Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bristol (USC00371175), Rhode Island, United States, with 34 years of record.
Key Facts for Bristol
Bristol (USC00371175) is a weather station in Rhode Island, United States at 41.67 latitude and -71.30 longitude, 16 m (53 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 1926, 34 years of record.
1,464 records set at Bristol still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Bristol set a daily record precipitation of 31.8 mm (1.3 in) on 16 August 1926.
About the Station
Location: Rhode Island, United States, 41.67 latitude, -71.30 longitude.
Elevation: 16 m (53 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 1926, 34 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Bristol. 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 Bristol, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
15.0 C (59.0 F)
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
13.3 C (55.9 F)
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
19.4 C (66.9 F)
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
32.8 C (91.0 F)
8.3 C (46.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
32.2 C (90.0 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
20.0 C (68.0 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
16.7 C (62.1 F)
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Bristol still stand. 1896 holds the most, with 94.
Standing records at Bristol by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1894
35
1895
60
1896
94
1897
43
1898
63
1899
48
1900
71
1901
41
1902
35
1903
72
1904
42
1905
32
1906
36
1907
42
1908
44
1909
28
1910
22
1911
32
1912
46
1913
61
1914
44
1915
38
1916
18
1917
39
1918
42
1919
48
1920
56
1921
60
1922
51
1923
63
1924
56
1925
2
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Bristol between 26 August 1924 and 26 August 1924. Each dot is a new record.
When Bristol set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1924-08-26
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 137.9 mm (5.4 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 137.9 mm (5.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bristol. The most was 137.9 mm (5.4 in) on 26 August 1924.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Bristol
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
13 January 1915
Feb
126.7 mm (5.0 in)
22 February 1898
Mar
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
15 March 1912
Apr
104.9 mm (4.1 in)
13 April 1913
May
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
29 May 1917
Jun
108.7 mm (4.3 in)
19 June 1922
Jul
108.5 mm (4.3 in)
13 July 1898
Aug
137.9 mm (5.4 in)
26 August 1924
Sep
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
20 September 1899
Oct
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
13 October 1895
Nov
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
3 November 1897
Dec
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
30 December 1901
Period of Record Coverage
1894 to 1925
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
32 years of record at Bristol, 1894 to 1925. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1894, 1895, 1908, 1909, 1915, 1916, 1923, 1925.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 20 complete years at Bristol, 1896 to 1922. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.4 C (49.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1904, at 8.2 C (46.8 F), and the warmest was 1913, at 10.7 C (51.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.3 C (2.3 F).
Annual mean temperature at Bristol as warming stripes, 1896 to 1922
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1896
9.3 C
-0.13 C
1897
9.6 C
+0.15 C
1898
10.1 C
+0.65 C
1899
10.0 C
+0.52 C
1900
10.4 C
+0.96 C
1903
9.7 C
+0.24 C
1904
8.2 C
-1.24 C
1905
9.1 C
-0.37 C
1906
9.8 C
+0.32 C
1907
8.8 C
-0.68 C
1910
9.7 C
+0.22 C
1911
9.9 C
+0.42 C
1912
9.5 C
+0.04 C
1913
10.7 C
+1.27 C
1914
9.1 C
-0.35 C
1917
8.2 C
-1.22 C
1918
9.1 C
-0.34 C
1919
9.9 C
+0.48 C
1920
9.2 C
-0.24 C
1922
8.7 C
-0.74 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 1926
Yearly extremes at Bristol: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1921
30.6 C (87.1 F)
32
Coldest night (TNn)
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1917
-18.0 C (-0.5 F)
32
Wettest day (Rx1day)
137.9 mm (5.4 in)
1924
72.2 mm (2.8 in)
34
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
181.3 mm (7.1 in)
1922
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
34
Longest dry spell (CDD)
46 days
1924
18 days
34
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Bristol, 1893 to 1926. The record is 32.8 C (91.0 F) in 1921, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.6 C (87.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Bristol by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1893
n/a
1894
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1895
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1896
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1897
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1898
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1899
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1900
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1901
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1902
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1903
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1904
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1905
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1906
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1907
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1908
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1909
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1910
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1911
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1912
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1913
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1914
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1915
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1916
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1917
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1918
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1919
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1920
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1921
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1922
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1923
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1924
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1925
7.2 C (45.0 F)
1926
n/a
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Bristol, 1893 to 1926. The record is -24.4 C (-11.9 F) in 1917, marked on the chart; the median year is -18.0 C (-0.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Bristol by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1893
n/a
1894
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1895
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1896
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1897
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1898
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1899
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1900
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1901
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1902
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1903
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1904
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1905
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1906
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1907
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1908
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1909
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1910
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1911
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1912
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1913
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1914
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1915
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1916
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1917
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1918
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1919
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1920
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1921
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1922
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1923
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1924
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1925
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1926
n/a
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Bristol, 1893 to 1926. The record is 137.9 mm (5.4 in) in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is 72.2 mm (2.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bristol by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1894
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1895
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1896
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1897
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1898
126.7 mm (5.0 in)
1899
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1900
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1901
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1902
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1903
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1904
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1905
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1906
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1907
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1908
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1909
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1910
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1911
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1912
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1913
104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1914
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1915
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1916
88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1917
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1918
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1919
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1920
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1921
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1922
108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1923
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1924
137.9 mm (5.4 in)
1925
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1926
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Bristol, 1893 to 1926. The record is 181.3 mm (7.1 in) in 1922, marked on the chart; the median year is 87.1 mm (3.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bristol by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1894
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1895
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1896
87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1897
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1898
129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1899
106.1 mm (4.2 in)
1900
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1901
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1902
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1903
97.2 mm (3.8 in)
1904
104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1905
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1906
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1907
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1908
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1909
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1910
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1911
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1912
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1913
148.8 mm (5.9 in)
1914
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1915
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1916
88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1917
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1918
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1919
84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1920
110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1921
85.2 mm (3.4 in)
1922
181.3 mm (7.1 in)
1923
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1924
137.9 mm (5.4 in)
1925
87.2 mm (3.4 in)
1926
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Bristol, 1893 to 1926. The record is 46 days in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bristol by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893
12 days
1894
19 days
1895
17 days
1896
12 days
1897
13 days
1898
14 days
1899
29 days
1900
20 days
1901
27 days
1902
16 days
1903
18 days
1904
20 days
1905
16 days
1906
12 days
1907
20 days
1908
22 days
1909
11 days
1910
17 days
1911
19 days
1912
15 days
1913
19 days
1914
25 days
1915
37 days
1916
10 days
1917
23 days
1918
16 days
1919
14 days
1920
15 days
1921
18 days
1922
25 days
1923
18 days
1924
46 days
1925
17 days
1926
18 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 Bristol falls on 13 April and the median first autumn frost on 30 October, which leaves a median of 193 days between them.
Frost dates and growing season at Bristol
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1896 to 1922)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
13 April
n/a
13 April
n/a
n/a
First autumn frost
30 October
n/a
30 October
n/a
n/a
Growing days
193 days
n/a
193 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.
Download the Data
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Data for Bristol 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.