All-time weather records — Barton, MD

Record high
100.9°F
July 24, 1999
Record low
-25.1°F
January 24, 1963
Wettest day
6.63 in
September 7, 1996

Climate change signal in Barton

10.9%

of Barton's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (40 of 366 records since 2015).

4.4%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (16 of 366 records since 2015).

If records were spread evenly across the station's history, you'd expect roughly 5% per decade. Decade-by-decade, here's where each record-breaking day was set:

Decade Heat records set # Cold records set #
1940s
·
·
1950s
78
62
1960s
41
103
1970s
35
74
1980s
50
78
1990s
53
17
2000s
51
9
2010s
36
18
2020s
22
5

Records are the all-time daily extremes that are still standing — each daily record can only be held by one year. The station's earliest hot record was set in 1951, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1945-2026.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 70.0°F — Jan 2, 1985 -25.1°F — Jan 24, 1963 2.60 in — Jan 23, 2016
February 75.9°F — Feb 21, 2018 -16.1°F — Feb 17, 1973 2.46 in — Feb 19, 2000
March 86.0°F — Mar 4, 2011 -4.0°F — Mar 11, 1960 1.98 in — Mar 29, 2005
April 90.0°F — Apr 19, 1976 14.0°F — Apr 10, 1985 2.42 in — Apr 29, 1964
May 91.0°F — May 8, 2000 24.1°F — May 1, 1963 2.95 in — May 14, 2025
June 96.1°F — Jun 10, 1999 33.1°F — Jun 1, 1966 3.37 in — Jun 28, 1995
July 100.9°F — Jul 24, 1999 16.0°F — Jul 1, 1987 4.38 in — Jul 12, 1949
August 100.0°F — Aug 1, 1999 35.1°F — Aug 31, 1982 2.95 in — Aug 9, 2024
September 100.9°F — Sep 11, 2002 28.0°F — Sep 25, 1963 6.63 in — Sep 7, 1996
October 91.9°F — Oct 1, 1953 17.1°F — Oct 24, 1969 5.58 in — Oct 16, 1954
November 78.1°F — Nov 4, 1961 3.0°F — Nov 11, 1984 3.58 in — Nov 5, 1985
December 75.9°F — Dec 10, 1951 -11.9°F — Dec 25, 1983 3.00 in — Dec 2, 1974

Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Barton.