Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Walden 1 ESE (USC00308906), New York, United States, with 43 years of record.
Key Facts for Walden 1 ESE
Walden 1 ESE (USC00308906) is a weather station in New York, United States at 41.55 latitude and -74.16 longitude, 116 m (380 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1972 to 2014, 43 years of record.
1,464 records set at Walden 1 ESE still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Walden 1 ESE set a daily record precipitation of 23.4 mm (0.9 in) on 4 July 2014.
About the Station
Location: New York, United States, 41.55 latitude, -74.16 longitude.
Elevation: 116 m (380 ft).
Period of record: 1972 to 2014, 43 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 Walden 1 ESE. 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 Walden 1 ESE, 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)
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
21.1 C (70.0 F)
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
35.0 C (95.0 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
37.8 C (100.0 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
22.8 C (73.0 F)
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Walden 1 ESE still stand. 1979 holds the most, with 67.
Standing records at Walden 1 ESE by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1973
30
1974
52
1975
34
1976
50
1977
36
1978
43
1979
67
1980
42
1981
42
1982
47
1983
32
1984
46
1985
31
1986
37
1987
36
1988
41
1989
45
1990
51
1991
56
1992
34
1993
52
1994
35
1995
35
1996
39
1997
18
1998
35
1999
34
2000
38
2001
28
2002
41
2003
27
2004
22
2005
43
2006
27
2007
34
2008
19
2009
21
2010
19
2011
17
2012
3
2013
12
2014
13
All-Time Record Progression
6 new records
6 all-time records were set at Walden 1 ESE between 9 October 2005 and 28 August 2011. Each dot is a new record.
When Walden 1 ESE set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
2005-10-09
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 160.0 mm (6.3 in)
2010-02-26
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 55.9 cm (22.0 in)
2010-02-26
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 73.7 cm (29.0 in)
2010-02-27
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 76.2 cm (30.0 in)
2011-02-03
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 81.3 cm (32.0 in)
2011-08-28
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 168.9 mm (6.6 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 168.9 mm (6.6 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Walden 1 ESE. The most was 168.9 mm (6.6 in) on 28 August 2011.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Walden 1 ESE
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
21 January 1979
Feb
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
26 February 2010
Mar
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
23 March 1977
Apr
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
16 April 2007
May
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
30 May 1984
Jun
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
30 June 1973
Jul
100.8 mm (4.0 in)
10 July 1975
Aug
168.9 mm (6.6 in)
28 August 2011
Sep
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
17 September 1999
Oct
160.0 mm (6.3 in)
9 October 2005
Nov
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
9 November 1977
Dec
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
12 December 2008
Period of Record Coverage
1973 to 2014
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
42 years of record at Walden 1 ESE, 1973 to 2014. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1973, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 34 complete years at Walden 1 ESE, 1974 to 2009. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.1 C (48.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1978, at 8.1 C (46.6 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 10.6 C (51.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).
Annual mean temperature at Walden 1 ESE as warming stripes, 1974 to 2009
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1974
9.0 C
-0.09 C
1975
9.6 C
+0.46 C
1976
8.6 C
-0.51 C
1977
9.1 C
-0.04 C
1978
8.1 C
-1.02 C
1979
9.0 C
-0.09 C
1980
8.5 C
-0.58 C
1981
8.8 C
-0.31 C
1982
8.3 C
-0.80 C
1983
9.3 C
+0.15 C
1984
9.3 C
+0.23 C
1985
9.2 C
+0.05 C
1986
9.1 C
+0.03 C
1987
9.3 C
+0.22 C
1988
8.7 C
-0.41 C
1989
8.6 C
-0.50 C
1990
10.3 C
+1.15 C
1991
10.2 C
+1.12 C
1992
8.3 C
-0.78 C
1993
8.7 C
-0.45 C
1995
9.1 C
-0.04 C
1996
8.4 C
-0.67 C
1997
8.7 C
-0.46 C
1998
10.6 C
+1.46 C
1999
9.9 C
+0.75 C
2000
8.7 C
-0.42 C
2001
9.5 C
+0.38 C
2002
9.8 C
+0.72 C
2003
8.5 C
-0.61 C
2004
9.1 C
-0.06 C
2005
9.4 C
+0.33 C
2007
9.7 C
+0.62 C
2008
9.8 C
+0.72 C
2009
8.5 C
-0.60 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1974 to 2009 is 0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (-0.1 to 0.6) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 34 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Walden 1 ESE
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade
0.3 F (-0.1 to 0.6) per decade
1974 to 2009
34
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.1 C (-0.4 to 0.1) per decade
-0.3 F (-0.7 to 0.2) per decade
1974 to 2009
34
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.4 C (0.2 to 0.7) per decade
0.8 F (0.4 to 1.2) per decade
1974 to 2009
34
Rise
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
1972 to 2014
Yearly extremes at Walden 1 ESE: 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)
1995
34.4 C (93.9 F)
42
Coldest night (TNn)
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1994
-23.6 C (-10.5 F)
42
Wettest day (Rx1day)
168.9 mm (6.6 in)
2011
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
43
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
266.4 mm (10.5 in)
2005
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
42
Longest dry spell (CDD)
35 days
2001
16 days
43
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Walden 1 ESE, 1972 to 2014. The record is 37.8 C (100.0 F) in 1995, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.4 C (93.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Walden 1 ESE by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1972
n/a
1973
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1974
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1975
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1976
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1977
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1978
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1979
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1980
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1981
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1982
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1983
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1984
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1985
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1986
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1987
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1988
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1989
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1990
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1991
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1992
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1993
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1994
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1995
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1996
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1997
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1998
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1999
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2000
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2001
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2002
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2003
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2004
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2005
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2006
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2007
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2008
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2009
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2010
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2011
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2012
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2013
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2014
28.3 C (82.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Walden 1 ESE, 1972 to 2014. The record is -32.8 C (-27.0 F) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is -23.6 C (-10.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Walden 1 ESE by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1972
n/a
1973
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1974
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1975
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1976
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1977
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1978
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1979
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1980
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1981
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1982
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1983
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1984
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1985
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1986
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1987
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1988
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1989
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1990
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1991
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1992
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1993
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1994
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1995
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1996
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1997
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1998
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1999
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2000
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2001
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2002
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2003
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2004
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2005
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2006
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2007
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2008
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2009
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2010
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2011
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2012
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2013
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2014
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Walden 1 ESE, 1972 to 2014. The record is 168.9 mm (6.6 in) in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 63.0 mm (2.5 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Walden 1 ESE by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1972
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1973
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1974
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1975
100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1976
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1977
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1978
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1979
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1980
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1981
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1982
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1983
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1984
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1985
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1986
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1987
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1988
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1989
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1990
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1991
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1992
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1993
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1994
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1995
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1996
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1997
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1998
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1999
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
2000
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2001
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
2002
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
2003
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
2004
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
2005
160.0 mm (6.3 in)
2006
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
2007
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
2008
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
2009
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
2010
93.5 mm (3.7 in)
2011
168.9 mm (6.6 in)
2012
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
2013
145.0 mm (5.7 in)
2014
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Walden 1 ESE, 1972 to 2014. The record is 266.4 mm (10.5 in) in 2005, marked on the chart; the median year is 98.3 mm (3.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Walden 1 ESE by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1972
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1973
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1974
106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1975
219.2 mm (8.6 in)
1976
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1977
126.8 mm (5.0 in)
1978
72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1979
116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1980
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1981
98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1982
69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1983
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1984
136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1985
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1986
93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1987
97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1988
104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1989
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1990
89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1991
163.8 mm (6.4 in)
1992
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1993
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1994
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1995
98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1996
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1997
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1998
102.7 mm (4.0 in)
1999
130.6 mm (5.1 in)
2000
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
2001
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
2002
93.6 mm (3.7 in)
2003
117.9 mm (4.6 in)
2004
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
2005
266.4 mm (10.5 in)
2006
114.9 mm (4.5 in)
2007
154.2 mm (6.1 in)
2008
99.0 mm (3.9 in)
2009
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
2010
125.3 mm (4.9 in)
2011
107.0 mm (4.2 in)
2012
n/a
2013
161.0 mm (6.3 in)
2014
74.8 mm (2.9 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Walden 1 ESE, 1972 to 2014. The record is 35 days in 2001, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Walden 1 ESE by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1972
16 days
1973
15 days
1974
16 days
1975
15 days
1976
22 days
1977
22 days
1978
14 days
1979
12 days
1980
27 days
1981
23 days
1982
14 days
1983
20 days
1984
17 days
1985
19 days
1986
15 days
1987
19 days
1988
24 days
1989
15 days
1990
12 days
1991
23 days
1992
13 days
1993
18 days
1994
12 days
1995
16 days
1996
10 days
1997
15 days
1998
14 days
1999
20 days
2000
21 days
2001
35 days
2002
14 days
2003
18 days
2004
13 days
2005
15 days
2006
16 days
2007
17 days
2008
23 days
2009
13 days
2010
13 days
2011
1 day
2012
2 days
2013
31 days
2014
18 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
34 years with a frost
Across 34 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Walden 1 ESE falls on 8 May and the median first autumn frost on 4 October, which leaves a median of 148 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +4.7 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Walden 1 ESE
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1978 to 2009)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
8 May
n/a
8 May
n/a
+0.1 days per decade
First autumn frost
4 October
n/a
5 October
n/a
+4.8 days per decade
Growing days
148 days
n/a
149 days
n/a
+4.7 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
38 years, 1973 to 2010
A day with at least 64.8 mm (2.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 160.9 mm (6.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Walden 1 ESE: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
5 years
87.2 mm (3.4 in)
10 years
103.3 mm (4.1 in)
25 years
125.1 mm (4.9 in)
50 years
142.5 mm (5.6 in)
Longer than the 38 years of record
100 years
160.9 mm (6.3 in)
Longer than the 38 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, 38 years of values from 1973 to 2010.
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: 160.0 mm (6.3 in) in 2005; 111.8 mm (4.4 in) in 1999; 109.2 mm (4.3 in) in 1973.
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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.