Sherman Weather Records (USC00307713)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Sherman (USC00307713), New York, United States, with 107 years of record.

Key Facts for Sherman

Sherman (USC00307713) is a weather station in New York, United States at 42.16 latitude and -79.59 longitude, 476 m (1,560 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1899 to 2005, 107 years of record.
62 records set at Sherman still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Sherman tied a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 16 February 2005.

About the Station

Location: New York, United States, 42.16 latitude, -79.59 longitude.
Elevation: 476 m (1,560 ft).
Period of record: 1899 to 2005, 107 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.

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 Sherman. 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 Sherman, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	11.1 C (52.0 F)	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

62 standing records

62 records at Sherman still stand. 1979 holds the most, with 62.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Sherman between 19 July 1986 and 19 July 1986. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 152.7 mm (6.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Sherman. The most was 152.7 mm (6.0 in) on 19 July 1986.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Sherman
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	8 January 1998
Feb	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	26 February 1961
Mar	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	14 March 1993
Apr	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	21 April 2000
May	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	24 May 2004
Jun	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	19 June 1996
Jul	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	19 July 1986
Aug	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	14 August 1994
Sep	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	9 September 2004
Oct	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	18 October 1988
Nov	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	3 November 1999
Dec	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	15 December 1999

Period of Record Coverage

1979 to 1979

1 years of record at Sherman, 1979 to 1979. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1979.

Latest Records

Latest records at Sherman
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 2005	Sherman, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	tie	25 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 2005	Sherman, US	monthly snowfall (Tie)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	tie	23 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 2005	Sherman, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	50 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 2005	Sherman, US	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	39 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 2004	Sherman, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	41 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 2004	Sherman, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 2004	Sherman, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 2004	Sherman, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	4 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 2004	Sherman, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	7 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 2004	Sherman, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 2004	Sherman, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	43 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 2004	Sherman, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	27 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 2004	Sherman, US	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2004	Sherman, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 2004	Sherman, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 2004	Sherman, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	35 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 2004	Sherman, US	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 2004	Sherman, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	3 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 2004	Sherman, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	22 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 2004	Sherman, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1899 to 2005

Yearly extremes at Sherman: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1979	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1
Wettest day (Rx1day)	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	1986	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	55
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	207.3 mm (8.2 in)	1986	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	55
Longest dry spell (CDD)	24 days	1985	13 days	55

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Sherman, 1899 to 2005. The record is 11.1 C (52.0 F) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 11.1 C (52.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Sherman by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1899	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
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
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	11.1 C (52.0 F)
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Sherman, 1899 to 2005. The record is 152.7 mm (6.0 in) in 1986, marked on the chart; the median year is 57.2 mm (2.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Sherman by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1899	n/a
1951	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1952	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1953	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1954	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1955	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1956	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1957	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1958	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1959	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1960	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1961	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1962	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1963	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1964	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1965	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1966	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1967	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1968	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1969	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1970	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1971	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1972	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1973	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1974	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1975	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1976	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1977	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1978	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1979	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1980	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1981	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1982	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1983	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1984	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1985	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1986	152.7 mm (6.0 in)
1987	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1988	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1989	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1990	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1991	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1992	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1993	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1994	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1995	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1996	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1997	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1998	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1999	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2000	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2001	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2002	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2003	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
2004	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
2005	26.7 mm (1.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Sherman, 1899 to 2005. The record is 207.3 mm (8.2 in) in 1986, marked on the chart; the median year is 92.7 mm (3.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Sherman by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1899	n/a
1951	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1952	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1953	74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1954	134.7 mm (5.3 in)
1955	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1956	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1957	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1958	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1959	88.8 mm (3.5 in)
1960	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1961	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1962	124.1 mm (4.9 in)
1963	74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1964	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1965	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1966	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1967	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1968	66.9 mm (2.6 in)
1969	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1970	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1971	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1972	142.7 mm (5.6 in)
1973	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1974	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1975	97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1976	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1977	120.5 mm (4.7 in)
1978	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1979	147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1980	93.9 mm (3.7 in)
1981	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1982	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1983	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1984	130.7 mm (5.1 in)
1985	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1986	207.3 mm (8.2 in)
1987	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1988	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1989	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1990	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1991	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1992	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1993	64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1994	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1995	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1996	120.8 mm (4.8 in)
1997	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1998	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1999	100.4 mm (4.0 in)
2000	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
2001	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
2002	106.6 mm (4.2 in)
2003	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
2004	187.9 mm (7.4 in)
2005	55.9 mm (2.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Sherman, 1899 to 2005. The record is 24 days in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 13 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Sherman by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1899	n/a
1951	14 days
1952	12 days
1953	13 days
1954	14 days
1955	11 days
1956	14 days
1957	22 days
1958	10 days
1959	9 days
1960	11 days
1961	23 days
1962	14 days
1963	23 days
1964	23 days
1965	9 days
1966	19 days
1967	11 days
1968	10 days
1969	18 days
1970	12 days
1971	10 days
1972	13 days
1973	9 days
1974	12 days
1975	8 days
1976	13 days
1977	17 days
1978	18 days
1979	12 days
1980	12 days
1981	13 days
1982	11 days
1983	16 days
1984	17 days
1985	24 days
1986	16 days
1987	21 days
1988	13 days
1989	15 days
1990	9 days
1991	14 days
1992	15 days
1993	17 days
1994	12 days
1995	17 days
1996	12 days
1997	11 days
1998	17 days
1999	13 days
2000	17 days
2001	14 days
2002	11 days
2003	13 days
2004	21 days
2005	13 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.

Rainfall Return Levels

52 years, 1952 to 2004

A day with at least 57.9 mm (2.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 138.0 mm (5.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Sherman: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
5 years	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
10 years	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
25 years	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
50 years	121.7 mm (4.8 in)
100 years	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	Longer than the 52 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, 52 years of values from 1952 to 2004.

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: 152.7 mm (6.0 in) in 1986; 114.3 mm (4.5 in) in 2004; 96.5 mm (3.8 in) in 1979.

Download the Data

Data for Sherman standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Sherman threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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).