Raquette Lake Weather Records (USC00306941)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Raquette Lake (USC00306941), New York, United States, with 61 years of record.

Key Facts for Raquette Lake

Raquette Lake (USC00306941) is a weather station in New York, United States at 43.82 latitude and -74.67 longitude, 543 m (1,781 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1892 to 1952, 61 years of record.
1,464 records set at Raquette Lake still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Raquette Lake set a daily record precipitation of 8.1 mm (0.32 in) on 17 February 1952.

About the Station

Location: New York, United States, 43.82 latitude, -74.67 longitude.
Elevation: 543 m (1,781 ft).
Period of record: 1892 to 1952, 61 years.
Eligible elements: 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 Raquette Lake. 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 Raquette Lake, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	14.4 C (57.9 F)	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	13.3 C (55.9 F)	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	18.9 C (66.0 F)	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	14.4 C (57.9 F)	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Raquette Lake still stand. 1895 holds the most, with 78.

Standing records at Raquette Lake by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1892	12
1893	49
1894	47
1895	78
1896	51
1897	39
1898	51
1899	48
1900	44
1901	39
1902	32
1903	71
1904	42
1905	37
1906	49
1907	40
1908	42
1909	31
1910	28
1911	61
1912	51
1913	61
1914	56
1915	47
1916	58
1917	46
1918	60
1919	62
1920	62
1921	48
1922	22

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Raquette Lake between 6 October 1932 and 6 October 1932. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 101.6 mm (4.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Raquette Lake. The most was 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 6 October 1932.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Raquette Lake
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	18 January 1929
Feb	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	14 February 1914
Mar	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	27 March 1913
Apr	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	7 April 1942
May	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	22 May 1947
Jun	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	19 June 1905
Jul	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	20 July 1931
Aug	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	11 August 1895
Sep	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	15 September 1945
Oct	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	6 October 1932
Nov	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	27 November 1907
Dec	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	14 December 1901

Period of Record Coverage

1892 to 1922

31 years of record at Raquette Lake, 1892 to 1922. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1892, 1922.

Days with data per year at Raquette Lake
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1892	61	17%	No
1893	357	98%	Yes
1894	362	99%	Yes
1895	363	99%	Yes
1896	365	100%	Yes
1897	360	99%	Yes
1898	359	98%	Yes
1899	362	99%	Yes
1900	365	100%	Yes
1901	364	100%	Yes
1902	361	99%	Yes
1903	361	99%	Yes
1904	363	99%	Yes
1905	361	99%	Yes
1906	360	99%	Yes
1907	342	94%	Yes
1908	330	90%	Yes
1909	357	98%	Yes
1910	364	100%	Yes
1911	362	99%	Yes
1912	365	100%	Yes
1913	360	99%	Yes
1914	365	100%	Yes
1915	365	100%	Yes
1916	365	100%	Yes
1917	364	100%	Yes
1918	364	100%	Yes
1919	364	100%	Yes
1920	366	100%	Yes
1921	361	99%	Yes
1922	150	41%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Raquette Lake
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 February 1952	Raquette Lake, US	daily rain	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	9 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1952	Raquette Lake, US	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	34 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1951	Raquette Lake, US	daily rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	34 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1951	Raquette Lake, US	daily rain (Tie)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	tie	1 year	1 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1951	Raquette Lake, US	daily rain (Tie)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	tie	20 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1951	Raquette Lake, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 June 1951	Raquette Lake, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	21 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1951	Raquette Lake, US	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	8 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1951	Raquette Lake, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	6 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1951	Raquette Lake, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1951	Raquette Lake, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	7 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1950	Raquette Lake, US	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1950	Raquette Lake, US	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	22 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1949	Raquette Lake, US	daily rain	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	8 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1949	Raquette Lake, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	47 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1949	Raquette Lake, US	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	12 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1949	Raquette Lake, US	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 1949	Raquette Lake, US	daily rain	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1949	Raquette Lake, US	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1949	Raquette Lake, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	44 of 100 (Notable)

Climate Trend

27 complete years, 1893 to 1921

One stripe for each of 27 complete years at Raquette Lake, 1893 to 1921. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 4.9 C (40.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 3.3 C (37.9 F), and the warmest was 1921, at 6.4 C (43.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F).

Annual mean temperature at Raquette Lake as warming stripes, 1893 to 1921
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1893	3.7 C	-1.27 C
1894	5.4 C	+0.50 C
1895	5.0 C	+0.01 C
1896	4.8 C	-0.10 C
1897	4.8 C	-0.18 C
1898	5.6 C	+0.68 C
1899	4.7 C	-0.27 C
1900	4.8 C	-0.16 C
1901	4.2 C	-0.79 C
1902	4.9 C	-0.02 C
1903	6.0 C	+1.08 C
1904	4.1 C	-0.83 C
1905	4.7 C	-0.26 C
1906	5.9 C	+0.93 C
1909	5.1 C	+0.16 C
1910	5.3 C	+0.37 C
1911	5.2 C	+0.23 C
1912	4.1 C	-0.80 C
1913	6.0 C	+1.02 C
1914	4.0 C	-0.94 C
1915	5.2 C	+0.27 C
1916	4.7 C	-0.21 C
1917	3.3 C	-1.67 C
1918	5.1 C	+0.18 C
1919	5.5 C	+0.59 C
1920	5.1 C	+0.14 C
1921	6.4 C	+1.44 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

1892 to 1952

Yearly extremes at Raquette Lake: 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)	1919	31.1 C (88.0 F)	31
Coldest night (TNn)	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	1914	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	31
Wettest day (Rx1day)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	1932	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	55
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	160.6 mm (6.3 in)	1905	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	55
Longest dry spell (CDD)	35 days	1903	14 days	55

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Raquette Lake, 1892 to 1952. The record is 35.0 C (95.0 F) in 1919, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.1 C (88.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Raquette Lake by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1892	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1893	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1894	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1895	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1896	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1897	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1898	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1899	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1900	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1901	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1902	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1903	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1904	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1905	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1906	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1907	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1908	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1909	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1910	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1911	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1912	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1913	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1914	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1915	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1916	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1917	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1918	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1919	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1920	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1921	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1922	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Raquette Lake, 1892 to 1952. The record is -41.1 C (-42.0 F) in 1914, marked on the chart; the median year is -35.0 C (-31.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Raquette Lake by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1892	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1893	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1894	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1895	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1896	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1897	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1898	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1899	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1900	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1901	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1902	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1903	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1904	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1905	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1906	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1907	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1908	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1909	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1910	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1911	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1912	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1913	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1914	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1915	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1916	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1917	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1918	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1919	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1920	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1921	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1922	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Raquette Lake, 1892 to 1952. The record is 101.6 mm (4.0 in) in 1932, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.0 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Raquette Lake by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1892	n/a
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1896	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1897	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1898	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1899	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1900	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1901	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1902	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1903	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1904	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1905	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1906	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1907	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1908	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1909	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1910	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1911	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1912	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1913	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1914	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1915	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1916	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1917	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1918	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1919	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1920	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1921	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1922	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1926	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1927	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1928	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1929	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1930	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1931	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1932	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1933	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1934	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1935	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1936	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1937	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1938	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1939	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1940	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1941	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1942	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1943	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1944	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1945	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1946	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1947	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1948	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1949	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1950	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1951	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1952	18.5 mm (0.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Raquette Lake, 1892 to 1952. The record is 160.6 mm (6.3 in) in 1905, marked on the chart; the median year is 69.6 mm (2.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Raquette Lake by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1892	n/a
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	91.8 mm (3.6 in)
1896	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1897	63.9 mm (2.5 in)
1898	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1899	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1900	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1901	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1902	85.2 mm (3.4 in)
1903	118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1904	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1905	160.6 mm (6.3 in)
1906	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1907	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1908	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1909	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1910	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1911	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1912	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1913	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1914	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1915	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1916	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1917	89.6 mm (3.5 in)
1918	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1919	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1920	65.9 mm (2.6 in)
1921	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
1922	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1926	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1927	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1928	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1929	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1930	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1931	110.8 mm (4.4 in)
1932	138.2 mm (5.4 in)
1933	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1934	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1935	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1936	57.3 mm (2.3 in)
1937	101.7 mm (4.0 in)
1938	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1939	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1940	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1941	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1942	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1943	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1944	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1945	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1946	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1947	120.8 mm (4.8 in)
1948	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1949	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1950	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1951	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1952	36.3 mm (1.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Raquette Lake, 1892 to 1952. The record is 35 days in 1903, marked on the chart; the median year is 14 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Raquette Lake by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1892	n/a
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	8 days
1896	16 days
1897	10 days
1898	13 days
1899	17 days
1900	13 days
1901	10 days
1902	11 days
1903	35 days
1904	14 days
1905	10 days
1906	12 days
1907	28 days
1908	22 days
1909	15 days
1910	17 days
1911	12 days
1912	11 days
1913	17 days
1914	15 days
1915	17 days
1916	10 days
1917	14 days
1918	10 days
1919	9 days
1920	22 days
1921	12 days
1922	18 days
1926	6 days
1927	8 days
1928	10 days
1929	9 days
1930	14 days
1931	16 days
1932	13 days
1933	10 days
1934	14 days
1935	11 days
1936	13 days
1937	14 days
1938	21 days
1939	20 days
1940	13 days
1941	23 days
1942	10 days
1943	14 days
1944	14 days
1945	14 days
1946	18 days
1947	26 days
1948	17 days
1949	11 days
1950	13 days
1951	14 days
1952	7 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

27 years with a frost

Across 27 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Raquette Lake falls on 20 May and the median first autumn frost on 26 September, which leaves a median of 126 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -10.2 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Raquette Lake
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1893 to 1921)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	20 May	n/a	20 May	n/a	+5.6 days per decade
First autumn frost	26 September	n/a	26 September	n/a	-4.6 days per decade
Growing days	126 days	n/a	126 days	n/a	-10.2 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

36 years, 1898 to 1949

A day with at least 47.8 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 104.9 mm (4.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Raquette Lake: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
5 years	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
10 years	71.8 mm (2.8 in)
25 years	84.7 mm (3.3 in)
50 years	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	Longer than the 36 years of record
100 years	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	Longer than the 36 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, 36 years of values from 1898 to 1949.

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: 101.6 mm (4.0 in) in 1932; 88.9 mm (3.5 in) in 1945; 73.7 mm (2.9 in) in 1947.

Download the Data

Data for Raquette Lake standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Raquette Lake 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).