Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Rifton 1 N (USC00307115), New York, United States, with 47 years of record.
Key Facts for Rifton 1 N
Rifton 1 N (USC00307115) is a weather station in New York, United States at 41.85 latitude and -74.05 longitude, 12 m (39 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1921 to 1967, 47 years of record.
1,464 records set at Rifton 1 N still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Rifton 1 N set a daily record precipitation of 41.7 mm (1.6 in) on 28 August 1967.
About the Station
Location: New York, United States, 41.85 latitude, -74.05 longitude.
Elevation: 12 m (39 ft).
Period of record: 1921 to 1967, 47 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.
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 Rifton 1 N. 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 Rifton 1 N, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
18.9 C (66.0 F)
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
20.0 C (68.0 F)
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
38.9 C (102.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
40.0 C (104.0 F)
6.7 C (44.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
17.8 C (64.0 F)
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Rifton 1 N still stand. 1934 holds the most, with 66.
Standing records at Rifton 1 N by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1924
1
1925
45
1926
62
1927
51
1928
54
1929
60
1930
55
1931
47
1932
51
1933
62
1934
66
1935
33
1936
42
1937
26
1938
42
1939
38
1940
58
1941
40
1942
50
1943
49
1944
28
1945
65
1946
34
1947
43
1948
44
1949
41
1950
36
1951
29
1952
24
1953
50
1954
50
1955
51
1956
37
All-Time Record Progression
2 new records
2 all-time records were set at Rifton 1 N between 1 September 1952 and 5 August 1955. Each dot is a new record.
When Rifton 1 N set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1952-09-01
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1955-08-05
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 40.6 C (105.1 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 139.7 mm (5.5 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Rifton 1 N. The most was 139.7 mm (5.5 in) on 1 September 1952.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Rifton 1 N
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
3 January 1936
Feb
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
7 February 1941
Mar
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
30 March 1951
Apr
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
5 April 1952
May
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
25 May 1947
Jun
94.2 mm (3.7 in)
17 June 1952
Jul
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
27 July 1928
Aug
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
24 August 1933
Sep
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1 September 1952
Oct
132.6 mm (5.2 in)
15 October 1955
Nov
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
3 November 1927
Dec
118.1 mm (4.6 in)
30 December 1948
Period of Record Coverage
1924 to 1956
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
33 years of record at Rifton 1 N, 1924 to 1956. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1924, 1925, 1934, 1946, 1956.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 25 complete years at Rifton 1 N, 1926 to 1955. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.3 C (48.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1935, at 8.0 C (46.4 F), and the warmest was 1955, at 11.0 C (51.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Rifton 1 N as warming stripes, 1926 to 1955
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1926
8.3 C
-1.01 C
1928
9.1 C
-0.23 C
1929
8.9 C
-0.45 C
1930
9.6 C
+0.31 C
1932
8.6 C
-0.68 C
1935
8.0 C
-1.31 C
1936
8.7 C
-0.58 C
1937
9.4 C
+0.04 C
1938
9.4 C
+0.07 C
1939
9.3 C
-0.04 C
1940
8.0 C
-1.31 C
1941
9.6 C
+0.28 C
1942
9.5 C
+0.13 C
1943
8.8 C
-0.49 C
1944
9.5 C
+0.19 C
1945
9.0 C
-0.30 C
1947
9.3 C
-0.01 C
1948
9.0 C
-0.30 C
1949
10.6 C
+1.32 C
1950
9.1 C
-0.26 C
1951
9.3 C
+0.01 C
1952
9.8 C
+0.43 C
1953
10.7 C
+1.39 C
1954
10.5 C
+1.18 C
1955
11.0 C
+1.70 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
1921 to 1967
Yearly extremes at Rifton 1 N: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1955
36.7 C (98.1 F)
33
Coldest night (TNn)
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1943
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
33
Wettest day (Rx1day)
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1952
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
47
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
245.4 mm (9.7 in)
1938
94.3 mm (3.7 in)
47
Longest dry spell (CDD)
36 days
1924
17 days
47
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Rifton 1 N, 1921 to 1967. The record is 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Rifton 1 N by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1921
n/a
1922
n/a
1923
n/a
1924
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1925
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1926
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1927
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1928
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1929
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1930
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1931
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1932
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1933
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1934
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1935
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1936
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1937
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1938
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1939
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1940
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1941
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1942
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1943
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1944
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1945
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1946
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1947
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1948
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1949
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1950
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1951
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1952
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1953
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1954
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1955
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1956
38.9 C (102.0 F)
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 Rifton 1 N, 1921 to 1967. The record is -34.4 C (-29.9 F) in 1943, marked on the chart; the median year is -22.2 C (-8.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Rifton 1 N by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1921
n/a
1922
n/a
1923
n/a
1924
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1925
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1926
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1927
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1928
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1929
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1930
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1931
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1932
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1933
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1934
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1935
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1936
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1937
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1938
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1939
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1940
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1941
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1942
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1943
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1944
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1945
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1946
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1947
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1948
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1949
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1950
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1951
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1952
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1953
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1954
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1955
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1956
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
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 Rifton 1 N, 1921 to 1967. The record is 139.7 mm (5.5 in) in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 58.4 mm (2.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Rifton 1 N by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1921
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1922
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1923
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1924
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1925
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1926
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1927
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1928
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1929
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1930
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1931
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1932
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1933
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1934
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1935
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1936
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1937
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1938
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1939
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1940
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1941
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1942
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1943
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1944
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1945
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1946
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1947
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1948
118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1949
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1950
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1951
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1952
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1953
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1954
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1955
132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1956
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1957
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1958
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1959
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1960
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1961
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1962
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1963
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1964
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1965
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1966
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1967
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Rifton 1 N, 1921 to 1967. The record is 245.4 mm (9.7 in) in 1938, marked on the chart; the median year is 94.3 mm (3.7 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Rifton 1 N by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1921
79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1922
94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1923
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1924
94.8 mm (3.7 in)
1925
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1926
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1927
112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1928
116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1929
93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1930
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1931
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1932
100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1933
182.1 mm (7.2 in)
1934
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1935
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1936
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1937
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1938
245.4 mm (9.7 in)
1939
112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1940
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1941
68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1942
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1943
100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1944
104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1945
105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1946
85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1947
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1948
183.8 mm (7.2 in)
1949
184.6 mm (7.3 in)
1950
82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1951
100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1952
158.3 mm (6.2 in)
1953
90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1954
89.6 mm (3.5 in)
1955
177.4 mm (7.0 in)
1956
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1957
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1958
132.3 mm (5.2 in)
1959
144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1960
117.4 mm (4.6 in)
1961
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1962
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1963
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1964
52.7 mm (2.1 in)
1965
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1966
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1967
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Rifton 1 N, 1921 to 1967. The record is 36 days in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Rifton 1 N by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1921
11 days
1922
25 days
1923
21 days
1924
36 days
1925
18 days
1926
16 days
1927
12 days
1928
24 days
1929
13 days
1930
19 days
1931
15 days
1932
22 days
1933
17 days
1934
18 days
1935
19 days
1936
15 days
1937
13 days
1938
22 days
1939
25 days
1940
17 days
1941
20 days
1942
24 days
1943
23 days
1944
19 days
1945
17 days
1946
16 days
1947
35 days
1948
28 days
1949
13 days
1950
17 days
1951
13 days
1952
25 days
1953
22 days
1954
15 days
1955
23 days
1956
15 days
1957
12 days
1958
26 days
1959
14 days
1960
13 days
1961
14 days
1962
12 days
1963
25 days
1964
33 days
1965
11 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.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
25 years with a frost
Across 25 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Rifton 1 N falls on 6 May and the median first autumn frost on 7 October, which leaves a median of 154 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.1 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Rifton 1 N
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1926 to 1955)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
6 May
n/a
6 May
n/a
-2.4 days per decade
First autumn frost
7 October
n/a
7 October
n/a
-0.4 days per decade
Growing days
154 days
n/a
154 days
n/a
+2.1 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, 1922 to 1966
A day with at least 60.5 mm (2.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 168.1 mm (6.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Rifton 1 N: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
5 years
80.6 mm (3.2 in)
10 years
96.8 mm (3.8 in)
25 years
121.3 mm (4.8 in)
50 years
143.1 mm (5.6 in)
Longer than the 42 years of record
100 years
168.1 mm (6.6 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 1922 to 1966.
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: 139.7 mm (5.5 in) in 1952; 132.6 mm (5.2 in) in 1955; 118.1 mm (4.6 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.