Ararat Weather Records (AM000037871)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ararat (AM000037871), Armenia, with 57 years of record.

Key Facts for Ararat

Ararat (AM000037871) is a weather station in Armenia at 39.82 latitude and 44.57 longitude, 822 m (2,697 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1936 to 1992, 57 years of record.
1,296 records set at Ararat still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Ararat set a daily record precipitation of 26.2 mm (1.0 in) on 5 April 1992.

About the Station

Location: Armenia, 39.82 latitude, 44.57 longitude.
Elevation: 822 m (2,697 ft).
Period of record: 1936 to 1992, 57 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 Ararat. 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 Ararat, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	18.0 C (64.4 F)	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	17.0 C (62.6 F)	-14.9 C (5.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	22.7 C (72.9 F)	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	28.0 C (82.4 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	34.0 C (93.2 F)	6.0 C (42.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	37.0 C (98.6 F)	8.0 C (46.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	40.0 C (104.0 F)	10.5 C (50.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	40.0 C (104.0 F)	11.0 C (51.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	41.0 C (105.8 F)	4.6 C (40.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	28.0 C (82.4 F)	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	22.8 C (73.0 F)	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	14.3 C (57.7 F)	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,296 standing records

1,296 records at Ararat still stand. 1979 holds the most, with 182.

Standing records at Ararat by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1959	26
1960	1
1962	1
1973	49
1974	13
1975	39
1976	51
1977	29
1978	110
1979	182
1980	77
1981	85
1982	95
1983	3
1984	23
1985	92
1986	52
1987	96
1988	24
1989	120
1990	63
1991	65

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Ararat between 5 May 1967 and 5 May 1967. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 49.1 mm (1.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ararat. The most was 49.1 mm (1.9 in) on 5 May 1967.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Ararat
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	23 January 1969
Feb	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	21 February 1975
Mar	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	22 March 1970
Apr	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	28 April 1961
May	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	5 May 1967
Jun	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	5 June 1940
Jul	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 July 1939
Aug	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	3 August 1963
Sep	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	4 September 1956
Oct	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	30 October 1987
Nov	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	5 November 1973
Dec	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	24 December 1969

Period of Record Coverage

1959 to 1991

21 years of record at Ararat, 1959 to 1991. 21 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1959, 1960, 1962, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 and others.

Days with data per year at Ararat
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1959	19	5%	No
1960	1	0%	No
1962	1	0%	No
1973	41	11%	No
1974	22	6%	No
1975	54	15%	No
1976	76	21%	No
1977	38	10%	No
1978	81	22%	No
1979	101	28%	No
1980	57	16%	No
1981	52	14%	No
1982	31	8%	No
1984	11	3%	No
1985	60	16%	No
1986	28	8%	No
1987	30	8%	No
1988	16	4%	No
1989	61	17%	No
1990	69	19%	No
1991	60	16%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Ararat
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 April 1992	Ararat, AM	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1992	Ararat, AM	daily rain	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1991	Ararat, AM	daily rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1991	Ararat, AM	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1991	Ararat, AM	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1991	Ararat, AM	daily rain	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 1991	Ararat, AM	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	14 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1991	Ararat, AM	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1991	Ararat, AM	daily rain	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1991	Ararat, AM	daily rain	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	40 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1991	Ararat, AM	daily rain	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1990	Ararat, AM	daily rain	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1990	Ararat, AM	daily rain	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1990	Ararat, AM	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1990	Ararat, AM	daily rain	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1990	Ararat, AM	daily rain	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	4 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1990	Ararat, AM	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1989	Ararat, AM	daily rain	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1989	Ararat, AM	daily rain	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	28 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1989	Ararat, AM	daily rain	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1936 to 1992

Yearly extremes at Ararat: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	41.0 C (105.8 F)	1979	36.0 C (96.8 F)	21
Coldest night (TNn)	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	1989	-8.1 C (17.3 F)	16
Wettest day (Rx1day)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	1967	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	55
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	1954	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	51
Longest dry spell (CDD)	82 days	1942	37 days	55

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Ararat, 1936 to 1992. The record is 41.0 C (105.8 F) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.0 C (96.8 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Ararat by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
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
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	6.1 C (43.0 F)
1960	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1961	n/a
1962	12.2 C (54.0 F)
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	39.0 C (102.2 F)
1974	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1975	37.0 C (98.6 F)
1976	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1977	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1978	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1979	41.0 C (105.8 F)
1980	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1981	36.0 C (96.8 F)
1982	34.2 C (93.6 F)
1983	n/a
1984	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1985	36.0 C (96.8 F)
1986	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1987	30.9 C (87.6 F)
1988	31.2 C (88.2 F)
1989	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1990	36.8 C (98.2 F)
1991	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1992	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Ararat, 1936 to 1992. The record is -21.1 C (-6.0 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is -8.1 C (17.3 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Ararat by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
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
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1979	-8.0 C (17.6 F)
1980	-6.0 C (21.2 F)
1981	-6.0 C (21.2 F)
1982	-12.0 C (10.4 F)
1983	-3.6 C (25.5 F)
1984	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1985	-9.1 C (15.6 F)
1986	-5.8 C (21.6 F)
1987	-9.5 C (14.9 F)
1988	-4.6 C (23.7 F)
1989	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1990	-18.6 C (-1.5 F)
1991	-13.5 C (7.7 F)
1992	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Ararat, 1936 to 1992. The record is 49.1 mm (1.9 in) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 18.9 mm (0.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ararat by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1936	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1937	22.7 mm (0.9 in)
1938	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1939	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1940	30.8 mm (1.2 in)
1941	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1942	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1943	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1944	17.7 mm (0.7 in)
1945	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1946	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1947	18.6 mm (0.7 in)
1948	18.9 mm (0.7 in)
1949	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1950	12.5 mm (0.5 in)
1951	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1952	12.0 mm (0.5 in)
1953	16.1 mm (0.6 in)
1954	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1955	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1956	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1957	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1958	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1959	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1960	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1961	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1962	9.4 mm (0.37 in)
1963	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
1964	7.7 mm (0.30 in)
1965	27.8 mm (1.1 in)
1966	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1967	49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1968	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1969	23.8 mm (0.9 in)
1970	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1971	19.4 mm (0.8 in)
1972	20.9 mm (0.8 in)
1973	25.2 mm (1.0 in)
1974	20.2 mm (0.8 in)
1975	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1976	19.7 mm (0.8 in)
1977	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1978	0.5 mm (0.02 in)
1979	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	10.9 mm (0.4 in)
1983	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1984	18.9 mm (0.7 in)
1985	12.1 mm (0.5 in)
1986	16.1 mm (0.6 in)
1987	36.2 mm (1.4 in)
1988	12.4 mm (0.5 in)
1989	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1990	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1991	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1992	26.2 mm (1.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Ararat, 1936 to 1992. The record is 63.2 mm (2.5 in) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.6 mm (1.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ararat by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1936	55.7 mm (2.2 in)
1937	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1938	34.7 mm (1.4 in)
1939	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1940	33.7 mm (1.3 in)
1941	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1942	34.2 mm (1.3 in)
1943	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1944	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1945	29.8 mm (1.2 in)
1946	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1947	42.8 mm (1.7 in)
1948	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1949	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1950	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1951	31.6 mm (1.2 in)
1952	18.1 mm (0.7 in)
1953	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1954	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1955	36.7 mm (1.4 in)
1956	32.1 mm (1.3 in)
1957	21.5 mm (0.8 in)
1958	31.6 mm (1.2 in)
1959	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1960	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1961	47.4 mm (1.9 in)
1962	16.7 mm (0.7 in)
1963	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1964	22.2 mm (0.9 in)
1965	27.8 mm (1.1 in)
1966	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1967	58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1968	23.3 mm (0.9 in)
1969	36.9 mm (1.5 in)
1970	43.3 mm (1.7 in)
1971	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1972	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1973	31.3 mm (1.2 in)
1974	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1975	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1976	23.3 mm (0.9 in)
1977	n/a
1978	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	28.8 mm (1.1 in)
1985	23.7 mm (0.9 in)
1986	37.2 mm (1.5 in)
1987	58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1988	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1989	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1990	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1991	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1992	26.2 mm (1.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Ararat, 1936 to 1992. The record is 82 days in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is 37 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ararat by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1936	40 days
1937	41 days
1938	39 days
1939	34 days
1940	33 days
1941	15 days
1942	82 days
1943	43 days
1944	49 days
1945	33 days
1946	41 days
1947	52 days
1948	36 days
1949	33 days
1950	22 days
1951	34 days
1952	65 days
1953	52 days
1954	35 days
1955	45 days
1956	33 days
1957	37 days
1958	38 days
1959	27 days
1960	40 days
1961	61 days
1962	36 days
1963	36 days
1964	52 days
1965	18 days
1966	46 days
1967	18 days
1968	30 days
1969	37 days
1970	68 days
1971	78 days
1972	27 days
1973	82 days
1974	42 days
1975	42 days
1976	63 days
1977	1 day
1978	5 days
1979	2 days
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	4 days
1983	1 day
1984	67 days
1985	19 days
1986	56 days
1987	32 days
1988	20 days
1989	60 days
1990	57 days
1991	75 days
1992	21 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.

Rainfall Return Levels

43 years, 1936 to 1991

A day with at least 19.9 mm (0.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 45.8 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Ararat: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	19.9 mm (0.8 in)
5 years	26.3 mm (1.0 in)
10 years	30.8 mm (1.2 in)
25 years	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
50 years	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	Longer than the 43 years of record
100 years	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	Longer than the 43 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, 43 years of values from 1936 to 1991.

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: 42.9 mm (1.7 in) in 1959; 42.0 mm (1.7 in) in 1970; 36.2 mm (1.4 in) in 1987.

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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 2026-10-13 (13 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).