Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Newcomb 3 W (USC00305711), New York, United States, with 38 years of record.
Key Facts for Newcomb 3 W
Newcomb 3 W (USC00305711) is a weather station in New York, United States at 43.97 latitude and -74.22 longitude, 494 m (1,621 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1940 to 1977, 38 years of record.
1,464 records set at Newcomb 3 W still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Newcomb 3 W set a daily record low minimum temperature of 0.0 C (32.0 F) on 30 May 1977.
About the Station
Location: New York, United States, 43.97 latitude, -74.22 longitude.
Elevation: 494 m (1,621 ft).
Period of record: 1940 to 1977, 38 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow.
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 Newcomb 3 W. 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 Newcomb 3 W, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
15.6 C (60.1 F)
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
14.4 C (57.9 F)
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
23.3 C (73.9 F)
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
15.6 C (60.1 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 Newcomb 3 W still stand. 1976 holds the most, with 80.
Standing records at Newcomb 3 W by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1940
27
1941
48
1942
43
1943
49
1944
34
1945
42
1946
66
1947
46
1948
47
1949
58
1950
58
1951
43
1952
31
1953
53
1954
46
1955
45
1956
40
1957
40
1958
27
1959
42
1960
16
1961
23
1962
42
1963
33
1964
31
1965
40
1966
40
1967
29
1968
35
1969
13
1970
28
1971
35
1972
30
1973
23
1974
27
1975
35
1976
80
1977
19
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 111.8 mm (4.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Newcomb 3 W. The most was 111.8 mm (4.4 in) on 27 September 1942.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Newcomb 3 W
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
21 January 1959
Feb
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
17 February 1954
Mar
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
3 March 1947
Apr
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
2 April 1970
May
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
22 May 1947
Jun
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
24 June 1944
Jul
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
7 July 1947
Aug
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
10 August 1953
Sep
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
27 September 1942
Oct
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1 October 1959
Nov
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
8 November 1947
Dec
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
31 December 1948
Period of Record Coverage
1940 to 1977
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
38 years of record at Newcomb 3 W, 1940 to 1977. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1940, 1964, 1977.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 33 complete years at Newcomb 3 W, 1941 to 1976. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.3 C (41.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1976, at 2.1 C (35.8 F), and the warmest was 1953, at 7.1 C (44.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.3 C (5.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Newcomb 3 W as warming stripes, 1941 to 1976
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1941
5.8 C
+0.46 C
1942
5.8 C
+0.50 C
1943
4.4 C
-0.92 C
1944
5.0 C
-0.30 C
1945
5.6 C
+0.23 C
1946
6.1 C
+0.74 C
1947
5.5 C
+0.16 C
1948
5.2 C
-0.11 C
1949
6.6 C
+1.22 C
1950
4.9 C
-0.46 C
1951
5.3 C
+0.00 C
1952
6.8 C
+1.41 C
1953
7.1 C
+1.72 C
1954
6.9 C
+1.59 C
1955
6.4 C
+1.09 C
1956
5.5 C
+0.18 C
1957
7.0 C
+1.62 C
1958
4.7 C
-0.69 C
1959
5.3 C
-0.08 C
1960
4.8 C
-0.50 C
1961
5.6 C
+0.22 C
1962
4.3 C
-1.04 C
1963
4.8 C
-0.52 C
1966
5.7 C
+0.36 C
1967
5.2 C
-0.10 C
1969
5.5 C
+0.13 C
1970
5.1 C
-0.24 C
1971
5.3 C
-0.09 C
1972
4.2 C
-1.14 C
1973
5.3 C
-0.06 C
1974
4.5 C
-0.87 C
1975
4.1 C
-1.28 C
1976
2.1 C
-3.24 C
The annual mean temperature here has fallen by 0.4 C (0.1 to 0.7) per decade over 1941 to 1976. In Fahrenheit: 0.8 F (0.3 to 1.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 33 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Newcomb 3 W
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.4 C (-0.7 to -0.1) per decade
-0.8 F (-1.3 to -0.3) per decade
1941 to 1976
33
Fall
Mean daily maximum
-0.8 C (-1.0 to -0.5) per decade
-1.4 F (-1.9 to -1.0) per decade
1941 to 1976
33
Fall
Mean daily minimum
-0.1 C (-0.5 to 0.3) per decade
-0.2 F (-0.9 to 0.5) per decade
1941 to 1976
33
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
1940 to 1977
Yearly extremes at Newcomb 3 W: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1944
32.2 C (90.0 F)
38
Coldest night (TNn)
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1943
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
38
Wettest day (Rx1day)
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1942
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
38
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1945
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
38
Longest dry spell (CDD)
28 days
1947
14 days
38
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Newcomb 3 W, 1940 to 1977. The record is 35.0 C (95.0 F) in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.2 C (90.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Newcomb 3 W by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1940
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1941
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1942
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1943
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1944
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1945
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1946
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1947
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1948
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1949
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1950
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1951
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1952
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1953
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1954
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1955
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1956
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1957
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1958
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1959
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1960
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1961
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1962
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1963
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1964
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1965
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1966
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1967
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1968
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1969
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1970
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1971
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1972
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1973
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1974
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1975
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1976
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1977
29.4 C (84.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Newcomb 3 W, 1940 to 1977. The record is -40.0 C (-40.0 F) in 1943, marked on the chart; the median year is -31.7 C (-25.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Newcomb 3 W by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1940
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1941
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1942
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1943
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1944
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1945
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1946
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1947
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1948
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1949
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1950
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1951
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1952
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1953
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1954
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1955
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1956
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1957
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1958
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1959
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1960
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1961
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1962
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1963
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1964
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1965
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1966
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1967
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1968
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1969
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1970
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1971
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1972
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1973
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1974
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1975
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1976
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1977
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Newcomb 3 W, 1940 to 1977. The record is 111.8 mm (4.4 in) in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.1 mm (1.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Newcomb 3 W by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1940
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1941
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1942
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1943
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1944
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1945
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1946
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1947
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1948
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1949
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1950
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1951
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1952
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1953
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1954
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1955
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1956
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1957
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1958
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1959
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1960
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1961
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1962
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1963
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1964
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1965
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1966
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1967
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1968
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1969
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1970
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1971
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1972
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1973
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1974
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1975
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1976
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1977
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Newcomb 3 W, 1940 to 1977. The record is 142.5 mm (5.6 in) in 1945, marked on the chart; the median year is 71.6 mm (2.8 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Newcomb 3 W by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1940
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1941
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1942
121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1943
76.8 mm (3.0 in)
1944
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1945
142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1946
72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1947
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1948
118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1949
122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1950
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1951
61.9 mm (2.4 in)
1952
95.9 mm (3.8 in)
1953
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1954
104.8 mm (4.1 in)
1955
64.1 mm (2.5 in)
1956
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1957
77.3 mm (3.0 in)
1958
58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1959
114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1960
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1961
59.6 mm (2.3 in)
1962
58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1963
42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1964
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1965
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1966
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1967
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1968
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1969
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1970
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1971
63.6 mm (2.5 in)
1972
72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1973
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1974
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1975
67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1976
71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1977
62.4 mm (2.5 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Newcomb 3 W, 1940 to 1977. The record is 28 days in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is 14 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Newcomb 3 W by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1940
11 days
1941
24 days
1942
11 days
1943
14 days
1944
15 days
1945
10 days
1946
10 days
1947
28 days
1948
27 days
1949
13 days
1950
15 days
1951
16 days
1952
16 days
1953
13 days
1954
8 days
1955
10 days
1956
15 days
1957
15 days
1958
13 days
1959
10 days
1960
11 days
1961
16 days
1962
13 days
1963
20 days
1964
15 days
1965
15 days
1966
19 days
1967
14 days
1968
14 days
1969
11 days
1970
18 days
1971
14 days
1972
10 days
1973
11 days
1974
12 days
1975
13 days
1976
11 days
1977
8 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
33 years with a frost
Across 33 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Newcomb 3 W falls on 25 May and the median first autumn frost on 21 September, which leaves a median of 121 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.5 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Newcomb 3 W
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1944 to 1976)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
25 May
n/a
27 May
n/a
+2.1 days per decade
First autumn frost
21 September
n/a
22 September
n/a
+1.6 days per decade
Growing days
121 days
n/a
122 days
n/a
-0.5 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
32 years, 1941 to 1976
A day with at least 45.9 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 132.7 mm (5.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Newcomb 3 W: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
45.9 mm (1.8 in)
5 years
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
10 years
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
25 years
93.5 mm (3.7 in)
50 years
111.4 mm (4.4 in)
Longer than the 32 years of record
100 years
132.7 mm (5.2 in)
Longer than the 32 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, 32 years of values from 1941 to 1976.
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: 111.8 mm (4.4 in) in 1942; 83.3 mm (3.3 in) in 1945; 79.2 mm (3.1 in) in 1948.
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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.