Townsend Weather Records (USC00478561)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Townsend (USC00478561), Wisconsin, United States, with 59 years of record.

Key Facts for Townsend

Townsend (USC00478561) is a weather station in Wisconsin, United States at 45.33 latitude and -88.58 longitude, 415 m (1,362 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1910 to 1968, 59 years of record.
1,464 records set at Townsend still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Wisconsin, United States, 45.33 latitude, -88.58 longitude.
Elevation: 415 m (1,362 ft).
Period of record: 1910 to 1968, 59 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at 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 Townsend, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	7.8 C (46.0 F)	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	12.8 C (55.0 F)	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	37.8 C (100.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	20.6 C (69.1 F)	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	13.9 C (57.0 F)	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Townsend still stand. 1947 holds the most, with 105.

Standing records at Townsend by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1945	87
1946	55
1947	105
1948	34
1949	75
1950	80
1951	45
1952	64
1953	61
1954	65
1955	57
1956	57
1957	40
1958	56
1959	38
1960	58
1961	50
1962	57
1963	74
1964	77
1965	66
1966	61
1967	55
1968	47

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 96.0 mm (3.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Townsend. The most was 96.0 mm (3.8 in) on 2 August 1960.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Townsend
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	5 January 1946
Feb	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 February 1955
Mar	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 March 1955
Apr	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	6 April 1958
May	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	28 May 1954
Jun	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	25 June 1954
Jul	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	25 July 1953
Aug	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	2 August 1960
Sep	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	24 September 1960
Oct	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	9 October 1949
Nov	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	1 November 1945
Dec	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	4 December 1953

Period of Record Coverage

1910 to 1968

25 years of record at Townsend, 1910 to 1968. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1910, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1958, 1959, 1968.

Days with data per year at Townsend
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1910	1	0%	No
1945	360	99%	Yes
1946	254	70%	No
1947	363	99%	Yes
1948	212	58%	No
1949	358	98%	Yes
1950	307	84%	No
1951	199	55%	No
1952	361	99%	Yes
1953	361	99%	Yes
1954	362	99%	Yes
1955	344	94%	Yes
1956	360	98%	Yes
1957	347	95%	Yes
1958	270	74%	No
1959	240	66%	No
1960	356	97%	Yes
1961	364	100%	Yes
1962	364	100%	Yes
1963	363	99%	Yes
1964	364	99%	Yes
1965	362	99%	Yes
1966	363	99%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	181	49%	No

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

15 complete years, 1945 to 1967

One stripe for each of 15 complete years at Townsend, 1945 to 1967. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.6 C (42.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1967, at 4.7 C (40.5 F), and the warmest was 1953, at 6.5 C (43.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.9 C (1.6 F).

Annual mean temperature at Townsend as warming stripes, 1945 to 1967
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1945	5.1 C	-0.54 C
1949	6.3 C	+0.69 C
1952	6.3 C	+0.66 C
1953	6.5 C	+0.87 C
1954	5.6 C	-0.01 C
1956	5.4 C	-0.22 C
1957	5.2 C	-0.38 C
1960	5.3 C	-0.28 C
1961	5.8 C	+0.19 C
1962	5.1 C	-0.48 C
1963	5.8 C	+0.19 C
1964	6.3 C	+0.67 C
1965	5.1 C	-0.46 C
1966	5.6 C	-0.01 C
1967	4.7 C	-0.89 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

1910 to 1968

Yearly extremes at Townsend: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1947	33.3 C (91.9 F)	25
Coldest night (TNn)	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	1950	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	25
Wettest day (Rx1day)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	1960	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	1960	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	24
Longest dry spell (CDD)	46 days	1963	20 days	25

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Townsend, 1910 to 1968. The record is 37.8 C (100.0 F) in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.3 C (91.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Townsend by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1910	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1945	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1946	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1947	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1948	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1949	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1950	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1951	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1952	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1953	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1954	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1955	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1956	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1957	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1958	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1959	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1960	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1961	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1962	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1963	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1964	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1965	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1966	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1967	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1968	33.3 C (91.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Townsend, 1910 to 1968. The record is -36.1 C (-33.0 F) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is -28.9 C (-20.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Townsend by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1910	15.6 C (60.1 F)
1945	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1946	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1947	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1948	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1949	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1950	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1951	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1952	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1953	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1954	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1955	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1956	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1957	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1958	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1959	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1960	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1961	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1962	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1963	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1964	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1965	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1966	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1967	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1968	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Townsend, 1910 to 1968. The record is 96.0 mm (3.8 in) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.7 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Townsend by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1910	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1945	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1946	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1947	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1948	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1949	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1950	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1951	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1952	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1953	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1954	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1955	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1956	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1957	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1958	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1959	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1960	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1961	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1962	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1963	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1964	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1965	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1966	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1967	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1968	35.1 mm (1.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Townsend, 1910 to 1968. The record is 142.5 mm (5.6 in) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 76.5 mm (3.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Townsend by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1910	n/a
1945	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1946	55.7 mm (2.2 in)
1947	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1948	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1949	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1950	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1951	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1952	115.7 mm (4.6 in)
1953	108.4 mm (4.3 in)
1954	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1955	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1956	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1957	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1958	112.2 mm (4.4 in)
1959	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1960	142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1961	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1962	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1963	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1964	80.7 mm (3.2 in)
1965	92.8 mm (3.7 in)
1966	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1967	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1968	55.7 mm (2.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Townsend, 1910 to 1968. The record is 46 days in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 20 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Townsend by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1910	1 day
1945	16 days
1946	16 days
1947	18 days
1948	21 days
1949	19 days
1950	15 days
1951	18 days
1952	20 days
1953	31 days
1954	20 days
1955	15 days
1956	22 days
1957	18 days
1958	34 days
1959	18 days
1960	26 days
1961	18 days
1962	18 days
1963	46 days
1964	24 days
1965	26 days
1966	29 days
1967	20 days
1968	27 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.

Download the Data

Data for Townsend standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Townsend 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).