Spencertown Weather Records (USC00308096)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Spencertown (USC00308096), New York, United States, with 31 years of record.

Key Facts for Spencertown

Spencertown (USC00308096) is a weather station in New York, United States at 42.33 latitude and -73.55 longitude, 192 m (630 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1929 to 1959, 31 years of record.
1,464 records set at Spencertown still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: New York, United States, 42.33 latitude, -73.55 longitude.
Elevation: 192 m (630 ft).
Period of record: 1929 to 1959, 31 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

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 Spencertown. 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 Spencertown, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	18.9 C (66.0 F)	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	18.3 C (64.9 F)	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	36.7 C (98.1 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	37.2 C (99.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	37.2 C (99.0 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	17.8 C (64.0 F)	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Spencertown still stand. 1943 holds the most, with 81.

Standing records at Spencertown by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1929	3
1930	51
1931	18
1934	56
1935	36
1936	26
1937	42
1938	22
1939	49
1940	78
1941	51
1942	61
1943	81
1944	43
1945	79
1946	79
1947	59
1948	35
1949	78
1950	51
1951	62
1952	36
1953	80
1954	69
1955	54
1956	62
1957	55
1958	34
1959	14

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 124.7 mm (4.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Spencertown. The most was 124.7 mm (4.9 in) on 31 December 1948.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Spencertown
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	16 January 1959
Feb	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	15 February 1940
Mar	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	15 March 1940
Apr	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	2 April 1939
May	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	15 May 1937
Jun	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	1 June 1952
Jul	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	19 July 1951
Aug	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	13 August 1955
Sep	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	27 September 1942
Oct	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	21 October 1944
Nov	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	3 November 1954
Dec	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	31 December 1948

Period of Record Coverage

1929 to 1959

29 years of record at Spencertown, 1929 to 1959. 12 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1929, 1930, 1931, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938 and others.

Days with data per year at Spencertown
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1929	42	12%	No
1930	248	68%	No
1931	100	27%	No
1934	162	44%	No
1935	173	47%	No
1936	178	49%	No
1937	298	82%	No
1938	173	47%	No
1939	331	91%	Yes
1940	336	92%	Yes
1941	342	94%	Yes
1942	364	100%	Yes
1943	364	100%	Yes
1944	364	99%	Yes
1945	363	99%	Yes
1946	363	99%	Yes
1947	362	99%	Yes
1948	243	66%	No
1949	360	99%	Yes
1950	358	98%	Yes
1951	362	99%	Yes
1952	364	99%	Yes
1953	357	98%	Yes
1954	356	98%	Yes
1955	351	96%	Yes
1956	351	96%	Yes
1957	327	90%	No
1958	190	52%	No
1959	108	30%	No

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

17 complete years, 1939 to 1956

One stripe for each of 17 complete years at Spencertown, 1939 to 1956. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.0 C (46.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1940, at 6.0 C (42.8 F), and the warmest was 1949, at 9.4 C (48.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F).

Annual mean temperature at Spencertown as warming stripes, 1939 to 1956
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1939	7.2 C	-0.82 C
1940	6.0 C	-1.98 C
1941	7.7 C	-0.30 C
1942	7.9 C	-0.11 C
1943	7.5 C	-0.48 C
1944	8.0 C	+0.04 C
1945	7.9 C	-0.11 C
1946	8.5 C	+0.53 C
1947	8.0 C	+0.03 C
1949	9.4 C	+1.42 C
1950	7.8 C	-0.16 C
1951	8.2 C	+0.22 C
1952	8.2 C	+0.24 C
1953	9.4 C	+1.37 C
1954	8.4 C	+0.41 C
1955	8.2 C	+0.22 C
1956	7.4 C	-0.57 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

1929 to 1959

Yearly extremes at Spencertown: 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	34.4 C (93.9 F)	29
Coldest night (TNn)	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	1934	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	29
Wettest day (Rx1day)	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	1948	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	29
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	237.7 mm (9.4 in)	1949	78.9 mm (3.1 in)	28
Longest dry spell (CDD)	32 days	1935	16 days	29

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Spencertown, 1929 to 1959. The record is 37.2 C (99.0 F) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.4 C (93.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Spencertown by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1929	23.3 C (73.9 F)
1930	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1931	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1934	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1935	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1936	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1937	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1938	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1939	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1940	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1941	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1942	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1943	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1944	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1945	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1946	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1947	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1948	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1949	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1950	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1951	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1952	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1953	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1954	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1955	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1956	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1957	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1958	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1959	31.7 C (89.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Spencertown, 1929 to 1959. The record is -35.6 C (-32.1 F) in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is -25.6 C (-14.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Spencertown by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1929	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1930	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1931	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1934	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1935	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1936	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1937	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1938	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1939	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1940	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1941	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1942	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1943	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1944	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1945	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1946	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1947	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1948	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1949	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1950	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1951	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1952	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1953	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1954	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1955	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1956	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1957	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1958	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1959	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Spencertown, 1929 to 1959. The record is 124.7 mm (4.9 in) in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is 56.1 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Spencertown by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1929	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1930	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1931	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1934	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1935	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1936	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1937	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1938	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1939	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1940	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1941	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1942	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1943	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1944	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1945	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1946	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1947	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1948	124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1949	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1950	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1951	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1952	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1953	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1954	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1955	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1956	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1957	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1958	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1959	39.4 mm (1.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Spencertown, 1929 to 1959. The record is 237.7 mm (9.4 in) in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is 78.9 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Spencertown by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1929	n/a
1930	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1931	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1934	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1935	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1936	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1937	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1938	141.2 mm (5.6 in)
1939	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1940	77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1941	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1942	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1943	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1944	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1945	102.3 mm (4.0 in)
1946	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1947	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1948	220.7 mm (8.7 in)
1949	237.7 mm (9.4 in)
1950	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1951	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1952	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1953	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1954	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1955	109.9 mm (4.3 in)
1956	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1957	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1958	125.4 mm (4.9 in)
1959	50.8 mm (2.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Spencertown, 1929 to 1959. The record is 32 days in 1935, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Spencertown by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1929	2 days
1930	13 days
1931	12 days
1934	16 days
1935	32 days
1936	15 days
1937	20 days
1938	19 days
1939	1 day
1940	6 days
1941	19 days
1942	14 days
1943	19 days
1944	15 days
1945	11 days
1946	15 days
1947	18 days
1948	16 days
1949	16 days
1950	23 days
1951	11 days
1952	24 days
1953	26 days
1954	15 days
1955	19 days
1956	18 days
1957	15 days
1958	21 days
1959	14 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.

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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 2026-10-15 (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).