Northwood Weather Records (USC00276368)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Northwood (USC00276368), New Hampshire, United States, with 71 years of record.

Key Facts for Northwood

Northwood (USC00276368) is a weather station in New Hampshire, United States at 43.21 latitude and -71.25 longitude, 162 m (530 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1956 to 2026, 71 years of record.
1,464 records set at Northwood 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, 43.21 latitude, -71.25 longitude.
Elevation: 162 m (530 ft).
Period of record: 1956 to 2026, 71 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 Northwood. 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 Northwood, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	15.6 C (60.1 F)	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	19.4 C (66.9 F)	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	35.0 C (95.0 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	36.1 C (97.0 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	36.7 C (98.1 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	16.7 C (62.1 F)	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Northwood still stand. 1959 holds the most, with 111.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 104.1 mm (4.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Northwood. The most was 104.1 mm (4.1 in) on 12 September 1960.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Northwood
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	21 January 1964
Feb	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	25 February 1965
Mar	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	18 March 1968
Apr	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	3 April 1975
May	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	1 May 2023
Jun	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	13 June 1965
Jul	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	17 July 2023
Aug	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	21 August 1960
Sep	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	12 September 1960
Oct	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	6 October 1962
Nov	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	7 November 1963
Dec	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	6 December 1962

Period of Record Coverage

1956 to 1975

18 years of record at Northwood, 1956 to 1975. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1970, 1973, 1975.

Days with data per year at Northwood
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1956	361	99%	Yes
1957	360	99%	Yes
1958	351	96%	Yes
1959	360	99%	Yes
1960	363	99%	Yes
1961	364	100%	Yes
1962	361	99%	Yes
1963	362	99%	Yes
1964	365	100%	Yes
1965	360	99%	Yes
1966	359	98%	Yes
1967	351	96%	Yes
1968	358	98%	Yes
1969	362	99%	Yes
1970	321	88%	No
1973	49	13%	No
1974	337	92%	Yes
1975	211	58%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

13 complete years, 1956 to 1969

One stripe for each of 13 complete years at Northwood, 1956 to 1969. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.0 C (46.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1962, at 7.3 C (45.1 F), and the warmest was 1957, at 9.3 C (48.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.3 C (2.3 F).

Annual mean temperature at Northwood as warming stripes, 1956 to 1969
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1956	8.1 C	+0.05 C
1957	9.3 C	+1.21 C
1958	7.8 C	-0.22 C
1959	8.4 C	+0.33 C
1960	8.0 C	-0.09 C
1961	8.3 C	+0.29 C
1962	7.3 C	-0.76 C
1963	7.9 C	-0.11 C
1964	7.8 C	-0.24 C
1965	7.8 C	-0.28 C
1966	8.0 C	-0.07 C
1967	7.6 C	-0.44 C
1969	8.4 C	+0.31 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

1956 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Northwood: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1965	33.9 C (93.0 F)	18
Coldest night (TNn)	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	1957	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	18
Wettest day (Rx1day)	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	1960	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	23
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	184.1 mm (7.2 in)	1962	84.9 mm (3.3 in)	23
Longest dry spell (CDD)	27 days	1963	16 days	23

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Northwood, 1956 to 2026. The record is 36.7 C (98.1 F) in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.9 C (93.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Northwood by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1956	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1957	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1958	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1959	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1960	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1961	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1962	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1963	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1964	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1965	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1966	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1967	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1968	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1969	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1970	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1973	19.4 C (66.9 F)
1974	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1975	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2022	n/a
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Northwood, 1956 to 2026. The record is -28.9 C (-20.0 F) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is -25.0 C (-13.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Northwood by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1956	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1957	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1958	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1959	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1960	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1961	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1962	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1963	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1964	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1965	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1966	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1967	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1968	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1969	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1970	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1973	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1974	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1975	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2022	n/a
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Northwood, 1956 to 2026. The record is 104.1 mm (4.1 in) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 59.7 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Northwood by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1956	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1957	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1958	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1959	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1960	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1961	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1962	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1963	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1964	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1965	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1966	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1967	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1968	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1969	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1970	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1973	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1974	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1975	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
2022	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
2023	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
2024	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
2025	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
2026	50.8 mm (2.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Northwood, 1956 to 2026. The record is 184.1 mm (7.2 in) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 84.9 mm (3.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Northwood by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1956	85.7 mm (3.4 in)
1957	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1958	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1959	87.2 mm (3.4 in)
1960	138.9 mm (5.5 in)
1961	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1962	184.1 mm (7.2 in)
1963	153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1964	84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1965	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1966	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1967	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1968	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1969	108.3 mm (4.3 in)
1970	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1973	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1974	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1975	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
2022	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
2023	97.7 mm (3.8 in)
2024	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
2025	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2026	72.1 mm (2.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Northwood, 1956 to 2026. The record is 27 days in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Northwood by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1956	19 days
1957	20 days
1958	21 days
1959	14 days
1960	18 days
1961	17 days
1962	13 days
1963	27 days
1964	16 days
1965	20 days
1966	17 days
1967	19 days
1968	21 days
1969	16 days
1970	19 days
1973	5 days
1974	14 days
1975	14 days
2022	10 days
2023	15 days
2024	15 days
2025	15 days
2026	10 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 Northwood standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Northwood 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 2026-10-14 (14 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).