Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Griffiss AFB (USW00014717), New York, United States, with 103 years of record.
Key Facts for Griffiss AFB
Griffiss AFB (USW00014717) is a weather station in New York, United States at 43.23 latitude and -75.40 longitude, 158 m (519 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 1995, 103 years of record.
1,464 records set at Griffiss AFB still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Griffiss AFB tied a daily record high minimum temperature of 23.3 C (73.9 F) on 16 August 1995.
About the Station
Location: New York, United States, 43.23 latitude, -75.40 longitude.
Elevation: 158 m (519 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 1995, 103 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 Griffiss AFB. 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 Griffiss AFB, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
18.9 C (66.0 F)
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
16.7 C (62.1 F)
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
37.8 C (100.0 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
21.7 C (71.1 F)
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Griffiss AFB still stand. 1949 holds the most, with 51.
Standing records at Griffiss AFB by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1893
23
1894
39
1895
50
1896
14
1897
20
1898
17
1899
32
1900
35
1901
21
1902
16
1903
31
1904
36
1905
1
1914
10
1915
18
1916
31
1917
18
1918
11
1949
51
1950
42
1951
22
1952
19
1953
31
1954
23
1955
28
1956
27
1957
29
1958
9
1959
39
1960
12
1961
24
1962
26
1963
26
1964
30
1965
33
1966
43
1967
33
1968
32
1969
25
1970
39
1979
7
1980
3
1981
28
1982
33
1983
20
1984
33
1985
8
1986
17
1987
31
1988
34
1989
27
1990
30
1991
37
1992
16
1993
16
1994
26
1995
32
All-Time Record Progression
3 new records
3 all-time records were set at Griffiss AFB between 4 January 1981 and 18 June 1995. Each dot is a new record.
When Griffiss AFB set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1981-01-04
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1994-01-16
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1995-06-18
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 25.0 C (77.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 103.4 mm (4.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Griffiss AFB. The most was 103.4 mm (4.1 in) on 9 July 1952.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Griffiss AFB
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
20 January 1952
Feb
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
7 February 1893
Mar
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
4 March 1964
Apr
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
2 April 1970
May
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
19 May 1969
Jun
94.2 mm (3.7 in)
22 June 1987
Jul
103.4 mm (4.1 in)
9 July 1952
Aug
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
23 August 1917
Sep
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
27 September 1985
Oct
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
6 October 1955
Nov
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
26 November 1900
Dec
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
28 December 1968
Period of Record Coverage
1893 to 1995
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
58 years of record at Griffiss AFB, 1893 to 1995. 15 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1894, 1898, 1901, 1905, 1914, 1916, 1917 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 42 complete years at Griffiss AFB, 1895 to 1994. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 7.8 C (46.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1965, at 6.8 C (44.2 F), and the warmest was 1953, at 9.4 C (49.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Griffiss AFB as warming stripes, 1895 to 1994
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1895
7.3 C
-0.57 C
1897
7.0 C
-0.87 C
1899
7.3 C
-0.57 C
1902
7.9 C
+0.06 C
1903
8.2 C
+0.32 C
1915
8.0 C
+0.13 C
1916
7.4 C
-0.43 C
1949
9.1 C
+1.26 C
1950
7.3 C
-0.50 C
1951
8.1 C
+0.23 C
1952
8.6 C
+0.74 C
1953
9.4 C
+1.60 C
1954
8.1 C
+0.31 C
1955
8.3 C
+0.51 C
1956
7.4 C
-0.45 C
1957
8.5 C
+0.66 C
1958
7.2 C
-0.65 C
1959
8.5 C
+0.66 C
1960
8.0 C
+0.12 C
1961
8.2 C
+0.37 C
1962
7.0 C
-0.87 C
1963
6.8 C
-1.01 C
1964
7.6 C
-0.26 C
1965
6.8 C
-1.03 C
1966
7.3 C
-0.52 C
1967
7.0 C
-0.86 C
1968
6.9 C
-0.89 C
1969
7.1 C
-0.78 C
1970
7.3 C
-0.52 C
1981
7.8 C
0.00 C
1982
7.6 C
-0.26 C
1983
8.5 C
+0.64 C
1984
8.2 C
+0.36 C
1985
8.2 C
+0.33 C
1986
8.0 C
+0.20 C
1987
8.3 C
+0.46 C
1988
8.0 C
+0.15 C
1989
7.5 C
-0.32 C
1990
9.3 C
+1.48 C
1991
9.2 C
+1.33 C
1993
7.5 C
-0.30 C
1994
7.7 C
-0.12 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1895 to 1994 is 0.05 C (-0.03 to 0.12) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 42 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Griffiss AFB
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.05 C (-0.03 to 0.12) per decade
0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade
1895 to 1994
42
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.07 C (-0.02 to 0.15) per decade
0.12 F (-0.03 to 0.26) per decade
1895 to 1994
42
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.03 C (-0.05 to 0.11) per decade
0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade
1895 to 1994
42
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
1893 to 1995
Yearly extremes at Griffiss AFB: 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)
1953
33.9 C (93.0 F)
58
Coldest night (TNn)
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1994
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
58
Wettest day (Rx1day)
103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1952
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
66
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
149.9 mm (5.9 in)
1903
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
66
Longest dry spell (CDD)
53 days
1903
15 days
66
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Griffiss AFB, 1893 to 1995. The record is 37.8 C (100.0 F) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.9 C (93.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Griffiss AFB by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1893
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1894
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1895
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1896
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1897
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1898
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1899
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1900
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1901
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1902
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1903
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1904
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1905
5.0 C (41.0 F)
1914
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1915
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1916
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1917
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1918
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1948
n/a
1949
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1950
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1951
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1952
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1953
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1954
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1955
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1956
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1957
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1958
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1959
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1960
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1961
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1962
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1963
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1964
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1965
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1966
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1967
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1968
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1969
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1970
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1971
11.1 C (52.0 F)
1972
n/a
1973
n/a
1974
n/a
1975
n/a
1976
n/a
1977
n/a
1978
n/a
1979
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1980
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1981
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1982
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1983
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1984
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1985
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1986
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1987
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1988
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1989
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1990
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1991
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1992
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1993
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1994
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1995
35.6 C (96.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Griffiss AFB, 1893 to 1995. The record is -35.0 C (-31.0 F) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is -26.7 C (-16.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Griffiss AFB by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1893
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1894
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1895
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1896
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1897
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1898
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1899
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1900
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1901
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1902
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1903
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1904
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1905
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1914
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1915
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1916
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1917
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1918
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1948
n/a
1949
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1950
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1951
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1952
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1953
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1954
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1955
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1956
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1957
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1958
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1959
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1960
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1961
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1962
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1963
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1964
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1965
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1966
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1967
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1968
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1969
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1970
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1971
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1972
n/a
1973
n/a
1974
n/a
1975
n/a
1976
n/a
1977
n/a
1978
n/a
1979
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1980
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1981
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1982
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1983
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1984
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1985
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1986
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1987
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1988
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1989
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1990
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1991
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1992
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1993
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1994
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1995
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Griffiss AFB, 1893 to 1995. The record is 103.4 mm (4.1 in) in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 52.8 mm (2.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Griffiss AFB by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1894
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1895
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1896
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1897
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1898
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1899
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1900
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1901
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1902
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1903
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1904
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1905
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1914
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1915
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1916
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1917
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1918
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1948
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1949
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1950
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1951
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1952
103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1953
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1954
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1955
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1956
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1957
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1958
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1959
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1960
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1961
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1962
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1963
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1964
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1965
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1966
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1967
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1968
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1969
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1970
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1971
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1972
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1973
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1974
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1975
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1976
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1977
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1978
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1979
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1980
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1981
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1982
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1983
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1984
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1985
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1986
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1987
94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1988
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1989
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1990
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1991
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1992
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1993
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1994
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1995
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Griffiss AFB, 1893 to 1995. The record is 149.9 mm (5.9 in) in 1903, marked on the chart; the median year is 82.3 mm (3.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Griffiss AFB by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893
128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1894
75.8 mm (3.0 in)
1895
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1896
59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1897
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1898
109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1899
94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1900
132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1901
81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1902
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1903
149.9 mm (5.9 in)
1904
96.9 mm (3.8 in)
1905
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1914
56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1915
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1916
73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1917
107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1918
107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1948
85.2 mm (3.4 in)
1949
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1950
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1951
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1952
126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1953
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1954
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1955
84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1956
116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1957
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1958
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1959
67.9 mm (2.7 in)
1960
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1961
77.1 mm (3.0 in)
1962
58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1963
60.3 mm (2.4 in)
1964
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1965
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1966
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1967
109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1968
119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1969
131.0 mm (5.2 in)
1970
91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1971
90.6 mm (3.6 in)
1972
121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1973
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1974
131.1 mm (5.2 in)
1975
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1976
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1977
94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1978
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1979
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1980
61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1981
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1982
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1983
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1984
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1985
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1986
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1987
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1988
75.1 mm (3.0 in)
1989
82.2 mm (3.2 in)
1990
82.4 mm (3.2 in)
1991
57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1992
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1993
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1994
86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1995
38.7 mm (1.5 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Griffiss AFB, 1893 to 1995. The record is 53 days in 1903, marked on the chart; the median year is 15 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Griffiss AFB by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893
13 days
1894
10 days
1895
22 days
1896
11 days
1897
15 days
1898
10 days
1899
28 days
1900
16 days
1901
14 days
1902
15 days
1903
53 days
1904
24 days
1905
8 days
1914
15 days
1915
14 days
1916
20 days
1917
13 days
1918
12 days
1948
15 days
1949
25 days
1950
24 days
1951
15 days
1952
18 days
1953
18 days
1954
16 days
1955
13 days
1956
18 days
1957
19 days
1958
14 days
1959
12 days
1960
12 days
1961
17 days
1962
18 days
1963
23 days
1964
24 days
1965
18 days
1966
16 days
1967
18 days
1968
15 days
1969
13 days
1970
13 days
1971
12 days
1972
11 days
1973
12 days
1974
12 days
1975
14 days
1976
12 days
1977
18 days
1978
17 days
1979
12 days
1980
14 days
1981
17 days
1982
11 days
1983
24 days
1984
12 days
1985
14 days
1986
10 days
1987
17 days
1988
20 days
1989
12 days
1990
10 days
1991
19 days
1992
10 days
1993
9 days
1994
11 days
1995
24 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
42 years with a frost
Across 42 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Griffiss AFB falls on 14 May and the median first autumn frost on 7 October, which leaves a median of 144 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.1 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Griffiss AFB
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1954 to 1994)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
14 May
n/a
13 May
n/a
-0.9 days per decade
First autumn frost
7 October
n/a
7 October
n/a
+0.2 days per decade
Growing days
144 days
n/a
148 days
n/a
+1.1 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
54 years, 1895 to 1994
A day with at least 54.3 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 107.2 mm (4.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Griffiss AFB: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
54.3 mm (2.1 in)
5 years
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
10 years
78.9 mm (3.1 in)
25 years
90.6 mm (3.6 in)
50 years
99.0 mm (3.9 in)
100 years
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
Longer than the 54 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, 54 years of values from 1895 to 1994.
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: 103.4 mm (4.1 in) in 1952; 94.2 mm (3.7 in) in 1987; 88.4 mm (3.5 in) in 1985.
Station Changes
2 suspected
2 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Griffiss AFB, at 1962 and 1970. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1962 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 1970 ran 0.2 C (0.4 F) higher than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Griffiss AFB, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1962
-0.4
-0.7
likely
5
1970
+0.2
+0.4
possible
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 Griffiss AFB 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.