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Port Townsend Weather Records (USC00456678)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Port Townsend (USC00456678), Washington, United States, with 120 years of record.

Key Facts for Port Townsend

  • Port Townsend (USC00456678) is a weather station in Washington, United States at 48.12 latitude and -122.76 longitude, 31 m (100 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1891 to 2010, 120 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Port Townsend still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Port Townsend set a daily record high minimum temperature of 12.2 C (54.0 F) on 6 November 2009.

About the Station

  • Location: Washington, United States, 48.12 latitude, -122.76 longitude.
  • Elevation: 31 m (100 ft).
  • Period of record: 1891 to 2010, 120 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Port Townsend, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Port Townsend. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -2002040 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Port Townsend. 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 Port Townsend, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan16.7 C (62.1 F)-15.0 C (5.0 F)n/an/a
Feb18.3 C (64.9 F)-13.9 C (7.0 F)n/an/a
Mar23.3 C (73.9 F)-7.2 C (19.0 F)n/an/a
Apr24.4 C (75.9 F)-2.8 C (27.0 F)n/an/a
May31.7 C (89.1 F)-2.2 C (28.0 F)n/an/a
Jun33.9 C (93.0 F)0.6 C (33.1 F)n/an/a
Jul34.4 C (93.9 F)4.4 C (39.9 F)n/an/a
Aug35.6 C (96.1 F)4.4 C (39.9 F)n/an/a
Sep31.7 C (89.1 F)1.7 C (35.1 F)n/an/a
Oct24.4 C (75.9 F)-5.6 C (21.9 F)n/an/a
Nov20.0 C (68.0 F)-11.1 C (12.0 F)n/an/a
Dec18.3 C (64.9 F)-15.0 C (5.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Port Townsend by the year they were set 1,464 records at Port Townsend still stand. 2007 holds the most, with 36. 0102030401891: 51892: 231893: 151894: 331897: 71898: 41899: 271900: 221901: 181902: 101903: 161904: 181905: 131906: 111907: 81908: 131909: 231910: 81911: 131912: 181913: 201914: 161915: 171916: 151917: 131918: 121919: 161920: 181921: 31922: 81923: 101924: 111925: 101926: 171927: 51928: 91929: 91930: 91931: 51932: 141933: 141934: 111935: 251936: 151937: 131938: 31939: 71940: 151941: 151942: 81943: 151944: 111945: 91946: 31947: 171948: 191949: 191950: 351951: 181952: 211953: 91954: 131955: 291956: 181957: 41958: 201959: 71960: 91961: 111962: 71963: 221964: 101965: 71966: 111967: 51968: 121969: 31970: 151971: 41972: 241973: 81974: 141975: 101976: 131977: 91978: 71979: 91980: 141981: 111982: 61983: 121984: 51985: 231986: 101987: 171988: 71989: 91990: 111991: 91992: 141993: 31994: 81995: 61996: 81997: 41998: 51999: 52001: 22002: 92003: 152004: 92005: 152006: 82007: 362008: 162009: 221891190519171929194119531965197719892002
1,464 records at Port Townsend still stand. 2007 holds the most, with 36.
Standing records at Port Townsend by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
18915
189223
189315
189433
18977
18984
189927
190022
190118
190210
190316
190418
190513
190611
19078
190813
190923
19108
191113
191218
191320
191416
191517
191615
191713
191812
191916
192018
19213
19228
192310
192411
192510
192617
19275
19289
19299
19309
19315
193214
193314
193411
193525
193615
193713
19383
19397
194015
194115
19428
194315
194411
19459
19463
194717
194819
194919
195035
195118
195221
19539
195413
195529
195618
19574
195820
19597
19609
196111
19627
196322
196410
19657
196611
19675
196812
19693
197015
19714
197224
19738
197414
197510
197613
19779
19787
19799
198014
198111
19826
198312
19845
198523
198610
198717
19887
19899
199011
19919
199214
19933
19948
19956
19968
19974
19985
19995
20012
20029
200315
20049
200515
20068
200736
200816
200922

All-Time Record Progression

9 new records
When Port Townsend set new all-time records 9 all-time records were set at Port Townsend between 15 July 1941 and 23 August 2007. Each dot is a new record. Record high maximum temperatureRecord daily precipitationRecord low minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature15 July 1941: Record high maximum temperature 33.3 C (91.9 F)16 July 1941: Record high maximum temperature 34.4 C (93.9 F)14 June 1946: Record daily precipitation 71.1 mm (2.8 in)14 January 1950: Record low minimum temperature -13.9 C (7.0 F)25 January 1950: Record low minimum temperature -15.0 C (5.0 F)8 August 1960: Record high maximum temperature 35.6 C (96.1 F)12 August 1992: Record high minimum temperature 20.0 C (68.0 F)14 August 2007: Record high minimum temperature 21.1 C (70.0 F)23 August 2007: Record high minimum temperature 21.7 C (71.1 F)195019601970198019902000
9 all-time records were set at Port Townsend between 15 July 1941 and 23 August 2007. Each dot is a new record.
When Port Townsend set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1941-07-15Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 33.3 C (91.9 F)
1941-07-16Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 34.4 C (93.9 F)
1946-06-14Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1950-01-14Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -13.9 C (7.0 F)
1950-01-25Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -15.0 C (5.0 F)
1960-08-08Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 35.6 C (96.1 F)
1992-08-12Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 20.0 C (68.0 F)
2007-08-14Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 21.1 C (70.0 F)
2007-08-23Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 21.7 C (71.1 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 71.1 mm (2.8 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Port Townsend The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Port Townsend. The most was 71.1 mm (2.8 in) on 14 June 1946. 020406080 Jan: 41.7 mm (1.6 in), 9 January 2009 Jan Feb: 30.0 mm (1.2 in), 10 February 1904 Feb Mar: 30.2 mm (1.2 in), 10 March 1903 Mar Apr: 38.1 mm (1.5 in), 28 April 1972 Apr May: 47.5 mm (1.9 in), 15 May 1983 May Jun: 71.1 mm (2.8 in), 14 June 1946 Jun Jul: 38.1 mm (1.5 in), 9 July 1974 Jul Aug: 35.1 mm (1.4 in), 19 August 1975 Aug Sep: 50.3 mm (2.0 in), 1 September 1983 Sep Oct: 25.4 mm (1.0 in), 31 October 1942 Oct Nov: 33.0 mm (1.3 in), 4 November 1978 Nov Dec: 42.9 mm (1.7 in), 25 December 1967 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Port Townsend. The most was 71.1 mm (2.8 in) on 14 June 1946.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Port Townsend
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan41.7 mm (1.6 in)9 January 2009
Feb30.0 mm (1.2 in)10 February 1904
Mar30.2 mm (1.2 in)10 March 1903
Apr38.1 mm (1.5 in)28 April 1972
May47.5 mm (1.9 in)15 May 1983
Jun71.1 mm (2.8 in)14 June 1946
Jul38.1 mm (1.5 in)9 July 1974
Aug35.1 mm (1.4 in)19 August 1975
Sep50.3 mm (2.0 in)1 September 1983
Oct25.4 mm (1.0 in)31 October 1942
Nov33.0 mm (1.3 in)4 November 1978
Dec42.9 mm (1.7 in)25 December 1967

Period of Record Coverage

1891 to 2010
Days with data per year at Port Townsend 119 years of record at Port Townsend, 1891 to 2010. 24 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1891, 1892, 1893, 1895, 1897, 1934, 1944, 1946 and others. 1891: 92 of 365 days1892: 277 of 366 days1893: 306 of 365 days1894: 365 of 365 days1895: 28 of 365 days1897: 197 of 365 days1898: 364 of 365 days1899: 365 of 365 days1900: 364 of 365 days1901: 363 of 365 days1902: 365 of 365 days1903: 364 of 365 days1904: 364 of 366 days1905: 363 of 365 days1906: 364 of 365 days1907: 364 of 365 days1908: 366 of 366 days1909: 357 of 365 days1910: 364 of 365 days1911: 358 of 365 days1912: 343 of 366 days1913: 364 of 365 days1914: 361 of 365 days1915: 364 of 365 days1916: 359 of 366 days1917: 360 of 365 days1918: 361 of 365 days1919: 340 of 365 days1920: 355 of 366 days1921: 349 of 365 days1922: 361 of 365 days1923: 364 of 365 days1924: 365 of 366 days1925: 359 of 365 days1926: 356 of 365 days1927: 362 of 365 days1928: 366 of 366 days1929: 349 of 365 days1930: 351 of 365 days1931: 356 of 365 days1932: 363 of 366 days1933: 362 of 365 days1934: 326 of 365 days1935: 341 of 365 days1936: 362 of 366 days1937: 363 of 365 days1938: 360 of 365 days1939: 359 of 365 days1940: 348 of 366 days1941: 364 of 365 days1942: 356 of 365 days1943: 358 of 365 days1944: 300 of 366 days1945: 363 of 365 days1946: 237 of 365 days1947: 361 of 365 days1948: 335 of 366 days1949: 365 of 365 days1950: 365 of 365 days1951: 334 of 365 days1952: 366 of 366 days1953: 364 of 365 days1954: 365 of 365 days1955: 356 of 365 days1956: 366 of 366 days1957: 325 of 365 days1958: 360 of 365 days1959: 363 of 365 days1960: 365 of 366 days1961: 365 of 365 days1962: 364 of 365 days1963: 362 of 365 days1964: 364 of 366 days1965: 359 of 365 days1966: 362 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 359 of 366 days1969: 104 of 365 days1970: 59 of 365 days1971: 172 of 365 days1972: 365 of 366 days1973: 364 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 364 of 365 days1976: 362 of 366 days1977: 335 of 365 days1978: 365 of 365 days1979: 365 of 365 days1980: 309 of 366 days1981: 364 of 365 days1982: 329 of 365 days1983: 342 of 365 days1984: 335 of 366 days1985: 297 of 365 days1986: 294 of 365 days1987: 234 of 365 days1988: 344 of 366 days1989: 364 of 365 days1990: 241 of 365 days1991: 362 of 365 days1992: 365 of 366 days1993: 363 of 365 days1994: 359 of 365 days1995: 359 of 365 days1996: 365 of 366 days1997: 364 of 365 days1998: 364 of 365 days1999: 364 of 365 days2000: 363 of 366 days2001: 332 of 365 days2002: 355 of 365 days2003: 358 of 365 days2004: 318 of 366 days2005: 304 of 365 days2006: 290 of 365 days2007: 284 of 365 days2008: 123 of 366 days2009: 282 of 365 days2010: 30 of 365 days19051920193519501965198019952010
119 years of record at Port Townsend, 1891 to 2010. 24 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1891, 1892, 1893, 1895, 1897, 1934, 1944, 1946 and others.
Days with data per year at Port Townsend
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
18919225%No
189227776%No
189330684%No
1894365100%Yes
1895288%No
189719754%No
1898364100%Yes
1899365100%Yes
1900364100%Yes
190136399%Yes
1902365100%Yes
1903364100%Yes
190436499%Yes
190536399%Yes
1906364100%Yes
1907364100%Yes
1908366100%Yes
190935798%Yes
1910364100%Yes
191135898%Yes
191234394%Yes
1913364100%Yes
191436199%Yes
1915364100%Yes
191635998%Yes
191736099%Yes
191836199%Yes
191934093%Yes
192035597%Yes
192134996%Yes
192236199%Yes
1923364100%Yes
1924365100%Yes
192535998%Yes
192635698%Yes
192736299%Yes
1928366100%Yes
192934996%Yes
193035196%Yes
193135698%Yes
193236399%Yes
193336299%Yes
193432689%No
193534193%Yes
193636299%Yes
193736399%Yes
193836099%Yes
193935998%Yes
194034895%Yes
1941364100%Yes
194235698%Yes
194335898%Yes
194430082%No
194536399%Yes
194623765%No
194736199%Yes
194833592%Yes
1949365100%Yes
1950365100%Yes
195133492%Yes
1952366100%Yes
1953364100%Yes
1954365100%Yes
195535698%Yes
1956366100%Yes
195732589%No
195836099%Yes
195936399%Yes
1960365100%Yes
1961365100%Yes
1962364100%Yes
196336299%Yes
196436499%Yes
196535998%Yes
196636299%Yes
1967365100%Yes
196835998%Yes
196910428%No
19705916%No
197117247%No
1972365100%Yes
1973364100%Yes
1974365100%Yes
1975364100%Yes
197636299%Yes
197733592%Yes
1978365100%Yes
1979365100%Yes
198030984%No
1981364100%Yes
198232990%Yes
198334294%Yes
198433592%Yes
198529781%No
198629481%No
198723464%No
198834494%Yes
1989364100%Yes
199024166%No
199136299%Yes
1992365100%Yes
199336399%Yes
199435998%Yes
199535998%Yes
1996365100%Yes
1997364100%Yes
1998364100%Yes
1999364100%Yes
200036399%Yes
200133291%Yes
200235597%Yes
200335898%Yes
200431887%No
200530483%No
200629079%No
200728478%No
200812334%No
200928277%No
2010308%No

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Port Townsend
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
6 November 2009Port Townsend, USdaily high min12.2 C (54.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)12 years18 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 2009Port Townsend, USdaily rain21.1 mm (0.8 in)5.9 mm (0.23 in)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 2009Port Townsend, USdaily low min1.1 C (34.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)114 years46 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2009Port Townsend, USdaily low min2.2 C (36.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)114 years46 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 2009Port Townsend, USdaily high min (Tie)13.3 C (55.9 F)tie76 years8 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 2009Port Townsend, USdaily high max (Tie)26.1 C (79.0 F)tie111 years10 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 2009Port Townsend, USdaily high max27.8 C (82.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)92 years42 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2009Port Townsend, USmonthly high max (Tie)31.7 C (89.1 F)tie42 years8 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 2009Port Townsend, USdaily high min19.4 C (66.9 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)84 years63 of 100 (Major)
21 July 2009Port Townsend, USdaily high max (Tie)31.1 C (88.0 F)tie31 years4 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 2009Port Townsend, USdaily high min16.7 C (62.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)0 years16 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 2009Port Townsend, USdaily high max31.7 C (89.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)56 years33 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 2009Port Townsend, USdaily high max31.7 C (89.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)88 years39 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 2009Port Townsend, USdaily low max11.7 C (53.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)60 years31 of 100 (Routine)
27 June 2009Port Townsend, USdaily high max31.1 C (88.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)116 years44 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 2009Port Townsend, USdaily high min15.6 C (60.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)63 years37 of 100 (Notable)
19 June 2009Port Townsend, USdaily high min16.1 C (61.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)27 years27 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 2009Port Townsend, USdaily high max (Tie)30.0 C (86.0 F)tie31 years4 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 2009Port Townsend, USdaily high max31.7 C (89.1 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)20 years23 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 2009Port Townsend, USdaily high max31.7 C (89.1 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)88 years45 of 100 (Notable)

Climate Trend

89 complete years, 1894 to 2005
Annual mean temperature at Port Townsend as warming stripes, 1894 to 2005 One stripe for each of 89 complete years at Port Townsend, 1894 to 2005. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.4 C (50.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1894, at 9.0 C (48.2 F), and the warmest was 1958, at 12.1 C (53.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F). 1894: 9.0 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1898: 10.5 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1899: 9.9 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1900: 10.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1901: 10.1 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1902: 10.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1903: 9.8 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1904: 10.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1905: 10.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1906: 10.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1907: 10.1 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1908: 9.9 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1909: 9.2 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1910: 9.8 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1911: 9.4 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1912: 10.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1913: 9.6 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1914: 10.4 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1916: 9.2 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1917: 9.7 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1918: 10.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1920: 9.6 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1922: 9.4 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1923: 10.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1924: 10.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1925: 10.8 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1926: 11.5 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1927: 10.1 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1928: 10.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1929: 9.8 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1930: 9.5 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1931: 10.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1932: 10.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1933: 9.7 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1936: 10.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1937: 10.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1938: 10.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1939: 10.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1940: 11.0 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1941: 11.0 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1942: 10.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1943: 10.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1945: 10.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1947: 10.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1949: 9.5 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1950: 9.0 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1952: 9.8 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1953: 10.4 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1954: 9.6 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1955: 9.2 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1956: 10.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1958: 12.1 C, +1.7 C from the station mean1959: 10.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1960: 10.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1961: 11.0 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1962: 10.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1963: 11.0 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1964: 10.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1965: 10.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1966: 10.4 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1967: 10.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1968: 10.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1972: 9.9 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1973: 10.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1974: 10.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1975: 10.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1976: 10.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1978: 10.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1979: 10.9 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1981: 11.3 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1982: 10.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1983: 11.4 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1984: 10.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1986: 11.3 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1989: 10.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1991: 11.0 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1992: 11.7 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1993: 10.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1994: 11.2 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1995: 11.4 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1996: 10.4 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1997: 11.3 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1998: 11.3 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1999: 10.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2000: 10.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2002: 10.8 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2003: 11.4 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2004: 11.6 C, +1.2 C from the station mean2005: 11.4 C, +1.0 C from the station mean189419001910192019301940195019601970198019902000
One stripe for each of 89 complete years at Port Townsend, 1894 to 2005. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.4 C (50.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1894, at 9.0 C (48.2 F), and the warmest was 1958, at 12.1 C (53.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Port Townsend as warming stripes, 1894 to 2005
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
18949.0 C-1.41 C
189810.5 C+0.05 C
18999.9 C-0.52 C
190010.5 C+0.14 C
190110.1 C-0.27 C
190210.3 C-0.11 C
19039.8 C-0.63 C
190410.3 C-0.06 C
190510.2 C-0.22 C
190610.6 C+0.21 C
190710.1 C-0.33 C
19089.9 C-0.46 C
19099.2 C-1.18 C
19109.8 C-0.57 C
19119.4 C-0.98 C
191210.3 C-0.14 C
19139.6 C-0.80 C
191410.4 C+0.04 C
19169.2 C-1.23 C
19179.7 C-0.73 C
191810.2 C-0.20 C
19209.6 C-0.76 C
19229.4 C-0.97 C
192310.2 C-0.17 C
192410.2 C-0.20 C
192510.8 C+0.36 C
192611.5 C+1.07 C
192710.1 C-0.32 C
192810.7 C+0.31 C
19299.8 C-0.62 C
19309.5 C-0.88 C
193110.7 C+0.29 C
193210.3 C-0.09 C
19339.7 C-0.66 C
193610.5 C+0.14 C
193710.0 C-0.40 C
193810.2 C-0.23 C
193910.5 C+0.06 C
194011.0 C+0.62 C
194111.0 C+0.63 C
194210.6 C+0.20 C
194310.3 C-0.13 C
194510.3 C-0.08 C
194710.5 C+0.09 C
19499.5 C-0.95 C
19509.0 C-1.36 C
19529.8 C-0.64 C
195310.4 C-0.04 C
19549.6 C-0.78 C
19559.2 C-1.25 C
195610.0 C-0.36 C
195812.1 C+1.66 C
195910.6 C+0.17 C
196010.5 C+0.07 C
196111.0 C+0.56 C
196210.5 C+0.07 C
196311.0 C+0.57 C
196410.0 C-0.36 C
196510.6 C+0.17 C
196610.4 C+0.02 C
196710.7 C+0.28 C
196810.6 C+0.16 C
19729.9 C-0.53 C
197310.3 C-0.09 C
197410.6 C+0.17 C
197510.0 C-0.43 C
197610.3 C-0.09 C
197810.7 C+0.34 C
197910.9 C+0.49 C
198111.3 C+0.92 C
198210.7 C+0.30 C
198311.4 C+0.97 C
198410.7 C+0.34 C
198611.3 C+0.94 C
198910.7 C+0.30 C
199111.0 C+0.56 C
199211.7 C+1.28 C
199310.7 C+0.30 C
199411.2 C+0.77 C
199511.4 C+1.01 C
199610.4 C+0.04 C
199711.3 C+0.92 C
199811.3 C+0.91 C
199910.5 C+0.11 C
200010.6 C+0.17 C
200210.8 C+0.43 C
200311.4 C+1.04 C
200411.6 C+1.22 C
200511.4 C+1.04 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.1 C (0.1 to 0.1) per decade over 1894 to 2005. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) 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 Port Townsend
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.1 C (0.1 to 0.1) per decade0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade1894 to 200589Rise
Mean daily maximum0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade0.2 F (0.2 to 0.3) per decade1894 to 200589Rise
Mean daily minimum0.1 C (0.1 to 0.1) per decade0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade1894 to 200589Rise

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

1891 to 2010
Yearly extremes at Port Townsend: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)35.6 C (96.1 F)196030.0 C (86.0 F)119
Coldest night (TNn)-15.0 C (5.0 F)1950-5.6 C (21.9 F)119
Wettest day (Rx1day)71.1 mm (2.8 in)194623.6 mm (0.9 in)119
Wettest five days (Rx5day)89.2 mm (3.5 in)200942.7 mm (1.7 in)119
Longest dry spell (CDD)75 days194528 days119

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Port Townsend by year The hottest day of the year at Port Townsend, 1891 to 2010. The record is 35.6 C (96.1 F) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.0 C (86.0 F). 10203040190019201940196019802000Record: 35.6 C (96.1 F) in 1960
The hottest day of the year at Port Townsend, 1891 to 2010. The record is 35.6 C (96.1 F) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.0 C (86.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Port Townsend by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
189119.4 C (66.9 F)
189229.4 C (84.9 F)
189329.4 C (84.9 F)
189430.0 C (86.0 F)
189513.9 C (57.0 F)
189729.4 C (84.9 F)
189830.0 C (86.0 F)
189930.6 C (87.1 F)
190027.2 C (81.0 F)
190129.4 C (84.9 F)
190229.4 C (84.9 F)
190328.3 C (82.9 F)
190430.6 C (87.1 F)
190527.2 C (81.0 F)
190631.1 C (88.0 F)
190730.6 C (87.1 F)
190831.7 C (89.1 F)
190926.7 C (80.1 F)
191029.4 C (84.9 F)
191130.6 C (87.1 F)
191231.1 C (88.0 F)
191330.0 C (86.0 F)
191430.0 C (86.0 F)
191531.7 C (89.1 F)
191632.2 C (90.0 F)
191726.7 C (80.1 F)
191829.4 C (84.9 F)
191925.6 C (78.1 F)
192031.7 C (89.1 F)
192126.1 C (79.0 F)
192228.9 C (84.0 F)
192330.6 C (87.1 F)
192431.1 C (88.0 F)
192531.7 C (89.1 F)
192630.0 C (86.0 F)
192730.0 C (86.0 F)
192830.6 C (87.1 F)
192928.9 C (84.0 F)
193030.0 C (86.0 F)
193128.9 C (84.0 F)
193230.6 C (87.1 F)
193331.1 C (88.0 F)
193428.9 C (84.0 F)
193531.1 C (88.0 F)
193628.9 C (84.0 F)
193728.3 C (82.9 F)
193830.0 C (86.0 F)
193930.6 C (87.1 F)
194028.3 C (82.9 F)
194134.4 C (93.9 F)
194232.2 C (90.0 F)
194326.7 C (80.1 F)
194430.0 C (86.0 F)
194526.7 C (80.1 F)
194627.8 C (82.0 F)
194727.8 C (82.0 F)
194828.3 C (82.9 F)
194928.9 C (84.0 F)
195028.9 C (84.0 F)
195132.2 C (90.0 F)
195230.6 C (87.1 F)
195328.9 C (84.0 F)
195425.0 C (77.0 F)
195533.9 C (93.0 F)
195633.3 C (91.9 F)
195728.9 C (84.0 F)
195833.9 C (93.0 F)
195931.1 C (88.0 F)
196035.6 C (96.1 F)
196133.9 C (93.0 F)
196229.4 C (84.9 F)
196329.4 C (84.9 F)
196427.2 C (81.0 F)
196532.8 C (91.0 F)
196627.2 C (81.0 F)
196731.7 C (89.1 F)
196830.0 C (86.0 F)
196917.2 C (63.0 F)
197013.9 C (57.0 F)
197131.7 C (89.1 F)
197231.7 C (89.1 F)
197329.4 C (84.9 F)
197430.0 C (86.0 F)
197527.8 C (82.0 F)
197626.1 C (79.0 F)
197732.8 C (91.0 F)
197833.3 C (91.9 F)
197930.6 C (87.1 F)
198029.4 C (84.9 F)
198133.9 C (93.0 F)
198232.2 C (90.0 F)
198330.0 C (86.0 F)
198431.1 C (88.0 F)
198532.2 C (90.0 F)
198631.7 C (89.1 F)
198730.6 C (87.1 F)
198831.7 C (89.1 F)
198930.6 C (87.1 F)
199030.6 C (87.1 F)
199130.6 C (87.1 F)
199229.4 C (84.9 F)
199330.0 C (86.0 F)
199431.7 C (89.1 F)
199531.7 C (89.1 F)
199629.4 C (84.9 F)
199729.4 C (84.9 F)
199830.0 C (86.0 F)
199927.8 C (82.0 F)
200029.4 C (84.9 F)
200128.9 C (84.0 F)
200232.2 C (90.0 F)
200331.7 C (89.1 F)
200433.9 C (93.0 F)
200531.7 C (89.1 F)
200631.7 C (89.1 F)
200733.3 C (91.9 F)
200831.7 C (89.1 F)
200932.2 C (90.0 F)
201012.8 C (55.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Port Townsend by year The coldest night of the year at Port Townsend, 1891 to 2010. The record is -15.0 C (5.0 F) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is -5.6 C (21.9 F). -15-10-50190019201940196019802000Record: -15.0 C (5.0 F) in 1950
The coldest night of the year at Port Townsend, 1891 to 2010. The record is -15.0 C (5.0 F) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is -5.6 C (21.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Port Townsend by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1891-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1892-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1893-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1894-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1895-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1897-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1898-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1899-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1900-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1901-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1902-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1903-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1904-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1905-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1906-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1907-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1908-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1909-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1910-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1911-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1912-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1913-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1914-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1915-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1916-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1917-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1918-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1919-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1920-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1921-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1922-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1923-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1924-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1925-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1926-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1927-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1928-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1929-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1930-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1931-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1932-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1933-8.9 C (16.0 F)
19340.0 C (32.0 F)
1935-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1936-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1937-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1938-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1939-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1940-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1941-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1942-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1943-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1944-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1945-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1946-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1947-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1948-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1949-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1950-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1951-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1952-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1953-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1954-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1955-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1956-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1957-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1958-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1959-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1960-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1961-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1962-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1963-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1964-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1965-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1966-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1967-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1968-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1969-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1970-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1971-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1972-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1973-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1974-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1975-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1976-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1977-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1978-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1979-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1980-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1981-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1982-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1983-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1984-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1985-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1986-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1987-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1988-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1989-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1990-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1991-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1992-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1993-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1994-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1995-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1996-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1997-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1998-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1999-0.6 C (30.9 F)
2000-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2001-1.7 C (28.9 F)
2002-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2003-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2004-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2005-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2006-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2007-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2008-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2009-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2010-0.6 C (30.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Port Townsend by year The wettest day of the year at Port Townsend, 1891 to 2010. The record is 71.1 mm (2.8 in) in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 23.6 mm (0.9 in). 020406080190019201940196019802000Record: 71.1 mm (2.8 in) in 1946
The wettest day of the year at Port Townsend, 1891 to 2010. The record is 71.1 mm (2.8 in) in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 23.6 mm (0.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Port Townsend by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
189140.6 mm (1.6 in)
189220.3 mm (0.8 in)
189319.8 mm (0.8 in)
189436.3 mm (1.4 in)
18958.9 mm (0.35 in)
189722.4 mm (0.9 in)
189838.6 mm (1.5 in)
189917.3 mm (0.7 in)
190033.5 mm (1.3 in)
190117.8 mm (0.7 in)
190219.1 mm (0.8 in)
190330.2 mm (1.2 in)
190430.0 mm (1.2 in)
190529.7 mm (1.2 in)
190622.4 mm (0.9 in)
190731.5 mm (1.2 in)
190827.9 mm (1.1 in)
190922.6 mm (0.9 in)
191016.3 mm (0.6 in)
191123.6 mm (0.9 in)
191241.7 mm (1.6 in)
191319.6 mm (0.8 in)
191424.1 mm (0.9 in)
191525.4 mm (1.0 in)
191636.8 mm (1.4 in)
191722.9 mm (0.9 in)
191817.8 mm (0.7 in)
191927.9 mm (1.1 in)
192019.1 mm (0.8 in)
192127.9 mm (1.1 in)
192224.6 mm (1.0 in)
192320.3 mm (0.8 in)
192419.1 mm (0.8 in)
192520.6 mm (0.8 in)
192622.1 mm (0.9 in)
192724.9 mm (1.0 in)
192815.7 mm (0.6 in)
192920.3 mm (0.8 in)
193017.8 mm (0.7 in)
193138.6 mm (1.5 in)
193234.0 mm (1.3 in)
193327.9 mm (1.1 in)
193422.9 mm (0.9 in)
193521.6 mm (0.9 in)
193632.8 mm (1.3 in)
193727.9 mm (1.1 in)
193814.0 mm (0.6 in)
193922.9 mm (0.9 in)
194022.1 mm (0.9 in)
194135.8 mm (1.4 in)
194225.4 mm (1.0 in)
194322.9 mm (0.9 in)
194431.2 mm (1.2 in)
194523.6 mm (0.9 in)
194671.1 mm (2.8 in)
194718.0 mm (0.7 in)
194839.9 mm (1.6 in)
194926.4 mm (1.0 in)
195033.3 mm (1.3 in)
195132.8 mm (1.3 in)
195216.5 mm (0.6 in)
195318.3 mm (0.7 in)
195420.1 mm (0.8 in)
195520.6 mm (0.8 in)
195621.8 mm (0.9 in)
195730.0 mm (1.2 in)
195823.1 mm (0.9 in)
195929.2 mm (1.1 in)
196030.7 mm (1.2 in)
196119.8 mm (0.8 in)
196225.4 mm (1.0 in)
196323.9 mm (0.9 in)
196421.1 mm (0.8 in)
196526.2 mm (1.0 in)
196630.0 mm (1.2 in)
196742.9 mm (1.7 in)
196819.8 mm (0.8 in)
196927.4 mm (1.1 in)
19704.6 mm (0.18 in)
197120.1 mm (0.8 in)
197238.1 mm (1.5 in)
197315.7 mm (0.6 in)
197438.1 mm (1.5 in)
197535.1 mm (1.4 in)
197619.1 mm (0.8 in)
197723.1 mm (0.9 in)
197833.0 mm (1.3 in)
197924.9 mm (1.0 in)
198018.3 mm (0.7 in)
198119.3 mm (0.8 in)
198226.2 mm (1.0 in)
198350.3 mm (2.0 in)
198435.6 mm (1.4 in)
198519.6 mm (0.8 in)
198621.1 mm (0.8 in)
198714.0 mm (0.6 in)
198822.9 mm (0.9 in)
198929.2 mm (1.1 in)
199025.7 mm (1.0 in)
199120.3 mm (0.8 in)
199231.8 mm (1.3 in)
199336.6 mm (1.4 in)
199415.7 mm (0.6 in)
199524.9 mm (1.0 in)
199624.1 mm (0.9 in)
199726.4 mm (1.0 in)
199827.9 mm (1.1 in)
199924.9 mm (1.0 in)
200020.6 mm (0.8 in)
200124.6 mm (1.0 in)
200220.1 mm (0.8 in)
200317.5 mm (0.7 in)
200419.8 mm (0.8 in)
200521.6 mm (0.9 in)
200616.8 mm (0.7 in)
200713.5 mm (0.5 in)
200812.7 mm (0.5 in)
200941.7 mm (1.6 in)
20109.4 mm (0.37 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Port Townsend by year The wettest five days of the year at Port Townsend, 1891 to 2010. The record is 89.2 mm (3.5 in) in 2009, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.7 mm (1.7 in). 020406080100190019201940196019802000Record: 89.2 mm (3.5 in) in 2009
The wettest five days of the year at Port Townsend, 1891 to 2010. The record is 89.2 mm (3.5 in) in 2009, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.7 mm (1.7 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Port Townsend by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
189158.4 mm (2.3 in)
189253.3 mm (2.1 in)
189351.9 mm (2.0 in)
189458.3 mm (2.3 in)
189519.3 mm (0.8 in)
189745.7 mm (1.8 in)
189856.9 mm (2.2 in)
189946.2 mm (1.8 in)
190071.1 mm (2.8 in)
190137.3 mm (1.5 in)
190240.7 mm (1.6 in)
190347.4 mm (1.9 in)
190457.9 mm (2.3 in)
190556.1 mm (2.2 in)
190663.1 mm (2.5 in)
190755.6 mm (2.2 in)
190835.1 mm (1.4 in)
190937.8 mm (1.5 in)
191030.8 mm (1.2 in)
191150.0 mm (2.0 in)
191249.1 mm (1.9 in)
191336.6 mm (1.4 in)
191440.2 mm (1.6 in)
191541.7 mm (1.6 in)
191649.1 mm (1.9 in)
191735.6 mm (1.4 in)
191839.4 mm (1.6 in)
191967.3 mm (2.6 in)
192052.4 mm (2.1 in)
192140.1 mm (1.6 in)
192240.7 mm (1.6 in)
192344.9 mm (1.8 in)
192433.5 mm (1.3 in)
192528.7 mm (1.1 in)
192632.0 mm (1.3 in)
192748.1 mm (1.9 in)
192833.0 mm (1.3 in)
192941.6 mm (1.6 in)
193028.0 mm (1.1 in)
193153.9 mm (2.1 in)
193239.1 mm (1.5 in)
193364.0 mm (2.5 in)
193447.8 mm (1.9 in)
193526.5 mm (1.0 in)
193638.3 mm (1.5 in)
193768.0 mm (2.7 in)
193830.6 mm (1.2 in)
193938.6 mm (1.5 in)
194034.4 mm (1.4 in)
194146.4 mm (1.8 in)
194245.5 mm (1.8 in)
194340.9 mm (1.6 in)
194431.2 mm (1.2 in)
194537.8 mm (1.5 in)
194676.2 mm (3.0 in)
194737.5 mm (1.5 in)
194866.6 mm (2.6 in)
194931.5 mm (1.2 in)
195045.7 mm (1.8 in)
195145.5 mm (1.8 in)
195242.2 mm (1.7 in)
195330.9 mm (1.2 in)
195441.2 mm (1.6 in)
195545.3 mm (1.8 in)
195645.5 mm (1.8 in)
195740.9 mm (1.6 in)
195839.2 mm (1.5 in)
195973.2 mm (2.9 in)
196054.8 mm (2.2 in)
196132.2 mm (1.3 in)
196244.5 mm (1.8 in)
196334.6 mm (1.4 in)
196434.0 mm (1.3 in)
196549.3 mm (1.9 in)
196651.6 mm (2.0 in)
196770.4 mm (2.8 in)
196832.0 mm (1.3 in)
196948.2 mm (1.9 in)
197013.0 mm (0.5 in)
197149.5 mm (1.9 in)
197251.5 mm (2.0 in)
197335.1 mm (1.4 in)
197468.8 mm (2.7 in)
197547.8 mm (1.9 in)
197633.3 mm (1.3 in)
197754.7 mm (2.2 in)
197840.0 mm (1.6 in)
197932.0 mm (1.3 in)
198033.2 mm (1.3 in)
198137.1 mm (1.5 in)
198258.7 mm (2.3 in)
198363.5 mm (2.5 in)
198443.9 mm (1.7 in)
198561.5 mm (2.4 in)
198650.5 mm (2.0 in)
198726.2 mm (1.0 in)
198835.5 mm (1.4 in)
198940.9 mm (1.6 in)
199034.3 mm (1.4 in)
199140.1 mm (1.6 in)
199236.4 mm (1.4 in)
199367.6 mm (2.7 in)
199424.7 mm (1.0 in)
199556.7 mm (2.2 in)
199650.5 mm (2.0 in)
199773.6 mm (2.9 in)
199844.9 mm (1.8 in)
199949.6 mm (2.0 in)
200030.0 mm (1.2 in)
200151.6 mm (2.0 in)
200244.5 mm (1.8 in)
200342.7 mm (1.7 in)
200446.2 mm (1.8 in)
200531.6 mm (1.2 in)
200637.6 mm (1.5 in)
200741.8 mm (1.6 in)
200826.9 mm (1.1 in)
200989.2 mm (3.5 in)
201019.6 mm (0.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Port Townsend by year The longest dry spell of the year at Port Townsend, 1891 to 2010. The record is 75 days in 1945, marked on the chart; the median year is 28 days. 020406080190019201940196019802000Record: 75 days in 1945
The longest dry spell of the year at Port Townsend, 1891 to 2010. The record is 75 days in 1945, marked on the chart; the median year is 28 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Port Townsend by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
18916 days
189235 days
189327 days
189416 days
189511 days
189738 days
189828 days
189924 days
190021 days
190145 days
190218 days
190324 days
190430 days
190527 days
190624 days
190728 days
190829 days
190925 days
191030 days
191134 days
191220 days
191325 days
191474 days
191535 days
191654 days
191725 days
191837 days
191925 days
192042 days
192127 days
192239 days
192342 days
192419 days
192552 days
192658 days
192734 days
192827 days
192927 days
193033 days
193136 days
193219 days
193327 days
193426 days
193527 days
193642 days
193712 days
193833 days
193918 days
194033 days
194125 days
194237 days
194341 days
194432 days
194575 days
194648 days
194728 days
194818 days
194917 days
195023 days
195140 days
195237 days
195326 days
195428 days
195543 days
195640 days
195724 days
195838 days
195917 days
196041 days
196141 days
196227 days
196321 days
196416 days
196524 days
196630 days
196747 days
196823 days
196913 days
197012 days
197130 days
197222 days
197327 days
197454 days
197519 days
197616 days
197737 days
197819 days
197933 days
198037 days
198142 days
198219 days
198316 days
198435 days
198552 days
198643 days
198735 days
198833 days
198925 days
199025 days
199144 days
199217 days
199328 days
199442 days
199523 days
199631 days
199740 days
199822 days
199930 days
200020 days
200127 days
200232 days
200347 days
200427 days
200530 days
200639 days
200728 days
200825 days
200939 days
20105 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

79 years with a frost

Across 79 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Port Townsend falls on 13 March and the median first autumn frost on 19 November, which leaves a median of 253 days between them.

In 1962 to 2005 the median growing season was 269 days. That is 21 days more than in 1894 to 1936.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +3.2 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Port Townsend
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1894 to 1936)Recent period (1962 to 2005)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost13 March23 March1 March22 days earlier-3.0 days per decade
First autumn frost19 November22 November22 Novemberno change+0.1 days per decade
Growing days253 days248 days269 days21 days more+3.2 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

88 years, 1894 to 2007

A day with at least 24.3 mm (1.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 51.1 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Port Townsend: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years24.3 mm (1.0 in)
5 years31.1 mm (1.2 in)
10 years35.8 mm (1.4 in)
25 years41.8 mm (1.6 in)
50 years46.4 mm (1.8 in)
100 years51.1 mm (2.0 in)Longer than the 88 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, 88 years of values from 1894 to 2007.

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: 50.3 mm (2.0 in) in 1983; 42.9 mm (1.7 in) in 1967; 41.7 mm (1.6 in) in 1912.

Station Changes

No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.

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  • Data for Port Townsend 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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).