Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Elizabethtown (USC00302554), New York, United States, with 130 years of record.
Key Facts for Elizabethtown
Elizabethtown (USC00302554) is a weather station in New York, United States at 44.21 latitude and -73.60 longitude, 186 m (611 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1897 to 2026, 130 years of record.
1,464 records set at Elizabethtown still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Elizabethtown set a daily record precipitation of 42.7 mm (1.7 in) on 8 August 2026.
About the Station
Location: New York, United States, 44.21 latitude, -73.60 longitude.
Elevation: 186 m (611 ft).
Period of record: 1897 to 2026, 130 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 Elizabethtown. 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 Elizabethtown, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
17.8 C (64.0 F)
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
19.4 C (66.9 F)
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
38.9 C (102.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
18.3 C (64.9 F)
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Elizabethtown still stand. 1965 holds the most, with 67.
Standing records at Elizabethtown by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1897
15
1898
28
1899
18
1942
15
1943
24
1944
34
1945
2
1946
26
1947
33
1948
35
1949
44
1950
36
1951
3
1952
17
1953
41
1954
28
1955
28
1956
36
1957
40
1958
21
1959
39
1960
17
1961
27
1962
24
1963
33
1964
39
1965
67
1966
27
1967
41
1968
30
1969
20
1970
24
1971
19
1972
27
1973
30
1974
23
1975
28
1976
43
1977
19
1978
18
1979
28
1980
10
1981
34
1982
28
1983
14
1984
25
1985
5
1986
20
1987
37
1988
32
1989
33
1990
32
1991
15
1992
19
1993
13
All-Time Record Progression
5 new records
5 all-time records were set at Elizabethtown between 20 January 1979 and 7 March 2001. Each dot is a new record.
When Elizabethtown set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1979-01-20
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1981-01-05
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1984-05-27
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 155.7 mm (6.1 in)
1993-03-14
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 54.6 cm (21.5 in)
2001-03-07
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 68.6 cm (27.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
May: 155.7 mm (6.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Elizabethtown. The most was 155.7 mm (6.1 in) on 27 May 1984.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Elizabethtown
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
13 January 2018
Feb
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
25 February 2016
Mar
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
14 March 1993
Apr
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
25 April 1968
May
155.7 mm (6.1 in)
27 May 1984
Jun
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
16 June 1972
Jul
133.4 mm (5.3 in)
6 July 1897
Aug
152.7 mm (6.0 in)
29 August 2011
Sep
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
7 September 1979
Oct
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
22 October 1995
Nov
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
9 November 1996
Dec
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
18 December 2000
Period of Record Coverage
1897 to 1993
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
55 years of record at Elizabethtown, 1897 to 1993. 13 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1897, 1898, 1899, 1942, 1945, 1946, 1951, 1952 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 39 complete years at Elizabethtown, 1944 to 1992. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 6.4 C (43.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1965, at 4.3 C (39.7 F), and the warmest was 1949, at 8.2 C (46.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at Elizabethtown as warming stripes, 1944 to 1992
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1944
7.0 C
+0.60 C
1947
7.0 C
+0.58 C
1948
6.5 C
+0.12 C
1949
8.2 C
+1.74 C
1950
6.9 C
+0.52 C
1953
8.1 C
+1.72 C
1955
7.3 C
+0.88 C
1956
6.7 C
+0.31 C
1957
7.6 C
+1.23 C
1958
6.3 C
-0.14 C
1959
7.1 C
+0.67 C
1960
7.0 C
+0.59 C
1961
7.1 C
+0.64 C
1962
5.9 C
-0.53 C
1963
5.3 C
-1.10 C
1964
5.3 C
-1.13 C
1965
4.3 C
-2.11 C
1966
5.8 C
-0.65 C
1967
5.1 C
-1.27 C
1968
5.0 C
-1.45 C
1969
5.2 C
-1.19 C
1970
5.1 C
-1.28 C
1971
6.0 C
-0.42 C
1972
5.1 C
-1.31 C
1973
7.3 C
+0.87 C
1974
6.0 C
-0.40 C
1975
6.8 C
+0.41 C
1976
5.6 C
-0.78 C
1977
6.5 C
+0.13 C
1981
6.9 C
+0.44 C
1982
6.3 C
-0.12 C
1983
7.1 C
+0.69 C
1984
7.1 C
+0.67 C
1986
6.7 C
+0.28 C
1987
6.8 C
+0.35 C
1988
6.6 C
+0.19 C
1989
5.9 C
-0.51 C
1990
7.8 C
+1.43 C
1992
5.8 C
-0.64 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1944 to 1992 is -0.1 C (-0.3 to 0.1) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.2 F (-0.6 to 0.2) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 39 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Elizabethtown
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.1 C (-0.3 to 0.1) per decade
-0.2 F (-0.6 to 0.2) per decade
1944 to 1992
39
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.22 C (-0.43 to -0.01) per decade
-0.40 F (-0.77 to -0.02) per decade
1944 to 1992
39
Fall
Mean daily minimum
-0.02 C (-0.29 to 0.25) per decade
-0.03 F (-0.51 to 0.45) per decade
1944 to 1992
39
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
1897 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Elizabethtown: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1953
34.4 C (93.9 F)
55
Coldest night (TNn)
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1957
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
55
Wettest day (Rx1day)
155.7 mm (6.1 in)
1984
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
87
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
213.4 mm (8.4 in)
1984
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
87
Longest dry spell (CDD)
36 days
1947
16 days
87
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Elizabethtown, 1897 to 2026. The record is 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.4 C (93.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Elizabethtown by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1897
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1898
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1899
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1942
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1943
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1944
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1945
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1946
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1947
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1948
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1949
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1950
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1951
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1952
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1953
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1954
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1955
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1956
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1957
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1958
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1959
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1960
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1961
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1962
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1963
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1964
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1965
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1966
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1967
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1968
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1969
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1970
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1971
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1972
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1973
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1974
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1975
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1976
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1977
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1978
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1979
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1980
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1981
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1982
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1983
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1984
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1985
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1986
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1987
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1988
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1989
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1990
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1991
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1992
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1993
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1994
n/a
1995
n/a
1996
n/a
1997
n/a
1998
n/a
1999
n/a
2000
n/a
2001
n/a
2002
n/a
2003
n/a
2004
n/a
2005
n/a
2006
n/a
2007
n/a
2008
n/a
2009
n/a
2010
n/a
2011
n/a
2012
n/a
2013
n/a
2014
n/a
2015
n/a
2016
n/a
2017
n/a
2018
n/a
2019
n/a
2020
n/a
2021
n/a
2022
n/a
2023
n/a
2024
n/a
2025
n/a
2026
n/a
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Elizabethtown, 1897 to 2026. The record is -37.2 C (-35.0 F) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is -31.1 C (-24.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Elizabethtown by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1897
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1898
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1899
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1942
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1943
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1944
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1945
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1946
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1947
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1948
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1949
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1950
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1951
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1952
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1953
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1954
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1955
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1956
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1957
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1958
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1959
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1960
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1961
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1962
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1963
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1964
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1965
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1966
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1967
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1968
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1969
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1970
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1971
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1972
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1973
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1974
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1975
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1976
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1977
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1978
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1979
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1980
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1981
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1982
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1983
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1984
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1985
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1986
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1987
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1988
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1989
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1990
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1991
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1992
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1993
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1994
n/a
1995
n/a
1996
n/a
1997
n/a
1998
n/a
1999
n/a
2000
n/a
2001
n/a
2002
n/a
2003
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2004
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2005
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2006
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2007
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2008
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2009
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2010
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2011
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2012
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2013
n/a
2014
n/a
2015
n/a
2016
n/a
2017
n/a
2018
n/a
2019
n/a
2020
n/a
2021
n/a
2022
n/a
2023
n/a
2024
n/a
2025
n/a
2026
n/a
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Elizabethtown, 1897 to 2026. The record is 155.7 mm (6.1 in) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.3 mm (2.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Elizabethtown by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1897
133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1898
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1899
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1942
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1943
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1944
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1945
n/a
1946
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1947
119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1948
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1949
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1950
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1951
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1952
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1953
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1954
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1955
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1956
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1957
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1958
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1959
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1960
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1961
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1962
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1963
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1964
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1965
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1966
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1967
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1968
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1969
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1970
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1971
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1972
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1973
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1974
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1975
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1976
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1977
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1978
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1979
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1980
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1981
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1982
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1983
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1984
155.7 mm (6.1 in)
1985
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1986
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1987
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1988
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1989
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1990
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1991
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1992
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1993
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1994
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1995
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1996
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1997
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1998
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1999
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
2000
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
2001
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
2002
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2003
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
2004
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
2005
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
2006
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2007
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
2008
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
2009
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
2010
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
2011
152.7 mm (6.0 in)
2012
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
2013
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2014
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
2015
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
2016
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
2017
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
2018
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2019
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
2020
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
2021
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
2022
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
2023
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
2024
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
2025
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
2026
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Elizabethtown, 1897 to 2026. The record is 213.4 mm (8.4 in) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 78.0 mm (3.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Elizabethtown by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1897
133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1898
73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1899
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1942
71.3 mm (2.8 in)
1943
72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1944
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1945
n/a
1946
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1947
125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1948
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1949
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1950
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1951
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1952
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1953
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1954
75.1 mm (3.0 in)
1955
98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1956
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1957
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1958
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1959
81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1960
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1961
115.9 mm (4.6 in)
1962
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1963
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1964
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1965
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1966
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1967
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1968
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1969
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1970
39.3 mm (1.5 in)
1971
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1972
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1973
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1974
50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1975
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1976
71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1977
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1978
87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1979
145.6 mm (5.7 in)
1980
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1981
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1982
76.6 mm (3.0 in)
1983
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1984
213.4 mm (8.4 in)
1985
76.9 mm (3.0 in)
1986
77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1987
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1988
74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1989
87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1990
92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1991
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1992
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1993
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1994
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1995
79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1996
95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1997
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1998
99.9 mm (3.9 in)
1999
125.7 mm (4.9 in)
2000
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
2001
96.1 mm (3.8 in)
2002
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
2003
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
2004
92.5 mm (3.6 in)
2005
37.4 mm (1.5 in)
2006
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
2007
93.4 mm (3.7 in)
2008
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
2009
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
2010
124.5 mm (4.9 in)
2011
168.4 mm (6.6 in)
2012
108.7 mm (4.3 in)
2013
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
2014
77.9 mm (3.1 in)
2015
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
2016
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
2017
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
2018
62.8 mm (2.5 in)
2019
114.6 mm (4.5 in)
2020
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
2021
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
2022
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
2023
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
2024
57.3 mm (2.3 in)
2025
56.8 mm (2.2 in)
2026
68.9 mm (2.7 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Elizabethtown, 1897 to 2026. The record is 36 days in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Elizabethtown by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1897
9 days
1898
14 days
1899
18 days
1942
15 days
1943
14 days
1944
17 days
1945
n/a
1946
10 days
1947
36 days
1948
19 days
1949
26 days
1950
16 days
1951
11 days
1952
20 days
1953
20 days
1954
14 days
1955
25 days
1956
19 days
1957
17 days
1958
11 days
1959
19 days
1960
12 days
1961
25 days
1962
17 days
1963
20 days
1964
21 days
1965
18 days
1966
16 days
1967
13 days
1968
15 days
1969
20 days
1970
14 days
1971
16 days
1972
11 days
1973
15 days
1974
12 days
1975
23 days
1976
20 days
1977
22 days
1978
23 days
1979
23 days
1980
11 days
1981
11 days
1982
16 days
1983
17 days
1984
17 days
1985
16 days
1986
12 days
1987
19 days
1988
22 days
1989
14 days
1990
14 days
1991
22 days
1992
14 days
1993
11 days
1994
21 days
1995
26 days
1996
15 days
1997
14 days
1998
18 days
1999
19 days
2000
13 days
2001
20 days
2002
14 days
2003
20 days
2004
14 days
2005
8 days
2006
17 days
2007
14 days
2008
17 days
2009
15 days
2010
15 days
2011
14 days
2012
19 days
2013
14 days
2014
12 days
2015
12 days
2016
10 days
2017
22 days
2018
14 days
2019
12 days
2020
17 days
2021
22 days
2022
12 days
2023
18 days
2024
11 days
2025
19 days
2026
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
39 years with a frost
Across 39 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Elizabethtown falls on 26 May and the median first autumn frost on 20 September, which leaves a median of 121 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.2 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Elizabethtown
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1958 to 1992)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
26 May
n/a
26 May
n/a
-0.9 days per decade
First autumn frost
20 September
n/a
19 September
n/a
+1.3 days per decade
Growing days
121 days
n/a
121 days
n/a
+2.2 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
66 years, 1947 to 2025
A day with at least 54.0 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 129.5 mm (5.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Elizabethtown: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
54.0 mm (2.1 in)
5 years
71.5 mm (2.8 in)
10 years
84.2 mm (3.3 in)
25 years
101.3 mm (4.0 in)
50 years
115.0 mm (4.5 in)
100 years
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
Longer than the 66 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, 66 years of values from 1947 to 2025.
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: 155.7 mm (6.1 in) in 1984; 119.6 mm (4.7 in) in 1947; 91.7 mm (3.6 in) in 1996.
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Data for Elizabethtown standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Elizabethtown 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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.