All-time weather records — Poolesville, MD
Climate change signal in Poolesville
of Poolesville's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (0 of 187 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (0 of 187 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 | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41 | 29 | ||
| 1970s | 146 | 158 | ||
| 1980s | · | · | ||
| 1990s | · | · | ||
| 2000s | · | · | ||
| 2010s | · | · |
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 1967, the latest in 1979. Period of observation: 1962-2011.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 75.9°F — Jan 25, 1967 | 3.9°F — Jan 29, 1971 | 2.06 in — Jan 7, 1996 |
| February | — | — | 2.00 in — Feb 4, 1998 |
| March | 78.1°F — Mar 29, 1979 | 19.9°F — Mar 10, 1971 | 2.25 in — Mar 4, 1993 |
| April | 77.0°F — Apr 25, 1979 | 30.0°F — Apr 7, 1979 | 2.80 in — Apr 20, 2008 |
| May | 86.0°F — May 7, 1972 | 30.0°F — May 7, 1968 | 2.90 in — May 26, 2009 |
| June | — | — | 7.96 in — Jun 22, 1972 |
| July | 96.1°F — Jul 22, 1972 | 55.9°F — Jul 5, 1972 | 3.60 in — Jul 15, 2005 |
| August | — | — | 3.80 in — Aug 21, 1963 |
| September | — | — | 6.82 in — Sep 6, 2008 |
| October | 84.0°F — Oct 1, 1968 | — | 3.70 in — Oct 23, 1990 |
| November | — | — | 3.00 in — Nov 25, 1971 |
| December | 66.0°F — Dec 7, 1970 | 16.0°F — Dec 26, 1970 | 2.56 in — Dec 1, 1974 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Poolesville.