Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Franklin 2 NE (USC00463215), West Virginia, United States, with 104 years of record.
Key Facts for Franklin 2 NE
Franklin 2 NE (USC00463215) is a weather station in West Virginia, United States at 38.68 latitude and -79.31 longitude, 579 m (1,900 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1906 to 2009, 104 years of record.
1,464 records set at Franklin 2 NE still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Franklin 2 NE tied a daily record high minimum temperature of 17.2 C (63.0 F) on 26 May 2009.
About the Station
Location: West Virginia, United States, 38.68 latitude, -79.31 longitude.
Elevation: 579 m (1,900 ft).
Period of record: 1906 to 2009, 104 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 Franklin 2 NE. 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 Franklin 2 NE, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
36.7 C (98.1 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
25.0 C (77.0 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 Franklin 2 NE still stand. 1954 holds the most, with 35.
Standing records at Franklin 2 NE by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1906
17
1907
25
1908
19
1909
16
1910
26
1911
16
1912
11
1913
8
1914
25
1915
5
1949
19
1950
34
1951
28
1952
27
1953
34
1954
35
1955
22
1956
18
1957
19
1958
21
1959
22
1960
32
1961
25
1962
22
1963
32
1964
19
1965
22
1966
29
1967
23
1968
21
1969
15
1970
20
1971
25
1972
22
1973
15
1974
25
1975
15
1976
35
1977
30
1978
21
1979
33
1980
22
1981
21
1982
23
1983
19
1984
28
1985
11
1986
18
1987
11
1988
31
1989
24
1990
17
1991
25
1992
11
1993
17
1994
8
1995
9
1996
18
1997
10
1998
27
1999
15
2000
14
2001
19
2002
25
2003
15
2004
16
2005
8
2006
17
2007
28
2008
20
2009
9
All-Time Record Progression
7 new records
7 all-time records were set at Franklin 2 NE between 7 July 1977 and 16 July 1988. Each dot is a new record.
When Franklin 2 NE set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1977-07-07
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 21.7 C (71.1 F)
1978-07-22
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 22.2 C (72.0 F)
1982-01-17
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1985-01-21
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1985-11-04
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 191.8 mm (7.6 in)
1987-01-27
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1988-07-16
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 38.3 C (100.9 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Nov: 191.8 mm (7.6 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Franklin 2 NE. The most was 191.8 mm (7.6 in) on 4 November 1985.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Franklin 2 NE
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
7 January 1908
Feb
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
14 February 1984
Mar
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
7 March 1967
Apr
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
15 April 2007
May
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
27 May 1954
Jun
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
18 June 1949
Jul
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
3 July 1910
Aug
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
18 August 1955
Sep
121.9 mm (4.8 in)
6 September 1996
Oct
134.1 mm (5.3 in)
16 October 1954
Nov
191.8 mm (7.6 in)
4 November 1985
Dec
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
29 December 1967
Period of Record Coverage
1906 to 2009
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
71 years of record at Franklin 2 NE, 1906 to 2009. 31 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1906, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1915 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 52 complete years at Franklin 2 NE, 1907 to 2008. 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 1958, at 9.9 C (49.7 F), and the warmest was 2008, at 12.9 C (55.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Franklin 2 NE as warming stripes, 1907 to 2008
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1907
10.6 C
-0.56 C
1951
11.5 C
+0.34 C
1952
12.1 C
+0.95 C
1953
12.7 C
+1.53 C
1954
11.9 C
+0.73 C
1955
11.9 C
+0.81 C
1956
11.7 C
+0.59 C
1957
11.5 C
+0.36 C
1958
9.9 C
-1.28 C
1959
11.7 C
+0.53 C
1960
10.2 C
-0.92 C
1961
10.8 C
-0.30 C
1963
10.0 C
-1.16 C
1964
10.8 C
-0.35 C
1965
11.0 C
-0.11 C
1966
10.1 C
-1.01 C
1967
10.4 C
-0.77 C
1968
10.5 C
-0.67 C
1969
10.2 C
-0.95 C
1971
11.2 C
+0.03 C
1973
11.7 C
+0.58 C
1974
11.1 C
-0.01 C
1975
11.3 C
+0.18 C
1976
10.3 C
-0.86 C
1977
10.6 C
-0.53 C
1978
10.2 C
-0.98 C
1979
10.1 C
-1.05 C
1980
10.1 C
-1.08 C
1981
10.3 C
-0.82 C
1982
10.8 C
-0.29 C
1983
10.7 C
-0.42 C
1984
11.0 C
-0.12 C
1985
10.9 C
-0.20 C
1986
11.2 C
+0.09 C
1987
11.0 C
-0.09 C
1988
10.8 C
-0.37 C
1989
10.8 C
-0.31 C
1990
12.5 C
+1.38 C
1991
12.2 C
+1.07 C
1992
10.6 C
-0.53 C
1994
11.6 C
+0.42 C
1996
10.8 C
-0.31 C
1997
11.0 C
-0.11 C
1998
12.9 C
+1.72 C
1999
11.7 C
+0.58 C
2000
11.1 C
-0.05 C
2001
11.7 C
+0.52 C
2002
12.1 C
+0.99 C
2003
11.5 C
+0.37 C
2004
11.5 C
+0.39 C
2005
11.2 C
+0.07 C
2008
12.9 C
+1.79 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1907 to 2008 is 0.09 C (-0.02 to 0.20) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.16 F (-0.04 to 0.36) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 52 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Franklin 2 NE
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.09 C (-0.02 to 0.20) per decade
0.16 F (-0.04 to 0.36) per decade
1907 to 2008
52
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.1 C (0.0 to 0.2) per decade
0.2 F (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade
1907 to 2008
52
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.09 C (-0.03 to 0.21) per decade
0.17 F (-0.05 to 0.38) per decade
1907 to 2008
52
Not clearly different from zero
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
1906 to 2009
Yearly extremes at Franklin 2 NE: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1988
33.9 C (93.0 F)
71
Coldest night (TNn)
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1987
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
71
Wettest day (Rx1day)
191.8 mm (7.6 in)
1985
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
79
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
241.6 mm (9.5 in)
1985
82.4 mm (3.2 in)
78
Longest dry spell (CDD)
48 days
1915
20 days
79
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Franklin 2 NE, 1906 to 2009. The record is 38.3 C (100.9 F) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.9 C (93.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Franklin 2 NE by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1906
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1907
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1908
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1909
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1910
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1911
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1912
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1913
21.1 C (70.0 F)
1914
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1915
22.2 C (72.0 F)
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
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1950
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1951
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1952
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1953
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1954
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1955
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1956
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1957
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1958
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1959
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1960
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1961
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1962
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1963
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1964
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1965
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1966
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1967
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1968
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1969
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1970
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1971
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1972
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1973
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1974
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1975
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1976
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1977
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1978
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1979
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1980
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1981
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1982
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1983
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1984
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1985
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1986
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1987
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1988
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1989
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1990
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1991
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1992
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1993
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1994
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1995
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1996
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1997
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1998
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1999
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2000
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2001
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2002
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2003
31.7 C (89.1 F)
2004
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2005
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2006
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2007
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2008
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2009
33.3 C (91.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Franklin 2 NE, 1906 to 2009. The record is -27.2 C (-17.0 F) in 1987, marked on the chart; the median year is -18.3 C (-0.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Franklin 2 NE by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1906
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1907
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1908
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1909
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1910
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1911
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1912
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1913
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1914
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1915
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
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
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1950
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1951
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1952
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1953
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1954
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1955
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1956
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1957
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1958
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1959
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1960
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1961
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1962
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1963
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1964
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1965
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1966
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1967
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1968
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1969
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1970
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1971
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1972
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1973
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1974
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1975
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1976
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1977
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1978
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1979
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1980
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1981
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1982
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1983
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1984
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1985
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1986
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1987
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1988
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1989
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1990
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1991
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1992
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1993
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1994
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1995
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1996
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1997
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1998
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1999
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2000
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2001
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2002
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2003
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2004
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2005
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2006
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2007
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2008
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2009
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Franklin 2 NE, 1906 to 2009. The record is 191.8 mm (7.6 in) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.3 mm (2.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Franklin 2 NE by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1906
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1907
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1908
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1909
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1910
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1911
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1912
n/a
1913
10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1914
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1915
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1940
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1941
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1942
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1943
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1944
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1945
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1946
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1947
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1948
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1949
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1950
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1951
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1952
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1953
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1954
134.1 mm (5.3 in)
1955
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1956
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1957
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1958
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1959
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1960
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1961
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1962
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1963
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1964
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1965
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1966
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1967
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1968
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1969
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1970
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1971
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1972
130.3 mm (5.1 in)
1973
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1974
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1975
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1976
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1977
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1978
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1979
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1980
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1981
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1982
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1983
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1984
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1985
191.8 mm (7.6 in)
1986
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1987
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1988
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1989
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1990
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1991
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1992
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1993
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1994
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1995
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1996
121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1997
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1998
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1999
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
2000
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2001
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
2002
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
2003
101.9 mm (4.0 in)
2004
111.3 mm (4.4 in)
2005
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
2006
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2007
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
2008
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
2009
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Franklin 2 NE, 1906 to 2009. The record is 241.6 mm (9.5 in) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 82.4 mm (3.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Franklin 2 NE by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1906
87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1907
121.6 mm (4.8 in)
1908
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1909
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1910
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1911
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1912
n/a
1913
n/a
1914
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1915
10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1940
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1941
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1942
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1943
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1944
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1945
117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1946
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1947
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1948
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1949
156.8 mm (6.2 in)
1950
78.6 mm (3.1 in)
1951
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1952
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1953
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1954
144.3 mm (5.7 in)
1955
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1956
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1957
59.1 mm (2.3 in)
1958
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1959
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1960
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1961
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1962
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1963
63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1964
67.7 mm (2.7 in)
1965
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1966
86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1967
66.4 mm (2.6 in)
1968
60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1969
46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1970
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1971
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1972
154.7 mm (6.1 in)
1973
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1974
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1975
123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1976
116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1977
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1978
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1979
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1980
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1981
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1982
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1983
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1984
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1985
241.6 mm (9.5 in)
1986
55.7 mm (2.2 in)
1987
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1988
71.8 mm (2.8 in)
1989
93.1 mm (3.7 in)
1990
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1991
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1992
59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1993
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1994
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1995
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1996
162.3 mm (6.4 in)
1997
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1998
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1999
126.4 mm (5.0 in)
2000
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
2001
131.7 mm (5.2 in)
2002
110.4 mm (4.3 in)
2003
131.4 mm (5.2 in)
2004
125.6 mm (4.9 in)
2005
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
2006
108.2 mm (4.3 in)
2007
101.8 mm (4.0 in)
2008
135.2 mm (5.3 in)
2009
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Franklin 2 NE, 1906 to 2009. The record is 48 days in 1915, marked on the chart; the median year is 20 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Franklin 2 NE by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1906
15 days
1907
18 days
1908
32 days
1909
20 days
1910
37 days
1911
39 days
1912
n/a
1913
3 days
1914
30 days
1915
48 days
1940
15 days
1941
20 days
1942
16 days
1943
18 days
1944
13 days
1945
16 days
1946
34 days
1947
15 days
1948
12 days
1949
18 days
1950
19 days
1951
15 days
1952
29 days
1953
21 days
1954
24 days
1955
21 days
1956
19 days
1957
15 days
1958
24 days
1959
21 days
1960
30 days
1961
15 days
1962
19 days
1963
30 days
1964
31 days
1965
18 days
1966
16 days
1967
23 days
1968
46 days
1969
24 days
1970
19 days
1971
17 days
1972
10 days
1973
19 days
1974
31 days
1975
13 days
1976
20 days
1977
25 days
1978
21 days
1979
16 days
1980
21 days
1981
17 days
1982
13 days
1983
16 days
1984
21 days
1985
36 days
1986
21 days
1987
21 days
1988
20 days
1989
19 days
1990
22 days
1991
24 days
1992
18 days
1993
20 days
1994
26 days
1995
28 days
1996
12 days
1997
15 days
1998
25 days
1999
22 days
2000
41 days
2001
21 days
2002
16 days
2003
23 days
2004
28 days
2005
36 days
2006
32 days
2007
16 days
2008
26 days
2009
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.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
52 years with a frost
Across 52 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Franklin 2 NE falls on 10 May and the median first autumn frost on 4 October, which leaves a median of 144 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.8 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Franklin 2 NE
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1975 to 2008)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
10 May
n/a
9 May
n/a
-1.2 days per decade
First autumn frost
4 October
n/a
2 October
n/a
+0.5 days per decade
Growing days
144 days
n/a
143 days
n/a
+1.8 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
64 years, 1907 to 2008
A day with at least 52.5 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 188.1 mm (7.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Franklin 2 NE: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
52.5 mm (2.1 in)
5 years
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
10 years
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
25 years
121.2 mm (4.8 in)
50 years
150.9 mm (5.9 in)
100 years
188.1 mm (7.4 in)
Longer than the 64 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, 64 years of values from 1907 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: 191.8 mm (7.6 in) in 1985; 134.1 mm (5.3 in) in 1954; 130.3 mm (5.1 in) in 1972.
Station Changes
2 suspected
2 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Franklin 2 NE, at 1957 and 1994. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1957 ran 0.5 C (0.9 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1994 ran 0.3 C (0.5 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Franklin 2 NE, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1957
-0.5
-0.9
likely
5
1994
+0.3
+0.5
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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Data for Franklin 2 NE 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.