Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Gordon (USC00363379), Pennsylvania, United States, with 53 years of record.
Key Facts for Gordon
Gordon (USC00363379) is a weather station in Pennsylvania, United States at 40.75 latitude and -76.33 longitude, 275 m (902 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1903 to 1955, 53 years of record.
1,464 records set at Gordon still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Gordon set a daily record snowfall of 7.6 cm (3.0 in) on 19 November 1955.
About the Station
Location: Pennsylvania, United States, 40.75 latitude, -76.33 longitude.
Elevation: 275 m (902 ft).
Period of record: 1903 to 1955, 53 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow.
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 Gordon. 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 Gordon, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
21.7 C (71.1 F)
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
23.3 C (73.9 F)
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
19.4 C (66.9 F)
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Gordon still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 45.
Standing records at Gordon by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1903
11
1904
26
1905
35
1906
37
1907
27
1908
26
1909
28
1910
28
1911
32
1912
24
1913
30
1914
39
1915
21
1916
30
1917
37
1918
42
1919
27
1920
28
1921
24
1922
19
1923
29
1924
24
1925
42
1926
31
1927
40
1928
25
1929
31
1930
40
1931
32
1932
27
1933
32
1934
35
1935
23
1936
45
1937
26
1938
26
1939
15
1940
38
1941
31
1942
22
1943
27
1944
17
1945
30
1946
27
1947
23
1948
23
1949
31
1950
22
1951
18
1952
10
1953
18
1954
22
1955
11
Wettest Day of Each Month
Oct: 147.8 mm (5.8 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Gordon. The most was 147.8 mm (5.8 in) on 6 October 1932.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Gordon
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
7 January 1905
Feb
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
22 February 1937
Mar
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
11 March 1952
Apr
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
15 April 1906
May
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
22 May 1942
Jun
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
16 June 1916
Jul
111.0 mm (4.4 in)
28 July 1951
Aug
123.4 mm (4.9 in)
22 August 1915
Sep
132.8 mm (5.2 in)
30 September 1924
Oct
147.8 mm (5.8 in)
6 October 1932
Nov
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
25 November 1950
Dec
106.9 mm (4.2 in)
4 December 1950
Period of Record Coverage
1903 to 1955
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
53 years of record at Gordon, 1903 to 1955. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1903.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 51 complete years at Gordon, 1904 to 1954. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.4 C (48.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1904, at 7.7 C (45.9 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 10.7 C (51.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Gordon as warming stripes, 1904 to 1954
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1904
7.7 C
-1.65 C
1905
8.8 C
-0.57 C
1906
9.6 C
+0.22 C
1907
8.2 C
-1.16 C
1908
9.6 C
+0.19 C
1909
9.2 C
-0.19 C
1910
9.3 C
-0.10 C
1911
9.7 C
+0.35 C
1912
8.7 C
-0.71 C
1913
10.5 C
+1.10 C
1914
8.8 C
-0.62 C
1915
9.3 C
-0.10 C
1916
8.8 C
-0.61 C
1917
7.9 C
-1.45 C
1918
9.2 C
-0.17 C
1919
9.9 C
+0.47 C
1920
8.4 C
-0.99 C
1921
10.6 C
+1.25 C
1922
9.9 C
+0.49 C
1923
9.3 C
-0.05 C
1924
8.3 C
-1.06 C
1925
9.2 C
-0.23 C
1926
8.2 C
-1.15 C
1927
9.3 C
-0.04 C
1928
9.6 C
+0.17 C
1929
9.4 C
+0.01 C
1930
9.9 C
+0.51 C
1931
10.7 C
+1.36 C
1932
10.5 C
+1.07 C
1933
9.4 C
+0.03 C
1934
9.0 C
-0.40 C
1935
9.4 C
-0.01 C
1936
9.5 C
+0.11 C
1937
9.7 C
+0.33 C
1938
10.1 C
+0.71 C
1939
10.0 C
+0.59 C
1940
8.1 C
-1.28 C
1941
9.8 C
+0.42 C
1942
9.7 C
+0.33 C
1943
9.2 C
-0.18 C
1944
9.6 C
+0.23 C
1945
9.7 C
+0.27 C
1946
10.1 C
+0.67 C
1947
9.3 C
-0.05 C
1948
9.2 C
-0.18 C
1949
10.5 C
+1.13 C
1950
9.0 C
-0.34 C
1951
9.3 C
-0.07 C
1952
9.4 C
+0.00 C
1953
10.0 C
+0.66 C
1954
9.9 C
+0.50 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.16 C (0.03 to 0.28) per decade over 1904 to 1954. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (0.1 to 0.5) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 51 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Gordon
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.16 C (0.03 to 0.28) per decade
0.3 F (0.1 to 0.5) per decade
1904 to 1954
51
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.12 C (-0.03 to 0.27) per decade
0.2 F (-0.1 to 0.5) per decade
1904 to 1954
51
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.3 F (0.1 to 0.6) per decade
1904 to 1954
51
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
1903 to 1955
Yearly extremes at Gordon: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1930
34.4 C (93.9 F)
53
Coldest night (TNn)
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1904
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
53
Wettest day (Rx1day)
147.8 mm (5.8 in)
1932
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
53
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
224.2 mm (8.8 in)
1924
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
53
Longest dry spell (CDD)
36 days
1924
16 days
53
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Gordon, 1903 to 1955. The record is 38.3 C (100.9 F) in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.4 C (93.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Gordon by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1903
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1904
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1905
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1906
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1907
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1908
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1909
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1910
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1911
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1912
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1913
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1914
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1915
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1916
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1917
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1918
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1919
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1920
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1921
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1922
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1923
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1924
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1925
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1926
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1927
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1928
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1929
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1930
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1931
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1932
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1933
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1934
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1935
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1936
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1937
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1938
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1939
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1940
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1941
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1942
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1943
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1944
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1945
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1946
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1947
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1948
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1949
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1950
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1951
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1952
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1953
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1954
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1955
36.7 C (98.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Gordon, 1903 to 1955. The record is -32.2 C (-26.0 F) in 1904, marked on the chart; the median year is -23.3 C (-9.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Gordon by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1903
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1904
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1905
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1906
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1907
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1908
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1909
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1910
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1911
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1912
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1913
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1914
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1915
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1916
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1917
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1918
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1919
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1920
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1921
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1922
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1923
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1924
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1925
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1926
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1927
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1928
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1929
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1930
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1931
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1932
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1933
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1934
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1935
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1936
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1937
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1938
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1939
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1940
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1941
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1942
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1943
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1944
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1945
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1946
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1947
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1948
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1949
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1950
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1951
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1952
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1953
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1954
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1955
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Gordon, 1903 to 1955. The record is 147.8 mm (5.8 in) in 1932, marked on the chart; the median year is 72.4 mm (2.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Gordon by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1903
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1904
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1905
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1906
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1907
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1908
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1909
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1910
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1911
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1912
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1913
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1914
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1915
123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1916
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1917
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1918
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1919
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1920
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1921
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1922
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1923
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1924
132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1925
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1926
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1927
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1928
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1929
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1930
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1931
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1932
147.8 mm (5.8 in)
1933
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1934
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1935
93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1936
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1937
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1938
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1939
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1940
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1941
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1942
120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1943
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1944
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1945
92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1946
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1947
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1948
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1949
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1950
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1951
111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1952
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1953
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1954
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1955
120.4 mm (4.7 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Gordon, 1903 to 1955. The record is 224.2 mm (8.8 in) in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is 109.2 mm (4.3 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Gordon by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1903
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1904
90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1905
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1906
150.3 mm (5.9 in)
1907
115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1908
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1909
107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1910
96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1911
145.7 mm (5.7 in)
1912
80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1913
115.5 mm (4.5 in)
1914
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1915
127.2 mm (5.0 in)
1916
127.7 mm (5.0 in)
1917
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1918
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1919
108.6 mm (4.3 in)
1920
107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1921
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1922
133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1923
72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1924
224.2 mm (8.8 in)
1925
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1926
162.0 mm (6.4 in)
1927
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1928
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1929
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1930
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1931
58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1932
200.4 mm (7.9 in)
1933
176.0 mm (6.9 in)
1934
123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1935
151.2 mm (6.0 in)
1936
104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1937
190.5 mm (7.5 in)
1938
114.4 mm (4.5 in)
1939
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1940
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1941
80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1942
168.1 mm (6.6 in)
1943
132.4 mm (5.2 in)
1944
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1945
179.4 mm (7.1 in)
1946
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1947
152.7 mm (6.0 in)
1948
88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1949
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1950
148.1 mm (5.8 in)
1951
140.7 mm (5.5 in)
1952
197.8 mm (7.8 in)
1953
121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1954
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1955
159.5 mm (6.3 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Gordon, 1903 to 1955. The record is 36 days in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Gordon by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1903
17 days
1904
13 days
1905
17 days
1906
12 days
1907
16 days
1908
19 days
1909
20 days
1910
13 days
1911
11 days
1912
16 days
1913
17 days
1914
15 days
1915
13 days
1916
10 days
1917
21 days
1918
12 days
1919
19 days
1920
10 days
1921
15 days
1922
13 days
1923
21 days
1924
36 days
1925
16 days
1926
18 days
1927
19 days
1928
11 days
1929
18 days
1930
30 days
1931
22 days
1932
17 days
1933
12 days
1934
15 days
1935
15 days
1936
20 days
1937
10 days
1938
13 days
1939
18 days
1940
15 days
1941
24 days
1942
17 days
1943
19 days
1944
16 days
1945
12 days
1946
14 days
1947
25 days
1948
12 days
1949
18 days
1950
15 days
1951
16 days
1952
20 days
1953
20 days
1954
13 days
1955
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.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
51 years with a frost
Across 51 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Gordon falls on 16 May and the median first autumn frost on 26 September, which leaves a median of 133 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +3.7 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Gordon
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1925 to 1954)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
16 May
n/a
14 May
n/a
-2.3 days per decade
First autumn frost
26 September
n/a
26 September
n/a
+1.3 days per decade
Growing days
133 days
n/a
135 days
n/a
+3.7 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
51 years, 1904 to 1955
A day with at least 73.1 mm (2.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 161.8 mm (6.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Gordon: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
73.1 mm (2.9 in)
5 years
96.8 mm (3.8 in)
10 years
112.6 mm (4.4 in)
25 years
132.4 mm (5.2 in)
50 years
147.2 mm (5.8 in)
100 years
161.8 mm (6.4 in)
Longer than the 51 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, 51 years of values from 1904 to 1955.
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: 147.8 mm (5.8 in) in 1932; 132.8 mm (5.2 in) in 1924; 123.4 mm (4.9 in) in 1915.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Gordon, at 1933. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1933 ran 0.2 C (0.3 F) lower than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Gordon, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1933
-0.1
-0.3
possible
5
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.
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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.