Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Pottsville (USC00367161), Pennsylvania, United States, with 32 years of record.
Key Facts for Pottsville
Pottsville (USC00367161) is a weather station in Pennsylvania, United States at 40.70 latitude and -76.18 longitude, 210 m (689 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1940 to 1971, 32 years of record.
0 records set at Pottsville still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Pottsville set a daily record precipitation of 29.7 mm (1.2 in) on 20 March 1971.
About the Station
Location: Pennsylvania, United States, 40.70 latitude, -76.18 longitude.
Elevation: 210 m (689 ft).
Period of record: 1940 to 1971, 32 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
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The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Pottsville. 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 Pottsville, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records
0 standing records
0 records at Pottsville still stand.
Standing records at Pottsville by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
Wettest Day of Each Month
Nov: 137.2 mm (5.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Pottsville. The most was 137.2 mm (5.4 in) on 26 November 1950.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Pottsville
Yearly extremes at Pottsville: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)
137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1950
61.1 mm (2.4 in)
32
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
175.2 mm (6.9 in)
1950
96.8 mm (3.8 in)
32
Longest dry spell (CDD)
31 days
1963
18 days
32
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Pottsville, 1940 to 1971. The record is 137.2 mm (5.4 in) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 61.1 mm (2.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Pottsville by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1940
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1941
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1942
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1943
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1944
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1945
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1946
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1947
132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1948
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1949
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1950
137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1951
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1952
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1953
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1954
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1955
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1956
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1957
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1958
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1959
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1960
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1961
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1962
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1963
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1964
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1965
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1966
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1967
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1968
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1969
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1970
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1971
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Pottsville, 1940 to 1971. The record is 175.2 mm (6.9 in) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 96.8 mm (3.8 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Pottsville by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1940
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1941
119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1942
142.3 mm (5.6 in)
1943
119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1944
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1945
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1946
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1947
146.2 mm (5.8 in)
1948
70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1949
74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1950
175.2 mm (6.9 in)
1951
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1952
163.9 mm (6.5 in)
1953
173.7 mm (6.8 in)
1954
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1955
146.9 mm (5.8 in)
1956
68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1957
112.1 mm (4.4 in)
1958
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1959
101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1960
147.8 mm (5.8 in)
1961
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1962
65.2 mm (2.6 in)
1963
52.4 mm (2.1 in)
1964
72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1965
68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1966
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1967
103.7 mm (4.1 in)
1968
114.5 mm (4.5 in)
1969
124.4 mm (4.9 in)
1970
150.1 mm (5.9 in)
1971
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Pottsville, 1940 to 1971. The record is 31 days in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Pottsville by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1940
9 days
1941
22 days
1942
20 days
1943
19 days
1944
16 days
1945
11 days
1946
18 days
1947
24 days
1948
24 days
1949
19 days
1950
14 days
1951
14 days
1952
14 days
1953
20 days
1954
18 days
1955
15 days
1956
9 days
1957
15 days
1958
20 days
1959
12 days
1960
18 days
1961
18 days
1962
17 days
1963
31 days
1964
17 days
1965
11 days
1966
21 days
1967
13 days
1968
26 days
1969
17 days
1970
14 days
1971
19 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 Pottsville standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Pottsville 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.