Lakefield Weather Records (CA006164297)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Lakefield (CA006164297), Ontario, Canada, with 117 years of record.

Key Facts for Lakefield

Lakefield (CA006164297) is a weather station in Ontario, Canada at 44.47 latitude and -78.23 longitude, 236 m (774 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1874 to 1990, 117 years of record.
1,464 records set at Lakefield still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Lakefield set a daily record high maximum temperature of 7.2 C (45.0 F) on 17 January 1949.

About the Station

Location: Ontario, Canada, 44.47 latitude, -78.23 longitude.
Elevation: 236 m (774 ft).
Period of record: 1874 to 1990, 117 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow.

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 Lakefield. 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 Lakefield, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	12.2 C (54.0 F)	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	14.4 C (57.9 F)	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	38.9 C (102.0 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	38.9 C (102.0 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	17.8 C (64.0 F)	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Lakefield still stand. 1923 holds the most, with 53.

Standing records at Lakefield by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1876	2
1877	8
1878	13
1879	19
1880	10
1881	11
1882	12
1883	12
1884	21
1885	35
1886	22
1887	17
1888	33
1889	23
1890	26
1891	27
1892	17
1893	22
1894	27
1895	48
1896	29
1897	15
1898	22
1899	30
1900	31
1901	17
1902	17
1903	23
1904	16
1905	9
1906	31
1907	12
1908	24
1909	22
1910	6
1911	32
1912	10
1913	31
1914	22
1916	20
1917	20
1918	30
1919	27
1920	22
1921	33
1922	25
1923	53
1924	17
1925	26
1926	25
1927	19
1928	16
1929	16
1930	22
1931	22
1932	18
1933	29
1934	22
1935	7
1936	29
1937	7
1938	13
1939	9
1940	12
1941	16
1942	7
1943	13
1944	10
1945	23
1946	31
1947	13
1948	6
1949	2

All-Time Record Progression

5 new records

5 all-time records were set at Lakefield between 13 January 1914 and 5 March 1928. Each dot is a new record.

When Lakefield set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1914-01-13	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1914-01-14	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1918-08-04	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 29.4 C (84.9 F)
1918-08-14	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 38.9 C (102.0 F)
1928-03-05	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 61.0 cm (24.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 119.9 mm (4.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Lakefield. The most was 119.9 mm (4.7 in) on 9 August 1878.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Lakefield
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	9 January 1884
Feb	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	5 February 1908
Mar	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	5 March 1928
Apr	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 April 1907
May	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	30 May 1912
Jun	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	17 June 1937
Jul	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	12 July 1880
Aug	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	9 August 1878
Sep	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	6 September 1910
Oct	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	3 October 1910
Nov	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	25 November 1895
Dec	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 December 1939

Period of Record Coverage

1883 to 1949

66 years of record at Lakefield, 1883 to 1949. 20 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1904, 1905, 1906 and others.

Days with data per year at Lakefield
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1883	217	59%	No
1884	224	61%	No
1885	286	78%	No
1886	214	59%	No
1887	302	83%	No
1888	336	92%	Yes
1889	363	99%	Yes
1890	361	99%	Yes
1891	359	98%	Yes
1892	364	99%	Yes
1893	361	99%	Yes
1894	355	97%	Yes
1895	364	100%	Yes
1896	365	100%	Yes
1897	363	99%	Yes
1898	362	99%	Yes
1899	346	95%	Yes
1900	351	96%	Yes
1901	334	92%	Yes
1902	341	93%	Yes
1903	341	93%	Yes
1904	328	90%	No
1905	316	87%	No
1906	326	89%	No
1907	208	57%	No
1908	366	100%	Yes
1909	364	100%	Yes
1910	291	80%	No
1911	352	96%	Yes
1912	359	98%	Yes
1913	343	94%	Yes
1914	303	83%	No
1916	221	60%	No
1917	291	80%	No
1918	333	91%	Yes
1919	365	100%	Yes
1920	277	76%	No
1921	356	98%	Yes
1922	355	97%	Yes
1923	365	100%	Yes
1924	364	99%	Yes
1925	330	90%	Yes
1926	365	100%	Yes
1927	364	100%	Yes
1928	366	100%	Yes
1929	334	92%	Yes
1930	364	100%	Yes
1931	364	100%	Yes
1932	365	100%	Yes
1933	363	99%	Yes
1934	365	100%	Yes
1935	365	100%	Yes
1936	366	100%	Yes
1937	365	100%	Yes
1938	354	97%	Yes
1939	360	99%	Yes
1940	335	92%	Yes
1941	293	80%	No
1942	333	91%	Yes
1943	361	99%	Yes
1944	360	98%	Yes
1945	209	57%	No
1946	304	83%	No
1947	305	84%	No
1948	176	48%	No
1949	59	16%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Lakefield
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 1949	Lakefield, CA	daily high max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	59 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1949	Lakefield, CA	daily high max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	16 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1948	Lakefield, CA	daily high min (Tie)	9.4 C (48.9 F)	tie	64 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1948	Lakefield, CA	daily high max (Tie)	16.7 C (62.1 F)	tie	45 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1948	Lakefield, CA	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	9 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1948	Lakefield, CA	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	56 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1948	Lakefield, CA	daily high max (Tie)	26.7 C (80.1 F)	tie	19 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1948	Lakefield, CA	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	43 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1948	Lakefield, CA	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	63 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1948	Lakefield, CA	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1948	Lakefield, CA	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	68 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1948	Lakefield, CA	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1947	Lakefield, CA	daily low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	10 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1947	Lakefield, CA	daily high min (Tie)	8.9 C (48.0 F)	tie	16 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1947	Lakefield, CA	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	46 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1947	Lakefield, CA	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	36 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1947	Lakefield, CA	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	34 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1947	Lakefield, CA	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1947	Lakefield, CA	daily low min (Tie)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	tie	18 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 1947	Lakefield, CA	daily low max (Tie)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	tie	4 years	1 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

36 complete years, 1889 to 1944

One stripe for each of 36 complete years at Lakefield, 1889 to 1944. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 6.2 C (43.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1926, at 4.4 C (40.0 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 8.1 C (46.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F).

Annual mean temperature at Lakefield as warming stripes, 1889 to 1944
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1889	6.3 C	+0.15 C
1890	5.6 C	-0.52 C
1891	6.4 C	+0.25 C
1892	5.5 C	-0.62 C
1893	5.1 C	-1.11 C
1894	6.9 C	+0.76 C
1895	5.6 C	-0.55 C
1896	5.8 C	-0.33 C
1897	6.1 C	-0.09 C
1898	7.2 C	+1.04 C
1899	5.9 C	-0.26 C
1900	6.8 C	+0.63 C
1901	5.9 C	-0.24 C
1902	6.0 C	-0.17 C
1903	6.1 C	-0.03 C
1906	7.2 C	+1.07 C
1908	5.9 C	-0.22 C
1909	6.5 C	+0.35 C
1912	5.7 C	-0.45 C
1919	6.7 C	+0.51 C
1922	6.9 C	+0.75 C
1923	5.3 C	-0.83 C
1924	5.0 C	-1.19 C
1926	4.4 C	-1.74 C
1928	6.0 C	-0.12 C
1930	7.0 C	+0.83 C
1931	8.1 C	+1.89 C
1932	6.8 C	+0.64 C
1933	6.7 C	+0.58 C
1934	5.6 C	-0.52 C
1935	5.8 C	-0.32 C
1936	6.0 C	-0.12 C
1938	6.9 C	+0.69 C
1939	6.1 C	-0.04 C
1943	5.3 C	-0.87 C
1944	6.5 C	+0.30 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1889 to 1944 is 0.03 C (-0.11 to 0.17) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.1 F (-0.2 to 0.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 36 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Lakefield
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.03 C (-0.11 to 0.17) per decade	0.1 F (-0.2 to 0.3) per decade	1889 to 1944	36	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum	0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade	0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade	1889 to 1944	36	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum	-0.02 C (-0.18 to 0.13) per decade	-0.04 F (-0.32 to 0.23) per decade	1889 to 1944	36	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

1874 to 1949

Yearly extremes at Lakefield: 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)	1918	33.3 C (91.9 F)	66
Coldest night (TNn)	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	1914	-29.7 C (-21.5 F)	72
Wettest day (Rx1day)	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	1878	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	75
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	1910	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	75
Longest dry spell (CDD)	37 days	1875	17 days	75

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Lakefield, 1874 to 1949. The record is 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 1918, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.3 C (91.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Lakefield by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1874	n/a
1875	n/a
1876	n/a
1877	n/a
1878	n/a
1879	n/a
1880	n/a
1881	n/a
1882	n/a
1883	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1884	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1885	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1886	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1887	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1888	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1889	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1890	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1891	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1892	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1893	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1894	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1895	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1896	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1897	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1898	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1899	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1900	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1901	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1902	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1903	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1904	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1905	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1906	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1907	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1908	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1909	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1910	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1911	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1912	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1913	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1914	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1916	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1917	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1918	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1919	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1920	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1921	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1922	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1923	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1924	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1925	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1926	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1927	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1928	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1929	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1930	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1931	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1932	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1933	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1934	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1935	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1936	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1937	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1938	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1939	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1940	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1941	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1942	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1943	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1944	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1945	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1946	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1947	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1948	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1949	7.2 C (45.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Lakefield, 1874 to 1949. The record is -36.7 C (-34.1 F) in 1914, marked on the chart; the median year is -29.7 C (-21.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Lakefield by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1874	n/a
1875	n/a
1876	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1877	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1878	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1879	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1880	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1881	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1882	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1883	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1884	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1885	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1886	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1887	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1888	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1889	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1890	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1891	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1892	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1893	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1894	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1895	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1896	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1897	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1898	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1899	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1900	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1901	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1902	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1903	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1904	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1905	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1906	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1907	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1908	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1909	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1910	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1911	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1912	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1913	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1914	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1916	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1917	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1918	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1919	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1920	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1921	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1922	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1923	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1924	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1925	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1926	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1927	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1928	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1929	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1930	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1931	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1932	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1933	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1934	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1935	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1936	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1937	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1938	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1939	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1940	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1941	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1942	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1943	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1944	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1945	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1946	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1947	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1948	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1949	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Lakefield, 1874 to 1949. The record is 119.9 mm (4.7 in) in 1878, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.1 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Lakefield by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1874	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1875	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1876	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1877	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1878	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1879	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1880	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1881	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1882	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1883	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1884	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1885	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1886	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1887	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1888	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1889	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1890	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1891	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1892	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1893	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1894	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1895	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1896	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1897	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1898	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1899	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1900	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1901	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1902	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1903	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1904	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1905	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1906	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1907	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1908	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1909	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1910	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1911	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1912	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1913	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1914	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1916	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1917	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1918	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1919	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1920	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1921	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1922	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1923	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1924	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1925	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1926	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1927	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1928	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1929	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1930	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1931	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1932	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1933	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1934	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1935	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1936	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1937	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1938	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1939	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1940	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1941	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1942	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1943	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1944	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1945	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1946	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1947	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1948	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1949	22.9 mm (0.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Lakefield, 1874 to 1949. The record is 142.0 mm (5.6 in) in 1910, marked on the chart; the median year is 63.5 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Lakefield by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1874	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1875	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1876	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1877	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1878	128.1 mm (5.0 in)
1879	64.9 mm (2.6 in)
1880	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1881	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1882	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1883	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1884	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1885	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1886	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1887	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1888	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1889	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1890	49.7 mm (2.0 in)
1891	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1892	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1893	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1894	104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1895	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1896	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1897	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1898	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1899	67.7 mm (2.7 in)
1900	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1901	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1902	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1903	46.6 mm (1.8 in)
1904	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1905	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1906	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1907	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1908	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1909	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1910	142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1911	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1912	92.4 mm (3.6 in)
1913	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1914	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1916	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1917	51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1918	134.7 mm (5.3 in)
1919	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1920	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1921	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1922	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1923	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1924	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1925	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1926	31.4 mm (1.2 in)
1927	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1928	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1929	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1930	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1931	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1932	44.3 mm (1.7 in)
1933	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1934	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1935	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1936	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1937	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1938	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1939	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1940	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1941	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1942	30.4 mm (1.2 in)
1943	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1944	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1945	52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1946	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1947	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1948	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1949	24.2 mm (1.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Lakefield, 1874 to 1949. The record is 37 days in 1875, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Lakefield by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1874	15 days
1875	37 days
1876	11 days
1877	24 days
1878	21 days
1879	30 days
1880	11 days
1881	33 days
1882	16 days
1883	16 days
1884	21 days
1885	14 days
1886	16 days
1887	18 days
1888	18 days
1889	22 days
1890	17 days
1891	21 days
1892	25 days
1893	13 days
1894	14 days
1895	20 days
1896	12 days
1897	13 days
1898	18 days
1899	15 days
1900	15 days
1901	17 days
1902	15 days
1903	20 days
1904	24 days
1905	24 days
1906	22 days
1907	16 days
1908	15 days
1909	16 days
1910	15 days
1911	15 days
1912	18 days
1913	33 days
1914	35 days
1916	9 days
1917	16 days
1918	17 days
1919	14 days
1920	15 days
1921	13 days
1922	31 days
1923	17 days
1924	24 days
1925	17 days
1926	15 days
1927	22 days
1928	18 days
1929	13 days
1930	20 days
1931	21 days
1932	13 days
1933	11 days
1934	17 days
1935	19 days
1936	17 days
1937	11 days
1938	21 days
1939	24 days
1940	18 days
1941	18 days
1942	20 days
1943	28 days
1944	25 days
1945	12 days
1946	20 days
1947	13 days
1948	21 days
1949	10 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

36 years with a frost

Across 36 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Lakefield falls on 6 May and the median first autumn frost on 7 October, which leaves a median of 154 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -3.7 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Lakefield
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1895 to 1944)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	6 May	n/a	6 May	n/a	+2.2 days per decade
First autumn frost	7 October	n/a	5 October	n/a	-1.5 days per decade
Growing days	154 days	n/a	152 days	n/a	-3.7 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

52 years, 1882 to 1944

A day with at least 42.2 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 87.9 mm (3.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Lakefield: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
5 years	55.7 mm (2.2 in)
10 years	64.1 mm (2.5 in)
25 years	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
50 years	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
100 years	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	Longer than the 52 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, 52 years of values from 1882 to 1944.

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: 102.4 mm (4.0 in) in 1935; 73.7 mm (2.9 in) in 1938; 72.1 mm (2.8 in) in 1937.

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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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).