Tikanlik Weather Records (CHM00051765)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Tikanlik (CHM00051765), China, with 70 years of record.

Key Facts for Tikanlik

Tikanlik (CHM00051765) is a weather station in China at 40.63 latitude and 87.70 longitude, 847 m (2,779 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1957 to 2026, 70 years of record.
1,464 records set at Tikanlik still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Tikanlik set a daily record precipitation of 10.8 mm (0.4 in) on 22 September 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

Location: China, 40.63 latitude, 87.70 longitude.
Elevation: 847 m (2,779 ft).
Period of record: 1957 to 2026, 70 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

12 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Tikanlik. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 12 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Tikanlik, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	9.1 C (48.4 F)	-27.5 C (-17.5 F)	6.8 C (44.2 F)	-15.7 C (3.7 F)
Feb	17.8 C (64.0 F)	-22.5 C (-8.5 F)	17.8 C (64.0 F)	-7.5 C (18.5 F)
Mar	27.5 C (81.5 F)	-15.7 C (3.7 F)	22.8 C (73.0 F)	-3.4 C (25.9 F)
Apr	37.7 C (99.9 F)	-5.7 C (21.7 F)	30.7 C (87.3 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)
May	39.4 C (102.9 F)	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	37.0 C (98.6 F)	9.0 C (48.2 F)
Jun	41.5 C (106.7 F)	5.7 C (42.3 F)	38.7 C (101.7 F)	15.5 C (59.9 F)
Jul	43.0 C (109.4 F)	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42.8 C (109.0 F)	16.1 C (61.0 F)
Aug	43.2 C (109.8 F)	7.0 C (44.6 F)	38.6 C (101.5 F)	14.8 C (58.6 F)
Sep	39.9 C (103.8 F)	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	39.4 C (102.9 F)	11.4 C (52.5 F)
Oct	31.4 C (88.5 F)	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	27.4 C (81.3 F)	-16.4 C (2.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	12.0 C (53.6 F)	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Tikanlik still stand. 2026 holds the most, with 54.

Standing records at Tikanlik by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1957	18
1958	14
1959	20
1960	22
1961	14
1962	29
1963	13
1964	16
1965	14
1966	21
1967	51
1968	20
1969	32
1970	19
1971	11
1972	23
1973	14
1974	22
1975	24
1976	18
1977	22
1978	28
1979	24
1980	19
1981	17
1982	24
1983	10
1984	35
1985	18
1986	27
1987	40
1988	27
1989	22
1990	7
1991	11
1992	11
1993	18
1994	23
1995	14
1996	30
1997	28
1998	35
1999	25
2000	22
2001	12
2002	23
2003	10
2004	10
2005	13
2006	22
2007	19
2008	32
2009	28
2010	32
2011	24
2012	13
2013	15
2014	15
2015	12
2016	6
2017	2
2018	10
2019	5
2020	10
2021	30
2022	24
2023	34
2024	25
2025	32
2026	54

All-Time Record Progression

6 new records

6 all-time records were set at Tikanlik between 14 July 2005 and 4 July 2026. Each dot is a new record.

When Tikanlik set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
2005-07-14	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 42.3 C (108.1 F)
2006-08-01	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 43.2 C (109.8 F)
2016-10-03	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 36.3 mm (1.4 in)
2019-02-02	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 59.9 mm (2.4 in)
2026-07-03	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 35.4 C (95.7 F)
2026-07-04	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 35.5 C (95.9 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 59.9 mm (2.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Tikanlik. The most was 59.9 mm (2.4 in) on 2 February 2019.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Tikanlik
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	23 January 2020
Feb	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	2 February 2019
Mar	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 March 1964
Apr	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17 April 2015
May	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 May 2015
Jun	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	9 June 1993
Jul	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	7 July 2026
Aug	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	7 August 1976
Sep	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	6 September 1990
Oct	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	3 October 2016
Nov	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	12 November 1982
Dec	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	1 December 2018

Period of Record Coverage

1957 to 2026

70 years of record at Tikanlik, 1957 to 2026. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2026.

Days with data per year at Tikanlik
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1957	365	100%	Yes
1958	365	100%	Yes
1959	365	100%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	365	100%	Yes
1983	365	100%	Yes
1984	366	100%	Yes
1985	365	100%	Yes
1986	365	100%	Yes
1987	365	100%	Yes
1988	366	100%	Yes
1989	365	100%	Yes
1990	365	100%	Yes
1991	365	100%	Yes
1992	366	100%	Yes
1993	365	100%	Yes
1994	365	100%	Yes
1995	365	100%	Yes
1996	366	100%	Yes
1997	365	100%	Yes
1998	365	100%	Yes
1999	365	100%	Yes
2000	366	100%	Yes
2001	365	100%	Yes
2002	365	100%	Yes
2003	365	100%	Yes
2004	366	100%	Yes
2005	365	100%	Yes
2006	365	100%	Yes
2007	365	100%	Yes
2008	366	100%	Yes
2009	365	100%	Yes
2010	365	100%	Yes
2011	365	100%	Yes
2012	366	100%	Yes
2013	222	61%	No
2014	360	99%	Yes
2015	150	41%	No
2016	2	1%	No
2017	2	1%	No
2018	20	5%	No
2019	70	19%	No
2020	365	100%	Yes
2021	359	98%	Yes
2022	363	99%	Yes
2023	346	95%	Yes
2024	343	94%	Yes
2025	359	98%	Yes
2026	220	60%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Tikanlik
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 September 2026	Tikanlik, CN	daily rain (Provisional)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 2026	Tikanlik, CN	daily rain (Provisional)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 2026	Tikanlik, CN	daily rain (Provisional)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 2026	Tikanlik, CN	monthly rain (Provisional)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 2026	Tikanlik, CN	daily high max (Provisional)	39.4 C (102.9 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	3 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 2026	Tikanlik, CN	daily rain (Provisional)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 2026	Tikanlik, CN	daily rain (Provisional)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2026	Tikanlik, CN	daily rain (Provisional)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 2026	Tikanlik, CN	monthly rain (Provisional)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	50 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2026	Tikanlik, CN	daily rain (Provisional)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 2026	Tikanlik, CN	daily high min (Provisional)	24.2 C (75.6 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	51 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 2026	Tikanlik, CN	daily high min	28.8 C (83.8 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	21 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 2026	Tikanlik, CN	daily low max	26.4 C (79.5 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	47 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 2026	Tikanlik, CN	daily rain	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 July 2026	Tikanlik, CN	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2026	Tikanlik, CN	daily rain	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	55 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 2026	Tikanlik, CN	monthly rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	72 of 100 (Major)
7 July 2026	Tikanlik, CN	daily high min	25.4 C (77.7 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	17 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 2026	Tikanlik, CN	daily rain	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 2026	Tikanlik, CN	daily high min	30.6 C (87.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	21 years	29 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

62 complete years, 1957 to 2025

One stripe for each of 62 complete years at Tikanlik, 1957 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 11.6 C (52.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1967, at 9.9 C (49.9 F), and the warmest was 2025, at 13.7 C (56.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F).

Annual mean temperature at Tikanlik as warming stripes, 1957 to 2025
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1957	10.9 C	-0.69 C
1958	11.6 C	-0.04 C
1959	11.3 C	-0.30 C
1960	10.8 C	-0.85 C
1961	10.7 C	-0.94 C
1962	10.5 C	-1.11 C
1963	11.3 C	-0.36 C
1964	10.7 C	-0.90 C
1965	11.5 C	-0.07 C
1966	11.0 C	-0.64 C
1967	9.9 C	-1.67 C
1968	10.9 C	-0.76 C
1969	10.8 C	-0.79 C
1970	10.9 C	-0.75 C
1971	11.7 C	+0.07 C
1972	11.1 C	-0.55 C
1973	11.7 C	+0.12 C
1974	11.0 C	-0.58 C
1975	11.1 C	-0.56 C
1976	10.8 C	-0.86 C
1977	11.5 C	-0.09 C
1978	11.6 C	-0.06 C
1979	11.2 C	-0.42 C
1980	11.8 C	+0.17 C
1981	11.0 C	-0.62 C
1982	11.4 C	-0.18 C
1983	11.0 C	-0.59 C
1984	10.2 C	-1.42 C
1985	11.1 C	-0.52 C
1986	11.3 C	-0.31 C
1987	11.5 C	-0.08 C
1988	11.4 C	-0.26 C
1989	11.6 C	-0.04 C
1990	12.0 C	+0.40 C
1991	11.9 C	+0.24 C
1992	11.2 C	-0.37 C
1993	11.6 C	+0.03 C
1994	11.9 C	+0.29 C
1995	11.6 C	+0.01 C
1996	11.3 C	-0.32 C
1997	12.0 C	+0.41 C
1998	12.6 C	+0.96 C
1999	12.6 C	+1.02 C
2000	11.8 C	+0.21 C
2001	12.3 C	+0.67 C
2002	12.6 C	+1.02 C
2003	11.7 C	+0.13 C
2004	12.4 C	+0.74 C
2005	12.0 C	+0.35 C
2006	12.4 C	+0.80 C
2007	12.7 C	+1.10 C
2008	12.2 C	+0.60 C
2009	12.3 C	+0.71 C
2010	11.9 C	+0.32 C
2011	11.7 C	+0.04 C
2012	11.3 C	-0.30 C
2020	12.3 C	+0.67 C
2021	12.1 C	+0.47 C
2022	12.9 C	+1.29 C
2023	13.1 C	+1.46 C
2024	13.0 C	+1.38 C
2025	13.7 C	+2.11 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade over 1957 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.5 F (0.4 to 0.7) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 62 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Tikanlik
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade	0.5 F (0.4 to 0.7) per decade	1957 to 2025	62	Rise
Mean daily maximum	0.3 C (0.3 to 0.4) per decade	0.6 F (0.5 to 0.7) per decade	1957 to 2025	62	Rise
Mean daily minimum	0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade	0.5 F (0.3 to 0.7) per decade	1957 to 2025	62	Rise

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

1957 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Tikanlik: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	43.2 C (109.8 F)	2006	40.1 C (104.1 F)	70
Coldest night (TNn)	-27.5 C (-17.5 F)	1967	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)	70
Wettest day (Rx1day)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	2019	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	69
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	121.3 mm (4.8 in)	2026	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	68
Longest dry spell (CDD)	336 days	2001	139 days	69

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Tikanlik, 1957 to 2026. The record is 43.2 C (109.8 F) in 2006, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.1 C (104.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Tikanlik by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1957	38.7 C (101.7 F)
1958	38.7 C (101.7 F)
1959	39.7 C (103.5 F)
1960	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1961	38.4 C (101.1 F)
1962	39.5 C (103.1 F)
1963	40.1 C (104.2 F)
1964	39.3 C (102.7 F)
1965	39.0 C (102.2 F)
1966	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1967	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1968	40.5 C (104.9 F)
1969	38.2 C (100.8 F)
1970	38.6 C (101.5 F)
1971	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1972	39.8 C (103.6 F)
1973	39.7 C (103.5 F)
1974	40.3 C (104.5 F)
1975	42.0 C (107.6 F)
1976	40.5 C (104.9 F)
1977	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1978	39.8 C (103.6 F)
1979	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1980	39.6 C (103.3 F)
1981	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1982	38.5 C (101.3 F)
1983	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1984	39.5 C (103.1 F)
1985	39.1 C (102.4 F)
1986	41.6 C (106.9 F)
1987	39.3 C (102.7 F)
1988	39.5 C (103.1 F)
1989	38.4 C (101.1 F)
1990	41.2 C (106.2 F)
1991	39.7 C (103.5 F)
1992	39.2 C (102.6 F)
1993	38.1 C (100.6 F)
1994	41.0 C (105.8 F)
1995	41.3 C (106.3 F)
1996	40.5 C (104.9 F)
1997	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1998	41.3 C (106.3 F)
1999	41.5 C (106.7 F)
2000	41.8 C (107.2 F)
2001	41.6 C (106.9 F)
2002	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2003	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2004	39.7 C (103.5 F)
2005	42.3 C (108.1 F)
2006	43.2 C (109.8 F)
2007	40.4 C (104.7 F)
2008	42.2 C (108.0 F)
2009	40.3 C (104.5 F)
2010	41.9 C (107.4 F)
2011	41.7 C (107.1 F)
2012	39.7 C (103.5 F)
2013	40.5 C (104.9 F)
2014	42.3 C (108.1 F)
2015	43.0 C (109.4 F)
2016	14.3 C (57.7 F)
2017	7.1 C (44.8 F)
2018	34.6 C (94.3 F)
2019	35.3 C (95.5 F)
2020	40.5 C (104.9 F)
2021	41.9 C (107.4 F)
2022	42.2 C (108.0 F)
2023	42.1 C (107.8 F)
2024	42.5 C (108.5 F)
2025	42.2 C (108.0 F)
2026	42.8 C (109.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Tikanlik, 1957 to 2026. The record is -27.5 C (-17.5 F) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is -20.5 C (-4.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Tikanlik by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1957	-20.4 C (-4.7 F)
1958	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1959	-21.8 C (-7.2 F)
1960	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1961	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1962	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)
1963	-21.8 C (-7.2 F)
1964	-21.3 C (-6.3 F)
1965	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1966	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1967	-27.5 C (-17.5 F)
1968	-23.4 C (-10.1 F)
1969	-23.6 C (-10.5 F)
1970	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1971	-18.7 C (-1.7 F)
1972	-19.6 C (-3.3 F)
1973	-20.8 C (-5.4 F)
1974	-22.1 C (-7.8 F)
1975	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1976	-22.7 C (-8.9 F)
1977	-21.6 C (-6.9 F)
1978	-23.4 C (-10.1 F)
1979	-22.6 C (-8.7 F)
1980	-20.7 C (-5.3 F)
1981	-21.9 C (-7.4 F)
1982	-18.5 C (-1.3 F)
1983	-19.9 C (-3.8 F)
1984	-23.8 C (-10.8 F)
1985	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)
1986	-19.8 C (-3.6 F)
1987	-20.3 C (-4.5 F)
1988	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1989	-18.5 C (-1.3 F)
1990	-16.9 C (1.6 F)
1991	-19.5 C (-3.1 F)
1992	-20.4 C (-4.7 F)
1993	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)
1994	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)
1995	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)
1996	-21.9 C (-7.4 F)
1997	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1998	-20.1 C (-4.2 F)
1999	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2000	-18.7 C (-1.7 F)
2001	-20.1 C (-4.2 F)
2002	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2003	-20.2 C (-4.4 F)
2004	-20.1 C (-4.2 F)
2005	-19.1 C (-2.4 F)
2006	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2007	-20.2 C (-4.4 F)
2008	-22.4 C (-8.3 F)
2009	-19.2 C (-2.6 F)
2010	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2011	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2012	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)
2013	-23.1 C (-9.6 F)
2014	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2015	-19.7 C (-3.5 F)
2016	-17.9 C (-0.2 F)
2017	-17.5 C (0.5 F)
2018	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2019	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2020	-19.2 C (-2.6 F)
2021	-19.5 C (-3.1 F)
2022	-18.7 C (-1.7 F)
2023	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)
2024	-20.9 C (-5.6 F)
2025	-17.5 C (0.5 F)
2026	-15.7 C (3.7 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Tikanlik, 1957 to 2026. The record is 59.9 mm (2.4 in) in 2019, marked on the chart; the median year is 10.6 mm (0.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Tikanlik by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1957	2.9 mm (0.11 in)
1958	8.1 mm (0.32 in)
1959	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1960	8.2 mm (0.32 in)
1961	4.8 mm (0.19 in)
1962	10.4 mm (0.4 in)
1963	3.2 mm (0.13 in)
1964	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1965	10.7 mm (0.4 in)
1966	11.0 mm (0.4 in)
1967	8.5 mm (0.33 in)
1968	4.1 mm (0.16 in)
1969	4.4 mm (0.17 in)
1970	9.0 mm (0.35 in)
1971	12.9 mm (0.5 in)
1972	11.1 mm (0.4 in)
1973	22.2 mm (0.9 in)
1974	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1975	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1976	34.7 mm (1.4 in)
1977	13.6 mm (0.5 in)
1978	3.7 mm (0.15 in)
1979	18.4 mm (0.7 in)
1980	13.7 mm (0.5 in)
1981	18.2 mm (0.7 in)
1982	8.2 mm (0.32 in)
1983	5.1 mm (0.20 in)
1984	5.0 mm (0.20 in)
1985	11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1986	3.4 mm (0.13 in)
1987	11.5 mm (0.5 in)
1988	24.5 mm (1.0 in)
1989	2.7 mm (0.11 in)
1990	16.9 mm (0.7 in)
1991	16.1 mm (0.6 in)
1992	5.7 mm (0.22 in)
1993	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1994	3.1 mm (0.12 in)
1995	8.8 mm (0.35 in)
1996	8.5 mm (0.33 in)
1997	3.5 mm (0.14 in)
1998	10.9 mm (0.4 in)
1999	28.9 mm (1.1 in)
2000	12.2 mm (0.5 in)
2001	1.8 mm (0.07 in)
2002	5.9 mm (0.23 in)
2003	10.6 mm (0.4 in)
2004	5.8 mm (0.23 in)
2005	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
2006	21.4 mm (0.8 in)
2007	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
2008	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
2009	1.9 mm (0.07 in)
2010	10.3 mm (0.4 in)
2011	10.6 mm (0.4 in)
2012	7.0 mm (0.28 in)
2013	7.9 mm (0.31 in)
2014	3.8 mm (0.15 in)
2015	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
2016	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
2017	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
2018	6.4 mm (0.25 in)
2019	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
2020	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
2021	9.7 mm (0.38 in)
2022	10.9 mm (0.4 in)
2023	9.9 mm (0.39 in)
2024	9.7 mm (0.38 in)
2025	n/a
2026	43.8 mm (1.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Tikanlik, 1957 to 2026. The record is 121.3 mm (4.8 in) in 2026, marked on the chart; the median year is 11.3 mm (0.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Tikanlik by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1957	2.9 mm (0.11 in)
1958	13.8 mm (0.5 in)
1959	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1960	9.0 mm (0.35 in)
1961	4.8 mm (0.19 in)
1962	12.3 mm (0.5 in)
1963	5.0 mm (0.20 in)
1964	15.3 mm (0.6 in)
1965	11.1 mm (0.4 in)
1966	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1967	8.6 mm (0.34 in)
1968	4.3 mm (0.17 in)
1969	4.4 mm (0.17 in)
1970	9.0 mm (0.35 in)
1971	24.8 mm (1.0 in)
1972	12.5 mm (0.5 in)
1973	22.2 mm (0.9 in)
1974	27.6 mm (1.1 in)
1975	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1976	35.9 mm (1.4 in)
1977	13.6 mm (0.5 in)
1978	7.7 mm (0.30 in)
1979	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1980	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1981	25.6 mm (1.0 in)
1982	8.2 mm (0.32 in)
1983	5.3 mm (0.21 in)
1984	8.1 mm (0.32 in)
1985	11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1986	3.4 mm (0.13 in)
1987	24.7 mm (1.0 in)
1988	38.8 mm (1.5 in)
1989	4.4 mm (0.17 in)
1990	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1991	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1992	7.8 mm (0.31 in)
1993	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1994	5.6 mm (0.22 in)
1995	9.7 mm (0.38 in)
1996	8.7 mm (0.34 in)
1997	7.8 mm (0.31 in)
1998	13.4 mm (0.5 in)
1999	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
2000	12.2 mm (0.5 in)
2001	2.3 mm (0.09 in)
2002	5.9 mm (0.23 in)
2003	10.6 mm (0.4 in)
2004	6.0 mm (0.24 in)
2005	19.9 mm (0.8 in)
2006	27.8 mm (1.1 in)
2007	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
2008	16.2 mm (0.6 in)
2009	2.9 mm (0.11 in)
2010	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
2011	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
2012	9.0 mm (0.35 in)
2013	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
2014	6.4 mm (0.25 in)
2015	3.3 mm (0.13 in)
2016	n/a
2017	22.3 mm (0.9 in)
2018	0.8 mm (0.03 in)
2019	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2020	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
2021	11.0 mm (0.4 in)
2022	11.2 mm (0.4 in)
2023	9.9 mm (0.39 in)
2024	9.7 mm (0.38 in)
2025	n/a
2026	121.3 mm (4.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Tikanlik, 1957 to 2026. The record is 336 days in 2001, marked on the chart; the median year is 139 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Tikanlik by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1957	195 days
1958	171 days
1959	143 days
1960	166 days
1961	139 days
1962	149 days
1963	153 days
1964	91 days
1965	181 days
1966	160 days
1967	132 days
1968	203 days
1969	158 days
1970	136 days
1971	161 days
1972	170 days
1973	117 days
1974	125 days
1975	133 days
1976	137 days
1977	168 days
1978	134 days
1979	155 days
1980	155 days
1981	89 days
1982	158 days
1983	170 days
1984	105 days
1985	116 days
1986	152 days
1987	107 days
1988	126 days
1989	151 days
1990	110 days
1991	142 days
1992	162 days
1993	144 days
1994	168 days
1995	191 days
1996	119 days
1997	149 days
1998	128 days
1999	149 days
2000	156 days
2001	336 days
2002	159 days
2003	145 days
2004	129 days
2005	147 days
2006	127 days
2007	141 days
2008	125 days
2009	131 days
2010	173 days
2011	134 days
2012	161 days
2013	4 days
2014	2 days
2015	6 days
2016	4 days
2017	3 days
2018	5 days
2019	11 days
2020	139 days
2021	46 days
2022	118 days
2023	93 days
2024	71 days
2025	n/a
2026	12 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.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

62 years with a frost

Across 62 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Tikanlik falls on 8 April and the median first autumn frost on 15 October, which leaves a median of 190 days between them.

In 1989 to 2025 the median growing season was 190 days. That is 2 days more than in 1957 to 1986.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.7 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Tikanlik
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period (1957 to 1986)	Recent period (1989 to 2025)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	8 April	8 April	7 April	1 day earlier	-1.3 days per decade
First autumn frost	15 October	15 October	15 October	no change	+0.3 days per decade
Growing days	190 days	188 days	190 days	2 days more	+1.7 days per decade

A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.

Rainfall Return Levels

61 years, 1957 to 2024

A day with at least 10.1 mm (0.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 44.1 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Tikanlik: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	10.1 mm (0.4 in)
5 years	17.4 mm (0.7 in)
10 years	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
25 years	30.6 mm (1.2 in)
50 years	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
100 years	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	Longer than the 61 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, 61 years of values from 1957 to 2024.

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: 39.9 mm (1.6 in) in 2020; 34.7 mm (1.4 in) in 1976; 33.5 mm (1.3 in) in 1993.

Climate Twins

2004 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2004 to 2025, Tikanlik had a mean temperature of 12.4 C (54.3 F) and 35.9 mm (1.4 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Ruoqiang (China, 182 km away), Bachu (China, 781 km away) and Kuqa (China, 415 km away).

Climate twins of Tikanlik: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2004 to 2025 climate
Twin station	Country	Distance away	Mean temperature, 1961-1990	Rain a year, 1961-1990	Climate difference
Ruoqiang	China	182 km (113 mi)	11.8 C (53.3 F)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	0.93
Bachu	China	781 km (485 mi)	12.2 C (53.9 F)	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	1.23
Kuqa	China	415 km (258 mi)	11.6 C (53.0 F)	64.9 mm (2.6 in)	1.46

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

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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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).