Tamaqua Weather Records (USC00368758)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Tamaqua (USC00368758), Pennsylvania, United States, with 73 years of record.

Key Facts for Tamaqua

Tamaqua (USC00368758) is a weather station in Pennsylvania, United States at 40.79 latitude and -75.98 longitude, 282 m (925 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1940 to 2012, 73 years of record.
0 records set at Tamaqua still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Tamaqua set a daily record precipitation of 59.2 mm (2.3 in) on 23 November 2011.

About the Station

Location: Pennsylvania, United States, 40.79 latitude, -75.98 longitude.
Elevation: 282 m (925 ft).
Period of record: 1940 to 2012, 73 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.

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 Tamaqua. 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 Tamaqua, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Tamaqua still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

6 new records

6 all-time records were set at Tamaqua between 20 April 1983 and 13 January 1996. Each dot is a new record.

When Tamaqua set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1983-04-20	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 236.2 mm (9.3 in)
1994-03-04	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 66.0 cm (26.0 in)
1996-01-08	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 55.9 cm (22.0 in)
1996-01-08	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 78.7 cm (31.0 in)
1996-01-09	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 81.3 cm (32.0 in)
1996-01-13	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 86.4 cm (34.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 236.2 mm (9.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Tamaqua. The most was 236.2 mm (9.3 in) on 20 April 1983.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Tamaqua
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	9 January 1978
Feb	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	3 February 1983
Mar	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	11 March 2011
Apr	236.2 mm (9.3 in)	20 April 1983
May	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	23 May 1942
Jun	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	28 June 2006
Jul	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	8 July 1947
Aug	190.2 mm (7.5 in)	2 August 1969
Sep	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	18 September 2004
Oct	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	1 October 2010
Nov	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	26 November 1950
Dec	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	2 December 1996

Latest Records

Latest records at Tamaqua
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 November 2011	Tamaqua, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	18 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 2011	Tamaqua, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2011	Tamaqua, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 2011	Tamaqua, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 years	68 of 100 (Major)
30 October 2011	Tamaqua, US	monthly snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2011	Tamaqua, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 2011	Tamaqua, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	58 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 July 2011	Tamaqua, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	1 year	18 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 2011	Tamaqua, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 2011	Tamaqua, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	1.2 cm (0.5 in)	18 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 2011	Tamaqua, US	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	3 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 2011	Tamaqua, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2011	Tamaqua, US	daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	0.2 cm (0.1 in)	60 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 2011	Tamaqua, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	9 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 2011	Tamaqua, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	20 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 2010	Tamaqua, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 2010	Tamaqua, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	59 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 2010	Tamaqua, US	monthly rain	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 2010	Tamaqua, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 2010	Tamaqua, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	3 years	24 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1940 to 2012

Yearly extremes at Tamaqua: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	236.2 mm (9.3 in)	1983	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	73
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	399.6 mm (15.7 in)	2006	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	73
Longest dry spell (CDD)	37 days	1966	17 days	73

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Tamaqua, 1940 to 2012. The record is 236.2 mm (9.3 in) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 69.9 mm (2.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Tamaqua by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1940	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1941	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1942	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1943	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1944	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1945	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1946	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1947	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1948	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1949	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1950	121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1951	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1952	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1953	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1954	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1955	176.5 mm (6.9 in)
1956	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1957	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1958	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1959	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1960	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1961	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1962	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1963	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1964	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1965	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1966	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1967	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1968	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1969	190.2 mm (7.5 in)
1970	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1971	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1972	135.6 mm (5.3 in)
1973	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1974	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1975	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1976	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1977	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1978	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1979	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1980	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1981	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1982	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1983	236.2 mm (9.3 in)
1984	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1985	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1986	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1987	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1988	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1989	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1990	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1991	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1992	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1993	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1994	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1995	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1996	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1997	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1998	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1999	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
2000	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2001	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
2002	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2003	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
2004	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
2005	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
2006	155.2 mm (6.1 in)
2007	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
2008	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
2009	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
2010	120.4 mm (4.7 in)
2011	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
2012	22.1 mm (0.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Tamaqua, 1940 to 2012. The record is 399.6 mm (15.7 in) in 2006, marked on the chart; the median year is 112.8 mm (4.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Tamaqua by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1940	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1941	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1942	177.0 mm (7.0 in)
1943	121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1944	119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1945	129.1 mm (5.1 in)
1946	151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1947	131.1 mm (5.2 in)
1948	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1949	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1950	167.4 mm (6.6 in)
1951	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1952	215.1 mm (8.5 in)
1953	116.4 mm (4.6 in)
1954	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1955	230.1 mm (9.1 in)
1956	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1957	111.6 mm (4.4 in)
1958	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1959	97.1 mm (3.8 in)
1960	131.6 mm (5.2 in)
1961	112.4 mm (4.4 in)
1962	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1963	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1964	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1965	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1966	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1967	96.7 mm (3.8 in)
1968	124.3 mm (4.9 in)
1969	244.3 mm (9.6 in)
1970	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1971	156.7 mm (6.2 in)
1972	242.8 mm (9.6 in)
1973	123.3 mm (4.9 in)
1974	96.4 mm (3.8 in)
1975	145.9 mm (5.7 in)
1976	121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1977	91.8 mm (3.6 in)
1978	130.6 mm (5.1 in)
1979	132.0 mm (5.2 in)
1980	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1981	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1982	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1983	357.7 mm (14.1 in)
1984	112.2 mm (4.4 in)
1985	103.2 mm (4.1 in)
1986	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1987	161.6 mm (6.4 in)
1988	107.8 mm (4.2 in)
1989	144.4 mm (5.7 in)
1990	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1991	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1992	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1993	120.6 mm (4.7 in)
1994	133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1995	121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1996	143.2 mm (5.6 in)
1997	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1998	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1999	139.0 mm (5.5 in)
2000	105.9 mm (4.2 in)
2001	122.7 mm (4.8 in)
2002	75.3 mm (3.0 in)
2003	102.5 mm (4.0 in)
2004	156.4 mm (6.2 in)
2005	144.0 mm (5.7 in)
2006	399.6 mm (15.7 in)
2007	114.6 mm (4.5 in)
2008	116.5 mm (4.6 in)
2009	105.3 mm (4.1 in)
2010	158.5 mm (6.2 in)
2011	170.2 mm (6.7 in)
2012	36.3 mm (1.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Tamaqua, 1940 to 2012. The record is 37 days in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Tamaqua by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1940	9 days
1941	22 days
1942	25 days
1943	34 days
1944	18 days
1945	13 days
1946	16 days
1947	25 days
1948	18 days
1949	21 days
1950	15 days
1951	15 days
1952	14 days
1953	20 days
1954	18 days
1955	13 days
1956	9 days
1957	15 days
1958	11 days
1959	12 days
1960	18 days
1961	15 days
1962	19 days
1963	31 days
1964	19 days
1965	15 days
1966	37 days
1967	14 days
1968	26 days
1969	17 days
1970	18 days
1971	13 days
1972	15 days
1973	19 days
1974	17 days
1975	12 days
1976	22 days
1977	15 days
1978	16 days
1979	15 days
1980	27 days
1981	18 days
1982	12 days
1983	22 days
1984	17 days
1985	19 days
1986	22 days
1987	22 days
1988	25 days
1989	12 days
1990	12 days
1991	23 days
1992	13 days
1993	18 days
1994	16 days
1995	14 days
1996	9 days
1997	11 days
1998	14 days
1999	18 days
2000	21 days
2001	33 days
2002	17 days
2003	14 days
2004	13 days
2005	15 days
2006	17 days
2007	13 days
2008	19 days
2009	11 days
2010	18 days
2011	15 days
2012	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.

Rainfall Return Levels

70 years, 1941 to 2010

A day with at least 73.0 mm (2.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 229.4 mm (9.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Tamaqua: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
5 years	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
10 years	125.4 mm (4.9 in)
25 years	161.1 mm (6.3 in)
50 years	192.8 mm (7.6 in)
100 years	229.4 mm (9.0 in)	Longer than the 70 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, 70 years of values from 1941 to 2010.

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: 236.2 mm (9.3 in) in 1983; 190.2 mm (7.5 in) in 1969; 176.5 mm (6.9 in) in 1955.

Download the Data

Data for Tamaqua standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Tamaqua 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.

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

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