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Durham Weather Records (USC00272174)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Durham (USC00272174), New Hampshire, United States, with 134 years of record.

Key Facts for Durham

  • Durham (USC00272174) is a weather station in New Hampshire, United States at 43.14 latitude and -70.95 longitude, 23 m (76 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1893 to 2026, 134 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Durham still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Durham set a daily record precipitation of 32.8 mm (1.3 in) on 3 August 2026.

About the Station

  • Location: New Hampshire, United States, 43.14 latitude, -70.95 longitude.
  • Elevation: 23 m (76 ft).
  • Period of record: 1893 to 2026, 134 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Durham, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Durham. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -40-2002040 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Durham. 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 Durham, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan20.0 C (68.0 F)-37.2 C (-35.0 F)n/an/a
Feb22.8 C (73.0 F)-34.4 C (-29.9 F)n/an/a
Mar31.7 C (89.1 F)-27.8 C (-18.0 F)n/an/a
Apr35.0 C (95.0 F)-13.3 C (8.1 F)n/an/a
May37.2 C (99.0 F)-7.8 C (18.0 F)n/an/a
Jun38.9 C (102.0 F)-1.1 C (30.0 F)32.8 C (91.0 F)4.4 C (39.9 F)
Jul39.4 C (102.9 F)1.7 C (35.1 F)35.6 C (96.1 F)8.3 C (46.9 F)
Aug38.9 C (102.0 F)-2.2 C (28.0 F)33.9 C (93.0 F)7.8 C (46.0 F)
Sep37.2 C (99.0 F)-6.1 C (21.0 F)n/an/a
Oct32.8 C (91.0 F)-11.7 C (10.9 F)n/an/a
Nov26.7 C (80.1 F)-25.0 C (-13.0 F)n/an/a
Dec23.3 C (73.9 F)-35.0 C (-31.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Durham by the year they were set 1,464 records at Durham still stand. 1914 holds the most, with 25. 01020301893: 71894: 81895: 41896: 161897: 81898: 81899: 181900: 161901: 111902: 111903: 181904: 141905: 121906: 141907: 141908: 141909: 81910: 71911: 161912: 211913: 71914: 251915: 61916: 141917: 231918: 211919: 121920: 71921: 91922: 111923: 121924: 111925: 121926: 91927: 81928: 91929: 141930: 171931: 151932: 131933: 191934: 161935: 101936: 181937: 141938: 91939: 241940: 151941: 221942: 91943: 111944: 61945: 91946: 131947: 91948: 131949: 151950: 111951: 61952: 61953: 121954: 111955: 81956: 141957: 151958: 51959: 61960: 21961: 121962: 101963: 121964: 211965: 151966: 111967: 121968: 191969: 101970: 91971: 61972: 51973: 61974: 131975: 81976: 131977: 101978: 81979: 191980: 101981: 171982: 211983: 51984: 111985: 71986: 31987: 41988: 61989: 111990: 131991: 141992: 61993: 111994: 71995: 101996: 91997: 41998: 81999: 102000: 142001: 112002: 142003: 42004: 32005: 82006: 62007: 132008: 32009: 132010: 72011: 82012: 142013: 72014: 52015: 102016: 172017: 132018: 92019: 92020: 72021: 112022: 112023: 82024: 51893190719211935194919631977199120052019
1,464 records at Durham still stand. 1914 holds the most, with 25.
Standing records at Durham by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
18937
18948
18954
189616
18978
18988
189918
190016
190111
190211
190318
190414
190512
190614
190714
190814
19098
19107
191116
191221
19137
191425
19156
191614
191723
191821
191912
19207
19219
192211
192312
192411
192512
19269
19278
19289
192914
193017
193115
193213
193319
193416
193510
193618
193714
19389
193924
194015
194122
19429
194311
19446
19459
194613
19479
194813
194915
195011
19516
19526
195312
195411
19558
195614
195715
19585
19596
19602
196112
196210
196312
196421
196515
196611
196712
196819
196910
19709
19716
19725
19736
197413
19758
197613
197710
19788
197919
198010
198117
198221
19835
198411
19857
19863
19874
19886
198911
199013
199114
19926
199311
19947
199510
19969
19974
19988
199910
200014
200111
200214
20034
20043
20058
20066
200713
20083
200913
20107
20118
201214
20137
20145
201510
201617
201713
20189
20199
20207
202111
202211
20238
20245

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records
When Durham set new all-time records 3 all-time records were set at Durham between 30 December 1933 and 28 July 2004. Each dot is a new record. Record low minimum temperatureRecord daily precipitation30 December 1933: Record low minimum temperature -35.0 C (-31.0 F)31 January 1935: Record low minimum temperature -37.2 C (-35.0 F)28 July 2004: Record daily precipitation 195.6 mm (7.7 in)1940195019601970198019902000
3 all-time records were set at Durham between 30 December 1933 and 28 July 2004. Each dot is a new record.
When Durham set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1933-12-30Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1935-01-31Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -37.2 C (-35.0 F)
2004-07-28Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 195.6 mm (7.7 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 195.6 mm (7.7 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Durham The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Durham. The most was 195.6 mm (7.7 in) on 28 July 2004. 050100150200 Jan: 83.8 mm (3.3 in), 25 January 1905 Jan Feb: 99.8 mm (3.9 in), 25 February 1981 Feb Mar: 83.3 mm (3.3 in), 1 March 1900 Mar Apr: 159.5 mm (6.3 in), 2 April 1973 Apr May: 170.7 mm (6.7 in), 17 May 1916 May Jun: 172.5 mm (6.8 in), 10 June 1897 Jun Jul: 195.6 mm (7.7 in), 28 July 2004 Jul Aug: 132.8 mm (5.2 in), 19 August 1991 Aug Sep: 164.8 mm (6.5 in), 11 September 1954 Sep Oct: 160.0 mm (6.3 in), 21 October 1996 Oct Nov: 91.7 mm (3.6 in), 12 November 1947 Nov Dec: 98.8 mm (3.9 in), 7 December 1937 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Durham. The most was 195.6 mm (7.7 in) on 28 July 2004.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Durham
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan83.8 mm (3.3 in)25 January 1905
Feb99.8 mm (3.9 in)25 February 1981
Mar83.3 mm (3.3 in)1 March 1900
Apr159.5 mm (6.3 in)2 April 1973
May170.7 mm (6.7 in)17 May 1916
Jun172.5 mm (6.8 in)10 June 1897
Jul195.6 mm (7.7 in)28 July 2004
Aug132.8 mm (5.2 in)19 August 1991
Sep164.8 mm (6.5 in)11 September 1954
Oct160.0 mm (6.3 in)21 October 1996
Nov91.7 mm (3.6 in)12 November 1947
Dec98.8 mm (3.9 in)7 December 1937

Period of Record Coverage

1893 to 2026
Days with data per year at Durham 133 years of record at Durham, 1893 to 2026. 10 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1894, 1895, 1915, 1923, 1948, 2005, 2006, 2010 and others. 1893: 357 of 365 days1894: 89 of 365 days1895: 182 of 365 days1896: 356 of 366 days1897: 357 of 365 days1898: 363 of 365 days1899: 352 of 365 days1900: 359 of 365 days1901: 340 of 365 days1902: 362 of 365 days1903: 363 of 365 days1904: 361 of 366 days1905: 349 of 365 days1906: 360 of 365 days1907: 329 of 365 days1908: 363 of 366 days1909: 362 of 365 days1910: 360 of 365 days1911: 361 of 365 days1912: 361 of 366 days1913: 361 of 365 days1914: 358 of 365 days1915: 323 of 365 days1916: 364 of 366 days1917: 356 of 365 days1918: 365 of 365 days1919: 355 of 365 days1920: 343 of 366 days1921: 347 of 365 days1922: 337 of 365 days1923: 323 of 365 days1924: 342 of 366 days1925: 355 of 365 days1926: 360 of 365 days1927: 352 of 365 days1928: 357 of 366 days1929: 350 of 365 days1930: 355 of 365 days1931: 358 of 365 days1932: 361 of 366 days1933: 359 of 365 days1934: 363 of 365 days1935: 357 of 365 days1936: 360 of 366 days1937: 359 of 365 days1938: 347 of 365 days1939: 351 of 365 days1940: 358 of 366 days1941: 360 of 365 days1942: 362 of 365 days1943: 361 of 365 days1944: 360 of 366 days1945: 363 of 365 days1946: 364 of 365 days1947: 356 of 365 days1948: 274 of 366 days1949: 364 of 365 days1950: 362 of 365 days1951: 362 of 365 days1952: 366 of 366 days1953: 364 of 365 days1954: 362 of 365 days1955: 364 of 365 days1956: 366 of 366 days1957: 365 of 365 days1958: 362 of 365 days1959: 364 of 365 days1960: 362 of 366 days1961: 364 of 365 days1962: 364 of 365 days1963: 365 of 365 days1964: 335 of 366 days1965: 363 of 365 days1966: 363 of 365 days1967: 362 of 365 days1968: 365 of 366 days1969: 363 of 365 days1970: 363 of 365 days1971: 359 of 365 days1972: 363 of 366 days1973: 361 of 365 days1974: 363 of 365 days1975: 363 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 365 of 365 days1978: 365 of 365 days1979: 362 of 365 days1980: 365 of 366 days1981: 365 of 365 days1982: 357 of 365 days1983: 364 of 365 days1984: 363 of 366 days1985: 363 of 365 days1986: 363 of 365 days1987: 365 of 365 days1988: 360 of 366 days1989: 362 of 365 days1990: 363 of 365 days1991: 362 of 365 days1992: 363 of 366 days1993: 364 of 365 days1994: 365 of 365 days1995: 364 of 365 days1996: 362 of 366 days1997: 361 of 365 days1998: 361 of 365 days1999: 362 of 365 days2000: 335 of 366 days2001: 349 of 365 days2002: 347 of 365 days2003: 356 of 365 days2004: 331 of 366 days2005: 328 of 365 days2006: 321 of 365 days2007: 350 of 365 days2008: 355 of 366 days2009: 343 of 365 days2010: 179 of 365 days2011: 306 of 365 days2012: 331 of 366 days2013: 348 of 365 days2014: 353 of 365 days2015: 357 of 365 days2016: 347 of 366 days2017: 348 of 365 days2018: 365 of 365 days2019: 364 of 365 days2020: 366 of 366 days2021: 365 of 365 days2022: 364 of 365 days2023: 365 of 365 days2024: 366 of 366 days2026: 92 of 365 days1900192019401960198020002020
133 years of record at Durham, 1893 to 2026. 10 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1894, 1895, 1915, 1923, 1948, 2005, 2006, 2010 and others.
Days with data per year at Durham
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
189335798%Yes
18948924%No
189518250%No
189635697%Yes
189735798%Yes
189836399%Yes
189935296%Yes
190035998%Yes
190134093%Yes
190236299%Yes
190336399%Yes
190436199%Yes
190534996%Yes
190636099%Yes
190732990%Yes
190836399%Yes
190936299%Yes
191036099%Yes
191136199%Yes
191236199%Yes
191336199%Yes
191435898%Yes
191532388%No
191636499%Yes
191735698%Yes
1918365100%Yes
191935597%Yes
192034394%Yes
192134795%Yes
192233792%Yes
192332388%No
192434293%Yes
192535597%Yes
192636099%Yes
192735296%Yes
192835798%Yes
192935096%Yes
193035597%Yes
193135898%Yes
193236199%Yes
193335998%Yes
193436399%Yes
193535798%Yes
193636098%Yes
193735998%Yes
193834795%Yes
193935196%Yes
194035898%Yes
194136099%Yes
194236299%Yes
194336199%Yes
194436098%Yes
194536399%Yes
1946364100%Yes
194735698%Yes
194827475%No
1949364100%Yes
195036299%Yes
195136299%Yes
1952366100%Yes
1953364100%Yes
195436299%Yes
1955364100%Yes
1956366100%Yes
1957365100%Yes
195836299%Yes
1959364100%Yes
196036299%Yes
1961364100%Yes
1962364100%Yes
1963365100%Yes
196433592%Yes
196536399%Yes
196636399%Yes
196736299%Yes
1968365100%Yes
196936399%Yes
197036399%Yes
197135998%Yes
197236399%Yes
197336199%Yes
197436399%Yes
197536399%Yes
1976366100%Yes
1977365100%Yes
1978365100%Yes
197936299%Yes
1980365100%Yes
1981365100%Yes
198235798%Yes
1983364100%Yes
198436399%Yes
198536399%Yes
198636399%Yes
1987365100%Yes
198836098%Yes
198936299%Yes
199036399%Yes
199136299%Yes
199236399%Yes
1993364100%Yes
1994365100%Yes
1995364100%Yes
199636299%Yes
199736199%Yes
199836199%Yes
199936299%Yes
200033592%Yes
200134996%Yes
200234795%Yes
200335698%Yes
200433190%Yes
200532890%No
200632188%No
200735096%Yes
200835597%Yes
200934394%Yes
201017949%No
201130684%No
201233190%Yes
201334895%Yes
201435397%Yes
201535798%Yes
201634795%Yes
201734895%Yes
2018365100%Yes
2019364100%Yes
2020366100%Yes
2021365100%Yes
2022364100%Yes
2023365100%Yes
2024366100%Yes
20269225%No

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Durham
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
3 August 2026Durham, USdaily rain32.8 mm (1.3 in)9.7 mm (0.38 in)52 years32 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 2024Durham, USdaily high max26.1 C (79.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)2 years12 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 2024Durham, USdaily high max (Tie)24.4 C (75.9 F)tie110 years10 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 2024Durham, USdaily rain (Tie)23.1 mm (0.9 in)tie51 years6 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 2024Durham, USdaily high min (Tie)22.2 C (72.0 F)tie108 years10 of 100 (Routine)
10 July 2024Durham, USdaily high min23.9 C (75.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)127 years47 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 2024Durham, USdaily high min22.8 C (73.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)7 years17 of 100 (Routine)
18 June 2024Durham, USdaily high max (Tie)34.4 C (93.9 F)tie117 years10 of 100 (Routine)
18 June 2024Durham, USdaily high min (Tie)21.1 C (70.0 F)tie96 years9 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 2024Durham, USdaily high min17.2 C (63.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)48 years27 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 2024Durham, USdaily snowfall29.0 cm (11.4 in)16.8 cm (6.6 in)21 years44 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2024Durham, USdaily rain43.9 mm (1.7 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)60 years28 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 2024Durham, USdaily high min (Tie)4.4 C (39.9 F)tie121 years10 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 2024Durham, USdaily high max15.6 C (60.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)68 years34 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 2024Durham, USdaily rain35.1 mm (1.4 in)12.2 mm (0.5 in)21 years26 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 2024Durham, USdaily rain65.8 mm (2.6 in)20.8 mm (0.8 in)88 years54 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2023Durham, USdaily high min4.4 C (39.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)116 years41 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2023Durham, USdaily rain75.9 mm (3.0 in)34.8 mm (1.4 in)108 years68 of 100 (Major)
18 December 2023Durham, USdaily high min7.2 C (45.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)94 years42 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2023Durham, USdaily rain40.9 mm (1.6 in)5.8 mm (0.23 in)53 years30 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

120 complete years, 1893 to 2024
Annual mean temperature at Durham as warming stripes, 1893 to 2024 One stripe for each of 120 complete years at Durham, 1893 to 2024. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.4 C (47.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1904, at 6.1 C (43.0 F), and the warmest was 2012, at 10.4 C (50.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F). 1893: 7.3 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1896: 7.8 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1897: 7.9 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1898: 8.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1899: 7.8 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1900: 8.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1901: 7.7 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1902: 8.1 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1903: 8.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1904: 6.1 C, -2.2 C from the station mean1905: 6.9 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1906: 7.7 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1908: 8.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1909: 8.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1910: 7.9 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1911: 8.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1912: 6.9 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1913: 8.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1914: 7.8 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1916: 7.0 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1917: 6.3 C, -2.1 C from the station mean1918: 7.4 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1919: 8.0 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1920: 7.7 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1921: 8.9 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1922: 7.8 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1924: 7.1 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1925: 8.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1926: 6.7 C, -1.7 C from the station mean1927: 8.8 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1928: 8.8 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1929: 8.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1930: 8.8 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1931: 9.2 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1932: 8.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1933: 8.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1934: 7.8 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1935: 7.7 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1936: 8.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1937: 8.8 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1938: 8.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1939: 7.6 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1940: 7.3 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1941: 8.8 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1942: 8.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1943: 8.1 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1944: 8.1 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1945: 7.9 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1946: 8.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1947: 8.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1950: 8.6 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1951: 9.1 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1952: 9.4 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1953: 10.1 C, +1.7 C from the station mean1954: 8.8 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1955: 8.9 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1956: 8.1 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1957: 9.4 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1958: 8.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1959: 8.9 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1960: 8.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1961: 8.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1962: 7.3 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1963: 8.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1965: 7.7 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1966: 8.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1967: 7.5 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1968: 7.6 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1969: 8.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1970: 8.1 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1971: 8.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1972: 7.9 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1973: 9.5 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1974: 8.4 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1975: 8.9 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1976: 7.9 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1977: 8.0 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1978: 7.3 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1979: 8.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1980: 7.6 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1981: 8.0 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1982: 7.7 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1983: 8.9 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1984: 8.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1985: 7.8 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1986: 8.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1987: 8.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1988: 8.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1989: 7.9 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1990: 9.5 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1991: 9.5 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1992: 7.9 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1993: 8.4 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1994: 8.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1995: 8.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1996: 8.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1997: 8.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1998: 10.1 C, +1.7 C from the station mean1999: 9.9 C, +1.5 C from the station mean2001: 9.4 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2002: 9.6 C, +1.2 C from the station mean2003: 8.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2005: 8.9 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2006: 10.2 C, +1.8 C from the station mean2007: 9.0 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2008: 8.9 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2009: 8.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2012: 10.4 C, +2.0 C from the station mean2013: 9.1 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2014: 8.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2015: 8.9 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2016: 9.9 C, +1.5 C from the station mean2017: 9.0 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2018: 8.8 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2019: 8.4 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2020: 9.7 C, +1.3 C from the station mean2021: 9.6 C, +1.3 C from the station mean2022: 9.6 C, +1.2 C from the station mean2023: 10.1 C, +1.7 C from the station mean2024: 10.0 C, +1.6 C from the station mean18931900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 120 complete years at Durham, 1893 to 2024. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.4 C (47.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1904, at 6.1 C (43.0 F), and the warmest was 2012, at 10.4 C (50.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Durham as warming stripes, 1893 to 2024
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
18937.3 C-1.07 C
18967.8 C-0.59 C
18977.9 C-0.48 C
18988.5 C+0.08 C
18997.8 C-0.61 C
19008.3 C-0.10 C
19017.7 C-0.67 C
19028.1 C-0.33 C
19038.0 C-0.38 C
19046.1 C-2.25 C
19056.9 C-1.51 C
19067.7 C-0.66 C
19088.6 C+0.19 C
19098.0 C-0.38 C
19107.9 C-0.45 C
19118.0 C-0.39 C
19126.9 C-1.44 C
19138.6 C+0.23 C
19147.8 C-0.61 C
19167.0 C-1.35 C
19176.3 C-2.13 C
19187.4 C-0.94 C
19198.0 C-0.35 C
19207.7 C-0.65 C
19218.9 C+0.49 C
19227.8 C-0.62 C
19247.1 C-1.28 C
19258.0 C-0.42 C
19266.7 C-1.72 C
19278.8 C+0.41 C
19288.8 C+0.38 C
19298.2 C-0.16 C
19308.8 C+0.45 C
19319.2 C+0.84 C
19328.7 C+0.34 C
19338.3 C-0.12 C
19347.8 C-0.60 C
19357.7 C-0.67 C
19368.0 C-0.39 C
19378.8 C+0.37 C
19388.6 C+0.18 C
19397.6 C-0.79 C
19407.3 C-1.13 C
19418.8 C+0.44 C
19428.7 C+0.27 C
19438.1 C-0.33 C
19448.1 C-0.31 C
19457.9 C-0.47 C
19468.2 C-0.15 C
19478.3 C-0.11 C
19508.6 C+0.26 C
19519.1 C+0.75 C
19529.4 C+0.97 C
195310.1 C+1.69 C
19548.8 C+0.40 C
19558.9 C+0.50 C
19568.1 C-0.24 C
19579.4 C+0.97 C
19588.2 C-0.17 C
19598.9 C+0.51 C
19608.0 C-0.41 C
19618.3 C-0.08 C
19627.3 C-1.04 C
19638.0 C-0.43 C
19657.7 C-0.68 C
19668.0 C-0.36 C
19677.5 C-0.84 C
19687.6 C-0.75 C
19698.2 C-0.14 C
19708.1 C-0.25 C
19718.0 C-0.41 C
19727.9 C-0.53 C
19739.5 C+1.08 C
19748.4 C+0.05 C
19758.9 C+0.49 C
19767.9 C-0.44 C
19778.0 C-0.35 C
19787.3 C-1.05 C
19798.3 C-0.06 C
19807.6 C-0.80 C
19818.0 C-0.34 C
19827.7 C-0.69 C
19838.9 C+0.56 C
19848.7 C+0.28 C
19857.8 C-0.54 C
19868.2 C-0.16 C
19878.2 C-0.21 C
19888.5 C+0.13 C
19897.9 C-0.45 C
19909.5 C+1.16 C
19919.5 C+1.08 C
19927.9 C-0.44 C
19938.4 C+0.06 C
19948.7 C+0.27 C
19958.6 C+0.20 C
19968.3 C-0.05 C
19978.5 C+0.08 C
199810.1 C+1.67 C
19999.9 C+1.54 C
20019.4 C+0.98 C
20029.6 C+1.23 C
20038.3 C-0.13 C
20058.9 C+0.54 C
200610.2 C+1.77 C
20079.0 C+0.61 C
20088.9 C+0.50 C
20098.7 C+0.34 C
201210.4 C+1.99 C
20139.1 C+0.76 C
20148.6 C+0.23 C
20158.9 C+0.55 C
20169.9 C+1.53 C
20179.0 C+0.57 C
20188.8 C+0.38 C
20198.4 C+0.06 C
20209.7 C+1.28 C
20219.6 C+1.26 C
20229.6 C+1.24 C
202310.1 C+1.73 C
202410.0 C+1.63 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade over 1893 to 2024. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (0.2 to 0.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 120 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Durham
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade0.2 F (0.2 to 0.3) per decade1893 to 2024120Rise
Mean daily maximum0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade0.3 F (0.2 to 0.3) per decade1893 to 2024120Rise
Mean daily minimum0.1 C (0.1 to 0.1) per decade0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade1893 to 2024120Rise

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 2026
Yearly extremes at Durham: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)39.4 C (102.9 F)191135.6 C (96.1 F)133
Coldest night (TNn)-37.2 C (-35.0 F)1935-25.0 C (-13.0 F)133
Wettest day (Rx1day)195.6 mm (7.7 in)200467.8 mm (2.7 in)133
Wettest five days (Rx5day)264.2 mm (10.4 in)200689.2 mm (3.5 in)129
Longest dry spell (CDD)43 days192416 days133

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Durham by year The hottest day of the year at Durham, 1893 to 2026. The record is 39.4 C (102.9 F) in 1911, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F). 20253035401900192019401960198020002020Record: 39.4 C (102.9 F) in 1911
The hottest day of the year at Durham, 1893 to 2026. The record is 39.4 C (102.9 F) in 1911, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Durham by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
189334.4 C (93.9 F)
189424.4 C (75.9 F)
189535.0 C (95.0 F)
189637.8 C (100.0 F)
189735.6 C (96.1 F)
189836.7 C (98.1 F)
189935.6 C (96.1 F)
190036.7 C (98.1 F)
190136.1 C (97.0 F)
190232.8 C (91.0 F)
190333.3 C (91.9 F)
190432.8 C (91.0 F)
190535.0 C (95.0 F)
190635.6 C (96.1 F)
190735.0 C (95.0 F)
190836.7 C (98.1 F)
190935.6 C (96.1 F)
191037.2 C (99.0 F)
191139.4 C (102.9 F)
191236.7 C (98.1 F)
191338.3 C (100.9 F)
191437.2 C (99.0 F)
191533.9 C (93.0 F)
191635.0 C (95.0 F)
191736.7 C (98.1 F)
191835.6 C (96.1 F)
191938.9 C (102.0 F)
192033.9 C (93.0 F)
192136.1 C (97.0 F)
192235.6 C (96.1 F)
192336.7 C (98.1 F)
192436.7 C (98.1 F)
192535.0 C (95.0 F)
192638.9 C (102.0 F)
192735.0 C (95.0 F)
192835.6 C (96.1 F)
192936.7 C (98.1 F)
193035.0 C (95.0 F)
193135.6 C (96.1 F)
193233.9 C (93.0 F)
193335.6 C (96.1 F)
193435.0 C (95.0 F)
193535.6 C (96.1 F)
193637.2 C (99.0 F)
193736.7 C (98.1 F)
193834.4 C (93.9 F)
193936.1 C (97.0 F)
194035.0 C (95.0 F)
194137.8 C (100.0 F)
194234.4 C (93.9 F)
194336.7 C (98.1 F)
194437.8 C (100.0 F)
194535.6 C (96.1 F)
194636.7 C (98.1 F)
194736.7 C (98.1 F)
194838.3 C (100.9 F)
194938.9 C (102.0 F)
195034.4 C (93.9 F)
195133.3 C (91.9 F)
195236.7 C (98.1 F)
195337.2 C (99.0 F)
195433.9 C (93.0 F)
195537.2 C (99.0 F)
195636.1 C (97.0 F)
195734.4 C (93.9 F)
195834.4 C (93.9 F)
195935.0 C (95.0 F)
196032.8 C (91.0 F)
196132.8 C (91.0 F)
196234.4 C (93.9 F)
196336.7 C (98.1 F)
196437.2 C (99.0 F)
196535.6 C (96.1 F)
196635.6 C (96.1 F)
196733.9 C (93.0 F)
196835.6 C (96.1 F)
196934.4 C (93.9 F)
197035.0 C (95.0 F)
197134.4 C (93.9 F)
197232.2 C (90.0 F)
197335.0 C (95.0 F)
197433.9 C (93.0 F)
197538.9 C (102.0 F)
197635.0 C (95.0 F)
197736.7 C (98.1 F)
197835.6 C (96.1 F)
197934.4 C (93.9 F)
198034.4 C (93.9 F)
198134.4 C (93.9 F)
198235.6 C (96.1 F)
198336.1 C (97.0 F)
198434.4 C (93.9 F)
198533.9 C (93.0 F)
198633.9 C (93.0 F)
198734.4 C (93.9 F)
198835.0 C (95.0 F)
198933.3 C (91.9 F)
199032.8 C (91.0 F)
199136.1 C (97.0 F)
199232.8 C (91.0 F)
199337.2 C (99.0 F)
199436.1 C (97.0 F)
199537.2 C (99.0 F)
199632.8 C (91.0 F)
199734.4 C (93.9 F)
199834.4 C (93.9 F)
199937.2 C (99.0 F)
200033.3 C (91.9 F)
200137.2 C (99.0 F)
200237.8 C (100.0 F)
200335.0 C (95.0 F)
200434.4 C (93.9 F)
200535.0 C (95.0 F)
200636.7 C (98.1 F)
200736.1 C (97.0 F)
200835.0 C (95.0 F)
200934.4 C (93.9 F)
201034.4 C (93.9 F)
201138.9 C (102.0 F)
201235.6 C (96.1 F)
201335.6 C (96.1 F)
201434.4 C (93.9 F)
201535.0 C (95.0 F)
201636.1 C (97.0 F)
201734.4 C (93.9 F)
201835.0 C (95.0 F)
201935.0 C (95.0 F)
202035.6 C (96.1 F)
202136.1 C (97.0 F)
202236.7 C (98.1 F)
202333.3 C (91.9 F)
202435.0 C (95.0 F)
202635.6 C (96.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Durham by year The coldest night of the year at Durham, 1893 to 2026. The record is -37.2 C (-35.0 F) in 1935, marked on the chart; the median year is -25.0 C (-13.0 F). -40-200201900192019401960198020002020Record: -37.2 C (-35.0 F) in 1935
The coldest night of the year at Durham, 1893 to 2026. The record is -37.2 C (-35.0 F) in 1935, marked on the chart; the median year is -25.0 C (-13.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Durham by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1893-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1894-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1895-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1896-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1897-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1898-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1899-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1900-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1901-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1902-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1903-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1904-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1905-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1906-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1907-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1908-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1909-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1910-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1911-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1912-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1913-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1914-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1915-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1916-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1917-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1918-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1919-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1920-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1921-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1922-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1923-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1924-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1925-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1926-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1927-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1928-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1929-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1930-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1931-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1932-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1933-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1934-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1935-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1936-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1937-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1938-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1939-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1940-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1941-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1942-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1943-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1944-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1945-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1946-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1947-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1948-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1949-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1950-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1951-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1952-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1953-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1954-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1955-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1956-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1957-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1958-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1959-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1960-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1961-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1962-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1963-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1964-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1965-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1966-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1967-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1968-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1969-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1970-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1971-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1972-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1973-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1974-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1975-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1976-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1977-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1978-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1979-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1980-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1981-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1982-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1983-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1984-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1985-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1986-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1987-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1988-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1989-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1990-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1991-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1992-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1993-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1994-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1995-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1996-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1997-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1998-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1999-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2000-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2001-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2002-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2003-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2004-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2005-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2006-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2007-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2008-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2009-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2010-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2011-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2012-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2013-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2014-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2015-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2016-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2017-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2018-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2019-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2020-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2021-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2022-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2023-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2024-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
20264.4 C (39.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Durham by year The wettest day of the year at Durham, 1893 to 2026. The record is 195.6 mm (7.7 in) in 2004, marked on the chart; the median year is 67.8 mm (2.7 in). 0501001502001900192019401960198020002020Record: 195.6 mm (7.7 in) in 2004
The wettest day of the year at Durham, 1893 to 2026. The record is 195.6 mm (7.7 in) in 2004, marked on the chart; the median year is 67.8 mm (2.7 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Durham by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
189385.3 mm (3.4 in)
189415.5 mm (0.6 in)
1895105.2 mm (4.1 in)
189692.7 mm (3.6 in)
1897172.5 mm (6.8 in)
189851.8 mm (2.0 in)
189978.7 mm (3.1 in)
190085.1 mm (3.4 in)
190171.1 mm (2.8 in)
190256.6 mm (2.2 in)
190350.8 mm (2.0 in)
190488.9 mm (3.5 in)
190599.1 mm (3.9 in)
1906100.8 mm (4.0 in)
190773.7 mm (2.9 in)
190858.4 mm (2.3 in)
190949.0 mm (1.9 in)
191036.6 mm (1.4 in)
191169.9 mm (2.8 in)
191252.8 mm (2.1 in)
191350.8 mm (2.0 in)
191451.6 mm (2.0 in)
1915100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1916170.7 mm (6.7 in)
191773.2 mm (2.9 in)
191849.5 mm (1.9 in)
191944.5 mm (1.8 in)
192094.5 mm (3.7 in)
192134.0 mm (1.3 in)
1922135.4 mm (5.3 in)
192346.7 mm (1.8 in)
192473.7 mm (2.9 in)
192549.3 mm (1.9 in)
192654.1 mm (2.1 in)
192770.1 mm (2.8 in)
192842.4 mm (1.7 in)
192961.2 mm (2.4 in)
193045.0 mm (1.8 in)
193142.4 mm (1.7 in)
193285.1 mm (3.4 in)
1933158.0 mm (6.2 in)
193450.3 mm (2.0 in)
193552.8 mm (2.1 in)
193657.9 mm (2.3 in)
193798.8 mm (3.9 in)
1938103.9 mm (4.1 in)
193979.5 mm (3.1 in)
194067.8 mm (2.7 in)
194163.5 mm (2.5 in)
194283.6 mm (3.3 in)
194351.6 mm (2.0 in)
194499.1 mm (3.9 in)
194542.4 mm (1.7 in)
194671.9 mm (2.8 in)
194791.7 mm (3.6 in)
194839.4 mm (1.6 in)
194949.5 mm (1.9 in)
195061.0 mm (2.4 in)
195179.0 mm (3.1 in)
195271.6 mm (2.8 in)
195357.9 mm (2.3 in)
1954164.8 mm (6.5 in)
195575.2 mm (3.0 in)
195650.5 mm (2.0 in)
195735.6 mm (1.4 in)
195855.4 mm (2.2 in)
195944.7 mm (1.8 in)
196094.5 mm (3.7 in)
196167.1 mm (2.6 in)
196299.8 mm (3.9 in)
196373.4 mm (2.9 in)
196454.1 mm (2.1 in)
196574.7 mm (2.9 in)
196666.0 mm (2.6 in)
196761.0 mm (2.4 in)
196839.4 mm (1.6 in)
196976.5 mm (3.0 in)
197063.5 mm (2.5 in)
197135.6 mm (1.4 in)
197276.2 mm (3.0 in)
1973159.5 mm (6.3 in)
197462.7 mm (2.5 in)
197585.1 mm (3.4 in)
197649.0 mm (1.9 in)
197782.8 mm (3.3 in)
197855.4 mm (2.2 in)
197956.4 mm (2.2 in)
198073.7 mm (2.9 in)
198199.8 mm (3.9 in)
198268.1 mm (2.7 in)
198388.9 mm (3.5 in)
198465.0 mm (2.6 in)
198549.3 mm (1.9 in)
198659.7 mm (2.4 in)
198768.6 mm (2.7 in)
198884.3 mm (3.3 in)
198943.9 mm (1.7 in)
199060.2 mm (2.4 in)
1991132.8 mm (5.2 in)
199258.4 mm (2.3 in)
199362.5 mm (2.5 in)
199469.9 mm (2.8 in)
199568.1 mm (2.7 in)
1996160.0 mm (6.3 in)
199788.9 mm (3.5 in)
1998118.1 mm (4.6 in)
199987.6 mm (3.4 in)
200078.0 mm (3.1 in)
200143.4 mm (1.7 in)
200236.1 mm (1.4 in)
200354.1 mm (2.1 in)
2004195.6 mm (7.7 in)
200594.2 mm (3.7 in)
2006119.4 mm (4.7 in)
2007138.7 mm (5.5 in)
2008113.8 mm (4.5 in)
200957.2 mm (2.3 in)
201075.2 mm (3.0 in)
201145.5 mm (1.8 in)
201251.8 mm (2.0 in)
201365.3 mm (2.6 in)
201446.0 mm (1.8 in)
201581.8 mm (3.2 in)
201697.3 mm (3.8 in)
201760.2 mm (2.4 in)
201852.3 mm (2.1 in)
201970.1 mm (2.8 in)
202043.7 mm (1.7 in)
202189.4 mm (3.5 in)
202267.6 mm (2.7 in)
202375.9 mm (3.0 in)
202465.8 mm (2.6 in)
202645.5 mm (1.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Durham by year The wettest five days of the year at Durham, 1893 to 2026. The record is 264.2 mm (10.4 in) in 2006, marked on the chart; the median year is 89.2 mm (3.5 in). 01002003001900192019401960198020002020Record: 264.2 mm (10.4 in) in 2006
The wettest five days of the year at Durham, 1893 to 2026. The record is 264.2 mm (10.4 in) in 2006, marked on the chart; the median year is 89.2 mm (3.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Durham by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1893111.7 mm (4.4 in)
189414.0 mm (0.6 in)
1895106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1896164.8 mm (6.5 in)
1897179.8 mm (7.1 in)
189869.9 mm (2.8 in)
189978.7 mm (3.1 in)
1900108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1901127.7 mm (5.0 in)
190291.5 mm (3.6 in)
1903107.7 mm (4.2 in)
190488.9 mm (3.5 in)
1905157.8 mm (6.2 in)
1906124.2 mm (4.9 in)
190776.6 mm (3.0 in)
190895.0 mm (3.7 in)
190976.8 mm (3.0 in)
191055.4 mm (2.2 in)
191186.6 mm (3.4 in)
191266.5 mm (2.6 in)
191369.6 mm (2.7 in)
191466.9 mm (2.6 in)
1915151.6 mm (6.0 in)
1916177.3 mm (7.0 in)
191792.7 mm (3.6 in)
191868.3 mm (2.7 in)
191965.1 mm (2.6 in)
1920114.4 mm (4.5 in)
192186.1 mm (3.4 in)
1922235.4 mm (9.3 in)
192390.2 mm (3.6 in)
192491.7 mm (3.6 in)
192565.7 mm (2.6 in)
1926n/a
1927n/a
192833.0 mm (1.3 in)
192939.1 mm (1.5 in)
193028.5 mm (1.1 in)
193178.7 mm (3.1 in)
1932n/a
193362.3 mm (2.5 in)
193430.0 mm (1.2 in)
193570.8 mm (2.8 in)
193675.9 mm (3.0 in)
193784.6 mm (3.3 in)
193886.3 mm (3.4 in)
1939n/a
194072.9 mm (2.9 in)
194120.0 mm (0.8 in)
194272.0 mm (2.8 in)
194357.6 mm (2.3 in)
1944128.3 mm (5.1 in)
194577.4 mm (3.0 in)
194677.0 mm (3.0 in)
1947110.0 mm (4.3 in)
194869.6 mm (2.7 in)
194959.0 mm (2.3 in)
195089.2 mm (3.5 in)
1951141.7 mm (5.6 in)
195289.2 mm (3.5 in)
1953131.3 mm (5.2 in)
1954174.2 mm (6.9 in)
195599.9 mm (3.9 in)
195696.6 mm (3.8 in)
195762.6 mm (2.5 in)
1958108.5 mm (4.3 in)
195974.0 mm (2.9 in)
1960114.1 mm (4.5 in)
196187.9 mm (3.5 in)
1962205.3 mm (8.1 in)
1963133.9 mm (5.3 in)
196482.9 mm (3.3 in)
196578.5 mm (3.1 in)
196680.8 mm (3.2 in)
196767.4 mm (2.7 in)
196895.8 mm (3.8 in)
1969109.2 mm (4.3 in)
197090.2 mm (3.6 in)
197159.0 mm (2.3 in)
197285.0 mm (3.3 in)
1973219.7 mm (8.6 in)
197462.7 mm (2.5 in)
197593.3 mm (3.7 in)
197658.8 mm (2.3 in)
1977114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1978104.7 mm (4.1 in)
197990.2 mm (3.6 in)
198096.3 mm (3.8 in)
1981164.6 mm (6.5 in)
198288.2 mm (3.5 in)
1983141.2 mm (5.6 in)
1984148.6 mm (5.9 in)
198564.2 mm (2.5 in)
198671.2 mm (2.8 in)
1987117.8 mm (4.6 in)
1988119.9 mm (4.7 in)
198975.3 mm (3.0 in)
199088.7 mm (3.5 in)
1991171.2 mm (6.7 in)
199272.6 mm (2.9 in)
199368.0 mm (2.7 in)
1994110.8 mm (4.4 in)
199593.2 mm (3.7 in)
1996251.7 mm (9.9 in)
1997104.3 mm (4.1 in)
1998206.0 mm (8.1 in)
1999110.3 mm (4.3 in)
2000100.4 mm (4.0 in)
200151.1 mm (2.0 in)
200264.5 mm (2.5 in)
200390.7 mm (3.6 in)
2004204.7 mm (8.1 in)
2005112.0 mm (4.4 in)
2006264.2 mm (10.4 in)
2007173.2 mm (6.8 in)
2008153.1 mm (6.0 in)
200971.2 mm (2.8 in)
201083.1 mm (3.3 in)
201186.3 mm (3.4 in)
201284.9 mm (3.3 in)
2013112.8 mm (4.4 in)
201475.2 mm (3.0 in)
201582.4 mm (3.2 in)
2016101.4 mm (4.0 in)
201766.2 mm (2.6 in)
201887.1 mm (3.4 in)
201981.3 mm (3.2 in)
202077.0 mm (3.0 in)
2021127.5 mm (5.0 in)
202294.8 mm (3.7 in)
202393.9 mm (3.7 in)
2024102.9 mm (4.1 in)
202657.9 mm (2.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Durham by year The longest dry spell of the year at Durham, 1893 to 2026. The record is 43 days in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days. 02040601900192019401960198020002020Record: 43 days in 1924
The longest dry spell of the year at Durham, 1893 to 2026. The record is 43 days in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Durham by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
189327 days
189419 days
189513 days
189619 days
189715 days
189815 days
189915 days
190017 days
190119 days
190220 days
190317 days
190425 days
190528 days
190619 days
190715 days
190817 days
190913 days
191015 days
191120 days
191223 days
191322 days
191421 days
191524 days
191614 days
191722 days
191832 days
191916 days
192026 days
192125 days
192221 days
192320 days
192443 days
192520 days
19262 days
19272 days
19281 day
19292 days
19302 days
19313 days
19322 days
19333 days
19343 days
19352 days
19363 days
19372 days
19382 days
19392 days
19403 days
19411 day
19422 days
19433 days
194414 days
194516 days
194613 days
194728 days
194817 days
194921 days
195018 days
195116 days
195221 days
195322 days
195419 days
195515 days
195615 days
195727 days
195816 days
195914 days
196014 days
196117 days
196213 days
196323 days
196420 days
196514 days
196615 days
196712 days
196822 days
196915 days
197016 days
197114 days
197213 days
197316 days
197416 days
197514 days
197620 days
197719 days
197823 days
197915 days
198023 days
198114 days
198219 days
198321 days
198419 days
198516 days
198614 days
198728 days
198813 days
198914 days
199015 days
199112 days
199215 days
199316 days
199420 days
199519 days
199625 days
199721 days
199818 days
199932 days
200013 days
200119 days
200218 days
200314 days
200415 days
200513 days
200617 days
200722 days
200820 days
200915 days
201017 days
201116 days
201211 days
201318 days
201416 days
201518 days
201615 days
201714 days
201815 days
201914 days
202019 days
202116 days
202221 days
202314 days
202423 days
20269 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

120 years with a frost

Across 120 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Durham falls on 14 May and the median first autumn frost on 27 September, which leaves a median of 137 days between them.

In 1991 to 2024 the median growing season was 148 days. The two periods have the same number of growing days.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.7 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Durham
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1893 to 1927)Recent period (1991 to 2024)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost14 May7 May9 May2 days later-0.2 days per decade
First autumn frost27 September29 September7 October8 days later+0.5 days per decade
Growing days137 days148 days148 daysno change+0.7 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

97 years, 1893 to 2024

A day with at least 67.5 mm (2.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 206.1 mm (8.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Durham: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years67.5 mm (2.7 in)
5 years94.1 mm (3.7 in)
10 years115.3 mm (4.5 in)
25 years147.0 mm (5.8 in)
50 years174.6 mm (6.9 in)
100 years206.1 mm (8.1 in)Longer than the 97 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, 97 years of values from 1893 to 2024.

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: 195.6 mm (7.7 in) in 2004; 172.5 mm (6.8 in) in 1897; 170.7 mm (6.7 in) in 1916.

Station Changes

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

Climate Twins

2008 to 2024 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2008 to 2024, Durham had a mean temperature of 9.3 C (48.8 F) and 1,180.9 mm (46.5 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Blue Hill Lcd (United States, 104 km away), Suffern (United States, 348 km away) and Taunton (United States, 138 km away).

Climate twins of Durham: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2008 to 2024 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
Blue Hill LcdUnited States104 km (65 mi)9.2 C (48.5 F)1,244.1 mm (49.0 in)0.53
SuffernUnited States348 km (216 mi)9.6 C (49.3 F)1,178.8 mm (46.4 in)0.54
TauntonUnited States138 km (86 mi)9.3 C (48.7 F)1,183.2 mm (46.6 in)0.55

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

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-12).