Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Speculator (USC00308080), New York, United States, with 100 years of record.
Key Facts for Speculator
Speculator (USC00308080) is a weather station in New York, United States at 43.50 latitude and -74.36 longitude, 530 m (1,740 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1901 to 2000, 100 years of record.
1,464 records set at Speculator still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Speculator set a daily record low maximum temperature of -2.2 C (28.0 F) on 25 November 2000.
About the Station
Location: New York, United States, 43.50 latitude, -74.36 longitude.
Elevation: 530 m (1,740 ft).
Period of record: 1901 to 2000, 100 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 Speculator. 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 Speculator, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
11.7 C (53.1 F)
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
15.6 C (60.1 F)
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
18.9 C (66.0 F)
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
23.3 C (73.9 F)
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
16.7 C (62.1 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 Speculator still stand. 1948 holds the most, with 77.
Standing records at Speculator by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1947
15
1948
77
1949
64
1950
49
1951
42
1952
43
1953
67
1954
57
1955
56
1956
50
1957
47
1958
40
1959
56
1960
22
1961
35
1962
48
1963
45
1964
35
1965
54
1966
39
1967
36
1968
48
1969
10
1970
31
1971
46
1972
39
1973
43
1974
35
1975
40
1976
52
1977
34
1978
19
1998
22
1999
38
2000
30
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Speculator between 5 July 1999 and 5 July 1999. Each dot is a new record.
When Speculator set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1999-07-05
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 23.9 C (75.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Mar: 84.8 mm (3.3 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Speculator. The most was 84.8 mm (3.3 in) on 5 March 1964.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Speculator
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
4 January 2000
Feb
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1 February 1951
Mar
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
5 March 1964
Apr
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
2 April 1970
May
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
12 May 1952
Jun
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
26 June 1968
Jul
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
12 July 1976
Aug
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
22 August 1966
Sep
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
17 September 1999
Oct
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1 October 1959
Nov
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
9 November 1947
Dec
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
11 December 1952
Period of Record Coverage
1947 to 2000
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
35 years of record at Speculator, 1947 to 2000. 10 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1947, 1950, 1951, 1956, 1960, 1969, 1977, 1978 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 21 complete years at Speculator, 1952 to 1999. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.2 C (41.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1954, at 4.1 C (39.3 F), and the warmest was 1999, at 6.3 C (43.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.2 C (2.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Speculator as warming stripes, 1952 to 1999
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1952
5.2 C
+0.03 C
1953
5.5 C
+0.33 C
1954
4.1 C
-1.14 C
1955
5.1 C
-0.12 C
1957
6.0 C
+0.81 C
1958
4.8 C
-0.45 C
1959
5.9 C
+0.71 C
1961
5.8 C
+0.62 C
1962
4.8 C
-0.41 C
1963
4.9 C
-0.35 C
1964
5.6 C
+0.39 C
1965
4.8 C
-0.38 C
1966
5.1 C
-0.08 C
1967
5.0 C
-0.25 C
1968
5.2 C
-0.04 C
1970
5.0 C
-0.20 C
1971
5.0 C
-0.25 C
1974
5.1 C
-0.06 C
1975
5.7 C
+0.51 C
1976
4.4 C
-0.80 C
1999
6.3 C
+1.10 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
1901 to 2000
Yearly extremes at Speculator: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1948
31.7 C (89.1 F)
35
Coldest night (TNn)
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1948
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
35
Wettest day (Rx1day)
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1964
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
37
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1976
87.7 mm (3.5 in)
37
Longest dry spell (CDD)
28 days
1948
16 days
37
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Speculator, 1901 to 2000. The record is 37.2 C (99.0 F) in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.7 C (89.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Speculator by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1901
n/a
1902
n/a
1947
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1948
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1949
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1950
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1951
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1952
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1953
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1954
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1955
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1956
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1957
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1958
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1959
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1960
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1961
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1962
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1963
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1964
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1965
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1966
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1967
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1968
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1969
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1970
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1971
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1972
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1973
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1974
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1975
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1976
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1977
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1978
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1998
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1999
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2000
29.4 C (84.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Speculator, 1901 to 2000. The record is -38.9 C (-38.0 F) in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is -32.2 C (-26.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Speculator by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1901
n/a
1902
n/a
1947
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1948
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1949
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1950
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1951
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1952
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1953
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1954
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1955
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1956
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1957
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1958
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1959
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1960
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1961
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1962
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1963
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1964
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1965
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1966
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1967
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1968
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1969
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1970
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1971
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1972
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1973
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1974
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1975
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1976
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1977
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1978
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1998
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1999
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2000
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Speculator, 1901 to 2000. The record is 84.8 mm (3.3 in) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.1 mm (2.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Speculator by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1901
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1902
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1947
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1948
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1949
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1950
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1951
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1952
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1953
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1954
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1955
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1956
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1957
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1958
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1959
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1960
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1961
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1962
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1963
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1964
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1965
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1966
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1967
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1968
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1969
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1970
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1971
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1972
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1973
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1974
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1975
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1976
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1977
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1978
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1998
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1999
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
2000
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Speculator, 1901 to 2000. The record is 133.4 mm (5.3 in) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 87.7 mm (3.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Speculator by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1901
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1902
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1947
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1948
91.1 mm (3.6 in)
1949
128.4 mm (5.1 in)
1950
55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1951
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1952
87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1953
66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1954
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1955
97.7 mm (3.8 in)
1956
89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1957
54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1958
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1959
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1960
106.6 mm (4.2 in)
1961
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1962
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1963
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1964
118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1965
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1966
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1967
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1968
100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1969
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1970
60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1971
99.4 mm (3.9 in)
1972
113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1973
81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1974
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1975
68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1976
133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1977
86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1978
66.4 mm (2.6 in)
1998
118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1999
96.6 mm (3.8 in)
2000
100.8 mm (4.0 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Speculator, 1901 to 2000. The record is 28 days in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Speculator by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1901
15 days
1902
15 days
1947
14 days
1948
28 days
1949
18 days
1950
12 days
1951
13 days
1952
12 days
1953
18 days
1954
15 days
1955
15 days
1956
27 days
1957
24 days
1958
14 days
1959
16 days
1960
12 days
1961
18 days
1962
17 days
1963
23 days
1964
16 days
1965
17 days
1966
14 days
1967
19 days
1968
18 days
1969
22 days
1970
18 days
1971
17 days
1972
10 days
1973
17 days
1974
12 days
1975
14 days
1976
20 days
1977
14 days
1978
17 days
1998
12 days
1999
11 days
2000
12 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
21 years with a frost
Across 21 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Speculator falls on 9 June and the median first autumn frost on 8 September, which leaves a median of 92 days between them.
Frost dates and growing season at Speculator
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1952 to 1999)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
9 June
n/a
9 June
n/a
n/a
First autumn frost
8 September
n/a
8 September
n/a
n/a
Growing days
92 days
n/a
92 days
n/a
n/a
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.
Download the Data
Data for Speculator standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Speculator 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.