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Medford Weather Records (USC00475255)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Medford (USC00475255), Wisconsin, United States, with 138 years of record.

Key Facts for Medford

  • Medford (USC00475255) is a weather station in Wisconsin, United States at 45.13 latitude and -90.34 longitude, 448 m (1,470 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1889 to 2026, 138 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Medford still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Medford set a daily record precipitation of 53.6 mm (2.1 in) on 21 August 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

  • Location: Wisconsin, United States, 45.13 latitude, -90.34 longitude.
  • Elevation: 448 m (1,470 ft).
  • Period of record: 1889 to 2026, 138 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 Medford, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Medford. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -60-40-2002040 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Medford. 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 Medford, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan11.1 C (52.0 F)-40.0 C (-40.0 F)n/an/a
Feb15.6 C (60.1 F)-42.8 C (-45.0 F)n/an/a
Mar25.6 C (78.1 F)-40.0 C (-40.0 F)n/an/a
Apr31.7 C (89.1 F)-20.0 C (-4.0 F)n/an/a
May38.3 C (100.9 F)-8.9 C (16.0 F)n/an/a
Jun39.4 C (102.9 F)-5.6 C (21.9 F)n/an/a
Jul40.0 C (104.0 F)1.1 C (34.0 F)n/an/a
Aug37.8 C (100.0 F)-1.1 C (30.0 F)n/an/a
Sep37.2 C (99.0 F)-11.7 C (10.9 F)n/an/a
Oct31.7 C (89.1 F)-16.7 C (1.9 F)n/an/a
Nov22.8 C (73.0 F)-28.3 C (-18.9 F)n/an/a
Dec15.6 C (60.1 F)-35.0 C (-31.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Medford by the year they were set 1,464 records at Medford still stand. 1896 holds the most, with 44. 02040601893: 221894: 321895: 341896: 441897: 341898: 191899: 401900: 381901: 271902: 131903: 121904: 111905: 81906: 101907: 91908: 171909: 141910: 161911: 111912: 131913: 141914: 31915: 111916: 131917: 101918: 91919: 91920: 171921: 131922: 61923: 141924: 81925: 81926: 41927: 91928: 161929: 81930: 271931: 141932: 71933: 161934: 111935: 111936: 251937: 61938: 51939: 51940: 71941: 81942: 111943: 71944: 131945: 101946: 61947: 141948: 81949: 71950: 121951: 111952: 151953: 121954: 51955: 101956: 101957: 21958: 21959: 111960: 81961: 21962: 121963: 81964: 101965: 101966: 71967: 101968: 81969: 61970: 51971: 51972: 151973: 81974: 121975: 41976: 161977: 161978: 41979: 81980: 51981: 81982: 71983: 131984: 61985: 141986: 141987: 61988: 61989: 161990: 81991: 181992: 51993: 41994: 91995: 161996: 91997: 11998: 111999: 72000: 132001: 92002: 62003: 82004: 62005: 52006: 102007: 112008: 52009: 82010: 82011: 32012: 192013: 82014: 92015: 82016: 52017: 62018: 92019: 72020: 112021: 122022: 42023: 82024: 22025: 31893190719211935194919631977199120052019
1,464 records at Medford still stand. 1896 holds the most, with 44.
Standing records at Medford by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
189322
189432
189534
189644
189734
189819
189940
190038
190127
190213
190312
190411
19058
190610
19079
190817
190914
191016
191111
191213
191314
19143
191511
191613
191710
19189
19199
192017
192113
19226
192314
19248
19258
19264
19279
192816
19298
193027
193114
19327
193316
193411
193511
193625
19376
19385
19395
19407
19418
194211
19437
194413
194510
19466
194714
19488
19497
195012
195111
195215
195312
19545
195510
195610
19572
19582
195911
19608
19612
196212
19638
196410
196510
19667
196710
19688
19696
19705
19715
197215
19738
197412
19754
197616
197716
19784
19798
19805
19818
19827
198313
19846
198514
198614
19876
19886
198916
19908
199118
19925
19934
19949
199516
19969
19971
199811
19997
200013
20019
20026
20038
20046
20055
200610
200711
20085
20098
20108
20113
201219
20138
20149
20158
20165
20176
20189
20197
202011
202112
20224
20238
20242
20253

All-Time Record Progression

5 new records
When Medford set new all-time records 5 all-time records were set at Medford between 27 June 1933 and 17 January 1982. Each dot is a new record. Record high minimum temperatureRecord high maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature27 June 1933: Record high minimum temperature 26.1 C (79.0 F)13 July 1936: Record high maximum temperature 40.0 C (104.0 F)15 January 1972: Record low maximum temperature -27.2 C (-17.0 F)26 January 1972: Record low maximum temperature -27.8 C (-18.0 F)17 January 1982: Record low maximum temperature -28.9 C (-20.0 F)19401950196019701980
5 all-time records were set at Medford between 27 June 1933 and 17 January 1982. Each dot is a new record.
When Medford set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1933-06-27Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 26.1 C (79.0 F)
1936-07-13Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 40.0 C (104.0 F)
1972-01-15Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1972-01-26Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1982-01-17Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -28.9 C (-20.0 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 203.2 mm (8.0 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Medford The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Medford. The most was 203.2 mm (8.0 in) on 5 June 1905. 0100200300 Jan: 38.1 mm (1.5 in), 29 January 1914 Jan Feb: 39.9 mm (1.6 in), 29 February 2012 Feb Mar: 54.6 mm (2.1 in), 16 March 2016 Mar Apr: 80.0 mm (3.1 in), 5 April 1910 Apr May: 70.4 mm (2.8 in), 6 May 1936 May Jun: 203.2 mm (8.0 in), 5 June 1905 Jun Jul: 121.2 mm (4.8 in), 8 July 1959 Jul Aug: 105.2 mm (4.1 in), 31 August 1938 Aug Sep: 108.5 mm (4.3 in), 9 September 1938 Sep Oct: 132.1 mm (5.2 in), 4 October 1900 Oct Nov: 67.3 mm (2.6 in), 11 November 1915 Nov Dec: 61.0 mm (2.4 in), 28 December 1904 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Medford. The most was 203.2 mm (8.0 in) on 5 June 1905.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Medford
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan38.1 mm (1.5 in)29 January 1914
Feb39.9 mm (1.6 in)29 February 2012
Mar54.6 mm (2.1 in)16 March 2016
Apr80.0 mm (3.1 in)5 April 1910
May70.4 mm (2.8 in)6 May 1936
Jun203.2 mm (8.0 in)5 June 1905
Jul121.2 mm (4.8 in)8 July 1959
Aug105.2 mm (4.1 in)31 August 1938
Sep108.5 mm (4.3 in)9 September 1938
Oct132.1 mm (5.2 in)4 October 1900
Nov67.3 mm (2.6 in)11 November 1915
Dec61.0 mm (2.4 in)28 December 1904

Period of Record Coverage

1893 to 2025
Days with data per year at Medford 133 years of record at Medford, 1893 to 2025. 11 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1933, 1934, 1935, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1987, 2019 and others. 1893: 351 of 365 days1894: 354 of 365 days1895: 359 of 365 days1896: 356 of 366 days1897: 358 of 365 days1898: 361 of 365 days1899: 358 of 365 days1900: 351 of 365 days1901: 352 of 365 days1902: 354 of 365 days1903: 355 of 365 days1904: 356 of 366 days1905: 359 of 365 days1906: 356 of 365 days1907: 351 of 365 days1908: 362 of 366 days1909: 353 of 365 days1910: 358 of 365 days1911: 362 of 365 days1912: 364 of 366 days1913: 364 of 365 days1914: 365 of 365 days1915: 364 of 365 days1916: 364 of 366 days1917: 365 of 365 days1918: 362 of 365 days1919: 364 of 365 days1920: 365 of 366 days1921: 364 of 365 days1922: 363 of 365 days1923: 365 of 365 days1924: 361 of 366 days1925: 364 of 365 days1926: 361 of 365 days1927: 360 of 365 days1928: 362 of 366 days1929: 362 of 365 days1930: 353 of 365 days1931: 352 of 365 days1932: 352 of 366 days1933: 280 of 365 days1934: 203 of 365 days1935: 326 of 365 days1936: 359 of 366 days1937: 357 of 365 days1938: 359 of 365 days1939: 362 of 365 days1940: 362 of 366 days1941: 353 of 365 days1942: 324 of 365 days1943: 328 of 365 days1944: 337 of 366 days1945: 338 of 365 days1946: 320 of 365 days1947: 358 of 365 days1948: 356 of 366 days1949: 360 of 365 days1950: 333 of 365 days1951: 361 of 365 days1952: 364 of 366 days1953: 361 of 365 days1954: 360 of 365 days1955: 362 of 365 days1956: 366 of 366 days1957: 365 of 365 days1958: 365 of 365 days1959: 365 of 365 days1960: 365 of 366 days1961: 365 of 365 days1962: 365 of 365 days1963: 365 of 365 days1964: 366 of 366 days1965: 364 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 366 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 365 of 365 days1971: 364 of 365 days1972: 364 of 366 days1973: 365 of 365 days1974: 362 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 365 of 366 days1977: 363 of 365 days1978: 363 of 365 days1979: 364 of 365 days1980: 366 of 366 days1981: 364 of 365 days1982: 363 of 365 days1983: 365 of 365 days1984: 364 of 366 days1985: 363 of 365 days1986: 362 of 365 days1987: 304 of 365 days1988: 364 of 366 days1989: 363 of 365 days1990: 364 of 365 days1991: 363 of 365 days1992: 366 of 366 days1993: 362 of 365 days1994: 364 of 365 days1995: 365 of 365 days1996: 366 of 366 days1997: 364 of 365 days1998: 361 of 365 days1999: 364 of 365 days2000: 361 of 366 days2001: 365 of 365 days2002: 363 of 365 days2003: 362 of 365 days2004: 364 of 366 days2005: 364 of 365 days2006: 363 of 365 days2007: 365 of 365 days2008: 366 of 366 days2009: 363 of 365 days2010: 365 of 365 days2011: 363 of 365 days2012: 364 of 366 days2013: 364 of 365 days2014: 363 of 365 days2015: 362 of 365 days2016: 366 of 366 days2017: 359 of 365 days2018: 359 of 365 days2019: 207 of 365 days2020: 334 of 366 days2021: 359 of 365 days2022: 296 of 365 days2023: 359 of 365 days2024: 31 of 366 days2025: 142 of 365 days1900192019401960198020002020
133 years of record at Medford, 1893 to 2025. 11 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1933, 1934, 1935, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1987, 2019 and others.
Days with data per year at Medford
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
189335196%Yes
189435497%Yes
189535998%Yes
189635697%Yes
189735898%Yes
189836199%Yes
189935898%Yes
190035196%Yes
190135296%Yes
190235497%Yes
190335597%Yes
190435697%Yes
190535998%Yes
190635698%Yes
190735196%Yes
190836299%Yes
190935397%Yes
191035898%Yes
191136299%Yes
191236499%Yes
1913364100%Yes
1914365100%Yes
1915364100%Yes
191636499%Yes
1917365100%Yes
191836299%Yes
1919364100%Yes
1920365100%Yes
1921364100%Yes
192236399%Yes
1923365100%Yes
192436199%Yes
1925364100%Yes
192636199%Yes
192736099%Yes
192836299%Yes
192936299%Yes
193035397%Yes
193135296%Yes
193235296%Yes
193328077%No
193420356%No
193532689%No
193635998%Yes
193735798%Yes
193835998%Yes
193936299%Yes
194036299%Yes
194135397%Yes
194232489%No
194332890%No
194433792%Yes
194533893%Yes
194632088%No
194735898%Yes
194835697%Yes
194936099%Yes
195033391%Yes
195136199%Yes
195236499%Yes
195336199%Yes
195436099%Yes
195536299%Yes
1956366100%Yes
1957365100%Yes
1958365100%Yes
1959365100%Yes
1960365100%Yes
1961365100%Yes
1962365100%Yes
1963365100%Yes
1964366100%Yes
1965364100%Yes
1966365100%Yes
1967365100%Yes
1968366100%Yes
1969365100%Yes
1970365100%Yes
1971364100%Yes
197236499%Yes
1973365100%Yes
197436299%Yes
1975365100%Yes
1976365100%Yes
197736399%Yes
197836399%Yes
1979364100%Yes
1980366100%Yes
1981364100%Yes
198236399%Yes
1983365100%Yes
198436499%Yes
198536399%Yes
198636299%Yes
198730483%No
198836499%Yes
198936399%Yes
1990364100%Yes
199136399%Yes
1992366100%Yes
199336299%Yes
1994364100%Yes
1995365100%Yes
1996366100%Yes
1997364100%Yes
199836199%Yes
1999364100%Yes
200036199%Yes
2001365100%Yes
200236399%Yes
200336299%Yes
200436499%Yes
2005364100%Yes
200636399%Yes
2007365100%Yes
2008366100%Yes
200936399%Yes
2010365100%Yes
201136399%Yes
201236499%Yes
2013364100%Yes
201436399%Yes
201536299%Yes
2016366100%Yes
201735998%Yes
201835998%Yes
201920757%No
202033491%Yes
202135998%Yes
202229681%No
202335998%Yes
2024318%No
202514239%No

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Medford
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
21 August 2026Medford, USdaily rain (Provisional)53.6 mm (2.1 in)12.5 mm (0.5 in)97 years48 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2026Medford, USdaily rain39.6 mm (1.6 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)24 years24 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 2026Medford, USdaily snowfall (Tie)22.9 cm (9.0 in)tie85 years8 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 2026Medford, USdaily rain17.5 mm (0.7 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)125 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 2026Medford, USdaily rain (Tie)12.4 mm (0.5 in)tie7 years3 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 2025Medford, USdaily snowfall17.3 cm (6.8 in)7.1 cm (2.8 in)120 years54 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2025Medford, USdaily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)12 years18 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 2025Medford, USdaily high max27.8 C (82.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)124 years41 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2025Medford, USdaily low max11.7 C (53.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)60 years30 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 2025Medford, USdaily low max12.2 C (54.0 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)99 years45 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 2025Medford, USdaily rain52.3 mm (2.1 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)108 years41 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 2025Medford, USdaily rain42.2 mm (1.7 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)112 years47 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2025Medford, USdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)87 years51 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 2024Medford, USdaily rain27.2 mm (1.1 in)11.7 mm (0.5 in)67 years44 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2024Medford, USdaily rain40.4 mm (1.6 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)5 years14 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 2024Medford, USdaily rain37.8 mm (1.5 in)12.1 mm (0.5 in)42 years32 of 100 (Routine)
23 June 2024Medford, USdaily rain42.4 mm (1.7 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)13 years19 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 2024Medford, USdaily rain31.2 mm (1.2 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)104 years41 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 2024Medford, USdaily snowfall23.6 cm (9.3 in)13.4 cm (5.3 in)124 years65 of 100 (Major)
22 March 2024Medford, USdaily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)131 years44 of 100 (Notable)

Climate Trend

123 complete years, 1893 to 2023
Annual mean temperature at Medford as warming stripes, 1893 to 2023 One stripe for each of 123 complete years at Medford, 1893 to 2023. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.4 C (41.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 3.1 C (37.5 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 7.8 C (46.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.4 C (4.3 F). 1893: 3.9 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1894: 6.1 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1895: 5.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1896: 5.4 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1897: 5.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1898: 5.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1899: 4.6 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1900: 5.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1901: 5.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1902: 6.7 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1903: 5.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1904: 4.8 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1905: 6.0 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1906: 6.6 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1907: 5.4 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1908: 6.8 C, +1.4 C from the station mean1909: 6.1 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1910: 6.2 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1911: 6.0 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1912: 4.5 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1913: 6.1 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1914: 5.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1915: 5.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1916: 4.7 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1917: 3.1 C, -2.3 C from the station mean1918: 5.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1919: 5.4 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1920: 5.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1921: 7.4 C, +2.0 C from the station mean1922: 6.3 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1923: 5.9 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1924: 4.1 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1925: 5.4 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1926: 4.6 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1927: 5.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1928: 5.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1929: 4.5 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1930: 6.4 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1931: 7.7 C, +2.3 C from the station mean1932: 4.9 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1936: 4.7 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1937: 4.6 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1938: 5.9 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1939: 6.1 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1940: 4.9 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1941: 6.8 C, +1.4 C from the station mean1942: 5.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1943: 4.5 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1944: 6.0 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1945: 4.4 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1946: 6.1 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1947: 5.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1948: 5.9 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1949: 6.3 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1951: 4.3 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1952: 6.0 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1953: 6.3 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1954: 5.8 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1955: 5.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1956: 5.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1957: 5.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1958: 5.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1959: 5.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1960: 5.4 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1961: 5.8 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1962: 5.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1963: 5.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1964: 6.0 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1965: 4.6 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1966: 5.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1967: 4.5 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1968: 5.9 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1969: 5.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1970: 5.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1971: 4.7 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1972: 3.5 C, -1.9 C from the station mean1973: 6.0 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1974: 4.7 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1975: 4.9 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1976: 4.2 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1977: 5.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1978: 4.2 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1979: 3.9 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1980: 4.8 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1981: 5.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1982: 4.4 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1983: 5.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1984: 5.4 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1985: 4.4 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1986: 5.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1988: 5.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1989: 3.8 C, -1.6 C from the station mean1990: 5.9 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1991: 5.4 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1992: 5.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1993: 4.2 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1994: 5.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1995: 5.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1996: 3.8 C, -1.6 C from the station mean1997: 5.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1998: 7.8 C, +2.4 C from the station mean1999: 6.5 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2000: 5.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2001: 6.4 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2002: 5.8 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2003: 5.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2004: 5.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2005: 6.4 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2006: 6.8 C, +1.4 C from the station mean2007: 6.0 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2008: 4.3 C, -1.1 C from the station mean2009: 4.7 C, -0.7 C from the station mean2010: 6.5 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2011: 5.4 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2012: 7.4 C, +2.0 C from the station mean2013: 4.1 C, -1.3 C from the station mean2014: 3.2 C, -2.2 C from the station mean2015: 5.9 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2016: 6.6 C, +1.2 C from the station mean2017: 5.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2018: 5.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2021: 6.8 C, +1.4 C from the station mean2023: 6.7 C, +1.3 C from the station mean18931900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 123 complete years at Medford, 1893 to 2023. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.4 C (41.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 3.1 C (37.5 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 7.8 C (46.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.4 C (4.3 F).
Annual mean temperature at Medford as warming stripes, 1893 to 2023
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
18933.9 C-1.48 C
18946.1 C+0.72 C
18955.0 C-0.41 C
18965.4 C+0.00 C
18975.0 C-0.36 C
18985.7 C+0.34 C
18994.6 C-0.80 C
19005.7 C+0.26 C
19015.7 C+0.29 C
19026.7 C+1.34 C
19035.5 C+0.14 C
19044.8 C-0.58 C
19056.0 C+0.56 C
19066.6 C+1.23 C
19075.4 C+0.01 C
19086.8 C+1.43 C
19096.1 C+0.70 C
19106.2 C+0.76 C
19116.0 C+0.64 C
19124.5 C-0.87 C
19136.1 C+0.70 C
19145.5 C+0.11 C
19155.6 C+0.16 C
19164.7 C-0.68 C
19173.1 C-2.34 C
19185.6 C+0.15 C
19195.4 C+0.04 C
19205.5 C+0.05 C
19217.4 C+1.95 C
19226.3 C+0.85 C
19235.9 C+0.48 C
19244.1 C-1.35 C
19255.4 C-0.01 C
19264.6 C-0.80 C
19275.3 C-0.06 C
19285.7 C+0.28 C
19294.5 C-0.86 C
19306.4 C+1.00 C
19317.7 C+2.28 C
19324.9 C-0.49 C
19364.7 C-0.68 C
19374.6 C-0.83 C
19385.9 C+0.51 C
19396.1 C+0.71 C
19404.9 C-0.47 C
19416.8 C+1.35 C
19425.3 C-0.09 C
19434.5 C-0.86 C
19446.0 C+0.57 C
19454.4 C-1.00 C
19466.1 C+0.67 C
19475.7 C+0.26 C
19485.9 C+0.49 C
19496.3 C+0.89 C
19514.3 C-1.11 C
19526.0 C+0.59 C
19536.3 C+0.87 C
19545.8 C+0.43 C
19555.3 C-0.08 C
19565.3 C-0.10 C
19575.2 C-0.17 C
19585.2 C-0.18 C
19595.0 C-0.36 C
19605.4 C-0.05 C
19615.8 C+0.43 C
19625.2 C-0.25 C
19635.3 C-0.13 C
19646.0 C+0.57 C
19654.6 C-0.83 C
19665.0 C-0.44 C
19674.5 C-0.94 C
19685.9 C+0.45 C
19695.0 C-0.38 C
19705.2 C-0.17 C
19714.7 C-0.74 C
19723.5 C-1.91 C
19736.0 C+0.64 C
19744.7 C-0.73 C
19754.9 C-0.46 C
19764.2 C-1.20 C
19775.3 C-0.09 C
19784.2 C-1.22 C
19793.9 C-1.55 C
19804.8 C-0.64 C
19815.6 C+0.19 C
19824.4 C-1.05 C
19835.6 C+0.16 C
19845.4 C+0.03 C
19854.4 C-1.05 C
19865.2 C-0.17 C
19885.3 C-0.13 C
19893.8 C-1.56 C
19905.9 C+0.47 C
19915.4 C-0.01 C
19925.0 C-0.39 C
19934.2 C-1.18 C
19945.2 C-0.25 C
19955.0 C-0.44 C
19963.8 C-1.61 C
19975.0 C-0.36 C
19987.8 C+2.37 C
19996.5 C+1.12 C
20005.7 C+0.28 C
20016.4 C+0.96 C
20025.8 C+0.39 C
20035.3 C-0.11 C
20045.3 C-0.07 C
20056.4 C+0.96 C
20066.8 C+1.42 C
20076.0 C+0.63 C
20084.3 C-1.14 C
20094.7 C-0.72 C
20106.5 C+1.08 C
20115.4 C-0.05 C
20127.4 C+1.95 C
20134.1 C-1.33 C
20143.2 C-2.18 C
20155.9 C+0.45 C
20166.6 C+1.23 C
20175.7 C+0.30 C
20185.0 C-0.39 C
20216.8 C+1.40 C
20236.7 C+1.31 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1893 to 2023 is -0.01 C (-0.05 to 0.03) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.02 F (-0.09 to 0.06) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 123 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Medford
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature-0.01 C (-0.05 to 0.03) per decade-0.02 F (-0.09 to 0.06) per decade1893 to 2023123Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum-0.1 C (-0.2 to -0.1) per decade-0.2 F (-0.3 to -0.1) per decade1893 to 2023123Fall
Mean daily minimum0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade1893 to 2023123Rise

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

1889 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Medford: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)40.0 C (104.0 F)193633.3 C (91.9 F)133
Coldest night (TNn)-42.8 C (-45.0 F)1899-32.8 C (-27.0 F)133
Wettest day (Rx1day)203.2 mm (8.0 in)190556.4 mm (2.2 in)138
Wettest five days (Rx5day)284.5 mm (11.2 in)190584.0 mm (3.3 in)138
Longest dry spell (CDD)46 days194321 days138

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Medford by year The hottest day of the year at Medford, 1889 to 2026. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.3 C (91.9 F). 0102030401900192019401960198020002020Record: 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1936
The hottest day of the year at Medford, 1889 to 2026. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.3 C (91.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Medford by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
1889n/a
1890n/a
1891n/a
1892n/a
189336.1 C (97.0 F)
189437.2 C (99.0 F)
189536.7 C (98.1 F)
189637.8 C (100.0 F)
189738.3 C (100.9 F)
189838.3 C (100.9 F)
189938.9 C (102.0 F)
190039.4 C (102.9 F)
190138.9 C (102.0 F)
190237.2 C (99.0 F)
190333.9 C (93.0 F)
190434.4 C (93.9 F)
190535.0 C (95.0 F)
190634.4 C (93.9 F)
190733.9 C (93.0 F)
190833.9 C (93.0 F)
190935.6 C (96.1 F)
191036.7 C (98.1 F)
191136.7 C (98.1 F)
191235.0 C (95.0 F)
191334.4 C (93.9 F)
191433.3 C (91.9 F)
191531.1 C (88.0 F)
191636.1 C (97.0 F)
191735.6 C (96.1 F)
191833.9 C (93.0 F)
191932.2 C (90.0 F)
192033.9 C (93.0 F)
192136.1 C (97.0 F)
192235.6 C (96.1 F)
192333.3 C (91.9 F)
192430.6 C (87.1 F)
192532.2 C (90.0 F)
192633.3 C (91.9 F)
192734.4 C (93.9 F)
192835.0 C (95.0 F)
192934.4 C (93.9 F)
193035.0 C (95.0 F)
193136.7 C (98.1 F)
193234.4 C (93.9 F)
193334.4 C (93.9 F)
193438.3 C (100.9 F)
193532.2 C (90.0 F)
193640.0 C (104.0 F)
193736.1 C (97.0 F)
193831.7 C (89.1 F)
193933.3 C (91.9 F)
194033.9 C (93.0 F)
194133.3 C (91.9 F)
194232.2 C (90.0 F)
194331.7 C (89.1 F)
194433.9 C (93.0 F)
194533.3 C (91.9 F)
194631.7 C (89.1 F)
194736.7 C (98.1 F)
194836.1 C (97.0 F)
194932.8 C (91.0 F)
195030.6 C (87.1 F)
195130.6 C (87.1 F)
195231.7 C (89.1 F)
195332.8 C (91.0 F)
195431.1 C (88.0 F)
195535.0 C (95.0 F)
195631.7 C (89.1 F)
195732.2 C (90.0 F)
195831.1 C (88.0 F)
195931.7 C (89.1 F)
196030.6 C (87.1 F)
196131.1 C (88.0 F)
196229.4 C (84.9 F)
196333.3 C (91.9 F)
196436.7 C (98.1 F)
196532.8 C (91.0 F)
196633.3 C (91.9 F)
196730.6 C (87.1 F)
196832.2 C (90.0 F)
196931.1 C (88.0 F)
197032.2 C (90.0 F)
197132.8 C (91.0 F)
197232.2 C (90.0 F)
197333.3 C (91.9 F)
197433.9 C (93.0 F)
197533.3 C (91.9 F)
197633.9 C (93.0 F)
197733.3 C (91.9 F)
197832.8 C (91.0 F)
197930.0 C (86.0 F)
198031.7 C (89.1 F)
198131.1 C (88.0 F)
198232.2 C (90.0 F)
198333.9 C (93.0 F)
198433.3 C (91.9 F)
198531.7 C (89.1 F)
198632.8 C (91.0 F)
198733.9 C (93.0 F)
198836.7 C (98.1 F)
198932.8 C (91.0 F)
199032.8 C (91.0 F)
199132.8 C (91.0 F)
199232.2 C (90.0 F)
199331.1 C (88.0 F)
199431.1 C (88.0 F)
199536.7 C (98.1 F)
199632.2 C (90.0 F)
199731.7 C (89.1 F)
199832.2 C (90.0 F)
199935.0 C (95.0 F)
200031.7 C (89.1 F)
200134.4 C (93.9 F)
200235.0 C (95.0 F)
200332.8 C (91.0 F)
200430.6 C (87.1 F)
200534.4 C (93.9 F)
200636.1 C (97.0 F)
200732.8 C (91.0 F)
200830.0 C (86.0 F)
200932.8 C (91.0 F)
201031.7 C (89.1 F)
201133.3 C (91.9 F)
201235.0 C (95.0 F)
201332.2 C (90.0 F)
201428.9 C (84.0 F)
201531.1 C (88.0 F)
201631.1 C (88.0 F)
201731.1 C (88.0 F)
201833.3 C (91.9 F)
201926.1 C (79.0 F)
202032.8 C (91.0 F)
202133.3 C (91.9 F)
202233.3 C (91.9 F)
202333.3 C (91.9 F)
20248.3 C (46.9 F)
202531.1 C (88.0 F)
2026n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Medford by year The coldest night of the year at Medford, 1889 to 2026. The record is -42.8 C (-45.0 F) in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is -32.8 C (-27.0 F). -50-40-30-20-1001900192019401960198020002020Record: -42.8 C (-45.0 F) in 1899
The coldest night of the year at Medford, 1889 to 2026. The record is -42.8 C (-45.0 F) in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is -32.8 C (-27.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Medford by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1889n/a
1890n/a
1891n/a
1892n/a
1893-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1894-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1895-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1896-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1897-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1898-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1899-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1900-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1901-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1902-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1903-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1904-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1905-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1906-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1907-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1908-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1909-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1910-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1911-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1912-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1913-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1914-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1915-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1916-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1917-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1918-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1919-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1920-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1921-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1922-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1923-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1924-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1925-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1926-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1927-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1928-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1929-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1930-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1931-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1932-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1933-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1934-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1935-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1936-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1937-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1938-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1939-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1940-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1941-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1942-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1943-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1944-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1945-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1946-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1947-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1948-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1949-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1950-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1951-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1952-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1953-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1954-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1955-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1956-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1957-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1958-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1959-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1960-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1961-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1962-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1963-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1964-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1965-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1966-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1967-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1968-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1969-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1970-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1971-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1972-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1973-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1974-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1975-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1976-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1977-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1978-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1979-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1980-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1981-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1982-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1983-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1984-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1985-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1986-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1987-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1988-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1989-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1990-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1991-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1992-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1993-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1994-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1995-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1996-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1997-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1998-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1999-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2000-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2001-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2002-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2003-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2004-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
2005-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2006-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2007-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2008-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2009-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
2010-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2011-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2012-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2013-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2014-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
2015-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2016-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2017-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2018-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2019-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
2020-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2021-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2022-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2023-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2024-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2025-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2026n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Medford by year The wettest day of the year at Medford, 1889 to 2026. The record is 203.2 mm (8.0 in) in 1905, marked on the chart; the median year is 56.4 mm (2.2 in). 0501001502002501900192019401960198020002020Record: 203.2 mm (8.0 in) in 1905
The wettest day of the year at Medford, 1889 to 2026. The record is 203.2 mm (8.0 in) in 1905, marked on the chart; the median year is 56.4 mm (2.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Medford by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
188939.4 mm (1.6 in)
189078.7 mm (3.1 in)
189145.7 mm (1.8 in)
189288.9 mm (3.5 in)
189339.4 mm (1.6 in)
189443.2 mm (1.7 in)
189538.4 mm (1.5 in)
189677.5 mm (3.1 in)
189763.5 mm (2.5 in)
189845.7 mm (1.8 in)
189950.8 mm (2.0 in)
1900132.1 mm (5.2 in)
190155.9 mm (2.2 in)
190255.9 mm (2.2 in)
190373.7 mm (2.9 in)
190476.2 mm (3.0 in)
1905203.2 mm (8.0 in)
190644.5 mm (1.8 in)
190757.2 mm (2.3 in)
190885.1 mm (3.4 in)
190947.0 mm (1.9 in)
191080.0 mm (3.1 in)
191174.9 mm (2.9 in)
191271.1 mm (2.8 in)
191339.4 mm (1.6 in)
1914150.6 mm (5.9 in)
191578.2 mm (3.1 in)
191649.5 mm (1.9 in)
191743.2 mm (1.7 in)
191845.7 mm (1.8 in)
191991.4 mm (3.6 in)
192050.8 mm (2.0 in)
192140.6 mm (1.6 in)
192235.6 mm (1.4 in)
192347.0 mm (1.9 in)
192448.3 mm (1.9 in)
192562.2 mm (2.4 in)
192664.8 mm (2.6 in)
192752.1 mm (2.1 in)
192841.9 mm (1.6 in)
192953.8 mm (2.1 in)
193069.9 mm (2.8 in)
193130.5 mm (1.2 in)
193246.7 mm (1.8 in)
193336.1 mm (1.4 in)
193458.9 mm (2.3 in)
193558.4 mm (2.3 in)
193670.4 mm (2.8 in)
193731.8 mm (1.3 in)
1938108.5 mm (4.3 in)
193954.9 mm (2.2 in)
194062.2 mm (2.4 in)
194186.1 mm (3.4 in)
1942101.6 mm (4.0 in)
194372.6 mm (2.9 in)
194437.8 mm (1.5 in)
194562.0 mm (2.4 in)
194685.9 mm (3.4 in)
194736.6 mm (1.4 in)
194838.1 mm (1.5 in)
194961.0 mm (2.4 in)
195042.9 mm (1.7 in)
195186.9 mm (3.4 in)
195287.1 mm (3.4 in)
195381.3 mm (3.2 in)
195440.1 mm (1.6 in)
195574.7 mm (2.9 in)
195659.4 mm (2.3 in)
195744.5 mm (1.8 in)
195852.6 mm (2.1 in)
1959121.2 mm (4.8 in)
196075.7 mm (3.0 in)
196159.2 mm (2.3 in)
196263.0 mm (2.5 in)
196347.0 mm (1.9 in)
1964100.3 mm (3.9 in)
196544.5 mm (1.8 in)
196643.9 mm (1.7 in)
196741.1 mm (1.6 in)
196865.0 mm (2.6 in)
196948.8 mm (1.9 in)
197055.9 mm (2.2 in)
197153.3 mm (2.1 in)
197276.2 mm (3.0 in)
197345.7 mm (1.8 in)
197425.4 mm (1.0 in)
197556.4 mm (2.2 in)
197643.2 mm (1.7 in)
197738.4 mm (1.5 in)
197858.4 mm (2.3 in)
197980.5 mm (3.2 in)
198092.2 mm (3.6 in)
198144.5 mm (1.8 in)
1982102.6 mm (4.0 in)
198376.2 mm (3.0 in)
198438.1 mm (1.5 in)
198551.3 mm (2.0 in)
198673.2 mm (2.9 in)
198735.8 mm (1.4 in)
198838.4 mm (1.5 in)
198945.0 mm (1.8 in)
199076.2 mm (3.0 in)
199170.1 mm (2.8 in)
199255.9 mm (2.2 in)
199371.6 mm (2.8 in)
199429.5 mm (1.2 in)
1995102.4 mm (4.0 in)
199658.4 mm (2.3 in)
199747.2 mm (1.9 in)
199856.4 mm (2.2 in)
199961.5 mm (2.4 in)
200095.3 mm (3.8 in)
200180.0 mm (3.1 in)
200245.7 mm (1.8 in)
200357.9 mm (2.3 in)
200468.6 mm (2.7 in)
200546.2 mm (1.8 in)
200678.7 mm (3.1 in)
200736.8 mm (1.4 in)
200822.6 mm (0.9 in)
200962.5 mm (2.5 in)
201066.5 mm (2.6 in)
201153.6 mm (2.1 in)
201259.7 mm (2.4 in)
201357.4 mm (2.3 in)
201442.2 mm (1.7 in)
201546.5 mm (1.8 in)
201689.9 mm (3.5 in)
201786.4 mm (3.4 in)
201886.4 mm (3.4 in)
201943.4 mm (1.7 in)
202063.5 mm (2.5 in)
202150.8 mm (2.0 in)
202282.8 mm (3.3 in)
202350.3 mm (2.0 in)
202442.4 mm (1.7 in)
202552.3 mm (2.1 in)
202653.6 mm (2.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Medford by year The wettest five days of the year at Medford, 1889 to 2026. The record is 284.5 mm (11.2 in) in 1905, marked on the chart; the median year is 84.0 mm (3.3 in). 01002003001900192019401960198020002020Record: 284.5 mm (11.2 in) in 1905
The wettest five days of the year at Medford, 1889 to 2026. The record is 284.5 mm (11.2 in) in 1905, marked on the chart; the median year is 84.0 mm (3.3 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Medford by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
188967.3 mm (2.6 in)
1890137.9 mm (5.4 in)
189180.0 mm (3.1 in)
1892101.6 mm (4.0 in)
189345.8 mm (1.8 in)
189457.0 mm (2.2 in)
189553.3 mm (2.1 in)
189677.5 mm (3.1 in)
189772.4 mm (2.9 in)
189858.4 mm (2.3 in)
189983.8 mm (3.3 in)
190091.5 mm (3.6 in)
190181.2 mm (3.2 in)
1902104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1903162.6 mm (6.4 in)
1904139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1905284.5 mm (11.2 in)
190653.4 mm (2.1 in)
1907105.4 mm (4.1 in)
190885.1 mm (3.4 in)
190996.5 mm (3.8 in)
191082.5 mm (3.2 in)
1911130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1912149.3 mm (5.9 in)
191381.3 mm (3.2 in)
1914173.9 mm (6.8 in)
191592.9 mm (3.7 in)
191669.8 mm (2.7 in)
191763.5 mm (2.5 in)
191883.8 mm (3.3 in)
191999.8 mm (3.9 in)
192076.7 mm (3.0 in)
192178.2 mm (3.1 in)
192252.1 mm (2.1 in)
192364.8 mm (2.6 in)
192466.0 mm (2.6 in)
1925118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1926106.4 mm (4.2 in)
192773.7 mm (2.9 in)
1928120.7 mm (4.8 in)
192964.0 mm (2.5 in)
193089.7 mm (3.5 in)
193158.9 mm (2.3 in)
193266.0 mm (2.6 in)
193350.9 mm (2.0 in)
193482.6 mm (3.3 in)
193583.3 mm (3.3 in)
193672.2 mm (2.8 in)
193784.2 mm (3.3 in)
1938154.9 mm (6.1 in)
193985.9 mm (3.4 in)
1940156.9 mm (6.2 in)
1941177.2 mm (7.0 in)
1942130.6 mm (5.1 in)
1943126.9 mm (5.0 in)
194468.3 mm (2.7 in)
194579.5 mm (3.1 in)
194698.9 mm (3.9 in)
194775.9 mm (3.0 in)
194856.2 mm (2.2 in)
194995.7 mm (3.8 in)
195076.6 mm (3.0 in)
1951134.4 mm (5.3 in)
195298.0 mm (3.9 in)
1953146.4 mm (5.8 in)
195485.3 mm (3.4 in)
1955126.0 mm (5.0 in)
195674.2 mm (2.9 in)
195788.3 mm (3.5 in)
1958103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1959124.8 mm (4.9 in)
1960103.1 mm (4.1 in)
196165.6 mm (2.6 in)
196297.8 mm (3.9 in)
196362.2 mm (2.4 in)
1964141.2 mm (5.6 in)
196561.8 mm (2.4 in)
196668.5 mm (2.7 in)
196763.8 mm (2.5 in)
196898.6 mm (3.9 in)
196978.7 mm (3.1 in)
197081.6 mm (3.2 in)
197172.4 mm (2.9 in)
1972133.4 mm (5.3 in)
197378.0 mm (3.1 in)
197458.0 mm (2.3 in)
197597.0 mm (3.8 in)
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197760.4 mm (2.4 in)
197885.1 mm (3.4 in)
1979105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1980134.1 mm (5.3 in)
198169.3 mm (2.7 in)
1982129.3 mm (5.1 in)
198387.3 mm (3.4 in)
198460.2 mm (2.4 in)
198597.0 mm (3.8 in)
1986108.3 mm (4.3 in)
198765.8 mm (2.6 in)
198859.5 mm (2.3 in)
198956.7 mm (2.2 in)
1990144.3 mm (5.7 in)
1991111.7 mm (4.4 in)
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1993142.3 mm (5.6 in)
199455.3 mm (2.2 in)
1995144.3 mm (5.7 in)
199669.8 mm (2.7 in)
199774.4 mm (2.9 in)
199868.8 mm (2.7 in)
199983.8 mm (3.3 in)
2000115.8 mm (4.6 in)
200199.1 mm (3.9 in)
200276.9 mm (3.0 in)
2003101.6 mm (4.0 in)
200480.3 mm (3.2 in)
200555.9 mm (2.2 in)
2006128.7 mm (5.1 in)
200769.3 mm (2.7 in)
200852.6 mm (2.1 in)
200979.8 mm (3.1 in)
2010111.6 mm (4.4 in)
2011107.2 mm (4.2 in)
2012128.6 mm (5.1 in)
201381.8 mm (3.2 in)
201470.4 mm (2.8 in)
201571.7 mm (2.8 in)
2016118.6 mm (4.7 in)
201798.7 mm (3.9 in)
201897.4 mm (3.8 in)
201985.1 mm (3.4 in)
202097.3 mm (3.8 in)
2021122.9 mm (4.8 in)
2022106.4 mm (4.2 in)
202363.0 mm (2.5 in)
2024114.1 mm (4.5 in)
202583.8 mm (3.3 in)
202677.0 mm (3.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Medford by year The longest dry spell of the year at Medford, 1889 to 2026. The record is 46 days in 1943, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days. 10203040501900192019401960198020002020Record: 46 days in 1943
The longest dry spell of the year at Medford, 1889 to 2026. The record is 46 days in 1943, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Medford by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
188924 days
189014 days
189127 days
189215 days
189324 days
189422 days
189515 days
189626 days
189737 days
189832 days
189931 days
190030 days
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190231 days
190336 days
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190527 days
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191119 days
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191827 days
191927 days
192017 days
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192522 days
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192821 days
192922 days
193028 days
193121 days
193217 days
193327 days
193425 days
193519 days
193618 days
193723 days
193821 days
193921 days
194018 days
194116 days
194220 days
194346 days
194424 days
194516 days
194621 days
194716 days
194818 days
194921 days
195017 days
195118 days
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195424 days
195516 days
195619 days
195721 days
195830 days
195922 days
196026 days
196130 days
196219 days
196319 days
196429 days
196518 days
196626 days
196728 days
196827 days
196925 days
197021 days
197118 days
197217 days
197319 days
197420 days
197517 days
197631 days
197728 days
197824 days
197918 days
198031 days
198125 days
198212 days
198319 days
198421 days
198515 days
198620 days
198722 days
198816 days
198924 days
199018 days
199116 days
199226 days
199320 days
199419 days
199519 days
199618 days
199727 days
199826 days
199923 days
200019 days
200117 days
200245 days
200322 days
200418 days
200516 days
200618 days
200732 days
200818 days
200925 days
201022 days
201113 days
201217 days
201314 days
201417 days
201519 days
201619 days
201720 days
201820 days
201921 days
202031 days
202116 days
202217 days
202317 days
202426 days
202532 days
202613 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

123 years with a frost

Across 123 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Medford falls on 19 May and the median first autumn frost on 24 September, which leaves a median of 126 days between them.

In 1991 to 2023 the median growing season was 141 days. That is 28 days more than in 1893 to 1922.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.9 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Medford
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1893 to 1922)Recent period (1991 to 2023)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost19 May27 May14 May13 days earlier-1.6 days per decade
First autumn frost24 September19 September1 October12 days later+1.3 days per decade
Growing days126 days113 days141 days28 days more+2.9 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

126 years, 1890 to 2025

A day with at least 58.1 mm (2.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 148.4 mm (5.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Medford: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years58.1 mm (2.3 in)
5 years79.0 mm (3.1 in)
10 years94.1 mm (3.7 in)
25 years114.6 mm (4.5 in)
50 years131.0 mm (5.2 in)
100 years148.4 mm (5.8 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 126 years of values from 1890 to 2025.

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: 203.2 mm (8.0 in) in 1905; 150.6 mm (5.9 in) in 1914; 132.1 mm (5.2 in) in 1900.

Station Changes

3 suspected

3 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Medford, at 1986, 1994 and 2011. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1986 ran 0.4 C (0.7 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1994 ran 0.2 C (0.3 F) higher than in the years before (possible change).
  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 2011 ran 0.3 C (0.5 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Medford, against neighbouring stations
YearShift (C)Shift (F)StrengthNeighbours
1986-0.4-0.7likely5
1994+0.2+0.3possible5
2011-0.3-0.5likely5

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.

Climate Twins

2006 to 2023 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2006 to 2023, Medford had a mean temperature of 5.7 C (42.2 F) and 871.4 mm (34.3 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier Int'l (Canada, 1,148 km away), Ottawa Cda (Canada, 1,144 km away) and Kemptville (Canada, 1,154 km away).

Climate twins of Medford: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2006 to 2023 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier Int'lCanada1,148 km (713 mi)5.6 C (42.1 F)906.7 mm (35.7 in)0.62
Ottawa CdaCanada1,144 km (711 mi)5.9 C (42.5 F)864.5 mm (34.0 in)0.68
KemptvilleCanada1,154 km (717 mi)5.7 C (42.2 F)910.4 mm (35.8 in)0.69

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

Download the Data

  • Data for Medford standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Medford 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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-13).