All-time weather records — Elkton, MD

Record high
105.1°F
July 16, 1983
Record low
-22.0°F
February 3, 1895
Wettest day
8.67 in
September 16, 1999

Climate change signal in Elkton

4.1%

of Elkton's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (15 of 366 records since 2015).

0.3%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (1 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 #
1890s
19
35
1900s
12
52
1940s
49
72
1950s
53
48
1960s
35
59
1970s
38
38
1980s
46
42
1990s
67
11
2000s
32
8
2010s
1
1
2020s
14
·

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 1895, the latest in 2025. Period of observation: 1894-2026.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 75.0°F — Jan 26, 1950 -9.9°F — Jan 22, 1984 2.44 in — Jan 25, 2020
February 79.0°F — Feb 17, 1976 -22.0°F — Feb 3, 1895 2.65 in — Feb 6, 1896
March 89.1°F — Mar 30, 1998 3.9°F — Mar 4, 1943 3.75 in — Mar 20, 1958
April 93.9°F — Apr 17, 2002 14.0°F — Apr 7, 1982 2.49 in — Apr 7, 2022
May 97.0°F — May 18, 1962 28.0°F — May 1, 1978 4.34 in — May 21, 1894
June 100.0°F — Jun 18, 1957 37.9°F — Jun 11, 1972 3.92 in — Jun 22, 1972
July 105.1°F — Jul 16, 1983 41.0°F — Jul 1, 1988 6.22 in — Jul 12, 2004
August 102.9°F — Aug 9, 2001 42.1°F — Aug 29, 1986 4.75 in — Aug 27, 1971
September 100.0°F — Sep 2, 1953 30.9°F — Sep 27, 1947 8.67 in — Sep 16, 1999
October 96.1°F — Oct 2, 2019 23.0°F — Oct 22, 1940 3.58 in — Oct 19, 1966
November 84.9°F — Nov 1, 1950 12.0°F — Nov 29, 1955 2.74 in — Nov 28, 1993
December 75.0°F — Dec 1, 2006 -6.0°F — Dec 25, 1983 3.42 in — Dec 17, 2000

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