Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Wantagh Cedar Creek (USC00308946), New York, United States, with 36 years of record.
Key Facts for Wantagh Cedar Creek
Wantagh Cedar Creek (USC00308946) is a weather station in New York, United States at 40.66 latitude and -73.51 longitude, 3 m (10 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1976 to 2011, 36 years of record.
1,464 records set at Wantagh Cedar Creek still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Wantagh Cedar Creek set a daily record high minimum temperature of 9.4 C (48.9 F) on 31 December 2011.
About the Station
Location: New York, United States, 40.66 latitude, -73.51 longitude.
Elevation: 3 m (10 ft).
Period of record: 1976 to 2011, 36 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.
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 Wantagh Cedar Creek. 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 Wantagh Cedar Creek, 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)
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
19.4 C (66.9 F)
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
41.7 C (107.1 F)
7.2 C (45.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
39.4 C (102.9 F)
8.9 C (48.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
35.0 C (95.0 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Wantagh Cedar Creek still stand. 1984 holds the most, with 172.
Standing records at Wantagh Cedar Creek by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1976
41
1977
53
1978
58
1979
64
1980
36
1981
33
1982
29
1983
29
1984
172
1985
29
1986
40
1987
29
1988
30
1989
32
1990
41
1991
46
1992
27
1993
28
1994
35
1995
30
1996
35
1997
19
1998
41
1999
44
2000
36
2001
42
2002
60
2003
27
2004
13
2005
41
2006
39
2007
27
2008
29
2009
30
2010
71
2011
28
All-Time Record Progression
3 new records
3 all-time records were set at Wantagh Cedar Creek between 2 August 2006 and 14 August 2011. Each dot is a new record.
When Wantagh Cedar Creek set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
2006-08-02
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 28.9 C (84.0 F)
2010-07-06
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 41.7 C (107.1 F)
2011-08-14
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 244.3 mm (9.6 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 244.3 mm (9.6 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Wantagh Cedar Creek. The most was 244.3 mm (9.6 in) on 14 August 2011.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Wantagh Cedar Creek
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
124.7 mm (4.9 in)
3 January 1999
Feb
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
28 February 1984
Mar
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
6 March 1979
Apr
117.9 mm (4.6 in)
21 April 2000
May
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
16 May 1989
Jun
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
13 June 1998
Jul
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
29 July 1980
Aug
244.3 mm (9.6 in)
14 August 2011
Sep
94.7 mm (3.7 in)
8 September 2004
Oct
137.9 mm (5.4 in)
14 October 2005
Nov
130.3 mm (5.1 in)
8 November 1977
Dec
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
11 December 1992
Period of Record Coverage
1976 to 2011
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
36 years of record at Wantagh Cedar Creek, 1976 to 2011. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1976, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1989, 2011.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 22 complete years at Wantagh Cedar Creek, 1978 to 2010. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 11.9 C (53.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1978, at 9.9 C (49.8 F), and the warmest was 2002, at 13.7 C (56.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.1 C (3.8 F).
Annual mean temperature at Wantagh Cedar Creek as warming stripes, 1978 to 2010
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1978
9.9 C
-2.07 C
1981
10.1 C
-1.88 C
1986
12.0 C
+0.02 C
1987
11.4 C
-0.54 C
1990
12.4 C
+0.47 C
1993
11.3 C
-0.61 C
1994
10.9 C
-1.03 C
1995
11.6 C
-0.32 C
1996
11.1 C
-0.86 C
1997
11.2 C
-0.79 C
1998
13.4 C
+1.48 C
1999
13.4 C
+1.49 C
2000
11.8 C
-0.19 C
2002
13.7 C
+1.74 C
2003
12.2 C
+0.25 C
2004
11.5 C
-0.47 C
2005
11.0 C
-0.95 C
2006
13.5 C
+1.50 C
2007
12.1 C
+0.18 C
2008
12.5 C
+0.52 C
2009
12.4 C
+0.40 C
2010
13.6 C
+1.63 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
1976 to 2011
Yearly extremes at Wantagh Cedar Creek: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2010
35.0 C (95.0 F)
36
Coldest night (TNn)
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1985
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
36
Wettest day (Rx1day)
244.3 mm (9.6 in)
2011
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
36
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
304.7 mm (12.0 in)
2005
92.9 mm (3.7 in)
36
Longest dry spell (CDD)
35 days
2001
18 days
36
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Wantagh Cedar Creek, 1976 to 2011. The record is 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 2010, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Wantagh Cedar Creek by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1976
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1977
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1978
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1979
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1980
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1981
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1982
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1983
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1984
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1985
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1986
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1987
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1988
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1989
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1990
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1991
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1992
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1993
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1994
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1995
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1996
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1997
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1998
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1999
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2000
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2001
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2002
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2003
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2004
30.0 C (86.0 F)
2005
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2006
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2007
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2008
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2009
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2010
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2011
36.1 C (97.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Wantagh Cedar Creek, 1976 to 2011. The record is -19.4 C (-2.9 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is -13.3 C (8.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Wantagh Cedar Creek by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1976
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1977
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1978
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1979
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1980
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1981
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1982
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1983
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1984
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1985
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1986
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1987
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1988
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1989
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1990
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1991
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1992
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1993
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1994
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1995
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1996
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1997
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1998
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1999
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2000
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2001
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2002
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2003
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2004
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2005
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2006
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2007
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2008
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2009
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2010
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2011
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Wantagh Cedar Creek, 1976 to 2011. The record is 244.3 mm (9.6 in) in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 65.3 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Wantagh Cedar Creek by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1976
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1977
130.3 mm (5.1 in)
1978
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1979
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1980
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1981
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1982
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1983
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1984
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1985
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1986
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1987
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1988
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1989
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1990
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1991
98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1992
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1993
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1994
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1995
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1996
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1997
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1998
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1999
124.7 mm (4.9 in)
2000
117.9 mm (4.6 in)
2001
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
2002
90.9 mm (3.6 in)
2003
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
2004
94.7 mm (3.7 in)
2005
137.9 mm (5.4 in)
2006
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
2007
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
2008
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
2009
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
2010
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
2011
244.3 mm (9.6 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Wantagh Cedar Creek, 1976 to 2011. The record is 304.7 mm (12.0 in) in 2005, marked on the chart; the median year is 92.9 mm (3.7 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Wantagh Cedar Creek by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1976
156.8 mm (6.2 in)
1977
164.9 mm (6.5 in)
1978
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1979
121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1980
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1981
104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1982
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1983
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1984
135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1985
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1986
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1987
72.3 mm (2.8 in)
1988
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1989
120.8 mm (4.8 in)
1990
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1991
127.7 mm (5.0 in)
1992
118.8 mm (4.7 in)
1993
76.3 mm (3.0 in)
1994
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1995
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1996
89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1997
77.3 mm (3.0 in)
1998
149.6 mm (5.9 in)
1999
125.7 mm (4.9 in)
2000
131.1 mm (5.2 in)
2001
71.5 mm (2.8 in)
2002
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
2003
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
2004
94.7 mm (3.7 in)
2005
304.7 mm (12.0 in)
2006
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
2007
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
2008
102.2 mm (4.0 in)
2009
73.5 mm (2.9 in)
2010
114.2 mm (4.5 in)
2011
71.2 mm (2.8 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Wantagh Cedar Creek, 1976 to 2011. The record is 35 days in 2001, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Wantagh Cedar Creek by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1976
28 days
1977
18 days
1978
20 days
1979
15 days
1980
28 days
1981
24 days
1982
16 days
1983
14 days
1984
20 days
1985
17 days
1986
18 days
1987
16 days
1988
16 days
1989
15 days
1990
17 days
1991
23 days
1992
13 days
1993
13 days
1994
18 days
1995
20 days
1996
13 days
1997
15 days
1998
30 days
1999
26 days
2000
25 days
2001
35 days
2002
13 days
2003
13 days
2004
13 days
2005
21 days
2006
27 days
2007
19 days
2008
15 days
2009
17 days
2010
21 days
2011
1 day
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
22 years with a frost
Across 22 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Wantagh Cedar Creek falls on 4 April and the median first autumn frost on 10 November, which leaves a median of 223 days between them.
Frost dates and growing season at Wantagh Cedar Creek
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1978 to 2010)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
4 April
n/a
4 April
n/a
n/a
First autumn frost
10 November
n/a
10 November
n/a
n/a
Growing days
223 days
n/a
223 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.
Rainfall Return Levels
32 years, 1976 to 2010
A day with at least 68.3 mm (2.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 172.0 mm (6.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Wantagh Cedar Creek: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
5 years
91.3 mm (3.6 in)
10 years
108.3 mm (4.3 in)
25 years
131.9 mm (5.2 in)
50 years
151.2 mm (6.0 in)
Longer than the 32 years of record
100 years
172.0 mm (6.8 in)
Longer than the 32 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, 32 years of values from 1976 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: 137.9 mm (5.4 in) in 2005; 130.3 mm (5.1 in) in 1977; 124.7 mm (4.9 in) in 1999.
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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.