2000
26
2001
25
2002
43
2003
38
2004
25
2005
26
2006
30
2007
43
2008
25
2009
24
2010
19
2011
14
2012
19
All-Time Record Progression
3 new records
3 all-time records were set at Benton 5 SW between 15 July 1995 and 16 January 2004. Each dot is a new record.
When Benton 5 SW set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1995-07-15
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 35.0 C (95.0 F)
2004-01-15
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2004-01-16
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -23.9 C (-11.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jun: 108.5 mm (4.3 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Benton 5 SW. The most was 108.5 mm (4.3 in) on 30 June 1973.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Benton 5 SW
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
9 January 1978
Feb
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
25 February 1969
Mar
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
7 March 2011
Apr
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
14 April 2002
May
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
30 May 2012
Jun
108.5 mm (4.3 in)
30 June 1973
Jul
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
29 July 1969
Aug
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
29 August 1988
Sep
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
17 September 1999
Oct
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
22 October 1995
Nov
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
27 November 1998
Dec
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
27 December 1969
Period of Record Coverage
1965 to 2012
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
48 years of record at Benton 5 SW, 1965 to 2012. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 2012.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 45 complete years at Benton 5 SW, 1965 to 2011. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 6.0 C (42.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1997, at 5.1 C (41.2 F), and the warmest was 1990, at 7.6 C (45.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Benton 5 SW as warming stripes, 1965 to 2011
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1965
5.4 C
-0.61 C
1966
5.6 C
-0.38 C
1967
5.4 C
-0.65 C
1968
5.6 C
-0.38 C
1969
6.1 C
+0.11 C
1970
5.8 C
-0.22 C
1971
5.8 C
-0.19 C
1972
5.4 C
-0.62 C
1973
6.9 C
+0.90 C
1974
5.8 C
-0.24 C
1975
6.4 C
+0.40 C
1976
5.3 C
-0.72 C
1977
6.2 C
+0.15 C
1978
5.2 C
-0.80 C
1979
6.5 C
+0.48 C
1980
5.3 C
-0.70 C
1981
6.2 C
+0.18 C
1982
5.8 C
-0.25 C
1983
6.6 C
+0.56 C
1984
6.5 C
+0.51 C
1985
6.0 C
-0.03 C
1986
6.3 C
+0.31 C
1987
6.5 C
+0.46 C
1988
6.4 C
+0.39 C
1989
5.6 C
-0.37 C
1990
7.6 C
+1.60 C
1991
7.2 C
+1.17 C
1992
5.7 C
-0.31 C
1993
5.4 C
-0.65 C
1994
5.5 C
-0.46 C
1995
5.6 C
-0.37 C
1996
5.7 C
-0.32 C
1997
5.1 C
-0.91 C
1998
7.3 C
+1.34 C
1999
7.0 C
+0.95 C
2001
6.6 C
+0.60 C
2002
6.3 C
+0.26 C
2003
5.2 C
-0.82 C
2004
5.3 C
-0.67 C
2006
7.1 C
+1.10 C
2007
5.2 C
-0.76 C
2008
5.9 C
-0.14 C
2009
5.3 C
-0.73 C
2010
6.7 C
+0.65 C
2011
6.4 C
+0.35 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1965 to 2011 is 0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 45 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Benton 5 SW
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade
1965 to 2011
45
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.01 C (-0.14 to 0.13) per decade
-0.02 F (-0.26 to 0.23) per decade
1965 to 2011
45
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.16 C (-0.01 to 0.33) per decade
0.29 F (-0.01 to 0.59) per decade
1965 to 2011
45
Not 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
1965 to 2012
Yearly extremes at Benton 5 SW: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1995
32.2 C (90.0 F)
48
Coldest night (TNn)
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1994
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
48
Wettest day (Rx1day)
108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1973
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
48
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
149.4 mm (5.9 in)
1973
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
48
Longest dry spell (CDD)
27 days
2012
14 days
48
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Benton 5 SW, 1965 to 2012. The record is 35.0 C (95.0 F) in 1995, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.2 C (90.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Benton 5 SW by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1965
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1966
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1967
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1968
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1969
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1970
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1971
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1972
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1973
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1974
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1975
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1976
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1977
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1978
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1979
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1980
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1981
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1982
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1983
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1984
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1985
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1986
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1987
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1988
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1989
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1990
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1991
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1992
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1993
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1994
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1995
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1996
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1997
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1998
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1999
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2000
29.4 C (84.9 F)
2001
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2002
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2003
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2004
29.4 C (84.9 F)
2005
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2006
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2007
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2008
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2009
30.6 C (87.1 F)
2010
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2011
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2012
31.7 C (89.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Benton 5 SW, 1965 to 2012. The record is -33.9 C (-29.0 F) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is -28.9 C (-20.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Benton 5 SW by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1965
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1966
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1967
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1968
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1969
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1970
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1971
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1972
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1973
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1974
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1975
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1976
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1977
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1978
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1979
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1980
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1981
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1982
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1983
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1984
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1985
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1986
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1987
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1988
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1989
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1990
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1991
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1992
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1993
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1994
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1995
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1996
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1997
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1998
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1999
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2000
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2001
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2002
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2003
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2004
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2005
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2006
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2007
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2008
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2009
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2010
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2011
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2012
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Benton 5 SW, 1965 to 2012. The record is 108.5 mm (4.3 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.3 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Benton 5 SW by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1965
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1966
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1967
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1968
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1969
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1970
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1971
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1972
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1973
108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1974
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1975
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1976
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1977
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1978
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1979
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1980
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1981
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1982
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1983
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1984
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1985
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1986
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1987
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1988
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1989
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1990
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1991
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1992
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1993
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1994
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1995
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1996
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1997
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1998
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1999
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
2000
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
2001
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
2002
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
2003
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
2004
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
2005
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
2006
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
2007
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2008
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
2009
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
2010
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
2011
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
2012
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Benton 5 SW, 1965 to 2012. The record is 149.4 mm (5.9 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 82.6 mm (3.3 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Benton 5 SW by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1965
74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1966
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1967
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1968
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1969
115.9 mm (4.6 in)
1970
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1971
57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1972
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1973
149.4 mm (5.9 in)
1974
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1975
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1976
65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1977
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1978
58.3 mm (2.3 in)
1979
64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1980
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1981
99.2 mm (3.9 in)
1982
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1983
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1984
136.1 mm (5.4 in)
1985
54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1986
79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1987
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1988
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1989
75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1990
111.2 mm (4.4 in)
1991
96.1 mm (3.8 in)
1992
70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1993
95.7 mm (3.8 in)
1994
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1995
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1996
107.3 mm (4.2 in)
1997
86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1998
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1999
123.2 mm (4.9 in)
2000
84.4 mm (3.3 in)
2001
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
2002
66.6 mm (2.6 in)
2003
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
2004
88.2 mm (3.5 in)
2005
98.9 mm (3.9 in)
2006
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
2007
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
2008
112.2 mm (4.4 in)
2009
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
2010
147.9 mm (5.8 in)
2011
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
2012
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Benton 5 SW, 1965 to 2012. The record is 27 days in 2012, marked on the chart; the median year is 14 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Benton 5 SW by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1965
25 days
1966
16 days
1967
13 days
1968
13 days
1969
13 days
1970
15 days
1971
13 days
1972
10 days
1973
15 days
1974
13 days
1975
13 days
1976
14 days
1977
13 days
1978
24 days
1979
16 days
1980
23 days
1981
22 days
1982
11 days
1983
9 days
1984
15 days
1985
18 days
1986
13 days
1987
19 days
1988
15 days
1989
13 days
1990
15 days
1991
13 days
1992
13 days
1993
14 days
1994
14 days
1995
23 days
1996
11 days
1997
11 days
1998
13 days
1999
12 days
2000
10 days
2001
15 days
2002
12 days
2003
16 days
2004
21 days
2005
15 days
2006
17 days
2007
14 days
2008
15 days
2009
13 days
2010
22 days
2011
11 days
2012
27 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
45 years with a frost
Across 45 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Benton 5 SW falls on 20 May and the median first autumn frost on 24 September, which leaves a median of 127 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.4 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Benton 5 SW
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1980 to 2011)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
20 May
n/a
19 May
n/a
-2.0 days per decade
First autumn frost
24 September
n/a
25 September
n/a
+0.4 days per decade
Growing days
127 days
n/a
129 days
n/a
+2.4 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
47 years, 1965 to 2011
A day with at least 47.4 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 112.9 mm (4.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Benton 5 SW: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
47.4 mm (1.9 in)
5 years
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
10 years
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
25 years
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
50 years
99.5 mm (3.9 in)
Longer than the 47 years of record
100 years
112.9 mm (4.4 in)
Longer than the 47 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, 47 years of values from 1965 to 2011.
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: 108.5 mm (4.3 in) in 1973; 88.9 mm (3.5 in) in 1969; 86.9 mm (3.4 in) in 1999.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.