Paul Smiths Weather Records (USC00306459)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Paul Smiths (USC00306459), New York, United States, with 64 years of record.

Key Facts for Paul Smiths

Paul Smiths (USC00306459) is a weather station in New York, United States at 44.43 latitude and -74.27 longitude, 509 m (1,670 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1903 to 1966, 64 years of record.
1,464 records set at Paul Smiths 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, 44.43 latitude, -74.27 longitude.
Elevation: 509 m (1,670 ft).
Period of record: 1903 to 1966, 64 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 Paul Smiths. 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 Paul Smiths, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	16.7 C (62.1 F)	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	16.7 C (62.1 F)	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	36.1 C (97.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	13.3 C (55.9 F)	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Paul Smiths still stand. 1904 holds the most, with 110.

Standing records at Paul Smiths by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1903	77
1904	110
1905	63
1906	76
1907	55
1908	22
1949	39
1950	67
1951	49
1952	58
1953	59
1954	66
1955	72
1956	66
1957	64
1958	46
1959	80
1960	47
1961	62
1962	53
1963	76
1964	63
1965	64
1966	30

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 85.6 mm (3.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Paul Smiths. The most was 85.6 mm (3.4 in) on 29 August 1949.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Paul Smiths
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	1 January 1961
Feb	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	17 February 1954
Mar	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 March 1904
Apr	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	11 April 1961
May	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	14 May 1964
Jun	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 June 1954
Jul	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	2 July 1961
Aug	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	29 August 1949
Sep	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	22 September 1957
Oct	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	21 October 1904
Nov	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	21 November 1954
Dec	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	11 December 1952

Period of Record Coverage

1903 to 1966

24 years of record at Paul Smiths, 1903 to 1966. 11 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1903, 1905, 1907, 1908, 1949, 1951, 1955, 1956 and others.

Days with data per year at Paul Smiths
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1903	239	65%	No
1904	358	98%	Yes
1905	227	62%	No
1906	343	94%	Yes
1907	183	50%	No
1908	80	22%	No
1949	175	48%	No
1950	337	92%	Yes
1951	324	89%	No
1952	347	95%	Yes
1953	349	96%	Yes
1954	358	98%	Yes
1955	322	88%	No
1956	327	89%	No
1957	318	87%	No
1958	362	99%	Yes
1959	354	97%	Yes
1960	351	96%	Yes
1961	358	98%	Yes
1962	362	99%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	328	90%	No
1965	361	99%	Yes
1966	238	65%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

15 complete years, 1904 to 1965

One stripe for each of 15 complete years at Paul Smiths, 1904 to 1965. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 4.9 C (40.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1904, at 2.6 C (36.6 F), and the warmest was 1953, at 6.3 C (43.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.4 C (4.3 F).

Annual mean temperature at Paul Smiths as warming stripes, 1904 to 1965
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1904	2.6 C	-2.37 C
1906	4.7 C	-0.27 C
1950	5.1 C	+0.13 C
1951	5.3 C	+0.40 C
1952	5.7 C	+0.80 C
1953	6.3 C	+1.39 C
1954	5.0 C	+0.07 C
1955	5.2 C	+0.23 C
1958	4.3 C	-0.60 C
1959	5.4 C	+0.45 C
1960	5.3 C	+0.39 C
1961	5.5 C	+0.54 C
1962	4.5 C	-0.42 C
1963	4.6 C	-0.32 C
1965	4.6 C	-0.37 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

1903 to 1966

Yearly extremes at Paul Smiths: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1908	32.2 C (90.0 F)	24
Coldest night (TNn)	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)	1904	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	24
Wettest day (Rx1day)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	1949	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	1949	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	24
Longest dry spell (CDD)	27 days	1903	14 days	24

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Paul Smiths, 1903 to 1966. The record is 36.1 C (97.0 F) in 1908, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.2 C (90.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Paul Smiths by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1903	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1904	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1905	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1906	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1907	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1908	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1949	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1950	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1951	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1952	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1953	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1954	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1955	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1956	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1957	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1958	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1959	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1960	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1961	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1962	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1963	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1964	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1965	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1966	33.3 C (91.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Paul Smiths, 1903 to 1966. The record is -43.3 C (-45.9 F) in 1904, marked on the chart; the median year is -35.6 C (-32.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Paul Smiths by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1903	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1904	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1905	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1906	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1907	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1908	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1949	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1950	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1951	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1952	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1953	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1954	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1955	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1956	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1957	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1958	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1959	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1960	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1961	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1962	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1963	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1964	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1965	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1966	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Paul Smiths, 1903 to 1966. The record is 85.6 mm (3.4 in) in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.6 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Paul Smiths by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1903	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1904	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1905	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1906	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1907	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1908	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1949	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1950	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1951	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1952	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1953	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1954	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1955	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1956	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1957	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1958	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1959	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1960	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1961	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1962	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1963	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1964	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1965	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1966	30.5 mm (1.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Paul Smiths, 1903 to 1966. The record is 99.3 mm (3.9 in) in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is 69.1 mm (2.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Paul Smiths by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1903	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1904	74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1905	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1906	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1907	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1908	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1949	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1950	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1951	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1952	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1953	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1954	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1955	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1956	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1957	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1958	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1959	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1960	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1961	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1962	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1963	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1964	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1965	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1966	55.9 mm (2.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Paul Smiths, 1903 to 1966. The record is 27 days in 1903, marked on the chart; the median year is 14 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Paul Smiths by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1903	27 days
1904	17 days
1905	17 days
1906	17 days
1907	11 days
1908	14 days
1949	9 days
1950	12 days
1951	15 days
1952	12 days
1953	16 days
1954	13 days
1955	11 days
1956	15 days
1957	15 days
1958	11 days
1959	13 days
1960	9 days
1961	13 days
1962	12 days
1963	19 days
1964	8 days
1965	18 days
1966	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.

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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 2026-10-13 (13 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).