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Harrisburg River Gage Weather Records (USC00363706)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Harrisburg River Gage (USC00363706), Pennsylvania, United States, with 56 years of record.

Key Facts for Harrisburg River Gage

  • Harrisburg River Gage (USC00363706) is a weather station in Pennsylvania, United States at 40.25 latitude and -76.88 longitude, 88 m (290 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1890 to 1945, 56 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Harrisburg River Gage still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Harrisburg River Gage set a daily record precipitation of 27.4 mm (1.1 in) on 20 June 1945.

About the Station

  • Location: Pennsylvania, United States, 40.25 latitude, -76.88 longitude.
  • Elevation: 88 m (290 ft).
  • Period of record: 1890 to 1945, 56 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Harrisburg River Gage, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Harrisburg River Gage. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 000111 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Harrisburg River Gage. 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 Harrisburg River Gage, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records
Standing records at Harrisburg River Gage by the year they were set 0 records at Harrisburg River Gage still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Harrisburg River Gage still stand.
Standing records at Harrisburg River Gage by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records
When Harrisburg River Gage set new all-time records 1 all-time records were set at Harrisburg River Gage between 24 August 1933 and 24 August 1933. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitation24 August 1933: Record daily precipitation 132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1 all-time records were set at Harrisburg River Gage between 24 August 1933 and 24 August 1933. Each dot is a new record.
When Harrisburg River Gage set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1933-08-24Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 132.8 mm (5.2 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 132.8 mm (5.2 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Harrisburg River Gage The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Harrisburg River Gage. The most was 132.8 mm (5.2 in) on 24 August 1933. 050100150 Jan: 50.3 mm (2.0 in), 17 January 1924 Jan Feb: 65.8 mm (2.6 in), 5 February 1920 Feb Mar: 58.9 mm (2.3 in), 27 March 1913 Mar Apr: 73.9 mm (2.9 in), 28 April 1928 Apr May: 70.6 mm (2.8 in), 3 May 1929 May Jun: 52.6 mm (2.1 in), 8 June 1931 Jun Jul: 65.3 mm (2.6 in), 3 July 1933 Jul Aug: 132.8 mm (5.2 in), 24 August 1933 Aug Sep: 124.5 mm (4.9 in), 15 September 1916 Sep Oct: 74.2 mm (2.9 in), 6 October 1932 Oct Nov: 61.0 mm (2.4 in), 13 November 1925 Nov Dec: 46.5 mm (1.8 in), 2 December 1934 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Harrisburg River Gage. The most was 132.8 mm (5.2 in) on 24 August 1933.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Harrisburg River Gage
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan50.3 mm (2.0 in)17 January 1924
Feb65.8 mm (2.6 in)5 February 1920
Mar58.9 mm (2.3 in)27 March 1913
Apr73.9 mm (2.9 in)28 April 1928
May70.6 mm (2.8 in)3 May 1929
Jun52.6 mm (2.1 in)8 June 1931
Jul65.3 mm (2.6 in)3 July 1933
Aug132.8 mm (5.2 in)24 August 1933
Sep124.5 mm (4.9 in)15 September 1916
Oct74.2 mm (2.9 in)6 October 1932
Nov61.0 mm (2.4 in)13 November 1925
Dec46.5 mm (1.8 in)2 December 1934

Latest Records

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Latest records at Harrisburg River Gage
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
20 June 1945Harrisburg River Gage, USdaily rain27.4 mm (1.1 in)17.0 mm (0.7 in)18 years28 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1941Harrisburg River Gage, USdaily rain22.4 mm (0.9 in)0.6 mm (0.02 in)31 years14 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 1941Harrisburg River Gage, USdaily rain34.8 mm (1.4 in)13.2 mm (0.5 in)39 years28 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1941Harrisburg River Gage, USdaily rain29.2 mm (1.1 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)14 years13 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1941Harrisburg River Gage, USdaily rain19.6 mm (0.8 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)41 years17 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1940Harrisburg River Gage, USdaily rain18.3 mm (0.7 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)21 years18 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1940Harrisburg River Gage, USdaily rain37.8 mm (1.5 in)16.5 mm (0.6 in)32 years33 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1940Harrisburg River Gage, USdaily rain31.0 mm (1.2 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)42 years26 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1940Harrisburg River Gage, USdaily rain23.1 mm (0.9 in)10.7 mm (0.4 in)41 years20 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1940Harrisburg River Gage, USdaily rain25.7 mm (1.0 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)16 years13 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1940Harrisburg River Gage, USdaily rain43.9 mm (1.7 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)41 years19 of 100 (Routine)
2 June 1940Harrisburg River Gage, USdaily rain26.2 mm (1.0 in)6.9 mm (0.27 in)33 years21 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1940Harrisburg River Gage, USdaily rain25.9 mm (1.0 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)39 years25 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1940Harrisburg River Gage, USdaily rain32.8 mm (1.3 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)7 years10 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1940Harrisburg River Gage, USdaily rain7.1 mm (0.28 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)4 years6 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1940Harrisburg River Gage, USdaily rain14.5 mm (0.6 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)37 years20 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1940Harrisburg River Gage, USdaily rain41.7 mm (1.6 in)23.4 mm (0.9 in)12 years37 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1940Harrisburg River Gage, USdaily rain41.1 mm (1.6 in)8.8 mm (0.35 in)7 years18 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1940Harrisburg River Gage, USdaily rain30.0 mm (1.2 in)18.8 mm (0.7 in)19 years33 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1939Harrisburg River Gage, USdaily rain36.3 mm (1.4 in)16.0 mm (0.6 in)30 years25 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1890 to 1945
Yearly extremes at Harrisburg River Gage: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)132.8 mm (5.2 in)193346.2 mm (1.8 in)53
Wettest five days (Rx5day)172.2 mm (6.8 in)193377.9 mm (3.1 in)53
Longest dry spell (CDD)47 days193017 days53

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Harrisburg River Gage by year The wettest day of the year at Harrisburg River Gage, 1890 to 1945. The record is 132.8 mm (5.2 in) in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is 46.2 mm (1.8 in). 050100150189019001910192019301940Record: 132.8 mm (5.2 in) in 1933
The wettest day of the year at Harrisburg River Gage, 1890 to 1945. The record is 132.8 mm (5.2 in) in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is 46.2 mm (1.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Harrisburg River Gage by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
189016.3 mm (0.6 in)
189134.5 mm (1.4 in)
189240.1 mm (1.6 in)
189340.1 mm (1.6 in)
189426.4 mm (1.0 in)
18956.1 mm (0.24 in)
189739.1 mm (1.5 in)
189871.6 mm (2.8 in)
189961.0 mm (2.4 in)
190042.4 mm (1.7 in)
190136.3 mm (1.4 in)
190246.5 mm (1.8 in)
190355.4 mm (2.2 in)
190435.1 mm (1.4 in)
190568.6 mm (2.7 in)
190650.8 mm (2.0 in)
1907118.9 mm (4.7 in)
190846.2 mm (1.8 in)
190941.7 mm (1.6 in)
191048.5 mm (1.9 in)
191153.1 mm (2.1 in)
191242.7 mm (1.7 in)
191370.4 mm (2.8 in)
191445.7 mm (1.8 in)
1915108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1916124.5 mm (4.9 in)
191772.1 mm (2.8 in)
191857.2 mm (2.3 in)
191942.4 mm (1.7 in)
192065.8 mm (2.6 in)
192139.1 mm (1.5 in)
192243.7 mm (1.7 in)
192344.5 mm (1.8 in)
192497.5 mm (3.8 in)
192572.9 mm (2.9 in)
192642.7 mm (1.7 in)
192766.0 mm (2.6 in)
192873.9 mm (2.9 in)
192970.6 mm (2.8 in)
193044.2 mm (1.7 in)
193152.6 mm (2.1 in)
193274.2 mm (2.9 in)
1933132.8 mm (5.2 in)
193475.4 mm (3.0 in)
193547.5 mm (1.9 in)
193650.3 mm (2.0 in)
193745.7 mm (1.8 in)
193841.7 mm (1.6 in)
193939.4 mm (1.6 in)
194043.9 mm (1.7 in)
194137.1 mm (1.5 in)
194223.4 mm (0.9 in)
194527.4 mm (1.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Harrisburg River Gage by year The wettest five days of the year at Harrisburg River Gage, 1890 to 1945. The record is 172.2 mm (6.8 in) in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is 77.9 mm (3.1 in). 050100150200189019001910192019301940Record: 172.2 mm (6.8 in) in 1933
The wettest five days of the year at Harrisburg River Gage, 1890 to 1945. The record is 172.2 mm (6.8 in) in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is 77.9 mm (3.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Harrisburg River Gage by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
189017.3 mm (0.7 in)
189134.8 mm (1.4 in)
189277.0 mm (3.0 in)
189385.8 mm (3.4 in)
189441.1 mm (1.6 in)
18958.9 mm (0.35 in)
189776.2 mm (3.0 in)
1898115.4 mm (4.5 in)
189978.3 mm (3.1 in)
190060.7 mm (2.4 in)
190188.6 mm (3.5 in)
190281.9 mm (3.2 in)
190372.6 mm (2.9 in)
190455.6 mm (2.2 in)
190583.0 mm (3.3 in)
190673.0 mm (2.9 in)
1907128.8 mm (5.1 in)
190894.8 mm (3.7 in)
190955.6 mm (2.2 in)
191064.1 mm (2.5 in)
1911100.2 mm (3.9 in)
191264.8 mm (2.6 in)
191399.3 mm (3.9 in)
191486.5 mm (3.4 in)
1915111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1916130.6 mm (5.1 in)
191772.9 mm (2.9 in)
191877.9 mm (3.1 in)
191980.8 mm (3.2 in)
192097.0 mm (3.8 in)
192150.3 mm (2.0 in)
192273.9 mm (2.9 in)
192357.4 mm (2.3 in)
1924126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1925105.2 mm (4.1 in)
192684.8 mm (3.3 in)
192774.7 mm (2.9 in)
1928103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1929126.3 mm (5.0 in)
193058.2 mm (2.3 in)
193155.3 mm (2.2 in)
1932109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1933172.2 mm (6.8 in)
1934103.9 mm (4.1 in)
193561.0 mm (2.4 in)
193672.9 mm (2.9 in)
1937111.6 mm (4.4 in)
193852.5 mm (2.1 in)
193987.2 mm (3.4 in)
1940103.0 mm (4.1 in)
194158.4 mm (2.3 in)
194233.1 mm (1.3 in)
194533.8 mm (1.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Harrisburg River Gage by year The longest dry spell of the year at Harrisburg River Gage, 1890 to 1945. The record is 47 days in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days. 0204060189019001910192019301940Record: 47 days in 1930
The longest dry spell of the year at Harrisburg River Gage, 1890 to 1945. The record is 47 days in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Harrisburg River Gage by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
189014 days
189118 days
189210 days
189316 days
18948 days
189519 days
189717 days
189830 days
189915 days
190018 days
190128 days
190222 days
190318 days
190421 days
190522 days
190617 days
190719 days
190821 days
190919 days
191013 days
191114 days
191212 days
191322 days
191415 days
191513 days
191618 days
191720 days
191816 days
191914 days
192026 days
192111 days
192225 days
192325 days
192430 days
192515 days
192615 days
192713 days
192814 days
192917 days
193047 days
193119 days
193221 days
193312 days
193417 days
193517 days
193614 days
193716 days
193813 days
193923 days
194018 days
194122 days
194213 days
19453 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.

Rainfall Return Levels

42 years, 1898 to 1941

A day with at least 53.7 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 166.8 mm (6.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Harrisburg River Gage: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years53.7 mm (2.1 in)
5 years73.1 mm (2.9 in)
10 years89.4 mm (3.5 in)
25 years115.1 mm (4.5 in)
50 years138.7 mm (5.5 in)Longer than the 42 years of record
100 years166.8 mm (6.6 in)Longer than the 42 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, 42 years of values from 1898 to 1941.

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: 132.8 mm (5.2 in) in 1933; 124.5 mm (4.9 in) in 1916; 118.9 mm (4.7 in) in 1907.

Download the Data

  • Data for Harrisburg River Gage standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Harrisburg River Gage 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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