Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Arlington (USC00470307), Wisconsin, United States, with 41 years of record.
Key Facts for Arlington
Arlington (USC00470307) is a weather station in Wisconsin, United States at 43.33 latitude and -89.37 longitude, 317 m (1,040 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1931 to 1971, 41 years of record.
1,464 records set at Arlington still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Arlington set a daily record precipitation of 17.8 mm (0.7 in) on 23 February 1971.
About the Station
Location: Wisconsin, United States, 43.33 latitude, -89.37 longitude.
Elevation: 317 m (1,040 ft).
Period of record: 1931 to 1971, 41 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow.
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 Arlington. 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 Arlington, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
11.7 C (53.1 F)
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
13.3 C (55.9 F)
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
38.9 C (102.0 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
42.2 C (108.0 F)
6.1 C (43.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
16.7 C (62.1 F)
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Arlington still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 77.
Standing records at Arlington by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1931
46
1932
40
1933
59
1934
61
1935
31
1936
77
1937
37
1938
28
1939
51
1940
42
1941
38
1942
39
1943
40
1944
32
1945
31
1946
25
1947
51
1948
26
1949
30
1950
36
1951
44
1952
30
1953
39
1954
33
1955
37
1956
24
1957
16
1958
28
1959
29
1960
34
1961
20
1962
38
1963
44
1964
44
1965
38
1966
19
1967
35
1968
33
1969
29
1970
22
1971
8
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Arlington between 11 December 1970 and 11 December 1970. Each dot is a new record.
When Arlington set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1970-12-11
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 33.0 cm (13.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 115.1 mm (4.5 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Arlington. The most was 115.1 mm (4.5 in) on 13 August 1940.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Arlington
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
24 January 1938
Feb
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
20 February 1953
Mar
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
20 March 1933
Apr
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
24 April 1955
May
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
20 May 1933
Jun
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
13 June 1947
Jul
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
26 July 1960
Aug
115.1 mm (4.5 in)
13 August 1940
Sep
111.3 mm (4.4 in)
5 September 1947
Oct
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
19 October 1937
Nov
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
16 November 1961
Dec
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
11 December 1970
Period of Record Coverage
1931 to 1971
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
41 years of record at Arlington, 1931 to 1971. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1931, 1945, 1952, 1966, 1971.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 36 complete years at Arlington, 1932 to 1970. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.0 C (46.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1951, at 6.4 C (43.5 F), and the warmest was 1953, at 9.4 C (48.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Arlington as warming stripes, 1932 to 1970
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1932
7.7 C
-0.33 C
1933
8.4 C
+0.36 C
1934
8.8 C
+0.79 C
1935
7.5 C
-0.57 C
1936
7.4 C
-0.60 C
1937
7.5 C
-0.51 C
1938
8.7 C
+0.71 C
1939
9.1 C
+1.03 C
1940
7.0 C
-1.00 C
1941
8.9 C
+0.84 C
1942
7.8 C
-0.21 C
1943
7.4 C
-0.66 C
1944
9.0 C
+1.01 C
1946
9.1 C
+1.03 C
1947
7.8 C
-0.19 C
1948
8.2 C
+0.21 C
1949
8.5 C
+0.45 C
1950
6.7 C
-1.34 C
1951
6.4 C
-1.64 C
1953
9.4 C
+1.37 C
1954
8.9 C
+0.84 C
1955
8.6 C
+0.57 C
1956
8.2 C
+0.18 C
1957
8.1 C
+0.07 C
1958
8.0 C
-0.04 C
1959
7.7 C
-0.35 C
1960
7.9 C
-0.10 C
1961
8.4 C
+0.40 C
1962
7.4 C
-0.59 C
1963
7.9 C
-0.15 C
1964
8.9 C
+0.88 C
1965
7.9 C
-0.17 C
1967
7.2 C
-0.81 C
1968
8.7 C
+0.63 C
1969
6.8 C
-1.26 C
1970
7.2 C
-0.85 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1932 to 1970 is -0.1 C (-0.3 to 0.1) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.2 F (-0.6 to 0.2) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 36 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Arlington
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.1 C (-0.3 to 0.1) per decade
-0.2 F (-0.6 to 0.2) per decade
1932 to 1970
36
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.1 C (-0.4 to 0.2) per decade
-0.1 F (-0.7 to 0.4) per decade
1932 to 1970
36
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
-0.1 C (-0.3 to 0.1) per decade
-0.2 F (-0.6 to 0.2) per decade
1932 to 1970
36
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
1931 to 1971
Yearly extremes at Arlington: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1936
35.0 C (95.0 F)
41
Coldest night (TNn)
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1951
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
41
Wettest day (Rx1day)
115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1940
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
41
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
197.4 mm (7.8 in)
1965
87.2 mm (3.4 in)
41
Longest dry spell (CDD)
44 days
1961
25 days
41
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Arlington, 1931 to 1971. The record is 42.2 C (108.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Arlington by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1931
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1932
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1933
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1934
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1935
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1936
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1937
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1938
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1939
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1940
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1941
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1942
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1943
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1944
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1945
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1946
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1947
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1948
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1949
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1950
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1951
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1952
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1953
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1954
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1955
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1956
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1957
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1958
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1959
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1960
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1961
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1962
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1963
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1964
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1965
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1966
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1967
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1968
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1969
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1970
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1971
7.2 C (45.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Arlington, 1931 to 1971. The record is -36.1 C (-33.0 F) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is -26.7 C (-16.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Arlington by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1931
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1932
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1933
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1934
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1935
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1936
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1937
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1938
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1939
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1940
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1941
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1942
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1943
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1944
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1945
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1946
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1947
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1948
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1949
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1950
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1951
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1952
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1953
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1954
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1955
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1956
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1957
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1958
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1959
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1960
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1961
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1962
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1963
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1964
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1965
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1966
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1967
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1968
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1969
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1970
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1971
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Arlington, 1931 to 1971. The record is 115.1 mm (4.5 in) in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.8 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Arlington by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1931
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1932
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1933
94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1934
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1935
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1936
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1937
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1938
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1939
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1940
115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1941
95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1942
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1943
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1944
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1945
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1946
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1947
111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1948
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1949
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1950
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1951
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1952
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1953
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1954
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1955
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1956
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1957
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1958
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1959
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1960
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1961
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1962
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1963
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1964
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1965
103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1966
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1967
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1968
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1969
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1970
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1971
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Arlington, 1931 to 1971. The record is 197.4 mm (7.8 in) in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 87.2 mm (3.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Arlington by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1931
85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1932
91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1933
110.4 mm (4.3 in)
1934
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1935
74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1936
53.7 mm (2.1 in)
1937
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1938
133.1 mm (5.2 in)
1939
62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1940
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1941
127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1942
88.3 mm (3.5 in)
1943
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1944
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1945
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1946
62.9 mm (2.5 in)
1947
122.5 mm (4.8 in)
1948
63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1949
96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1950
163.3 mm (6.4 in)
1951
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1952
84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1953
162.6 mm (6.4 in)
1954
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1955
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1956
113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1957
56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1958
51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1959
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1960
106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1961
111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1962
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1963
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1964
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1965
197.4 mm (7.8 in)
1966
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1967
100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1968
87.2 mm (3.4 in)
1969
119.0 mm (4.7 in)
1970
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1971
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Arlington, 1931 to 1971. The record is 44 days in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 25 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Arlington by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1931
18 days
1932
25 days
1933
26 days
1934
26 days
1935
14 days
1936
23 days
1937
17 days
1938
21 days
1939
22 days
1940
24 days
1941
18 days
1942
38 days
1943
27 days
1944
25 days
1945
16 days
1946
29 days
1947
41 days
1948
18 days
1949
25 days
1950
27 days
1951
14 days
1952
30 days
1953
26 days
1954
23 days
1955
27 days
1956
29 days
1957
28 days
1958
31 days
1959
27 days
1960
26 days
1961
44 days
1962
19 days
1963
19 days
1964
26 days
1965
16 days
1966
28 days
1967
43 days
1968
19 days
1969
26 days
1970
23 days
1971
13 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
36 years with a frost
Across 36 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Arlington falls on 5 May and the median first autumn frost on 7 October, which leaves a median of 158 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.2 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Arlington
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1938 to 1970)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
5 May
n/a
6 May
n/a
-0.1 days per decade
First autumn frost
7 October
n/a
6 October
n/a
-0.3 days per decade
Growing days
158 days
n/a
157 days
n/a
-0.2 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
38 years, 1932 to 1970
A day with at least 52.1 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 150.8 mm (5.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Arlington: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
5 years
73.1 mm (2.9 in)
10 years
89.0 mm (3.5 in)
25 years
111.5 mm (4.4 in)
50 years
130.3 mm (5.1 in)
Longer than the 38 years of record
100 years
150.8 mm (5.9 in)
Longer than the 38 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, 38 years of values from 1932 to 1970.
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: 115.1 mm (4.5 in) in 1940; 111.3 mm (4.4 in) in 1947; 103.6 mm (4.1 in) in 1965.
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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.