Milford 2 SE Weather Records (USC00075915)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Milford 2 SE (USC00075915), Delaware, United States, with 112 years of record.

Key Facts for Milford 2 SE

Milford 2 SE (USC00075915) is a weather station in Delaware, United States at 38.90 latitude and -75.42 longitude, 11 m (35 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 2004, 112 years of record.
1,464 records set at Milford 2 SE still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Milford 2 SE set a monthly record daily precipitation of 69.1 mm (2.7 in) on 13 April 2004.

About the Station

Location: Delaware, United States, 38.90 latitude, -75.42 longitude.
Elevation: 11 m (35 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 2004, 112 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

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 Milford 2 SE. 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 Milford 2 SE, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	26.1 C (79.0 F)	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	37.2 C (99.0 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	38.9 C (102.0 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	40.6 C (105.1 F)	8.3 C (46.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	39.4 C (102.9 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Milford 2 SE still stand. 1900 holds the most, with 45.

Standing records at Milford 2 SE by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1893	7
1894	11
1895	29
1896	26
1897	13
1898	34
1899	14
1900	45
1901	21
1902	12
1903	13
1904	19
1905	17
1906	11
1907	20
1908	15
1909	16
1910	12
1911	13
1912	12
1913	15
1914	12
1915	8
1916	11
1917	21
1918	23
1919	11
1920	14
1921	16
1922	8
1923	16
1924	12
1925	24
1926	16
1927	21
1928	21
1929	24
1930	25
1931	16
1932	17
1933	13
1934	17
1935	15
1936	17
1937	13
1938	13
1939	15
1940	22
1941	13
1942	18
1943	21
1944	2
1948	10
1949	15
1950	23
1951	11
1952	10
1953	8
1954	13
1955	5
1956	15
1957	12
1958	5
1959	15
1960	18
1961	9
1962	11
1963	13
1964	19
1965	7
1966	5
1967	6
1968	5
1969	5
1970	16
1971	12
1972	19
1973	14
1974	21
1975	14
1976	18
1977	16
1978	10
1979	21
1980	7
1981	8
1982	16
1983	13
1984	11
1985	6
1986	16
1987	4
1988	19
1989	16
1990	21
1991	5
1999	4
2000	9
2001	10
2002	11
2003	16
2004	1

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Milford 2 SE between 12 September 1960 and 12 September 1960. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 183.6 mm (7.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Milford 2 SE. The most was 183.6 mm (7.2 in) on 12 September 1960.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Milford 2 SE
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	23 January 1935
Feb	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	16 February 1903
Mar	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	22 March 2000
Apr	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	13 April 2004
May	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	30 May 1908
Jun	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	15 June 1969
Jul	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	15 July 1926
Aug	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	25 August 1958
Sep	183.6 mm (7.2 in)	12 September 1960
Oct	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	28 October 1953
Nov	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	1 November 1956
Dec	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	25 December 1986

Period of Record Coverage

1893 to 2004

102 years of record at Milford 2 SE, 1893 to 2004. 19 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1894, 1897, 1899, 1901, 1902, 1914, 1944 and others.

Days with data per year at Milford 2 SE
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1893	150	41%	No
1894	299	82%	No
1895	363	99%	Yes
1896	334	91%	Yes
1897	324	89%	No
1898	360	99%	Yes
1899	305	84%	No
1900	338	93%	Yes
1901	261	72%	No
1902	323	88%	No
1903	340	93%	Yes
1904	363	99%	Yes
1905	361	99%	Yes
1906	360	99%	Yes
1907	363	99%	Yes
1908	363	99%	Yes
1909	365	100%	Yes
1910	359	98%	Yes
1911	362	99%	Yes
1912	364	99%	Yes
1913	363	99%	Yes
1914	179	49%	No
1915	365	100%	Yes
1916	365	100%	Yes
1917	364	100%	Yes
1918	364	100%	Yes
1919	365	100%	Yes
1920	366	100%	Yes
1921	365	100%	Yes
1922	354	97%	Yes
1923	365	100%	Yes
1924	366	100%	Yes
1925	362	99%	Yes
1926	365	100%	Yes
1927	365	100%	Yes
1928	366	100%	Yes
1929	365	100%	Yes
1930	364	100%	Yes
1931	364	100%	Yes
1932	366	100%	Yes
1933	365	100%	Yes
1934	364	100%	Yes
1935	365	100%	Yes
1936	366	100%	Yes
1937	365	100%	Yes
1938	365	100%	Yes
1939	364	100%	Yes
1940	365	100%	Yes
1941	365	100%	Yes
1942	361	99%	Yes
1943	365	100%	Yes
1944	90	25%	No
1948	336	92%	Yes
1949	364	100%	Yes
1950	355	97%	Yes
1951	257	70%	No
1952	364	99%	Yes
1953	365	100%	Yes
1954	360	99%	Yes
1955	360	99%	Yes
1956	363	99%	Yes
1957	363	99%	Yes
1958	344	94%	Yes
1959	348	95%	Yes
1960	317	87%	No
1961	332	91%	Yes
1962	354	97%	Yes
1963	357	98%	Yes
1964	317	87%	No
1965	352	96%	Yes
1966	119	33%	No
1967	257	70%	No
1968	349	95%	Yes
1969	363	99%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	357	98%	Yes
1975	362	99%	Yes
1976	364	99%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	363	99%	Yes
1980	364	99%	Yes
1981	361	99%	Yes
1982	363	99%	Yes
1983	324	89%	No
1984	180	49%	No
1985	339	93%	Yes
1986	352	96%	Yes
1987	345	95%	Yes
1988	356	97%	Yes
1989	353	97%	Yes
1990	353	97%	Yes
1991	88	24%	No
1999	42	12%	No
2000	325	89%	No
2001	346	95%	Yes
2002	349	96%	Yes
2003	330	90%	Yes
2004	67	18%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Milford 2 SE
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 April 2004	Milford 2 SE, US	monthly rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	75 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2004	Milford 2 SE, US	daily low min (Tie)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	tie	70 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 2004	Milford 2 SE, US	daily low max	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	90 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2003	Milford 2 SE, US	daily low max	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	68 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 2003	Milford 2 SE, US	daily low max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	48 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 2003	Milford 2 SE, US	daily snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	0 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 2003	Milford 2 SE, US	daily low min (Tie)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	tie	77 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 2003	Milford 2 SE, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 2003	Milford 2 SE, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	54 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 2003	Milford 2 SE, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	41 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 2003	Milford 2 SE, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	20 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 2003	Milford 2 SE, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	82 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2003	Milford 2 SE, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	33 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 2003	Milford 2 SE, US	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 2003	Milford 2 SE, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	80 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 June 2003	Milford 2 SE, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	29 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 2003	Milford 2 SE, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	103 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2003	Milford 2 SE, US	daily low max (Tie)	12.8 C (55.0 F)	tie	52 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 2003	Milford 2 SE, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	103 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2003	Milford 2 SE, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	107 years	44 of 100 (Notable)

Climate Trend

75 complete years, 1895 to 2002

One stripe for each of 75 complete years at Milford 2 SE, 1895 to 2002. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.3 C (56.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 11.8 C (53.3 F), and the warmest was 1990, at 14.8 C (58.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).

Annual mean temperature at Milford 2 SE as warming stripes, 1895 to 2002
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1895	13.1 C	-0.24 C
1898	14.4 C	+1.10 C
1904	12.0 C	-1.36 C
1905	13.0 C	-0.34 C
1906	14.0 C	+0.65 C
1907	12.6 C	-0.72 C
1909	13.3 C	-0.02 C
1910	13.3 C	-0.04 C
1911	13.7 C	+0.39 C
1912	12.9 C	-0.40 C
1913	14.3 C	+1.02 C
1915	13.3 C	+0.01 C
1916	12.8 C	-0.47 C
1917	11.8 C	-1.47 C
1918	13.1 C	-0.24 C
1919	13.6 C	+0.27 C
1920	12.7 C	-0.64 C
1921	14.4 C	+1.08 C
1923	13.2 C	-0.14 C
1924	12.3 C	-1.00 C
1925	13.7 C	+0.37 C
1926	12.5 C	-0.82 C
1927	13.2 C	-0.16 C
1928	13.0 C	-0.36 C
1929	13.3 C	-0.02 C
1930	13.5 C	+0.16 C
1931	14.3 C	+0.99 C
1932	14.1 C	+0.78 C
1933	14.1 C	+0.74 C
1934	13.1 C	-0.20 C
1935	12.8 C	-0.47 C
1936	13.2 C	-0.09 C
1937	13.5 C	+0.17 C
1938	14.0 C	+0.68 C
1939	13.8 C	+0.52 C
1940	11.9 C	-1.42 C
1941	13.5 C	+0.19 C
1942	13.5 C	+0.16 C
1943	13.5 C	+0.15 C
1949	14.8 C	+1.50 C
1950	13.2 C	-0.08 C
1952	13.6 C	+0.29 C
1953	14.1 C	+0.82 C
1954	13.7 C	+0.34 C
1955	13.2 C	-0.13 C
1956	13.4 C	+0.04 C
1957	13.7 C	+0.43 C
1958	12.3 C	-1.02 C
1959	14.1 C	+0.80 C
1962	12.3 C	-1.03 C
1963	12.6 C	-0.69 C
1965	12.6 C	-0.67 C
1968	13.1 C	-0.26 C
1969	12.5 C	-0.86 C
1970	13.2 C	-0.09 C
1971	13.5 C	+0.14 C
1972	12.8 C	-0.51 C
1973	14.1 C	+0.76 C
1974	13.5 C	+0.16 C
1975	13.8 C	+0.44 C
1976	13.1 C	-0.22 C
1977	13.8 C	+0.44 C
1978	12.8 C	-0.56 C
1979	13.1 C	-0.19 C
1980	13.3 C	-0.01 C
1981	13.0 C	-0.36 C
1982	12.9 C	-0.41 C
1985	13.7 C	+0.42 C
1986	13.6 C	+0.25 C
1987	13.2 C	-0.11 C
1988	13.1 C	-0.20 C
1989	13.0 C	-0.29 C
1990	14.8 C	+1.53 C
2001	13.2 C	-0.10 C
2002	14.0 C	+0.71 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1895 to 2002 is 0.02 C (-0.04 to 0.07) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.03 F (-0.07 to 0.12) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 75 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Milford 2 SE
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.02 C (-0.04 to 0.07) per decade	0.03 F (-0.07 to 0.12) per decade	1895 to 2002	75	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum	0.03 C (-0.02 to 0.09) per decade	0.06 F (-0.04 to 0.17) per decade	1895 to 2002	75	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum	0.00 C (-0.06 to 0.05) per decade	-0.01 F (-0.11 to 0.10) per decade	1895 to 2002	75	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 2004

Yearly extremes at Milford 2 SE: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	40.6 C (105.1 F)	1901	36.7 C (98.1 F)	102
Coldest night (TNn)	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	1899	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	102
Wettest day (Rx1day)	183.6 mm (7.2 in)	1960	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	102
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	303.3 mm (11.9 in)	1935	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	102
Longest dry spell (CDD)	35 days	1900	17 days	102

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Milford 2 SE, 1893 to 2004. The record is 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 1901, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Milford 2 SE by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1893	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1894	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1895	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1896	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1897	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1898	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1899	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1900	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1901	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1902	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1903	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1904	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1905	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1906	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1907	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1908	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1909	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1910	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1911	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1912	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1913	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1914	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1915	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1916	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1917	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1918	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1919	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1920	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1921	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1922	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1923	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1924	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1925	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1926	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1927	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1928	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1929	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1930	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1931	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1932	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1933	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1934	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1935	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1936	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1937	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1938	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1939	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1940	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1941	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1942	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1943	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1944	23.3 C (73.9 F)
1948	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1949	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1950	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1951	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1952	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1953	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1954	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1955	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1956	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1957	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1958	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1959	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1960	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1961	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1962	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1963	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1964	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1965	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1966	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1967	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1968	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1969	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1970	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1971	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1972	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1973	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1974	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1975	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1976	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1977	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1978	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1979	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1980	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1981	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1982	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1983	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1984	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1985	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1986	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1987	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1988	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1989	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1990	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1991	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1999	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2000	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2001	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2002	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2003	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2004	29.4 C (84.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Milford 2 SE, 1893 to 2004. The record is -24.4 C (-11.9 F) in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is -15.0 C (5.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Milford 2 SE by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1893	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1894	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1895	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1896	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1897	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1898	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1899	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1900	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1901	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1902	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1903	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1904	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1905	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1906	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1907	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1908	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1909	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1910	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1911	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1912	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1913	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1914	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1915	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1916	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1917	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1918	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1919	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1920	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1921	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1922	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1923	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1924	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1925	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1926	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1927	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1928	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1929	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1930	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1931	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1932	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1933	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1934	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1935	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1936	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1937	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1938	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1939	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1940	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1941	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1942	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1943	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1944	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1948	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1949	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1950	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1951	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1952	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1953	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1954	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1955	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1956	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1957	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1958	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1959	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1960	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1961	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1962	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1963	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1964	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1965	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1966	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1967	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1968	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1969	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1970	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1971	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1972	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1973	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1974	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1975	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1976	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1977	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1978	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1979	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1980	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1981	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1982	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1983	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1984	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1985	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1986	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1987	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1988	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1989	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1990	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1991	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1999	12.8 C (55.0 F)
2000	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2001	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2002	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2003	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2004	-13.9 C (7.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Milford 2 SE, 1893 to 2004. The record is 183.6 mm (7.2 in) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 67.7 mm (2.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Milford 2 SE by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1894	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1895	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1896	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1897	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1898	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1899	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1900	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1901	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1902	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1903	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1904	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1905	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1906	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1907	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1908	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1909	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1910	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1911	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1912	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1913	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1914	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1915	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1916	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1917	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1918	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1919	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1920	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1921	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1922	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1923	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1924	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1925	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1926	166.1 mm (6.5 in)
1927	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1928	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1929	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1930	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1931	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1932	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1933	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1934	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1935	162.6 mm (6.4 in)
1936	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1937	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1938	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1939	120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1940	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1941	142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1942	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1943	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1944	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1948	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1949	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1950	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1951	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1952	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1953	116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1954	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1955	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1956	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1957	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1958	165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1959	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1960	183.6 mm (7.2 in)
1961	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1962	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1963	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1964	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1965	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1966	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1967	137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1968	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1969	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1970	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1971	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1972	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1973	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1974	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1975	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1976	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1977	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1978	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1979	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1980	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1981	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1982	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1983	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1984	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1985	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1986	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1987	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1988	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1989	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1990	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1991	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1999	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
2000	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
2001	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
2002	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
2003	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
2004	69.1 mm (2.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Milford 2 SE, 1893 to 2004. The record is 303.3 mm (11.9 in) in 1935, marked on the chart; the median year is 100.4 mm (4.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Milford 2 SE by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1894	79.6 mm (3.1 in)
1895	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1896	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1897	106.3 mm (4.2 in)
1898	117.8 mm (4.6 in)
1899	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1900	123.0 mm (4.8 in)
1901	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1902	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1903	131.5 mm (5.2 in)
1904	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1905	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1906	149.9 mm (5.9 in)
1907	86.7 mm (3.4 in)
1908	103.7 mm (4.1 in)
1909	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1910	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1911	158.0 mm (6.2 in)
1912	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1913	98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1914	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1915	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1916	87.8 mm (3.5 in)
1917	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1918	96.2 mm (3.8 in)
1919	196.7 mm (7.7 in)
1920	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1921	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1922	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1923	119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1924	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1925	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1926	226.8 mm (8.9 in)
1927	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1928	153.2 mm (6.0 in)
1929	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1930	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1931	127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1932	111.1 mm (4.4 in)
1933	223.0 mm (8.8 in)
1934	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1935	303.3 mm (11.9 in)
1936	142.3 mm (5.6 in)
1937	134.7 mm (5.3 in)
1938	174.6 mm (6.9 in)
1939	127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1940	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1941	163.3 mm (6.4 in)
1942	84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1943	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1944	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1948	149.1 mm (5.9 in)
1949	112.7 mm (4.4 in)
1950	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1951	165.3 mm (6.5 in)
1952	113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1953	164.4 mm (6.5 in)
1954	140.2 mm (5.5 in)
1955	191.0 mm (7.5 in)
1956	133.8 mm (5.3 in)
1957	97.7 mm (3.8 in)
1958	230.9 mm (9.1 in)
1959	212.6 mm (8.4 in)
1960	201.1 mm (7.9 in)
1961	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1962	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1963	106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1964	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1965	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1966	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1967	156.3 mm (6.2 in)
1968	95.7 mm (3.8 in)
1969	134.4 mm (5.3 in)
1970	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1971	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1972	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1973	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1974	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1975	154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1976	147.1 mm (5.8 in)
1977	93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1978	102.3 mm (4.0 in)
1979	95.6 mm (3.8 in)
1980	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1981	82.7 mm (3.3 in)
1982	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1983	95.7 mm (3.8 in)
1984	86.7 mm (3.4 in)
1985	117.7 mm (4.6 in)
1986	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1987	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1988	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1989	117.4 mm (4.6 in)
1990	100.7 mm (4.0 in)
1991	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1999	150.1 mm (5.9 in)
2000	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
2001	140.7 mm (5.5 in)
2002	248.9 mm (9.8 in)
2003	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
2004	106.3 mm (4.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Milford 2 SE, 1893 to 2004. The record is 35 days in 1900, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Milford 2 SE by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893	12 days
1894	8 days
1895	19 days
1896	16 days
1897	19 days
1898	19 days
1899	14 days
1900	35 days
1901	19 days
1902	18 days
1903	13 days
1904	15 days
1905	13 days
1906	19 days
1907	13 days
1908	23 days
1909	24 days
1910	29 days
1911	18 days
1912	15 days
1913	15 days
1914	19 days
1915	20 days
1916	17 days
1917	23 days
1918	16 days
1919	16 days
1920	26 days
1921	20 days
1922	24 days
1923	18 days
1924	19 days
1925	16 days
1926	13 days
1927	13 days
1928	12 days
1929	15 days
1930	26 days
1931	17 days
1932	16 days
1933	12 days
1934	19 days
1935	11 days
1936	17 days
1937	11 days
1938	17 days
1939	26 days
1940	13 days
1941	35 days
1942	20 days
1943	15 days
1944	11 days
1948	16 days
1949	19 days
1950	12 days
1951	17 days
1952	19 days
1953	18 days
1954	25 days
1955	22 days
1956	14 days
1957	19 days
1958	20 days
1959	25 days
1960	12 days
1961	19 days
1962	17 days
1963	32 days
1964	31 days
1965	20 days
1966	11 days
1967	19 days
1968	22 days
1969	16 days
1970	18 days
1971	13 days
1972	11 days
1973	14 days
1974	19 days
1975	11 days
1976	16 days
1977	19 days
1978	20 days
1979	12 days
1980	16 days
1981	16 days
1982	15 days
1983	14 days
1984	20 days
1985	15 days
1986	20 days
1987	19 days
1988	16 days
1989	23 days
1990	16 days
1991	16 days
1999	12 days
2000	26 days
2001	23 days
2002	19 days
2003	13 days
2004	11 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

75 years with a frost

Across 75 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Milford 2 SE falls on 16 April and the median first autumn frost on 23 October, which leaves a median of 187 days between them.

In 1956 to 2002 the median growing season was 185 days. That is 4 days fewer than in 1895 to 1934.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.4 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Milford 2 SE
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period (1895 to 1934)	Recent period (1956 to 2002)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	16 April	19 April	16 April	3 days earlier	-0.2 days per decade
First autumn frost	23 October	24 October	19 October	5 days earlier	-0.6 days per decade
Growing days	187 days	189 days	185 days	4 days fewer	-0.4 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

72 years, 1895 to 2003

A day with at least 68.6 mm (2.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 183.3 mm (7.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Milford 2 SE: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
5 years	89.6 mm (3.5 in)
10 years	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
25 years	132.9 mm (5.2 in)
50 years	156.2 mm (6.1 in)
100 years	183.3 mm (7.2 in)	Longer than the 72 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, 72 years of values from 1895 to 2003.

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: 166.1 mm (6.5 in) in 1926; 165.1 mm (6.5 in) in 1958; 142.2 mm (5.6 in) in 1941.

Station Changes

No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.

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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 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).