Gowanda Correctional Weather Records (USC00303354)
Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Gowanda Correctional (USC00303354), New York, United States, with 53 years of record.
Key Facts for Gowanda Correctional
Gowanda Correctional (USC00303354) is a weather station in New York, United States at 42.48 latitude and -78.93 longitude, 265 m (870 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1945 to 1997, 53 years of record.
1,464 records set at Gowanda Correctional still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Gowanda Correctional set a daily record precipitation of 21.6 mm (0.9 in) on 31 May 1997.
About the Station
Location: New York, United States, 42.48 latitude, -78.93 longitude.
Elevation: 265 m (870 ft).
Period of record: 1945 to 1997, 53 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 Gowanda Correctional. 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 Gowanda Correctional, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
22.8 C (73.0 F)
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
21.7 C (71.1 F)
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
37.2 C (99.0 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
22.8 C (73.0 F)
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Gowanda Correctional still stand. 1949 holds the most, with 47.
Standing records at Gowanda Correctional by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1946
23
1947
34
1948
32
1949
47
1950
40
1951
33
1952
25
1953
27
1954
39
1955
36
1956
26
1957
38
1958
22
1959
43
1960
31
1961
26
1962
28
1963
38
1964
43
1965
41
1966
30
1967
41
1968
25
1969
24
1970
21
1971
20
1972
26
1973
20
1974
27
1975
21
1976
32
1977
44
1978
21
1979
41
1980
9
1981
18
1982
34
1983
22
1984
27
1985
14
1986
21
1987
21
1988
45
1989
24
1990
30
1991
40
1992
13
1993
21
1994
8
1995
8
1996
32
1997
12
All-Time Record Progression
5 new records
5 all-time records were set at Gowanda Correctional between 17 January 1977 and 14 September 1979. Each dot is a new record.
When Gowanda Correctional set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1977-01-17
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1979-02-11
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1979-02-17
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1979-02-18
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1979-09-14
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 141.0 mm (5.6 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 141.0 mm (5.6 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Gowanda Correctional. The most was 141.0 mm (5.6 in) on 14 September 1979.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Gowanda Correctional
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
25 January 1958
Feb
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
26 February 1961
Mar
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
4 March 1991
Apr
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
23 April 1977
May
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
11 May 1989
Jun
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
18 June 1984
Jul
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
31 July 1949
Aug
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
31 August 1959
Sep
141.0 mm (5.6 in)
14 September 1979
Oct
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
16 October 1954
Nov
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
5 November 1985
Dec
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
4 December 1993
Period of Record Coverage
1946 to 1997
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
52 years of record at Gowanda Correctional, 1946 to 1997. 9 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1946, 1947, 1976, 1980, 1985, 1994, 1995, 1996 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 42 complete years at Gowanda Correctional, 1947 to 1993. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.2 C (48.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1972, at 8.1 C (46.6 F), and the warmest was 1990, at 11.0 C (51.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Gowanda Correctional as warming stripes, 1947 to 1993
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1947
9.7 C
+0.46 C
1948
9.7 C
+0.46 C
1949
10.5 C
+1.28 C
1950
9.0 C
-0.27 C
1951
9.2 C
-0.06 C
1952
9.8 C
+0.58 C
1953
10.0 C
+0.76 C
1954
9.5 C
+0.24 C
1955
9.9 C
+0.66 C
1956
8.9 C
-0.34 C
1957
9.4 C
+0.15 C
1958
8.2 C
-1.01 C
1959
9.5 C
+0.29 C
1960
8.9 C
-0.39 C
1961
9.4 C
+0.11 C
1962
8.8 C
-0.46 C
1963
8.4 C
-0.82 C
1964
9.3 C
+0.04 C
1966
8.5 C
-0.73 C
1967
8.4 C
-0.81 C
1968
8.6 C
-0.61 C
1969
8.6 C
-0.67 C
1970
8.8 C
-0.40 C
1971
9.0 C
-0.21 C
1972
8.1 C
-1.12 C
1973
10.3 C
+1.09 C
1974
9.2 C
-0.01 C
1977
8.7 C
-0.52 C
1978
8.3 C
-0.96 C
1979
9.0 C
-0.28 C
1981
8.2 C
-1.01 C
1982
9.1 C
-0.10 C
1983
9.5 C
+0.26 C
1984
9.3 C
+0.09 C
1986
9.9 C
+0.61 C
1987
10.3 C
+1.05 C
1988
9.5 C
+0.22 C
1989
8.9 C
-0.39 C
1990
11.0 C
+1.79 C
1991
11.0 C
+1.76 C
1992
8.9 C
-0.38 C
1993
9.1 C
-0.17 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1947 to 1993 is 0.02 C (-0.14 to 0.18) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.04 F (-0.25 to 0.33) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 42 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Gowanda Correctional
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.02 C (-0.14 to 0.18) per decade
0.04 F (-0.25 to 0.33) per decade
1947 to 1993
42
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.16 C (-0.01 to 0.34) per decade
0.29 F (-0.03 to 0.61) per decade
1947 to 1993
42
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
-0.12 C (-0.29 to 0.04) per decade
-0.2 F (-0.5 to 0.1) per decade
1947 to 1993
42
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
1945 to 1997
Yearly extremes at Gowanda Correctional: 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)
1953
33.3 C (91.9 F)
52
Coldest night (TNn)
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1979
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
52
Wettest day (Rx1day)
141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1979
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
53
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
154.6 mm (6.1 in)
1972
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
53
Longest dry spell (CDD)
29 days
1964
15 days
53
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Gowanda Correctional, 1945 to 1997. The record is 37.2 C (99.0 F) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.3 C (91.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Gowanda Correctional by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1945
n/a
1946
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1947
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1948
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1949
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1950
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1951
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1952
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1953
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1954
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1955
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1956
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1957
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1958
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1959
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1960
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1961
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1962
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1963
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1964
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1965
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1966
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1967
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1968
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1969
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1970
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1971
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1972
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1973
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1974
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1975
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1976
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1977
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1978
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1979
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1980
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1981
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1982
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1983
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1984
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1985
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1986
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1987
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1988
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1989
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1990
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1991
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1992
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1993
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1994
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1995
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1996
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1997
32.2 C (90.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Gowanda Correctional, 1945 to 1997. The record is -31.7 C (-25.1 F) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is -23.9 C (-11.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Gowanda Correctional by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1945
n/a
1946
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1947
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1948
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1949
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1950
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1951
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1952
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1953
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1954
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1955
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1956
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1957
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1958
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1959
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1960
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1961
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1962
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1963
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1964
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1965
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1966
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1967
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1968
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1969
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1970
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1971
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1972
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1973
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1974
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1975
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1976
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1977
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1978
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1979
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1980
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1981
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1982
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1983
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1984
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1985
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1986
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1987
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1988
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1989
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1990
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1991
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1992
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1993
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1994
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1995
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1996
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1997
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Gowanda Correctional, 1945 to 1997. The record is 141.0 mm (5.6 in) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 44.5 mm (1.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Gowanda Correctional by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1945
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1946
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1947
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1948
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1949
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1950
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1951
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1952
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1953
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1954
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1955
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1956
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1957
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1958
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1959
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1960
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1961
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1962
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1963
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1964
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1965
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1966
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1967
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1968
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1969
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1970
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1971
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1972
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1973
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1974
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1975
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1976
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1977
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1978
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1979
141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1980
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1981
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1982
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1983
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1984
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1985
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1986
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1987
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1988
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1989
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1990
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1991
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1992
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1993
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1994
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1995
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1996
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1997
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Gowanda Correctional, 1945 to 1997. The record is 154.6 mm (6.1 in) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 72.4 mm (2.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Gowanda Correctional by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1945
45.6 mm (1.8 in)
1946
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1947
115.4 mm (4.5 in)
1948
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1949
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1950
71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1951
53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1952
110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1953
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1954
120.5 mm (4.7 in)
1955
87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1956
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1957
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1958
86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1959
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1960
49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1961
79.4 mm (3.1 in)
1962
74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1963
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1964
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1965
54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1966
52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1967
90.1 mm (3.5 in)
1968
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1969
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1970
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1971
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1972
154.6 mm (6.1 in)
1973
65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1974
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1975
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1976
107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1977
152.9 mm (6.0 in)
1978
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1979
141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1980
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1981
56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1982
67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1983
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1984
112.2 mm (4.4 in)
1985
101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1986
103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1987
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1988
67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1989
70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1990
72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1991
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1992
99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1993
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1994
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1995
50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1996
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1997
66.1 mm (2.6 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Gowanda Correctional, 1945 to 1997. The record is 29 days in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 15 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Gowanda Correctional by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1945
5 days
1946
12 days
1947
15 days
1948
17 days
1949
17 days
1950
13 days
1951
14 days
1952
13 days
1953
16 days
1954
25 days
1955
14 days
1956
14 days
1957
22 days
1958
10 days
1959
16 days
1960
12 days
1961
12 days
1962
14 days
1963
23 days
1964
29 days
1965
9 days
1966
14 days
1967
17 days
1968
20 days
1969
17 days
1970
16 days
1971
19 days
1972
14 days
1973
11 days
1974
16 days
1975
10 days
1976
11 days
1977
11 days
1978
17 days
1979
12 days
1980
16 days
1981
19 days
1982
14 days
1983
29 days
1984
13 days
1985
13 days
1986
18 days
1987
21 days
1988
21 days
1989
25 days
1990
13 days
1991
16 days
1992
14 days
1993
16 days
1994
19 days
1995
29 days
1996
15 days
1997
11 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
42 years with a frost
Across 42 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Gowanda Correctional falls on 10 May and the median first autumn frost on 10 October, which leaves a median of 156 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.3 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Gowanda Correctional
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1959 to 1993)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
10 May
n/a
9 May
n/a
-0.7 days per decade
First autumn frost
10 October
n/a
14 October
n/a
+1.5 days per decade
Growing days
156 days
n/a
158 days
n/a
+2.3 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
42 years, 1946 to 1991
A day with at least 43.8 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 135.1 mm (5.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Gowanda Correctional: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
43.8 mm (1.7 in)
5 years
58.6 mm (2.3 in)
10 years
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
25 years
92.1 mm (3.6 in)
50 years
111.5 mm (4.4 in)
Longer than the 42 years of record
100 years
135.1 mm (5.3 in)
Longer than the 42 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, 42 years of values from 1946 to 1991.
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: 141.0 mm (5.6 in) in 1979; 94.5 mm (3.7 in) in 1954; 86.4 mm (3.4 in) in 1977.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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Data for Gowanda Correctional standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Gowanda Correctional 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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.