Newton Weather Records (USC00275880)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Newton (USC00275880), New Hampshire, United States, with 30 years of record.

Key Facts for Newton

Newton (USC00275880) is a weather station in New Hampshire, United States at 42.88 latitude and -71.03 longitude, 122 m (400 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1889 to 1918, 30 years of record.
1,464 records set at Newton still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: New Hampshire, United States, 42.88 latitude, -71.03 longitude.
Elevation: 122 m (400 ft).
Period of record: 1889 to 1918, 30 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin.

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 Newton. 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 Newton, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	19.4 C (66.9 F)	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	15.6 C (60.1 F)	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	38.9 C (102.0 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	20.6 C (69.1 F)	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Newton still stand. 1903 holds the most, with 71.

Standing records at Newton by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1889	37
1890	45
1891	64
1892	52
1893	41
1894	61
1895	54
1896	59
1897	45
1898	43
1899	39
1900	62
1901	39
1902	44
1903	71
1904	50
1905	42
1906	50
1907	48
1908	53
1909	45
1910	31
1911	54
1912	44
1913	57
1914	57
1915	33
1916	49
1917	45
1918	50

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 110.2 mm (4.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Newton. The most was 110.2 mm (4.3 in) on 15 September 1904.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Newton
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 January 1898
Feb	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	22 February 1900
Mar	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	1 March 1900
Apr	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	9 April 1902
May	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	17 May 1916
Jun	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	10 June 1897
Jul	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	1 July 1915
Aug	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	4 August 1915
Sep	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	15 September 1904
Oct	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	13 October 1895
Nov	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	28 November 1889
Dec	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	3 December 1893

Period of Record Coverage

1889 to 1918

30 years of record at Newton, 1889 to 1918. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1889.

Days with data per year at Newton
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1889	266	73%	No
1890	358	98%	Yes
1891	346	95%	Yes
1892	366	100%	Yes
1893	364	100%	Yes
1894	360	99%	Yes
1895	364	100%	Yes
1896	363	99%	Yes
1897	360	99%	Yes
1898	365	100%	Yes
1899	365	100%	Yes
1900	364	100%	Yes
1901	362	99%	Yes
1902	362	99%	Yes
1903	365	100%	Yes
1904	366	100%	Yes
1905	364	100%	Yes
1906	365	100%	Yes
1907	362	99%	Yes
1908	365	100%	Yes
1909	363	99%	Yes
1910	364	100%	Yes
1911	365	100%	Yes
1912	366	100%	Yes
1913	364	100%	Yes
1914	365	100%	Yes
1915	360	99%	Yes
1916	349	95%	Yes
1917	365	100%	Yes
1918	334	92%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

25 complete years, 1890 to 1917

One stripe for each of 25 complete years at Newton, 1890 to 1917. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 7.5 C (45.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1904, at 6.0 C (42.8 F), and the warmest was 1913, at 8.6 C (47.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).

Annual mean temperature at Newton as warming stripes, 1890 to 1917
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1890	7.8 C	+0.27 C
1892	7.9 C	+0.45 C
1893	6.8 C	-0.66 C
1895	7.8 C	+0.27 C
1896	7.6 C	+0.10 C
1897	7.9 C	+0.38 C
1898	8.2 C	+0.74 C
1899	7.7 C	+0.23 C
1900	8.2 C	+0.75 C
1901	7.4 C	-0.06 C
1902	7.7 C	+0.22 C
1903	7.5 C	-0.03 C
1904	6.0 C	-1.48 C
1905	6.9 C	-0.61 C
1906	7.6 C	+0.06 C
1907	6.5 C	-0.95 C
1908	8.0 C	+0.53 C
1909	7.6 C	+0.11 C
1910	7.7 C	+0.19 C
1911	7.9 C	+0.37 C
1912	7.3 C	-0.15 C
1913	8.6 C	+1.06 C
1914	6.8 C	-0.66 C
1915	7.8 C	+0.30 C
1917	6.1 C	-1.42 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

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

1889 to 1918

Yearly extremes at Newton: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	38.9 C (102.0 F)	1911	34.7 C (94.5 F)	30
Coldest night (TNn)	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	1917	-24.1 C (-11.5 F)	30
Wettest day (Rx1day)	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	1904	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	30
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	140.9 mm (5.5 in)	1915	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	30
Longest dry spell (CDD)	44 days	1890	19 days	30

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Newton, 1889 to 1918. The record is 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 1911, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.7 C (94.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Newton by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1889	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1890	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1891	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1892	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1893	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1894	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1895	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1896	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1897	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1898	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1899	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1900	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1901	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1902	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1903	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1904	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1905	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1906	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1907	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1908	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1909	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1910	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1911	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1912	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1913	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1914	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1915	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1916	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1917	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1918	35.0 C (95.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Newton, 1889 to 1918. The record is -30.0 C (-22.0 F) in 1917, marked on the chart; the median year is -24.1 C (-11.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Newton by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1889	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1890	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1891	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1892	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1893	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1894	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1895	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1896	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1897	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1898	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1899	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1900	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1901	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1902	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1903	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1904	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1905	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1906	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1907	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1908	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1909	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1910	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1911	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1912	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1913	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1914	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1915	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1916	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1917	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1918	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Newton, 1889 to 1918. The record is 110.2 mm (4.3 in) in 1904, marked on the chart; the median year is 72.4 mm (2.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Newton by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1889	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1890	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1891	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1892	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1893	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1894	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1895	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1896	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1897	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1898	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1899	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1900	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1901	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1902	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1903	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1904	110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1905	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1906	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1907	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1908	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1909	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1910	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1911	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1912	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1913	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1914	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1915	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1916	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1917	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1918	48.5 mm (1.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Newton, 1889 to 1918. The record is 140.9 mm (5.5 in) in 1915, marked on the chart; the median year is 100.2 mm (3.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Newton by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1889	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1890	123.0 mm (4.8 in)
1891	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1892	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1893	97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1894	81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1895	121.5 mm (4.8 in)
1896	116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1897	114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1898	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1899	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1900	128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1901	130.6 mm (5.1 in)
1902	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1903	121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1904	110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1905	130.5 mm (5.1 in)
1906	112.2 mm (4.4 in)
1907	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1908	96.7 mm (3.8 in)
1909	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1910	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1911	106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1912	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1913	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1914	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1915	140.9 mm (5.5 in)
1916	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1917	96.6 mm (3.8 in)
1918	74.2 mm (2.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Newton, 1889 to 1918. The record is 44 days in 1890, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Newton by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1889	12 days
1890	44 days
1891	19 days
1892	17 days
1893	11 days
1894	22 days
1895	18 days
1896	15 days
1897	19 days
1898	14 days
1899	15 days
1900	22 days
1901	19 days
1902	14 days
1903	16 days
1904	21 days
1905	21 days
1906	17 days
1907	11 days
1908	17 days
1909	13 days
1910	16 days
1911	37 days
1912	34 days
1913	22 days
1914	22 days
1915	23 days
1916	16 days
1917	22 days
1918	19 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

25 years with a frost

Across 25 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Newton falls on 21 May and the median first autumn frost on 22 September, which leaves a median of 119 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -15.9 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Newton
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1890 to 1917)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	21 May	n/a	21 May	n/a	+9.8 days per decade
First autumn frost	22 September	n/a	22 September	n/a	-6.0 days per decade
Growing days	119 days	n/a	119 days	n/a	-15.9 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.

Download the Data

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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.

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