Copake Weather Records (USC00301761)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Copake (USC00301761), New York, United States, with 30 years of record.

Key Facts for Copake

Copake (USC00301761) is a weather station in New York, United States at 42.11 latitude and -73.55 longitude, 168 m (550 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1988 to 2017, 30 years of record.
1,464 records set at Copake 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, 42.11 latitude, -73.55 longitude.
Elevation: 168 m (550 ft).
Period of record: 1988 to 2017, 30 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 Copake. 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 Copake, 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)	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	39.4 C (102.9 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	38.9 C (102.0 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Copake still stand. 1988 holds the most, with 92.

Standing records at Copake by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1988	92
1989	84
1990	80
1991	75
1992	78
1993	75
1994	65
1995	54
1996	61
1997	47
1998	59
1999	52
2000	65
2001	53
2002	57
2003	39
2004	50
2005	58
2006	37
2007	41
2008	48
2009	38
2010	24
2011	39
2012	35
2013	9
2014	12
2015	16
2016	15
2017	6

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 201.9 mm (7.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Copake. The most was 201.9 mm (7.9 in) on 9 October 2005.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Copake
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	18 January 1994
Feb	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	27 February 2016
Mar	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	9 March 2011
Apr	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	1 April 1997
May	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	17 May 2009
Jun	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	7 June 2000
Jul	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	16 July 2000
Aug	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	30 August 2011
Sep	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	17 September 1999
Oct	201.9 mm (7.9 in)	9 October 2005
Nov	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 November 2005
Dec	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	12 December 2008

Period of Record Coverage

1988 to 2017

30 years of record at Copake, 1988 to 2017. 13 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1988, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and others.

Days with data per year at Copake
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1988	306	84%	No
1989	365	100%	Yes
1990	365	100%	Yes
1991	364	100%	Yes
1992	365	100%	Yes
1993	365	100%	Yes
1994	365	100%	Yes
1995	365	100%	Yes
1996	353	96%	Yes
1997	362	99%	Yes
1998	365	100%	Yes
1999	365	100%	Yes
2000	365	100%	Yes
2001	364	100%	Yes
2002	349	96%	Yes
2003	350	96%	Yes
2004	345	94%	Yes
2005	340	93%	Yes
2006	285	78%	No
2007	263	72%	No
2008	285	78%	No
2009	278	76%	No
2010	226	62%	No
2011	195	53%	No
2012	163	45%	No
2013	110	30%	No
2014	89	24%	No
2015	82	22%	No
2016	86	23%	No
2017	19	5%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

16 complete years, 1989 to 2005

One stripe for each of 16 complete years at Copake, 1989 to 2005. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.7 C (47.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1992, at 7.5 C (45.6 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 10.3 C (50.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).

Annual mean temperature at Copake as warming stripes, 1989 to 2005
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1989	7.7 C	-1.08 C
1990	9.7 C	+0.90 C
1991	9.4 C	+0.61 C
1992	7.5 C	-1.21 C
1993	8.0 C	-0.72 C
1994	7.9 C	-0.89 C
1995	8.7 C	-0.09 C
1997	8.3 C	-0.47 C
1998	10.3 C	+1.51 C
1999	9.5 C	+0.78 C
2000	8.3 C	-0.43 C
2001	9.3 C	+0.54 C
2002	9.5 C	+0.74 C
2003	8.3 C	-0.50 C
2004	8.6 C	-0.14 C
2005	9.2 C	+0.41 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

1988 to 2017

Yearly extremes at Copake: 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)	1995	34.2 C (93.5 F)	30
Coldest night (TNn)	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	1994	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	30
Wettest day (Rx1day)	201.9 mm (7.9 in)	2005	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	30
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	242.0 mm (9.5 in)	2005	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	26
Longest dry spell (CDD)	30 days	2001	13 days	30

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Copake, 1988 to 2017. The record is 39.4 C (102.9 F) in 1995, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.2 C (93.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Copake by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1988	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1989	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1990	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1991	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1992	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1993	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1994	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1995	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1996	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1997	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1998	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1999	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2000	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2001	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2002	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2003	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2004	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2005	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2006	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2007	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2008	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2009	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2010	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2011	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2012	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2013	33.3 C (91.9 F)
2014	31.7 C (89.1 F)
2015	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2016	33.3 C (91.9 F)
2017	24.4 C (75.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Copake, 1988 to 2017. The record is -34.4 C (-29.9 F) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is -22.2 C (-8.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Copake by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1988	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1989	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1990	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1991	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1992	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1993	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1994	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1995	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1996	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1997	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1998	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1999	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2000	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2001	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2002	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2003	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2004	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2005	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2006	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2007	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2008	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2009	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2010	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2011	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2012	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2013	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2014	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2015	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2016	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2017	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Copake, 1988 to 2017. The record is 201.9 mm (7.9 in) in 2005, marked on the chart; the median year is 59.5 mm (2.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Copake by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1988	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1989	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1990	136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1991	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1992	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1993	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1994	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1995	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1996	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1997	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1998	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1999	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
2000	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
2001	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2002	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
2003	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
2004	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
2005	201.9 mm (7.9 in)
2006	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
2007	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
2008	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
2009	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2010	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
2011	162.6 mm (6.4 in)
2012	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
2013	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
2014	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
2015	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
2016	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
2017	37.3 mm (1.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Copake, 1988 to 2017. The record is 242.0 mm (9.5 in) in 2005, marked on the chart; the median year is 81.4 mm (3.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Copake by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1988	154.6 mm (6.1 in)
1989	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1990	174.5 mm (6.9 in)
1991	114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1992	70.7 mm (2.8 in)
1993	80.6 mm (3.2 in)
1994	82.2 mm (3.2 in)
1995	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1996	84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1997	64.1 mm (2.5 in)
1998	93.9 mm (3.7 in)
1999	138.7 mm (5.5 in)
2000	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
2001	68.4 mm (2.7 in)
2002	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
2003	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
2004	92.4 mm (3.6 in)
2005	242.0 mm (9.5 in)
2006	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
2007	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2008	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
2009	80.6 mm (3.2 in)
2010	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
2011	162.6 mm (6.4 in)
2012	11.1 mm (0.4 in)
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	13.8 mm (0.5 in)
2016	n/a
2017	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Copake, 1988 to 2017. The record is 30 days in 2001, marked on the chart; the median year is 13 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Copake by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1988	14 days
1989	15 days
1990	10 days
1991	23 days
1992	16 days
1993	13 days
1994	11 days
1995	14 days
1996	13 days
1997	11 days
1998	12 days
1999	17 days
2000	10 days
2001	30 days
2002	14 days
2003	18 days
2004	23 days
2005	14 days
2006	9 days
2007	16 days
2008	13 days
2009	12 days
2010	10 days
2011	4 days
2012	5 days
2013	4 days
2014	2 days
2015	6 days
2016	2 days
2017	2 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 Copake standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Copake 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).