Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Appleton (USC00300208), New York, United States, with 31 years of record.
Key Facts for Appleton
Appleton (USC00300208) is a weather station in New York, United States at 43.35 latitude and -78.65 longitude, 91 m (300 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 1923, 31 years of record.
1,464 records set at Appleton still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Appleton set a daily record low minimum temperature of 6.7 C (44.1 F) on 27 August 1923.
About the Station
Location: New York, United States, 43.35 latitude, -78.65 longitude.
Elevation: 91 m (300 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 1923, 31 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 Appleton. 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 Appleton, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
21.1 C (70.0 F)
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
20.6 C (69.1 F)
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
41.1 C (106.0 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
37.8 C (100.0 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
35.6 C (96.1 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
22.8 C (73.0 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
18.9 C (66.0 F)
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Appleton still stand. 1896 holds the most, with 71.
Standing records at Appleton by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1893
12
1894
63
1895
68
1896
71
1897
47
1898
54
1899
56
1900
63
1901
37
1902
43
1903
55
1904
62
1905
35
1906
51
1907
35
1908
35
1909
39
1910
29
1911
57
1912
39
1913
61
1914
49
1915
32
1916
57
1917
47
1918
55
1919
39
1920
47
1921
55
1922
31
1923
40
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 74.2 mm (2.9 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Appleton. The most was 74.2 mm (2.9 in) on 5 July 1902.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Appleton
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
22 January 1902
Feb
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
6 February 1897
Mar
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
25 March 1913
Apr
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
20 April 1901
May
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
26 May 1896
Jun
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
11 June 1922
Jul
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
5 July 1902
Aug
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
29 August 1893
Sep
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
19 September 1899
Oct
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
23 October 1912
Nov
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
22 November 1909
Dec
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
15 December 1893
Period of Record Coverage
1893 to 1923
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
31 years of record at Appleton, 1893 to 1923. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1894, 1923.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 26 complete years at Appleton, 1895 to 1922. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.4 C (47.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 6.7 C (44.1 F), and the warmest was 1921, at 10.5 C (50.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.1 C (3.8 F).
Annual mean temperature at Appleton as warming stripes, 1895 to 1922
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1895
7.6 C
-0.83 C
1896
8.3 C
-0.15 C
1897
8.4 C
-0.03 C
1898
9.2 C
+0.79 C
1899
8.7 C
+0.22 C
1900
9.0 C
+0.52 C
1902
8.4 C
-0.03 C
1903
8.6 C
+0.10 C
1904
6.9 C
-1.58 C
1905
8.0 C
-0.48 C
1907
7.7 C
-0.77 C
1908
8.8 C
+0.37 C
1909
8.4 C
-0.01 C
1910
8.4 C
-0.04 C
1911
9.1 C
+0.68 C
1912
7.7 C
-0.76 C
1913
9.2 C
+0.74 C
1914
8.2 C
-0.25 C
1915
8.7 C
+0.29 C
1916
8.4 C
-0.02 C
1917
6.7 C
-1.71 C
1918
8.3 C
-0.17 C
1919
9.2 C
+0.79 C
1920
8.2 C
-0.27 C
1921
10.5 C
+2.03 C
1922
9.0 C
+0.51 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
1893 to 1923
Yearly extremes at Appleton: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1911
34.4 C (93.9 F)
31
Coldest night (TNn)
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1904
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
31
Wettest day (Rx1day)
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1902
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
31
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
126.3 mm (5.0 in)
1902
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
31
Longest dry spell (CDD)
25 days
1904
16 days
31
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Appleton, 1893 to 1923. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1911, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.4 C (93.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Appleton by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1893
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1894
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1895
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1896
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1897
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1898
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1899
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1900
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1901
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1902
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1903
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1904
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1905
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1906
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1907
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1908
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1909
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1910
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1911
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1912
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1913
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1914
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1915
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1916
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1917
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1918
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1919
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1920
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1921
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1922
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1923
34.4 C (93.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Appleton, 1893 to 1923. The record is -25.0 C (-13.0 F) in 1904, marked on the chart; the median year is -20.0 C (-4.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Appleton by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1893
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1894
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1895
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1896
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1897
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1898
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1899
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1900
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1901
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1902
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1903
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1904
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1905
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1906
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1907
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1908
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1909
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1910
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1911
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1912
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1913
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1914
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1915
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1916
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1917
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1918
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1919
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1920
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1921
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1922
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1923
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Appleton, 1893 to 1923. The record is 74.2 mm (2.9 in) in 1902, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.1 mm (1.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Appleton by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1894
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1895
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1896
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1897
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1898
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1899
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1900
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1901
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1902
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1903
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1904
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1905
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1906
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1907
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1908
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1909
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1910
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1911
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1912
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1913
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1914
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1915
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1916
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1917
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1918
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1919
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1920
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1921
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1922
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1923
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Appleton, 1893 to 1923. The record is 126.3 mm (5.0 in) in 1902, marked on the chart; the median year is 65.3 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Appleton by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1894
106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1895
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1896
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1897
67.7 mm (2.7 in)
1898
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1899
62.1 mm (2.4 in)
1900
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1901
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1902
126.3 mm (5.0 in)
1903
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1904
42.1 mm (1.7 in)
1905
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1906
70.7 mm (2.8 in)
1907
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1908
63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1909
59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1910
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1911
31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1912
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1913
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1914
54.2 mm (2.1 in)
1915
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1916
71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1917
84.2 mm (3.3 in)
1918
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1919
50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1920
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1921
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1922
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1923
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Appleton, 1893 to 1923. The record is 25 days in 1904, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Appleton by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893
10 days
1894
13 days
1895
11 days
1896
12 days
1897
23 days
1898
14 days
1899
16 days
1900
16 days
1901
14 days
1902
15 days
1903
22 days
1904
25 days
1905
17 days
1906
24 days
1907
13 days
1908
15 days
1909
20 days
1910
21 days
1911
14 days
1912
24 days
1913
18 days
1914
19 days
1915
18 days
1916
23 days
1917
21 days
1918
16 days
1919
21 days
1920
15 days
1921
16 days
1922
17 days
1923
12 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
26 years with a frost
Across 26 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Appleton falls on 2 May and the median first autumn frost on 15 October, which leaves a median of 168 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +4.0 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Appleton
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1895 to 1922)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
2 May
n/a
2 May
n/a
-1.6 days per decade
First autumn frost
15 October
n/a
15 October
n/a
+2.3 days per decade
Growing days
168 days
n/a
168 days
n/a
+4.0 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
Data for Appleton standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Appleton 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.