Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Albany (USC00300047), New York, United States, with 68 years of record.
Key Facts for Albany
Albany (USC00300047) is a weather station in New York, United States at 42.65 latitude and -73.75 longitude, 0 m (0 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1903 to 1970, 68 years of record.
1,464 records set at Albany still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Albany set a daily record precipitation of 17.8 mm (0.7 in) on 17 December 1970.
About the Station
Location: New York, United States, 42.65 latitude, -73.75 longitude.
Elevation: 0 m (0 ft).
Period of record: 1903 to 1970, 68 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.
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 Albany. 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 Albany, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
21.7 C (71.1 F)
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
18.9 C (66.0 F)
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
38.3 C (100.9 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
39.4 C (102.9 F)
8.3 C (46.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
38.3 C (100.9 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
37.2 C (99.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
19.4 C (66.9 F)
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Albany still stand. 1925 holds the most, with 48.
Standing records at Albany by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1922
24
1923
38
1924
24
1925
48
1926
36
1927
19
1928
31
1929
43
1930
39
1931
21
1932
33
1933
41
1934
42
1935
27
1936
44
1937
24
1938
32
1939
27
1940
31
1941
35
1942
34
1943
21
1944
21
1945
46
1946
35
1947
37
1948
35
1949
32
1950
27
1951
31
1952
15
1953
25
1954
31
1955
22
1956
33
1957
30
1958
18
1959
37
1960
14
1961
31
1962
22
1963
29
1964
31
1965
29
1966
24
1967
21
1968
31
1969
15
1970
28
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Albany between 9 July 1938 and 9 July 1938. Each dot is a new record.
When Albany set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1938-07-09
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 104.6 mm (4.1 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 104.6 mm (4.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Albany. The most was 104.6 mm (4.1 in) on 9 July 1938.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Albany
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
19 January 1936
Feb
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
6 February 1920
Mar
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
28 March 1919
Apr
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
24 April 1968
May
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
28 May 1906
Jun
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1 June 1952
Jul
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
9 July 1938
Aug
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
22 August 1960
Sep
101.3 mm (4.0 in)
27 September 1942
Oct
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
6 October 1932
Nov
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
3 November 1927
Dec
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
11 December 1952
Period of Record Coverage
1922 to 1970
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
49 years of record at Albany, 1922 to 1970. Every year has data for at least 90 percent of its days.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 48 complete years at Albany, 1922 to 1970. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.7 C (49.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1926, at 8.0 C (46.5 F), and the warmest was 1953, at 11.3 C (52.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Albany as warming stripes, 1922 to 1970
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1922
9.6 C
-0.07 C
1923
8.7 C
-1.00 C
1924
8.5 C
-1.17 C
1925
9.2 C
-0.50 C
1926
8.0 C
-1.65 C
1927
9.7 C
-0.02 C
1928
9.8 C
+0.15 C
1929
9.5 C
-0.23 C
1930
10.2 C
+0.49 C
1931
10.7 C
+1.00 C
1932
10.1 C
+0.36 C
1933
10.0 C
+0.28 C
1934
8.9 C
-0.84 C
1935
9.1 C
-0.60 C
1936
9.6 C
-0.10 C
1937
10.2 C
+0.53 C
1938
10.3 C
+0.63 C
1939
9.6 C
-0.08 C
1940
8.6 C
-1.07 C
1941
10.4 C
+0.67 C
1942
10.0 C
+0.32 C
1943
9.2 C
-0.48 C
1944
9.8 C
+0.12 C
1946
10.4 C
+0.66 C
1947
10.0 C
+0.26 C
1948
9.8 C
+0.10 C
1949
11.1 C
+1.40 C
1950
9.5 C
-0.21 C
1951
9.9 C
+0.17 C
1952
10.6 C
+0.86 C
1953
11.3 C
+1.63 C
1954
10.1 C
+0.36 C
1955
10.2 C
+0.49 C
1956
9.5 C
-0.18 C
1957
10.5 C
+0.81 C
1958
9.1 C
-0.64 C
1959
10.3 C
+0.65 C
1960
9.8 C
+0.06 C
1961
9.8 C
+0.08 C
1962
9.1 C
-0.61 C
1963
9.1 C
-0.62 C
1964
10.0 C
+0.31 C
1965
9.2 C
-0.52 C
1966
9.5 C
-0.23 C
1967
9.2 C
-0.50 C
1968
9.2 C
-0.51 C
1969
9.4 C
-0.26 C
1970
9.4 C
-0.30 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1922 to 1970 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 0.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 48 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Albany
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 0.3) per decade
1922 to 1970
48
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.1 F (-0.2 to 0.4) per decade
1922 to 1970
48
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade
1922 to 1970
48
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
1903 to 1970
Yearly extremes at Albany: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1936
35.6 C (96.1 F)
49
Coldest night (TNn)
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1933
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
49
Wettest day (Rx1day)
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1938
51.4 mm (2.0 in)
68
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
190.3 mm (7.5 in)
1938
74.0 mm (2.9 in)
68
Longest dry spell (CDD)
45 days
1924
18 days
68
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Albany, 1903 to 1970. The record is 39.4 C (102.9 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Albany by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1903
n/a
1904
n/a
1905
n/a
1906
n/a
1907
n/a
1908
n/a
1909
n/a
1910
n/a
1911
n/a
1912
n/a
1913
n/a
1914
n/a
1915
n/a
1916
n/a
1917
n/a
1918
n/a
1919
n/a
1920
n/a
1921
n/a
1922
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1923
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1924
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1925
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1926
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1927
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1928
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1929
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1930
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1931
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1932
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1933
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1934
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1935
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1936
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1937
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1938
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1939
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1940
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1941
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1942
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1943
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1944
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1945
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1946
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1947
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1948
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1949
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1950
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1951
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1952
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1953
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1954
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1955
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1956
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1957
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1958
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1959
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1960
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1961
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1962
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1963
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1964
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1965
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1966
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1967
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1968
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1969
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1970
33.9 C (93.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Albany, 1903 to 1970. The record is -29.4 C (-20.9 F) in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is -22.2 C (-8.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Albany by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1903
n/a
1904
n/a
1905
n/a
1906
n/a
1907
n/a
1908
n/a
1909
n/a
1910
n/a
1911
n/a
1912
n/a
1913
n/a
1914
n/a
1915
n/a
1916
n/a
1917
n/a
1918
n/a
1919
n/a
1920
n/a
1921
n/a
1922
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1923
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1924
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1925
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1926
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1927
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1928
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1929
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1930
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1931
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1932
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1933
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1934
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1935
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1936
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1937
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1938
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1939
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1940
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1941
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1942
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1943
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1944
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1945
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1946
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1947
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1948
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1949
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1950
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1951
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1952
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1953
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1954
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1955
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1956
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1957
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1958
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1959
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1960
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1961
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1962
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1963
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1964
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1965
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1966
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1967
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1968
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1969
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1970
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Albany, 1903 to 1970. The record is 104.6 mm (4.1 in) in 1938, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.4 mm (2.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Albany by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1903
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1904
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1905
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1906
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1907
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1908
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1909
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1910
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1911
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1912
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1913
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1914
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1915
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1916
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1917
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1918
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1919
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1920
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1921
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1922
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1923
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1924
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1925
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1926
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1927
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1928
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1929
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1930
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1931
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1932
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1933
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1934
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1935
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1936
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1937
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1938
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1939
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1940
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1941
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1942
101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1943
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1944
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1945
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1946
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1947
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1948
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1949
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1950
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1951
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1952
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1953
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1954
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1955
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1956
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1957
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1958
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1959
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1960
90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1961
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1962
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1963
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1964
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1965
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1966
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1967
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1968
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1969
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1970
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Albany, 1903 to 1970. The record is 190.3 mm (7.5 in) in 1938, marked on the chart; the median year is 74.0 mm (2.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Albany by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1903
55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1904
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1905
55.7 mm (2.2 in)
1906
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1907
82.4 mm (3.2 in)
1908
73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1909
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1910
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1911
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1912
70.7 mm (2.8 in)
1913
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1914
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1915
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1916
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1917
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1918
66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1919
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1920
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1921
72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1922
72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1923
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1924
79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1925
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1926
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1927
146.3 mm (5.8 in)
1928
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1929
62.6 mm (2.5 in)
1930
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1931
72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1932
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1933
79.4 mm (3.1 in)
1934
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1935
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1936
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1937
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1938
190.3 mm (7.5 in)
1939
124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1940
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1941
113.1 mm (4.5 in)
1942
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1943
92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1944
146.3 mm (5.8 in)
1945
114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1946
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1947
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1948
149.3 mm (5.9 in)
1949
168.4 mm (6.6 in)
1950
90.3 mm (3.6 in)
1951
90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1952
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1953
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1954
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1955
105.1 mm (4.1 in)
1956
59.6 mm (2.3 in)
1957
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1958
103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1959
83.2 mm (3.3 in)
1960
176.6 mm (7.0 in)
1961
69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1962
41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1963
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1964
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1965
55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1966
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1967
68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1968
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1969
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1970
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Albany, 1903 to 1970. The record is 45 days in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Albany by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1903
14 days
1904
22 days
1905
19 days
1906
16 days
1907
13 days
1908
32 days
1909
15 days
1910
23 days
1911
26 days
1912
32 days
1913
13 days
1914
21 days
1915
23 days
1916
13 days
1917
21 days
1918
19 days
1919
20 days
1920
12 days
1921
22 days
1922
18 days
1923
18 days
1924
45 days
1925
13 days
1926
15 days
1927
13 days
1928
17 days
1929
23 days
1930
17 days
1931
17 days
1932
21 days
1933
16 days
1934
14 days
1935
20 days
1936
15 days
1937
13 days
1938
22 days
1939
25 days
1940
11 days
1941
22 days
1942
15 days
1943
19 days
1944
14 days
1945
12 days
1946
16 days
1947
26 days
1948
15 days
1949
22 days
1950
23 days
1951
16 days
1952
25 days
1953
22 days
1954
13 days
1955
15 days
1956
20 days
1957
27 days
1958
15 days
1959
12 days
1960
12 days
1961
18 days
1962
15 days
1963
23 days
1964
26 days
1965
30 days
1966
16 days
1967
14 days
1968
19 days
1969
20 days
1970
14 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
48 years with a frost
Across 48 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Albany falls on 18 April and the median first autumn frost on 21 October, which leaves a median of 183 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -1.1 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Albany
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1940 to 1970)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
18 April
n/a
17 April
n/a
+0.2 days per decade
First autumn frost
21 October
n/a
21 October
n/a
-0.9 days per decade
Growing days
183 days
n/a
185 days
n/a
-1.1 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
67 years, 1904 to 1970
A day with at least 52.1 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 107.6 mm (4.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Albany: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
5 years
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
10 years
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
25 years
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
50 years
99.4 mm (3.9 in)
100 years
107.6 mm (4.2 in)
Longer than the 67 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, 67 years of values from 1904 to 1970.
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: 104.6 mm (4.1 in) in 1938; 101.3 mm (4.0 in) in 1942; 90.9 mm (3.6 in) in 1960.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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Data for Albany 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.