Smiths Basin Weather Records (USC00307818)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Smiths Basin (USC00307818), New York, United States, with 79 years of record.

Key Facts for Smiths Basin

Smiths Basin (USC00307818) is a weather station in New York, United States at 43.35 latitude and -73.50 longitude, 43 m (142 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1932 to 2010, 79 years of record.
0 records set at Smiths Basin still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Smiths Basin set a daily record precipitation of 36.8 mm (1.4 in) on 27 September 2009.

About the Station

Location: New York, United States, 43.35 latitude, -73.50 longitude.
Elevation: 43 m (142 ft).
Period of record: 1932 to 2010, 79 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 Smiths Basin. 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 Smiths Basin, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Smiths Basin still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

5 new records

5 all-time records were set at Smiths Basin between 14 December 1995 and 15 December 2003. Each dot is a new record.

When Smiths Basin set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1995-12-14	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 182.9 mm (7.2 in)
1999-03-06	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 30.5 cm (12.0 in)
2001-03-07	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 38.1 cm (15.0 in)
2003-01-06	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 48.3 cm (19.0 in)
2003-12-15	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 58.4 cm (23.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 182.9 mm (7.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Smiths Basin. The most was 182.9 mm (7.2 in) on 14 December 1995.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Smiths Basin
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	6 January 2002
Feb	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	19 February 2007
Mar	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	26 March 2002
Apr	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	25 April 1968
May	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 May 1984
Jun	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	2 June 1952
Jul	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	8 July 1941
Aug	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	14 August 1939
Sep	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	16 September 1999
Oct	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	27 October 1995
Nov	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	9 November 2005
Dec	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	14 December 1995

Latest Records

Latest records at Smiths Basin
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 September 2009	Smiths Basin, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	32 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 2009	Smiths Basin, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	68 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 2009	Smiths Basin, US	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 2009	Smiths Basin, US	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	58 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 2008	Smiths Basin, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 2008	Smiths Basin, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	tie	3 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 2008	Smiths Basin, US	daily snow depth (Tie)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	tie	3 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 2008	Smiths Basin, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 2008	Smiths Basin, US	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	13 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 2008	Smiths Basin, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2008	Smiths Basin, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 2008	Smiths Basin, US	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 2008	Smiths Basin, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2008	Smiths Basin, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	1 year	15 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 2008	Smiths Basin, US	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 2007	Smiths Basin, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	48 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 2007	Smiths Basin, US	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	18 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 2007	Smiths Basin, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	70 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 2007	Smiths Basin, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	49 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 2007	Smiths Basin, US	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	2 years	11 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1932 to 2010

Yearly extremes at Smiths Basin: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	1995	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	78
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	1935	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	78
Longest dry spell (CDD)	36 days	1947	16 days	78

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Smiths Basin, 1932 to 2010. The record is 182.9 mm (7.2 in) in 1995, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.6 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Smiths Basin by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1932	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1933	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1934	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1935	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1936	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1937	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1938	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1939	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1940	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1941	143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1942	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1943	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1944	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1945	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1946	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1947	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1948	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1949	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1950	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1951	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1952	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1953	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1954	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1955	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1956	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1957	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1958	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1959	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1960	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1961	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1962	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1963	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1964	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1965	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1966	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1967	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1968	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1969	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1970	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1971	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1972	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1973	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1974	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1975	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1976	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1977	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1978	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1979	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1980	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1981	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1982	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1983	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1984	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1986	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1987	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1988	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1989	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1990	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1991	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1992	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1993	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1994	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1995	182.9 mm (7.2 in)
1996	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1997	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1998	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1999	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
2000	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2001	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
2002	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
2003	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
2004	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
2005	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
2006	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
2007	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
2008	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
2009	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2010	23.1 mm (0.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Smiths Basin, 1932 to 2010. The record is 172.7 mm (6.8 in) in 1935, marked on the chart; the median year is 76.8 mm (3.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Smiths Basin by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1932	92.9 mm (3.7 in)
1933	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1934	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1935	172.7 mm (6.8 in)
1936	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1937	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1938	130.2 mm (5.1 in)
1939	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1940	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1941	149.3 mm (5.9 in)
1942	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1943	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1944	66.2 mm (2.6 in)
1945	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1946	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1947	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1948	125.3 mm (4.9 in)
1949	148.7 mm (5.9 in)
1950	103.5 mm (4.1 in)
1951	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1952	133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1953	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1954	91.3 mm (3.6 in)
1955	69.7 mm (2.7 in)
1956	51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1957	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1958	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1959	115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1960	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1961	90.6 mm (3.6 in)
1962	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1963	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1964	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1965	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1966	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1967	74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1968	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1969	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1970	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1971	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1972	89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1973	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1974	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1975	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1976	96.4 mm (3.8 in)
1977	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1978	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1979	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1980	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1981	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1982	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1983	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1984	114.5 mm (4.5 in)
1986	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1987	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1988	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1989	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1990	109.8 mm (4.3 in)
1991	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1992	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1993	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1994	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1995	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1996	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1997	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1998	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1999	123.0 mm (4.8 in)
2000	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
2001	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
2002	119.6 mm (4.7 in)
2003	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
2004	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
2005	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
2006	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
2007	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
2008	83.7 mm (3.3 in)
2009	92.9 mm (3.7 in)
2010	40.9 mm (1.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Smiths Basin, 1932 to 2010. The record is 36 days in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Smiths Basin by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1932	21 days
1933	11 days
1934	13 days
1935	21 days
1936	15 days
1937	18 days
1938	25 days
1939	22 days
1940	12 days
1941	21 days
1942	16 days
1943	19 days
1944	16 days
1945	17 days
1946	19 days
1947	36 days
1948	19 days
1949	24 days
1950	17 days
1951	13 days
1952	20 days
1953	18 days
1954	15 days
1955	15 days
1956	23 days
1957	18 days
1958	16 days
1959	10 days
1960	12 days
1961	16 days
1962	18 days
1963	31 days
1964	31 days
1965	18 days
1966	15 days
1967	20 days
1968	19 days
1969	20 days
1970	17 days
1971	15 days
1972	11 days
1973	12 days
1974	13 days
1975	19 days
1976	17 days
1977	18 days
1978	18 days
1979	16 days
1980	13 days
1981	13 days
1982	15 days
1983	18 days
1984	12 days
1986	10 days
1987	23 days
1988	16 days
1989	13 days
1990	12 days
1991	13 days
1992	11 days
1993	15 days
1994	14 days
1995	31 days
1996	9 days
1997	15 days
1998	13 days
1999	11 days
2000	19 days
2001	18 days
2002	14 days
2003	16 days
2004	15 days
2005	16 days
2006	13 days
2007	12 days
2008	12 days
2009	13 days
2010	6 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

43 years, 1932 to 1993

A day with at least 50.2 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 137.9 mm (5.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Smiths Basin: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
5 years	67.7 mm (2.7 in)
10 years	81.4 mm (3.2 in)
25 years	101.4 mm (4.0 in)
50 years	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	Longer than the 43 years of record
100 years	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	Longer than the 43 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, 43 years of values from 1932 to 1993.

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: 143.5 mm (5.6 in) in 1941; 103.9 mm (4.1 in) in 1935; 95.8 mm (3.8 in) in 1952.

Download the Data

Data for Smiths Basin standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Smiths Basin 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 2026-10-15 (15 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).

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