Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Canton (USC00361212), Pennsylvania, United States, with 51 years of record.
Key Facts for Canton
Canton (USC00361212) is a weather station in Pennsylvania, United States at 41.65 latitude and -76.85 longitude, 348 m (1,140 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1976 to 2026, 51 years of record.
1,464 records set at Canton still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Canton set a daily record low minimum temperature of -26.1 C (-15.0 F) on 9 February 2026.
About the Station
Location: Pennsylvania, United States, 41.65 latitude, -76.85 longitude.
Elevation: 348 m (1,140 ft).
Period of record: 1976 to 2026, 51 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
1 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 Canton. 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 Canton, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
18.3 C (64.9 F)
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
10.6 C (51.1 F)
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
Feb
21.1 C (70.0 F)
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
12.8 C (55.0 F)
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
Mar
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
20.6 C (69.1 F)
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
Apr
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
20.0 C (68.0 F)
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Canton still stand. 1988 holds the most, with 62.
Standing records at Canton by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1976
17
1977
46
1978
23
1979
60
1980
35
1981
40
1982
35
1983
44
1984
38
1985
30
1986
33
1987
35
1988
62
1989
54
1990
44
1991
48
1992
27
1993
45
1994
29
1995
29
1996
29
1997
24
1998
34
1999
22
2000
22
2001
21
2002
32
2003
25
2004
14
2005
21
2006
10
2007
27
2008
11
2009
14
2010
17
2011
20
2012
25
2013
18
2014
21
2015
40
2016
29
2017
32
2018
31
2019
21
2020
23
2021
22
2022
23
2023
15
2024
25
2025
20
2026
2
All-Time Record Progression
3 new records
3 all-time records were set at Canton between 8 September 2011 and 17 December 2020. Each dot is a new record.
When Canton set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
2011-09-08
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 136.9 mm (5.4 in)
2020-12-17
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 73.7 cm (29.0 in)
2020-12-17
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 73.7 cm (29.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 136.9 mm (5.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Canton. The most was 136.9 mm (5.4 in) on 8 September 2011.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Canton
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
20 January 1996
Feb
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
15 February 1984
Mar
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
4 March 1999
Apr
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
3 April 2005
May
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1 May 2020
Jun
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
15 June 1981
Jul
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
24 July 2018
Aug
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
18 August 1994
Sep
136.9 mm (5.4 in)
8 September 2011
Oct
111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1 October 2010
Nov
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
30 November 2005
Dec
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
25 December 2020
Period of Record Coverage
1976 to 2026
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
51 years of record at Canton, 1976 to 2026. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1976, 1990, 1992, 1996, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2026.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 41 complete years at Canton, 1977 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.3 C (46.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2014, at 7.1 C (44.7 F), and the warmest was 2024, at 9.8 C (49.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Canton as warming stripes, 1977 to 2025
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1977
8.3 C
-0.04 C
1978
7.2 C
-1.10 C
1980
7.7 C
-0.64 C
1981
7.7 C
-0.57 C
1982
7.8 C
-0.51 C
1983
8.7 C
+0.41 C
1984
8.0 C
-0.31 C
1985
7.9 C
-0.42 C
1986
8.1 C
-0.19 C
1987
8.4 C
+0.08 C
1988
7.7 C
-0.63 C
1989
7.5 C
-0.80 C
1991
9.0 C
+0.69 C
1993
7.3 C
-0.99 C
1994
7.2 C
-1.07 C
1995
7.7 C
-0.60 C
1997
7.6 C
-0.73 C
1998
9.6 C
+1.30 C
1999
8.6 C
+0.27 C
2000
7.8 C
-0.55 C
2002
8.6 C
+0.34 C
2003
7.4 C
-0.87 C
2004
8.0 C
-0.30 C
2007
7.9 C
-0.36 C
2009
7.5 C
-0.82 C
2010
9.0 C
+0.65 C
2011
8.6 C
+0.32 C
2012
9.6 C
+1.31 C
2013
8.0 C
-0.26 C
2014
7.1 C
-1.24 C
2015
8.1 C
-0.21 C
2016
9.2 C
+0.91 C
2017
9.2 C
+0.86 C
2018
8.5 C
+0.23 C
2019
8.4 C
+0.11 C
2020
9.3 C
+1.02 C
2021
9.3 C
+1.04 C
2022
8.5 C
+0.20 C
2023
9.6 C
+1.27 C
2024
9.8 C
+1.53 C
2025
9.0 C
+0.70 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.3 C (0.1 to 0.4) per decade over 1977 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.5 F (0.2 to 0.7) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 41 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Canton
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.3 C (0.1 to 0.4) per decade
0.5 F (0.2 to 0.7) per decade
1977 to 2025
41
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.2 F (-0.1 to 0.5) per decade
1977 to 2025
41
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.5 C (0.3 to 0.6) per decade
0.8 F (0.5 to 1.1) per decade
1977 to 2025
41
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
1976 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Canton: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1988
33.3 C (91.9 F)
51
Coldest night (TNn)
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1994
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
51
Wettest day (Rx1day)
136.9 mm (5.4 in)
2011
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
51
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
234.2 mm (9.2 in)
2011
81.4 mm (3.2 in)
51
Longest dry spell (CDD)
31 days
1980
15 days
51
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Canton, 1976 to 2026. The record is 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.3 C (91.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Canton by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1976
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1977
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1978
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1979
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1980
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1981
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1982
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1983
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1984
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1985
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1986
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1987
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1988
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1989
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1990
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1991
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1992
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1993
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1994
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1995
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1996
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1997
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1998
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1999
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2000
31.1 C (88.0 F)
2001
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2002
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2003
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2004
30.6 C (87.1 F)
2005
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2006
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2007
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2008
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2009
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2010
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2011
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2012
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2013
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2014
31.1 C (88.0 F)
2015
31.1 C (88.0 F)
2016
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2017
31.7 C (89.1 F)
2018
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2019
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2020
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2021
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2022
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2023
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2024
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2025
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2026
20.6 C (69.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Canton, 1976 to 2026. The record is -31.1 C (-24.0 F) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is -25.0 C (-13.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Canton by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1976
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1977
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1978
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1979
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1980
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1981
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1982
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1983
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1984
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1985
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1986
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1987
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1988
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1989
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1990
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1991
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1992
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1993
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1994
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1995
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1996
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1997
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1998
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1999
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2000
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2001
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2002
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2003
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2004
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2005
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2006
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2007
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2008
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2009
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2010
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2011
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2012
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2013
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2014
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2015
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2016
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2017
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2018
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2019
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2020
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2021
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2022
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2023
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2024
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2025
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2026
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Canton, 1976 to 2026. The record is 136.9 mm (5.4 in) in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.3 mm (2.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Canton by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1976
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1977
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1978
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1979
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1980
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1981
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1982
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1983
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1984
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1985
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1986
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1987
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1988
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1989
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1990
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1991
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1992
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1993
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1994
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1995
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1996
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1997
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1998
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1999
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2000
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
2001
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
2002
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
2003
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
2004
130.6 mm (5.1 in)
2005
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
2006
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
2007
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
2008
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
2009
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
2010
111.0 mm (4.4 in)
2011
136.9 mm (5.4 in)
2012
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2013
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
2014
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
2015
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
2016
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
2017
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
2018
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
2019
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
2020
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
2021
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2022
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2023
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
2024
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
2025
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
2026
15.5 mm (0.6 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Canton, 1976 to 2026. The record is 234.2 mm (9.2 in) in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 81.4 mm (3.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Canton by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1976
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1977
69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1978
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1979
90.3 mm (3.6 in)
1980
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1981
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1982
103.7 mm (4.1 in)
1983
93.3 mm (3.7 in)
1984
84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1985
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1986
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1987
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1988
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1989
98.9 mm (3.9 in)
1990
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1991
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1992
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1993
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1994
142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1995
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1996
106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1997
64.1 mm (2.5 in)
1998
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1999
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
2000
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
2001
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
2002
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
2003
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
2004
151.2 mm (6.0 in)
2005
96.8 mm (3.8 in)
2006
61.1 mm (2.4 in)
2007
79.7 mm (3.1 in)
2008
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
2009
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
2010
158.7 mm (6.2 in)
2011
234.2 mm (9.2 in)
2012
72.3 mm (2.8 in)
2013
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
2014
51.5 mm (2.0 in)
2015
81.4 mm (3.2 in)
2016
104.2 mm (4.1 in)
2017
124.2 mm (4.9 in)
2018
229.2 mm (9.0 in)
2019
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
2020
72.7 mm (2.9 in)
2021
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
2022
97.9 mm (3.9 in)
2023
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
2024
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
2025
75.5 mm (3.0 in)
2026
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Canton, 1976 to 2026. The record is 31 days in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 15 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Canton by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1976
17 days
1977
15 days
1978
14 days
1979
15 days
1980
31 days
1981
14 days
1982
11 days
1983
16 days
1984
17 days
1985
18 days
1986
14 days
1987
23 days
1988
24 days
1989
13 days
1990
10 days
1991
25 days
1992
16 days
1993
11 days
1994
11 days
1995
16 days
1996
11 days
1997
11 days
1998
16 days
1999
17 days
2000
22 days
2001
14 days
2002
21 days
2003
10 days
2004
14 days
2005
13 days
2006
15 days
2007
13 days
2008
10 days
2009
18 days
2010
18 days
2011
15 days
2012
15 days
2013
16 days
2014
20 days
2015
19 days
2016
17 days
2017
14 days
2018
12 days
2019
13 days
2020
12 days
2021
16 days
2022
15 days
2023
19 days
2024
27 days
2025
15 days
2026
23 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
41 years with a frost
Across 41 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Canton falls on 16 May and the median first autumn frost on 30 September, which leaves a median of 138 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +8.5 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Canton
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1989 to 2025)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
16 May
n/a
15 May
n/a
-3.5 days per decade
First autumn frost
30 September
n/a
5 October
n/a
+5.0 days per decade
Growing days
138 days
n/a
144 days
n/a
+8.5 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
44 years, 1977 to 2025
A day with at least 51.2 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 165.2 mm (6.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Canton: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
51.2 mm (2.0 in)
5 years
68.7 mm (2.7 in)
10 years
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
25 years
110.0 mm (4.3 in)
50 years
134.6 mm (5.3 in)
Longer than the 44 years of record
100 years
165.2 mm (6.5 in)
Longer than the 44 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, 44 years of values from 1977 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: 136.9 mm (5.4 in) in 2011; 130.6 mm (5.1 in) in 2004; 111.0 mm (4.4 in) in 2010.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.