Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ray Brook (USC00306957), New York, United States, with 36 years of record.
Key Facts for Ray Brook
Ray Brook (USC00306957) is a weather station in New York, United States at 44.30 latitude and -74.10 longitude, 494 m (1,620 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1969 to 2004, 36 years of record.
1,464 records set at Ray Brook still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Ray Brook set a daily record low minimum temperature of -26.1 C (-15.0 F) on 25 February 2004.
About the Station
Location: New York, United States, 44.30 latitude, -74.10 longitude.
Elevation: 494 m (1,620 ft).
Period of record: 1969 to 2004, 36 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 Ray Brook. 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 Ray Brook, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
16.1 C (61.0 F)
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
15.6 C (60.1 F)
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
33.9 C (93.0 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
20.6 C (69.1 F)
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
16.1 C (61.0 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 Ray Brook still stand. 1976 holds the most, with 65.
Standing records at Ray Brook by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1969
13
1970
43
1971
45
1972
52
1973
59
1974
48
1975
37
1976
65
1977
41
1978
47
1979
54
1980
39
1981
46
1982
43
1983
39
1984
39
1985
19
1986
32
1987
49
1988
56
1989
48
1990
52
1991
42
1992
39
1993
46
1994
37
1995
28
1996
34
1997
26
1998
39
1999
43
2000
27
2001
38
2002
49
2003
37
2004
13
Wettest Day of Each Month
Nov: 101.6 mm (4.0 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ray Brook. The most was 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 9 November 1996.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Ray Brook
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
8 January 1998
Feb
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
14 February 1971
Mar
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
5 March 1971
Apr
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
18 April 1982
May
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
21 May 1971
Jun
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
26 June 1998
Jul
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1 July 1998
Aug
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
5 August 1989
Sep
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
17 September 1999
Oct
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
18 October 1977
Nov
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
9 November 1996
Dec
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
4 December 2003
Period of Record Coverage
1969 to 2004
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
36 years of record at Ray Brook, 1969 to 2004. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1969, 1979, 1984, 2002, 2004.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 19 complete years at Ray Brook, 1971 to 2003. 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 1972, at 3.6 C (38.5 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 6.7 C (44.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Ray Brook as warming stripes, 1971 to 2003
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1971
4.2 C
-0.74 C
1972
3.6 C
-1.32 C
1973
5.5 C
+0.62 C
1974
4.3 C
-0.62 C
1981
4.7 C
-0.20 C
1987
5.3 C
+0.35 C
1988
5.0 C
+0.06 C
1989
4.3 C
-0.61 C
1990
6.5 C
+1.53 C
1991
5.9 C
+0.93 C
1992
4.1 C
-0.85 C
1993
4.6 C
-0.31 C
1994
4.4 C
-0.49 C
1995
5.2 C
+0.23 C
1996
5.0 C
+0.03 C
1997
4.1 C
-0.82 C
1998
6.7 C
+1.80 C
1999
6.0 C
+1.08 C
2003
4.3 C
-0.61 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
1969 to 2004
Yearly extremes at Ray Brook: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1988
31.1 C (88.0 F)
36
Coldest night (TNn)
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1994
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
36
Wettest day (Rx1day)
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1996
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
36
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1999
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
36
Longest dry spell (CDD)
24 days
1995
12 days
36
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Ray Brook, 1969 to 2004. The record is 35.6 C (96.1 F) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.1 C (88.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Ray Brook by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1969
23.3 C (73.9 F)
1970
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1971
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1972
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1973
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1974
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1975
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1976
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1977
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1978
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1979
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1980
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1981
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1982
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1983
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1984
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1985
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1986
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1987
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1988
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1989
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1990
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1991
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1992
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1993
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1994
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1995
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1996
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1997
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1998
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1999
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2000
30.0 C (86.0 F)
2001
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2002
31.7 C (89.1 F)
2003
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2004
3.9 C (39.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Ray Brook, 1969 to 2004. The record is -37.2 C (-35.0 F) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is -32.2 C (-26.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Ray Brook by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1969
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1970
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1971
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1972
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1973
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1974
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1975
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1976
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1977
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1978
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1979
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1980
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1981
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1982
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1983
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1984
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1985
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1986
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1987
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1988
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1989
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1990
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1991
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1992
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1993
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1994
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1995
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1996
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1997
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1998
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1999
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2000
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2001
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2002
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2003
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
2004
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Ray Brook, 1969 to 2004. The record is 101.6 mm (4.0 in) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.0 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ray Brook by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1969
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1970
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1971
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1972
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1973
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1974
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1975
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1976
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1977
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1978
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1979
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1980
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1981
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1982
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1983
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1984
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1985
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1986
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1987
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1988
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1989
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1990
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1991
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1992
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1993
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1994
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1995
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1996
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1997
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1998
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1999
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
2000
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
2001
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
2002
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
2003
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
2004
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Ray Brook, 1969 to 2004. The record is 128.8 mm (5.1 in) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 68.6 mm (2.7 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ray Brook by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1969
50.7 mm (2.0 in)
1970
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1971
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1972
88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1973
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1974
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1975
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1976
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1977
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1978
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1979
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1980
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1981
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1982
70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1983
84.7 mm (3.3 in)
1984
58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1985
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1986
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1987
52.4 mm (2.1 in)
1988
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1989
82.2 mm (3.2 in)
1990
61.9 mm (2.4 in)
1991
119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1992
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1993
61.9 mm (2.4 in)
1994
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1995
66.9 mm (2.6 in)
1996
111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1997
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1998
125.3 mm (4.9 in)
1999
128.8 mm (5.1 in)
2000
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
2001
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2002
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
2003
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
2004
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Ray Brook, 1969 to 2004. The record is 24 days in 1995, marked on the chart; the median year is 12 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ray Brook by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1969
3 days
1970
6 days
1971
11 days
1972
15 days
1973
10 days
1974
11 days
1975
23 days
1976
10 days
1977
11 days
1978
15 days
1979
10 days
1980
14 days
1981
12 days
1982
15 days
1983
14 days
1984
14 days
1985
14 days
1986
9 days
1987
19 days
1988
18 days
1989
11 days
1990
10 days
1991
11 days
1992
12 days
1993
9 days
1994
14 days
1995
24 days
1996
11 days
1997
11 days
1998
12 days
1999
12 days
2000
10 days
2001
17 days
2002
20 days
2003
16 days
2004
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.
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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.