Dresden Weather Records (CA006132090)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Dresden (CA006132090), Ontario, Canada, with 41 years of record.

Key Facts for Dresden

Dresden (CA006132090) is a weather station in Ontario, Canada at 42.58 latitude and -82.18 longitude, 183 m (600 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1956 to 1996, 41 years of record.
1,464 records set at Dresden still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Ontario, Canada, 42.58 latitude, -82.18 longitude.
Elevation: 183 m (600 ft).
Period of record: 1956 to 1996, 41 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

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 Dresden. 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 Dresden, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	12.2 C (54.0 F)	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	15.0 C (59.0 F)	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	n/a	n/a
May	33.0 C (91.4 F)	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	37.8 C (100.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	36.1 C (97.0 F)	5.5 C (41.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	22.8 C (73.0 F)	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	17.8 C (64.0 F)	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Dresden still stand. 1979 holds the most, with 127.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 71.9 mm (2.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Dresden. The most was 71.9 mm (2.8 in) on 28 July 1976.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Dresden
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	12 January 1960
Feb	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 February 1961
Mar	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	5 March 1965
Apr	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	13 April 1979
May	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	6 May 1976
Jun	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	16 June 1960
Jul	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 July 1976
Aug	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	4 August 1956
Sep	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	10 September 1957
Oct	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	6 October 1959
Nov	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	1 November 1982
Dec	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	12 December 1959

Period of Record Coverage

1970 to 1983

14 years of record at Dresden, 1970 to 1983. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1970.

Days with data per year at Dresden
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1970	228	62%	No
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	362	99%	Yes
1975	331	91%	Yes
1976	365	100%	Yes
1977	364	100%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	363	99%	Yes
1982	364	100%	Yes
1983	363	99%	Yes

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

12 complete years, 1971 to 1983

One stripe for each of 12 complete years at Dresden, 1971 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.1 C (46.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1980, at 7.2 C (45.0 F), and the warmest was 1973, at 9.9 C (49.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).

Annual mean temperature at Dresden as warming stripes, 1971 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1971	9.3 C	+1.15 C
1972	8.0 C	-0.10 C
1973	9.9 C	+1.76 C
1974	8.6 C	+0.47 C
1976	8.1 C	-0.06 C
1977	8.8 C	+0.65 C
1978	7.6 C	-0.58 C
1979	7.6 C	-0.58 C
1980	7.2 C	-0.92 C
1981	7.6 C	-0.55 C
1982	7.2 C	-0.89 C
1983	7.8 C	-0.35 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1956 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Dresden: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1971	33.7 C (92.7 F)	14
Coldest night (TNn)	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	1976	-24.4 C (-12.0 F)	14
Wettest day (Rx1day)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	1976	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	1960	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	25
Longest dry spell (CDD)	30 days	1958	17 days	25

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Dresden, 1956 to 1983. The record is 37.8 C (100.0 F) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.7 C (92.7 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Dresden by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1970	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1971	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1972	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1973	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1974	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1975	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1976	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1977	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1978	33.5 C (92.3 F)
1979	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1980	31.0 C (87.8 F)
1981	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1982	31.0 C (87.8 F)
1983	34.0 C (93.2 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Dresden, 1956 to 1983. The record is -26.7 C (-16.1 F) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is -24.4 C (-12.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Dresden by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1970	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1971	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1972	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1973	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1974	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1975	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1976	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1977	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1978	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1979	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1980	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)
1981	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1982	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)
1983	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Dresden, 1956 to 1983. The record is 71.9 mm (2.8 in) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.7 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Dresden by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1956	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1957	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1958	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1959	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1960	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1961	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1962	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1963	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1964	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1965	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1966	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1970	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1971	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1972	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1973	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1974	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1975	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1976	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1977	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1978	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1979	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1980	44.8 mm (1.8 in)
1981	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1982	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1983	64.0 mm (2.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Dresden, 1956 to 1983. The record is 91.4 mm (3.6 in) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 62.7 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Dresden by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1956	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1957	76.9 mm (3.0 in)
1958	48.9 mm (1.9 in)
1959	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1960	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1961	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1962	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1963	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1964	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1965	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1966	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1970	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1971	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1972	60.8 mm (2.4 in)
1973	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1974	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1975	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1976	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1977	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1978	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1979	70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1980	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1981	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1982	66.2 mm (2.6 in)
1983	81.9 mm (3.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Dresden, 1956 to 1983. The record is 30 days in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Dresden by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1956	14 days
1957	23 days
1958	30 days
1959	16 days
1960	13 days
1961	28 days
1962	14 days
1963	29 days
1964	20 days
1965	20 days
1966	24 days
1970	12 days
1971	22 days
1972	15 days
1973	27 days
1974	14 days
1975	10 days
1976	15 days
1977	12 days
1978	19 days
1979	16 days
1980	20 days
1981	19 days
1982	10 days
1983	17 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.

Download the Data

Data for Dresden standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Dresden threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-14. Last revised 14 October 2026 (2026-10-14).