Elizabethtown Weather Records (USC00362560)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Elizabethtown (USC00362560), Pennsylvania, United States, with 30 years of record.

Key Facts for Elizabethtown

Elizabethtown (USC00362560) is a weather station in Pennsylvania, United States at 40.13 latitude and -76.62 longitude, 146 m (479 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1930 to 1959, 30 years of record.
182 records set at Elizabethtown still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Pennsylvania, United States, 40.13 latitude, -76.62 longitude.
Elevation: 146 m (479 ft).
Period of record: 1930 to 1959, 30 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

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 Elizabethtown. 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 Elizabethtown, 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	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	31.1 C (88.0 F)	11.7 C (53.1 F)	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)	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

182 standing records

182 records at Elizabethtown still stand. 1956 holds the most, with 124.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 146.3 mm (5.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Elizabethtown. The most was 146.3 mm (5.8 in) on 24 August 1933.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Elizabethtown
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	4 January 1944
Feb	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 February 1947
Mar	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 March 1932
Apr	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20 April 1940
May	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	12 May 1952
Jun	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	2 June 1946
Jul	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	23 July 1945
Aug	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	24 August 1933
Sep	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	1 September 1952
Oct	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	14 October 1955
Nov	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	3 November 1958
Dec	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	7 December 1953

Period of Record Coverage

1936 to 1956

2 years of record at Elizabethtown, 1936 to 1956. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1936, 1956.

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Extremes by Year

1930 to 1959

Yearly extremes at Elizabethtown: 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)	1956	24.5 C (76.0 F)	2
Coldest night (TNn)	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1956	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1
Wettest day (Rx1day)	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	1933	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	30
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	225.6 mm (8.9 in)	1933	84.9 mm (3.3 in)	30
Longest dry spell (CDD)	41 days	1955	15 days	30

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Elizabethtown, 1930 to 1959. The record is 31.1 C (88.0 F) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 24.5 C (76.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Elizabethtown by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	17.8 C (64.0 F)
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Elizabethtown, 1930 to 1959. The record is 11.7 C (53.1 F) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 11.7 C (53.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Elizabethtown by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	11.7 C (53.1 F)
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Elizabethtown, 1930 to 1959. The record is 146.3 mm (5.8 in) in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is 58.9 mm (2.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Elizabethtown by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1930	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1931	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1932	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1933	146.3 mm (5.8 in)
1934	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1935	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1936	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1937	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1938	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1939	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1940	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1941	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1942	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1943	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1944	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1945	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1946	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1947	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1948	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1949	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1950	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1951	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1952	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1953	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1954	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1955	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1956	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1957	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1958	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1959	59.4 mm (2.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Elizabethtown, 1930 to 1959. The record is 225.6 mm (8.9 in) in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is 84.9 mm (3.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Elizabethtown by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1930	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1931	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1932	100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1933	225.6 mm (8.9 in)
1934	117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1935	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1936	71.3 mm (2.8 in)
1937	143.8 mm (5.7 in)
1938	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1939	127.4 mm (5.0 in)
1940	125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1941	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1942	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1943	119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1944	75.3 mm (3.0 in)
1945	135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1946	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1947	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1948	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1949	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1950	91.1 mm (3.6 in)
1951	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1952	142.1 mm (5.6 in)
1953	104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1954	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1955	117.5 mm (4.6 in)
1956	56.3 mm (2.2 in)
1957	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1958	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1959	65.5 mm (2.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Elizabethtown, 1930 to 1959. The record is 41 days in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 15 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Elizabethtown by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1930	15 days
1931	8 days
1932	2 days
1933	2 days
1934	2 days
1935	2 days
1936	2 days
1937	1 day
1938	2 days
1939	2 days
1940	2 days
1941	23 days
1942	18 days
1943	19 days
1944	13 days
1945	15 days
1946	16 days
1947	25 days
1948	17 days
1949	20 days
1950	15 days
1951	18 days
1952	18 days
1953	26 days
1954	14 days
1955	41 days
1956	15 days
1957	19 days
1958	20 days
1959	12 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 Elizabethtown standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Elizabethtown 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.

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