Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Minqin. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 11 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Minqin, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
18.9 C (66.0 F)
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
8.6 C (47.5 F)
-17.3 C (0.9 F)
Feb
22.9 C (73.2 F)
-29.5 C (-21.1 F)
13.2 C (55.8 F)
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
Mar
28.0 C (82.4 F)
-21.9 C (-7.4 F)
26.3 C (79.3 F)
-10.2 C (13.6 F)
Apr
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-13.7 C (7.3 F)
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-3.2 C (26.2 F)
May
35.4 C (95.7 F)
-5.9 C (21.4 F)
35.0 C (95.0 F)
4.2 C (39.6 F)
Jun
37.1 C (98.8 F)
3.0 C (37.4 F)
36.7 C (98.1 F)
11.3 C (52.3 F)
Jul
41.7 C (107.1 F)
7.8 C (46.0 F)
37.3 C (99.1 F)
13.8 C (56.8 F)
Aug
39.5 C (103.1 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
38.3 C (100.9 F)
14.5 C (58.1 F)
Sep
35.4 C (95.7 F)
-5.4 C (22.3 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
29.7 C (85.5 F)
-12.9 C (8.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
22.8 C (73.0 F)
-23.8 C (-10.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
17.3 C (63.1 F)
-27.3 C (-17.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Minqin still stand. 2008 holds the most, with 52.
Standing records at Minqin by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1953
12
1954
20
1955
23
1956
21
1957
19
1958
20
1959
18
1960
19
1961
16
1962
44
1963
13
1964
17
1965
18
1966
18
1967
45
1968
20
1969
27
1970
36
1971
15
1972
25
1973
13
1974
19
1975
23
1976
21
1977
15
1978
18
1979
20
1980
8
1981
19
1982
23
1983
17
1984
12
1985
10
1986
17
1987
32
1988
15
1989
11
1990
13
1991
14
1992
8
1993
22
1994
24
1995
9
1996
14
1997
11
1998
31
1999
14
2000
17
2001
4
2002
34
2003
25
2004
17
2005
13
2006
25
2007
18
2008
52
2009
34
2010
40
2011
28
2012
13
2013
11
2014
29
2015
5
2016
9
2017
3
2018
9
2019
7
2020
16
2021
33
2022
22
2023
41
2024
41
2025
19
All-Time Record Progression
10 new records
10 all-time records were set at Minqin between 14 June 1994 and 14 July 2025. Each dot is a new record.
When Minqin set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1994-06-14
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1997-07-22
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 41.1 C (106.0 F)
2008-01-23
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -27.5 C (-17.5 F)
2008-01-30
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -29.2 C (-20.6 F)
2008-01-31
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2008-02-01
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -29.5 C (-21.1 F)
2010-07-29
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 24.6 C (76.3 F)
2010-07-30
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 41.7 C (107.1 F)
2022-07-31
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 49.8 mm (2.0 in)
2025-07-14
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 24.9 C (76.8 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 49.8 mm (2.0 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Minqin. The most was 49.8 mm (2.0 in) on 31 July 2022.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Minqin
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
5.0 mm (0.20 in)
19 January 2008
Feb
4.1 mm (0.16 in)
2 February 2024
Mar
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
22 March 2016
Apr
15.5 mm (0.6 in)
27 April 1964
May
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
9 May 1998
Jun
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
14 June 1994
Jul
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
31 July 2022
Aug
46.9 mm (1.8 in)
11 August 2006
Sep
20.5 mm (0.8 in)
18 September 1957
Oct
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
24 October 2010
Nov
19.6 mm (0.8 in)
2 November 1975
Dec
3.2 mm (0.13 in)
24 December 1991
Period of Record Coverage
1953 to 2025
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
73 years of record at Minqin, 1953 to 2025. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2025.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 65 complete years at Minqin, 1953 to 2024. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.9 C (48.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1967, at 6.9 C (44.5 F), and the warmest was 2023, at 11.4 C (52.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.6 C (4.7 F).
Annual mean temperature at Minqin as warming stripes, 1953 to 2024
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1953
8.3 C
-0.65 C
1954
8.0 C
-0.97 C
1955
9.0 C
+0.03 C
1956
7.9 C
-0.98 C
1957
8.1 C
-0.78 C
1958
8.8 C
-0.10 C
1959
8.4 C
-0.55 C
1960
8.6 C
-0.35 C
1961
8.4 C
-0.52 C
1962
7.5 C
-1.43 C
1963
8.7 C
-0.21 C
1964
8.5 C
-0.39 C
1965
8.6 C
-0.30 C
1966
8.6 C
-0.36 C
1967
6.9 C
-1.98 C
1968
7.6 C
-1.34 C
1969
7.9 C
-1.07 C
1970
7.7 C
-1.22 C
1971
8.3 C
-0.65 C
1972
8.3 C
-0.63 C
1973
8.6 C
-0.35 C
1974
7.9 C
-1.00 C
1975
8.4 C
-0.52 C
1976
7.8 C
-1.13 C
1977
8.3 C
-0.58 C
1978
8.8 C
-0.14 C
1979
8.6 C
-0.31 C
1980
8.5 C
-0.42 C
1981
8.3 C
-0.59 C
1982
8.9 C
+0.00 C
1983
8.4 C
-0.55 C
1984
7.7 C
-1.20 C
1985
8.3 C
-0.60 C
1986
8.4 C
-0.52 C
1987
9.6 C
+0.67 C
1988
8.6 C
-0.30 C
1989
8.8 C
-0.08 C
1990
9.4 C
+0.51 C
1991
9.0 C
+0.09 C
1992
8.8 C
-0.10 C
1993
8.6 C
-0.33 C
1994
9.4 C
+0.47 C
1995
8.6 C
-0.33 C
1996
8.6 C
-0.32 C
1997
9.3 C
+0.37 C
1998
10.4 C
+1.43 C
1999
10.1 C
+1.21 C
2000
9.3 C
+0.42 C
2001
9.5 C
+0.59 C
2002
9.8 C
+0.91 C
2003
9.4 C
+0.45 C
2004
9.7 C
+0.78 C
2005
9.4 C
+0.48 C
2006
10.1 C
+1.21 C
2007
9.9 C
+0.97 C
2008
9.1 C
+0.15 C
2009
10.1 C
+1.17 C
2010
10.0 C
+1.08 C
2011
9.2 C
+0.26 C
2012
9.2 C
+0.25 C
2020
10.4 C
+1.47 C
2021
11.3 C
+2.35 C
2022
10.8 C
+1.88 C
2023
11.4 C
+2.50 C
2024
11.0 C
+2.10 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.4 C (0.3 to 0.4) per decade over 1953 to 2024. In Fahrenheit: 0.7 F (0.6 to 0.8) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 65 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Minqin
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.4 C (0.3 to 0.4) per decade
0.7 F (0.6 to 0.8) per decade
1953 to 2024
65
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade
0.6 F (0.4 to 0.7) per decade
1953 to 2024
65
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.4 C (0.4 to 0.5) per decade
0.8 F (0.7 to 0.9) per decade
1953 to 2024
65
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
1953 to 2025
Yearly extremes at Minqin: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2010
37.2 C (99.0 F)
73
Coldest night (TNn)
-29.5 C (-21.1 F)
2008
-23.1 C (-9.6 F)
73
Wettest day (Rx1day)
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
2022
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
73
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1973
26.5 mm (1.0 in)
73
Longest dry spell (CDD)
141 days
1966
82 days
73
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Minqin, 1953 to 2025. The record is 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 2010, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Minqin by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1953
39.5 C (103.1 F)
1954
36.0 C (96.8 F)
1955
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1956
34.7 C (94.5 F)
1957
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1958
35.9 C (96.6 F)
1959
37.5 C (99.5 F)
1960
37.3 C (99.1 F)
1961
38.1 C (100.6 F)
1962
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1963
37.0 C (98.6 F)
1964
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1965
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1966
37.1 C (98.8 F)
1967
37.5 C (99.5 F)
1968
35.8 C (96.4 F)
1969
36.2 C (97.2 F)
1970
37.4 C (99.3 F)
1971
37.4 C (99.3 F)
1972
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1973
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1974
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1975
38.4 C (101.1 F)
1976
35.7 C (96.3 F)
1977
36.3 C (97.3 F)
1978
38.6 C (101.5 F)
1979
34.9 C (94.8 F)
1980
38.0 C (100.4 F)
1981
37.0 C (98.6 F)
1982
36.5 C (97.7 F)
1983
36.6 C (97.9 F)
1984
35.9 C (96.6 F)
1985
39.1 C (102.4 F)
1986
36.2 C (97.2 F)
1987
37.6 C (99.7 F)
1988
39.2 C (102.6 F)
1989
37.4 C (99.3 F)
1990
38.0 C (100.4 F)
1991
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1992
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1993
34.6 C (94.3 F)
1994
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1995
35.7 C (96.3 F)
1996
36.4 C (97.5 F)
1997
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1998
37.1 C (98.8 F)
1999
40.7 C (105.3 F)
2000
38.7 C (101.7 F)
2001
38.5 C (101.3 F)
2002
37.5 C (99.5 F)
2003
36.4 C (97.5 F)
2004
35.7 C (96.3 F)
2005
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2006
36.8 C (98.2 F)
2007
35.7 C (96.3 F)
2008
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2009
38.5 C (101.3 F)
2010
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2011
38.0 C (100.4 F)
2012
35.9 C (96.6 F)
2013
37.4 C (99.3 F)
2014
38.0 C (100.4 F)
2015
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2016
-1.0 C (30.2 F)
2017
8.5 C (47.3 F)
2018
33.1 C (91.6 F)
2019
26.1 C (79.0 F)
2020
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2021
37.7 C (99.9 F)
2022
38.0 C (100.4 F)
2023
38.2 C (100.8 F)
2024
37.7 C (99.9 F)
2025
38.3 C (100.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Minqin, 1953 to 2025. The record is -29.5 C (-21.1 F) in 2008, marked on the chart; the median year is -23.1 C (-9.6 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Minqin by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1953
-22.3 C (-8.1 F)
1954
-27.3 C (-17.1 F)
1955
-26.2 C (-15.2 F)
1956
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1957
-24.3 C (-11.7 F)
1958
-25.4 C (-13.7 F)
1959
-22.5 C (-8.5 F)
1960
-22.7 C (-8.9 F)
1961
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1962
-25.2 C (-13.4 F)
1963
-27.0 C (-16.6 F)
1964
-24.8 C (-12.6 F)
1965
-23.4 C (-10.1 F)
1966
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1967
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1968
-26.3 C (-15.3 F)
1969
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1970
-22.6 C (-8.7 F)
1971
-23.4 C (-10.1 F)
1972
-24.3 C (-11.7 F)
1973
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1974
-20.9 C (-5.6 F)
1975
-26.6 C (-15.9 F)
1976
-25.5 C (-13.9 F)
1977
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1978
-20.9 C (-5.6 F)
1979
-23.1 C (-9.6 F)
1980
-24.6 C (-12.3 F)
1981
-24.3 C (-11.7 F)
1982
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1983
-24.0 C (-11.2 F)
1984
-24.2 C (-11.6 F)
1985
-22.3 C (-8.1 F)
1986
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1987
-17.4 C (0.7 F)
1988
-24.7 C (-12.5 F)
1989
-23.6 C (-10.5 F)
1990
-19.9 C (-3.8 F)
1991
-26.8 C (-16.2 F)
1992
-22.7 C (-8.9 F)
1993
-22.7 C (-8.9 F)
1994
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1995
-20.1 C (-4.2 F)
1996
-19.8 C (-3.6 F)
1997
-19.0 C (-2.2 F)
1998
-23.1 C (-9.6 F)
1999
-21.8 C (-7.2 F)
2000
-23.2 C (-9.8 F)
2001
-19.5 C (-3.1 F)
2002
-26.9 C (-16.4 F)
2003
-23.7 C (-10.7 F)
2004
-22.4 C (-8.3 F)
2005
-21.2 C (-6.2 F)
2006
-22.4 C (-8.3 F)
2007
-19.6 C (-3.3 F)
2008
-29.5 C (-21.1 F)
2009
-23.2 C (-9.8 F)
2010
-20.7 C (-5.3 F)
2011
-23.1 C (-9.6 F)
2012
-25.1 C (-13.2 F)
2013
-22.5 C (-8.5 F)
2014
-18.1 C (-0.6 F)
2015
-17.1 C (1.2 F)
2016
-23.8 C (-10.8 F)
2017
-20.9 C (-5.6 F)
2018
-21.5 C (-6.7 F)
2019
-19.1 C (-2.4 F)
2020
-22.3 C (-8.1 F)
2021
-24.3 C (-11.7 F)
2022
-19.2 C (-2.6 F)
2023
-23.2 C (-9.8 F)
2024
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2025
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Minqin, 1953 to 2025. The record is 49.8 mm (2.0 in) in 2022, marked on the chart; the median year is 18.5 mm (0.7 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Minqin by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1953
21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1954
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1955
19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1956
17.7 mm (0.7 in)
1957
32.2 mm (1.3 in)
1958
41.3 mm (1.6 in)
1959
4.3 mm (0.17 in)
1960
14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1961
10.9 mm (0.4 in)
1962
7.9 mm (0.31 in)
1963
29.9 mm (1.2 in)
1964
15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1965
15.1 mm (0.6 in)
1966
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1967
11.5 mm (0.5 in)
1968
25.3 mm (1.0 in)
1969
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1970
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1971
17.7 mm (0.7 in)
1972
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1973
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1974
14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1975
19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1976
9.6 mm (0.38 in)
1977
16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1978
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1979
36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1980
9.3 mm (0.37 in)
1981
23.8 mm (0.9 in)
1982
8.5 mm (0.33 in)
1983
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1984
13.8 mm (0.5 in)
1985
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1986
12.0 mm (0.5 in)
1987
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1988
15.8 mm (0.6 in)
1989
13.7 mm (0.5 in)
1990
11.6 mm (0.5 in)
1991
12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1992
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1993
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1994
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1995
14.8 mm (0.6 in)
1996
17.2 mm (0.7 in)
1997
25.6 mm (1.0 in)
1998
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1999
20.5 mm (0.8 in)
2000
17.5 mm (0.7 in)
2001
13.3 mm (0.5 in)
2002
18.9 mm (0.7 in)
2003
14.3 mm (0.6 in)
2004
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
2005
18.3 mm (0.7 in)
2006
46.9 mm (1.8 in)
2007
16.9 mm (0.7 in)
2008
33.2 mm (1.3 in)
2009
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
2010
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
2011
34.4 mm (1.4 in)
2012
31.1 mm (1.2 in)
2013
18.3 mm (0.7 in)
2014
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
2015
13.0 mm (0.5 in)
2016
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
2017
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
2018
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
2019
17.5 mm (0.7 in)
2020
13.5 mm (0.5 in)
2021
10.4 mm (0.4 in)
2022
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
2023
10.2 mm (0.4 in)
2024
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
2025
7.1 mm (0.28 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Minqin, 1953 to 2025. The record is 75.4 mm (3.0 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 26.5 mm (1.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Minqin by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1953
37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1954
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1955
34.9 mm (1.4 in)
1956
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1957
47.4 mm (1.9 in)
1958
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1959
7.4 mm (0.29 in)
1960
29.6 mm (1.2 in)
1961
12.8 mm (0.5 in)
1962
14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1963
30.9 mm (1.2 in)
1964
16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1965
21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1966
46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1967
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1968
43.6 mm (1.7 in)
1969
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1970
33.4 mm (1.3 in)
1971
29.3 mm (1.2 in)
1972
28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1973
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1974
26.8 mm (1.1 in)
1975
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1976
10.7 mm (0.4 in)
1977
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1978
39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1979
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1980
18.1 mm (0.7 in)
1981
23.8 mm (0.9 in)
1982
16.1 mm (0.6 in)
1983
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1984
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1985
36.7 mm (1.4 in)
1986
17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1987
43.3 mm (1.7 in)
1988
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1989
13.8 mm (0.5 in)
1990
23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1991
12.4 mm (0.5 in)
1992
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1993
41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1994
51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1995
24.8 mm (1.0 in)
1996
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1997
25.6 mm (1.0 in)
1998
30.3 mm (1.2 in)
1999
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
2000
28.3 mm (1.1 in)
2001
16.1 mm (0.6 in)
2002
28.1 mm (1.1 in)
2003
17.7 mm (0.7 in)
2004
44.4 mm (1.7 in)
2005
18.7 mm (0.7 in)
2006
51.4 mm (2.0 in)
2007
29.6 mm (1.2 in)
2008
45.4 mm (1.8 in)
2009
26.5 mm (1.0 in)
2010
20.6 mm (0.8 in)
2011
52.2 mm (2.1 in)
2012
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
2013
7.9 mm (0.31 in)
2014
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
2015
17.5 mm (0.7 in)
2016
25.0 mm (1.0 in)
2017
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
2018
50.9 mm (2.0 in)
2019
24.8 mm (1.0 in)
2020
14.0 mm (0.6 in)
2021
15.8 mm (0.6 in)
2022
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
2023
10.5 mm (0.4 in)
2024
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
2025
15.7 mm (0.6 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Minqin, 1953 to 2025. The record is 141 days in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 82 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Minqin by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1953
105 days
1954
56 days
1955
88 days
1956
89 days
1957
87 days
1958
128 days
1959
98 days
1960
93 days
1961
80 days
1962
77 days
1963
81 days
1964
81 days
1965
63 days
1966
141 days
1967
86 days
1968
68 days
1969
87 days
1970
105 days
1971
59 days
1972
110 days
1973
125 days
1974
88 days
1975
107 days
1976
107 days
1977
65 days
1978
69 days
1979
100 days
1980
69 days
1981
85 days
1982
121 days
1983
79 days
1984
121 days
1985
82 days
1986
115 days
1987
108 days
1988
84 days
1989
78 days
1990
71 days
1991
82 days
1992
74 days
1993
130 days
1994
107 days
1995
112 days
1996
80 days
1997
71 days
1998
80 days
1999
114 days
2000
48 days
2001
109 days
2002
100 days
2003
54 days
2004
122 days
2005
123 days
2006
95 days
2007
69 days
2008
88 days
2009
127 days
2010
68 days
2011
72 days
2012
98 days
2013
5 days
2014
7 days
2015
4 days
2016
3 days
2017
3 days
2018
4 days
2019
16 days
2020
115 days
2021
55 days
2022
68 days
2023
45 days
2024
32 days
2025
66 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
65 years with a frost
Across 65 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Minqin falls on 23 April and the median first autumn frost on 9 October, which leaves a median of 168 days between them.
In 1988 to 2024 the median growing season was 174 days. That is 14 days more than in 1953 to 1982.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +5.2 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Minqin
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1953 to 1982)
Recent period (1988 to 2024)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
23 April
26 April
18 April
8 days earlier
-2.7 days per decade
First autumn frost
9 October
6 October
15 October
9 days later
+2.4 days per decade
Growing days
168 days
160 days
174 days
14 days more
+5.2 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
65 years, 1953 to 2024
A day with at least 19.4 mm (0.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 55.5 mm (2.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Minqin: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
19.4 mm (0.8 in)
5 years
28.5 mm (1.1 in)
10 years
34.7 mm (1.4 in)
25 years
42.8 mm (1.7 in)
50 years
49.1 mm (1.9 in)
100 years
55.5 mm (2.2 in)
Longer than the 65 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, 65 years of values from 1953 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: 49.8 mm (2.0 in) in 2022; 48.0 mm (1.9 in) in 1994; 46.9 mm (1.8 in) in 2006.
Climate Twins
2003 to 2024 against 1961 to 1990
Over 2003 to 2024, Minqin had a mean temperature of 10.1 C (50.1 F) and 121.2 mm (4.8 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Dunhuang (China, 741 km away), Qiemo/Qarqan (China, 1,527 km away) and Zharkent (Kazakhstan, 2,008 km away).
Climate twins of Minqin: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2003 to 2024 climate
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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Data for Minqin 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.