Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Utica (USC00308739), New York, United States, with 44 years of record.
Key Facts for Utica
Utica (USC00308739) is a weather station in New York, United States at 43.08 latitude and -75.20 longitude, 177 m (580 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1948 to 1991, 44 years of record.
1,464 records set at Utica still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Utica set a daily record precipitation of 30.5 mm (1.2 in) on 11 November 1991.
About the Station
Location: New York, United States, 43.08 latitude, -75.20 longitude.
Elevation: 177 m (580 ft).
Period of record: 1948 to 1991, 44 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 Utica. 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 Utica, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
17.8 C (64.0 F)
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
19.4 C (66.9 F)
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
36.1 C (97.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
37.8 C (100.0 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
20.0 C (68.0 F)
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Utica still stand. 1979 holds the most, with 67.
Standing records at Utica by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1948
17
1949
56
1950
55
1951
37
1952
32
1953
44
1954
42
1955
41
1956
57
1957
42
1958
32
1959
52
1960
24
1961
29
1962
26
1963
40
1964
19
1966
1
1967
19
1968
29
1969
16
1970
25
1971
35
1972
40
1973
33
1974
44
1975
34
1976
55
1977
39
1978
35
1979
67
1980
33
1981
43
1982
41
1983
24
1984
32
1985
17
1986
22
1987
30
1988
40
1989
8
1990
27
1991
30
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Utica between 27 September 1985 and 27 September 1985. Each dot is a new record.
When Utica set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1985-09-27
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 134.6 mm (5.3 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 134.6 mm (5.3 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Utica. The most was 134.6 mm (5.3 in) on 27 September 1985.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Utica
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
22 January 1959
Feb
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
13 February 1971
Mar
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
10 March 1964
Apr
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
16 April 1983
May
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
23 May 1987
Jun
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
22 June 1972
Jul
130.0 mm (5.1 in)
10 July 1952
Aug
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
30 August 1975
Sep
134.6 mm (5.3 in)
27 September 1985
Oct
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
9 October 1976
Nov
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
10 November 1990
Dec
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
25 December 1978
Period of Record Coverage
1948 to 1991
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
43 years of record at Utica, 1948 to 1991. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1948, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1989, 1991.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 31 complete years at Utica, 1949 to 1988. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.3 C (47.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1958, at 7.2 C (44.9 F), and the warmest was 1949, at 9.7 C (49.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F).
Annual mean temperature at Utica as warming stripes, 1949 to 1988
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1949
9.7 C
+1.35 C
1950
7.5 C
-0.83 C
1951
8.3 C
-0.08 C
1952
8.5 C
+0.18 C
1953
9.7 C
+1.34 C
1954
8.2 C
-0.15 C
1955
8.4 C
+0.07 C
1956
7.6 C
-0.70 C
1957
8.3 C
-0.06 C
1958
7.2 C
-1.16 C
1959
8.7 C
+0.33 C
1963
8.1 C
-0.19 C
1968
8.4 C
+0.03 C
1971
8.2 C
-0.18 C
1972
7.5 C
-0.79 C
1973
9.2 C
+0.82 C
1974
8.1 C
-0.20 C
1975
8.8 C
+0.42 C
1976
7.5 C
-0.88 C
1977
8.3 C
-0.04 C
1978
7.5 C
-0.87 C
1979
8.5 C
+0.13 C
1980
7.8 C
-0.54 C
1981
8.4 C
+0.05 C
1982
8.3 C
-0.07 C
1983
8.7 C
+0.38 C
1984
8.7 C
+0.34 C
1985
8.5 C
+0.12 C
1986
8.7 C
+0.37 C
1987
9.0 C
+0.70 C
1988
8.6 C
+0.22 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1949 to 1988 is 0.01 C (-0.16 to 0.19) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.02 F (-0.29 to 0.33) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 31 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Utica
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.01 C (-0.16 to 0.19) per decade
0.02 F (-0.29 to 0.33) per decade
1949 to 1988
31
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.3 C (0.1 to 0.5) per decade
0.5 F (0.1 to 0.8) per decade
1949 to 1988
31
Rise
Mean daily minimum
-0.23 C (-0.42 to -0.04) per decade
-0.4 F (-0.8 to -0.1) per decade
1949 to 1988
31
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
1948 to 1991
Yearly extremes at Utica: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1953
34.4 C (93.9 F)
43
Coldest night (TNn)
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1979
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
43
Wettest day (Rx1day)
134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1985
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
42
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
150.6 mm (5.9 in)
1985
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
42
Longest dry spell (CDD)
34 days
1963
13 days
42
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Utica, 1948 to 1991. The record is 37.8 C (100.0 F) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.4 C (93.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Utica by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1948
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1949
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1950
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1951
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1952
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1953
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1954
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1955
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1956
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1957
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1958
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1959
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1960
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1961
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1962
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1963
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1964
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1966
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1967
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1968
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1969
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1970
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1971
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1972
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1973
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1974
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1975
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1976
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1977
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1978
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1979
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1980
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1981
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1982
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1983
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1984
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1985
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1986
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1987
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1988
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1989
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1990
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1991
33.3 C (91.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Utica, 1948 to 1991. The record is -33.3 C (-27.9 F) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is -26.1 C (-15.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Utica by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1948
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1949
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1950
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1951
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1952
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1953
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1954
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1955
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1956
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1957
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1958
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1959
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1960
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1961
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1962
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1963
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1964
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1966
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1967
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1968
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1969
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1970
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1971
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1972
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1973
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1974
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1975
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1976
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1977
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1978
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1979
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1980
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1981
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1982
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1983
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1984
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1985
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1986
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1987
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1988
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1989
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1990
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1991
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Utica, 1948 to 1991. The record is 134.6 mm (5.3 in) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.1 mm (2.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Utica by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1948
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1949
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1950
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1951
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1952
130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1953
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1954
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1955
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1956
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1957
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1958
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1959
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1960
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1961
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1962
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1963
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1964
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1966
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1967
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1968
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1969
n/a
1970
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1971
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1972
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1973
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1974
123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1975
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1976
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1977
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1978
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1979
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1980
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1981
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1982
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1983
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1984
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1985
134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1986
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1987
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1988
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1989
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1990
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1991
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Utica, 1948 to 1991. The record is 150.6 mm (5.9 in) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 78.7 mm (3.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Utica by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1948
67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1949
93.9 mm (3.7 in)
1950
63.9 mm (2.5 in)
1951
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1952
139.1 mm (5.5 in)
1953
59.6 mm (2.3 in)
1954
68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1955
74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1956
68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1957
94.4 mm (3.7 in)
1958
73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1959
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1960
85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1961
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1962
85.7 mm (3.4 in)
1963
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1964
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1966
47.9 mm (1.9 in)
1967
105.1 mm (4.1 in)
1968
91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1969
n/a
1970
71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1971
108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1972
111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1973
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1974
132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1975
114.1 mm (4.5 in)
1976
88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1977
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1978
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1979
73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1980
84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1981
79.6 mm (3.1 in)
1982
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1983
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1984
89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1985
150.6 mm (5.9 in)
1986
72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1987
74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1988
64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1989
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1990
82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1991
72.2 mm (2.8 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Utica, 1948 to 1991. The record is 34 days in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 13 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Utica by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1948
14 days
1949
13 days
1950
10 days
1951
13 days
1952
12 days
1953
15 days
1954
13 days
1955
13 days
1956
15 days
1957
13 days
1958
10 days
1959
11 days
1960
13 days
1961
17 days
1962
16 days
1963
34 days
1964
17 days
1966
8 days
1967
18 days
1968
17 days
1969
n/a
1970
16 days
1971
12 days
1972
10 days
1973
16 days
1974
12 days
1975
14 days
1976
11 days
1977
19 days
1978
19 days
1979
24 days
1980
14 days
1981
18 days
1982
10 days
1983
24 days
1984
11 days
1985
13 days
1986
10 days
1987
17 days
1988
15 days
1989
12 days
1990
10 days
1991
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.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
31 years with a frost
Across 31 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Utica falls on 13 May and the median first autumn frost on 6 October, which leaves a median of 139 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -6.1 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Utica
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1950 to 1988)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
13 May
n/a
14 May
n/a
+3.3 days per decade
First autumn frost
6 October
n/a
3 October
n/a
-2.8 days per decade
Growing days
139 days
n/a
139 days
n/a
-6.1 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
34 years, 1949 to 1990
A day with at least 48.7 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 160.6 mm (6.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Utica: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
48.7 mm (1.9 in)
5 years
65.7 mm (2.6 in)
10 years
80.9 mm (3.2 in)
25 years
106.1 mm (4.2 in)
50 years
130.4 mm (5.1 in)
Longer than the 34 years of record
100 years
160.6 mm (6.3 in)
Longer than the 34 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, 34 years of values from 1949 to 1990.
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: 134.6 mm (5.3 in) in 1985; 130.0 mm (5.1 in) in 1952; 123.2 mm (4.9 in) in 1974.
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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.