Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cavendish (USC00431243), Vermont, United States, with 112 years of record.
Key Facts for Cavendish
Cavendish (USC00431243) is a weather station in Vermont, United States at 43.38 latitude and -72.60 longitude, 257 m (842 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1903 to 2014, 112 years of record.
1,464 records set at Cavendish still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Cavendish set a daily record high maximum temperature of 33.3 C (91.9 F) on 12 September 2013.
About the Station
Location: Vermont, United States, 43.38 latitude, -72.60 longitude.
Elevation: 257 m (842 ft).
Period of record: 1903 to 2014, 112 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 Cavendish. 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 Cavendish, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
18.3 C (64.9 F)
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
17.2 C (63.0 F)
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
38.9 C (102.0 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
21.7 C (71.1 F)
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Cavendish still stand. 1920 holds the most, with 46.
Standing records at Cavendish by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1903
26
1904
11
1905
10
1906
20
1907
12
1908
9
1909
12
1910
8
1911
24
1912
8
1913
18
1914
24
1915
11
1916
18
1917
14
1918
30
1919
12
1920
46
1921
17
1922
13
1923
28
1924
8
1925
18
1926
15
1927
15
1928
11
1929
17
1930
12
1931
10
1932
15
1933
23
1934
23
1935
12
1936
14
1937
9
1938
20
1939
7
1940
19
1941
15
1942
12
1943
8
1944
18
1945
24
1946
14
1947
13
1948
13
1949
17
1950
16
1951
10
1952
12
1953
17
1954
16
1955
10
1956
26
1957
16
1958
10
1959
14
1960
3
1961
13
1962
11
1963
21
1964
20
1965
13
1966
11
1967
15
1968
8
1969
6
1970
7
1971
11
1972
9
1973
9
1974
11
1975
9
1976
15
1977
10
1978
7
1979
19
1980
9
1981
16
1982
17
1983
6
1984
16
1985
7
1986
6
1987
12
1988
12
1989
14
1990
12
1991
12
1992
11
1993
11
1994
10
1995
11
1996
8
1997
6
1998
6
1999
10
2000
4
2001
8
2002
14
2003
7
2004
9
2005
15
2006
14
2007
10
2008
5
2009
4
2010
8
2011
6
2012
12
2013
8
All-Time Record Progression
6 new records
6 all-time records were set at Cavendish between 30 December 1933 and 14 March 1984. Each dot is a new record.
When Cavendish set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1933-12-30
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1934-02-09
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1940-07-26
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 23.9 C (75.0 F)
1973-06-30
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1980-12-26
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1984-03-14
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 61.0 cm (24.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jun: 144.0 mm (5.7 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cavendish. The most was 144.0 mm (5.7 in) on 30 June 1973.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Cavendish
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
9 January 1978
Feb
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
25 February 1915
Mar
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
12 March 1936
Apr
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
12 April 1934
May
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
30 May 1984
Jun
144.0 mm (5.7 in)
30 June 1973
Jul
114.0 mm (4.5 in)
22 July 1931
Aug
138.7 mm (5.5 in)
29 August 2011
Sep
135.6 mm (5.3 in)
17 September 1999
Oct
124.0 mm (4.9 in)
23 October 1912
Nov
125.0 mm (4.9 in)
3 November 1927
Dec
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
30 December 1948
Period of Record Coverage
1903 to 2014
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
112 years of record at Cavendish, 1903 to 2014. 14 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1903, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 95 complete years at Cavendish, 1904 to 2012. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 6.5 C (43.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1924, at 4.8 C (40.6 F), and the warmest was 2012, at 8.4 C (47.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at Cavendish as warming stripes, 1904 to 2012
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1904
5.1 C
-1.46 C
1905
6.0 C
-0.52 C
1906
6.7 C
+0.15 C
1907
5.7 C
-0.85 C
1914
5.8 C
-0.70 C
1915
6.9 C
+0.40 C
1916
6.0 C
-0.51 C
1918
6.0 C
-0.50 C
1920
6.6 C
+0.11 C
1924
4.8 C
-1.74 C
1925
6.6 C
+0.02 C
1927
6.3 C
-0.19 C
1928
6.6 C
+0.08 C
1929
6.5 C
-0.08 C
1930
7.1 C
+0.53 C
1931
7.5 C
+0.97 C
1932
7.1 C
+0.53 C
1933
6.7 C
+0.16 C
1934
5.6 C
-0.89 C
1935
6.0 C
-0.56 C
1936
6.3 C
-0.25 C
1937
7.0 C
+0.45 C
1938
6.8 C
+0.24 C
1939
6.4 C
-0.15 C
1940
5.4 C
-1.10 C
1941
7.2 C
+0.64 C
1942
7.7 C
+1.14 C
1943
5.9 C
-0.61 C
1944
6.8 C
+0.25 C
1945
6.8 C
+0.29 C
1946
6.7 C
+0.19 C
1947
6.3 C
-0.27 C
1948
6.0 C
-0.50 C
1949
8.0 C
+1.42 C
1950
6.5 C
-0.06 C
1951
6.7 C
+0.16 C
1952
7.2 C
+0.62 C
1953
7.7 C
+1.13 C
1955
6.6 C
+0.08 C
1956
5.7 C
-0.81 C
1957
6.7 C
+0.18 C
1958
5.5 C
-1.07 C
1959
6.7 C
+0.17 C
1960
6.4 C
-0.14 C
1961
7.0 C
+0.45 C
1962
5.8 C
-0.69 C
1963
6.2 C
-0.32 C
1964
6.5 C
0.00 C
1965
6.3 C
-0.24 C
1966
6.5 C
0.00 C
1967
6.2 C
-0.36 C
1968
6.4 C
-0.16 C
1969
6.7 C
+0.16 C
1970
6.5 C
0.00 C
1971
6.3 C
-0.24 C
1972
5.9 C
-0.60 C
1973
7.7 C
+1.15 C
1974
6.8 C
+0.26 C
1975
7.2 C
+0.64 C
1976
6.3 C
-0.24 C
1977
6.4 C
-0.16 C
1978
5.3 C
-1.24 C
1979
6.6 C
+0.11 C
1980
5.8 C
-0.77 C
1981
6.4 C
-0.13 C
1982
5.9 C
-0.67 C
1983
6.8 C
+0.29 C
1984
6.5 C
-0.03 C
1985
6.1 C
-0.42 C
1986
6.1 C
-0.43 C
1987
6.3 C
-0.21 C
1988
6.0 C
-0.49 C
1989
5.8 C
-0.77 C
1990
7.2 C
+0.71 C
1991
7.3 C
+0.75 C
1992
5.7 C
-0.87 C
1993
6.0 C
-0.52 C
1994
5.9 C
-0.62 C
1995
6.6 C
+0.07 C
1996
6.5 C
-0.02 C
1997
6.0 C
-0.56 C
1998
8.2 C
+1.68 C
1999
7.5 C
+0.96 C
2000
6.4 C
-0.16 C
2001
7.3 C
+0.80 C
2002
7.2 C
+0.71 C
2003
6.0 C
-0.57 C
2004
6.5 C
-0.01 C
2006
8.2 C
+1.62 C
2007
6.6 C
+0.08 C
2008
6.8 C
+0.24 C
2009
6.4 C
-0.11 C
2010
7.9 C
+1.41 C
2011
7.4 C
+0.90 C
2012
8.4 C
+1.88 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.06 C (0.01 to 0.11) per decade over 1904 to 2012. In Fahrenheit: 0.11 F (0.03 to 0.19) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 95 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Cavendish
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.06 C (0.01 to 0.11) per decade
0.11 F (0.03 to 0.19) per decade
1904 to 2012
95
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.02 C (-0.04 to 0.07) per decade
0.03 F (-0.07 to 0.13) per decade
1904 to 2012
95
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.10 C (0.05 to 0.16) per decade
0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
1904 to 2012
95
Rise
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
1903 to 2014
Yearly extremes at Cavendish: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1911
34.4 C (93.9 F)
112
Coldest night (TNn)
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1917
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
112
Wettest day (Rx1day)
144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1973
57.3 mm (2.3 in)
112
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
235.7 mm (9.3 in)
1973
91.3 mm (3.6 in)
112
Longest dry spell (CDD)
37 days
1915
15 days
112
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Cavendish, 1903 to 2014. The record is 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 1911, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.4 C (93.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Cavendish by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1903
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1904
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1905
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1906
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1907
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1908
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1909
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1910
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1911
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1912
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1913
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1914
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1915
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1916
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1917
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1918
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1919
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1920
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1921
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1922
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1923
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1924
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1925
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1926
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1927
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1928
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1929
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1930
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1931
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1932
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1933
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1934
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1935
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1936
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1937
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1938
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1939
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1940
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1941
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1942
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1943
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1944
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1945
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1946
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1947
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1948
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1949
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1950
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1951
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1952
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1953
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1954
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1955
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1956
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1957
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1958
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1959
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1960
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1961
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1962
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1963
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1964
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1965
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1966
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1967
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1968
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1969
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1970
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1971
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1972
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1973
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1974
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1975
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1976
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1977
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1978
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1979
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1980
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1981
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1982
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1983
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1984
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1985
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1986
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1987
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1988
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1989
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1990
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1991
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1992
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1993
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1994
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1995
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1996
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1997
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1998
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1999
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2000
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2001
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2002
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2003
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2004
31.7 C (89.1 F)
2005
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2006
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2007
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2008
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2009
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2010
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2011
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2012
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2013
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2014
8.3 C (46.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Cavendish, 1903 to 2014. The record is -41.1 C (-42.0 F) in 1917, marked on the chart; the median year is -30.6 C (-23.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Cavendish by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1903
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1904
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1905
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1906
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1907
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1908
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1909
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1910
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1911
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1912
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1913
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1914
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1915
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1916
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1917
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1918
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1919
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1920
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1921
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1922
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1923
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1924
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1925
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1926
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1927
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1928
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1929
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1930
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1931
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1932
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1933
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1934
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1935
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1936
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1937
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1938
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1939
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1940
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1941
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1942
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1943
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1944
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1945
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1946
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1947
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1948
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1949
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1950
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1951
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1952
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1953
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1954
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1955
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1956
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1957
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1958
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1959
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1960
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1961
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1962
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1963
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1964
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1965
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1966
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1967
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1968
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1969
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1970
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1971
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1972
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1973
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1974
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1975
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1976
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1977
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1978
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1979
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1980
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1981
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1982
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1983
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1984
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1985
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1986
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1987
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1988
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1989
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1990
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1991
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1992
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1993
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1994
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1995
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1996
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1997
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1998
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1999
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2000
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2001
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2002
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2003
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2004
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2005
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2006
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2007
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2008
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2009
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2010
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2011
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2012
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2013
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2014
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Cavendish, 1903 to 2014. The record is 144.0 mm (5.7 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 57.3 mm (2.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cavendish by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1903
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1904
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1905
99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1906
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1907
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1908
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1909
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1910
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1911
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1912
124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1913
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1914
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1915
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1916
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1917
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1918
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1919
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1920
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1921
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1922
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1923
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1924
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1925
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1926
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1927
125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1928
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1929
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1930
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1931
114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1932
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1933
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1934
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1935
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1936
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1937
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1938
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1939
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1940
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1941
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1942
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1943
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1944
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1945
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1946
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1947
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1948
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1949
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1950
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1951
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1952
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1953
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1954
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1955
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1956
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1957
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1958
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1959
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1960
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1961
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1962
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1963
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1964
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1965
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1966
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1967
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1968
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1969
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1970
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1971
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1972
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1973
144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1974
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1975
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1976
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1977
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1978
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1979
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1980
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1981
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1982
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1983
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1984
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1985
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1986
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1987
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1988
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1989
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1990
106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1991
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1992
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1993
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1994
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1995
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1996
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1997
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1998
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1999
135.6 mm (5.3 in)
2000
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2001
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
2002
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
2003
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
2004
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
2005
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
2006
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
2007
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
2008
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
2009
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
2010
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
2011
138.7 mm (5.5 in)
2012
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
2013
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
2014
18.8 mm (0.7 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Cavendish, 1903 to 2014. The record is 235.7 mm (9.3 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 91.3 mm (3.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cavendish by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1903
106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1904
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1905
108.4 mm (4.3 in)
1906
69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1907
93.4 mm (3.7 in)
1908
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1909
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1910
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1911
77.1 mm (3.0 in)
1912
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1913
105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1914
79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1915
111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1916
67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1917
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1918
68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1919
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1920
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1921
112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1922
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1923
98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1924
91.6 mm (3.6 in)
1925
133.1 mm (5.2 in)
1926
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1927
202.5 mm (8.0 in)
1928
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1929
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1930
117.8 mm (4.6 in)
1931
134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1932
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1933
76.3 mm (3.0 in)
1934
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1935
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1936
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1937
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1938
184.4 mm (7.3 in)
1939
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1940
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1941
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1942
99.4 mm (3.9 in)
1943
80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1944
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1945
84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1946
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1947
115.7 mm (4.6 in)
1948
112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1949
116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1950
71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1951
91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1952
118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1953
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1954
80.4 mm (3.2 in)
1955
139.1 mm (5.5 in)
1956
69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1957
69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1958
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1959
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1960
117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1961
108.8 mm (4.3 in)
1962
116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1963
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1964
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1965
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1966
115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1967
62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1968
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1969
94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1970
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1971
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1972
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1973
235.7 mm (9.3 in)
1974
67.9 mm (2.7 in)
1975
99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1976
107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1977
78.1 mm (3.1 in)
1978
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1979
117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1980
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1981
107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1982
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1983
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1984
174.5 mm (6.9 in)
1985
94.8 mm (3.7 in)
1986
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1987
117.4 mm (4.6 in)
1988
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1989
109.3 mm (4.3 in)
1990
128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1991
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1992
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1993
63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1994
93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1995
108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1996
115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1997
72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1998
149.9 mm (5.9 in)
1999
143.0 mm (5.6 in)
2000
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
2001
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
2002
72.2 mm (2.8 in)
2003
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
2004
76.3 mm (3.0 in)
2005
156.9 mm (6.2 in)
2006
168.8 mm (6.6 in)
2007
104.2 mm (4.1 in)
2008
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
2009
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
2010
172.5 mm (6.8 in)
2011
197.2 mm (7.8 in)
2012
83.7 mm (3.3 in)
2013
91.5 mm (3.6 in)
2014
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Cavendish, 1903 to 2014. The record is 37 days in 1915, marked on the chart; the median year is 15 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cavendish by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1903
24 days
1904
18 days
1905
17 days
1906
17 days
1907
17 days
1908
24 days
1909
14 days
1910
18 days
1911
33 days
1912
16 days
1913
23 days
1914
23 days
1915
37 days
1916
12 days
1917
21 days
1918
25 days
1919
20 days
1920
13 days
1921
18 days
1922
21 days
1923
19 days
1924
36 days
1925
13 days
1926
11 days
1927
15 days
1928
11 days
1929
15 days
1930
17 days
1931
18 days
1932
20 days
1933
13 days
1934
15 days
1935
17 days
1936
23 days
1937
9 days
1938
15 days
1939
20 days
1940
21 days
1941
29 days
1942
16 days
1943
19 days
1944
15 days
1945
13 days
1946
18 days
1947
28 days
1948
29 days
1949
14 days
1950
16 days
1951
16 days
1952
15 days
1953
15 days
1954
13 days
1955
25 days
1956
16 days
1957
16 days
1958
21 days
1959
11 days
1960
12 days
1961
14 days
1962
14 days
1963
19 days
1964
16 days
1965
13 days
1966
15 days
1967
15 days
1968
13 days
1969
16 days
1970
17 days
1971
13 days
1972
11 days
1973
15 days
1974
17 days
1975
13 days
1976
20 days
1977
12 days
1978
23 days
1979
15 days
1980
23 days
1981
12 days
1982
12 days
1983
15 days
1984
15 days
1985
14 days
1986
13 days
1987
19 days
1988
12 days
1989
14 days
1990
12 days
1991
14 days
1992
11 days
1993
11 days
1994
11 days
1995
15 days
1996
14 days
1997
16 days
1998
13 days
1999
12 days
2000
16 days
2001
21 days
2002
12 days
2003
13 days
2004
15 days
2005
13 days
2006
14 days
2007
14 days
2008
15 days
2009
13 days
2010
13 days
2011
15 days
2012
22 days
2013
18 days
2014
5 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
95 years with a frost
Across 95 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Cavendish falls on 28 May and the median first autumn frost on 17 September, which leaves a median of 111 days between them.
In 1982 to 2012 the median growing season was 128 days. That is 14 days more than in 1904 to 1945.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +3.0 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Cavendish
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1904 to 1945)
Recent period (1982 to 2012)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
28 May
25 May
20 May
5 days earlier
-1.1 days per decade
First autumn frost
17 September
14 September
25 September
11 days later
+1.9 days per decade
Growing days
111 days
114 days
128 days
14 days more
+3.0 days per decade
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.
Rainfall Return Levels
106 years, 1904 to 2012
A day with at least 58.9 mm (2.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 142.9 mm (5.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Cavendish: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
5 years
77.9 mm (3.1 in)
10 years
91.8 mm (3.6 in)
25 years
110.9 mm (4.4 in)
50 years
126.4 mm (5.0 in)
100 years
142.9 mm (5.6 in)
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 106 years of values from 1904 to 2012.
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: 144.0 mm (5.7 in) in 1973; 138.7 mm (5.5 in) in 2011; 135.6 mm (5.3 in) in 1999.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.