Goshen Weather Records (USC00443470)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Goshen (USC00443470), Virginia, United States, with 114 years of record.

Key Facts for Goshen

Goshen (USC00443470) is a weather station in Virginia, United States at 37.98 latitude and -79.50 longitude, 412 m (1,350 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1896 to 2009, 114 years of record.
1,394 records set at Goshen still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Goshen set a daily record precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 19 May 2009.

About the Station

Location: Virginia, United States, 37.98 latitude, -79.50 longitude.
Elevation: 412 m (1,350 ft).
Period of record: 1896 to 2009, 114 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.

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 Goshen. 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 Goshen, 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)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	16.1 C (61.0 F)	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	26.7 C (80.1 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	33.3 C (91.9 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	33.9 C (93.0 F)	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	35.0 C (95.0 F)	9.4 C (48.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	17.2 C (63.0 F)	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,394 standing records

1,394 records at Goshen still stand. 1897 holds the most, with 815.

All-Time Record Progression

4 new records

4 all-time records were set at Goshen between 12 February 1983 and 8 January 1996. Each dot is a new record.

When Goshen set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1983-02-12	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 45.7 cm (18.0 in)
1987-09-08	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 159.0 mm (6.3 in)
1996-01-07	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 61.0 cm (24.0 in)
1996-01-08	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 91.4 cm (36.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 159.0 mm (6.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Goshen. The most was 159.0 mm (6.3 in) on 8 September 1987.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Goshen
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	8 January 1998
Feb	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	15 February 2003
Mar	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	1 March 1954
Apr	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	22 April 1992
May	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	18 May 2004
Jun	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	23 June 1995
Jul	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	16 July 1954
Aug	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	20 August 1969
Sep	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	8 September 1987
Oct	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	16 October 1954
Nov	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	5 November 1985
Dec	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	5 December 1993

Period of Record Coverage

1896 to 1898

3 years of record at Goshen, 1896 to 1898. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1896, 1897, 1898.

Latest Records

Latest records at Goshen
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 May 2009	Goshen, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	18 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 2009	Goshen, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	42 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 2009	Goshen, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	22 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 2009	Goshen, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 2009	Goshen, US	daily snow depth (Tie)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	tie	31 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 2009	Goshen, US	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	57 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 2009	Goshen, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 2008	Goshen, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2008	Goshen, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2008	Goshen, US	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	15 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 2008	Goshen, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	62 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2007	Goshen, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 2007	Goshen, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	26 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 2007	Goshen, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 2007	Goshen, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 2007	Goshen, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2007	Goshen, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2006	Goshen, US	daily rain (Tie)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	tie	4 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 2006	Goshen, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	16 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 2006	Goshen, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1896 to 2009

Yearly extremes at Goshen: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1897	33.3 C (91.9 F)	3
Coldest night (TNn)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	1897	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	3
Wettest day (Rx1day)	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	1987	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	74
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	232.4 mm (9.1 in)	1950	104.3 mm (4.1 in)	72
Longest dry spell (CDD)	40 days	2000	20 days	74

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Goshen, 1896 to 2009. The record is 35.6 C (96.1 F) in 1897, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.3 C (91.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Goshen by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1896	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1897	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1898	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1939	n/a
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	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Goshen, 1896 to 2009. The record is -15.6 C (3.9 F) in 1897, marked on the chart; the median year is -15.0 C (5.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Goshen by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1896	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1897	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1898	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1939	n/a
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	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Goshen, 1896 to 2009. The record is 159.0 mm (6.3 in) in 1987, marked on the chart; the median year is 63.5 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Goshen by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1896	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1897	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1898	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1939	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1940	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1941	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1942	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1943	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1944	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1945	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1946	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1947	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1948	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1949	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1950	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1951	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1952	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1953	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1954	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1955	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1956	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1957	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1958	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1959	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1960	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1961	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1962	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1963	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1964	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1965	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1966	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1967	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1968	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1969	156.0 mm (6.1 in)
1970	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1971	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1972	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1973	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1974	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1975	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1976	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1977	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1978	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1979	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1980	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1981	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1982	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1983	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1984	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1985	130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1986	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1987	159.0 mm (6.3 in)
1988	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1989	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1990	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1991	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1992	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1993	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1994	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1995	130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1996	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1997	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1998	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1999	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2000	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2001	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
2002	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
2003	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2004	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
2005	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2006	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
2007	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
2008	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2009	58.4 mm (2.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Goshen, 1896 to 2009. The record is 232.4 mm (9.1 in) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 104.3 mm (4.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Goshen by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1896	n/a
1897	n/a
1898	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1939	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1940	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1941	94.4 mm (3.7 in)
1942	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1943	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1944	124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1945	156.9 mm (6.2 in)
1946	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1947	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1948	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1949	87.2 mm (3.4 in)
1950	232.4 mm (9.1 in)
1951	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1952	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1953	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1954	138.1 mm (5.4 in)
1955	68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1956	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1957	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1958	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1959	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1960	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1961	130.1 mm (5.1 in)
1962	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1963	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1964	118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1965	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1966	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1967	177.2 mm (7.0 in)
1968	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1969	193.8 mm (7.6 in)
1970	116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1971	106.8 mm (4.2 in)
1972	149.2 mm (5.9 in)
1973	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1974	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1975	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1976	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1977	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1978	77.9 mm (3.1 in)
1979	119.7 mm (4.7 in)
1980	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1981	117.7 mm (4.6 in)
1982	128.1 mm (5.0 in)
1983	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1984	128.6 mm (5.1 in)
1985	229.9 mm (9.1 in)
1986	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1987	219.4 mm (8.6 in)
1988	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1989	166.7 mm (6.6 in)
1990	131.0 mm (5.2 in)
1991	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1992	126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1993	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1994	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1995	147.0 mm (5.8 in)
1996	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1997	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1998	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1999	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
2000	78.4 mm (3.1 in)
2001	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
2002	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
2003	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
2004	174.3 mm (6.9 in)
2005	135.4 mm (5.3 in)
2006	199.1 mm (7.8 in)
2007	107.9 mm (4.2 in)
2008	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
2009	109.2 mm (4.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Goshen, 1896 to 2009. The record is 40 days in 2000, marked on the chart; the median year is 20 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Goshen by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1896	1 day
1897	1 day
1898	7 days
1939	6 days
1940	24 days
1941	34 days
1942	25 days
1943	27 days
1944	23 days
1945	24 days
1946	19 days
1947	20 days
1948	18 days
1949	18 days
1950	20 days
1951	22 days
1952	33 days
1953	36 days
1954	24 days
1955	21 days
1956	19 days
1957	16 days
1958	22 days
1959	22 days
1960	16 days
1961	16 days
1962	24 days
1963	28 days
1964	20 days
1965	18 days
1966	22 days
1967	23 days
1968	25 days
1969	16 days
1970	22 days
1971	19 days
1972	16 days
1973	18 days
1974	17 days
1975	14 days
1976	29 days
1977	19 days
1978	29 days
1979	15 days
1980	23 days
1981	18 days
1982	21 days
1983	18 days
1984	23 days
1985	15 days
1986	21 days
1987	18 days
1988	28 days
1989	15 days
1990	15 days
1991	25 days
1992	16 days
1993	20 days
1994	15 days
1995	35 days
1996	14 days
1997	19 days
1998	24 days
1999	18 days
2000	40 days
2001	39 days
2002	32 days
2003	19 days
2004	18 days
2005	20 days
2006	18 days
2007	28 days
2008	18 days
2009	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.

Rainfall Return Levels

65 years, 1940 to 2008

A day with at least 64.2 mm (2.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 184.3 mm (7.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Goshen: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
5 years	87.3 mm (3.4 in)
10 years	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
25 years	133.2 mm (5.2 in)
50 years	157.1 mm (6.2 in)
100 years	184.3 mm (7.3 in)	Longer than the 65 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, 65 years of values from 1940 to 2008.

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: 159.0 mm (6.3 in) in 1987; 156.0 mm (6.1 in) in 1969; 132.1 mm (5.2 in) in 2004.

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Data for Goshen standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Goshen 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 2026-10-14 (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).

Days with data per year at Goshen
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1896	115	31%	No
1897	319	87%	No
1898	118	32%	No