Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Dorset (USC00332251), Ohio, United States, with 63 years of record.
Key Facts for Dorset
Dorset (USC00332251) is a weather station in Ohio, United States at 41.68 latitude and -80.67 longitude, 299 m (980 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1956 to 2018, 63 years of record.
1,464 records set at Dorset still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Dorset tied a daily record high maximum temperature of 31.7 C (89.1 F) on 29 May 2018.
About the Station
Location: Ohio, United States, 41.68 latitude, -80.67 longitude.
Elevation: 299 m (980 ft).
Period of record: 1956 to 2018, 63 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
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 Dorset. 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 Dorset, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
20.0 C (68.0 F)
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
23.3 C (73.9 F)
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
23.3 C (73.9 F)
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Dorset still stand. 1990 holds the most, with 42.
Standing records at Dorset by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1957
24
1958
20
1959
26
1960
28
1961
14
1962
31
1963
32
1964
29
1965
33
1966
28
1967
41
1968
22
1969
20
1970
25
1971
21
1972
15
1973
16
1974
21
1975
23
1976
32
1977
29
1978
20
1979
34
1980
25
1981
21
1982
25
1983
18
1984
33
1985
28
1986
25
1987
19
1988
41
1989
18
1990
42
1991
37
1992
20
1993
21
1994
23
1995
23
1996
24
1997
18
1998
28
1999
18
2000
25
2001
20
2002
27
2003
10
2004
14
2005
19
2006
16
2007
25
2008
17
2009
10
2010
10
2011
17
2012
29
2013
20
2014
22
2015
39
2016
17
2017
26
2018
10
All-Time Record Progression
8 new records
8 all-time records were set at Dorset between 26 June 1988 and 20 February 2015. Each dot is a new record.
When Dorset set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1988-06-26
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 37.2 C (99.0 F)
1988-07-17
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 37.8 C (100.0 F)
1989-11-22
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 35.6 cm (14.0 in)
1993-07-06
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 23.3 C (73.9 F)
1994-01-20
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1998-06-26
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 24.4 C (75.9 F)
2010-01-06
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 86.4 cm (34.0 in)
2015-02-20
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -36.1 C (-33.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 135.9 mm (5.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Dorset. The most was 135.9 mm (5.4 in) on 14 September 1979.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Dorset
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
6 January 2007
Feb
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
24 February 2016
Mar
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
31 March 1987
Apr
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
29 April 1981
May
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
31 May 2015
Jun
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
28 June 2013
Jul
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
10 July 1984
Aug
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
31 August 2005
Sep
135.9 mm (5.4 in)
14 September 1979
Oct
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1 October 1959
Nov
109.0 mm (4.3 in)
5 November 1985
Dec
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
23 December 2004
Period of Record Coverage
1956 to 2018
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
63 years of record at Dorset, 1956 to 2018. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1956, 2018.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 59 complete years at Dorset, 1957 to 2017. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.6 C (47.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1980, at 7.2 C (44.9 F), and the warmest was 2012, at 10.6 C (51.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F).
Annual mean temperature at Dorset as warming stripes, 1957 to 2017
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1957
9.0 C
+0.35 C
1958
7.6 C
-0.99 C
1959
9.0 C
+0.33 C
1960
8.1 C
-0.49 C
1961
8.6 C
-0.05 C
1962
8.1 C
-0.48 C
1963
7.6 C
-1.07 C
1964
8.3 C
-0.30 C
1965
7.9 C
-0.69 C
1966
7.8 C
-0.81 C
1967
7.7 C
-0.97 C
1968
7.8 C
-0.78 C
1969
7.8 C
-0.84 C
1970
8.2 C
-0.41 C
1971
8.5 C
-0.17 C
1972
7.8 C
-0.80 C
1973
9.3 C
+0.66 C
1974
7.7 C
-0.90 C
1975
8.7 C
+0.07 C
1976
7.6 C
-1.07 C
1977
8.4 C
-0.22 C
1978
7.6 C
-1.07 C
1979
7.7 C
-0.91 C
1980
7.2 C
-1.46 C
1981
7.8 C
-0.78 C
1982
8.6 C
+0.01 C
1983
9.0 C
+0.34 C
1984
8.6 C
-0.07 C
1985
9.5 C
+0.87 C
1986
9.2 C
+0.55 C
1987
10.4 C
+1.79 C
1988
8.4 C
-0.19 C
1990
9.7 C
+1.12 C
1991
9.9 C
+1.25 C
1992
8.1 C
-0.48 C
1993
8.3 C
-0.32 C
1994
8.0 C
-0.58 C
1996
7.8 C
-0.81 C
1997
8.1 C
-0.51 C
1998
10.5 C
+1.92 C
1999
9.3 C
+0.63 C
2000
8.7 C
+0.11 C
2001
9.5 C
+0.83 C
2002
9.5 C
+0.90 C
2003
8.2 C
-0.43 C
2004
8.7 C
+0.08 C
2005
8.9 C
+0.32 C
2006
9.8 C
+1.17 C
2007
9.2 C
+0.55 C
2008
8.7 C
+0.06 C
2009
8.6 C
-0.06 C
2010
9.4 C
+0.73 C
2011
9.6 C
+1.01 C
2012
10.6 C
+1.97 C
2013
8.8 C
+0.19 C
2014
7.6 C
-1.04 C
2015
8.5 C
-0.11 C
2016
9.8 C
+1.20 C
2017
9.7 C
+1.08 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade over 1957 to 2017. In Fahrenheit: 0.4 F (0.2 to 0.6) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 59 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Dorset
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.4 F (0.2 to 0.6) per decade
1957 to 2017
59
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.4 F (0.2 to 0.6) per decade
1957 to 2017
59
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.4) per decade
0.4 F (0.2 to 0.7) per decade
1957 to 2017
59
Rise
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
1956 to 2018
Yearly extremes at Dorset: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1988
33.3 C (91.9 F)
63
Coldest night (TNn)
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
2015
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
63
Wettest day (Rx1day)
135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1979
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
63
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
168.7 mm (6.6 in)
2013
87.8 mm (3.5 in)
63
Longest dry spell (CDD)
37 days
1963
13 days
63
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Dorset, 1956 to 2018. The record is 37.8 C (100.0 F) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.3 C (91.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Dorset by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1956
12.8 C (55.0 F)
1957
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1958
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1959
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1960
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1961
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1962
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1963
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1964
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1965
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1966
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1967
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1968
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1969
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1970
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1971
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1972
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1973
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1974
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1975
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1976
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1977
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1978
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1979
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1980
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1981
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1982
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1983
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1984
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1985
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1986
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1987
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1988
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1989
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1990
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1991
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1992
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1993
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1994
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1995
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1996
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1997
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1998
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1999
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2000
31.1 C (88.0 F)
2001
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2002
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2003
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2004
31.7 C (89.1 F)
2005
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2006
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2007
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2008
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2009
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2010
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2011
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2012
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2013
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2014
30.6 C (87.1 F)
2015
31.7 C (89.1 F)
2016
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2017
31.7 C (89.1 F)
2018
31.7 C (89.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Dorset, 1956 to 2018. The record is -36.1 C (-33.0 F) in 2015, marked on the chart; the median year is -25.6 C (-14.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Dorset by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1956
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1957
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1958
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1959
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1960
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1961
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1962
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1963
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1964
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1965
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1966
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1967
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1968
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1969
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1970
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1971
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1972
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1973
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1974
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1975
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1976
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1977
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1978
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1979
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1980
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1981
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1982
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1983
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1984
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1985
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1986
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1987
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1988
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1989
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1990
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1991
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1992
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1993
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1994
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1995
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1996
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1997
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1998
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1999
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2000
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2001
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2002
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2003
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2004
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2005
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2006
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2007
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2008
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2009
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2010
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2011
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2012
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2013
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2014
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2015
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
2016
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2017
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2018
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Dorset, 1956 to 2018. The record is 135.9 mm (5.4 in) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.3 mm (2.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Dorset by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1956
9.9 mm (0.39 in)
1957
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1958
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1959
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1960
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1961
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1962
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1963
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1964
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1965
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1966
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1967
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1968
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1969
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1970
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1971
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1972
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1973
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1974
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1975
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1976
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1977
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1978
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1979
135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1980
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1981
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1982
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1983
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1984
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1985
109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1986
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1987
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1988
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1989
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1990
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1991
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1992
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1993
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1994
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1995
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1996
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1997
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1998
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1999
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
2000
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2001
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
2002
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
2003
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
2004
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
2005
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
2006
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
2007
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
2008
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2009
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2010
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
2011
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
2012
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
2013
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
2014
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
2015
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
2016
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
2017
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2018
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Dorset, 1956 to 2018. The record is 168.7 mm (6.6 in) in 2013, marked on the chart; the median year is 87.8 mm (3.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Dorset by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1956
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1957
132.5 mm (5.2 in)
1958
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1959
111.1 mm (4.4 in)
1960
73.8 mm (2.9 in)
1961
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1962
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1963
77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1964
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1965
62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1966
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1967
79.6 mm (3.1 in)
1968
76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1969
89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1970
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1971
44.8 mm (1.8 in)
1972
93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1973
72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1974
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1975
85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1976
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1977
127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1978
54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1979
153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1980
77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1981
89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1982
65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1983
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1984
117.8 mm (4.6 in)
1985
144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1986
91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1987
109.3 mm (4.3 in)
1988
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1989
91.1 mm (3.6 in)
1990
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1991
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1992
121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1993
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1994
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1995
88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1996
88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1997
93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1998
71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1999
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
2000
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2001
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
2002
71.7 mm (2.8 in)
2003
115.1 mm (4.5 in)
2004
103.4 mm (4.1 in)
2005
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
2006
98.8 mm (3.9 in)
2007
99.9 mm (3.9 in)
2008
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
2009
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
2010
60.8 mm (2.4 in)
2011
120.9 mm (4.8 in)
2012
133.4 mm (5.3 in)
2013
168.7 mm (6.6 in)
2014
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
2015
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
2016
87.8 mm (3.5 in)
2017
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
2018
57.5 mm (2.3 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Dorset, 1956 to 2018. The record is 37 days in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 13 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Dorset by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1956
9 days
1957
21 days
1958
11 days
1959
10 days
1960
16 days
1961
22 days
1962
13 days
1963
37 days
1964
24 days
1965
13 days
1966
31 days
1967
11 days
1968
10 days
1969
17 days
1970
17 days
1971
14 days
1972
12 days
1973
12 days
1974
9 days
1975
13 days
1976
14 days
1977
18 days
1978
13 days
1979
12 days
1980
11 days
1981
16 days
1982
16 days
1983
18 days
1984
11 days
1985
10 days
1986
10 days
1987
19 days
1988
17 days
1989
11 days
1990
12 days
1991
31 days
1992
13 days
1993
17 days
1994
12 days
1995
29 days
1996
16 days
1997
20 days
1998
19 days
1999
21 days
2000
13 days
2001
13 days
2002
20 days
2003
12 days
2004
14 days
2005
16 days
2006
16 days
2007
13 days
2008
14 days
2009
12 days
2010
11 days
2011
9 days
2012
21 days
2013
12 days
2014
8 days
2015
10 days
2016
9 days
2017
15 days
2018
10 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
59 years with a frost
Across 59 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Dorset falls on 18 May and the median first autumn frost on 4 October, which leaves a median of 138 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +3.1 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Dorset
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1986 to 2017)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
18 May
n/a
18 May
n/a
-0.5 days per decade
First autumn frost
4 October
n/a
8 October
n/a
+2.6 days per decade
Growing days
138 days
n/a
146 days
n/a
+3.1 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
61 years, 1957 to 2017
A day with at least 55.1 mm (2.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 136.8 mm (5.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Dorset: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
5 years
74.0 mm (2.9 in)
10 years
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
25 years
106.1 mm (4.2 in)
50 years
121.0 mm (4.8 in)
100 years
136.8 mm (5.4 in)
Longer than the 61 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, 61 years of values from 1957 to 2017.
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: 135.9 mm (5.4 in) in 1979; 110.5 mm (4.4 in) in 2013; 109.0 mm (4.3 in) in 1985.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
Climate Twins
2003 to 2017 against 1961 to 1990
Over 2003 to 2017, Dorset had a mean temperature of 9.1 C (48.3 F) and 1,310.1 mm (51.6 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Charlotteburg Rsvr (United States, 526 km away), Port Clinton (United States, 407 km away) and Mohonk Lake (United States, 540 km away).
Climate twins of Dorset: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2003 to 2017 climate
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 Dorset standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Dorset 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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.