All-time weather records — Queenstown, MD
Climate change signal in Queenstown
of Queenstown's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (126 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (37 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 | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 23 | 68 | ||
| 1930s | 120 | 161 | ||
| 1940s | 24 | 29 | ||
| 1950s | 41 | 42 | ||
| 1960s | 3 | 9 | ||
| 2010s | 80 | 45 | ||
| 2020s | 75 | 12 |
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 1927, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1926-2026.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 75.0°F — Jan 15, 1932 | -0.9°F — Jan 18, 1957 | 2.15 in — Jan 3, 1936 |
| February | 82.9°F — Feb 25, 1930 | -9.0°F — Feb 9, 1934 | 3.11 in — Feb 12, 2018 |
| March | 86.0°F — Mar 25, 1939 | 8.1°F — Mar 1, 1934 | 3.60 in — Mar 20, 1958 |
| April | 91.9°F — Apr 26, 1960 | 28.0°F — Apr 11, 1938 | 3.75 in — Apr 16, 1929 |
| May | 96.1°F — May 29, 1941 | 37.0°F — May 1, 1937 | 2.72 in — May 1, 2014 |
| June | 100.0°F — Jun 24, 2025 | 39.9°F — Jun 1, 1938 | 2.67 in — Jun 19, 1955 |
| July | 100.9°F — Jul 8, 2012 | 48.0°F — Jul 31, 1956 | 4.41 in — Jul 12, 2013 |
| August | 99.0°F — Aug 31, 1953 | 48.0°F — Aug 31, 1934 | 6.60 in — Aug 12, 1928 |
| September | 97.0°F — Sep 12, 1931 | 39.9°F — Sep 24, 1935 | 3.95 in — Sep 5, 1935 |
| October | 98.1°F — Oct 6, 1941 | 25.0°F — Oct 28, 1936 | 5.32 in — Oct 30, 2012 |
| November | 82.0°F — Nov 2, 1929 | 12.0°F — Nov 30, 1929 | 3.14 in — Nov 12, 2020 |
| December | 71.1°F — Dec 7, 1956 | 7.0°F — Dec 26, 1935 | 2.81 in — Dec 18, 2023 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Queenstown.