Babylon Weather Records (USC00300351)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Babylon (USC00300351), New York, United States, with 42 years of record.

Key Facts for Babylon

Babylon (USC00300351) is a weather station in New York, United States at 40.72 latitude and -73.37 longitude, 15 m (49 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1918 to 1959, 42 years of record.
1,464 records set at Babylon still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: New York, United States, 40.72 latitude, -73.37 longitude.
Elevation: 15 m (49 ft).
Period of record: 1918 to 1959, 42 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 Babylon. 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 Babylon, 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)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	16.1 C (61.0 F)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	36.7 C (98.1 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	37.2 C (99.0 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	26.1 C (79.0 F)	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	20.6 C (69.1 F)	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Babylon still stand. 1940 holds the most, with 98.

Standing records at Babylon by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1918	9
1939	96
1940	98
1941	83
1942	68
1943	88
1944	48
1945	75
1946	77
1947	72
1948	72
1949	90
1950	77
1951	63
1952	60
1953	41
1954	57
1955	67
1956	75
1957	31
1958	66
1959	51

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 188.2 mm (7.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Babylon. The most was 188.2 mm (7.4 in) on 12 August 1955.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Babylon
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	4 January 1944
Feb	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	8 February 1941
Mar	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	4 March 1940
Apr	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	6 April 1958
May	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 May 1946
Jun	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	8 June 1942
Jul	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	24 July 1953
Aug	188.2 mm (7.4 in)	12 August 1955
Sep	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	11 September 1954
Oct	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	16 October 1955
Nov	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	28 November 1944
Dec	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	14 December 1941

Period of Record Coverage

1918 to 1959

22 years of record at Babylon, 1918 to 1959. 10 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1918, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955 and others.

Days with data per year at Babylon
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1918	28	8%	No
1939	349	96%	Yes
1940	345	94%	Yes
1941	352	96%	Yes
1942	359	98%	Yes
1943	359	98%	Yes
1944	350	96%	Yes
1945	340	93%	Yes
1946	307	84%	No
1947	311	85%	No
1948	283	77%	No
1949	362	99%	Yes
1950	330	90%	Yes
1951	331	91%	Yes
1952	316	86%	No
1953	196	54%	No
1954	251	69%	No
1955	321	88%	No
1956	361	99%	Yes
1957	208	57%	No
1958	359	98%	Yes
1959	240	66%	No

Latest Records

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

Extremes by Year

1918 to 1959

Yearly extremes at Babylon: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1949	34.2 C (93.5 F)	22
Coldest night (TNn)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	1942	-18.0 C (-0.5 F)	22
Wettest day (Rx1day)	188.2 mm (7.4 in)	1955	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	21
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	276.2 mm (10.9 in)	1955	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	21
Longest dry spell (CDD)	33 days	1947	18 days	21

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Babylon, 1918 to 1959. The record is 37.2 C (99.0 F) in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.2 C (93.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Babylon by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1918	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1939	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1940	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1941	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1942	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1943	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1944	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1945	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1946	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1947	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1948	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1949	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1950	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1951	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1952	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1953	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1954	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1955	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1956	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1957	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1958	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1959	33.9 C (93.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Babylon, 1918 to 1959. The record is -23.3 C (-9.9 F) in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is -18.0 C (-0.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Babylon by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1918	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1939	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1940	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1941	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1942	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1943	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1944	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1945	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1946	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1947	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1948	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1949	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1950	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1951	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1952	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1953	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1954	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1955	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1956	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1957	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1958	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1959	-15.6 C (3.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Babylon, 1918 to 1959. The record is 188.2 mm (7.4 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 80.8 mm (3.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Babylon by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1918	n/a
1939	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1940	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1941	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1942	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1943	139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1944	123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1945	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1946	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1947	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1948	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1949	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1950	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1951	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1952	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1953	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1954	140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1955	188.2 mm (7.4 in)
1956	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1957	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1958	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1959	87.9 mm (3.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Babylon, 1918 to 1959. The record is 276.2 mm (10.9 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 114.3 mm (4.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Babylon by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1918	n/a
1939	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1940	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1941	83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1942	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1943	141.5 mm (5.6 in)
1944	205.2 mm (8.1 in)
1945	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1946	119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1947	155.4 mm (6.1 in)
1948	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1949	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1950	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1951	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1952	60.8 mm (2.4 in)
1953	131.9 mm (5.2 in)
1954	144.3 mm (5.7 in)
1955	276.2 mm (10.9 in)
1956	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1957	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1958	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1959	144.3 mm (5.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Babylon, 1918 to 1959. The record is 33 days in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Babylon by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1918	n/a
1939	17 days
1940	16 days
1941	28 days
1942	19 days
1943	19 days
1944	18 days
1945	15 days
1946	19 days
1947	33 days
1948	18 days
1949	21 days
1950	17 days
1951	13 days
1952	21 days
1953	22 days
1954	23 days
1955	17 days
1956	17 days
1957	22 days
1958	13 days
1959	13 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 Babylon standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Babylon 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).