Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Burlington (USC00461260), West Virginia, United States, with 35 years of record.
Key Facts for Burlington
Burlington (USC00461260) is a weather station in West Virginia, United States at 39.33 latitude and -78.90 longitude, 267 m (875 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 1927, 35 years of record.
1,464 records set at Burlington still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Burlington set a daily record precipitation of 20.3 mm (0.8 in) on 14 August 1927.
About the Station
Location: West Virginia, United States, 39.33 latitude, -78.90 longitude.
Elevation: 267 m (875 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 1927, 35 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.
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 Burlington. 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 Burlington, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
22.2 C (72.0 F)
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
42.8 C (109.0 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
41.1 C (106.0 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Burlington still stand. 1896 holds the most, with 70.
Standing records at Burlington by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1893
9
1894
55
1895
28
1896
70
1897
38
1898
45
1899
43
1900
69
1901
45
1902
37
1903
56
1904
54
1905
27
1906
37
1907
40
1908
32
1909
41
1910
31
1911
43
1912
35
1913
37
1914
54
1915
32
1916
41
1917
50
1918
49
1919
35
1920
40
1921
33
1922
34
1923
50
1924
46
1925
53
1926
44
1927
31
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Burlington between 3 June 1925 and 3 June 1925. Each dot is a new record.
When Burlington set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1925-06-03
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 42.8 C (109.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 113.0 mm (4.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Burlington. The most was 113.0 mm (4.4 in) on 30 September 1896.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Burlington
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
13 January 1907
Feb
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
22 February 1897
Mar
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
29 March 1924
Apr
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
13 April 1909
May
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
20 May 1908
Jun
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2 June 1907
Jul
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
24 July 1896
Aug
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
25 August 1905
Sep
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
30 September 1896
Oct
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1 October 1915
Nov
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
26 November 1900
Dec
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
14 December 1901
Period of Record Coverage
1893 to 1927
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
35 years of record at Burlington, 1893 to 1927. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1895, 1905, 1912, 1922, 1925, 1926, 1927.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 22 complete years at Burlington, 1894 to 1924. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 11.1 C (52.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1904, at 9.3 C (48.8 F), and the warmest was 1921, at 12.3 C (54.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at Burlington as warming stripes, 1894 to 1924
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1894
11.9 C
+0.73 C
1896
11.2 C
+0.09 C
1897
11.3 C
+0.20 C
1898
11.4 C
+0.25 C
1899
11.0 C
-0.18 C
1900
12.1 C
+0.93 C
1901
10.5 C
-0.62 C
1902
10.7 C
-0.46 C
1904
9.3 C
-1.83 C
1906
11.3 C
+0.19 C
1907
10.3 C
-0.80 C
1908
11.5 C
+0.38 C
1909
11.4 C
+0.22 C
1911
12.0 C
+0.84 C
1914
10.3 C
-0.85 C
1916
10.6 C
-0.52 C
1918
10.6 C
-0.51 C
1919
11.1 C
-0.03 C
1920
10.1 C
-1.04 C
1921
12.3 C
+1.17 C
1923
11.9 C
+0.79 C
1924
12.1 C
+1.00 C
This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.
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
1893 to 1927
Yearly extremes at Burlington: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1925
36.7 C (98.1 F)
35
Coldest night (TNn)
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1912
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
35
Wettest day (Rx1day)
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1896
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
35
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
180.3 mm (7.1 in)
1924
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
35
Longest dry spell (CDD)
51 days
1901
26 days
35
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Burlington, 1893 to 1927. The record is 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 1925, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Burlington by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1893
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1894
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1895
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1896
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1897
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1898
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1899
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1900
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1901
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1902
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1903
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1904
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1905
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1906
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1907
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1908
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1909
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1910
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1911
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1912
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1913
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1914
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1915
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1916
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1917
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1918
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1919
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1920
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1921
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1922
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1923
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1924
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1925
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1926
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1927
38.3 C (100.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Burlington, 1893 to 1927. The record is -32.8 C (-27.0 F) in 1912, marked on the chart; the median year is -19.4 C (-2.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Burlington by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1893
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1894
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1895
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1896
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1897
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1898
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1899
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1900
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1901
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1902
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1903
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1904
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1905
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1906
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1907
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1908
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1909
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1910
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1911
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1912
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1913
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1914
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1915
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1916
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1917
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1918
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1919
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1920
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1921
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1922
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1923
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1924
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1925
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1926
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1927
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Burlington, 1893 to 1927. The record is 113.0 mm (4.4 in) in 1896, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.6 mm (2.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Burlington by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1894
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1895
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1896
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1897
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1898
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1899
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1900
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1901
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1902
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1903
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1904
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1905
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1906
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1907
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1908
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1909
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1910
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1911
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1912
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1913
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1914
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1915
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1916
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1917
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1918
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1919
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1920
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1921
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1922
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1923
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1924
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1925
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1926
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1927
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Burlington, 1893 to 1927. The record is 180.3 mm (7.1 in) in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is 83.8 mm (3.3 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Burlington by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1894
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1895
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1896
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1897
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1898
99.9 mm (3.9 in)
1899
84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1900
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1901
96.4 mm (3.8 in)
1902
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1903
53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1904
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1905
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1906
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1907
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1908
154.4 mm (6.1 in)
1909
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1910
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1911
106.6 mm (4.2 in)
1912
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1913
90.1 mm (3.5 in)
1914
53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1915
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1916
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1917
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1918
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1919
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1920
64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1921
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1922
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1923
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1924
180.3 mm (7.1 in)
1925
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1926
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1927
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Burlington, 1893 to 1927. The record is 51 days in 1901, marked on the chart; the median year is 26 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Burlington by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893
27 days
1894
31 days
1895
14 days
1896
17 days
1897
17 days
1898
25 days
1899
27 days
1900
26 days
1901
51 days
1902
29 days
1903
21 days
1904
22 days
1905
22 days
1906
24 days
1907
18 days
1908
32 days
1909
32 days
1910
34 days
1911
30 days
1912
21 days
1913
35 days
1914
29 days
1915
26 days
1916
18 days
1917
26 days
1918
28 days
1919
23 days
1920
24 days
1921
26 days
1922
25 days
1923
28 days
1924
26 days
1925
25 days
1926
39 days
1927
33 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
22 years with a frost
Across 22 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Burlington falls on 6 May and the median first autumn frost on 4 October, which leaves a median of 153 days between them.
Frost dates and growing season at Burlington
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1894 to 1924)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
6 May
n/a
6 May
n/a
n/a
First autumn frost
4 October
n/a
4 October
n/a
n/a
Growing days
153 days
n/a
153 days
n/a
n/a
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.
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Data for Burlington 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.