Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Northfield (USC00435733), Vermont, United States, with 132 years of record.
Key Facts for Northfield
Northfield (USC00435733) is a weather station in Vermont, United States at 44.16 latitude and -72.66 longitude, 204 m (670 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1887 to 2018, 132 years of record.
1,464 records set at Northfield still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Northfield set a daily record high minimum temperature of 19.4 C (66.9 F) on 28 August 2018.
About the Station
Location: Vermont, United States, 44.16 latitude, -72.66 longitude.
Elevation: 204 m (670 ft).
Period of record: 1887 to 2018, 132 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 Northfield. 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 Northfield, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
20.0 C (68.0 F)
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
21.7 C (71.1 F)
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
36.7 C (98.1 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
20.0 C (68.0 F)
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Northfield still stand. 1912 holds the most, with 26.
Standing records at Northfield by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1887
14
1888
24
1889
14
1890
22
1891
23
1892
17
1893
15
1894
16
1895
21
1896
19
1897
14
1898
17
1899
20
1900
18
1901
16
1902
11
1903
22
1904
20
1905
11
1906
13
1907
8
1908
13
1909
7
1910
14
1911
23
1912
26
1913
20
1914
24
1915
8
1916
16
1917
21
1918
20
1919
13
1920
11
1921
12
1922
5
1923
15
1924
13
1925
21
1926
10
1927
9
1928
10
1929
17
1930
12
1931
12
1932
15
1933
11
1934
16
1935
7
1936
14
1937
9
1938
18
1939
8
1940
17
1941
13
1942
11
1943
14
1944
12
1945
23
1946
22
1947
17
1948
14
1949
19
1950
10
1951
12
1952
13
1953
18
1954
8
1955
16
1956
18
1957
17
1958
5
1960
6
1961
1
1963
8
1964
12
1965
18
1966
6
1967
7
1968
3
1969
11
1970
15
1971
14
1972
22
1973
10
1974
11
1994
3
1995
2
1996
7
1997
6
1998
13
1999
16
2000
5
2001
7
2002
21
2003
11
2004
7
2005
7
2006
8
2007
12
2008
10
2009
6
2010
14
2011
7
2012
17
2013
7
2014
10
2015
9
2016
9
2017
16
2018
6
All-Time Record Progression
6 new records
6 all-time records were set at Northfield between 29 December 1917 and 24 March 1956. Each dot is a new record.
When Northfield set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1917-12-29
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1917-12-30
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1927-11-03
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 181.1 mm (7.1 in)
1933-12-29
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1956-03-17
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 152.4 cm (60.0 in)
1956-03-24
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 160.0 cm (63.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Nov: 181.1 mm (7.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Northfield. The most was 181.1 mm (7.1 in) on 3 November 1927.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Northfield
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
22 January 1891
Feb
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
15 February 2007
Mar
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
28 March 1919
Apr
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
14 April 1895
May
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
27 May 2011
Jun
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
30 June 1973
Jul
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
30 July 1905
Aug
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
28 August 1911
Sep
136.4 mm (5.4 in)
17 September 1999
Oct
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
23 October 1912
Nov
181.1 mm (7.1 in)
3 November 1927
Dec
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
18 December 2000
Period of Record Coverage
1887 to 2018
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
112 years of record at Northfield, 1887 to 2018. 17 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1887, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 89 complete years at Northfield, 1888 to 2017. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.7 C (42.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1904, at 3.4 C (38.1 F), and the warmest was 1953, at 8.2 C (46.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.6 C (4.7 F).
Annual mean temperature at Northfield as warming stripes, 1888 to 2017
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1888
4.2 C
-1.52 C
1889
5.9 C
+0.21 C
1890
4.6 C
-1.09 C
1891
5.9 C
+0.17 C
1892
5.1 C
-0.64 C
1893
4.1 C
-1.56 C
1894
5.8 C
+0.15 C
1895
5.3 C
-0.43 C
1896
4.9 C
-0.81 C
1897
5.2 C
-0.45 C
1898
6.0 C
+0.35 C
1899
5.3 C
-0.44 C
1900
5.3 C
-0.35 C
1901
5.4 C
-0.34 C
1902
5.1 C
-0.59 C
1903
5.1 C
-0.55 C
1904
3.4 C
-2.29 C
1905
4.5 C
-1.23 C
1906
4.8 C
-0.86 C
1907
4.2 C
-1.51 C
1908
5.3 C
-0.43 C
1909
4.9 C
-0.81 C
1910
5.1 C
-0.58 C
1911
5.3 C
-0.40 C
1912
4.4 C
-1.26 C
1913
6.4 C
+0.66 C
1914
4.0 C
-1.67 C
1915
5.8 C
+0.08 C
1916
5.0 C
-0.71 C
1917
3.7 C
-2.04 C
1918
4.9 C
-0.76 C
1919
5.5 C
-0.17 C
1920
5.0 C
-0.69 C
1921
6.3 C
+0.62 C
1922
5.5 C
-0.15 C
1923
4.5 C
-1.21 C
1924
4.7 C
-1.02 C
1925
5.0 C
-0.67 C
1926
3.7 C
-1.98 C
1927
5.9 C
+0.16 C
1928
5.5 C
-0.16 C
1929
5.2 C
-0.47 C
1930
6.1 C
+0.36 C
1931
6.4 C
+0.74 C
1932
6.1 C
+0.40 C
1933
5.7 C
-0.03 C
1934
4.9 C
-0.79 C
1935
5.0 C
-0.71 C
1936
5.3 C
-0.40 C
1937
6.2 C
+0.46 C
1938
6.2 C
+0.50 C
1939
5.1 C
-0.61 C
1940
4.5 C
-1.17 C
1941
5.8 C
+0.11 C
1942
6.1 C
+0.44 C
1943
4.9 C
-0.83 C
1944
6.2 C
+0.48 C
1945
6.7 C
+1.04 C
1946
7.1 C
+1.43 C
1947
6.6 C
+0.89 C
1948
6.4 C
+0.70 C
1949
7.9 C
+2.17 C
1950
6.6 C
+0.86 C
1952
7.3 C
+1.56 C
1953
8.2 C
+2.53 C
1955
6.5 C
+0.81 C
1956
6.0 C
+0.30 C
1957
7.0 C
+1.26 C
1958
5.8 C
+0.11 C
1969
6.4 C
+0.71 C
1970
6.1 C
+0.45 C
1971
5.8 C
+0.09 C
1972
5.4 C
-0.34 C
1973
7.4 C
+1.70 C
1996
5.9 C
+0.20 C
1999
6.6 C
+0.90 C
2000
5.5 C
-0.16 C
2003
5.4 C
-0.34 C
2004
5.6 C
-0.14 C
2005
6.5 C
+0.80 C
2006
7.5 C
+1.80 C
2007
5.7 C
+0.00 C
2008
6.1 C
+0.42 C
2009
6.0 C
+0.35 C
2010
7.8 C
+2.10 C
2011
7.3 C
+1.60 C
2012
7.9 C
+2.23 C
2013
6.6 C
+0.90 C
2017
6.9 C
+1.16 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade over 1888 to 2017. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (0.2 to 0.4) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 89 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Northfield
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.3 F (0.2 to 0.4) per decade
1888 to 2017
89
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.2 C (0.2 to 0.3) per decade
0.4 F (0.3 to 0.5) per decade
1888 to 2017
89
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.09 C (0.04 to 0.14) per decade
0.2 F (0.1 to 0.2) per decade
1888 to 2017
89
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
1887 to 2018
Yearly extremes at Northfield: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1911
33.3 C (91.9 F)
112
Coldest night (TNn)
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1917
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
112
Wettest day (Rx1day)
181.1 mm (7.1 in)
1927
49.7 mm (2.0 in)
112
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
222.0 mm (8.7 in)
1927
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
112
Longest dry spell (CDD)
41 days
1903
16 days
112
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Northfield, 1887 to 2018. The record is 36.7 C (98.1 F) in 1911, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.3 C (91.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Northfield by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1887
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1888
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1889
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1890
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1891
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1892
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1893
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1894
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1895
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1896
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1897
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1898
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1899
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1900
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1901
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1902
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1903
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1904
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1905
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1906
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1907
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1908
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1909
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1910
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1911
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1912
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1913
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1914
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1915
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1916
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1917
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1918
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1919
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1920
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1921
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1922
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1923
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1924
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1925
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1926
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1927
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1928
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1929
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1930
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1931
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1932
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1933
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1934
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1935
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1936
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1937
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1938
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1939
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1940
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1941
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1942
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1943
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1944
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1945
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1946
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1947
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1948
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1949
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1950
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1951
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1952
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1953
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1954
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1955
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1956
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1957
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1958
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1959
23.3 C (73.9 F)
1960
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1961
17.2 C (63.0 F)
1963
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1964
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1965
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1966
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1967
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1968
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1969
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1970
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1971
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1972
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1973
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1974
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1994
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1995
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1996
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1997
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1998
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1999
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2000
30.6 C (87.1 F)
2001
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2002
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2003
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2004
31.1 C (88.0 F)
2005
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2006
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2007
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2008
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2009
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2010
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2011
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2012
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2013
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2014
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2015
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2016
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2017
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2018
31.1 C (88.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Northfield, 1887 to 2018. The record is -40.6 C (-41.1 F) in 1917, marked on the chart; the median year is -31.1 C (-24.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Northfield by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1887
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1888
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1889
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1890
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1891
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1892
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1893
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1894
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1895
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1896
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1897
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1898
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1899
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1900
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1901
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1902
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1903
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1904
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1905
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1906
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1907
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1908
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1909
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1910
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1911
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1912
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1913
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1914
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1915
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1916
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1917
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1918
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1919
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1920
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1921
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1922
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1923
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1924
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1925
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1926
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1927
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1928
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1929
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1930
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1931
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1932
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1933
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1934
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1935
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1936
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1937
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1938
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1939
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1940
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1941
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1942
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1943
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1944
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1945
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1946
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1947
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1948
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1949
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1950
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1951
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1952
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1953
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1954
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1955
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1956
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1957
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1958
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1959
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1960
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1961
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1963
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1964
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1965
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1966
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1967
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1968
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1969
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1970
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1971
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1972
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1973
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1974
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1994
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1995
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1996
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1997
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1998
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1999
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2000
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2001
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2002
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2003
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2004
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2005
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2006
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2007
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2008
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2009
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
2010
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2011
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2012
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2013
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2014
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2015
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2016
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2017
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2018
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Northfield, 1887 to 2018. The record is 181.1 mm (7.1 in) in 1927, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.7 mm (2.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Northfield by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1887
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1888
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1889
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1890
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1891
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1892
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1893
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1894
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1895
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1896
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1897
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1898
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1899
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1900
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1901
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1902
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1903
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1904
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1905
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1906
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1907
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1908
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1909
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1910
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1911
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1912
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1913
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1914
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1915
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1916
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1917
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1918
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1919
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1920
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1921
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1922
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1923
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1924
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1925
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1926
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1927
181.1 mm (7.1 in)
1928
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1929
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1930
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1931
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1932
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1933
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1934
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1935
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1936
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1937
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1938
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1939
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1940
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1941
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1942
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1943
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1944
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1945
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1946
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1947
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1948
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1949
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1950
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1951
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1952
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1953
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1954
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1955
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1956
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1957
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1958
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1959
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1960
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1961
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1963
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1964
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1965
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1966
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1967
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1968
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1969
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1970
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1971
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1972
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1973
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1974
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1994
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1995
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1996
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1997
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1998
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1999
136.4 mm (5.4 in)
2000
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
2001
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
2002
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2003
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2004
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2005
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
2006
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2007
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
2008
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
2009
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2010
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
2011
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
2012
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
2013
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
2014
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
2015
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
2016
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
2017
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
2018
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Northfield, 1887 to 2018. The record is 222.0 mm (8.7 in) in 1927, marked on the chart; the median year is 73.7 mm (2.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Northfield by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1887
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1888
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1889
61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1890
111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1891
71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1892
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1893
67.9 mm (2.7 in)
1894
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1895
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1896
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1897
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1898
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1899
63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1900
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1901
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1902
68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1903
71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1904
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1905
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1906
71.3 mm (2.8 in)
1907
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1908
62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1909
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1910
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1911
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1912
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1913
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1914
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1915
58.8 mm (2.3 in)
1916
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1917
69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1918
98.9 mm (3.9 in)
1919
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1920
91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1921
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1922
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1923
77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1924
67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1925
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1926
79.6 mm (3.1 in)
1927
222.0 mm (8.7 in)
1928
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1929
54.2 mm (2.1 in)
1930
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1931
83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1932
76.3 mm (3.0 in)
1933
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1934
56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1935
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1936
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1937
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1938
116.7 mm (4.6 in)
1939
45.1 mm (1.8 in)
1940
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1941
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1942
72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1943
90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1944
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1945
115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1946
75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1947
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1948
68.7 mm (2.7 in)
1949
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1950
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1951
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1952
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1953
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1954
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1955
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1956
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1957
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1958
64.9 mm (2.6 in)
1959
73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1960
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1961
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1963
46.6 mm (1.8 in)
1964
88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1965
46.4 mm (1.8 in)
1966
65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1967
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1968
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1969
98.2 mm (3.9 in)
1970
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1971
83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1972
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1973
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1974
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1994
33.2 mm (1.3 in)
1995
66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1996
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1997
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1998
94.9 mm (3.7 in)
1999
166.6 mm (6.6 in)
2000
120.2 mm (4.7 in)
2001
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
2002
76.3 mm (3.0 in)
2003
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
2004
102.3 mm (4.0 in)
2005
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
2006
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
2007
145.2 mm (5.7 in)
2008
118.2 mm (4.7 in)
2009
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
2010
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
2011
130.0 mm (5.1 in)
2012
60.9 mm (2.4 in)
2013
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
2014
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2015
102.3 mm (4.0 in)
2016
51.0 mm (2.0 in)
2017
109.3 mm (4.3 in)
2018
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Northfield, 1887 to 2018. The record is 41 days in 1903, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Northfield by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1887
17 days
1888
19 days
1889
17 days
1890
11 days
1891
20 days
1892
19 days
1893
16 days
1894
19 days
1895
23 days
1896
22 days
1897
15 days
1898
13 days
1899
20 days
1900
14 days
1901
28 days
1902
15 days
1903
41 days
1904
17 days
1905
22 days
1906
13 days
1907
16 days
1908
25 days
1909
11 days
1910
16 days
1911
22 days
1912
20 days
1913
22 days
1914
22 days
1915
23 days
1916
12 days
1917
22 days
1918
24 days
1919
19 days
1920
22 days
1921
20 days
1922
14 days
1923
18 days
1924
37 days
1925
18 days
1926
19 days
1927
14 days
1928
17 days
1929
16 days
1930
17 days
1931
14 days
1932
19 days
1933
14 days
1934
16 days
1935
18 days
1936
17 days
1937
12 days
1938
22 days
1939
25 days
1940
21 days
1941
20 days
1942
19 days
1943
15 days
1944
18 days
1945
11 days
1946
12 days
1947
16 days
1948
14 days
1949
14 days
1950
14 days
1951
16 days
1952
16 days
1953
18 days
1954
14 days
1955
15 days
1956
23 days
1957
22 days
1958
14 days
1959
12 days
1960
15 days
1961
24 days
1963
18 days
1964
15 days
1965
38 days
1966
12 days
1967
12 days
1968
12 days
1969
21 days
1970
15 days
1971
12 days
1972
13 days
1973
13 days
1974
8 days
1994
10 days
1995
8 days
1996
12 days
1997
11 days
1998
18 days
1999
15 days
2000
16 days
2001
29 days
2002
12 days
2003
18 days
2004
14 days
2005
16 days
2006
16 days
2007
11 days
2008
14 days
2009
15 days
2010
19 days
2011
15 days
2012
16 days
2013
13 days
2014
12 days
2015
15 days
2016
14 days
2017
16 days
2018
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.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
89 years with a frost
Across 89 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Northfield falls on 26 May and the median first autumn frost on 18 September, which leaves a median of 116 days between them.
In 1947 to 2017 the median growing season was 118 days. The two periods have the same number of growing days.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.3 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Northfield
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1888 to 1917)
Recent period (1947 to 2017)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
26 May
25 May
24 May
1 day earlier
-0.3 days per decade
First autumn frost
18 September
15 September
20 September
5 days later
+1.1 days per decade
Growing days
116 days
118 days
118 days
no change
+1.3 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
95 years, 1888 to 2014
A day with at least 48.6 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 123.9 mm (4.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Northfield: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
48.6 mm (1.9 in)
5 years
63.3 mm (2.5 in)
10 years
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
25 years
92.1 mm (3.6 in)
50 years
107.0 mm (4.2 in)
100 years
123.9 mm (4.9 in)
Longer than the 95 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, 95 years of values from 1888 to 2014.
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: 181.1 mm (7.1 in) in 1927; 136.4 mm (5.4 in) in 1999; 105.4 mm (4.1 in) in 2011.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Northfield, at 1945. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1945 ran 0.4 C (0.7 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Northfield, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1945
+0.4
+0.7
likely
5
Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.
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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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.