Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Benton Ridge (USC00330622), Ohio, United States, with 34 years of record.
Key Facts for Benton Ridge
Benton Ridge (USC00330622) is a weather station in Ohio, United States at 41.02 latitude and -83.82 longitude, 244 m (800 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 1926, 34 years of record.
1,464 records set at Benton Ridge still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Benton Ridge tied a daily record low minimum temperature of -8.3 C (17.1 F) on 22 November 1926.
About the Station
Location: Ohio, United States, 41.02 latitude, -83.82 longitude.
Elevation: 244 m (800 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 1926, 34 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin.
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 Benton Ridge. 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 Benton Ridge, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
21.7 C (71.1 F)
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
19.4 C (66.9 F)
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
39.4 C (102.9 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
40.0 C (104.0 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
38.3 C (100.9 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
18.9 C (66.0 F)
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Benton Ridge still stand. 1894 holds the most, with 99.
Standing records at Benton Ridge by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1893
59
1894
99
1895
93
1896
76
1897
53
1898
40
1899
55
1900
42
1901
43
1902
40
1903
49
1904
36
1905
23
1906
39
1907
41
1908
31
1909
33
1910
31
1911
61
1912
43
1913
44
1914
51
1915
53
1916
39
1917
28
1918
31
1919
24
1920
35
1921
29
1922
21
1923
25
1924
34
1925
41
1926
22
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 96.5 mm (3.8 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Benton Ridge. The most was 96.5 mm (3.8 in) on 4 September 1926.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Benton Ridge
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
21 January 1904
Feb
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
28 February 1903
Mar
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
25 March 1913
Apr
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
3 April 1903
May
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
24 May 1922
Jun
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
5 June 1905
Jul
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
15 July 1896
Aug
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
15 August 1909
Sep
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
4 September 1926
Oct
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1 October 1919
Nov
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1 November 1897
Dec
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
14 December 1901
Period of Record Coverage
1893 to 1926
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
34 years of record at Benton Ridge, 1893 to 1926. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1901, 1903, 1917, 1918.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 28 complete years at Benton Ridge, 1894 to 1925. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.4 C (50.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1904, at 9.0 C (48.1 F), and the warmest was 1921, at 12.3 C (54.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F).
Annual mean temperature at Benton Ridge as warming stripes, 1894 to 1925
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1894
11.1 C
+0.74 C
1895
9.8 C
-0.59 C
1896
10.7 C
+0.31 C
1897
10.5 C
+0.11 C
1898
10.7 C
+0.35 C
1899
10.3 C
-0.09 C
1900
10.6 C
+0.26 C
1902
10.2 C
-0.21 C
1904
9.0 C
-1.42 C
1905
9.8 C
-0.55 C
1906
10.8 C
+0.41 C
1907
9.6 C
-0.75 C
1908
11.0 C
+0.58 C
1909
10.3 C
-0.07 C
1910
10.4 C
-0.01 C
1911
11.3 C
+0.90 C
1912
9.4 C
-1.02 C
1913
10.8 C
+0.44 C
1914
10.4 C
0.00 C
1915
10.1 C
-0.25 C
1916
10.6 C
+0.23 C
1919
11.0 C
+0.57 C
1920
9.7 C
-0.67 C
1921
12.3 C
+1.95 C
1922
10.8 C
+0.42 C
1923
10.1 C
-0.26 C
1924
9.0 C
-1.34 C
1925
10.3 C
-0.04 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
1893 to 1926
Yearly extremes at Benton Ridge: 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)
1918
36.7 C (98.1 F)
34
Coldest night (TNn)
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1904
-21.9 C (-7.5 F)
34
Wettest day (Rx1day)
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1926
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
34
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
191.5 mm (7.5 in)
1913
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
33
Longest dry spell (CDD)
45 days
1908
17 days
34
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Benton Ridge, 1893 to 1926. The record is 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 1918, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Benton Ridge by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1893
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1894
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1895
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1896
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1897
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1898
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1899
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1900
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1901
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1902
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1903
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1904
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1905
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1906
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1907
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1908
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1909
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1910
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1911
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1912
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1913
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1914
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1915
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1916
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1917
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1918
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1919
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1920
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1921
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1922
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1923
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1924
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1925
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1926
35.6 C (96.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Benton Ridge, 1893 to 1926. The record is -28.9 C (-20.0 F) in 1904, marked on the chart; the median year is -21.9 C (-7.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Benton Ridge by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1893
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1894
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1895
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1896
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1897
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1898
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1899
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1900
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1901
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1902
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1903
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1904
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1905
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1906
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1907
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1908
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1909
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1910
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1911
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1912
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1913
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1914
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1915
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1916
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1917
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1918
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1919
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1920
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1921
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1922
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1923
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1924
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1925
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1926
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Benton Ridge, 1893 to 1926. The record is 96.5 mm (3.8 in) in 1926, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.8 mm (2.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Benton Ridge by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1894
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1895
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1896
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1897
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1898
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1899
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1900
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1901
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1902
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1903
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1904
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1905
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1906
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1907
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1908
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1909
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1910
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1911
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1912
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1913
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1914
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1915
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1916
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1917
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1918
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1919
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1920
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1921
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1922
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1923
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1924
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1925
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1926
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Benton Ridge, 1893 to 1926. The record is 191.5 mm (7.5 in) in 1913, marked on the chart; the median year is 72.4 mm (2.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Benton Ridge by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893
45.6 mm (1.8 in)
1894
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1895
n/a
1896
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1897
49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1898
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1899
61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1900
60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1901
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1902
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1903
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1904
111.4 mm (4.4 in)
1905
96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1906
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1907
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1908
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1909
157.5 mm (6.2 in)
1910
110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1911
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1912
103.3 mm (4.1 in)
1913
191.5 mm (7.5 in)
1914
86.7 mm (3.4 in)
1915
83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1916
72.3 mm (2.8 in)
1917
69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1918
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1919
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1920
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1921
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1922
74.3 mm (2.9 in)
1923
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1924
97.7 mm (3.8 in)
1925
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1926
159.0 mm (6.3 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Benton Ridge, 1893 to 1926. The record is 45 days in 1908, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Benton Ridge by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893
5 days
1894
3 days
1895
3 days
1896
2 days
1897
2 days
1898
10 days
1899
22 days
1900
15 days
1901
23 days
1902
20 days
1903
21 days
1904
21 days
1905
17 days
1906
17 days
1907
21 days
1908
45 days
1909
19 days
1910
18 days
1911
20 days
1912
18 days
1913
15 days
1914
20 days
1915
24 days
1916
14 days
1917
15 days
1918
17 days
1919
23 days
1920
23 days
1921
14 days
1922
10 days
1923
16 days
1924
23 days
1925
14 days
1926
15 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
28 years with a frost
Across 28 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Benton Ridge falls on 5 May and the median first autumn frost on 10 October, which leaves a median of 156 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.8 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Benton Ridge
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1894 to 1925)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
5 May
n/a
5 May
n/a
+0.6 days per decade
First autumn frost
10 October
n/a
10 October
n/a
+3.4 days per decade
Growing days
156 days
n/a
156 days
n/a
+2.8 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.
Download the Data
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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.