Wardsboro Weather Records (USC00438747)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Wardsboro (USC00438747), Vermont, United States, with 34 years of record.

Key Facts for Wardsboro

Wardsboro (USC00438747) is a weather station in Vermont, United States at 43.05 latitude and -72.78 longitude, 299 m (981 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1940 to 1973, 34 years of record.
468 records set at Wardsboro still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Wardsboro set a daily record precipitation of 26.7 mm (1.1 in) on 22 December 1973.

About the Station

Location: Vermont, United States, 43.05 latitude, -72.78 longitude.
Elevation: 299 m (981 ft).
Period of record: 1940 to 1973, 34 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow.

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 Wardsboro. 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 Wardsboro, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	8.9 C (48.0 F)	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
May	n/a	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jul	33.9 C (93.0 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	16.7 C (62.1 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

468 standing records

468 records at Wardsboro still stand. 1971 holds the most, with 220.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 129.5 mm (5.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Wardsboro. The most was 129.5 mm (5.1 in) on 13 August 1955.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Wardsboro
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	21 January 1964
Feb	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	11 February 1970
Mar	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	14 March 1947
Apr	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	23 April 1969
May	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	17 May 1972
Jun	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	2 June 1952
Jul	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	29 July 1969
Aug	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	13 August 1955
Sep	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	13 September 1960
Oct	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	15 October 1955
Nov	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	3 November 1954
Dec	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	31 December 1948

Period of Record Coverage

1968 to 1973

4 years of record at Wardsboro, 1968 to 1973. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1968, 1970, 1971, 1973.

Latest Records

Latest records at Wardsboro
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 December 1973	Wardsboro, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	0 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1973	Wardsboro, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	27 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1973	Wardsboro, US	daily rain (Tie)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	tie	20 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1973	Wardsboro, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1973	Wardsboro, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
1 July 1973	Wardsboro, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	8 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 1973	Wardsboro, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	19 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1973	Wardsboro, US	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	12 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1973	Wardsboro, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1973	Wardsboro, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1973	Wardsboro, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	0 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1973	Wardsboro, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1973	Wardsboro, US	daily rain	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1973	Wardsboro, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1973	Wardsboro, US	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	31 years	13 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1940 to 1973

Yearly extremes at Wardsboro: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1973	30.3 C (86.5 F)	4
Coldest night (TNn)	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	1971	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	5
Wettest day (Rx1day)	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	1955	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	34
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	216.9 mm (8.5 in)	1955	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	34
Longest dry spell (CDD)	34 days	1941	16 days	34

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Wardsboro, 1940 to 1973. The record is 33.9 C (93.0 F) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.3 C (86.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Wardsboro by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
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	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1969	n/a
1970	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1971	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1972	n/a
1973	33.9 C (93.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Wardsboro, 1940 to 1973. The record is -29.4 C (-20.9 F) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is -12.2 C (10.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Wardsboro by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
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	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1969	n/a
1970	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1971	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1972	n/a
1973	6.1 C (43.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Wardsboro, 1940 to 1973. The record is 129.5 mm (5.1 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 59.5 mm (2.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Wardsboro by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1940	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1941	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1942	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1943	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1944	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1945	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1946	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1947	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1948	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1949	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1950	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1951	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1952	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1953	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1954	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1955	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1956	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1957	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1958	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1959	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1960	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1961	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1962	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1963	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1964	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1965	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1966	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1967	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1968	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1969	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1970	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1971	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1972	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1973	51.8 mm (2.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Wardsboro, 1940 to 1973. The record is 216.9 mm (8.5 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 90.8 mm (3.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Wardsboro by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1940	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1941	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1942	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1943	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1944	94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1945	88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1946	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1947	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1948	163.3 mm (6.4 in)
1949	192.7 mm (7.6 in)
1950	142.4 mm (5.6 in)
1951	110.4 mm (4.3 in)
1952	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1953	90.3 mm (3.6 in)
1954	119.2 mm (4.7 in)
1955	216.9 mm (8.5 in)
1956	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1957	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1958	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1959	118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1960	157.6 mm (6.2 in)
1961	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1962	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1963	114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1964	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1965	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1966	83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1967	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1968	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1969	128.2 mm (5.0 in)
1970	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1971	115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1972	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1973	99.3 mm (3.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Wardsboro, 1940 to 1973. The record is 34 days in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Wardsboro by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1940	13 days
1941	34 days
1942	14 days
1943	15 days
1944	16 days
1945	14 days
1946	10 days
1947	27 days
1948	20 days
1949	19 days
1950	24 days
1951	15 days
1952	15 days
1953	25 days
1954	13 days
1955	20 days
1956	17 days
1957	18 days
1958	16 days
1959	13 days
1960	13 days
1961	14 days
1962	18 days
1963	16 days
1964	21 days
1965	14 days
1966	16 days
1967	19 days
1968	18 days
1969	16 days
1970	15 days
1971	15 days
1972	15 days
1973	14 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.

Download the Data

Data for Wardsboro 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).