Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Scarsdale (USC00307497), New York, United States, with 88 years of record.
Key Facts for Scarsdale
Scarsdale (USC00307497) is a weather station in New York, United States at 40.98 latitude and -73.80 longitude, 61 m (199 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1904 to 1991, 88 years of record.
1,464 records set at Scarsdale still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Scarsdale set a daily record low maximum temperature of 16.7 C (62.1 F) on 20 September 1991.
About the Station
Location: New York, United States, 40.98 latitude, -73.80 longitude.
Elevation: 61 m (199 ft).
Period of record: 1904 to 1991, 88 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
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 Scarsdale. 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 Scarsdale, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
22.8 C (73.0 F)
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
37.8 C (100.0 F)
3.3 C (37.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
40.6 C (105.1 F)
7.2 C (45.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
40.0 C (104.0 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
38.9 C (102.0 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
21.1 C (70.0 F)
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Scarsdale still stand. 1945 holds the most, with 37.
Standing records at Scarsdale by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1904
35
1905
15
1906
17
1907
29
1908
15
1909
22
1910
11
1911
19
1912
14
1913
19
1914
23
1915
16
1916
34
1917
27
1918
28
1919
20
1920
12
1921
14
1922
6
1923
20
1924
11
1925
20
1926
23
1927
18
1928
20
1929
20
1930
27
1931
26
1932
21
1933
27
1934
25
1935
13
1936
15
1937
15
1938
19
1939
6
1940
18
1941
16
1942
8
1943
9
1944
19
1945
37
1946
16
1947
20
1948
24
1949
28
1950
15
1951
13
1952
13
1953
20
1954
15
1955
13
1956
21
1957
15
1958
7
1959
17
1960
11
1961
12
1962
17
1963
10
1964
19
1965
16
1966
13
1967
15
1968
12
1969
7
1970
11
1971
6
1972
8
1973
14
1974
13
1975
8
1976
19
1977
11
1978
9
1979
24
1980
14
1981
4
1982
22
1983
19
1984
17
1985
9
1986
9
1987
6
1988
11
1989
17
1990
22
1991
13
All-Time Record Progression
7 new records
7 all-time records were set at Scarsdale between 9 February 1934 and 11 June 1984. Each dot is a new record.
When Scarsdale set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1934-02-09
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1936-07-09
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 40.6 C (105.1 F)
1938-09-21
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 161.3 mm (6.4 in)
1944-08-15
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 26.7 C (80.1 F)
1978-07-22
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 27.8 C (82.0 F)
1978-07-23
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 28.9 C (84.0 F)
1984-06-11
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 30.6 C (87.1 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 161.3 mm (6.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Scarsdale. The most was 161.3 mm (6.4 in) on 21 September 1938.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Scarsdale
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
21 January 1979
Feb
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
27 February 1912
Mar
103.4 mm (4.1 in)
13 March 1953
Apr
99.8 mm (3.9 in)
9 April 1980
May
143.5 mm (5.6 in)
27 May 1946
Jun
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
19 June 1972
Jul
134.6 mm (5.3 in)
27 July 1942
Aug
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
16 August 1909
Sep
161.3 mm (6.4 in)
21 September 1938
Oct
111.3 mm (4.4 in)
16 October 1955
Nov
122.7 mm (4.8 in)
8 November 1977
Dec
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
14 December 1909
Period of Record Coverage
1904 to 1991
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
88 years of record at Scarsdale, 1904 to 1991. 10 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1942, 1943, 1973, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 74 complete years at Scarsdale, 1904 to 1986. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.8 C (51.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1904, at 8.2 C (46.8 F), and the warmest was 1949, at 12.3 C (54.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.6 C (4.7 F).
Annual mean temperature at Scarsdale as warming stripes, 1904 to 1986
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1904
8.2 C
-2.56 C
1905
9.4 C
-1.43 C
1906
10.3 C
-0.46 C
1907
8.6 C
-2.18 C
1908
9.6 C
-1.18 C
1909
9.9 C
-0.89 C
1910
10.3 C
-0.52 C
1911
10.5 C
-0.28 C
1912
10.5 C
-0.27 C
1913
11.8 C
+1.01 C
1914
9.8 C
-1.04 C
1915
10.3 C
-0.49 C
1916
9.7 C
-1.13 C
1917
8.7 C
-2.05 C
1918
10.2 C
-0.64 C
1919
10.7 C
-0.05 C
1920
10.1 C
-0.69 C
1921
11.9 C
+1.14 C
1922
11.0 C
+0.24 C
1923
10.3 C
-0.47 C
1924
9.9 C
-0.87 C
1925
10.7 C
-0.06 C
1926
9.3 C
-1.51 C
1927
10.5 C
-0.28 C
1928
10.7 C
-0.14 C
1929
11.0 C
+0.16 C
1930
11.4 C
+0.56 C
1931
12.2 C
+1.38 C
1932
11.7 C
+0.87 C
1933
11.0 C
+0.25 C
1934
10.2 C
-0.55 C
1935
10.3 C
-0.46 C
1936
10.3 C
-0.51 C
1937
10.9 C
+0.12 C
1938
11.0 C
+0.22 C
1939
10.6 C
-0.21 C
1940
9.3 C
-1.51 C
1941
11.1 C
+0.27 C
1944
11.8 C
+1.00 C
1946
12.1 C
+1.34 C
1948
10.8 C
-0.01 C
1949
12.3 C
+1.54 C
1951
11.3 C
+0.51 C
1952
11.7 C
+0.89 C
1953
12.2 C
+1.45 C
1954
11.3 C
+0.49 C
1955
11.3 C
+0.49 C
1956
11.0 C
+0.18 C
1957
11.7 C
+0.87 C
1958
10.4 C
-0.42 C
1959
12.0 C
+1.20 C
1960
10.8 C
+0.04 C
1961
11.1 C
+0.35 C
1962
10.2 C
-0.56 C
1964
11.2 C
+0.36 C
1965
10.8 C
+0.05 C
1966
10.9 C
+0.15 C
1967
10.6 C
-0.17 C
1968
11.0 C
+0.17 C
1969
11.1 C
+0.27 C
1970
11.2 C
+0.45 C
1971
11.5 C
+0.72 C
1972
10.8 C
+0.03 C
1974
11.6 C
+0.79 C
1975
12.0 C
+1.21 C
1976
11.0 C
+0.21 C
1977
11.5 C
+0.73 C
1978
10.4 C
-0.39 C
1980
11.1 C
+0.26 C
1981
10.8 C
+0.03 C
1982
10.5 C
-0.31 C
1983
11.6 C
+0.83 C
1985
11.8 C
+1.02 C
1986
11.6 C
+0.80 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade over 1904 to 1986. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (0.2 to 0.5) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 74 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Scarsdale
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.3 F (0.2 to 0.5) per decade
1904 to 1986
74
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade
0.5 F (0.4 to 0.7) per decade
1904 to 1986
74
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.08 C (0.01 to 0.16) per decade
0.15 F (0.01 to 0.28) per decade
1904 to 1986
74
Rise
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
1904 to 1991
Yearly extremes at Scarsdale: 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)
1936
36.1 C (97.0 F)
88
Coldest night (TNn)
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1934
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
88
Wettest day (Rx1day)
161.3 mm (6.4 in)
1938
67.9 mm (2.7 in)
88
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
269.2 mm (10.6 in)
1938
107.5 mm (4.2 in)
88
Longest dry spell (CDD)
43 days
1924
18 days
88
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Scarsdale, 1904 to 1991. The record is 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Scarsdale by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1904
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1905
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1906
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1907
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1908
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1909
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1910
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1911
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1912
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1913
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1914
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1915
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1916
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1917
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1918
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1919
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1920
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1921
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1922
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1923
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1924
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1925
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1926
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1927
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1928
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1929
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1930
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1931
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1932
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1933
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1934
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1935
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1936
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1937
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1938
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1939
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1940
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1941
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1942
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1943
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1944
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1945
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1946
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1947
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1948
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1949
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1950
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1951
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1952
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1953
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1954
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1955
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1956
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1957
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1958
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1959
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1960
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1961
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1962
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1963
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1964
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1965
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1966
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1967
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1968
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1969
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1970
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1971
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1972
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1973
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1974
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1975
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1976
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1977
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1978
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1979
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1980
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1981
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1982
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1983
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1984
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1985
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1986
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1987
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1988
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1989
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1990
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1991
36.1 C (97.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Scarsdale, 1904 to 1991. The record is -27.8 C (-18.0 F) in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is -18.9 C (-2.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Scarsdale by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1904
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1905
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1906
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1907
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1908
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1909
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1910
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1911
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1912
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1913
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1914
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1915
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1916
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1917
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1918
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1919
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1920
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1921
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1922
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1923
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1924
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1925
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1926
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1927
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1928
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1929
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1930
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1931
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1932
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1933
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1934
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1935
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1936
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1937
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1938
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1939
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1940
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1941
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1942
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1943
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1944
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1945
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1946
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1947
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1948
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1949
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1950
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1951
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1952
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1953
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1954
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1955
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1956
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1957
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1958
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1959
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1960
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1961
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1962
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1963
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1964
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1965
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1966
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1967
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1968
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1969
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1970
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1971
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1972
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1973
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1974
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1975
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1976
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1977
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1978
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1979
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1980
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1981
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1982
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1983
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1984
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1985
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1986
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1987
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1988
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1989
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1990
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1991
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Scarsdale, 1904 to 1991. The record is 161.3 mm (6.4 in) in 1938, marked on the chart; the median year is 67.9 mm (2.7 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Scarsdale by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1904
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1905
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1906
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1907
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1908
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1909
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1910
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1911
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1912
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1913
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1914
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1915
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1916
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1917
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1918
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1919
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1920
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1921
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1922
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1923
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1924
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1925
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1926
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1927
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1928
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1929
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1930
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1931
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1932
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1933
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1934
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1935
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1936
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1937
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1938
161.3 mm (6.4 in)
1939
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1940
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1941
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1942
134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1943
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1944
123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1945
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1946
143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1947
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1948
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1949
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1950
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1951
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1952
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1953
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1954
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1955
131.3 mm (5.2 in)
1956
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1957
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1958
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1959
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1960
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1961
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1962
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1963
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1964
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1965
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1966
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1967
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1968
118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1969
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1970
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1971
97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1972
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1973
92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1974
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1975
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1976
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1977
122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1978
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1979
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1980
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1981
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1982
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1983
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1984
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1985
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1986
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1987
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1988
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1989
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1990
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1991
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Scarsdale, 1904 to 1991. The record is 269.2 mm (10.6 in) in 1938, marked on the chart; the median year is 107.5 mm (4.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Scarsdale by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1904
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1905
91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1906
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1907
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1908
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1909
164.6 mm (6.5 in)
1910
118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1911
93.9 mm (3.7 in)
1912
180.4 mm (7.1 in)
1913
133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1914
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1915
156.4 mm (6.2 in)
1916
113.1 mm (4.5 in)
1917
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1918
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1919
140.4 mm (5.5 in)
1920
130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1921
115.2 mm (4.5 in)
1922
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1923
116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1924
97.4 mm (3.8 in)
1925
64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1926
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1927
164.5 mm (6.5 in)
1928
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1929
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1930
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1931
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1932
97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1933
160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1934
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1935
93.3 mm (3.7 in)
1936
129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1937
121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1938
269.2 mm (10.6 in)
1939
96.1 mm (3.8 in)
1940
97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1941
128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1942
160.8 mm (6.3 in)
1943
118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1944
267.0 mm (10.5 in)
1945
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1946
146.3 mm (5.8 in)
1947
114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1948
90.6 mm (3.6 in)
1949
114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1950
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1951
131.8 mm (5.2 in)
1952
107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1953
142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1954
129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1955
247.4 mm (9.7 in)
1956
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1957
88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1958
136.9 mm (5.4 in)
1959
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1960
118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1961
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1962
92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1963
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1964
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1965
90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1966
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1967
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1968
126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1969
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1970
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1971
166.1 mm (6.5 in)
1972
163.1 mm (6.4 in)
1973
92.9 mm (3.7 in)
1974
149.9 mm (5.9 in)
1975
238.7 mm (9.4 in)
1976
126.8 mm (5.0 in)
1977
162.1 mm (6.4 in)
1978
101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1979
173.7 mm (6.8 in)
1980
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1981
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1982
91.8 mm (3.6 in)
1983
107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1984
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1985
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1986
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1987
121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1988
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1989
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1990
128.1 mm (5.0 in)
1991
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Scarsdale, 1904 to 1991. The record is 43 days in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Scarsdale by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1904
24 days
1905
20 days
1906
16 days
1907
18 days
1908
22 days
1909
17 days
1910
31 days
1911
22 days
1912
25 days
1913
19 days
1914
20 days
1915
26 days
1916
17 days
1917
21 days
1918
18 days
1919
20 days
1920
15 days
1921
17 days
1922
24 days
1923
19 days
1924
43 days
1925
13 days
1926
16 days
1927
14 days
1928
18 days
1929
17 days
1930
19 days
1931
19 days
1932
18 days
1933
10 days
1934
16 days
1935
14 days
1936
13 days
1937
11 days
1938
19 days
1939
25 days
1940
20 days
1941
21 days
1942
20 days
1943
19 days
1944
18 days
1945
12 days
1946
17 days
1947
23 days
1948
17 days
1949
21 days
1950
17 days
1951
13 days
1952
11 days
1953
16 days
1954
14 days
1955
14 days
1956
15 days
1957
22 days
1958
14 days
1959
17 days
1960
18 days
1961
18 days
1962
14 days
1963
28 days
1964
21 days
1965
20 days
1966
18 days
1967
16 days
1968
25 days
1969
16 days
1970
16 days
1971
17 days
1972
13 days
1973
28 days
1974
16 days
1975
16 days
1976
28 days
1977
19 days
1978
18 days
1979
14 days
1980
27 days
1981
16 days
1982
26 days
1983
16 days
1984
20 days
1985
19 days
1986
15 days
1987
13 days
1988
5 days
1989
25 days
1990
13 days
1991
20 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
74 years with a frost
Across 74 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Scarsdale falls on 24 April and the median first autumn frost on 18 October, which leaves a median of 179 days between them.
In 1953 to 1986 the median growing season was 178 days. That is 2 days fewer than in 1904 to 1933.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.1 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Scarsdale
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1904 to 1933)
Recent period (1953 to 1986)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
24 April
24 April
23 April
1 day earlier
0.0 days per decade
First autumn frost
18 October
19 October
19 October
no change
-0.2 days per decade
Growing days
179 days
180 days
178 days
2 days fewer
-0.1 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
73 years, 1904 to 1986
A day with at least 71.4 mm (2.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 179.1 mm (7.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Scarsdale: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
5 years
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
10 years
113.9 mm (4.5 in)
25 years
138.5 mm (5.5 in)
50 years
158.2 mm (6.2 in)
100 years
179.1 mm (7.1 in)
Longer than the 73 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, 73 years of values from 1904 to 1986.
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: 161.3 mm (6.4 in) in 1938; 143.5 mm (5.6 in) in 1946; 139.7 mm (5.5 in) in 1909.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Scarsdale, at 1910. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1910 ran 0.4 C (0.7 F) higher than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Scarsdale, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1910
+0.4
+0.7
possible
5
Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.
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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.