Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Da-Qaidam (CHM00052713), China, with 70 years of record.
Key Facts for Da-Qaidam
Da-Qaidam (CHM00052713) is a weather station in China at 37.85 latitude and 95.37 longitude, 3,174 m (10,413 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1956 to 2025, 70 years of record.
1,464 records set at Da-Qaidam still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Da-Qaidam set a daily record high maximum temperature of 30.0 C (86.0 F) on 18 July 2025.
About the Station
Location: China, 37.85 latitude, 95.37 longitude.
Elevation: 3,174 m (10,413 ft).
Period of record: 1956 to 2025, 70 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
13 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Da-Qaidam. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 13 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Da-Qaidam, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
9.3 C (48.7 F)
-34.2 C (-29.6 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
Feb
13.5 C (56.3 F)
-32.5 C (-26.5 F)
8.5 C (47.3 F)
-23.0 C (-9.4 F)
Mar
20.4 C (68.7 F)
-26.2 C (-15.2 F)
13.2 C (55.8 F)
-19.1 C (-2.4 F)
Apr
25.8 C (78.4 F)
-19.8 C (-3.6 F)
21.1 C (70.0 F)
-11.9 C (10.6 F)
May
27.0 C (80.6 F)
-12.4 C (9.7 F)
24.8 C (76.6 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
Jun
29.6 C (85.3 F)
-5.7 C (21.7 F)
25.9 C (78.6 F)
2.9 C (37.2 F)
Jul
32.6 C (90.7 F)
-1.2 C (29.8 F)
30.0 C (86.0 F)
2.6 C (36.7 F)
Aug
33.0 C (91.4 F)
-6.6 C (20.1 F)
29.2 C (84.6 F)
4.2 C (39.6 F)
Sep
29.7 C (85.5 F)
-10.4 C (13.3 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
21.1 C (70.0 F)
-20.5 C (-4.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
15.0 C (59.0 F)
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
8.0 C (46.4 F)
-31.6 C (-24.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Da-Qaidam still stand. 1956 holds the most, with 114.
Standing records at Da-Qaidam by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1956
114
1957
48
1958
16
1959
30
1960
20
1961
39
1962
31
1963
13
1964
22
1965
26
1966
19
1967
29
1968
22
1969
32
1970
27
1971
13
1972
23
1973
17
1974
21
1975
23
1976
12
1977
17
1978
19
1979
21
1980
12
1981
14
1982
25
1983
19
1984
13
1985
9
1986
23
1987
28
1988
20
1989
12
1990
21
1991
16
1992
17
1993
20
1994
12
1995
24
1996
17
1997
14
1998
27
1999
20
2000
30
2001
9
2002
23
2003
18
2004
13
2005
13
2006
37
2007
25
2008
25
2009
20
2010
30
2011
22
2012
11
2013
11
2014
13
2015
17
2016
5
2017
4
2018
6
2019
5
2020
7
2021
5
2022
30
2023
19
2024
38
2025
11
All-Time Record Progression
9 new records
9 all-time records were set at Da-Qaidam between 10 August 1986 and 24 September 2021. Each dot is a new record.
When Da-Qaidam set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1986-08-10
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 19.4 C (66.9 F)
1989-01-13
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -34.2 C (-29.6 F)
1999-07-29
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 31.1 C (88.0 F)
1999-07-31
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 31.6 C (88.9 F)
1999-07-31
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 19.6 C (67.3 F)
1999-08-01
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 33.0 C (91.4 F)
2000-07-19
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 20.3 C (68.5 F)
2000-07-22
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 22.5 C (72.5 F)
2021-09-24
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 39.9 mm (1.6 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 39.9 mm (1.6 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Da-Qaidam. The most was 39.9 mm (1.6 in) on 24 September 2021.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Da-Qaidam
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
16 January 2019
Feb
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
3 February 2019
Mar
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
7 March 2025
Apr
13.7 mm (0.5 in)
21 April 2016
May
20.9 mm (0.8 in)
17 May 1967
Jun
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
17 June 2015
Jul
32.2 mm (1.3 in)
17 July 1977
Aug
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
24 August 1966
Sep
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
24 September 2021
Oct
9.9 mm (0.39 in)
24 October 2017
Nov
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
19 November 2018
Dec
9.9 mm (0.39 in)
1 December 2016
Period of Record Coverage
1956 to 2025
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
70 years of record at Da-Qaidam, 1956 to 2025. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2025.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 62 complete years at Da-Qaidam, 1956 to 2024. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 2.2 C (36.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1957, at 0.2 C (32.3 F), and the warmest was 2024, at 4.2 C (39.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.1 C (3.8 F).
Annual mean temperature at Da-Qaidam as warming stripes, 1956 to 2024
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1956
2.1 C
-0.13 C
1957
0.2 C
-2.04 C
1958
1.3 C
-0.86 C
1959
1.2 C
-1.00 C
1960
1.5 C
-0.67 C
1961
0.7 C
-1.52 C
1962
0.8 C
-1.41 C
1963
1.3 C
-0.88 C
1964
1.1 C
-1.09 C
1965
1.3 C
-0.93 C
1966
1.3 C
-0.90 C
1967
0.5 C
-1.70 C
1968
1.1 C
-1.10 C
1969
1.8 C
-0.36 C
1970
0.7 C
-1.48 C
1971
1.7 C
-0.50 C
1972
2.0 C
-0.23 C
1973
1.5 C
-0.74 C
1974
1.9 C
-0.34 C
1975
1.8 C
-0.44 C
1976
1.4 C
-0.82 C
1977
1.5 C
-0.67 C
1978
1.8 C
-0.37 C
1979
1.8 C
-0.39 C
1980
2.0 C
-0.16 C
1981
2.4 C
+0.22 C
1982
2.2 C
-0.05 C
1983
0.9 C
-1.28 C
1984
1.6 C
-0.63 C
1985
1.9 C
-0.32 C
1986
1.6 C
-0.61 C
1987
2.9 C
+0.66 C
1988
2.5 C
+0.32 C
1989
2.0 C
-0.25 C
1990
2.2 C
-0.04 C
1991
2.3 C
+0.05 C
1992
1.7 C
-0.52 C
1993
1.9 C
-0.30 C
1994
2.5 C
+0.26 C
1995
1.5 C
-0.74 C
1996
2.4 C
+0.20 C
1997
2.3 C
+0.13 C
1998
3.4 C
+1.22 C
1999
3.1 C
+0.94 C
2000
2.3 C
+0.07 C
2001
2.8 C
+0.64 C
2002
3.2 C
+0.97 C
2003
3.1 C
+0.94 C
2004
3.3 C
+1.14 C
2005
3.4 C
+1.24 C
2006
4.0 C
+1.76 C
2007
3.7 C
+1.47 C
2008
2.9 C
+0.68 C
2009
3.9 C
+1.66 C
2010
4.1 C
+1.87 C
2011
3.8 C
+1.63 C
2012
2.8 C
+0.57 C
2020
2.9 C
+0.73 C
2021
3.2 C
+1.00 C
2022
4.0 C
+1.79 C
2023
3.7 C
+1.49 C
2024
4.2 C
+1.99 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.5 C (0.4 to 0.5) per decade over 1956 to 2024. In Fahrenheit: 0.8 F (0.7 to 0.9) 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 Da-Qaidam
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.5 C (0.4 to 0.5) per decade
0.8 F (0.7 to 0.9) per decade
1956 to 2024
62
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.4 C (0.3 to 0.5) per decade
0.6 F (0.5 to 0.8) per decade
1956 to 2024
62
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.5 C (0.4 to 0.6) per decade
1.0 F (0.8 to 1.2) per decade
1956 to 2024
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
1956 to 2025
Yearly extremes at Da-Qaidam: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
33.0 C (91.4 F)
1999
28.6 C (83.5 F)
70
Coldest night (TNn)
-34.2 C (-29.6 F)
1989
-28.5 C (-19.4 F)
70
Wettest day (Rx1day)
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
2021
15.7 mm (0.6 in)
70
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
80.4 mm (3.2 in)
2019
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
70
Longest dry spell (CDD)
171 days
1976
102 days
70
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Da-Qaidam, 1956 to 2025. The record is 33.0 C (91.4 F) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 28.6 C (83.5 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Da-Qaidam by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1956
27.7 C (81.9 F)
1957
28.2 C (82.8 F)
1958
29.7 C (85.5 F)
1959
29.7 C (85.5 F)
1960
28.5 C (83.3 F)
1961
29.6 C (85.3 F)
1962
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1963
28.1 C (82.6 F)
1964
28.6 C (83.5 F)
1965
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1966
27.6 C (81.7 F)
1967
27.9 C (82.2 F)
1968
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1969
28.8 C (83.8 F)
1970
28.1 C (82.6 F)
1971
29.9 C (85.8 F)
1972
29.6 C (85.3 F)
1973
29.0 C (84.2 F)
1974
27.4 C (81.3 F)
1975
28.1 C (82.6 F)
1976
25.8 C (78.4 F)
1977
28.8 C (83.8 F)
1978
29.5 C (85.1 F)
1979
29.5 C (85.1 F)
1980
27.7 C (81.9 F)
1981
31.0 C (87.8 F)
1982
27.3 C (81.1 F)
1983
26.9 C (80.4 F)
1984
25.7 C (78.3 F)
1985
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1986
31.0 C (87.8 F)
1987
28.6 C (83.5 F)
1988
28.1 C (82.6 F)
1989
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1990
28.4 C (83.1 F)
1991
29.6 C (85.3 F)
1992
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1993
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1994
29.9 C (85.8 F)
1995
29.7 C (85.5 F)
1996
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1997
30.4 C (86.7 F)
1998
28.1 C (82.6 F)
1999
33.0 C (91.4 F)
2000
32.6 C (90.7 F)
2001
31.8 C (89.2 F)
2002
30.1 C (86.2 F)
2003
27.7 C (81.9 F)
2004
31.5 C (88.7 F)
2005
28.6 C (83.5 F)
2006
30.4 C (86.7 F)
2007
27.7 C (81.9 F)
2008
26.7 C (80.1 F)
2009
26.6 C (79.9 F)
2010
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2011
29.5 C (85.1 F)
2012
27.7 C (81.9 F)
2013
28.0 C (82.4 F)
2014
29.3 C (84.7 F)
2015
29.9 C (85.8 F)
2016
6.7 C (44.1 F)
2017
0.4 C (32.7 F)
2018
27.2 C (81.0 F)
2019
8.9 C (48.0 F)
2020
27.1 C (80.8 F)
2021
30.1 C (86.2 F)
2022
31.3 C (88.3 F)
2023
31.0 C (87.8 F)
2024
30.6 C (87.1 F)
2025
30.0 C (86.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Da-Qaidam, 1956 to 2025. The record is -34.2 C (-29.6 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is -28.5 C (-19.4 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Da-Qaidam by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1956
-31.6 C (-24.9 F)
1957
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1958
-30.5 C (-22.9 F)
1959
-31.2 C (-24.2 F)
1960
-29.9 C (-21.8 F)
1961
-31.2 C (-24.2 F)
1962
-30.5 C (-22.9 F)
1963
-30.1 C (-22.2 F)
1964
-33.6 C (-28.5 F)
1965
-29.2 C (-20.6 F)
1966
-28.6 C (-19.5 F)
1967
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1968
-28.7 C (-19.7 F)
1969
-31.0 C (-23.8 F)
1970
-31.0 C (-23.8 F)
1971
-28.2 C (-18.8 F)
1972
-28.5 C (-19.3 F)
1973
-32.3 C (-26.1 F)
1974
-29.6 C (-21.3 F)
1975
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1976
-24.2 C (-11.6 F)
1977
-27.3 C (-17.1 F)
1978
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1979
-27.4 C (-17.3 F)
1980
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1981
-25.7 C (-14.3 F)
1982
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1983
-30.7 C (-23.3 F)
1984
-28.1 C (-18.6 F)
1985
-29.2 C (-20.6 F)
1986
-31.8 C (-25.2 F)
1987
-24.8 C (-12.6 F)
1988
-29.1 C (-20.4 F)
1989
-34.2 C (-29.6 F)
1990
-28.4 C (-19.1 F)
1991
-29.8 C (-21.6 F)
1992
-26.9 C (-16.4 F)
1993
-28.7 C (-19.7 F)
1994
-26.5 C (-15.7 F)
1995
-30.7 C (-23.3 F)
1996
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1997
-25.2 C (-13.4 F)
1998
-25.9 C (-14.6 F)
1999
-29.1 C (-20.4 F)
2000
-29.2 C (-20.6 F)
2001
-26.9 C (-16.4 F)
2002
-28.6 C (-19.5 F)
2003
-24.8 C (-12.6 F)
2004
-27.5 C (-17.5 F)
2005
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2006
-28.4 C (-19.1 F)
2007
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2008
-33.8 C (-28.8 F)
2009
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2010
-24.2 C (-11.6 F)
2011
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2012
-28.1 C (-18.6 F)
2013
-25.1 C (-13.2 F)
2014
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2015
-24.3 C (-11.7 F)
2016
-25.5 C (-13.9 F)
2017
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2018
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2019
-30.7 C (-23.3 F)
2020
-27.1 C (-16.8 F)
2021
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2022
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2023
-28.6 C (-19.5 F)
2024
-26.9 C (-16.4 F)
2025
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Da-Qaidam, 1956 to 2025. The record is 39.9 mm (1.6 in) in 2021, marked on the chart; the median year is 15.7 mm (0.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Da-Qaidam by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1956
14.8 mm (0.6 in)
1957
14.3 mm (0.6 in)
1958
17.2 mm (0.7 in)
1959
8.2 mm (0.32 in)
1960
11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1961
7.2 mm (0.28 in)
1962
12.3 mm (0.5 in)
1963
14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1964
25.6 mm (1.0 in)
1965
6.6 mm (0.26 in)
1966
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1967
20.9 mm (0.8 in)
1968
14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1969
15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1970
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1971
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1972
17.2 mm (0.7 in)
1973
19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1974
18.1 mm (0.7 in)
1975
14.6 mm (0.6 in)
1976
10.6 mm (0.4 in)
1977
32.2 mm (1.3 in)
1978
17.6 mm (0.7 in)
1979
13.9 mm (0.5 in)
1980
12.0 mm (0.5 in)
1981
15.6 mm (0.6 in)
1982
19.7 mm (0.8 in)
1983
13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1984
13.9 mm (0.5 in)
1985
13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1986
14.9 mm (0.6 in)
1987
10.8 mm (0.4 in)
1988
16.6 mm (0.7 in)
1989
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1990
7.9 mm (0.31 in)
1991
18.2 mm (0.7 in)
1992
28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1993
10.8 mm (0.4 in)
1994
14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1995
6.2 mm (0.24 in)
1996
10.4 mm (0.4 in)
1997
18.7 mm (0.7 in)
1998
12.1 mm (0.5 in)
1999
13.8 mm (0.5 in)
2000
17.6 mm (0.7 in)
2001
10.5 mm (0.4 in)
2002
20.0 mm (0.8 in)
2003
10.9 mm (0.4 in)
2004
15.0 mm (0.6 in)
2005
17.1 mm (0.7 in)
2006
16.4 mm (0.6 in)
2007
16.3 mm (0.6 in)
2008
15.7 mm (0.6 in)
2009
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
2010
16.9 mm (0.7 in)
2011
18.4 mm (0.7 in)
2012
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
2013
8.9 mm (0.35 in)
2014
10.4 mm (0.4 in)
2015
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
2016
13.7 mm (0.5 in)
2017
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
2018
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
2019
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
2020
5.1 mm (0.20 in)
2021
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
2022
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
2023
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
2024
7.9 mm (0.31 in)
2025
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Da-Qaidam, 1956 to 2025. The record is 80.4 mm (3.2 in) in 2019, marked on the chart; the median year is 22.6 mm (0.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Da-Qaidam by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1956
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1957
14.3 mm (0.6 in)
1958
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1959
16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1960
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1961
7.3 mm (0.29 in)
1962
23.2 mm (0.9 in)
1963
20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1964
27.1 mm (1.1 in)
1965
8.6 mm (0.34 in)
1966
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1967
43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1968
16.4 mm (0.6 in)
1969
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1970
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1971
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1972
27.6 mm (1.1 in)
1973
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1974
38.8 mm (1.5 in)
1975
16.7 mm (0.7 in)
1976
13.3 mm (0.5 in)
1977
57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1978
18.1 mm (0.7 in)
1979
20.4 mm (0.8 in)
1980
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1981
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1982
19.7 mm (0.8 in)
1983
16.9 mm (0.7 in)
1984
20.9 mm (0.8 in)
1985
14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1986
35.7 mm (1.4 in)
1987
19.2 mm (0.8 in)
1988
31.3 mm (1.2 in)
1989
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1990
11.8 mm (0.5 in)
1991
40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1992
65.9 mm (2.6 in)
1993
18.1 mm (0.7 in)
1994
14.9 mm (0.6 in)
1995
7.4 mm (0.29 in)
1996
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1997
18.7 mm (0.7 in)
1998
13.1 mm (0.5 in)
1999
15.4 mm (0.6 in)
2000
19.2 mm (0.8 in)
2001
24.0 mm (0.9 in)
2002
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
2003
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
2004
16.4 mm (0.6 in)
2005
22.3 mm (0.9 in)
2006
28.9 mm (1.1 in)
2007
31.6 mm (1.2 in)
2008
30.3 mm (1.2 in)
2009
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
2010
24.5 mm (1.0 in)
2011
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
2012
38.7 mm (1.5 in)
2013
3.6 mm (0.14 in)
2014
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
2015
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
2016
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
2017
80.1 mm (3.2 in)
2018
40.2 mm (1.6 in)
2019
80.4 mm (3.2 in)
2020
8.2 mm (0.32 in)
2021
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
2022
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
2023
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
2024
26.0 mm (1.0 in)
2025
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Da-Qaidam, 1956 to 2025. The record is 171 days in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 102 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Da-Qaidam by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1956
145 days
1957
119 days
1958
123 days
1959
120 days
1960
99 days
1961
48 days
1962
76 days
1963
69 days
1964
91 days
1965
154 days
1966
83 days
1967
97 days
1968
81 days
1969
105 days
1970
117 days
1971
120 days
1972
114 days
1973
89 days
1974
138 days
1975
67 days
1976
171 days
1977
94 days
1978
117 days
1979
81 days
1980
109 days
1981
89 days
1982
121 days
1983
113 days
1984
150 days
1985
100 days
1986
136 days
1987
61 days
1988
110 days
1989
113 days
1990
137 days
1991
119 days
1992
123 days
1993
132 days
1994
158 days
1995
105 days
1996
78 days
1997
89 days
1998
106 days
1999
126 days
2000
96 days
2001
111 days
2002
111 days
2003
66 days
2004
64 days
2005
126 days
2006
64 days
2007
92 days
2008
118 days
2009
123 days
2010
68 days
2011
104 days
2012
96 days
2013
5 days
2014
3 days
2015
2 days
2016
4 days
2017
4 days
2018
4 days
2019
21 days
2020
151 days
2021
71 days
2022
144 days
2023
49 days
2024
35 days
2025
48 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 Da-Qaidam falls on 2 June and the median first autumn frost on 11 September, which leaves a median of 99 days between them.
In 1988 to 2024 the median growing season was 110 days. That is 18 days more than in 1956 to 1985.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +7.6 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Da-Qaidam
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1956 to 1985)
Recent period (1988 to 2024)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
2 June
9 June
27 May
13 days earlier
-3.7 days per decade
First autumn frost
11 September
5 September
13 September
8 days later
+3.9 days per decade
Growing days
99 days
92 days
110 days
18 days more
+7.6 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
62 years, 1956 to 2024
A day with at least 15.3 mm (0.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 32.5 mm (1.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Da-Qaidam: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
15.3 mm (0.6 in)
5 years
20.5 mm (0.8 in)
10 years
23.7 mm (0.9 in)
25 years
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
50 years
30.1 mm (1.2 in)
100 years
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
Longer than the 62 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, 62 years of values from 1956 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 2021; 32.2 mm (1.3 in) in 1977; 28.0 mm (1.1 in) in 1992.
Climate Twins
2003 to 2024 against 1961 to 1990
Over 2003 to 2024, Da-Qaidam had a mean temperature of 3.5 C (38.4 F) and 100.2 mm (3.9 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Fontenelle Dam (United States, 10,771 km away), Farson 2NNE (United States, 10,773 km away) and Lenghu (China, 205 km away).
Climate twins of Da-Qaidam: 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 Da-Qaidam 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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.