Cooksburg River Weather Records (USC00361749)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cooksburg River (USC00361749), Pennsylvania, United States, with 37 years of record.

Key Facts for Cooksburg River

Cooksburg River (USC00361749) is a weather station in Pennsylvania, United States at 41.33 latitude and -79.21 longitude, 360 m (1,180 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1955 to 1991, 37 years of record.
328 records set at Cooksburg River still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Cooksburg River set a daily record precipitation of 40.1 mm (1.6 in) on 24 July 1991.

About the Station

Location: Pennsylvania, United States, 41.33 latitude, -79.21 longitude.
Elevation: 360 m (1,180 ft).
Period of record: 1955 to 1991, 37 years.
Eligible elements: 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 Cooksburg River. 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 Cooksburg River, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
May	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	17.8 C (64.0 F)	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	16.7 C (62.1 F)	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

328 standing records

328 records at Cooksburg River still stand. 1971 holds the most, with 328.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 130.8 mm (5.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cooksburg River. The most was 130.8 mm (5.1 in) on 9 June 1981.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Cooksburg River
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	19 January 1974
Feb	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	4 February 1961
Mar	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	10 March 1964
Apr	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 April 1981
May	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	9 May 1969
Jun	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	9 June 1981
Jul	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	13 July 1964
Aug	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	3 August 1980
Sep	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	14 September 1977
Oct	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 October 1980
Nov	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	4 November 1985
Dec	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	14 December 1964

Period of Record Coverage

1971 to 1971

1 years of record at Cooksburg River, 1971 to 1971. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1971.

Latest Records

Latest records at Cooksburg River
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 July 1991	Cooksburg River, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1991	Cooksburg River, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	5 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1991	Cooksburg River, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1991	Cooksburg River, US	daily rain (Tie)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	tie	1 year	0 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1991	Cooksburg River, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1991	Cooksburg River, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	tie	28 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1991	Cooksburg River, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	tie	4 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1991	Cooksburg River, US	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	15 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1991	Cooksburg River, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	33 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1991	Cooksburg River, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	20 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1991	Cooksburg River, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	tie	5 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1990	Cooksburg River, US	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	5 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1990	Cooksburg River, US	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1990	Cooksburg River, US	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1990	Cooksburg River, US	daily rain (Tie)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	tie	8 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1990	Cooksburg River, US	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	8 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1990	Cooksburg River, US	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	7 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1990	Cooksburg River, US	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	1 year	5 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1990	Cooksburg River, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	0 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1990	Cooksburg River, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	7 years	15 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1955 to 1991

Yearly extremes at Cooksburg River: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1971	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1
Coldest night (TNn)	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	1971	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	1
Wettest day (Rx1day)	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	1981	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	200.1 mm (7.9 in)	1972	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	37
Longest dry spell (CDD)	24 days	1959	13 days	37

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Cooksburg River, 1955 to 1991. The record is 31.1 C (88.0 F) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.1 C (88.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Cooksburg River by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Cooksburg River, 1955 to 1991. The record is -16.7 C (1.9 F) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is -16.7 C (1.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Cooksburg River by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Cooksburg River, 1955 to 1991. The record is 130.8 mm (5.1 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 44.5 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cooksburg River by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1955	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1956	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1957	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1958	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1959	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1960	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1961	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1962	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1963	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1964	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1965	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1966	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1967	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1968	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1969	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1970	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1971	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1972	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1973	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1974	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1975	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1976	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1977	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1978	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1979	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1980	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1981	130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1982	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1983	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1984	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1985	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1986	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1987	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1988	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1989	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1990	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1991	40.1 mm (1.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Cooksburg River, 1955 to 1991. The record is 200.1 mm (7.9 in) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 74.4 mm (2.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cooksburg River by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1955	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1956	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1957	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1958	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1959	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1960	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1961	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1962	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1963	35.2 mm (1.4 in)
1964	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1965	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1966	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1967	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1968	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1969	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1970	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1971	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1972	200.1 mm (7.9 in)
1973	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1974	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1975	70.7 mm (2.8 in)
1976	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1977	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1978	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1979	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1980	94.8 mm (3.7 in)
1981	133.6 mm (5.3 in)
1982	82.4 mm (3.2 in)
1983	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1984	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1985	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1986	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1987	91.6 mm (3.6 in)
1988	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1989	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1990	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1991	73.4 mm (2.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Cooksburg River, 1955 to 1991. The record is 24 days in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 13 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cooksburg River by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1955	11 days
1956	14 days
1957	14 days
1958	11 days
1959	24 days
1960	13 days
1961	10 days
1962	11 days
1963	10 days
1964	13 days
1965	6 days
1966	20 days
1967	12 days
1968	10 days
1969	17 days
1970	10 days
1971	15 days
1972	9 days
1973	15 days
1974	9 days
1975	12 days
1976	24 days
1977	18 days
1978	11 days
1979	10 days
1980	18 days
1981	13 days
1982	17 days
1983	22 days
1984	12 days
1985	13 days
1986	11 days
1987	10 days
1988	17 days
1989	13 days
1990	13 days
1991	17 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.

Download the Data

Data for Cooksburg River standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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.

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