Appleton Weather Records (USC00300208)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Appleton (USC00300208), New York, United States, with 31 years of record.

Key Facts for Appleton

Appleton (USC00300208) is a weather station in New York, United States at 43.35 latitude and -78.65 longitude, 91 m (300 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 1923, 31 years of record.
1,464 records set at Appleton still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Appleton set a daily record low minimum temperature of 6.7 C (44.1 F) on 27 August 1923.

About the Station

Location: New York, United States, 43.35 latitude, -78.65 longitude.
Elevation: 91 m (300 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 1923, 31 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 Appleton. 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 Appleton, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	20.6 C (69.1 F)	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	26.1 C (79.0 F)	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	35.0 C (95.0 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	41.1 C (106.0 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	37.8 C (100.0 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	35.6 C (96.1 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	22.8 C (73.0 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	18.9 C (66.0 F)	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Appleton still stand. 1896 holds the most, with 71.

Standing records at Appleton by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1893	12
1894	63
1895	68
1896	71
1897	47
1898	54
1899	56
1900	63
1901	37
1902	43
1903	55
1904	62
1905	35
1906	51
1907	35
1908	35
1909	39
1910	29
1911	57
1912	39
1913	61
1914	49
1915	32
1916	57
1917	47
1918	55
1919	39
1920	47
1921	55
1922	31
1923	40

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 74.2 mm (2.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Appleton. The most was 74.2 mm (2.9 in) on 5 July 1902.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Appleton
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22 January 1902
Feb	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	6 February 1897
Mar	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 March 1913
Apr	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	20 April 1901
May	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 May 1896
Jun	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	11 June 1922
Jul	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	5 July 1902
Aug	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	29 August 1893
Sep	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	19 September 1899
Oct	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 October 1912
Nov	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 November 1909
Dec	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	15 December 1893

Period of Record Coverage

1893 to 1923

31 years of record at Appleton, 1893 to 1923. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1894, 1923.

Days with data per year at Appleton
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1893	184	50%	No
1894	246	67%	No
1895	364	100%	Yes
1896	365	100%	Yes
1897	365	100%	Yes
1898	365	100%	Yes
1899	364	100%	Yes
1900	360	99%	Yes
1901	347	95%	Yes
1902	346	95%	Yes
1903	365	100%	Yes
1904	363	99%	Yes
1905	364	100%	Yes
1906	334	92%	Yes
1907	364	100%	Yes
1908	365	100%	Yes
1909	364	100%	Yes
1910	357	98%	Yes
1911	365	100%	Yes
1912	365	100%	Yes
1913	364	100%	Yes
1914	364	100%	Yes
1915	365	100%	Yes
1916	365	100%	Yes
1917	365	100%	Yes
1918	364	100%	Yes
1919	365	100%	Yes
1920	366	100%	Yes
1921	365	100%	Yes
1922	362	99%	Yes
1923	211	58%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Appleton
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 August 1923	Appleton, US	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	28 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1923	Appleton, US	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	25 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1923	Appleton, US	daily low max (Tie)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	tie	12 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1923	Appleton, US	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	16 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1923	Appleton, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	20 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1923	Appleton, US	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	25 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1923	Appleton, US	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	10 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
24 June 1923	Appleton, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	28 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1923	Appleton, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	12 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1923	Appleton, US	daily high min (Tie)	20.6 C (69.1 F)	tie	14 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
19 June 1923	Appleton, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	14 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
18 June 1923	Appleton, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	16 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 1923	Appleton, US	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	13 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1923	Appleton, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	24 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1923	Appleton, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	28 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1923	Appleton, US	daily low min (Tie)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	tie	23 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1923	Appleton, US	daily low min (Tie)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	tie	8 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1923	Appleton, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	26 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1923	Appleton, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	10 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1923	Appleton, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	20 years	11 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

26 complete years, 1895 to 1922

One stripe for each of 26 complete years at Appleton, 1895 to 1922. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.4 C (47.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 6.7 C (44.1 F), and the warmest was 1921, at 10.5 C (50.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.1 C (3.8 F).

Annual mean temperature at Appleton as warming stripes, 1895 to 1922
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1895	7.6 C	-0.83 C
1896	8.3 C	-0.15 C
1897	8.4 C	-0.03 C
1898	9.2 C	+0.79 C
1899	8.7 C	+0.22 C
1900	9.0 C	+0.52 C
1902	8.4 C	-0.03 C
1903	8.6 C	+0.10 C
1904	6.9 C	-1.58 C
1905	8.0 C	-0.48 C
1907	7.7 C	-0.77 C
1908	8.8 C	+0.37 C
1909	8.4 C	-0.01 C
1910	8.4 C	-0.04 C
1911	9.1 C	+0.68 C
1912	7.7 C	-0.76 C
1913	9.2 C	+0.74 C
1914	8.2 C	-0.25 C
1915	8.7 C	+0.29 C
1916	8.4 C	-0.02 C
1917	6.7 C	-1.71 C
1918	8.3 C	-0.17 C
1919	9.2 C	+0.79 C
1920	8.2 C	-0.27 C
1921	10.5 C	+2.03 C
1922	9.0 C	+0.51 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

1893 to 1923

Yearly extremes at Appleton: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	41.1 C (106.0 F)	1911	34.4 C (93.9 F)	31
Coldest night (TNn)	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	1904	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	31
Wettest day (Rx1day)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	1902	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	31
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	126.3 mm (5.0 in)	1902	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	31
Longest dry spell (CDD)	25 days	1904	16 days	31

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Appleton, 1893 to 1923. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1911, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.4 C (93.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Appleton by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1893	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1894	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1895	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1896	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1897	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1898	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1899	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1900	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1901	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1902	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1903	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1904	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1905	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1906	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1907	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1908	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1909	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1910	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1911	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1912	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1913	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1914	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1915	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1916	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1917	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1918	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1919	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1920	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1921	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1922	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1923	34.4 C (93.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Appleton, 1893 to 1923. The record is -25.0 C (-13.0 F) in 1904, marked on the chart; the median year is -20.0 C (-4.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Appleton by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1893	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1894	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1895	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1896	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1897	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1898	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1899	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1900	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1901	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1902	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1903	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1904	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1905	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1906	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1907	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1908	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1909	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1910	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1911	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1912	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1913	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1914	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1915	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1916	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1917	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1918	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1919	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1920	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1921	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1922	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1923	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Appleton, 1893 to 1923. The record is 74.2 mm (2.9 in) in 1902, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.1 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Appleton by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1894	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1895	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1896	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1897	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1898	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1899	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1900	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1901	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1902	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1903	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1904	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1905	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1906	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1907	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1908	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1909	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1910	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1911	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1912	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1913	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1914	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1915	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1916	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1917	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1918	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1919	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1920	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1921	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1922	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1923	21.6 mm (0.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Appleton, 1893 to 1923. The record is 126.3 mm (5.0 in) in 1902, marked on the chart; the median year is 65.3 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Appleton by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1894	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1895	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1896	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1897	67.7 mm (2.7 in)
1898	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1899	62.1 mm (2.4 in)
1900	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1901	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1902	126.3 mm (5.0 in)
1903	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1904	42.1 mm (1.7 in)
1905	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1906	70.7 mm (2.8 in)
1907	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1908	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1909	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1910	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1911	31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1912	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1913	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1914	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
1915	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1916	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1917	84.2 mm (3.3 in)
1918	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1919	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1920	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1921	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1922	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1923	43.2 mm (1.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Appleton, 1893 to 1923. The record is 25 days in 1904, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Appleton by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893	10 days
1894	13 days
1895	11 days
1896	12 days
1897	23 days
1898	14 days
1899	16 days
1900	16 days
1901	14 days
1902	15 days
1903	22 days
1904	25 days
1905	17 days
1906	24 days
1907	13 days
1908	15 days
1909	20 days
1910	21 days
1911	14 days
1912	24 days
1913	18 days
1914	19 days
1915	18 days
1916	23 days
1917	21 days
1918	16 days
1919	21 days
1920	15 days
1921	16 days
1922	17 days
1923	12 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 Appleton falls on 2 May and the median first autumn frost on 15 October, which leaves a median of 168 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +4.0 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Appleton
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1895 to 1922)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	2 May	n/a	2 May	n/a	-1.6 days per decade
First autumn frost	15 October	n/a	15 October	n/a	+2.3 days per decade
Growing days	168 days	n/a	168 days	n/a	+4.0 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.

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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).