Built 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026)

Cambridge Weather Records (USC00331197)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cambridge (USC00331197), Ohio, United States, with 74 years of record.

Key Facts for Cambridge

  • Cambridge (USC00331197) is a weather station in Ohio, United States at 40.01 latitude and -81.58 longitude, 244 m (800 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1948 to 2021, 74 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Cambridge still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Cambridge set a daily record high minimum temperature of 15.0 C (59.0 F) on 26 March 2021.

About the Station

  • Location: Ohio, United States, 40.01 latitude, -81.58 longitude.
  • Elevation: 244 m (800 ft).
  • Period of record: 1948 to 2021, 74 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Cambridge, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Cambridge. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 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 Cambridge. 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 Cambridge, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan23.3 C (73.9 F)-35.6 C (-32.1 F)n/an/a
Feb26.1 C (79.0 F)-26.7 C (-16.1 F)n/an/a
Mar29.4 C (84.9 F)-19.4 C (-2.9 F)n/an/a
Apr33.3 C (91.9 F)-13.3 C (8.1 F)n/an/a
May36.1 C (97.0 F)-5.0 C (23.0 F)n/an/a
Jun37.2 C (99.0 F)-1.1 C (30.0 F)n/an/a
Jul38.9 C (102.0 F)5.6 C (42.1 F)n/an/a
Aug37.2 C (99.0 F)2.8 C (37.0 F)n/an/a
Sep35.6 C (96.1 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)n/an/a
Oct33.3 C (91.9 F)-7.8 C (18.0 F)n/an/a
Nov26.7 C (80.1 F)-17.8 C (0.0 F)n/an/a
Dec25.0 C (77.0 F)-27.2 C (-17.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Cambridge by the year they were set 1,464 records at Cambridge still stand. 2010 holds the most, with 46. 02040601963: 71964: 381965: 351966: 361967: 451968: 291969: 231970: 221971: 361972: 251973: 231974: 251975: 141976: 371977: 391978: 201979: 351980: 231981: 121982: 271983: 241984: 291985: 301986: 321987: 131988: 361989: 381990: 221991: 431992: 181993: 161994: 181995: 171996: 241997: 211998: 181999: 182000: 222001: 212002: 222003: 92004: 92005: 172006: 162007: 332008: 302009: 212010: 462011: 202012: 312013: 172014: 322015: 332016: 232017: 342018: 242019: 192020: 162021: 11963196919751981198719931999200520112017
1,464 records at Cambridge still stand. 2010 holds the most, with 46.
Standing records at Cambridge by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
19637
196438
196535
196636
196745
196829
196923
197022
197136
197225
197323
197425
197514
197637
197739
197820
197935
198023
198112
198227
198324
198429
198530
198632
198713
198836
198938
199022
199143
199218
199316
199418
199517
199624
199721
199818
199918
200022
200121
200222
20039
20049
200517
200616
200733
200830
200921
201046
201120
201231
201317
201432
201533
201623
201734
201824
201919
202016
20211

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records
When Cambridge set new all-time records 3 all-time records were set at Cambridge between 19 January 1994 and 17 February 2003. Each dot is a new record. Record low maximum temperatureRecord low minimum temperatureRecord daily snowfall19 January 1994: Record low maximum temperature -19.4 C (-2.9 F)19 January 1994: Record low minimum temperature -35.6 C (-32.1 F)17 February 2003: Record daily snowfall 28.7 cm (11.3 in)19952000
3 all-time records were set at Cambridge between 19 January 1994 and 17 February 2003. Each dot is a new record.
When Cambridge set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1994-01-19Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1994-01-19Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -35.6 C (-32.1 F)
2003-02-17Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 28.7 cm (11.3 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 138.4 mm (5.4 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Cambridge The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cambridge. The most was 138.4 mm (5.4 in) on 11 August 1980. 050100150 Jan: 55.1 mm (2.2 in), 8 January 1998 Jan Feb: 52.8 mm (2.1 in), 25 February 1965 Feb Mar: 94.2 mm (3.7 in), 10 March 1964 Mar Apr: 58.2 mm (2.3 in), 26 April 1993 Apr May: 65.3 mm (2.6 in), 18 May 1974 May Jun: 126.2 mm (5.0 in), 28 June 1998 Jun Jul: 95.0 mm (3.7 in), 5 July 1950 Jul Aug: 138.4 mm (5.4 in), 11 August 1980 Aug Sep: 135.4 mm (5.3 in), 9 September 2004 Sep Oct: 60.2 mm (2.4 in), 8 October 1998 Oct Nov: 65.3 mm (2.6 in), 6 November 2017 Nov Dec: 52.1 mm (2.1 in), 18 December 2016 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cambridge. The most was 138.4 mm (5.4 in) on 11 August 1980.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Cambridge
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan55.1 mm (2.2 in)8 January 1998
Feb52.8 mm (2.1 in)25 February 1965
Mar94.2 mm (3.7 in)10 March 1964
Apr58.2 mm (2.3 in)26 April 1993
May65.3 mm (2.6 in)18 May 1974
Jun126.2 mm (5.0 in)28 June 1998
Jul95.0 mm (3.7 in)5 July 1950
Aug138.4 mm (5.4 in)11 August 1980
Sep135.4 mm (5.3 in)9 September 2004
Oct60.2 mm (2.4 in)8 October 1998
Nov65.3 mm (2.6 in)6 November 2017
Dec52.1 mm (2.1 in)18 December 2016

Period of Record Coverage

1963 to 2021
Days with data per year at Cambridge 59 years of record at Cambridge, 1963 to 2021. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1963, 1981, 1987, 2004, 2010, 2021. 1963: 31 of 365 days1964: 363 of 366 days1965: 362 of 365 days1966: 363 of 365 days1967: 363 of 365 days1968: 362 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 356 of 365 days1971: 364 of 365 days1972: 364 of 366 days1973: 334 of 365 days1974: 364 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 363 of 366 days1977: 364 of 365 days1978: 364 of 365 days1979: 365 of 365 days1980: 365 of 366 days1981: 301 of 365 days1982: 363 of 365 days1983: 363 of 365 days1984: 365 of 366 days1985: 364 of 365 days1986: 362 of 365 days1987: 275 of 365 days1988: 335 of 366 days1989: 364 of 365 days1990: 365 of 365 days1991: 365 of 365 days1992: 365 of 366 days1993: 365 of 365 days1994: 364 of 365 days1995: 360 of 365 days1996: 366 of 366 days1997: 365 of 365 days1998: 360 of 365 days1999: 357 of 365 days2000: 362 of 366 days2001: 333 of 365 days2002: 336 of 365 days2003: 362 of 365 days2004: 322 of 366 days2005: 354 of 365 days2006: 360 of 365 days2007: 359 of 365 days2008: 359 of 366 days2009: 365 of 365 days2010: 297 of 365 days2011: 362 of 365 days2012: 362 of 366 days2013: 364 of 365 days2014: 363 of 365 days2015: 365 of 365 days2016: 365 of 366 days2017: 365 of 365 days2018: 363 of 365 days2019: 364 of 365 days2020: 364 of 366 days2021: 89 of 365 days197019801990200020102020
59 years of record at Cambridge, 1963 to 2021. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1963, 1981, 1987, 2004, 2010, 2021.
Days with data per year at Cambridge
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
1963318%No
196436399%Yes
196536299%Yes
196636399%Yes
196736399%Yes
196836299%Yes
1969365100%Yes
197035698%Yes
1971364100%Yes
197236499%Yes
197333492%Yes
1974364100%Yes
1975365100%Yes
197636399%Yes
1977364100%Yes
1978364100%Yes
1979365100%Yes
1980365100%Yes
198130182%No
198236399%Yes
198336399%Yes
1984365100%Yes
1985364100%Yes
198636299%Yes
198727575%No
198833592%Yes
1989364100%Yes
1990365100%Yes
1991365100%Yes
1992365100%Yes
1993365100%Yes
1994364100%Yes
199536099%Yes
1996366100%Yes
1997365100%Yes
199836099%Yes
199935798%Yes
200036299%Yes
200133391%Yes
200233692%Yes
200336299%Yes
200432288%No
200535497%Yes
200636099%Yes
200735998%Yes
200835998%Yes
2009365100%Yes
201029781%No
201136299%Yes
201236299%Yes
2013364100%Yes
201436399%Yes
2015365100%Yes
2016365100%Yes
2017365100%Yes
201836399%Yes
2019364100%Yes
202036499%Yes
20218924%No

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Cambridge
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
26 March 2021Cambridge, USdaily high min15.0 C (59.0 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)14 years16 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 2021Cambridge, USdaily high max (Tie)24.4 C (75.9 F)tie35 years3 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 2021Cambridge, USdaily snowfall14.7 cm (5.8 in)0.7 cm (0.3 in)50 years23 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 2021Cambridge, USdaily snowfall8.4 cm (3.3 in)0.8 cm (0.3 in)56 years24 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 2020Cambridge, USdaily snow depth17.8 cm (7.0 in)2.6 cm (1.0 in)57 years30 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 2020Cambridge, USdaily low min (Tie)-15.6 C (3.9 F)tie31 years3 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 2020Cambridge, USdaily snow depth20.3 cm (8.0 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)57 years30 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 2020Cambridge, USmonthly snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)2.6 cm (1.0 in)36 years35 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2020Cambridge, USdaily rain16.3 mm (0.6 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)12 years12 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 2020Cambridge, USdaily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)8.7 cm (3.4 in)39 years47 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2020Cambridge, USdaily snow depth (Tie)10.2 cm (4.0 in)tie31 years4 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 2020Cambridge, USdaily high max25.6 C (78.1 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)18 years14 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 2020Cambridge, USdaily high max (Tie)23.9 C (75.0 F)tie22 years2 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 2020Cambridge, USdaily high max25.0 C (77.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)45 years18 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 2020Cambridge, USdaily high max26.7 C (80.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)41 years19 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 2020Cambridge, USdaily high min16.1 C (61.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)19 years13 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 2020Cambridge, USdaily low min3.3 C (37.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)38 years17 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 2020Cambridge, USdaily rain48.8 mm (1.9 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)32 years18 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 2020Cambridge, USdaily low max23.3 C (73.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)55 years23 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 2020Cambridge, USdaily low min (Tie)10.0 C (50.0 F)tie53 years5 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

49 complete years, 1964 to 2020
Annual mean temperature at Cambridge as warming stripes, 1964 to 2020 One stripe for each of 49 complete years at Cambridge, 1964 to 2020. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 11.5 C (52.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1966, at 10.2 C (50.3 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 13.2 C (55.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F). 1964: 11.1 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1965: 10.9 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1966: 10.2 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1967: 10.6 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1968: 10.6 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1969: 10.5 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1970: 11.1 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1971: 10.9 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1972: 10.5 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1974: 11.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1975: 11.6 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1976: 10.3 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1977: 11.0 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1978: 10.2 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1979: 10.5 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1980: 10.7 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1982: 11.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1983: 11.6 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1984: 11.3 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1985: 11.4 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1986: 12.1 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1989: 10.7 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1990: 12.6 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1991: 12.9 C, +1.4 C from the station mean1992: 11.3 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1993: 11.5 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1994: 11.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1995: 11.1 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1996: 11.0 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1997: 11.1 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1998: 13.2 C, +1.7 C from the station mean1999: 12.2 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2000: 11.5 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2003: 11.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2005: 12.1 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2006: 12.4 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2007: 12.1 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2008: 11.7 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2009: 11.5 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2011: 12.4 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2012: 13.1 C, +1.6 C from the station mean2013: 11.7 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2014: 10.9 C, -0.6 C from the station mean2015: 12.2 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2016: 13.0 C, +1.5 C from the station mean2017: 12.8 C, +1.3 C from the station mean2018: 12.1 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2019: 12.1 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2020: 11.7 C, +0.2 C from the station mean196419701975198019851990199520002005201020152020
One stripe for each of 49 complete years at Cambridge, 1964 to 2020. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 11.5 C (52.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1966, at 10.2 C (50.3 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 13.2 C (55.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Cambridge as warming stripes, 1964 to 2020
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
196411.1 C-0.39 C
196510.9 C-0.55 C
196610.2 C-1.30 C
196710.6 C-0.92 C
196810.6 C-0.89 C
196910.5 C-1.01 C
197011.1 C-0.40 C
197110.9 C-0.57 C
197210.5 C-0.99 C
197411.2 C-0.25 C
197511.6 C+0.07 C
197610.3 C-1.22 C
197711.0 C-0.53 C
197810.2 C-1.29 C
197910.5 C-1.03 C
198010.7 C-0.77 C
198211.3 C-0.15 C
198311.6 C+0.10 C
198411.3 C-0.16 C
198511.4 C-0.09 C
198612.1 C+0.56 C
198910.7 C-0.77 C
199012.6 C+1.08 C
199112.9 C+1.39 C
199211.3 C-0.18 C
199311.5 C+0.03 C
199411.2 C-0.27 C
199511.1 C-0.38 C
199611.0 C-0.52 C
199711.1 C-0.38 C
199813.2 C+1.71 C
199912.2 C+0.71 C
200011.5 C-0.04 C
200311.3 C-0.15 C
200512.1 C+0.63 C
200612.4 C+0.92 C
200712.1 C+0.63 C
200811.7 C+0.16 C
200911.5 C-0.03 C
201112.4 C+0.92 C
201213.1 C+1.63 C
201311.7 C+0.22 C
201410.9 C-0.64 C
201512.2 C+0.72 C
201613.0 C+1.46 C
201712.8 C+1.33 C
201812.1 C+0.57 C
201912.1 C+0.58 C
202011.7 C+0.22 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade over 1964 to 2020. In Fahrenheit: 0.6 F (0.4 to 0.7) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 49 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Cambridge
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade0.6 F (0.4 to 0.7) per decade1964 to 202049Rise
Mean daily maximum0.15 C (0.04 to 0.27) per decade0.3 F (0.1 to 0.5) per decade1964 to 202049Rise
Mean daily minimum0.5 C (0.4 to 0.6) per decade0.8 F (0.6 to 1.0) per decade1964 to 202049Rise

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

1948 to 2021
Yearly extremes at Cambridge: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)38.9 C (102.0 F)198834.4 C (93.9 F)59
Coldest night (TNn)-35.6 C (-32.1 F)1994-21.7 C (-7.1 F)59
Wettest day (Rx1day)138.4 mm (5.4 in)198050.8 mm (2.0 in)63
Wettest five days (Rx5day)264.4 mm (10.4 in)199880.8 mm (3.2 in)63
Longest dry spell (CDD)31 days198816 days63

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Cambridge by year The hottest day of the year at Cambridge, 1948 to 2021. The record is 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.4 C (93.9 F). 102030401960198020002020Record: 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 1988
The hottest day of the year at Cambridge, 1948 to 2021. The record is 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.4 C (93.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Cambridge by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
1948n/a
1949n/a
1950n/a
1951n/a
196313.3 C (55.9 F)
196435.0 C (95.0 F)
196535.6 C (96.1 F)
196636.7 C (98.1 F)
196733.9 C (93.0 F)
196835.0 C (95.0 F)
196937.2 C (99.0 F)
197034.4 C (93.9 F)
197137.2 C (99.0 F)
197233.9 C (93.0 F)
197335.6 C (96.1 F)
197433.3 C (91.9 F)
197534.4 C (93.9 F)
197632.8 C (91.0 F)
197735.0 C (95.0 F)
197835.0 C (95.0 F)
197932.2 C (90.0 F)
198036.1 C (97.0 F)
198133.9 C (93.0 F)
198233.3 C (91.9 F)
198336.7 C (98.1 F)
198434.4 C (93.9 F)
198533.9 C (93.0 F)
198633.9 C (93.0 F)
198733.9 C (93.0 F)
198838.9 C (102.0 F)
198933.3 C (91.9 F)
199033.9 C (93.0 F)
199136.7 C (98.1 F)
199231.7 C (89.1 F)
199335.0 C (95.0 F)
199435.6 C (96.1 F)
199537.2 C (99.0 F)
199633.3 C (91.9 F)
199734.4 C (93.9 F)
199835.0 C (95.0 F)
199937.8 C (100.0 F)
200032.8 C (91.0 F)
200134.4 C (93.9 F)
200235.0 C (95.0 F)
200332.8 C (91.0 F)
200431.7 C (89.1 F)
200536.1 C (97.0 F)
200634.4 C (93.9 F)
200736.1 C (97.0 F)
200835.0 C (95.0 F)
200933.9 C (93.0 F)
201036.7 C (98.1 F)
201136.1 C (97.0 F)
201238.3 C (100.9 F)
201334.4 C (93.9 F)
201432.2 C (90.0 F)
201533.3 C (91.9 F)
201636.1 C (97.0 F)
201732.8 C (91.0 F)
201835.0 C (95.0 F)
201933.9 C (93.0 F)
202033.9 C (93.0 F)
202124.4 C (75.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Cambridge by year The coldest night of the year at Cambridge, 1948 to 2021. The record is -35.6 C (-32.1 F) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is -21.7 C (-7.1 F). -40-30-20-101960198020002020Record: -35.6 C (-32.1 F) in 1994
The coldest night of the year at Cambridge, 1948 to 2021. The record is -35.6 C (-32.1 F) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is -21.7 C (-7.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Cambridge by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1948n/a
1949n/a
1950n/a
1951n/a
1963-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1964-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1965-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1966-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1967-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1968-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1969-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1970-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1971-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1972-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1973-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1974-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1975-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1976-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1977-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1978-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1979-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1980-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1981-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1982-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1983-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1984-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1985-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1986-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1987-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1988-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1989-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1990-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1991-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1992-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1993-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1994-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1995-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1996-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1997-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1998-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1999-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2000-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2001-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2002-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2003-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2004-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2005-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2006-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2007-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2008-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2009-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2010-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2011-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2012-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2013-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2014-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2015-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2016-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2017-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2018-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2019-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2020-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2021-19.4 C (-2.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cambridge by year The wettest day of the year at Cambridge, 1948 to 2021. The record is 138.4 mm (5.4 in) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.8 mm (2.0 in). 0501001501960198020002020Record: 138.4 mm (5.4 in) in 1980
The wettest day of the year at Cambridge, 1948 to 2021. The record is 138.4 mm (5.4 in) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.8 mm (2.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cambridge by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
194833.8 mm (1.3 in)
194947.8 mm (1.9 in)
195095.0 mm (3.7 in)
195136.6 mm (1.4 in)
196312.4 mm (0.5 in)
196494.2 mm (3.7 in)
196562.0 mm (2.4 in)
196629.7 mm (1.2 in)
196744.7 mm (1.8 in)
196865.3 mm (2.6 in)
196936.3 mm (1.4 in)
197055.4 mm (2.2 in)
197150.8 mm (2.0 in)
197234.3 mm (1.4 in)
197345.7 mm (1.8 in)
197481.8 mm (3.2 in)
197558.9 mm (2.3 in)
197643.9 mm (1.7 in)
197753.1 mm (2.1 in)
197841.9 mm (1.6 in)
197960.2 mm (2.4 in)
1980138.4 mm (5.4 in)
198158.2 mm (2.3 in)
198232.8 mm (1.3 in)
198339.1 mm (1.5 in)
198433.0 mm (1.3 in)
198558.9 mm (2.3 in)
198649.5 mm (1.9 in)
198753.3 mm (2.1 in)
198850.0 mm (2.0 in)
198950.8 mm (2.0 in)
199066.0 mm (2.6 in)
199136.6 mm (1.4 in)
199250.8 mm (2.0 in)
199358.2 mm (2.3 in)
199449.8 mm (2.0 in)
199543.4 mm (1.7 in)
199637.8 mm (1.5 in)
199750.8 mm (2.0 in)
1998126.2 mm (5.0 in)
199981.5 mm (3.2 in)
200048.5 mm (1.9 in)
200163.5 mm (2.5 in)
200241.7 mm (1.6 in)
200357.7 mm (2.3 in)
2004135.4 mm (5.3 in)
200569.9 mm (2.8 in)
200665.3 mm (2.6 in)
200752.8 mm (2.1 in)
200845.5 mm (1.8 in)
200953.3 mm (2.1 in)
201042.7 mm (1.7 in)
201147.8 mm (1.9 in)
201252.6 mm (2.1 in)
201337.8 mm (1.5 in)
201437.1 mm (1.5 in)
201546.2 mm (1.8 in)
201652.1 mm (2.1 in)
201766.5 mm (2.6 in)
201857.9 mm (2.3 in)
201940.6 mm (1.6 in)
202048.8 mm (1.9 in)
202120.3 mm (0.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cambridge by year The wettest five days of the year at Cambridge, 1948 to 2021. The record is 264.4 mm (10.4 in) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 80.8 mm (3.2 in). 01002003001960198020002020Record: 264.4 mm (10.4 in) in 1998
The wettest five days of the year at Cambridge, 1948 to 2021. The record is 264.4 mm (10.4 in) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 80.8 mm (3.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cambridge by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
194839.7 mm (1.6 in)
194980.9 mm (3.2 in)
1950139.2 mm (5.5 in)
195154.7 mm (2.2 in)
196323.1 mm (0.9 in)
1964153.9 mm (6.1 in)
196579.5 mm (3.1 in)
196660.0 mm (2.4 in)
196774.3 mm (2.9 in)
196898.1 mm (3.9 in)
196968.1 mm (2.7 in)
197085.9 mm (3.4 in)
197169.3 mm (2.7 in)
197253.0 mm (2.1 in)
197390.9 mm (3.6 in)
1974134.4 mm (5.3 in)
197576.4 mm (3.0 in)
197688.4 mm (3.5 in)
197782.6 mm (3.3 in)
197867.1 mm (2.6 in)
197984.8 mm (3.3 in)
1980172.5 mm (6.8 in)
198194.8 mm (3.7 in)
198255.4 mm (2.2 in)
198385.3 mm (3.4 in)
198445.2 mm (1.8 in)
1985105.9 mm (4.2 in)
198680.8 mm (3.2 in)
198764.0 mm (2.5 in)
198884.1 mm (3.3 in)
198977.7 mm (3.1 in)
1990122.6 mm (4.8 in)
199150.6 mm (2.0 in)
199272.9 mm (2.9 in)
199374.9 mm (2.9 in)
199469.6 mm (2.7 in)
199571.1 mm (2.8 in)
199663.2 mm (2.5 in)
1997117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1998264.4 mm (10.4 in)
199996.2 mm (3.8 in)
200059.2 mm (2.3 in)
2001107.5 mm (4.2 in)
200287.7 mm (3.5 in)
200392.3 mm (3.6 in)
2004210.3 mm (8.3 in)
2005120.3 mm (4.7 in)
200696.0 mm (3.8 in)
200772.7 mm (2.9 in)
200879.8 mm (3.1 in)
200958.9 mm (2.3 in)
201091.9 mm (3.6 in)
201178.6 mm (3.1 in)
201287.7 mm (3.5 in)
201380.3 mm (3.2 in)
201486.4 mm (3.4 in)
2015101.5 mm (4.0 in)
201659.5 mm (2.3 in)
2017101.4 mm (4.0 in)
2018121.0 mm (4.8 in)
201962.8 mm (2.5 in)
202075.2 mm (3.0 in)
202138.1 mm (1.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cambridge by year The longest dry spell of the year at Cambridge, 1948 to 2021. The record is 31 days in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days. 0102030401960198020002020Record: 31 days in 1988
The longest dry spell of the year at Cambridge, 1948 to 2021. The record is 31 days in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cambridge by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
194818 days
194915 days
19509 days
195112 days
19638 days
196423 days
196515 days
196616 days
196725 days
196819 days
196926 days
197014 days
197114 days
19729 days
197315 days
197418 days
197515 days
197626 days
197728 days
197816 days
197918 days
198017 days
198116 days
198212 days
198322 days
198415 days
198523 days
198617 days
198717 days
198831 days
198912 days
199013 days
199121 days
199214 days
199319 days
199416 days
199526 days
199628 days
199715 days
199824 days
199921 days
200015 days
200118 days
200216 days
200312 days
200426 days
200514 days
200613 days
200714 days
200816 days
200917 days
201018 days
201112 days
201219 days
201314 days
201422 days
201521 days
201615 days
201721 days
201815 days
201913 days
202015 days
202110 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

49 years with a frost

Across 49 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Cambridge falls on 29 April and the median first autumn frost on 15 October, which leaves a median of 169 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +6.3 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Cambridge
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest periodRecent period (1985 to 2020)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost29 Apriln/a26 Apriln/a-3.0 days per decade
First autumn frost15 Octobern/a18 Octobern/a+3.3 days per decade
Growing days169 daysn/a175 daysn/a+6.3 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

59 years, 1949 to 2020

A day with at least 50.3 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 147.7 mm (5.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Cambridge: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years50.3 mm (2.0 in)
5 years66.8 mm (2.6 in)
10 years80.8 mm (3.2 in)
25 years103.0 mm (4.1 in)
50 years123.3 mm (4.9 in)
100 years147.7 mm (5.8 in)Longer than the 59 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, 59 years of values from 1949 to 2020.

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: 138.4 mm (5.4 in) in 1980; 135.4 mm (5.3 in) in 2004; 126.2 mm (5.0 in) in 1998.

Station Changes

1 suspected

One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Cambridge, at 1998. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1998 ran 0.2 C (0.3 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Cambridge, against neighbouring stations
YearShift (C)Shift (F)StrengthNeighbours
1998-0.2-0.3likely5

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

2005 to 2020 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2005 to 2020, Cambridge had a mean temperature of 12.1 C (53.8 F) and 1,093.3 mm (43.0 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Peebles (United States, 197 km away), Maysville Wwtp (United States, 240 km away) and Frankfort Downtown (United States, 349 km away).

Climate twins of Cambridge: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2005 to 2020 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
PeeblesUnited States197 km (122 mi)12.1 C (53.8 F)1,071.5 mm (42.2 in)0.50
Maysville WwtpUnited States240 km (149 mi)11.9 C (53.4 F)1,151.1 mm (45.3 in)0.52
Frankfort DowntownUnited States349 km (217 mi)12.3 C (54.1 F)1,046.1 mm (41.2 in)0.55

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 Cambridge standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Cambridge 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 (2025-12-31).