Burlington Fire STN #5 Weather Records (USC00311239)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Burlington Fire STN #5 (USC00311239), North Carolina, United States, with 71 years of record.

Key Facts for Burlington Fire STN #5

Burlington Fire STN #5 (USC00311239) is a weather station in North Carolina, United States at 36.06 latitude and -79.45 longitude, 201 m (660 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1950 to 2020, 71 years of record.
1,464 records set at Burlington Fire STN #5 still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Burlington Fire STN #5 tied a daily record high minimum temperature of 23.3 C (73.9 F) on 17 July 2019.

About the Station

Location: North Carolina, United States, 36.06 latitude, -79.45 longitude.
Elevation: 201 m (660 ft).
Period of record: 1950 to 2020, 71 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

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 Burlington Fire STN #5. 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 Burlington Fire STN #5, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	40.6 C (105.1 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	40.6 C (105.1 F)	8.9 C (48.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	40.0 C (104.0 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	39.4 C (102.9 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	26.1 C (79.0 F)	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Burlington Fire STN #5 still stand. 1954 holds the most, with 46.

Standing records at Burlington Fire STN #5 by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1952	6
1953	45
1954	46
1955	16
1956	30
1957	23
1958	17
1959	22
1960	33
1961	29
1962	24
1963	31
1964	22
1965	16
1966	27
1967	36
1968	15
1969	21
1970	30
1971	26
1972	24
1973	11
1974	32
1975	11
1976	28
1977	30
1978	14
1979	26
1980	24
1981	26
1982	16
1983	37
1984	29
1985	31
1986	26
1987	21
1988	25
1989	44
1990	12
1991	24
1992	14
1993	16
1994	23
1995	11
1996	25
1997	20
1998	16
1999	16
2000	16
2001	17
2002	27
2003	14
2004	9
2005	12
2006	13
2007	41
2008	16
2009	6
2010	21
2011	22
2012	16
2013	7
2014	10
2015	20
2016	18
2017	7
2018	17
2019	8

All-Time Record Progression

4 new records

4 all-time records were set at Burlington Fire STN #5 between 21 July 1983 and 8 August 2007. Each dot is a new record.

When Burlington Fire STN #5 set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1983-07-21	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 25.6 C (78.1 F)
1985-01-21	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1989-12-23	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -9.4 C (15.1 F)
2007-08-08	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 26.7 C (80.1 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 170.4 mm (6.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Burlington Fire STN #5. The most was 170.4 mm (6.7 in) on 15 October 1954.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Burlington Fire STN #5
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	3 January 2002
Feb	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	26 February 2015
Mar	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	4 March 1993
Apr	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	26 April 1978
May	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	28 May 1973
Jun	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	26 June 1980
Jul	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	4 July 1981
Aug	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	28 August 1995
Sep	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	6 September 1996
Oct	170.4 mm (6.7 in)	15 October 1954
Nov	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	11 November 2009
Dec	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	9 December 2018

Period of Record Coverage

1952 to 2020

69 years of record at Burlington Fire STN #5, 1952 to 2020. 11 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1952, 1973, 1975, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2017 and others.

Days with data per year at Burlington Fire STN #5
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1952	91	25%	No
1953	364	100%	Yes
1954	362	99%	Yes
1955	362	99%	Yes
1956	364	99%	Yes
1957	359	98%	Yes
1958	345	95%	Yes
1959	365	100%	Yes
1960	365	100%	Yes
1961	356	98%	Yes
1962	361	99%	Yes
1963	358	98%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	362	99%	Yes
1970	364	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	365	100%	Yes
1973	327	90%	No
1974	364	100%	Yes
1975	273	75%	No
1976	362	99%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	364	100%	Yes
1980	361	99%	Yes
1981	364	100%	Yes
1982	362	99%	Yes
1983	358	98%	Yes
1984	360	98%	Yes
1985	360	99%	Yes
1986	347	95%	Yes
1987	358	98%	Yes
1988	332	91%	Yes
1989	360	99%	Yes
1990	358	98%	Yes
1991	358	98%	Yes
1992	365	100%	Yes
1993	348	95%	Yes
1994	361	99%	Yes
1995	354	97%	Yes
1996	357	98%	Yes
1997	361	99%	Yes
1998	364	100%	Yes
1999	361	99%	Yes
2000	350	96%	Yes
2001	348	95%	Yes
2002	336	92%	Yes
2003	343	94%	Yes
2004	345	94%	Yes
2005	295	81%	No
2006	319	87%	No
2007	336	92%	Yes
2008	322	88%	No
2009	346	95%	Yes
2010	341	93%	Yes
2011	329	90%	Yes
2012	320	87%	No
2013	345	95%	Yes
2014	331	91%	Yes
2015	336	92%	Yes
2016	340	93%	Yes
2017	282	77%	No
2018	208	57%	No
2019	131	36%	No
2020	2	1%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Burlington Fire STN #5
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 July 2019	Burlington Fire STN #5, US	daily high min (Tie)	23.3 C (73.9 F)	tie	38 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 2019	Burlington Fire STN #5, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	9 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 2019	Burlington Fire STN #5, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	52 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 2019	Burlington Fire STN #5, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 2019	Burlington Fire STN #5, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	17 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 2019	Burlington Fire STN #5, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	60 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 2019	Burlington Fire STN #5, US	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	50 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 2019	Burlington Fire STN #5, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	29 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 2019	Burlington Fire STN #5, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	64 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 2019	Burlington Fire STN #5, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	1 year	11 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 2019	Burlington Fire STN #5, US	monthly high min (Tie)	17.2 C (63.0 F)	tie	0 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 2019	Burlington Fire STN #5, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	11 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 2018	Burlington Fire STN #5, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 2018	Burlington Fire STN #5, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 2018	Burlington Fire STN #5, US	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2018	Burlington Fire STN #5, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	65 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2018	Burlington Fire STN #5, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	0 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 2018	Burlington Fire STN #5, US	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 2018	Burlington Fire STN #5, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	48 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 2018	Burlington Fire STN #5, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	36 years	17 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

56 complete years, 1953 to 2016

One stripe for each of 56 complete years at Burlington Fire STN #5, 1953 to 2016. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 15.2 C (59.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1996, at 14.0 C (57.1 F), and the warmest was 1953, at 17.0 C (62.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).

Annual mean temperature at Burlington Fire STN #5 as warming stripes, 1953 to 2016
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1953	17.0 C	+1.75 C
1954	16.3 C	+1.09 C
1955	15.7 C	+0.46 C
1956	16.2 C	+1.02 C
1957	16.3 C	+1.09 C
1958	14.7 C	-0.48 C
1959	15.4 C	+0.18 C
1960	14.3 C	-0.91 C
1961	14.6 C	-0.64 C
1962	14.5 C	-0.75 C
1963	14.2 C	-1.05 C
1964	15.0 C	-0.19 C
1965	15.4 C	+0.17 C
1966	14.4 C	-0.78 C
1967	14.5 C	-0.67 C
1968	14.7 C	-0.53 C
1969	14.2 C	-0.99 C
1970	15.3 C	+0.14 C
1971	15.3 C	+0.09 C
1972	14.9 C	-0.32 C
1974	15.3 C	+0.14 C
1976	14.7 C	-0.51 C
1977	14.9 C	-0.30 C
1978	14.4 C	-0.85 C
1979	14.5 C	-0.67 C
1980	14.9 C	-0.29 C
1981	14.3 C	-0.88 C
1982	15.2 C	-0.02 C
1983	14.8 C	-0.39 C
1984	14.9 C	-0.31 C
1985	14.9 C	-0.32 C
1987	14.7 C	-0.53 C
1989	14.1 C	-1.13 C
1990	16.0 C	+0.82 C
1991	15.8 C	+0.61 C
1992	14.4 C	-0.81 C
1993	15.4 C	+0.22 C
1994	14.9 C	-0.30 C
1995	15.0 C	-0.24 C
1996	14.0 C	-1.25 C
1997	14.5 C	-0.67 C
1998	16.2 C	+0.98 C
1999	15.5 C	+0.33 C
2000	14.9 C	-0.31 C
2001	15.5 C	+0.29 C
2002	15.6 C	+0.44 C
2003	15.3 C	+0.12 C
2004	15.7 C	+0.50 C
2009	15.6 C	+0.44 C
2010	16.0 C	+0.84 C
2011	16.6 C	+1.40 C
2012	16.3 C	+1.06 C
2013	15.2 C	+0.04 C
2014	15.3 C	+0.06 C
2015	16.3 C	+1.05 C
2016	16.8 C	+1.56 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1953 to 2016 is 0.09 C (-0.01 to 0.20) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.17 F (-0.02 to 0.36) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 56 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Burlington Fire STN #5
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.09 C (-0.01 to 0.20) per decade	0.17 F (-0.02 to 0.36) per decade	1953 to 2016	56	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum	0.08 C (-0.04 to 0.19) per decade	0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade	1953 to 2016	56	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum	0.11 C (-0.03 to 0.25) per decade	0.20 F (-0.05 to 0.45) per decade	1953 to 2016	56	Not clearly different from zero

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

1950 to 2020

Yearly extremes at Burlington Fire STN #5: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	40.6 C (105.1 F)	1954	36.7 C (98.1 F)	69
Coldest night (TNn)	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	1985	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	69
Wettest day (Rx1day)	170.4 mm (6.7 in)	1954	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	71
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	211.3 mm (8.3 in)	1996	103.3 mm (4.1 in)	69
Longest dry spell (CDD)	42 days	2000	19 days	71

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Burlington Fire STN #5, 1950 to 2020. The record is 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Burlington Fire STN #5 by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1953	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1954	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1955	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1956	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1957	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1958	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1959	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1960	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1961	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1962	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1963	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1964	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1965	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1966	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1967	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1968	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1969	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1970	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1971	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1972	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1973	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1974	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1975	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1976	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1977	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1978	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1979	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1980	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1981	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1982	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1983	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1984	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1985	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1986	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1987	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1988	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1989	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1990	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1991	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1992	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1993	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1994	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1995	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1996	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1997	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1998	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1999	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2000	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2001	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2002	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2003	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2004	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2005	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2006	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2007	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2008	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2009	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2010	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2011	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2012	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2013	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2014	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2015	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2016	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2017	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2018	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2019	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2020	30.6 C (87.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Burlington Fire STN #5, 1950 to 2020. The record is -21.1 C (-6.0 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is -11.1 C (12.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Burlington Fire STN #5 by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1953	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1954	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1955	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1956	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1957	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1958	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1959	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1960	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1961	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1962	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1963	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1964	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1965	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1966	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1967	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1968	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1969	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1970	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1971	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1972	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1973	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1974	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1975	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1976	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1977	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1978	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1979	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1980	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1981	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1982	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1983	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1984	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1985	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1986	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1987	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1988	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1989	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1990	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1991	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1992	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1993	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1994	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1995	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1996	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1997	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1998	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1999	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2000	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2001	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2002	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2003	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2004	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2005	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2006	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2007	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2008	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2009	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2010	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2011	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2012	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2013	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2014	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2015	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2016	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2017	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2018	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2019	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2020	-0.6 C (30.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Burlington Fire STN #5, 1950 to 2020. The record is 170.4 mm (6.7 in) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 66.0 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Burlington Fire STN #5 by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1950	11.2 mm (0.4 in)
1951	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1952	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1953	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1954	170.4 mm (6.7 in)
1955	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1956	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1957	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1958	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1959	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1960	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1961	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1962	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1963	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1964	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1965	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1966	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1967	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1968	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1969	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1970	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1971	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1972	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1973	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1974	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1975	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1976	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1977	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1978	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1979	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1980	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1981	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1982	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1983	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1984	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1985	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1986	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1987	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1988	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1989	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1990	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1991	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1992	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1993	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1994	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1995	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1996	130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1997	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1998	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1999	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
2000	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
2001	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
2002	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
2003	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
2004	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
2005	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2006	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2007	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
2008	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2009	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
2010	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
2011	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
2012	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
2013	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
2014	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2015	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
2016	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
2017	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2018	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
2019	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2020	0.0 mm (0.00 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Burlington Fire STN #5, 1950 to 2020. The record is 211.3 mm (8.3 in) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is 103.3 mm (4.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Burlington Fire STN #5 by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1950	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1951	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1952	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1953	81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1954	171.2 mm (6.7 in)
1955	117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1956	100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1957	105.5 mm (4.2 in)
1958	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1959	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1960	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1961	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1962	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1963	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1964	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1965	137.4 mm (5.4 in)
1966	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1967	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1968	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1969	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1970	111.6 mm (4.4 in)
1971	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1972	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1973	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1974	133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1975	139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1976	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1977	109.8 mm (4.3 in)
1978	137.7 mm (5.4 in)
1979	123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1980	134.3 mm (5.3 in)
1981	121.6 mm (4.8 in)
1982	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1983	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1984	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1985	133.6 mm (5.3 in)
1986	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1987	130.9 mm (5.2 in)
1988	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1989	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1990	123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1991	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1992	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1993	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1994	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1995	180.4 mm (7.1 in)
1996	211.3 mm (8.3 in)
1997	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1998	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1999	133.4 mm (5.3 in)
2000	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
2001	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
2002	203.2 mm (8.0 in)
2003	172.3 mm (6.8 in)
2004	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
2005	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
2006	53.2 mm (2.1 in)
2007	158.7 mm (6.2 in)
2008	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
2009	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
2010	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
2011	116.3 mm (4.6 in)
2012	103.3 mm (4.1 in)
2013	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
2014	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
2015	174.0 mm (6.9 in)
2016	76.9 mm (3.0 in)
2017	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
2018	120.2 mm (4.7 in)
2019	n/a
2020	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Burlington Fire STN #5, 1950 to 2020. The record is 42 days in 2000, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Burlington Fire STN #5 by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1950	4 days
1951	13 days
1952	24 days
1953	31 days
1954	21 days
1955	16 days
1956	23 days
1957	15 days
1958	26 days
1959	21 days
1960	21 days
1961	22 days
1962	16 days
1963	28 days
1964	19 days
1965	32 days
1966	29 days
1967	23 days
1968	37 days
1969	18 days
1970	25 days
1971	14 days
1972	16 days
1973	19 days
1974	17 days
1975	20 days
1976	24 days
1977	24 days
1978	18 days
1979	12 days
1980	14 days
1981	17 days
1982	16 days
1983	18 days
1984	26 days
1985	23 days
1986	33 days
1987	23 days
1988	14 days
1989	19 days
1990	21 days
1991	22 days
1992	16 days
1993	20 days
1994	15 days
1995	22 days
1996	18 days
1997	15 days
1998	26 days
1999	23 days
2000	42 days
2001	30 days
2002	22 days
2003	15 days
2004	15 days
2005	13 days
2006	16 days
2007	33 days
2008	21 days
2009	24 days
2010	22 days
2011	18 days
2012	11 days
2013	18 days
2014	11 days
2015	13 days
2016	16 days
2017	9 days
2018	4 days
2019	3 days
2020	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

56 years with a frost

Across 56 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Burlington Fire STN #5 falls on 31 March and the median first autumn frost on 3 November, which leaves a median of 220 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.2 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Burlington Fire STN #5
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1981 to 2016)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	31 March	n/a	1 April	n/a	-0.3 days per decade
First autumn frost	3 November	n/a	4 November	n/a	+1.9 days per decade
Growing days	220 days	n/a	219 days	n/a	+2.2 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

56 years, 1953 to 2016

A day with at least 70.5 mm (2.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 176.5 mm (6.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Burlington Fire STN #5: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
5 years	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
10 years	109.6 mm (4.3 in)
25 years	133.9 mm (5.3 in)
50 years	154.2 mm (6.1 in)
100 years	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	Longer than the 56 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, 56 years of values from 1953 to 2016.

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: 170.4 mm (6.7 in) in 1954; 152.4 mm (6.0 in) in 2015; 130.8 mm (5.1 in) in 1996.

Station Changes

1 suspected

One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Burlington Fire STN #5, at 2003. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 2003 ran 0.3 C (0.6 F) higher than in the years before (possible change).

Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Burlington Fire STN #5, against neighbouring stations
Year	Shift (C)	Shift (F)	Strength	Neighbours
2003	+0.3	+0.6	possible	5

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.

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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.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).