Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Saranac Lake (USC00307472), New York, United States, with 74 years of record.
Key Facts for Saranac Lake
Saranac Lake (USC00307472) is a weather station in New York, United States at 44.33 latitude and -74.13 longitude, 482 m (1,581 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 1966, 74 years of record.
1,464 records set at Saranac Lake still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Saranac Lake set a daily record low maximum temperature of 2.8 C (37.0 F) on 28 April 1966.
About the Station
Location: New York, United States, 44.33 latitude, -74.13 longitude.
Elevation: 482 m (1,581 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 1966, 74 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 Saranac Lake. 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 Saranac Lake, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
18.3 C (64.9 F)
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
17.2 C (63.0 F)
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
36.1 C (97.0 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
23.3 C (73.9 F)
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
16.7 C (62.1 F)
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Saranac Lake still stand. 1895 holds the most, with 70.
Standing records at Saranac Lake by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1893
16
1894
55
1895
70
1896
60
1897
63
1898
46
1899
53
1900
30
1901
39
1902
30
1903
56
1904
38
1905
26
1906
48
1907
36
1908
31
1909
24
1910
6
1912
4
1948
33
1949
51
1950
61
1951
41
1952
36
1953
62
1954
44
1955
47
1956
55
1957
44
1958
31
1959
54
1960
18
1961
28
1962
32
1963
28
1964
30
1965
33
1966
5
Wettest Day of Each Month
Oct: 67.3 mm (2.6 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Saranac Lake. The most was 67.3 mm (2.6 in) on 21 October 1904.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Saranac Lake
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
23 January 1957
Feb
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
16 February 1909
Mar
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1 March 1900
Apr
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
20 April 1893
May
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
9 May 1964
Jun
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
24 June 1894
Jul
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
12 July 1951
Aug
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
29 August 1949
Sep
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
4 September 1907
Oct
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
21 October 1904
Nov
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
12 November 1900
Dec
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
31 December 1948
Period of Record Coverage
1893 to 1966
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
38 years of record at Saranac Lake, 1893 to 1966. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1909, 1910, 1912, 1966.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 30 complete years at Saranac Lake, 1894 to 1965. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.3 C (41.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1904, at 3.7 C (38.7 F), and the warmest was 1953, at 6.7 C (44.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Saranac Lake as warming stripes, 1894 to 1965
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1894
5.8 C
+0.50 C
1895
4.7 C
-0.58 C
1896
4.8 C
-0.46 C
1897
5.2 C
-0.08 C
1898
6.3 C
+1.04 C
1899
5.5 C
+0.19 C
1900
4.8 C
-0.45 C
1901
5.2 C
-0.09 C
1902
5.4 C
+0.13 C
1903
5.3 C
+0.03 C
1904
3.7 C
-1.55 C
1905
4.7 C
-0.60 C
1906
5.2 C
-0.07 C
1949
6.6 C
+1.28 C
1950
5.3 C
-0.03 C
1951
5.5 C
+0.24 C
1952
6.0 C
+0.70 C
1953
6.7 C
+1.37 C
1954
5.2 C
-0.06 C
1955
5.2 C
-0.08 C
1956
4.4 C
-0.84 C
1957
5.2 C
-0.06 C
1958
4.2 C
-1.10 C
1959
5.7 C
+0.46 C
1960
5.5 C
+0.20 C
1961
5.8 C
+0.56 C
1962
4.9 C
-0.39 C
1963
4.8 C
-0.48 C
1964
5.7 C
+0.37 C
1965
5.0 C
-0.26 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1894 to 1965 is 0.03 C (-0.05 to 0.12) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 30 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Saranac Lake
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.03 C (-0.05 to 0.12) per decade
0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade
1894 to 1965
30
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade
1894 to 1965
30
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.01 C (-0.08 to 0.09) per decade
0.01 F (-0.14 to 0.17) per decade
1894 to 1965
30
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
1893 to 1966
Yearly extremes at Saranac Lake: 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)
1953
31.7 C (89.1 F)
38
Coldest night (TNn)
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1950
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
38
Wettest day (Rx1day)
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1904
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
38
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1897
67.7 mm (2.7 in)
38
Longest dry spell (CDD)
45 days
1903
13 days
38
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Saranac Lake, 1893 to 1966. The record is 36.1 C (97.0 F) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.7 C (89.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Saranac Lake by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1893
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1894
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1895
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1896
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1897
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1898
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1899
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1900
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1901
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1902
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1903
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1904
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1905
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1906
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1907
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1908
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1909
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1910
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1912
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1948
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1949
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1950
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1951
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1952
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1953
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1954
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1955
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1956
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1957
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1958
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1959
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1960
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1961
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1962
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1963
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1964
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1965
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1966
21.1 C (70.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Saranac Lake, 1893 to 1966. The record is -40.0 C (-40.0 F) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is -32.8 C (-27.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Saranac Lake by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1893
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1894
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1895
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1896
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1897
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1898
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1899
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1900
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1901
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1902
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1903
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1904
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1905
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1906
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1907
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1908
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1909
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1910
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1912
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1948
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1949
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1950
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1951
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1952
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1953
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1954
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1955
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1956
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1957
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1958
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1959
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1960
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1961
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1962
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1963
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1964
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1965
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1966
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Saranac Lake, 1893 to 1966. The record is 67.3 mm (2.6 in) in 1904, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.9 mm (1.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Saranac Lake by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1894
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1895
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1896
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1897
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1898
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1899
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1900
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1901
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1902
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1903
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1904
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1905
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1906
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1907
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1908
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1909
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1910
16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1912
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1948
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1949
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1950
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1951
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1952
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1953
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1954
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1955
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1956
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1957
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1958
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1959
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1960
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1961
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1962
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1963
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1964
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1965
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1966
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Saranac Lake, 1893 to 1966. The record is 105.7 mm (4.2 in) in 1897, marked on the chart; the median year is 67.7 mm (2.7 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Saranac Lake by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893
69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1894
93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1895
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1896
82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1897
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1898
61.3 mm (2.4 in)
1899
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1900
65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1901
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1902
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1903
67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1904
72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1905
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1906
44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1907
86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1908
41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1909
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1910
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1912
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1948
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1949
101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1950
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1951
69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1952
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1953
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1954
77.9 mm (3.1 in)
1955
79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1956
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1957
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1958
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1959
71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1960
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1961
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1962
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1963
68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1964
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1965
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1966
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Saranac Lake, 1893 to 1966. The record is 45 days in 1903, marked on the chart; the median year is 13 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Saranac Lake by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893
11 days
1894
13 days
1895
12 days
1896
16 days
1897
12 days
1898
15 days
1899
11 days
1900
16 days
1901
16 days
1902
12 days
1903
45 days
1904
17 days
1905
17 days
1906
12 days
1907
11 days
1908
13 days
1909
7 days
1910
8 days
1912
18 days
1948
16 days
1949
13 days
1950
12 days
1951
15 days
1952
19 days
1953
15 days
1954
13 days
1955
12 days
1956
16 days
1957
18 days
1958
13 days
1959
16 days
1960
11 days
1961
12 days
1962
10 days
1963
20 days
1964
11 days
1965
21 days
1966
9 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
30 years with a frost
Across 30 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Saranac Lake falls on 1 June and the median first autumn frost on 8 September, which leaves a median of 104 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -2.7 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Saranac Lake
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1894 to 1965)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
1 June
n/a
1 June
n/a
+1.5 days per decade
First autumn frost
8 September
n/a
8 September
n/a
-1.2 days per decade
Growing days
104 days
n/a
104 days
n/a
-2.7 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, 1894 to 1965
A day with at least 42.7 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 79.8 mm (3.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Saranac Lake: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
5 years
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
10 years
60.0 mm (2.4 in)
25 years
68.2 mm (2.7 in)
50 years
74.1 mm (2.9 in)
Longer than the 32 years of record
100 years
79.8 mm (3.1 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 1894 to 1965.
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: 67.3 mm (2.6 in) in 1904; 64.8 mm (2.6 in) in 1894; 63.0 mm (2.5 in) in 1951.
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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.