Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ball Mtn Lake (USC00430277), Vermont, United States, with 48 years of record.
Key Facts for Ball Mtn Lake
Ball Mtn Lake (USC00430277) is a weather station in Vermont, United States at 43.10 latitude and -72.78 longitude, 344 m (1,130 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1969 to 2016, 48 years of record.
1,464 records set at Ball Mtn Lake still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Ball Mtn Lake tied a daily record high minimum temperature of 12.8 C (55.0 F) on 4 June 2016.
About the Station
Location: Vermont, United States, 43.10 latitude, -72.78 longitude.
Elevation: 344 m (1,130 ft).
Period of record: 1969 to 2016, 48 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
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 Ball Mtn Lake. 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 Ball Mtn Lake, 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)
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
18.9 C (66.0 F)
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
35.0 C (95.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
22.8 C (73.0 F)
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
20.6 C (69.1 F)
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Ball Mtn Lake still stand. 1979 holds the most, with 68.
Standing records at Ball Mtn Lake by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1969
26
1970
45
1971
55
1972
61
1973
42
1974
43
1975
30
1976
66
1977
53
1978
37
1979
68
1980
28
1981
30
1982
45
1983
43
1984
59
1985
28
1986
35
1987
52
1988
38
1989
39
1990
39
1991
14
1999
12
2000
38
2001
42
2002
24
2003
19
2004
14
2005
43
2006
34
2007
21
2008
20
2009
24
2010
34
2011
25
2012
34
2013
25
2014
33
2015
31
2016
15
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jun: 142.2 mm (5.6 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ball Mtn Lake. The most was 142.2 mm (5.6 in) on 30 June 1973.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Ball Mtn Lake
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
30 January 1990
Feb
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
11 February 1970
Mar
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
6 March 2001
Apr
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
29 April 1988
May
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
25 May 1979
Jun
142.2 mm (5.6 in)
30 June 1973
Jul
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
18 July 1988
Aug
124.5 mm (4.9 in)
29 August 2011
Sep
110.7 mm (4.4 in)
17 September 1999
Oct
100.8 mm (4.0 in)
9 October 2005
Nov
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
27 November 1986
Dec
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
18 December 2000
Period of Record Coverage
1969 to 2016
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
41 years of record at Ball Mtn Lake, 1969 to 2016. 20 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1969, 1991, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 22 complete years at Ball Mtn Lake, 1970 to 2000. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.6 C (42.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1972, at 4.8 C (40.7 F), and the warmest was 1990, at 6.6 C (43.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.1 C (2.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at Ball Mtn Lake as warming stripes, 1970 to 2000
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1970
5.8 C
+0.26 C
1971
5.6 C
+0.09 C
1972
4.8 C
-0.72 C
1973
6.6 C
+1.05 C
1974
5.7 C
+0.13 C
1975
6.0 C
+0.48 C
1976
5.0 C
-0.53 C
1977
5.6 C
+0.06 C
1978
4.9 C
-0.70 C
1979
5.9 C
+0.31 C
1980
5.4 C
-0.20 C
1981
6.0 C
+0.49 C
1982
5.4 C
-0.19 C
1983
5.0 C
-0.53 C
1984
6.0 C
+0.47 C
1985
5.1 C
-0.43 C
1986
5.6 C
+0.09 C
1987
5.5 C
-0.10 C
1988
5.2 C
-0.38 C
1989
5.0 C
-0.51 C
1990
6.6 C
+1.06 C
2000
5.4 C
-0.11 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
1969 to 2016
Yearly extremes at Ball Mtn Lake: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1988
32.8 C (91.0 F)
41
Coldest night (TNn)
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1976
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
41
Wettest day (Rx1day)
142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1973
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
41
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
205.7 mm (8.1 in)
1973
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
41
Longest dry spell (CDD)
22 days
1980
13 days
41
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Ball Mtn Lake, 1969 to 2016. The record is 35.0 C (95.0 F) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.8 C (91.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Ball Mtn Lake by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1969
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1970
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1971
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1972
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1973
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1974
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1975
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1976
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1977
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1978
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1979
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1980
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1981
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1982
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1983
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1984
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1985
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1986
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1987
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1988
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1989
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1990
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1991
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1999
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2000
31.1 C (88.0 F)
2001
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2002
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2003
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2004
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2005
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2006
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2007
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2008
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2009
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2010
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2011
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2012
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2013
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2014
30.6 C (87.1 F)
2015
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2016
30.0 C (86.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Ball Mtn Lake, 1969 to 2016. The record is -32.2 C (-26.0 F) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is -26.7 C (-16.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Ball Mtn Lake by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1969
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1970
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1971
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1972
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1973
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1974
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1975
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1976
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1977
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1978
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1979
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1980
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1981
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1982
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1983
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1984
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1985
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1986
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1987
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1988
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1989
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1990
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1991
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1999
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2000
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2001
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2002
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2003
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2004
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2005
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2006
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2007
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2008
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2009
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2010
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2011
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2012
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2013
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2014
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2015
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2016
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Ball Mtn Lake, 1969 to 2016. The record is 142.2 mm (5.6 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 57.2 mm (2.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ball Mtn Lake by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1969
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1970
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1971
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1972
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1973
142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1974
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1975
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1976
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1977
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1978
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1979
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1980
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1981
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1982
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1983
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1984
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1985
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1986
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1987
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1988
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1989
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1990
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1991
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1999
110.7 mm (4.4 in)
2000
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
2001
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
2002
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
2003
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
2004
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
2005
100.8 mm (4.0 in)
2006
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
2007
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
2008
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2009
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
2010
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
2011
124.5 mm (4.9 in)
2012
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
2013
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
2014
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
2015
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
2016
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Ball Mtn Lake, 1969 to 2016. The record is 205.7 mm (8.1 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 91.9 mm (3.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ball Mtn Lake by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1969
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1970
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1971
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1972
74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1973
205.7 mm (8.1 in)
1974
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1975
125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1976
106.6 mm (4.2 in)
1977
72.3 mm (2.8 in)
1978
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1979
167.7 mm (6.6 in)
1980
91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1981
104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1982
90.3 mm (3.6 in)
1983
85.2 mm (3.4 in)
1984
173.3 mm (6.8 in)
1985
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1986
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1987
128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1988
134.7 mm (5.3 in)
1989
110.6 mm (4.4 in)
1990
129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1991
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1999
131.0 mm (5.2 in)
2000
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
2001
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
2002
79.4 mm (3.1 in)
2003
106.4 mm (4.2 in)
2004
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
2005
148.1 mm (5.8 in)
2006
114.8 mm (4.5 in)
2007
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2008
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
2009
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
2010
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
2011
126.8 mm (5.0 in)
2012
72.7 mm (2.9 in)
2013
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
2014
61.1 mm (2.4 in)
2015
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
2016
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Ball Mtn Lake, 1969 to 2016. The record is 22 days in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 13 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ball Mtn Lake by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1969
11 days
1970
14 days
1971
15 days
1972
11 days
1973
14 days
1974
12 days
1975
13 days
1976
17 days
1977
15 days
1978
17 days
1979
15 days
1980
22 days
1981
13 days
1982
12 days
1983
15 days
1984
18 days
1985
14 days
1986
13 days
1987
19 days
1988
12 days
1989
14 days
1990
11 days
1991
11 days
1999
9 days
2000
9 days
2001
19 days
2002
5 days
2003
10 days
2004
13 days
2005
13 days
2006
14 days
2007
15 days
2008
16 days
2009
15 days
2010
12 days
2011
7 days
2012
8 days
2013
8 days
2014
9 days
2015
10 days
2016
7 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
22 years with a frost
Across 22 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Ball Mtn Lake falls on 29 May and the median first autumn frost on 15 September, which leaves a median of 109 days between them.
Frost dates and growing season at Ball Mtn Lake
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1970 to 2000)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
29 May
n/a
29 May
n/a
n/a
First autumn frost
15 September
n/a
15 September
n/a
n/a
Growing days
109 days
n/a
109 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.