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Watertown Weather Records (USC00309000)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Watertown (USC00309000), New York, United States, with 134 years of record.

Key Facts for Watertown

  • Watertown (USC00309000) is a weather station in New York, United States at 43.98 latitude and -75.88 longitude, 152 m (497 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1893 to 2026, 134 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Watertown still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Watertown set a daily record precipitation of 48.5 mm (1.9 in) on 8 August 2026.

About the Station

  • Location: New York, United States, 43.98 latitude, -75.88 longitude.
  • Elevation: 152 m (497 ft).
  • Period of record: 1893 to 2026, 134 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

1 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Watertown, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Watertown. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 1 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -40-2002040 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Watertown. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 1 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Watertown, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan18.9 C (66.0 F)-36.7 C (-34.1 F)10.0 C (50.0 F)-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
Feb19.4 C (66.9 F)-35.0 C (-31.0 F)6.7 C (44.1 F)-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
Mar27.8 C (82.0 F)-29.4 C (-20.9 F)19.4 C (66.9 F)-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
Apr33.3 C (91.9 F)-17.2 C (1.0 F)25.6 C (78.1 F)-7.8 C (18.0 F)
May33.3 C (91.9 F)-6.1 C (21.0 F)30.6 C (87.1 F)-0.6 C (30.9 F)
Jun36.7 C (98.1 F)-1.1 C (30.0 F)30.0 C (86.0 F)5.0 C (41.0 F)
Jul37.2 C (99.0 F)1.7 C (35.1 F)32.2 C (90.0 F)10.6 C (51.1 F)
Aug36.1 C (97.0 F)2.2 C (36.0 F)30.0 C (86.0 F)11.1 C (52.0 F)
Sep35.6 C (96.1 F)-3.3 C (26.1 F)17.8 C (64.0 F)9.4 C (48.9 F)
Oct30.6 C (87.1 F)-9.4 C (15.1 F)n/an/a
Nov25.6 C (78.1 F)-19.4 C (-2.9 F)n/an/a
Dec20.6 C (69.1 F)-39.4 C (-38.9 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Watertown by the year they were set 1,464 records at Watertown still stand. 1895 holds the most, with 25. 01020301893: 51894: 201895: 251896: 181897: 41898: 251899: 191900: 181901: 61902: 71903: 101904: 151905: 41906: 231907: 81908: 81909: 81910: 61911: 141912: 41913: 151914: 201915: 121916: 201917: 111918: 171919: 101920: 111921: 121922: 91923: 121924: 71925: 121926: 131927: 71928: 71929: 101930: 121931: 151932: 101933: 171934: 121935: 51936: 201937: 51938: 111939: 151940: 121941: 91942: 111943: 121944: 91945: 221946: 131947: 201948: 181949: 171950: 191951: 81952: 31953: 141954: 111955: 121956: 101957: 131958: 41959: 161960: 41961: 81962: 71963: 111964: 101965: 171966: 141967: 81968: 121969: 71970: 121971: 41972: 131973: 81974: 101975: 101976: 181977: 71978: 111979: 171980: 101981: 191982: 111983: 51984: 131985: 11986: 111987: 71988: 221989: 91990: 181991: 101992: 71993: 101994: 111995: 71996: 51997: 51998: 101999: 82000: 72001: 112002: 132003: 32004: 72005: 62006: 52007: 102008: 112009: 12010: 82011: 22012: 192013: 52014: 112015: 152016: 112017: 102018: 212019: 82020: 112021: 82022: 52023: 52024: 142025: 22026: 11893190719211935194919631977199120052019
1,464 records at Watertown still stand. 1895 holds the most, with 25.
Standing records at Watertown by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
18935
189420
189525
189618
18974
189825
189919
190018
19016
19027
190310
190415
19054
190623
19078
19088
19098
19106
191114
19124
191315
191420
191512
191620
191711
191817
191910
192011
192112
19229
192312
19247
192512
192613
19277
19287
192910
193012
193115
193210
193317
193412
19355
193620
19375
193811
193915
194012
19419
194211
194312
19449
194522
194613
194720
194818
194917
195019
19518
19523
195314
195411
195512
195610
195713
19584
195916
19604
19618
19627
196311
196410
196517
196614
19678
196812
19697
197012
19714
197213
19738
197410
197510
197618
19777
197811
197917
198010
198119
198211
19835
198413
19851
198611
19877
198822
19899
199018
199110
19927
199310
199411
19957
19965
19975
199810
19998
20007
200111
200213
20033
20047
20056
20065
200710
200811
20091
20108
20112
201219
20135
201411
201515
201611
201710
201821
20198
202011
20218
20225
20235
202414
20252
20261

All-Time Record Progression

5 new records
When Watertown set new all-time records 5 all-time records were set at Watertown between 29 December 1933 and 1 February 1977. Each dot is a new record. Record low minimum temperatureRecord low maximum temperatureRecord daily precipitationRecord snow depth29 December 1933: Record low minimum temperature -39.4 C (-38.9 F)9 February 1934: Record low maximum temperature -24.4 C (-11.9 F)18 August 1949: Record daily precipitation 123.4 mm (4.9 in)9 January 1968: Record low maximum temperature -26.1 C (-15.0 F)1 February 1977: Record snow depth 127.0 cm (50.0 in)1940195019601970
5 all-time records were set at Watertown between 29 December 1933 and 1 February 1977. Each dot is a new record.
When Watertown set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1933-12-29Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1934-02-09Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1949-08-18Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1968-01-09Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1977-02-01Record snow depthRecord snow depth 127.0 cm (50.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 123.4 mm (4.9 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Watertown The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Watertown. The most was 123.4 mm (4.9 in) on 18 August 1949. 050100150 Jan: 54.1 mm (2.1 in), 8 January 1998 Jan Feb: 61.7 mm (2.4 in), 17 February 1954 Feb Mar: 44.5 mm (1.8 in), 1 March 1900 Mar Apr: 49.3 mm (1.9 in), 2 April 1973 Apr May: 81.8 mm (3.2 in), 13 May 1906 May Jun: 84.6 mm (3.3 in), 27 June 1970 Jun Jul: 100.1 mm (3.9 in), 18 July 2021 Jul Aug: 123.4 mm (4.9 in), 18 August 1949 Aug Sep: 118.1 mm (4.6 in), 26 September 1975 Sep Oct: 100.1 mm (3.9 in), 30 October 2017 Oct Nov: 88.6 mm (3.5 in), 17 November 1927 Nov Dec: 68.6 mm (2.7 in), 17 December 1951 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Watertown. The most was 123.4 mm (4.9 in) on 18 August 1949.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Watertown
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan54.1 mm (2.1 in)8 January 1998
Feb61.7 mm (2.4 in)17 February 1954
Mar44.5 mm (1.8 in)1 March 1900
Apr49.3 mm (1.9 in)2 April 1973
May81.8 mm (3.2 in)13 May 1906
Jun84.6 mm (3.3 in)27 June 1970
Jul100.1 mm (3.9 in)18 July 2021
Aug123.4 mm (4.9 in)18 August 1949
Sep118.1 mm (4.6 in)26 September 1975
Oct100.1 mm (3.9 in)30 October 2017
Nov88.6 mm (3.5 in)17 November 1927
Dec68.6 mm (2.7 in)17 December 1951

Period of Record Coverage

1893 to 2026
Days with data per year at Watertown 134 years of record at Watertown, 1893 to 2026. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1910, 2007, 2026. 1893: 212 of 365 days1894: 268 of 365 days1895: 268 of 365 days1896: 303 of 366 days1897: 53 of 365 days1898: 359 of 365 days1899: 362 of 365 days1900: 365 of 365 days1901: 363 of 365 days1902: 361 of 365 days1903: 361 of 365 days1904: 365 of 366 days1905: 364 of 365 days1906: 361 of 365 days1907: 365 of 365 days1908: 365 of 366 days1909: 363 of 365 days1910: 303 of 365 days1911: 363 of 365 days1912: 335 of 366 days1913: 362 of 365 days1914: 364 of 365 days1915: 364 of 365 days1916: 366 of 366 days1917: 364 of 365 days1918: 365 of 365 days1919: 365 of 365 days1920: 365 of 366 days1921: 364 of 365 days1922: 365 of 365 days1923: 365 of 365 days1924: 366 of 366 days1925: 365 of 365 days1926: 365 of 365 days1927: 365 of 365 days1928: 366 of 366 days1929: 362 of 365 days1930: 365 of 365 days1931: 356 of 365 days1932: 365 of 366 days1933: 363 of 365 days1934: 364 of 365 days1935: 360 of 365 days1936: 365 of 366 days1937: 363 of 365 days1938: 364 of 365 days1939: 361 of 365 days1940: 365 of 366 days1941: 363 of 365 days1942: 365 of 365 days1943: 365 of 365 days1944: 364 of 366 days1945: 364 of 365 days1946: 365 of 365 days1947: 365 of 365 days1948: 366 of 366 days1949: 365 of 365 days1950: 363 of 365 days1951: 365 of 365 days1952: 366 of 366 days1953: 363 of 365 days1954: 364 of 365 days1955: 363 of 365 days1956: 365 of 366 days1957: 364 of 365 days1958: 364 of 365 days1959: 361 of 365 days1960: 366 of 366 days1961: 361 of 365 days1962: 360 of 365 days1963: 364 of 365 days1964: 365 of 366 days1965: 364 of 365 days1966: 363 of 365 days1967: 364 of 365 days1968: 366 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 365 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 365 of 366 days1973: 365 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 364 of 365 days1978: 365 of 365 days1979: 362 of 365 days1980: 365 of 366 days1981: 365 of 365 days1982: 363 of 365 days1983: 364 of 365 days1984: 364 of 366 days1985: 333 of 365 days1986: 365 of 365 days1987: 364 of 365 days1988: 333 of 366 days1989: 336 of 365 days1990: 362 of 365 days1991: 365 of 365 days1992: 364 of 366 days1993: 365 of 365 days1994: 363 of 365 days1995: 364 of 365 days1996: 365 of 366 days1997: 365 of 365 days1998: 360 of 365 days1999: 364 of 365 days2000: 360 of 366 days2001: 363 of 365 days2002: 363 of 365 days2003: 365 of 365 days2004: 364 of 366 days2005: 332 of 365 days2006: 332 of 365 days2007: 295 of 365 days2008: 366 of 366 days2009: 363 of 365 days2010: 365 of 365 days2011: 365 of 365 days2012: 366 of 366 days2013: 365 of 365 days2014: 365 of 365 days2015: 365 of 365 days2016: 366 of 366 days2017: 365 of 365 days2018: 365 of 365 days2019: 365 of 365 days2020: 366 of 366 days2021: 365 of 365 days2022: 365 of 365 days2023: 365 of 365 days2024: 366 of 366 days2025: 365 of 365 days2026: 243 of 365 days1900192019401960198020002020
134 years of record at Watertown, 1893 to 2026. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1910, 2007, 2026.
Days with data per year at Watertown
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
189321258%No
189426873%No
189526873%No
189630383%No
18975315%No
189835998%Yes
189936299%Yes
1900365100%Yes
190136399%Yes
190236199%Yes
190336199%Yes
1904365100%Yes
1905364100%Yes
190636199%Yes
1907365100%Yes
1908365100%Yes
190936399%Yes
191030383%No
191136399%Yes
191233592%Yes
191336299%Yes
1914364100%Yes
1915364100%Yes
1916366100%Yes
1917364100%Yes
1918365100%Yes
1919365100%Yes
1920365100%Yes
1921364100%Yes
1922365100%Yes
1923365100%Yes
1924366100%Yes
1925365100%Yes
1926365100%Yes
1927365100%Yes
1928366100%Yes
192936299%Yes
1930365100%Yes
193135698%Yes
1932365100%Yes
193336399%Yes
1934364100%Yes
193536099%Yes
1936365100%Yes
193736399%Yes
1938364100%Yes
193936199%Yes
1940365100%Yes
194136399%Yes
1942365100%Yes
1943365100%Yes
194436499%Yes
1945364100%Yes
1946365100%Yes
1947365100%Yes
1948366100%Yes
1949365100%Yes
195036399%Yes
1951365100%Yes
1952366100%Yes
195336399%Yes
1954364100%Yes
195536399%Yes
1956365100%Yes
1957364100%Yes
1958364100%Yes
195936199%Yes
1960366100%Yes
196136199%Yes
196236099%Yes
1963364100%Yes
1964365100%Yes
1965364100%Yes
196636399%Yes
1967364100%Yes
1968366100%Yes
1969365100%Yes
1970365100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972365100%Yes
1973365100%Yes
1974365100%Yes
1975365100%Yes
1976366100%Yes
1977364100%Yes
1978365100%Yes
197936299%Yes
1980365100%Yes
1981365100%Yes
198236399%Yes
1983364100%Yes
198436499%Yes
198533391%Yes
1986365100%Yes
1987364100%Yes
198833391%Yes
198933692%Yes
199036299%Yes
1991365100%Yes
199236499%Yes
1993365100%Yes
199436399%Yes
1995364100%Yes
1996365100%Yes
1997365100%Yes
199836099%Yes
1999364100%Yes
200036098%Yes
200136399%Yes
200236399%Yes
2003365100%Yes
200436499%Yes
200533291%Yes
200633291%Yes
200729581%No
2008366100%Yes
200936399%Yes
2010365100%Yes
2011365100%Yes
2012366100%Yes
2013365100%Yes
2014365100%Yes
2015365100%Yes
2016366100%Yes
2017365100%Yes
2018365100%Yes
2019365100%Yes
2020366100%Yes
2021365100%Yes
2022365100%Yes
2023365100%Yes
2024366100%Yes
2025365100%Yes
202624367%No

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Watertown
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
8 August 2026Watertown, USdaily rain48.5 mm (1.9 in)21.3 mm (0.8 in)65 years46 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 2026Watertown, USdaily rain32.8 mm (1.3 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)23 years22 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 2026Watertown, USdaily high max30.6 C (87.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)11 years14 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 2026Watertown, USdaily rain34.5 mm (1.4 in)10.1 mm (0.4 in)71 years47 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2026Watertown, USdaily rain25.7 mm (1.0 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)28 years31 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 2026Watertown, USdaily snowfall (Tie)43.2 cm (17.0 in)tie64 years7 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 2025Watertown, USdaily high max12.2 C (54.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)58 years28 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 2025Watertown, USdaily snowfall14.0 cm (5.5 in)0.8 cm (0.3 in)90 years37 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 2025Watertown, USdaily low max-0.6 C (30.9 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)64 years31 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 2025Watertown, USdaily rain58.4 mm (2.3 in)31.7 mm (1.2 in)8 years44 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2025Watertown, USdaily high max (Tie)32.8 C (91.0 F)tie107 years10 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 2025Watertown, USdaily high min (Tie)24.4 C (75.9 F)tie38 years5 of 100 (Routine)
24 June 2025Watertown, USdaily high min (Tie)22.8 C (73.0 F)tie60 years7 of 100 (Routine)
23 June 2025Watertown, USdaily high min (Tie)21.1 C (70.0 F)tie68 years7 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 2025Watertown, USdaily rain47.0 mm (1.9 in)21.6 mm (0.9 in)88 years58 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 2025Watertown, USdaily rain19.8 mm (0.8 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)34 years20 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 2025Watertown, USdaily low max (Tie)-1.1 C (30.0 F)tie108 years10 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 2025Watertown, USdaily snowfall19.1 cm (7.5 in)3.9 cm (1.5 in)1 year16 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 2025Watertown, USdaily snowfall34.0 cm (13.4 in)21.3 cm (8.4 in)40 years56 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 2025Watertown, USdaily rain53.1 mm (2.1 in)23.1 mm (0.9 in)54 years63 of 100 (Major)

Climate Trend

120 complete years, 1898 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Watertown as warming stripes, 1898 to 2025 One stripe for each of 120 complete years at Watertown, 1898 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 7.8 C (46.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1904, at 5.8 C (42.4 F), and the warmest was 2012, at 10.0 C (49.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F). 1898: 9.0 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1899: 7.9 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1900: 7.8 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1901: 7.5 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1902: 7.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1903: 7.6 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1904: 5.8 C, -2.1 C from the station mean1905: 6.6 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1906: 7.7 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1907: 6.7 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1908: 8.0 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1909: 7.5 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1911: 8.1 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1913: 8.6 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1914: 7.0 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1915: 8.0 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1916: 8.0 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1917: 6.1 C, -1.7 C from the station mean1918: 7.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1919: 8.5 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1920: 7.7 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1921: 9.8 C, +2.0 C from the station mean1922: 8.7 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1923: 7.6 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1924: 7.2 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1925: 7.9 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1926: 6.5 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1927: 8.0 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1928: 7.9 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1929: 7.6 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1930: 8.4 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1931: 9.2 C, +1.4 C from the station mean1932: 8.4 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1933: 8.5 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1934: 7.4 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1935: 7.4 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1936: 7.7 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1937: 8.5 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1938: 8.5 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1939: 7.7 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1940: 6.6 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1941: 8.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1942: 8.2 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1943: 7.2 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1944: 8.1 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1945: 7.8 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1946: 8.7 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1947: 7.6 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1948: 7.5 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1949: 8.9 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1950: 7.5 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1951: 7.9 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1952: 8.5 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1953: 9.0 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1954: 7.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1955: 8.1 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1956: 7.2 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1957: 8.1 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1958: 6.9 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1959: 7.9 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1960: 7.4 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1961: 7.7 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1962: 6.9 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1963: 6.9 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1964: 8.3 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1965: 7.2 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1966: 7.5 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1967: 7.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1968: 7.1 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1969: 7.3 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1970: 7.2 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1971: 7.4 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1972: 6.8 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1973: 8.8 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1974: 7.2 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1975: 8.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1976: 6.6 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1977: 7.5 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1978: 6.4 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1979: 7.5 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1980: 6.6 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1981: 7.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1982: 7.4 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1983: 8.0 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1984: 7.7 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1986: 7.6 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1987: 8.3 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1990: 9.1 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1991: 8.7 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1992: 6.8 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1993: 7.0 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1994: 7.0 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1995: 7.7 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1996: 7.5 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1997: 7.3 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1998: 9.6 C, +1.8 C from the station mean1999: 8.8 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2000: 7.4 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2001: 9.0 C, +1.2 C from the station mean2002: 8.5 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2003: 7.3 C, -0.6 C from the station mean2004: 7.6 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2008: 8.1 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2009: 7.4 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2010: 8.7 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2011: 8.5 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2012: 10.0 C, +2.1 C from the station mean2013: 8.0 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2014: 7.3 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2015: 7.8 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2016: 9.0 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2017: 8.5 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2018: 8.1 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2019: 7.2 C, -0.6 C from the station mean2020: 8.9 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2021: 8.7 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2022: 8.0 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2023: 8.7 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2024: 9.2 C, +1.4 C from the station mean2025: 7.7 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1898191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 120 complete years at Watertown, 1898 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 7.8 C (46.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1904, at 5.8 C (42.4 F), and the warmest was 2012, at 10.0 C (49.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at Watertown as warming stripes, 1898 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
18989.0 C+1.19 C
18997.9 C+0.11 C
19007.8 C-0.02 C
19017.5 C-0.28 C
19027.6 C-0.25 C
19037.6 C-0.21 C
19045.8 C-2.06 C
19056.6 C-1.19 C
19067.7 C-0.17 C
19076.7 C-1.13 C
19088.0 C+0.16 C
19097.5 C-0.31 C
19118.1 C+0.26 C
19138.6 C+0.82 C
19147.0 C-0.84 C
19158.0 C+0.17 C
19168.0 C+0.22 C
19176.1 C-1.72 C
19187.6 C-0.26 C
19198.5 C+0.72 C
19207.7 C-0.15 C
19219.8 C+1.97 C
19228.7 C+0.83 C
19237.6 C-0.24 C
19247.2 C-0.67 C
19257.9 C+0.05 C
19266.5 C-1.33 C
19278.0 C+0.13 C
19287.9 C+0.07 C
19297.6 C-0.20 C
19308.4 C+0.56 C
19319.2 C+1.37 C
19328.4 C+0.59 C
19338.5 C+0.65 C
19347.4 C-0.44 C
19357.4 C-0.46 C
19367.7 C-0.08 C
19378.5 C+0.69 C
19388.5 C+0.70 C
19397.7 C-0.15 C
19406.6 C-1.25 C
19418.2 C+0.40 C
19428.2 C+0.35 C
19437.2 C-0.65 C
19448.1 C+0.30 C
19457.8 C0.00 C
19468.7 C+0.84 C
19477.6 C-0.22 C
19487.5 C-0.32 C
19498.9 C+1.10 C
19507.5 C-0.37 C
19517.9 C+0.05 C
19528.5 C+0.64 C
19539.0 C+1.15 C
19547.6 C-0.27 C
19558.1 C+0.32 C
19567.2 C-0.63 C
19578.1 C+0.26 C
19586.9 C-0.95 C
19597.9 C+0.06 C
19607.4 C-0.44 C
19617.7 C-0.13 C
19626.9 C-0.89 C
19636.9 C-0.97 C
19648.3 C+0.46 C
19657.2 C-0.62 C
19667.5 C-0.33 C
19677.6 C-0.25 C
19687.1 C-0.75 C
19697.3 C-0.50 C
19707.2 C-0.65 C
19717.4 C-0.38 C
19726.8 C-1.04 C
19738.8 C+1.02 C
19747.2 C-0.66 C
19758.2 C+0.39 C
19766.6 C-1.23 C
19777.5 C-0.29 C
19786.4 C-1.39 C
19797.5 C-0.29 C
19806.6 C-1.19 C
19817.6 C-0.27 C
19827.4 C-0.41 C
19838.0 C+0.15 C
19847.7 C-0.13 C
19867.6 C-0.23 C
19878.3 C+0.50 C
19909.1 C+1.25 C
19918.7 C+0.84 C
19926.8 C-1.03 C
19937.0 C-0.83 C
19947.0 C-0.85 C
19957.7 C-0.10 C
19967.5 C-0.31 C
19977.3 C-0.51 C
19989.6 C+1.80 C
19998.8 C+0.96 C
20007.4 C-0.42 C
20019.0 C+1.22 C
20028.5 C+0.66 C
20037.3 C-0.55 C
20047.6 C-0.23 C
20088.1 C+0.24 C
20097.4 C-0.41 C
20108.7 C+0.84 C
20118.5 C+0.67 C
201210.0 C+2.14 C
20138.0 C+0.16 C
20147.3 C-0.53 C
20157.8 C-0.01 C
20169.0 C+1.15 C
20178.5 C+0.69 C
20188.1 C+0.31 C
20197.2 C-0.61 C
20208.9 C+1.10 C
20218.7 C+0.84 C
20228.0 C+0.16 C
20238.7 C+0.83 C
20249.2 C+1.39 C
20257.7 C-0.17 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1898 to 2025 is 0.04 C (0.00 to 0.07) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.06 F (0.00 to 0.13) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 120 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Watertown
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.04 C (0.00 to 0.07) per decade0.06 F (0.00 to 0.13) per decade1898 to 2025120Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum0.00 C (-0.04 to 0.04) per decade0.00 F (-0.07 to 0.08) per decade1898 to 2025120Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum0.07 C (0.03 to 0.11) per decade0.1 F (0.1 to 0.2) per decade1898 to 2025120Rise

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

1893 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Watertown: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)37.2 C (99.0 F)189433.3 C (91.9 F)134
Coldest night (TNn)-39.4 C (-38.9 F)1933-28.9 C (-20.0 F)134
Wettest day (Rx1day)123.4 mm (4.9 in)194951.2 mm (2.0 in)134
Wettest five days (Rx5day)175.8 mm (6.9 in)201777.7 mm (3.1 in)134
Longest dry spell (CDD)27 days189415 days134

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Watertown by year The hottest day of the year at Watertown, 1893 to 2026. The record is 37.2 C (99.0 F) in 1894, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.3 C (91.9 F). 102030401900192019401960198020002020Record: 37.2 C (99.0 F) in 1894
The hottest day of the year at Watertown, 1893 to 2026. The record is 37.2 C (99.0 F) in 1894, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.3 C (91.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Watertown by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
189332.8 C (91.0 F)
189437.2 C (99.0 F)
189536.7 C (98.1 F)
189635.6 C (96.1 F)
189715.0 C (59.0 F)
189836.1 C (97.0 F)
189935.0 C (95.0 F)
190033.9 C (93.0 F)
190134.4 C (93.9 F)
190231.7 C (89.1 F)
190330.6 C (87.1 F)
190431.1 C (88.0 F)
190531.7 C (89.1 F)
190631.7 C (89.1 F)
190733.3 C (91.9 F)
190833.3 C (91.9 F)
190931.7 C (89.1 F)
191032.8 C (91.0 F)
191136.7 C (98.1 F)
191233.3 C (91.9 F)
191334.4 C (93.9 F)
191433.9 C (93.0 F)
191532.8 C (91.0 F)
191636.1 C (97.0 F)
191734.4 C (93.9 F)
191833.3 C (91.9 F)
191936.1 C (97.0 F)
192032.8 C (91.0 F)
192135.6 C (96.1 F)
192234.4 C (93.9 F)
192334.4 C (93.9 F)
192433.9 C (93.0 F)
192534.4 C (93.9 F)
192632.8 C (91.0 F)
192733.9 C (93.0 F)
192835.0 C (95.0 F)
192932.8 C (91.0 F)
193032.8 C (91.0 F)
193136.7 C (98.1 F)
193232.8 C (91.0 F)
193335.6 C (96.1 F)
193433.9 C (93.0 F)
193533.9 C (93.0 F)
193636.1 C (97.0 F)
193733.9 C (93.0 F)
193832.2 C (90.0 F)
193934.4 C (93.9 F)
194032.8 C (91.0 F)
194133.9 C (93.0 F)
194233.3 C (91.9 F)
194332.2 C (90.0 F)
194435.0 C (95.0 F)
194531.7 C (89.1 F)
194633.9 C (93.0 F)
194733.3 C (91.9 F)
194833.9 C (93.0 F)
194933.9 C (93.0 F)
195031.7 C (89.1 F)
195131.7 C (89.1 F)
195233.9 C (93.0 F)
195336.1 C (97.0 F)
195432.2 C (90.0 F)
195535.0 C (95.0 F)
195630.6 C (87.1 F)
195733.9 C (93.0 F)
195830.6 C (87.1 F)
195932.2 C (90.0 F)
196031.7 C (89.1 F)
196131.7 C (89.1 F)
196232.8 C (91.0 F)
196334.4 C (93.9 F)
196433.9 C (93.0 F)
196533.3 C (91.9 F)
196633.3 C (91.9 F)
196730.6 C (87.1 F)
196832.8 C (91.0 F)
196933.3 C (91.9 F)
197033.3 C (91.9 F)
197131.7 C (89.1 F)
197231.7 C (89.1 F)
197333.9 C (93.0 F)
197431.7 C (89.1 F)
197533.3 C (91.9 F)
197630.6 C (87.1 F)
197733.3 C (91.9 F)
197833.9 C (93.0 F)
197933.3 C (91.9 F)
198032.2 C (90.0 F)
198130.0 C (86.0 F)
198232.2 C (90.0 F)
198332.8 C (91.0 F)
198432.2 C (90.0 F)
198532.2 C (90.0 F)
198632.2 C (90.0 F)
198733.3 C (91.9 F)
198836.1 C (97.0 F)
198931.7 C (89.1 F)
199033.3 C (91.9 F)
199132.2 C (90.0 F)
199229.4 C (84.9 F)
199333.9 C (93.0 F)
199434.4 C (93.9 F)
199533.9 C (93.0 F)
199632.8 C (91.0 F)
199732.8 C (91.0 F)
199831.7 C (89.1 F)
199934.4 C (93.9 F)
200030.0 C (86.0 F)
200135.6 C (96.1 F)
200236.1 C (97.0 F)
200331.1 C (88.0 F)
200430.6 C (87.1 F)
200533.9 C (93.0 F)
200632.2 C (90.0 F)
200734.4 C (93.9 F)
200832.2 C (90.0 F)
200931.7 C (89.1 F)
201033.3 C (91.9 F)
201134.4 C (93.9 F)
201235.6 C (96.1 F)
201333.9 C (93.0 F)
201432.8 C (91.0 F)
201532.8 C (91.0 F)
201633.9 C (93.0 F)
201731.7 C (89.1 F)
201833.9 C (93.0 F)
201931.7 C (89.1 F)
202034.4 C (93.9 F)
202131.7 C (89.1 F)
202232.2 C (90.0 F)
202332.8 C (91.0 F)
202431.1 C (88.0 F)
202532.8 C (91.0 F)
202632.2 C (90.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Watertown by year The coldest night of the year at Watertown, 1893 to 2026. The record is -39.4 C (-38.9 F) in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is -28.9 C (-20.0 F). -40-35-30-25-201900192019401960198020002020Record: -39.4 C (-38.9 F) in 1933
The coldest night of the year at Watertown, 1893 to 2026. The record is -39.4 C (-38.9 F) in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is -28.9 C (-20.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Watertown by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1893-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1894-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1895-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1896-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1897-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1898-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1899-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1900-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1901-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1902-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1903-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1904-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1905-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1906-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1907-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1908-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1909-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1910-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1911-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1912-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1913-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1914-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1915-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1916-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1917-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1918-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1919-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1920-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1921-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1922-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1923-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1924-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1925-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1926-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1927-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1928-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1929-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1930-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1931-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1932-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1933-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1934-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1935-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1936-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1937-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1938-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1939-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1940-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1941-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1942-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1943-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1944-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1945-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1946-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1947-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1948-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1949-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1950-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1951-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1952-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1953-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1954-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1955-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1956-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1957-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1958-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1959-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1960-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1961-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1962-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1963-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1964-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1965-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1966-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1967-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1968-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1969-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1970-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1971-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1972-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1973-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1974-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1975-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1976-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1977-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1978-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1979-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1980-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1981-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1982-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1983-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1984-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1985-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1986-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1987-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1988-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1989-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1990-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1991-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1992-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1993-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1994-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1995-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1996-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1997-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1998-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1999-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2000-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2001-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2002-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2003-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2004-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2005-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2006-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2007-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2008-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2009-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2010-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2011-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2012-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2013-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2014-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2015-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2016-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
2017-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2018-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2019-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2020-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2021-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2022-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2023-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
2024-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2025-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2026-30.0 C (-22.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Watertown by year The wettest day of the year at Watertown, 1893 to 2026. The record is 123.4 mm (4.9 in) in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.2 mm (2.0 in). 0501001501900192019401960198020002020Record: 123.4 mm (4.9 in) in 1949
The wettest day of the year at Watertown, 1893 to 2026. The record is 123.4 mm (4.9 in) in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.2 mm (2.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Watertown by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
1893108.7 mm (4.3 in)
189448.3 mm (1.9 in)
189552.3 mm (2.1 in)
189642.9 mm (1.7 in)
189719.6 mm (0.8 in)
189836.8 mm (1.4 in)
189946.5 mm (1.8 in)
190069.3 mm (2.7 in)
190158.2 mm (2.3 in)
190261.0 mm (2.4 in)
190371.1 mm (2.8 in)
190470.6 mm (2.8 in)
190572.9 mm (2.9 in)
190681.8 mm (3.2 in)
190747.5 mm (1.9 in)
190856.6 mm (2.2 in)
190935.6 mm (1.4 in)
191048.8 mm (1.9 in)
191165.3 mm (2.6 in)
191252.6 mm (2.1 in)
191350.0 mm (2.0 in)
191456.6 mm (2.2 in)
191541.1 mm (1.6 in)
191659.2 mm (2.3 in)
191734.8 mm (1.4 in)
191855.9 mm (2.2 in)
191952.8 mm (2.1 in)
192043.4 mm (1.7 in)
192155.1 mm (2.2 in)
192257.2 mm (2.3 in)
192383.1 mm (3.3 in)
192466.5 mm (2.6 in)
192553.3 mm (2.1 in)
192672.1 mm (2.8 in)
192788.6 mm (3.5 in)
192830.0 mm (1.2 in)
192931.2 mm (1.2 in)
193037.6 mm (1.5 in)
193148.3 mm (1.9 in)
193273.9 mm (2.9 in)
193331.2 mm (1.2 in)
193429.7 mm (1.2 in)
193546.7 mm (1.8 in)
193650.8 mm (2.0 in)
193753.3 mm (2.1 in)
193864.8 mm (2.6 in)
193937.1 mm (1.5 in)
194027.4 mm (1.1 in)
194136.1 mm (1.4 in)
194248.0 mm (1.9 in)
194339.4 mm (1.6 in)
194444.5 mm (1.8 in)
194562.7 mm (2.5 in)
194647.0 mm (1.9 in)
194751.6 mm (2.0 in)
194839.1 mm (1.5 in)
1949123.4 mm (4.9 in)
195048.5 mm (1.9 in)
195168.6 mm (2.7 in)
195244.5 mm (1.8 in)
195350.8 mm (2.0 in)
195461.7 mm (2.4 in)
195553.3 mm (2.1 in)
195651.6 mm (2.0 in)
195747.8 mm (1.9 in)
195849.3 mm (1.9 in)
195959.9 mm (2.4 in)
196034.8 mm (1.4 in)
196136.6 mm (1.4 in)
196287.1 mm (3.4 in)
196359.7 mm (2.4 in)
196437.3 mm (1.5 in)
196528.4 mm (1.1 in)
196640.6 mm (1.6 in)
196756.6 mm (2.2 in)
196840.9 mm (1.6 in)
196938.9 mm (1.5 in)
197084.6 mm (3.3 in)
197140.1 mm (1.6 in)
197251.1 mm (2.0 in)
197349.3 mm (1.9 in)
197434.3 mm (1.4 in)
1975118.1 mm (4.6 in)
197660.5 mm (2.4 in)
197776.7 mm (3.0 in)
197850.8 mm (2.0 in)
197951.6 mm (2.0 in)
198057.7 mm (2.3 in)
198174.9 mm (2.9 in)
198239.1 mm (1.5 in)
198329.0 mm (1.1 in)
198436.8 mm (1.4 in)
198538.1 mm (1.5 in)
198641.1 mm (1.6 in)
198755.4 mm (2.2 in)
198836.8 mm (1.4 in)
198955.9 mm (2.2 in)
199037.1 mm (1.5 in)
199142.4 mm (1.7 in)
199274.7 mm (2.9 in)
199351.1 mm (2.0 in)
199455.9 mm (2.2 in)
199551.3 mm (2.0 in)
199656.6 mm (2.2 in)
199749.5 mm (1.9 in)
199861.0 mm (2.4 in)
199988.9 mm (3.5 in)
200063.5 mm (2.5 in)
200172.4 mm (2.9 in)
200258.9 mm (2.3 in)
200367.8 mm (2.7 in)
200441.9 mm (1.6 in)
200577.0 mm (3.0 in)
200634.3 mm (1.4 in)
200737.3 mm (1.5 in)
200853.3 mm (2.1 in)
200942.7 mm (1.7 in)
201080.0 mm (3.1 in)
201164.0 mm (2.5 in)
201290.9 mm (3.6 in)
201341.9 mm (1.6 in)
201441.7 mm (1.6 in)
201547.0 mm (1.9 in)
201667.6 mm (2.7 in)
2017100.1 mm (3.9 in)
201838.9 mm (1.5 in)
201945.5 mm (1.8 in)
202040.1 mm (1.6 in)
2021100.1 mm (3.9 in)
202271.1 mm (2.8 in)
202346.7 mm (1.8 in)
202483.8 mm (3.3 in)
202558.4 mm (2.3 in)
202648.5 mm (1.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Watertown by year The wettest five days of the year at Watertown, 1893 to 2026. The record is 175.8 mm (6.9 in) in 2017, marked on the chart; the median year is 77.7 mm (3.1 in). 0501001502001900192019401960198020002020Record: 175.8 mm (6.9 in) in 2017
The wettest five days of the year at Watertown, 1893 to 2026. The record is 175.8 mm (6.9 in) in 2017, marked on the chart; the median year is 77.7 mm (3.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Watertown by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1893141.9 mm (5.6 in)
189497.3 mm (3.8 in)
189586.9 mm (3.4 in)
189650.3 mm (2.0 in)
189737.3 mm (1.5 in)
189858.7 mm (2.3 in)
189999.3 mm (3.9 in)
1900105.6 mm (4.2 in)
190176.8 mm (3.0 in)
190248.5 mm (1.9 in)
190391.2 mm (3.6 in)
190478.0 mm (3.1 in)
190582.3 mm (3.2 in)
190691.2 mm (3.6 in)
190770.6 mm (2.8 in)
190869.6 mm (2.7 in)
190967.2 mm (2.6 in)
191075.0 mm (3.0 in)
191170.6 mm (2.8 in)
191287.7 mm (3.5 in)
1913100.8 mm (4.0 in)
191479.2 mm (3.1 in)
191571.1 mm (2.8 in)
1916112.8 mm (4.4 in)
191768.8 mm (2.7 in)
191860.8 mm (2.4 in)
191963.2 mm (2.5 in)
192069.6 mm (2.7 in)
192165.8 mm (2.6 in)
192287.9 mm (3.5 in)
192386.2 mm (3.4 in)
1924133.8 mm (5.3 in)
1925121.5 mm (4.8 in)
192677.5 mm (3.1 in)
1927102.1 mm (4.0 in)
192876.2 mm (3.0 in)
192961.1 mm (2.4 in)
193068.6 mm (2.7 in)
193168.1 mm (2.7 in)
193273.9 mm (2.9 in)
193344.4 mm (1.7 in)
193439.7 mm (1.6 in)
193555.9 mm (2.2 in)
193670.9 mm (2.8 in)
1937103.1 mm (4.1 in)
193892.0 mm (3.6 in)
193977.8 mm (3.1 in)
194055.6 mm (2.2 in)
194167.1 mm (2.6 in)
194281.4 mm (3.2 in)
194384.7 mm (3.3 in)
194459.3 mm (2.3 in)
1945111.4 mm (4.4 in)
194661.2 mm (2.4 in)
194781.8 mm (3.2 in)
194872.7 mm (2.9 in)
1949164.5 mm (6.5 in)
195082.6 mm (3.3 in)
1951101.6 mm (4.0 in)
195265.8 mm (2.6 in)
195371.1 mm (2.8 in)
195485.0 mm (3.3 in)
195579.8 mm (3.1 in)
195676.2 mm (3.0 in)
195758.4 mm (2.3 in)
195863.6 mm (2.5 in)
195985.3 mm (3.4 in)
196079.2 mm (3.1 in)
196167.8 mm (2.7 in)
1962116.1 mm (4.6 in)
196377.0 mm (3.0 in)
196463.1 mm (2.5 in)
196560.1 mm (2.4 in)
196656.9 mm (2.2 in)
196771.4 mm (2.8 in)
196856.6 mm (2.2 in)
196950.1 mm (2.0 in)
1970102.7 mm (4.0 in)
197188.3 mm (3.5 in)
197276.5 mm (3.0 in)
197398.8 mm (3.9 in)
197455.2 mm (2.2 in)
1975131.5 mm (5.2 in)
1976108.0 mm (4.3 in)
197790.2 mm (3.6 in)
1978102.4 mm (4.0 in)
197989.7 mm (3.5 in)
198081.1 mm (3.2 in)
1981140.2 mm (5.5 in)
198274.6 mm (2.9 in)
198373.2 mm (2.9 in)
198459.5 mm (2.3 in)
198572.7 mm (2.9 in)
198663.7 mm (2.5 in)
198778.0 mm (3.1 in)
198889.4 mm (3.5 in)
198975.6 mm (3.0 in)
199058.1 mm (2.3 in)
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199286.3 mm (3.4 in)
199362.1 mm (2.4 in)
1994104.1 mm (4.1 in)
199587.6 mm (3.4 in)
199691.9 mm (3.6 in)
1997105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1998105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1999115.8 mm (4.6 in)
200094.8 mm (3.7 in)
200188.8 mm (3.5 in)
200298.8 mm (3.9 in)
2003132.1 mm (5.2 in)
200475.0 mm (3.0 in)
2005108.9 mm (4.3 in)
200674.6 mm (2.9 in)
200755.7 mm (2.2 in)
200893.4 mm (3.7 in)
200965.3 mm (2.6 in)
2010111.0 mm (4.4 in)
2011106.2 mm (4.2 in)
201298.3 mm (3.9 in)
201363.3 mm (2.5 in)
201469.9 mm (2.8 in)
201563.3 mm (2.5 in)
2016108.9 mm (4.3 in)
2017175.8 mm (6.9 in)
201863.7 mm (2.5 in)
201964.0 mm (2.5 in)
202069.5 mm (2.7 in)
2021124.3 mm (4.9 in)
202295.2 mm (3.7 in)
202370.8 mm (2.8 in)
2024110.8 mm (4.4 in)
2025102.3 mm (4.0 in)
202657.9 mm (2.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Watertown by year The longest dry spell of the year at Watertown, 1893 to 2026. The record is 27 days in 1894, marked on the chart; the median year is 15 days. 510152025301900192019401960198020002020Record: 27 days in 1894
The longest dry spell of the year at Watertown, 1893 to 2026. The record is 27 days in 1894, marked on the chart; the median year is 15 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Watertown by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
189313 days
189427 days
189517 days
189611 days
18977 days
189812 days
189921 days
190018 days
190112 days
190211 days
190320 days
190413 days
190513 days
190611 days
190720 days
190822 days
190914 days
191012 days
191117 days
191223 days
191318 days
191417 days
191522 days
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191714 days
191811 days
191912 days
192024 days
192118 days
192217 days
192313 days
192424 days
192512 days
19269 days
192712 days
192811 days
192912 days
193019 days
193117 days
193215 days
193317 days
193414 days
193513 days
193615 days
193713 days
193821 days
193920 days
194012 days
194118 days
194211 days
194316 days
194415 days
194511 days
194612 days
194718 days
194815 days
194914 days
195014 days
195115 days
195217 days
195316 days
19549 days
195518 days
195612 days
195723 days
195814 days
195916 days
196015 days
196113 days
196212 days
196319 days
196416 days
196515 days
196613 days
196718 days
196817 days
196915 days
197010 days
197112 days
197213 days
197314 days
197411 days
197513 days
197613 days
197716 days
197824 days
197911 days
198016 days
198112 days
198217 days
198317 days
198419 days
198516 days
198613 days
198722 days
198818 days
198913 days
19909 days
199112 days
199211 days
199310 days
199412 days
199517 days
199615 days
199721 days
199819 days
199920 days
200021 days
200122 days
200223 days
200316 days
200415 days
200520 days
200617 days
200713 days
200813 days
200915 days
201016 days
201114 days
201217 days
201314 days
201411 days
201517 days
201617 days
201721 days
201817 days
201915 days
202014 days
202114 days
202214 days
202316 days
202414 days
202517 days
202619 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

120 years with a frost

Across 120 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Watertown falls on 5 May and the median first autumn frost on 5 October, which leaves a median of 155 days between them.

In 1993 to 2025 the median growing season was 161 days. That is 12 days more than in 1898 to 1929.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.3 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Watertown
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1898 to 1929)Recent period (1993 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost5 May6 May30 April6 days earlier-0.5 days per decade
First autumn frost5 October4 October10 October6 days later+0.8 days per decade
Growing days155 days149 days161 days12 days more+1.3 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

124 years, 1899 to 2025

A day with at least 51.6 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 115.8 mm (4.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Watertown: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years51.6 mm (2.0 in)
5 years67.7 mm (2.7 in)
10 years78.8 mm (3.1 in)
25 years93.3 mm (3.7 in)
50 years104.5 mm (4.1 in)
100 years115.8 mm (4.6 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 124 years of values from 1899 to 2025.

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: 123.4 mm (4.9 in) in 1949; 118.1 mm (4.6 in) in 1975; 100.1 mm (3.9 in) in 2017.

Station Changes

2 suspected

2 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Watertown, at 1976 and 1987. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1976 ran 0.4 C (0.6 F) lower than in the years before (possible change).
  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1987 ran 0.2 C (0.4 F) higher than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Watertown, against neighbouring stations
YearShift (C)Shift (F)StrengthNeighbours
1976-0.4-0.6possible5
1987+0.2+0.4possible5

Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.

Climate Twins

2011 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2011 to 2025, Watertown had a mean temperature of 8.4 C (47.0 F) and 1,187.2 mm (46.7 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Lewiston (United States, 452 km away), Clinton (United States, 382 km away) and Utica Oneida Co AP (United States, 101 km away).

Climate twins of Watertown: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2011 to 2025 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
LewistonUnited States452 km (281 mi)7.8 C (46.1 F)1,149.9 mm (45.3 in)0.88
ClintonUnited States382 km (237 mi)8.6 C (47.5 F)1,133.6 mm (44.6 in)0.89
Utica Oneida Co APUnited States101 km (63 mi)7.8 C (46.0 F)1,134.4 mm (44.7 in)0.89

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

Download the Data

  • Data for Watertown standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Watertown threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-12).