Kapan Weather Records (AM000037959)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Kapan (AM000037959), Armenia, with 114 years of record.

Key Facts for Kapan

Kapan (AM000037959) is a weather station in Armenia at 39.20 latitude and 46.43 longitude, 706 m (2,316 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1908 to 2021, 114 years of record.
1,464 records set at Kapan still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Kapan set a daily record precipitation of 21.1 mm (0.8 in) on 2 August 2021.

About the Station

Location: Armenia, 39.20 latitude, 46.43 longitude.
Elevation: 706 m (2,316 ft).
Period of record: 1908 to 2021, 114 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 Kapan. 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 Kapan, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	22.8 C (73.0 F)	-15.2 C (4.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	30.3 C (86.5 F)	-10.4 C (13.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	32.1 C (89.8 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.5 C (95.9 F)	2.0 C (35.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	37.0 C (98.6 F)	8.0 C (46.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	39.0 C (102.2 F)	11.0 C (51.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	38.0 C (100.4 F)	8.0 C (46.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	38.0 C (100.4 F)	4.9 C (40.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	31.0 C (87.8 F)	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	29.5 C (85.1 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	21.6 C (70.9 F)	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Kapan still stand. 2016 holds the most, with 165.

Standing records at Kapan by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1959	19
1960	66
1961	21
1962	21
1963	11
1969	7
1970	9
1973	15
1974	9
1975	15
1976	18
1977	18
1978	35
1979	38
1980	22
1981	16
1982	16
1983	1
1984	9
1985	24
1986	11
1987	22
1988	3
1989	26
1990	37
1991	19
2014	27
2015	125
2016	165
2017	124
2018	128
2019	132
2020	137
2021	118

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Kapan between 22 March 2016 and 19 March 2017. Each dot is a new record.

When Kapan set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
2016-03-22	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 99.3 mm (3.9 in)
2017-03-19	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 99.6 mm (3.9 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 99.6 mm (3.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kapan. The most was 99.6 mm (3.9 in) on 19 March 2017.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Kapan
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	20 January 2020
Feb	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	10 February 2017
Mar	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	19 March 2017
Apr	76.1 mm (3.0 in)	25 April 1941
May	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	1 May 2018
Jun	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	5 June 1973
Jul	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	5 July 1974
Aug	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	16 August 1955
Sep	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	23 September 1967
Oct	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	14 October 1942
Nov	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	5 November 1973
Dec	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	9 December 2019

Period of Record Coverage

1959 to 2021

34 years of record at Kapan, 1959 to 2021. 29 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1969, 1970, 1973 and others.

Days with data per year at Kapan
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1959	66	18%	No
1960	177	48%	No
1961	65	18%	No
1962	46	13%	No
1963	16	4%	No
1969	27	7%	No
1970	18	5%	No
1973	51	14%	No
1974	29	8%	No
1975	87	24%	No
1976	90	25%	No
1977	75	21%	No
1978	81	22%	No
1979	87	24%	No
1980	53	14%	No
1981	61	17%	No
1982	32	9%	No
1983	1	0%	No
1984	12	3%	No
1985	41	11%	No
1986	29	8%	No
1987	27	7%	No
1988	10	3%	No
1989	71	19%	No
1990	78	21%	No
1991	61	17%	No
2014	74	20%	No
2015	335	92%	Yes
2016	330	90%	Yes
2017	341	93%	Yes
2018	325	89%	No
2019	341	93%	Yes
2020	349	95%	Yes
2021	248	68%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Kapan
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 August 2021	Kapan, AM	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	74 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 2021	Kapan, AM	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	71 years	71 of 100 (Major)
5 October 2020	Kapan, AM	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	83 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2020	Kapan, AM	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 2020	Kapan, AM	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	34 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 2020	Kapan, AM	daily rain	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 2020	Kapan, AM	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	57 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 2020	Kapan, AM	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 2020	Kapan, AM	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 2020	Kapan, AM	monthly rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	56 years	76 of 100 (Major)
9 December 2019	Kapan, AM	monthly rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	83 years	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
9 September 2019	Kapan, AM	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 2019	Kapan, AM	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 2019	Kapan, AM	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	76 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 2019	Kapan, AM	daily rain	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	66 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 2019	Kapan, AM	daily rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 2019	Kapan, AM	daily rain	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	69 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 2019	Kapan, AM	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 2018	Kapan, AM	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 2018	Kapan, AM	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1908 to 2021

Yearly extremes at Kapan: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	39.0 C (102.2 F)	1980	34.9 C (94.7 F)	34
Coldest night (TNn)	-15.2 C (4.6 F)	2016	-7.6 C (18.2 F)	30
Wettest day (Rx1day)	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	2017	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	64
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	2016	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	60
Longest dry spell (CDD)	66 days	1952	28 days	64

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Kapan, 1908 to 2021. The record is 39.0 C (102.2 F) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.9 C (94.7 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Kapan by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1908	n/a
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	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1960	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1961	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1962	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1963	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1970	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1974	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1975	36.0 C (96.8 F)
1976	36.0 C (96.8 F)
1977	38.0 C (100.4 F)
1978	38.0 C (100.4 F)
1979	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1980	39.0 C (102.2 F)
1981	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1982	29.0 C (84.2 F)
1983	7.9 C (46.2 F)
1984	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1985	33.5 C (92.3 F)
1986	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1987	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1988	30.3 C (86.5 F)
1989	34.7 C (94.5 F)
1990	33.7 C (92.7 F)
1991	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1992	n/a
2014	27.1 C (80.8 F)
2015	37.5 C (99.5 F)
2016	36.6 C (97.9 F)
2017	38.2 C (100.8 F)
2018	38.6 C (101.5 F)
2019	37.0 C (98.6 F)
2020	36.5 C (97.7 F)
2021	38.5 C (101.3 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Kapan, 1908 to 2021. The record is -15.2 C (4.6 F) in 2016, marked on the chart; the median year is -7.6 C (18.2 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Kapan by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1908	n/a
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	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1960	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1961	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1962	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1963	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1970	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	-7.0 C (19.4 F)
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	-4.0 C (24.8 F)
1979	-13.0 C (8.6 F)
1980	-3.0 C (26.6 F)
1981	-4.0 C (24.8 F)
1982	-12.0 C (10.4 F)
1983	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1984	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1985	-11.3 C (11.7 F)
1986	-10.5 C (13.1 F)
1987	-6.8 C (19.8 F)
1988	-4.8 C (23.4 F)
1989	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1990	-7.3 C (18.9 F)
1991	-8.1 C (17.4 F)
1992	n/a
2014	-4.0 C (24.8 F)
2015	-13.8 C (7.2 F)
2016	-15.2 C (4.6 F)
2017	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2018	-12.4 C (9.7 F)
2019	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2020	-8.0 C (17.6 F)
2021	-11.8 C (10.8 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Kapan, 1908 to 2021. The record is 99.6 mm (3.9 in) in 2017, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.9 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kapan by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1908	3.3 mm (0.13 in)
1936	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1937	33.1 mm (1.3 in)
1938	29.9 mm (1.2 in)
1939	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1940	46.9 mm (1.8 in)
1941	76.1 mm (3.0 in)
1942	51.2 mm (2.0 in)
1943	28.9 mm (1.1 in)
1944	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1945	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1946	44.3 mm (1.7 in)
1947	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1948	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1949	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1950	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1951	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1952	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1953	40.8 mm (1.6 in)
1954	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1955	60.8 mm (2.4 in)
1956	64.4 mm (2.5 in)
1957	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1958	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1959	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1960	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1961	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1962	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1963	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1964	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1965	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1966	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1967	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1968	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1969	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1970	19.7 mm (0.8 in)
1971	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1972	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1973	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1974	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1975	44.6 mm (1.8 in)
1976	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1977	0.5 mm (0.02 in)
1978	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1979	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1983	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1984	34.1 mm (1.3 in)
1985	49.7 mm (2.0 in)
1986	30.4 mm (1.2 in)
1987	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1988	30.6 mm (1.2 in)
1989	30.9 mm (1.2 in)
1990	32.6 mm (1.3 in)
1991	29.8 mm (1.2 in)
1992	19.7 mm (0.8 in)
2014	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
2015	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
2016	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
2017	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
2018	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
2019	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
2020	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
2021	99.1 mm (3.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Kapan, 1908 to 2021. The record is 115.8 mm (4.6 in) in 2016, marked on the chart; the median year is 66.8 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kapan by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1908	3.4 mm (0.13 in)
1936	85.7 mm (3.4 in)
1937	56.8 mm (2.2 in)
1938	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1939	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1940	69.2 mm (2.7 in)
1941	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1942	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1943	63.1 mm (2.5 in)
1944	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1945	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1946	60.6 mm (2.4 in)
1947	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1948	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1949	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1950	106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1951	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1952	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1953	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1954	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1955	70.7 mm (2.8 in)
1956	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1957	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1958	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1959	108.6 mm (4.3 in)
1960	6.1 mm (0.24 in)
1961	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1962	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1963	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1964	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1965	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1966	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1967	87.8 mm (3.5 in)
1968	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1969	90.6 mm (3.6 in)
1970	39.7 mm (1.6 in)
1971	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1972	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1973	110.4 mm (4.3 in)
1974	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1975	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1976	78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	1.0 mm (0.04 in)
1983	n/a
1984	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1985	69.2 mm (2.7 in)
1986	65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1987	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1988	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1989	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1990	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1991	51.2 mm (2.0 in)
1992	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
2014	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2015	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
2016	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
2017	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
2018	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
2019	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
2020	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
2021	103.4 mm (4.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Kapan, 1908 to 2021. The record is 66 days in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 28 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kapan by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1908	4 days
1936	24 days
1937	30 days
1938	20 days
1939	23 days
1940	41 days
1941	28 days
1942	44 days
1943	21 days
1944	29 days
1945	22 days
1946	33 days
1947	30 days
1948	30 days
1949	38 days
1950	44 days
1951	36 days
1952	66 days
1953	23 days
1954	46 days
1955	24 days
1956	45 days
1957	28 days
1958	32 days
1959	18 days
1960	2 days
1961	60 days
1962	26 days
1963	20 days
1964	23 days
1965	33 days
1966	40 days
1967	39 days
1968	31 days
1969	21 days
1970	28 days
1971	46 days
1972	20 days
1973	35 days
1974	37 days
1975	29 days
1976	50 days
1977	2 days
1978	2 days
1979	1 day
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	5 days
1983	2 days
1984	36 days
1985	33 days
1986	32 days
1987	27 days
1988	26 days
1989	37 days
1990	40 days
1991	44 days
1992	23 days
2014	11 days
2015	25 days
2016	23 days
2017	22 days
2018	17 days
2019	23 days
2020	27 days
2021	32 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

50 years, 1936 to 2020

A day with at least 41.5 mm (1.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 143.8 mm (5.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Kapan: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
5 years	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
10 years	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
25 years	98.1 mm (3.9 in)
50 years	119.1 mm (4.7 in)
100 years	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	Longer than the 50 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, 50 years of values from 1936 to 2020.

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: 99.6 mm (3.9 in) in 2017; 99.3 mm (3.9 in) in 2016; 99.3 mm (3.9 in) in 2018.

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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 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).