High Falls Weather Records (USC00303839)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for High Falls (USC00303839), New York, United States, with 41 years of record.

Key Facts for High Falls

High Falls (USC00303839) is a weather station in New York, United States at 41.83 latitude and -74.13 longitude, 43 m (141 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1927 to 1967, 41 years of record.
1,196 records set at High Falls still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
High Falls tied a daily record precipitation of 28.2 mm (1.1 in) on 10 October 1967.

About the Station

Location: New York, United States, 41.83 latitude, -74.13 longitude.
Elevation: 43 m (141 ft).
Period of record: 1927 to 1967, 41 years.
Eligible elements: prcp.

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 High Falls. 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 High Falls, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	5.6 C (42.1 F)	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	13.9 C (57.0 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	20.0 C (68.0 F)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	31.1 C (88.0 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	25.6 C (78.1 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	13.3 C (55.9 F)	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	12.2 C (54.0 F)	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,196 standing records

1,196 records at High Falls still stand. 1927 holds the most, with 920.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 160.0 mm (6.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at High Falls. The most was 160.0 mm (6.3 in) on 15 October 1955.

Record daily precipitation for each month at High Falls
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	19 January 1936
Feb	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	4 February 1961
Mar	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	30 March 1951
Apr	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	5 April 1952
May	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 May 1947
Jun	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	25 June 1929
Jul	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	27 July 1928
Aug	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	19 August 1955
Sep	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	12 September 1960
Oct	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	15 October 1955
Nov	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	3 November 1927
Dec	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	30 December 1948

Period of Record Coverage

1927 to 1940

4 years of record at High Falls, 1927 to 1940. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1927, 1928, 1939, 1940.

Latest Records

Latest records at High Falls
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 October 1967	High Falls, US	daily rain (Tie)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	tie	16 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1967	High Falls, US	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	5 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1967	High Falls, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1967	High Falls, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	29 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1967	High Falls, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	37 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1967	High Falls, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1967	High Falls, US	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	4 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1966	High Falls, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	15 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1966	High Falls, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	39 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1966	High Falls, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1966	High Falls, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
9 June 1966	High Falls, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	36 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1966	High Falls, US	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	15 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1966	High Falls, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1966	High Falls, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1966	High Falls, US	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	34 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1965	High Falls, US	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	24 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 1965	High Falls, US	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	24 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1965	High Falls, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	34 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1965	High Falls, US	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	36 years	18 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1927 to 1967

Yearly extremes at High Falls: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1927	25.6 C (78.0 F)	4
Coldest night (TNn)	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	1927	-8.0 C (17.5 F)	4
Wettest day (Rx1day)	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	1955	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	41
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	245.0 mm (9.6 in)	1955	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	41
Longest dry spell (CDD)	35 days	1947	17 days	41

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at High Falls, 1927 to 1967. The record is 31.1 C (88.0 F) in 1927, marked on the chart; the median year is 25.6 C (78.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at High Falls by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1927	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1928	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	13.3 C (55.9 F)
1940	23.3 C (73.9 F)
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at High Falls, 1927 to 1967. The record is -28.9 C (-20.0 F) in 1927, marked on the chart; the median year is -8.0 C (17.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at High Falls by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1927	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1928	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1940	1.1 C (34.0 F)
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at High Falls, 1927 to 1967. The record is 160.0 mm (6.3 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 58.9 mm (2.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at High Falls by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1927	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1928	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1929	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1930	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1931	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1932	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1933	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1934	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1935	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1936	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1937	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1938	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1939	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1940	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1941	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1942	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1943	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1944	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1945	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1946	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1947	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1948	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1949	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1950	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1951	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1952	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1953	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1954	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1955	160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1956	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1957	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1958	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1959	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1960	124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1961	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1962	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1963	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1964	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1965	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1966	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1967	44.5 mm (1.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at High Falls, 1927 to 1967. The record is 245.0 mm (9.6 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 95.8 mm (3.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at High Falls by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1927	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1928	127.4 mm (5.0 in)
1929	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1930	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1931	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1932	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1933	196.4 mm (7.7 in)
1934	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1935	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1936	86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1937	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1938	161.9 mm (6.4 in)
1939	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1940	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1941	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1942	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1943	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1944	100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1945	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1946	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1947	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1948	161.0 mm (6.3 in)
1949	167.4 mm (6.6 in)
1950	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1951	101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1952	111.6 mm (4.4 in)
1953	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1954	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1955	245.0 mm (9.6 in)
1956	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1957	116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1958	132.0 mm (5.2 in)
1959	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1960	132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1961	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1962	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1963	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1964	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1965	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1966	92.9 mm (3.7 in)
1967	73.2 mm (2.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at High Falls, 1927 to 1967. The record is 35 days in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at High Falls by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1927	13 days
1928	14 days
1929	13 days
1930	19 days
1931	16 days
1932	26 days
1933	25 days
1934	17 days
1935	20 days
1936	17 days
1937	10 days
1938	28 days
1939	25 days
1940	21 days
1941	24 days
1942	19 days
1943	19 days
1944	18 days
1945	16 days
1946	15 days
1947	35 days
1948	20 days
1949	21 days
1950	17 days
1951	12 days
1952	25 days
1953	23 days
1954	13 days
1955	17 days
1956	14 days
1957	12 days
1958	16 days
1959	13 days
1960	13 days
1961	14 days
1962	13 days
1963	28 days
1964	31 days
1965	17 days
1966	17 days
1967	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.

Rainfall Return Levels

40 years, 1927 to 1967

A day with at least 61.7 mm (2.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 160.8 mm (6.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at High Falls: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
5 years	82.2 mm (3.2 in)
10 years	97.9 mm (3.9 in)
25 years	120.6 mm (4.7 in)
50 years	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	Longer than the 40 years of record
100 years	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	Longer than the 40 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, 40 years of values from 1927 to 1967.

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: 160.0 mm (6.3 in) in 1955; 124.7 mm (4.9 in) in 1960; 102.4 mm (4.0 in) in 1928.

Download the Data

Data for High Falls standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for High Falls 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).