Pittsfield Weather Records (USC00196409)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Pittsfield (USC00196409), Massachusetts, United States, with 55 years of record.

Key Facts for Pittsfield

Pittsfield (USC00196409) is a weather station in Massachusetts, United States at 42.45 latitude and -73.25 longitude, 317 m (1,040 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1894 to 1948, 55 years of record.
1,464 records set at Pittsfield still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Pittsfield set an all-time record daily precipitation of 142.7 mm (5.6 in) on 31 December 1948.

About the Station

Location: Massachusetts, United States, 42.45 latitude, -73.25 longitude.
Elevation: 317 m (1,040 ft).
Period of record: 1894 to 1948, 55 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

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 Pittsfield. 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 Pittsfield, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	18.3 C (64.9 F)	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	17.2 C (63.0 F)	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	38.3 C (100.9 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	37.8 C (100.0 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	22.8 C (73.0 F)	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	19.4 C (66.9 F)	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Pittsfield still stand. 1895 holds the most, with 68.

Standing records at Pittsfield by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1894	46
1895	68
1896	60
1897	42
1898	42
1899	58
1900	51
1901	35
1925	20
1926	41
1927	48
1928	55
1929	61
1930	64
1931	41
1932	40
1933	54
1934	53
1935	58
1936	65
1937	31
1938	51
1939	29
1940	41
1941	33
1942	41
1943	53
1944	24
1945	39
1946	45
1947	41
1948	34

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Pittsfield between 31 December 1948 and 31 December 1948. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 142.7 mm (5.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Pittsfield. The most was 142.7 mm (5.6 in) on 31 December 1948.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Pittsfield
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 January 1939
Feb	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	13 February 1900
Mar	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	4 March 1906
Apr	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	21 April 1901
May	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	14 May 1937
Jun	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 June 1937
Jul	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	9 July 1931
Aug	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	4 August 1943
Sep	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	21 September 1938
Oct	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	5 October 1898
Nov	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	4 November 1927
Dec	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	31 December 1948

Period of Record Coverage

1894 to 1948

32 years of record at Pittsfield, 1894 to 1948. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1894, 1925, 1929, 1931, 1948.

Days with data per year at Pittsfield
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1894	324	89%	No
1895	362	99%	Yes
1896	364	99%	Yes
1897	364	100%	Yes
1898	364	100%	Yes
1899	364	100%	Yes
1900	364	100%	Yes
1901	356	98%	Yes
1925	184	50%	No
1926	359	98%	Yes
1927	360	99%	Yes
1928	365	100%	Yes
1929	291	80%	No
1930	364	100%	Yes
1931	327	90%	No
1932	366	100%	Yes
1933	362	99%	Yes
1934	362	99%	Yes
1935	362	99%	Yes
1936	351	96%	Yes
1937	365	100%	Yes
1938	364	100%	Yes
1939	365	100%	Yes
1940	365	100%	Yes
1941	333	91%	Yes
1942	361	99%	Yes
1943	360	99%	Yes
1944	365	100%	Yes
1945	363	99%	Yes
1946	361	99%	Yes
1947	363	99%	Yes
1948	305	83%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Pittsfield
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 December 1948	Pittsfield, US	all-time rain	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1948	Pittsfield, US	daily high min (Tie)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	tie	16 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1948	Pittsfield, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1948	Pittsfield, US	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	8 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1948	Pittsfield, US	daily low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	53 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1948	Pittsfield, US	daily low max	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	13 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1948	Pittsfield, US	daily low min (Tie)	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	tie	5 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1948	Pittsfield, US	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	2 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1948	Pittsfield, US	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	16 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1948	Pittsfield, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1948	Pittsfield, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	10 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 1948	Pittsfield, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	22 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1948	Pittsfield, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	10 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1948	Pittsfield, US	monthly high min (Tie)	16.7 C (62.1 F)	tie	9 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1948	Pittsfield, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	10 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1948	Pittsfield, US	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1948	Pittsfield, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	21 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1948	Pittsfield, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	3 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1948	Pittsfield, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	3 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1948	Pittsfield, US	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	50 years	22 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

26 complete years, 1895 to 1947

One stripe for each of 26 complete years at Pittsfield, 1895 to 1947. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 7.9 C (46.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1926, at 6.6 C (44.0 F), and the warmest was 1938, at 9.1 C (48.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.3 C (2.3 F).

Annual mean temperature at Pittsfield as warming stripes, 1895 to 1947
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1895	6.8 C	-1.09 C
1896	7.3 C	-0.53 C
1897	7.5 C	-0.35 C
1898	8.2 C	+0.33 C
1899	7.5 C	-0.34 C
1900	8.0 C	+0.11 C
1901	7.6 C	-0.31 C
1926	6.6 C	-1.22 C
1927	8.3 C	+0.47 C
1928	8.7 C	+0.86 C
1930	8.6 C	+0.70 C
1932	8.4 C	+0.50 C
1933	8.2 C	+0.35 C
1934	7.3 C	-0.57 C
1935	7.2 C	-0.62 C
1936	7.8 C	-0.06 C
1937	9.0 C	+1.18 C
1938	9.1 C	+1.27 C
1939	8.2 C	+0.30 C
1940	7.1 C	-0.75 C
1942	7.9 C	0.00 C
1943	7.0 C	-0.88 C
1944	7.6 C	-0.23 C
1945	7.9 C	-0.01 C
1946	8.5 C	+0.61 C
1947	8.2 C	+0.31 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

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

1894 to 1948

Yearly extremes at Pittsfield: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	38.3 C (100.9 F)	1926	35.0 C (95.0 F)	32
Coldest night (TNn)	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	1943	-23.8 C (-10.9 F)	32
Wettest day (Rx1day)	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	1948	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	44
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	192.5 mm (7.6 in)	1948	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	44
Longest dry spell (CDD)	28 days	1900	16 days	44

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Pittsfield, 1894 to 1948. The record is 38.3 C (100.9 F) in 1926, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Pittsfield by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1894	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1895	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1896	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1897	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1898	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1899	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1900	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1901	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1925	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1926	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1927	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1928	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1929	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1930	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1931	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1932	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1933	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1934	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1935	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1936	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1937	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1938	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1939	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1940	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1941	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1942	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1943	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1944	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1945	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1946	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1947	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1948	36.7 C (98.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Pittsfield, 1894 to 1948. The record is -32.2 C (-26.0 F) in 1943, marked on the chart; the median year is -23.8 C (-10.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Pittsfield by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1894	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1895	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1896	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1897	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1898	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1899	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1900	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1901	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1925	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1926	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1927	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1928	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1929	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1930	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1931	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1932	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1933	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1934	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1935	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1936	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1937	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1938	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1939	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1940	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1941	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1942	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1943	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1944	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1945	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1946	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1947	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1948	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Pittsfield, 1894 to 1948. The record is 142.7 mm (5.6 in) in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is 52.4 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Pittsfield by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1894	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1895	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1896	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1897	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1898	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1899	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1900	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1901	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1902	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1903	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1904	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1905	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1906	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1907	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1908	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1909	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1910	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1911	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1912	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1913	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1925	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1926	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1927	123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1928	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1929	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1930	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1931	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1932	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1933	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1934	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1935	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1936	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1937	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1938	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1939	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1940	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1941	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1942	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1943	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1944	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1945	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1946	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1947	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1948	142.7 mm (5.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Pittsfield, 1894 to 1948. The record is 192.5 mm (7.6 in) in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is 81.4 mm (3.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Pittsfield by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1894	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1895	63.1 mm (2.5 in)
1896	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1897	111.9 mm (4.4 in)
1898	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1899	106.1 mm (4.2 in)
1900	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1901	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1902	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1903	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1904	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1905	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1906	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1907	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1908	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1909	60.3 mm (2.4 in)
1910	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1911	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1912	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1913	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1925	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1926	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1927	147.5 mm (5.8 in)
1928	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1929	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1930	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1931	128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1932	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1933	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1934	106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1935	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1936	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1937	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1938	186.0 mm (7.3 in)
1939	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1940	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1941	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1942	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1943	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1944	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1945	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1946	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1947	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1948	192.5 mm (7.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Pittsfield, 1894 to 1948. The record is 28 days in 1900, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Pittsfield by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1894	20 days
1895	15 days
1896	12 days
1897	19 days
1898	12 days
1899	19 days
1900	28 days
1901	26 days
1902	9 days
1903	15 days
1904	15 days
1905	17 days
1906	12 days
1907	13 days
1908	16 days
1909	10 days
1910	14 days
1911	12 days
1912	16 days
1913	18 days
1925	14 days
1926	16 days
1927	13 days
1928	16 days
1929	18 days
1930	17 days
1931	12 days
1932	19 days
1933	11 days
1934	12 days
1935	24 days
1936	11 days
1937	14 days
1938	22 days
1939	21 days
1940	12 days
1941	19 days
1942	20 days
1943	19 days
1944	16 days
1945	9 days
1946	19 days
1947	19 days
1948	23 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

26 years with a frost

Across 26 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Pittsfield falls on 5 May and the median first autumn frost on 5 October, which leaves a median of 158 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -2.8 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Pittsfield
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1895 to 1947)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	5 May	n/a	5 May	n/a	+1.6 days per decade
First autumn frost	5 October	n/a	5 October	n/a	-1.2 days per decade
Growing days	158 days	n/a	158 days	n/a	-2.8 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.

Download the Data

Data for Pittsfield standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Pittsfield 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 2026-10-17 (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).