Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Schenectady (USW00004782), New York, United States, with 88 years of record.
Key Facts for Schenectady
Schenectady (USW00004782) is a weather station in New York, United States at 42.83 latitude and -73.92 longitude, 67 m (220 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1898 to 1985, 88 years of record.
1,464 records set at Schenectady still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Schenectady set a monthly record low maximum temperature of 12.8 C (55.0 F) on 31 August 1985.
About the Station
Location: New York, United States, 42.83 latitude, -73.92 longitude.
Elevation: 67 m (220 ft).
Period of record: 1898 to 1985, 88 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 Schenectady. 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 Schenectady, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
17.8 C (64.0 F)
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
18.3 C (64.9 F)
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
38.9 C (102.0 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
37.8 C (100.0 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
17.2 C (63.0 F)
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Schenectady still stand. 1948 holds the most, with 60.
Standing records at Schenectady by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1898
6
1899
47
1900
40
1901
39
1943
23
1944
56
1945
54
1946
36
1947
43
1948
60
1949
46
1950
38
1951
42
1952
28
1953
41
1954
38
1955
31
1956
37
1957
35
1958
16
1959
42
1960
16
1961
21
1962
26
1963
32
1964
38
1965
20
1966
24
1967
28
1968
33
1969
9
1970
31
1971
26
1972
23
1973
35
1974
32
1975
6
1976
23
1977
31
1978
45
1979
3
1980
33
1981
38
1982
21
1983
22
1984
38
1985
12
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 175.3 mm (6.9 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Schenectady. The most was 175.3 mm (6.9 in) on 26 September 1899.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Schenectady
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
21 January 1900
Feb
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
16 February 1958
Mar
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
13 March 1977
Apr
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
24 April 1968
May
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1 May 1953
Jun
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1 June 1952
Jul
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
16 July 1978
Aug
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
28 August 1971
Sep
175.3 mm (6.9 in)
26 September 1899
Oct
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
17 October 1977
Nov
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
25 November 1900
Dec
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
11 December 1952
Period of Record Coverage
1898 to 1985
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
47 years of record at Schenectady, 1898 to 1985. 14 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1898, 1901, 1943, 1965, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 31 complete years at Schenectady, 1899 to 1981. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.9 C (48.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1947, at 7.3 C (45.2 F), and the warmest was 1953, at 10.8 C (51.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at Schenectady as warming stripes, 1899 to 1981
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1899
9.2 C
+0.23 C
1900
9.4 C
+0.45 C
1944
8.8 C
-0.14 C
1945
8.6 C
-0.38 C
1946
8.7 C
-0.23 C
1947
7.3 C
-1.61 C
1948
8.3 C
-0.65 C
1950
8.3 C
-0.68 C
1951
9.0 C
+0.06 C
1952
9.6 C
+0.71 C
1953
10.8 C
+1.84 C
1954
9.4 C
+0.49 C
1955
9.6 C
+0.71 C
1956
8.8 C
-0.09 C
1957
9.9 C
+0.96 C
1958
8.6 C
-0.32 C
1959
9.9 C
+0.94 C
1960
9.3 C
+0.40 C
1961
8.7 C
-0.19 C
1962
8.4 C
-0.57 C
1963
8.3 C
-0.64 C
1964
9.0 C
+0.03 C
1966
8.8 C
-0.18 C
1967
7.6 C
-1.31 C
1968
8.5 C
-0.40 C
1969
9.1 C
+0.12 C
1970
8.9 C
-0.01 C
1971
9.9 C
+0.94 C
1972
9.0 C
+0.03 C
1974
9.9 C
+0.99 C
1981
7.5 C
-1.46 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1899 to 1981 is -0.05 C (-0.21 to 0.12) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.1 F (-0.4 to 0.2) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 31 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Schenectady
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.05 C (-0.21 to 0.12) per decade
-0.1 F (-0.4 to 0.2) per decade
1899 to 1981
31
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.1 C (-0.3 to 0.1) per decade
-0.2 F (-0.5 to 0.1) per decade
1899 to 1981
31
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.01 C (-0.17 to 0.19) per decade
0.01 F (-0.31 to 0.34) per decade
1899 to 1981
31
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
1898 to 1985
Yearly extremes at Schenectady: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1949
35.0 C (95.0 F)
47
Coldest night (TNn)
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1948
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
47
Wettest day (Rx1day)
175.3 mm (6.9 in)
1899
49.7 mm (2.0 in)
48
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
207.3 mm (8.2 in)
1899
74.5 mm (2.9 in)
46
Longest dry spell (CDD)
30 days
1957
17 days
48
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Schenectady, 1898 to 1985. The record is 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Schenectady by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1898
15.6 C (60.1 F)
1899
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1900
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1901
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1908
n/a
1909
n/a
1918
n/a
1929
n/a
1930
n/a
1931
n/a
1932
n/a
1933
n/a
1943
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1944
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1945
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1946
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1947
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1948
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1949
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1950
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1951
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1952
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1953
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1954
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1955
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1956
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1957
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1958
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1959
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1960
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1961
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1962
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1963
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1964
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1965
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1966
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1967
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1968
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1969
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1970
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1971
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1972
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1973
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1974
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1975
15.6 C (60.1 F)
1976
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1977
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1978
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1979
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1980
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1981
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1982
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1983
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1984
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1985
31.7 C (89.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Schenectady, 1898 to 1985. The record is -33.3 C (-27.9 F) in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is -23.3 C (-9.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Schenectady by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1898
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1899
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1900
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1901
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1908
n/a
1909
n/a
1918
n/a
1929
n/a
1930
n/a
1931
n/a
1932
n/a
1933
n/a
1943
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1944
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1945
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1946
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1947
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1948
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1949
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1950
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1951
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1952
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1953
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1954
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1955
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1956
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1957
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1958
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1959
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1960
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1961
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1962
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1963
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1964
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1965
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1966
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1967
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1968
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1969
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1970
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1971
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1972
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1973
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1974
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1975
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1976
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1977
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1978
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1979
7.2 C (45.0 F)
1980
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1981
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1982
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1983
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1984
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1985
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Schenectady, 1898 to 1985. The record is 175.3 mm (6.9 in) in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.7 mm (2.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Schenectady by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1898
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1899
175.3 mm (6.9 in)
1900
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1901
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1908
n/a
1909
n/a
1918
n/a
1929
n/a
1930
n/a
1931
n/a
1932
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1933
n/a
1943
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1944
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1945
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1946
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1947
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1948
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1949
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1950
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1951
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1952
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1953
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1954
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1955
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1956
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1957
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1958
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1959
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1960
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1961
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1962
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1963
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1964
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1965
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1966
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1967
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1968
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1969
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1970
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1971
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1972
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1973
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1974
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1975
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1976
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1977
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1978
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1979
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1980
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1981
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1982
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1983
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1984
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1985
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Schenectady, 1898 to 1985. The record is 207.3 mm (8.2 in) in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is 74.5 mm (2.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Schenectady by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1898
n/a
1899
207.3 mm (8.2 in)
1900
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1901
54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1908
n/a
1909
n/a
1918
n/a
1929
n/a
1930
n/a
1931
n/a
1932
n/a
1933
n/a
1943
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1944
87.2 mm (3.4 in)
1945
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1946
65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1947
67.9 mm (2.7 in)
1948
126.3 mm (5.0 in)
1949
133.2 mm (5.2 in)
1950
110.8 mm (4.4 in)
1951
94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1952
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1953
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1954
64.1 mm (2.5 in)
1955
135.8 mm (5.3 in)
1956
60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1957
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1958
64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1959
59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1960
135.7 mm (5.3 in)
1961
92.6 mm (3.6 in)
1962
49.2 mm (1.9 in)
1963
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1964
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1965
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1966
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1967
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1968
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1969
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1970
61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1971
114.1 mm (4.5 in)
1972
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1973
96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1974
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1975
115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1976
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1977
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1978
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1979
84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1980
63.4 mm (2.5 in)
1981
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1982
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1983
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1984
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1985
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Schenectady, 1898 to 1985. The record is 30 days in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Schenectady by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1898
2 days
1899
16 days
1900
26 days
1901
28 days
1908
n/a
1909
n/a
1918
n/a
1929
n/a
1930
n/a
1931
n/a
1932
1 day
1933
n/a
1943
19 days
1944
16 days
1945
15 days
1946
16 days
1947
26 days
1948
19 days
1949
22 days
1950
25 days
1951
15 days
1952
20 days
1953
22 days
1954
13 days
1955
26 days
1956
17 days
1957
30 days
1958
19 days
1959
15 days
1960
15 days
1961
18 days
1962
14 days
1963
23 days
1964
22 days
1965
10 days
1966
17 days
1967
14 days
1968
20 days
1969
25 days
1970
17 days
1971
18 days
1972
11 days
1973
14 days
1974
14 days
1975
15 days
1976
18 days
1977
16 days
1978
23 days
1979
11 days
1980
24 days
1981
16 days
1982
16 days
1983
21 days
1984
16 days
1985
25 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
31 years with a frost
Across 31 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Schenectady falls on 22 April and the median first autumn frost on 17 October, which leaves a median of 177 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.0 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Schenectady
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1900 to 1981)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
22 April
n/a
23 April
n/a
+0.1 days per decade
First autumn frost
17 October
n/a
18 October
n/a
+1.1 days per decade
Growing days
177 days
n/a
178 days
n/a
+1.0 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
37 years, 1899 to 1981
A day with at least 48.5 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 154.0 mm (6.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Schenectady: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
5 years
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
10 years
81.4 mm (3.2 in)
25 years
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
50 years
127.5 mm (5.0 in)
Longer than the 37 years of record
100 years
154.0 mm (6.1 in)
Longer than the 37 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, 37 years of values from 1899 to 1981.
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: 175.3 mm (6.9 in) in 1899; 107.2 mm (4.2 in) in 1960; 82.8 mm (3.3 in) in 1952.
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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.