Wilkes Barre Weather Records (USC00369702)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Wilkes Barre (USC00369702), Pennsylvania, United States, with 108 years of record.

Key Facts for Wilkes Barre

Wilkes Barre (USC00369702) is a weather station in Pennsylvania, United States at 41.23 latitude and -75.88 longitude, 201 m (660 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 2000, 108 years of record.
1,464 records set at Wilkes Barre still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Wilkes Barre set a daily record snowfall of 7.6 cm (3.0 in) on 9 April 2000.

About the Station

Location: Pennsylvania, United States, 41.23 latitude, -75.88 longitude.
Elevation: 201 m (660 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 2000, 108 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 Wilkes Barre. 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 Wilkes Barre, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	18.9 C (66.0 F)	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	17.8 C (64.0 F)	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	38.3 C (100.9 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	38.3 C (100.9 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	37.2 C (99.0 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	19.4 C (66.9 F)	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Wilkes Barre still stand. 1903 holds the most, with 84.

Standing records at Wilkes Barre by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1894	78
1895	83
1896	70
1897	55
1898	40
1899	70
1900	73
1901	61
1902	52
1903	84
1904	55
1905	46
1906	56
1907	44
1908	59
1909	64
1910	6
1938	25
1939	51
1940	59
1941	54
1942	47
1943	63
1944	39
1945	73
1946	51
1947	6

All-Time Record Progression

6 new records

6 all-time records were set at Wilkes Barre between 30 September 1924 and 12 January 1996. Each dot is a new record.

When Wilkes Barre set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1924-09-30	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1946-07-31	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 194.3 mm (7.6 in)
1964-01-14	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 61.0 cm (24.0 in)
1996-01-07	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 81.3 cm (32.0 in)
1996-01-09	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 83.8 cm (33.0 in)
1996-01-12	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 101.6 cm (40.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 194.3 mm (7.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Wilkes Barre. The most was 194.3 mm (7.6 in) on 31 July 1946.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Wilkes Barre
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	20 January 1996
Feb	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 February 1902
Mar	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	30 March 1940
Apr	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	16 April 1983
May	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	22 May 1947
Jun	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 June 1973
Jul	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	31 July 1946
Aug	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	17 August 1966
Sep	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	30 September 1924
Oct	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	10 October 1894
Nov	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	9 November 1996
Dec	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	9 December 1907

Period of Record Coverage

1894 to 1947

27 years of record at Wilkes Barre, 1894 to 1947. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1907, 1910, 1938, 1947.

Days with data per year at Wilkes Barre
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1894	355	97%	Yes
1895	348	95%	Yes
1896	365	100%	Yes
1897	334	92%	Yes
1898	334	92%	Yes
1899	363	99%	Yes
1900	365	100%	Yes
1901	363	99%	Yes
1902	364	100%	Yes
1903	360	99%	Yes
1904	363	99%	Yes
1905	365	100%	Yes
1906	363	99%	Yes
1907	307	84%	No
1908	366	100%	Yes
1909	364	100%	Yes
1910	55	15%	No
1938	183	50%	No
1939	365	100%	Yes
1940	354	97%	Yes
1941	365	100%	Yes
1942	363	99%	Yes
1943	360	99%	Yes
1944	366	100%	Yes
1945	363	99%	Yes
1946	362	99%	Yes
1947	59	16%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Wilkes Barre
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 April 2000	Wilkes Barre, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	1.2 cm (0.5 in)	84 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 2000	Wilkes Barre, US	daily snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 2000	Wilkes Barre, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	68 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2000	Wilkes Barre, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	28 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 2000	Wilkes Barre, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	33 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 2000	Wilkes Barre, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 2000	Wilkes Barre, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 2000	Wilkes Barre, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	96 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 January 2000	Wilkes Barre, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 2000	Wilkes Barre, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1999	Wilkes Barre, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	92 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1999	Wilkes Barre, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1999	Wilkes Barre, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	86 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1999	Wilkes Barre, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	33 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1999	Wilkes Barre, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1999	Wilkes Barre, US	daily rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	84 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1999	Wilkes Barre, US	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1998	Wilkes Barre, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	57 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1998	Wilkes Barre, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1998	Wilkes Barre, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	73 years	32 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

19 complete years, 1895 to 1946

One stripe for each of 19 complete years at Wilkes Barre, 1895 to 1946. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.0 C (50.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1904, at 8.6 C (47.5 F), and the warmest was 1900, at 11.1 C (51.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).

Annual mean temperature at Wilkes Barre as warming stripes, 1895 to 1946
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1895	10.0 C	-0.09 C
1896	10.5 C	+0.43 C
1899	10.4 C	+0.34 C
1900	11.1 C	+1.00 C
1901	9.8 C	-0.28 C
1902	9.9 C	-0.18 C
1903	9.5 C	-0.57 C
1904	8.6 C	-1.46 C
1905	9.9 C	-0.12 C
1906	10.6 C	+0.57 C
1908	10.7 C	+0.62 C
1909	10.1 C	+0.08 C
1939	10.5 C	+0.49 C
1941	10.0 C	-0.04 C
1942	9.8 C	-0.26 C
1943	9.4 C	-0.65 C
1944	9.7 C	-0.32 C
1945	9.7 C	-0.32 C
1946	10.7 C	+0.69 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

1893 to 2000

Yearly extremes at Wilkes Barre: 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)	1899	36.1 C (97.0 F)	27
Coldest night (TNn)	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	1904	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	27
Wettest day (Rx1day)	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	1946	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	108
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	195.1 mm (7.7 in)	1946	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	108
Longest dry spell (CDD)	39 days	1924	16 days	108

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Wilkes Barre, 1893 to 2000. The record is 38.3 C (100.9 F) in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Wilkes Barre by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1893	n/a
1894	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1895	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1896	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1897	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1898	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1899	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1900	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1901	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1902	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1903	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1904	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1905	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1906	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1907	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1908	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1909	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1910	11.1 C (52.0 F)
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1939	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1940	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1941	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1942	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1943	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1944	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1945	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1946	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1947	17.2 C (63.0 F)
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Wilkes Barre, 1893 to 2000. The record is -27.8 C (-18.0 F) in 1904, marked on the chart; the median year is -20.6 C (-5.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Wilkes Barre by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1893	n/a
1894	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1895	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1896	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1897	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1898	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1899	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1900	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1901	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1902	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1903	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1904	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1905	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1906	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1907	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1908	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1909	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1910	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1939	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1940	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1941	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1942	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1943	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1944	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1945	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1946	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1947	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Wilkes Barre, 1893 to 2000. The record is 194.3 mm (7.6 in) in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 54.4 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Wilkes Barre by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1894	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1895	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1896	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1897	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1898	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1899	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1900	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1901	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1902	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1903	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1904	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1905	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1906	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1907	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1908	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1909	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1910	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1911	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1912	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1913	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1914	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1915	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1916	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1917	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1918	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1919	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1920	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1921	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1922	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1923	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1924	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1925	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1926	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1927	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1928	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1929	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1930	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1931	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1932	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1933	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1934	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1935	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1936	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1937	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1938	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1939	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1940	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1941	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1942	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1943	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1944	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1945	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1946	194.3 mm (7.6 in)
1947	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1948	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1949	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1950	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1951	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1952	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1953	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1954	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1955	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1956	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1957	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1958	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1959	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1960	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1961	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1962	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1963	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1964	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1965	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1966	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1967	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1968	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1969	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1970	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1971	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1972	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1973	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1974	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1975	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1976	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1977	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1978	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1979	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1980	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1981	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1982	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1983	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1984	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1985	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1986	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1987	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1988	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1989	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1990	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1991	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1992	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1993	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1994	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1995	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1996	122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1997	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1998	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1999	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
2000	37.1 mm (1.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Wilkes Barre, 1893 to 2000. The record is 195.1 mm (7.7 in) in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 84.4 mm (3.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Wilkes Barre by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1894	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1895	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1896	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1897	66.7 mm (2.6 in)
1898	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1899	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1900	66.4 mm (2.6 in)
1901	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1902	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1903	97.4 mm (3.8 in)
1904	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1905	63.4 mm (2.5 in)
1906	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1907	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1908	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1909	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1910	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1911	128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1912	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1913	96.6 mm (3.8 in)
1914	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1915	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1916	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1917	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1918	61.9 mm (2.4 in)
1919	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1920	88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1921	79.1 mm (3.1 in)
1922	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1923	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1924	158.8 mm (6.3 in)
1925	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1926	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1927	105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1928	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1929	136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1930	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1931	90.8 mm (3.6 in)
1932	144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1933	116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1934	141.7 mm (5.6 in)
1935	149.6 mm (5.9 in)
1936	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1937	83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1938	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1939	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1940	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1941	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1942	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1943	130.3 mm (5.1 in)
1944	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1945	120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1946	195.1 mm (7.7 in)
1947	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1948	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1949	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1950	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1951	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1952	100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1953	113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1954	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1955	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1956	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1957	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1958	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1959	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1960	131.3 mm (5.2 in)
1961	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1962	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1963	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1964	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1965	69.2 mm (2.7 in)
1966	138.0 mm (5.4 in)
1967	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1968	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1969	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1970	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1971	135.6 mm (5.3 in)
1972	144.3 mm (5.7 in)
1973	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1974	96.6 mm (3.8 in)
1975	132.3 mm (5.2 in)
1976	120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1977	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1978	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1979	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1980	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1981	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1982	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1983	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1984	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1985	185.0 mm (7.3 in)
1986	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1987	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1988	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1989	131.3 mm (5.2 in)
1990	80.9 mm (3.2 in)
1991	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1992	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1993	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1994	129.6 mm (5.1 in)
1995	117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1996	127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1997	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1998	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1999	98.4 mm (3.9 in)
2000	42.6 mm (1.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Wilkes Barre, 1893 to 2000. The record is 39 days in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Wilkes Barre by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893	13 days
1894	15 days
1895	12 days
1896	14 days
1897	14 days
1898	19 days
1899	25 days
1900	17 days
1901	15 days
1902	21 days
1903	17 days
1904	16 days
1905	20 days
1906	17 days
1907	18 days
1908	21 days
1909	24 days
1910	18 days
1911	14 days
1912	16 days
1913	15 days
1914	16 days
1915	14 days
1916	16 days
1917	20 days
1918	19 days
1919	20 days
1920	15 days
1921	15 days
1922	16 days
1923	22 days
1924	39 days
1925	16 days
1926	17 days
1927	17 days
1928	11 days
1929	19 days
1930	22 days
1931	18 days
1932	20 days
1933	12 days
1934	21 days
1935	12 days
1936	20 days
1937	13 days
1938	13 days
1939	24 days
1940	13 days
1941	22 days
1942	22 days
1943	25 days
1944	16 days
1945	15 days
1946	16 days
1947	25 days
1948	26 days
1949	14 days
1950	15 days
1951	16 days
1952	12 days
1953	22 days
1954	14 days
1955	15 days
1956	15 days
1957	13 days
1958	13 days
1959	13 days
1960	12 days
1961	13 days
1962	15 days
1963	27 days
1964	26 days
1965	11 days
1966	15 days
1967	19 days
1968	26 days
1969	21 days
1970	16 days
1971	14 days
1972	14 days
1973	16 days
1974	12 days
1975	17 days
1976	22 days
1977	14 days
1978	14 days
1979	15 days
1980	27 days
1981	12 days
1982	19 days
1983	19 days
1984	16 days
1985	19 days
1986	14 days
1987	23 days
1988	24 days
1989	15 days
1990	12 days
1991	23 days
1992	18 days
1993	18 days
1994	11 days
1995	34 days
1996	14 days
1997	16 days
1998	14 days
1999	19 days
2000	11 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

100 years, 1893 to 1999

A day with at least 53.6 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 164.3 mm (6.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Wilkes Barre: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
5 years	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
10 years	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
25 years	115.3 mm (4.5 in)
50 years	137.9 mm (5.4 in)
100 years	164.3 mm (6.5 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 100 years of values from 1893 to 1999.

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: 194.3 mm (7.6 in) in 1946; 127.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1924; 122.7 mm (4.8 in) in 1996.

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

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