Rodale Rsch Ctr Weather Records (USC00367578)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Rodale Rsch Ctr (USC00367578), Pennsylvania, United States, with 31 years of record.

Key Facts for Rodale Rsch Ctr

Rodale Rsch Ctr (USC00367578) is a weather station in Pennsylvania, United States at 40.55 latitude and -75.72 longitude, 168 m (550 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1983 to 2013, 31 years of record.
1,464 records set at Rodale Rsch Ctr 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, 40.55 latitude, -75.72 longitude.
Elevation: 168 m (550 ft).
Period of record: 1983 to 2013, 31 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 Rodale Rsch Ctr. 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 Rodale Rsch Ctr, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	20.0 C (68.0 F)	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	39.4 C (102.9 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	36.7 C (98.1 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	37.8 C (100.0 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Rodale Rsch Ctr still stand. 1989 holds the most, with 78.

Standing records at Rodale Rsch Ctr by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1983	6
1984	63
1985	58
1986	54
1987	34
1988	61
1989	78
1990	71
1991	60
1992	36
1993	36
1994	50
1995	44
1996	55
1997	44
1998	54
1999	55
2000	42
2001	43
2002	60
2003	41
2004	44
2005	53
2006	39
2007	57
2008	37
2009	34
2010	57
2011	50
2012	44
2013	4

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 169.7 mm (6.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Rodale Rsch Ctr. The most was 169.7 mm (6.7 in) on 8 October 2005.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Rodale Rsch Ctr
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	23 January 1998
Feb	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	13 February 2008
Mar	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	22 March 2000
Apr	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	3 April 2005
May	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	29 May 1984
Jun	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	1 June 2007
Jul	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	22 July 2003
Aug	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	22 August 1994
Sep	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	27 September 1985
Oct	169.7 mm (6.7 in)	8 October 2005
Nov	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	9 November 1996
Dec	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	13 December 1983

Period of Record Coverage

1983 to 2013

31 years of record at Rodale Rsch Ctr, 1983 to 2013. 10 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2000 and others.

Days with data per year at Rodale Rsch Ctr
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1983	31	8%	No
1984	327	89%	No
1985	359	98%	Yes
1986	258	71%	No
1987	316	87%	No
1988	333	91%	Yes
1989	350	96%	Yes
1990	343	94%	Yes
1991	336	92%	Yes
1992	297	81%	No
1993	174	48%	No
1994	253	69%	No
1995	344	94%	Yes
1996	361	99%	Yes
1997	348	95%	Yes
1998	350	96%	Yes
1999	347	95%	Yes
2000	298	81%	No
2001	350	96%	Yes
2002	349	96%	Yes
2003	341	93%	Yes
2004	349	95%	Yes
2005	353	97%	Yes
2006	343	94%	Yes
2007	333	91%	Yes
2008	353	96%	Yes
2009	347	95%	Yes
2010	355	97%	Yes
2011	349	96%	Yes
2012	319	87%	No
2013	57	16%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

20 complete years, 1985 to 2011

One stripe for each of 20 complete years at Rodale Rsch Ctr, 1985 to 2011. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.7 C (51.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1989, at 9.6 C (49.3 F), and the warmest was 1999, at 11.9 C (53.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.2 C (2.2 F).

Annual mean temperature at Rodale Rsch Ctr as warming stripes, 1985 to 2011
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1985	10.3 C	-0.43 C
1989	9.6 C	-1.15 C
1990	10.7 C	-0.08 C
1991	11.3 C	+0.57 C
1995	10.6 C	-0.17 C
1996	10.3 C	-0.44 C
1997	10.5 C	-0.27 C
1998	11.9 C	+1.11 C
1999	11.9 C	+1.17 C
2001	10.7 C	-0.03 C
2002	11.0 C	+0.28 C
2003	9.6 C	-1.11 C
2004	10.3 C	-0.42 C
2005	10.7 C	-0.07 C
2006	11.4 C	+0.65 C
2007	10.4 C	-0.36 C
2008	10.4 C	-0.33 C
2009	10.0 C	-0.80 C
2010	11.6 C	+0.87 C
2011	11.7 C	+0.98 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

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

1983 to 2013

Yearly extremes at Rodale Rsch Ctr: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	39.4 C (102.9 F)	2011	35.0 C (95.0 F)	31
Coldest night (TNn)	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	1984	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	31
Wettest day (Rx1day)	169.7 mm (6.7 in)	2005	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	31
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	242.9 mm (9.6 in)	2005	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	31
Longest dry spell (CDD)	32 days	2001	17 days	31

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Rodale Rsch Ctr, 1983 to 2013. The record is 39.4 C (102.9 F) in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Rodale Rsch Ctr by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1983	11.1 C (52.0 F)
1984	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1985	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1986	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1987	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1988	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1989	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1990	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1991	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1992	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1993	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1994	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1995	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1996	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1997	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1998	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1999	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2000	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2001	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2002	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2003	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2004	32.2 C (90.0 F)
2005	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2006	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2007	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2008	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2009	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2010	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2011	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2012	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2013	18.9 C (66.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Rodale Rsch Ctr, 1983 to 2013. The record is -25.6 C (-14.1 F) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is -19.4 C (-2.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Rodale Rsch Ctr by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1983	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1984	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1985	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1986	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1987	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1988	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1989	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1990	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1991	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1992	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1993	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1994	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1995	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1996	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1997	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1998	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1999	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2000	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2001	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2002	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2003	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2004	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2005	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2006	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2007	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2008	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2009	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2010	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2011	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2012	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2013	-13.3 C (8.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Rodale Rsch Ctr, 1983 to 2013. The record is 169.7 mm (6.7 in) in 2005, marked on the chart; the median year is 68.1 mm (2.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Rodale Rsch Ctr by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1983	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1984	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1985	142.7 mm (5.6 in)
1986	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1987	128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1988	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1989	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1990	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1991	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1992	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1993	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1994	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1995	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1996	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1997	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1998	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1999	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
2000	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
2001	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
2002	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
2003	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
2004	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
2005	169.7 mm (6.7 in)
2006	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2007	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
2008	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
2009	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
2010	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
2011	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
2012	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
2013	33.3 mm (1.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Rodale Rsch Ctr, 1983 to 2013. The record is 242.9 mm (9.6 in) in 2005, marked on the chart; the median year is 99.5 mm (3.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Rodale Rsch Ctr by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1983	132.3 mm (5.2 in)
1984	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1985	146.5 mm (5.8 in)
1986	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1987	199.6 mm (7.9 in)
1988	97.7 mm (3.8 in)
1989	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1990	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1991	94.1 mm (3.7 in)
1992	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1993	74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1994	101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1995	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1996	133.6 mm (5.3 in)
1997	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1998	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1999	206.3 mm (8.1 in)
2000	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
2001	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
2002	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
2003	135.2 mm (5.3 in)
2004	123.7 mm (4.9 in)
2005	242.9 mm (9.6 in)
2006	155.1 mm (6.1 in)
2007	108.3 mm (4.3 in)
2008	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
2009	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
2010	149.6 mm (5.9 in)
2011	150.3 mm (5.9 in)
2012	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
2013	36.3 mm (1.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Rodale Rsch Ctr, 1983 to 2013. The record is 32 days in 2001, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Rodale Rsch Ctr by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1983	7 days
1984	10 days
1985	20 days
1986	16 days
1987	26 days
1988	22 days
1989	26 days
1990	13 days
1991	21 days
1992	13 days
1993	13 days
1994	18 days
1995	17 days
1996	12 days
1997	15 days
1998	21 days
1999	18 days
2000	21 days
2001	32 days
2002	13 days
2003	14 days
2004	17 days
2005	15 days
2006	24 days
2007	17 days
2008	24 days
2009	15 days
2010	18 days
2011	19 days
2012	28 days
2013	10 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

20 years with a frost

Across 20 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Rodale Rsch Ctr falls on 30 April and the median first autumn frost on 6 October, which leaves a median of 163 days between them.

Frost dates and growing season at Rodale Rsch Ctr
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1985 to 2011)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	30 April	n/a	30 April	n/a	n/a
First autumn frost	6 October	n/a	6 October	n/a	n/a
Growing days	163 days	n/a	163 days	n/a	n/a

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.

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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 2026-10-15 (15 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).