Franconia Weather Records (USC00273160)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Franconia (USC00273160), New Hampshire, United States, with 41 years of record.

Key Facts for Franconia

Franconia (USC00273160) is a weather station in New Hampshire, United States at 44.23 latitude and -71.75 longitude, 287 m (943 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1941 to 1981, 41 years of record.
488 records set at Franconia still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: New Hampshire, United States, 44.23 latitude, -71.75 longitude.
Elevation: 287 m (943 ft).
Period of record: 1941 to 1981, 41 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Franconia. 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 Franconia, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	30.0 C (86.0 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	17.8 C (64.0 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	16.7 C (62.1 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

488 standing records

488 records at Franconia still stand. 1981 holds the most, with 488.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 61.0 mm (2.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Franconia. The most was 61.0 mm (2.4 in) on 15 June 1942.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Franconia
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 January 1946
Feb	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 February 1944
Mar	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	30 March 1942
Apr	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	10 April 1944
May	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	19 May 1945
Jun	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	15 June 1942
Jul	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	6 July 1941
Aug	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	17 August 1947
Sep	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	2 September 1945
Oct	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 October 1981
Nov	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	3 November 1945
Dec	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	7 December 1945

Period of Record Coverage

1981 to 1981

1 years of record at Franconia, 1981 to 1981. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1981.

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Extremes by Year

1941 to 1981

Yearly extremes at Franconia: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1981	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1
Coldest night (TNn)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	1981	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	1
Wettest day (Rx1day)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	1942	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	10
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	1981	64.9 mm (2.6 in)	10
Longest dry spell (CDD)	30 days	1945	17 days	10

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Franconia, 1941 to 1981. The record is 30.0 C (86.0 F) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.0 C (86.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Franconia, 1941 to 1981. The record is -11.1 C (12.0 F) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is -11.1 C (12.0 F).

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Franconia, 1941 to 1981. The record is 61.0 mm (2.4 in) in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.2 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Franconia by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1941	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1942	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1943	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1944	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1945	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1946	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1947	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1949	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1950	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1981	47.5 mm (1.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Franconia, 1941 to 1981. The record is 97.2 mm (3.8 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 64.9 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Franconia by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1941	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1942	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1943	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1944	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1945	90.1 mm (3.5 in)
1946	74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1947	58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1949	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1950	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1981	97.2 mm (3.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Franconia, 1941 to 1981. The record is 30 days in 1945, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Download the Data

Data for Franconia standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Franconia threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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