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Cold Front Moving Through the Northeast U.S. Monday; Atmospheric River to Impact the Pacific Northwest Midweek

A cold front will cross the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S. through Monday with gusty winds and areas of rain showers. A strong atmospheric river is expected to move into the Pacific Northwest by midweek bringing a threat for moderate to heavy rainfall, gusty winds, and mountain snows for parts of Washington, Oregon, northern California, and the Sierra Nevada. Read More >

 

Monthly Temperature Records

Month Highest Temp Day and Year Lowest Temp Day and Year Coldest High Day and Year Warmest Low Day and Year
January 71 23/1909 -27 05/1884 -16 05/1884 59 02/1897
February 78 27/2024 -26 13/1905 -7 13/1905 54 24/1930
March 87 21/1907 -11 08/1943 8 06/1899 64 30/1998
April 92 10/1930
25/1986
29/1894
29/1899
14 05/1920
06/1982
07/1982
02/2018
29 06/1982 72 28/1896
May 104 31/1934 25 10/1966 38 01/1909 75 29/1895
31/1895
June 105 01/1934
25/1988
29/1936
39 01/1993
04/1931
04/1945
49 03/1945 80 25/1890
July 113 15/1936 46 26/1911 62 05/1909 80 24/1892
August 106 18/1936 41 26/1910
28/1986
31/1915
61 25/1987 82 22/1936
September 104 05/1899 24 28/1942 45 25/1942 76 03/1939
October 93 03/2006 7 30/1925 21 29/1925 72 05/1884
November 81 01/1937
01/1950
-2 26/1977 8 24/1950 62 03/1938
06/1924
23/1931
December 71 02/1982
03/1970
-24 28/1924 -11 24/1983 59 02/1982

 

Monthly Calendar Day Precipitation and Snowfall Records

Month Maximum
Precipitation
Day and Year Maximum Snowfall Day and Year
January 4.43 inches 01/1965 12.2 inches 13/1979
February 2.85 inches 11/1887 11.8 inches 1/2011
March 2.88 inches 14/1944 8.1 inches 25/1957
April 5.06 inches 24/1950 6.0 inches 04/1920
08/1938
May 5.52 inches 18/1927 0.1 inch 08/1923
08/1966
June 4.74 inches 24/1911 Zero None
July 4.09 inches 17/1895 Zero None
August 4.32 inches 29/1955 Zero None
September 4.11 inches 13/1961 1.0 inch 25/1942
October 3.62 inches 10/1969 3.9 inches 31/2019
November 4.26 inches 27/1990 6.8 inches 26/1975
December 2.60 inches 18/1895 8.0 inches 02/1893
11/2000
 
 

Top 10 Wettest and Driest Months on Record

Rank Wettest Month and Year Rank Driest Month and Year
1 13.09 inches September 1961 1 (tie) 0.03 inches October 1964
2 12.34 inches September 2008 1 (tie) 0.03 inches September 1979
3 12.30 inches September 1911 3 (tie) 0.07 inches November 1917
4 11.69 inches June 1974 3 (tie) 0.07 inches January 1919
5 11.60 inches June 2015 5 0.10 inches October 1904
6 11.55 inches September 1926 6 0.12 inches November 1904
7 (tie) 11.49 inches September 1970 7 0.14 inches February 1907
7 (tie) 11.49 inches May 1915 8 0.20 inches November 1914
9 10.58 inches September 1936 9 0.22 inches January 1986
10 10.53 inches October 1941 10 0.24 inches March 1885

 

Longest Dry Streaks

Rank Days Without
Measurable Precipitation
Dates
1 34 August 16 to September 19, 1893
2 33 October 16 to November 18, 1999
3 32 November 9 to December 11, 1904
4 31 September 12 to October 13, 1892
5 (tie) 30 October 12 to November 11, 1964
August 12 to September 11, 2013


 

Top 10 Snowiest Months on Record

Rank Snowiest Month and Year
1 24.7 inches January 1979
2 22.9 inches February 2014
3 21.7 inches December 1977
4 21.0 inches December 2000
5 20.9 inches February 2011
6 19.2 inches December 2010
7 18.9 inches December 1973
8 18.3 inches February 2010
9 (tie) 18.2 inches January 2014
9 (tie) 18.2 inches March 1926

 

All Time Records

Event Value Date
Record High Temperature 113 degrees July 15, 1936
Record Coldest High Temperature -16 degrees January 5, 1884
Record Low Temperature -27 degrees January 5, 1884
Record Warmest Low Temperature 82 degrees August 22, 1936
Record Precipitation (calendar day
and for any 24-hour period)
5.52 inches May 18, 1927
Record Snowfall (calendar day) 12.2 inches January 13, 1979
Record Snowfall (snowstorm) 15.0 inches February 1-2, 2011

 

Temperature and precipitation records date from 1883, and snowfall records date from 1896.