Old Forge Weather Records (USC00306184)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Old Forge (USC00306184), New York, United States, with 120 years of record.

Key Facts for Old Forge

Old Forge (USC00306184) is a weather station in New York, United States at 43.71 latitude and -74.97 longitude, 520 m (1,706 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1907 to 2026, 120 years of record.
1,464 records set at Old Forge still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Old Forge set a daily record snowfall of 43.2 cm (17.0 in) on 27 January 2026.

About the Station

Location: New York, United States, 43.71 latitude, -74.97 longitude.
Elevation: 520 m (1,706 ft).
Period of record: 1907 to 2026, 120 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 Old Forge. 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 Old Forge, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	17.8 C (64.0 F)	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	15.6 C (60.1 F)	-46.7 C (-52.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	16.7 C (62.1 F)	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Old Forge still stand. 1976 holds the most, with 56.

Standing records at Old Forge by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1908	31
1909	26
1910	25
1911	31
1912	18
1913	31
1914	31
1915	8
1941	6
1942	3
1948	6
1949	36
1950	24
1951	18
1952	16
1953	25
1954	18
1955	34
1956	17
1957	11
1958	8
1959	25
1960	10
1961	23
1962	17
1963	9
1964	18
1965	18
1966	20
1967	6
1968	17
1969	12
1970	16
1971	23
1972	24
1973	15
1974	25
1975	27
1976	56
1977	34
1978	24
1979	36
1980	22
1981	23
1982	25
1983	18
1984	29
1985	4
1986	11
1987	11
1988	3
1989	26
1990	22
1991	20
1992	17
1993	10
1994	10
1995	15
1996	22
1997	15
1998	14
1999	27
2000	21
2001	15
2002	23
2003	12
2004	18
2005	10
2007	6
2008	12
2009	9
2010	15
2011	12
2012	22
2014	5
2015	20
2016	13
2018	19
2019	2
2020	8

All-Time Record Progression

6 new records

6 all-time records were set at Old Forge between 23 January 1976 and 9 November 1996. Each dot is a new record.

When Old Forge set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1976-01-23	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1979-02-10	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1979-02-12	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1979-02-14	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1979-02-18	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -46.7 C (-52.1 F)
1996-11-09	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 102.9 mm (4.1 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Nov: 102.9 mm (4.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Old Forge. The most was 102.9 mm (4.1 in) on 9 November 1996.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Old Forge
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	8 January 1998
Feb	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	15 February 1908
Mar	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	4 March 1971
Apr	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	10 April 1944
May	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	20 May 1947
Jun	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	15 June 1972
Jul	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	16 July 1945
Aug	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	24 August 1998
Sep	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	27 September 1985
Oct	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	2 October 1945
Nov	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	9 November 1996
Dec	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	29 December 1984

Period of Record Coverage

1907 to 2021

82 years of record at Old Forge, 1907 to 2021. 29 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1907, 1915, 1941, 1942, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952 and others.

Days with data per year at Old Forge
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1907	24	7%	No
1908	365	100%	Yes
1909	365	100%	Yes
1910	352	96%	Yes
1911	365	100%	Yes
1912	366	100%	Yes
1913	363	99%	Yes
1914	364	100%	Yes
1915	130	36%	No
1941	57	16%	No
1942	51	14%	No
1948	122	33%	No
1949	365	100%	Yes
1950	321	88%	No
1951	297	81%	No
1952	210	57%	No
1953	336	92%	Yes
1954	351	96%	Yes
1955	350	96%	Yes
1956	343	94%	Yes
1957	244	67%	No
1958	233	64%	No
1959	318	87%	No
1960	343	94%	Yes
1961	339	93%	Yes
1962	316	87%	No
1963	315	86%	No
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	363	99%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	284	78%	No
1968	332	91%	Yes
1969	364	100%	Yes
1970	364	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	364	100%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	362	99%	Yes
1983	362	99%	Yes
1984	361	99%	Yes
1985	358	98%	Yes
1986	359	98%	Yes
1987	348	95%	Yes
1988	122	33%	No
1989	362	99%	Yes
1990	364	100%	Yes
1991	334	92%	Yes
1992	333	91%	Yes
1993	273	75%	No
1994	365	100%	Yes
1995	362	99%	Yes
1996	366	100%	Yes
1997	363	99%	Yes
1998	349	96%	Yes
1999	360	99%	Yes
2000	362	99%	Yes
2001	357	98%	Yes
2002	362	99%	Yes
2003	360	99%	Yes
2004	354	97%	Yes
2005	238	65%	No
2007	180	49%	No
2008	302	83%	No
2009	279	76%	No
2010	248	68%	No
2011	324	89%	No
2012	124	34%	No
2014	153	42%	No
2015	319	87%	No
2016	140	38%	No
2018	350	96%	Yes
2019	13	4%	No
2020	120	33%	No
2021	28	8%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Old Forge
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 January 2026	Old Forge, US	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2025	Old Forge, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	tie	112 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 2025	Old Forge, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	tie	40 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 2025	Old Forge, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	114 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2025	Old Forge, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	115 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2025	Old Forge, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	70 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2024	Old Forge, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	42 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 2024	Old Forge, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	113 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2024	Old Forge, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	53 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 2020	Old Forge, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	13 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 2020	Old Forge, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	49 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 2020	Old Forge, US	daily high min (Tie)	18.9 C (66.0 F)	tie	34 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 2020	Old Forge, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	34 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
11 July 2020	Old Forge, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	13 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 2020	Old Forge, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	110 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2020	Old Forge, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 2020	Old Forge, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	61 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 2020	Old Forge, US	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	69 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 2020	Old Forge, US	daily high min (Tie)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	tie	62 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 2020	Old Forge, US	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	69 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

47 complete years, 1908 to 2004

One stripe for each of 47 complete years at Old Forge, 1908 to 2004. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 4.7 C (40.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1976, at 2.3 C (36.1 F), and the warmest was 1949, at 6.8 C (44.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.5 C (4.5 F).

Annual mean temperature at Old Forge as warming stripes, 1908 to 2004
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1908	5.1 C	+0.44 C
1909	4.9 C	+0.27 C
1910	5.5 C	+0.80 C
1911	5.1 C	+0.44 C
1912	4.1 C	-0.57 C
1913	6.0 C	+1.31 C
1914	4.1 C	-0.54 C
1949	6.8 C	+2.12 C
1956	4.2 C	-0.44 C
1960	5.2 C	+0.56 C
1961	5.7 C	+1.08 C
1962	4.6 C	-0.03 C
1964	5.9 C	+1.28 C
1965	5.1 C	+0.46 C
1966	5.3 C	+0.66 C
1969	4.5 C	-0.12 C
1970	4.1 C	-0.59 C
1971	3.9 C	-0.74 C
1972	3.6 C	-1.11 C
1973	5.2 C	+0.56 C
1974	3.7 C	-1.00 C
1975	4.0 C	-0.62 C
1976	2.3 C	-2.41 C
1977	3.7 C	-0.97 C
1978	3.4 C	-1.24 C
1979	4.3 C	-0.39 C
1980	3.1 C	-1.53 C
1981	3.7 C	-0.99 C
1982	3.3 C	-1.36 C
1983	3.9 C	-0.76 C
1984	4.6 C	-0.06 C
1985	4.9 C	+0.19 C
1986	5.5 C	+0.79 C
1987	5.7 C	+1.07 C
1989	3.8 C	-0.86 C
1990	6.3 C	+1.63 C
1994	4.4 C	-0.25 C
1995	5.0 C	+0.32 C
1996	4.2 C	-0.50 C
1997	3.8 C	-0.86 C
1998	6.6 C	+1.98 C
1999	5.6 C	+0.91 C
2000	4.5 C	-0.19 C
2001	5.7 C	+1.01 C
2002	5.3 C	+0.63 C
2003	4.4 C	-0.24 C
2004	4.5 C	-0.16 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1908 to 2004 is -0.04 C (-0.14 to 0.06) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.1 F (-0.3 to 0.1) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 47 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Old Forge
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	-0.04 C (-0.14 to 0.06) per decade	-0.1 F (-0.3 to 0.1) per decade	1908 to 2004	47	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum	-0.2 C (-0.2 to -0.1) per decade	-0.3 F (-0.4 to -0.1) per decade	1908 to 2004	47	Fall
Mean daily minimum	0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade	0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade	1908 to 2004	47	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

1907 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Old Forge: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1910	30.6 C (87.1 F)	82
Coldest night (TNn)	-46.7 C (-52.1 F)	1979	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	82
Wettest day (Rx1day)	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	1996	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	89
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	170.4 mm (6.7 in)	1947	88.3 mm (3.5 in)	85
Longest dry spell (CDD)	29 days	1947	14 days	89

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Old Forge, 1907 to 2026. The record is 35.0 C (95.0 F) in 1910, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.6 C (87.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Old Forge by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1907	11.7 C (53.1 F)
1908	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1909	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1910	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1911	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1912	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1913	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1914	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1915	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1928	n/a
1941	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1942	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1949	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1950	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1951	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1952	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1953	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1954	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1955	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1956	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1957	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1958	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1959	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1960	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1961	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1962	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1963	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1964	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1965	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1966	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1967	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1968	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1969	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1970	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1971	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1972	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1973	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1974	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1975	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1976	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1977	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1978	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1979	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1980	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1981	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1982	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1983	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1984	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1985	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1986	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1987	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1988	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1989	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1990	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1991	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1992	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1993	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1994	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1995	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1996	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1997	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1998	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1999	30.6 C (87.1 F)
2000	27.8 C (82.0 F)
2001	32.2 C (90.0 F)
2002	32.2 C (90.0 F)
2003	28.9 C (84.0 F)
2004	28.3 C (82.9 F)
2005	31.1 C (88.0 F)
2007	30.0 C (86.0 F)
2008	28.3 C (82.9 F)
2009	28.9 C (84.0 F)
2010	31.1 C (88.0 F)
2011	30.6 C (87.1 F)
2012	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2014	28.3 C (82.9 F)
2015	30.6 C (87.1 F)
2016	30.0 C (86.0 F)
2018	31.7 C (89.1 F)
2019	4.4 C (39.9 F)
2020	30.6 C (87.1 F)
2021	5.6 C (42.1 F)
2022	n/a
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Old Forge, 1907 to 2026. The record is -46.7 C (-52.1 F) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is -34.4 C (-29.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Old Forge by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1907	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1908	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1909	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1910	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1911	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1912	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1913	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1914	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1915	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1928	n/a
1941	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1942	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1949	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1950	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1951	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1952	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1953	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1954	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1955	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1956	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1957	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1958	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1959	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1960	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1961	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1962	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1963	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1964	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1965	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1966	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1967	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1968	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1969	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1970	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1971	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1972	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1973	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1974	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1975	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1976	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1977	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1978	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1979	-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
1980	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1981	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1982	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1983	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1984	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1985	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1986	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1987	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1988	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1989	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1990	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1991	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1992	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1993	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1994	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1995	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1996	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1997	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1998	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1999	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
2000	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
2001	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2002	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2003	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
2004	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
2005	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
2007	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2008	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2009	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2010	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2011	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
2012	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2014	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2015	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2016	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2018	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
2019	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2020	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2021	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2022	n/a
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Old Forge, 1907 to 2026. The record is 102.9 mm (4.1 in) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.8 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Old Forge by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1907	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1908	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1909	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1910	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1911	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1912	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1913	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1914	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1915	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1928	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1941	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1942	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1943	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1944	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1945	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1946	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1947	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1948	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1949	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1950	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1951	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1952	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1953	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1954	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1955	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1956	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1957	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1958	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1959	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1960	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1961	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1962	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1963	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1964	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1965	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1966	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1967	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1968	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1969	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1970	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1971	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1972	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1973	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1974	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1975	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1976	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1977	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1978	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1979	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1980	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1981	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1982	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1983	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1984	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1985	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1986	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1987	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1988	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1989	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1990	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1991	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1992	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1993	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1994	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1995	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1996	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1997	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1998	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1999	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
2000	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
2001	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
2002	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
2003	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
2004	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2005	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
2007	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
2008	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
2009	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
2010	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
2011	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
2012	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	n/a
2018	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
2019	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
2020	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
2021	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
2022	n/a
2023	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
2024	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
2025	11.7 mm (0.5 in)
2026	12.4 mm (0.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Old Forge, 1907 to 2026. The record is 170.4 mm (6.7 in) in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is 88.3 mm (3.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Old Forge by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1907	87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1908	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1909	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1910	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1911	97.9 mm (3.9 in)
1912	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1913	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1914	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1915	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1928	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1941	105.6 mm (4.2 in)
1942	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1943	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1944	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1945	147.8 mm (5.8 in)
1946	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1947	170.4 mm (6.7 in)
1948	96.7 mm (3.8 in)
1949	107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1950	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1951	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1952	91.1 mm (3.6 in)
1953	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1954	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1955	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1956	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1957	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1958	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1959	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1960	103.2 mm (4.1 in)
1961	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1962	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1963	88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1964	76.9 mm (3.0 in)
1965	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1966	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1967	83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1968	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1969	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1970	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1971	157.2 mm (6.2 in)
1972	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1973	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1974	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1975	101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1976	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1977	69.7 mm (2.7 in)
1978	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1979	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1980	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1981	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1982	113.2 mm (4.5 in)
1983	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1984	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1985	134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1986	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1987	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1988	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1989	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1990	80.9 mm (3.2 in)
1991	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1992	70.2 mm (2.8 in)
1993	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1994	88.3 mm (3.5 in)
1995	101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1996	119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1997	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1998	145.5 mm (5.7 in)
1999	102.3 mm (4.0 in)
2000	79.3 mm (3.1 in)
2001	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
2002	100.9 mm (4.0 in)
2003	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
2004	101.4 mm (4.0 in)
2005	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
2007	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
2008	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
2009	64.1 mm (2.5 in)
2010	114.6 mm (4.5 in)
2011	100.7 mm (4.0 in)
2012	47.4 mm (1.9 in)
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	n/a
2018	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
2019	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
2020	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
2021	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
2022	n/a
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Old Forge, 1907 to 2026. The record is 29 days in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is 14 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Old Forge by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1907	8 days
1908	21 days
1909	16 days
1910	23 days
1911	16 days
1912	12 days
1913	16 days
1914	15 days
1915	17 days
1928	5 days
1941	17 days
1942	13 days
1943	14 days
1944	16 days
1945	11 days
1946	22 days
1947	29 days
1948	26 days
1949	12 days
1950	16 days
1951	9 days
1952	11 days
1953	18 days
1954	14 days
1955	15 days
1956	14 days
1957	24 days
1958	15 days
1959	19 days
1960	12 days
1961	19 days
1962	16 days
1963	20 days
1964	15 days
1965	17 days
1966	12 days
1967	11 days
1968	12 days
1969	12 days
1970	14 days
1971	12 days
1972	10 days
1973	15 days
1974	10 days
1975	22 days
1976	10 days
1977	14 days
1978	23 days
1979	10 days
1980	16 days
1981	12 days
1982	10 days
1983	14 days
1984	14 days
1985	12 days
1986	8 days
1987	17 days
1988	7 days
1989	11 days
1990	13 days
1991	8 days
1992	11 days
1993	9 days
1994	11 days
1995	18 days
1996	11 days
1997	8 days
1998	17 days
1999	12 days
2000	21 days
2001	19 days
2002	17 days
2003	16 days
2004	14 days
2005	17 days
2007	12 days
2008	14 days
2009	12 days
2010	22 days
2011	14 days
2012	6 days
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	n/a
2018	12 days
2019	9 days
2020	15 days
2021	23 days
2022	n/a
2023	2 days
2024	1 day
2025	3 days
2026	2 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

47 years with a frost

Across 47 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Old Forge falls on 3 June and the median first autumn frost on 12 September, which leaves a median of 103 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.4 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Old Forge
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1971 to 2004)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	3 June	n/a	2 June	n/a	-1.0 days per decade
First autumn frost	12 September	n/a	12 September	n/a	+0.4 days per decade
Growing days	103 days	n/a	103 days	n/a	+1.4 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

66 years, 1908 to 2019

A day with at least 54.5 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 123.3 mm (4.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Old Forge: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
5 years	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
10 years	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
25 years	97.7 mm (3.8 in)
50 years	110.2 mm (4.3 in)
100 years	123.3 mm (4.9 in)	Longer than the 66 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, 66 years of values from 1908 to 2019.

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: 102.9 mm (4.1 in) in 1996; 99.8 mm (3.9 in) in 1947; 98.8 mm (3.9 in) in 1985.

Station Changes

2 suspected

2 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Old Forge, at 1969 and 1984. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1969 ran 1.2 C (2.1 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1984 ran 0.7 C (1.3 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).

Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Old Forge, against neighbouring stations
Year	Shift (C)	Shift (F)	Strength	Neighbours
1969	-1.2	-2.1	likely	5
1984	+0.7	+1.3	likely	5

Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.

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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 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).