Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cairo 3 NW (USC00301095), New York, United States, with 35 years of record.
Key Facts for Cairo 3 NW
Cairo 3 NW (USC00301095) is a weather station in New York, United States at 42.32 latitude and -74.03 longitude, 149 m (490 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1978 to 2012, 35 years of record.
1,464 records set at Cairo 3 NW still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Cairo 3 NW set a daily record high maximum temperature of 33.9 C (93.0 F) on 6 August 2012.
About the Station
Location: New York, United States, 42.32 latitude, -74.03 longitude.
Elevation: 149 m (490 ft).
Period of record: 1978 to 2012, 35 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
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 Cairo 3 NW. 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 Cairo 3 NW, 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)
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
38.3 C (100.9 F)
6.1 C (43.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Cairo 3 NW still stand. 1983 holds the most, with 63.
Standing records at Cairo 3 NW by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1979
62
1980
36
1981
46
1982
50
1983
63
1984
50
1985
51
1986
44
1987
53
1988
55
1989
58
1990
50
1991
48
1992
31
1993
60
1994
43
1995
59
1996
41
1997
26
1998
33
1999
37
2000
46
2001
40
2002
63
2003
37
2004
28
2005
39
2006
32
2007
38
2008
29
2009
20
2010
35
2011
21
2012
40
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 233.9 mm (9.2 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cairo 3 NW. The most was 233.9 mm (9.2 in) on 17 September 1999.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Cairo 3 NW
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
20 January 1996
Feb
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
21 February 1981
Mar
178.1 mm (7.0 in)
22 March 1980
Apr
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
10 April 1980
May
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
29 May 1984
Jun
158.0 mm (6.2 in)
6 June 1982
Jul
120.4 mm (4.7 in)
14 July 1996
Aug
103.4 mm (4.1 in)
23 August 2010
Sep
233.9 mm (9.2 in)
17 September 1999
Oct
143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1 October 2010
Nov
124.5 mm (4.9 in)
12 November 1995
Dec
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
2 December 2010
Period of Record Coverage
1978 to 2012
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
35 years of record at Cairo 3 NW, 1978 to 2012. 10 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1978, 1979, 1992, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 20 complete years at Cairo 3 NW, 1981 to 2010. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.8 C (47.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1989, at 7.9 C (46.2 F), and the warmest was 2010, at 10.5 C (50.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Cairo 3 NW as warming stripes, 1981 to 2010
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1981
8.1 C
-0.69 C
1983
8.8 C
-0.07 C
1985
8.6 C
-0.20 C
1986
8.6 C
-0.25 C
1987
8.5 C
-0.29 C
1988
8.1 C
-0.78 C
1989
7.9 C
-0.96 C
1990
9.7 C
+0.89 C
1993
8.1 C
-0.72 C
1994
8.2 C
-0.64 C
1996
8.1 C
-0.69 C
1998
10.2 C
+1.37 C
2000
8.3 C
-0.56 C
2001
9.3 C
+0.47 C
2002
9.5 C
+0.62 C
2003
8.1 C
-0.70 C
2004
8.7 C
-0.16 C
2006
9.9 C
+1.10 C
2008
9.4 C
+0.60 C
2010
10.5 C
+1.69 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
1978 to 2012
Yearly extremes at Cairo 3 NW: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1988
35.0 C (95.0 F)
35
Coldest night (TNn)
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1994
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
35
Wettest day (Rx1day)
233.9 mm (9.2 in)
1999
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
35
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
243.3 mm (9.6 in)
1999
121.3 mm (4.8 in)
35
Longest dry spell (CDD)
34 days
1980
17 days
35
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Cairo 3 NW, 1978 to 2012. The record is 38.3 C (100.9 F) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Cairo 3 NW by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1978
8.9 C (48.0 F)
1979
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1980
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1981
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1982
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1983
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1984
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1985
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1986
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1987
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1988
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1989
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1990
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1991
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1992
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1993
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1994
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1995
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1996
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1997
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1998
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1999
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2000
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2001
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2002
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2003
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2004
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2005
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2006
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2007
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2008
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2009
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2010
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2011
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2012
38.3 C (100.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Cairo 3 NW, 1978 to 2012. The record is -32.8 C (-27.0 F) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is -22.8 C (-9.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Cairo 3 NW by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1978
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1979
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1980
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1981
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1982
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1983
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1984
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1985
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1986
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1987
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1988
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1989
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1990
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1991
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1992
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1993
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1994
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1995
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1996
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1997
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1998
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1999
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2000
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2001
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2002
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2003
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2004
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2005
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2006
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2007
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2008
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2009
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2010
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2011
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2012
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Cairo 3 NW, 1978 to 2012. The record is 233.9 mm (9.2 in) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 72.1 mm (2.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cairo 3 NW by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1978
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1979
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1980
178.1 mm (7.0 in)
1981
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1982
158.0 mm (6.2 in)
1983
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1984
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1985
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1986
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1987
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1988
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1989
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1990
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1991
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1992
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1993
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1994
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1995
124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1996
120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1997
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1998
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1999
233.9 mm (9.2 in)
2000
128.3 mm (5.1 in)
2001
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
2002
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
2003
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
2004
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
2005
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
2006
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
2007
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
2008
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
2009
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2010
143.0 mm (5.6 in)
2011
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
2012
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Cairo 3 NW, 1978 to 2012. The record is 243.3 mm (9.6 in) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 121.3 mm (4.8 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cairo 3 NW by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1978
121.3 mm (4.8 in)
1979
117.8 mm (4.6 in)
1980
196.2 mm (7.7 in)
1981
128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1982
183.9 mm (7.2 in)
1983
130.1 mm (5.1 in)
1984
133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1985
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1986
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1987
134.3 mm (5.3 in)
1988
110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1989
130.6 mm (5.1 in)
1990
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1991
74.8 mm (2.9 in)
1992
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1993
106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1994
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1995
164.6 mm (6.5 in)
1996
138.9 mm (5.5 in)
1997
92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1998
157.4 mm (6.2 in)
1999
243.3 mm (9.6 in)
2000
153.2 mm (6.0 in)
2001
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
2002
108.5 mm (4.3 in)
2003
126.3 mm (5.0 in)
2004
106.4 mm (4.2 in)
2005
146.3 mm (5.8 in)
2006
122.7 mm (4.8 in)
2007
114.5 mm (4.5 in)
2008
110.7 mm (4.4 in)
2009
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
2010
197.1 mm (7.8 in)
2011
174.2 mm (6.9 in)
2012
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Cairo 3 NW, 1978 to 2012. The record is 34 days in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cairo 3 NW by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1978
16 days
1979
14 days
1980
34 days
1981
24 days
1982
17 days
1983
17 days
1984
17 days
1985
19 days
1986
12 days
1987
22 days
1988
18 days
1989
13 days
1990
15 days
1991
13 days
1992
13 days
1993
12 days
1994
22 days
1995
16 days
1996
14 days
1997
13 days
1998
32 days
1999
19 days
2000
21 days
2001
32 days
2002
16 days
2003
19 days
2004
15 days
2005
21 days
2006
18 days
2007
12 days
2008
17 days
2009
18 days
2010
16 days
2011
11 days
2012
17 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
20 years with a frost
Across 20 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Cairo 3 NW falls on 5 May and the median first autumn frost on 8 October, which leaves a median of 153 days between them.
Frost dates and growing season at Cairo 3 NW
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1981 to 2010)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
5 May
n/a
5 May
n/a
n/a
First autumn frost
8 October
n/a
8 October
n/a
n/a
Growing days
153 days
n/a
153 days
n/a
n/a
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.
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Data for Cairo 3 NW 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.