Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Spencer 2 N (USC00308088), New York, United States, with 52 years of record.
Key Facts for Spencer 2 N
Spencer 2 N (USC00308088) is a weather station in New York, United States at 42.25 latitude and -76.50 longitude, 320 m (1,050 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1943 to 1994, 52 years of record.
1,464 records set at Spencer 2 N still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Spencer 2 N tied a daily record snow depth of 43.2 cm (17.0 in) on 29 January 1994.
About the Station
Location: New York, United States, 42.25 latitude, -76.50 longitude.
Elevation: 320 m (1,050 ft).
Period of record: 1943 to 1994, 52 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 Spencer 2 N. 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 Spencer 2 N, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
20.6 C (69.1 F)
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
18.3 C (64.9 F)
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
37.2 C (99.0 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
19.4 C (66.9 F)
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Spencer 2 N still stand. 1949 holds the most, with 55.
Standing records at Spencer 2 N by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1945
16
1946
29
1947
43
1948
18
1949
55
1950
45
1951
30
1952
24
1953
37
1954
36
1955
39
1956
31
1957
34
1958
16
1959
44
1960
33
1961
28
1962
35
1963
42
1964
42
1965
36
1966
36
1967
30
1968
29
1969
20
1970
29
1971
32
1972
36
1973
27
1974
27
1975
19
1976
37
1977
33
1978
33
1979
49
1980
27
1981
22
1982
24
1983
18
1984
18
1985
16
1986
24
1987
14
1988
8
1989
26
1990
32
1991
32
1992
17
1993
31
1994
5
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Spencer 2 N between 17 January 1982 and 17 January 1982. Each dot is a new record.
When Spencer 2 N set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1982-01-17
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -20.0 C (-4.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 119.4 mm (4.7 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Spencer 2 N. The most was 119.4 mm (4.7 in) on 10 July 1952.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Spencer 2 N
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
5 January 1994
Feb
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
13 February 1971
Mar
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
14 March 1993
Apr
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
15 April 1983
May
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
28 May 1946
Jun
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
30 June 1945
Jul
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
10 July 1952
Aug
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
12 August 1984
Sep
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
25 September 1975
Oct
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
16 October 1955
Nov
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
8 November 1972
Dec
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
13 December 1983
Period of Record Coverage
1945 to 1994
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
50 years of record at Spencer 2 N, 1945 to 1994. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1945, 1948, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 41 complete years at Spencer 2 N, 1946 to 1993. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 7.4 C (45.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1978, at 6.1 C (43.0 F), and the warmest was 1949, at 8.9 C (47.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).
Annual mean temperature at Spencer 2 N as warming stripes, 1946 to 1993
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1946
7.9 C
+0.55 C
1947
7.8 C
+0.42 C
1949
8.9 C
+1.46 C
1950
7.3 C
-0.10 C
1951
7.6 C
+0.21 C
1952
8.0 C
+0.65 C
1953
8.8 C
+1.39 C
1954
8.1 C
+0.75 C
1955
8.2 C
+0.78 C
1956
7.1 C
-0.25 C
1957
7.8 C
+0.42 C
1958
6.3 C
-1.06 C
1959
8.1 C
+0.75 C
1960
7.1 C
-0.27 C
1961
7.5 C
+0.10 C
1962
6.9 C
-0.48 C
1963
6.7 C
-0.68 C
1964
7.6 C
+0.21 C
1965
7.1 C
-0.29 C
1966
7.3 C
-0.11 C
1967
7.1 C
-0.27 C
1968
7.2 C
-0.15 C
1969
7.2 C
-0.21 C
1970
7.3 C
-0.11 C
1971
7.4 C
0.00 C
1972
6.5 C
-0.85 C
1973
8.4 C
+0.98 C
1974
7.0 C
-0.39 C
1975
7.9 C
+0.48 C
1976
6.5 C
-0.90 C
1977
7.1 C
-0.34 C
1978
6.1 C
-1.30 C
1979
7.2 C
-0.17 C
1980
6.9 C
-0.54 C
1981
7.0 C
-0.36 C
1982
6.8 C
-0.59 C
1983
7.5 C
+0.10 C
1986
7.3 C
-0.07 C
1991
8.7 C
+1.29 C
1992
6.8 C
-0.55 C
1993
6.9 C
-0.47 C
The annual mean temperature here has fallen by 0.19 C (0.04 to 0.34) per decade over 1946 to 1993. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (0.1 to 0.6) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 41 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Spencer 2 N
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.19 C (-0.34 to -0.04) per decade
-0.3 F (-0.6 to -0.1) per decade
1946 to 1993
41
Fall
Mean daily maximum
-0.16 C (-0.33 to 0.02) per decade
-0.28 F (-0.60 to 0.04) per decade
1946 to 1993
41
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
-0.2 C (-0.4 to -0.1) per decade
-0.4 F (-0.7 to -0.1) per decade
1946 to 1993
41
Fall
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
1943 to 1994
Yearly extremes at Spencer 2 N: 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)
1953
33.9 C (93.0 F)
50
Coldest night (TNn)
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1957
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
50
Wettest day (Rx1day)
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1952
51.2 mm (2.0 in)
52
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
165.7 mm (6.5 in)
1972
77.9 mm (3.1 in)
52
Longest dry spell (CDD)
32 days
1966
15 days
52
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Spencer 2 N, 1943 to 1994. The record is 37.2 C (99.0 F) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.9 C (93.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Spencer 2 N by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1943
n/a
1944
n/a
1945
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1946
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1947
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1948
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1949
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1950
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1951
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1952
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1953
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1954
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1955
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1956
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1957
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1958
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1959
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1960
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1961
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1962
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1963
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1964
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1965
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1966
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1967
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1968
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1969
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1970
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1971
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1972
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1973
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1974
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1975
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1976
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1977
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1978
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1979
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1980
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1981
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1982
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1983
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1984
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1985
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1986
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1987
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1988
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1989
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1990
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1991
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1992
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1993
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1994
8.3 C (46.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Spencer 2 N, 1943 to 1994. The record is -33.9 C (-29.0 F) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is -27.8 C (-18.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Spencer 2 N by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1943
n/a
1944
n/a
1945
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1946
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1947
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1948
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1949
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1950
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1951
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1952
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1953
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1954
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1955
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1956
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1957
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1958
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1959
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1960
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1961
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1962
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1963
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1964
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1965
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1966
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1967
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1968
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1969
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1970
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1971
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1972
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1973
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1974
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1975
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1976
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1977
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1978
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1979
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1980
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1981
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1982
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1983
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1984
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1985
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1986
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1987
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1988
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1989
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1990
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1991
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1992
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1993
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1994
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Spencer 2 N, 1943 to 1994. The record is 119.4 mm (4.7 in) in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.2 mm (2.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Spencer 2 N by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1943
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1944
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1945
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1946
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1947
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1948
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1949
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1950
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1951
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1952
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1953
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1954
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1955
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1956
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1957
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1958
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1959
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1960
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1961
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1962
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1963
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1964
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1965
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1966
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1967
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1968
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1969
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1970
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1971
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1972
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1973
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1974
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1975
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1976
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1977
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1978
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1979
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1980
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1981
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1982
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1983
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1984
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1985
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1986
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1987
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1988
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1989
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1990
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1991
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1992
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1993
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1994
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Spencer 2 N, 1943 to 1994. The record is 165.7 mm (6.5 in) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 77.9 mm (3.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Spencer 2 N by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1943
102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1944
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1945
99.9 mm (3.9 in)
1946
108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1947
76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1948
66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1949
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1950
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1951
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1952
136.2 mm (5.4 in)
1953
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1954
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1955
163.0 mm (6.4 in)
1956
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1957
69.7 mm (2.7 in)
1958
107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1959
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1960
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1961
83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1962
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1963
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1964
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1965
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1966
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1967
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1968
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1969
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1970
65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1971
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1972
165.7 mm (6.5 in)
1973
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1974
67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1975
149.6 mm (5.9 in)
1976
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1977
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1978
84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1979
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1980
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1981
117.4 mm (4.6 in)
1982
66.9 mm (2.6 in)
1983
88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1984
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1985
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1986
80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1987
58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1988
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1989
84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1990
88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1991
57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1992
73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1993
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1994
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Spencer 2 N, 1943 to 1994. The record is 32 days in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 15 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Spencer 2 N by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1943
13 days
1944
12 days
1945
9 days
1946
20 days
1947
28 days
1948
15 days
1949
15 days
1950
13 days
1951
12 days
1952
14 days
1953
25 days
1954
15 days
1955
14 days
1956
14 days
1957
13 days
1958
11 days
1959
11 days
1960
12 days
1961
17 days
1962
12 days
1963
27 days
1964
25 days
1965
13 days
1966
32 days
1967
26 days
1968
17 days
1969
24 days
1970
17 days
1971
18 days
1972
9 days
1973
14 days
1974
12 days
1975
17 days
1976
10 days
1977
16 days
1978
13 days
1979
12 days
1980
16 days
1981
14 days
1982
14 days
1983
24 days
1984
18 days
1985
15 days
1986
29 days
1987
21 days
1988
16 days
1989
11 days
1990
17 days
1991
21 days
1992
13 days
1993
10 days
1994
19 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
41 years with a frost
Across 41 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Spencer 2 N falls on 25 May and the median first autumn frost on 23 September, which leaves a median of 119 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -1.4 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Spencer 2 N
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1958 to 1993)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
25 May
n/a
28 May
n/a
+1.9 days per decade
First autumn frost
23 September
n/a
23 September
n/a
+0.5 days per decade
Growing days
119 days
n/a
119 days
n/a
-1.4 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
40 years, 1946 to 1991
A day with at least 49.5 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 118.6 mm (4.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Spencer 2 N: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
5 years
65.9 mm (2.6 in)
10 years
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
25 years
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
50 years
105.6 mm (4.2 in)
Longer than the 40 years of record
100 years
118.6 mm (4.7 in)
Longer than the 40 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, 40 years of values from 1946 to 1991.
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: 119.4 mm (4.7 in) in 1952; 102.1 mm (4.0 in) in 1955; 78.2 mm (3.1 in) in 1954.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.