Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Taiyuan. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 22 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Taiyuan, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
14.3 C (57.7 F)
-25.5 C (-13.9 F)
10.7 C (51.3 F)
-16.5 C (2.3 F)
Feb
22.8 C (73.0 F)
-24.6 C (-12.3 F)
15.5 C (59.9 F)
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
Mar
27.6 C (81.7 F)
-18.0 C (-0.4 F)
25.5 C (77.9 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
Apr
37.5 C (99.5 F)
-9.7 C (14.5 F)
30.2 C (86.4 F)
-2.9 C (26.8 F)
May
37.9 C (100.2 F)
-0.7 C (30.7 F)
37.9 C (100.2 F)
4.0 C (39.2 F)
Jun
38.7 C (101.7 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
36.0 C (96.8 F)
8.2 C (46.8 F)
Jul
39.4 C (102.9 F)
7.2 C (45.0 F)
35.6 C (96.1 F)
18.9 C (66.0 F)
Aug
37.2 C (99.0 F)
7.4 C (45.3 F)
35.5 C (95.9 F)
16.9 C (62.4 F)
Sep
34.9 C (94.8 F)
-2.0 C (28.4 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
29.3 C (84.7 F)
-7.4 C (18.7 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
25.8 C (78.4 F)
-21.2 C (-6.2 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
19.6 C (67.3 F)
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Taiyuan still stand. 2009 holds the most, with 43.
Standing records at Taiyuan by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1951
37
1952
37
1953
15
1954
30
1955
37
1956
29
1957
38
1958
34
1959
7
1960
34
1961
20
1962
22
1963
11
1964
17
1965
11
1966
23
1967
19
1968
22
1969
22
1970
16
1971
14
1972
18
1973
12
1974
13
1975
7
1976
15
1977
16
1978
14
1979
20
1980
18
1981
19
1982
12
1983
9
1984
10
1985
25
1986
15
1987
37
1988
5
1989
18
1990
15
1991
13
1992
9
1993
32
1994
13
1995
14
1996
16
1997
28
1998
25
1999
22
2000
14
2001
14
2002
33
2003
10
2004
24
2005
34
2006
33
2007
24
2008
15
2009
43
2010
40
2011
27
2012
10
2013
5
2014
14
2015
5
2016
2
2017
1
2018
3
2019
1
2020
6
2021
20
2022
17
2023
43
2024
34
2025
27
All-Time Record Progression
2 new records
2 all-time records were set at Taiyuan between 31 July 1999 and 31 July 2010. Each dot is a new record.
When Taiyuan set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1999-07-31
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 25.1 C (77.2 F)
2010-07-31
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 26.9 C (80.4 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 183.5 mm (7.2 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Taiyuan. The most was 183.5 mm (7.2 in) on 27 July 1969.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Taiyuan
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
13.2 mm (0.5 in)
5 January 2020
Feb
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
23 February 2017
Mar
21.7 mm (0.9 in)
12 March 1997
Apr
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
22 April 1969
May
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
12 May 1985
Jun
68.5 mm (2.7 in)
20 June 1981
Jul
183.5 mm (7.2 in)
27 July 1969
Aug
99.4 mm (3.9 in)
20 August 1959
Sep
73.3 mm (2.9 in)
7 September 1964
Oct
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
4 October 2021
Nov
36.0 mm (1.4 in)
10 November 2009
Dec
11.9 mm (0.5 in)
14 December 1977
Period of Record Coverage
1951 to 2025
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
75 years of record at Taiyuan, 1951 to 2025. 13 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 61 complete years at Taiyuan, 1951 to 2012. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.4 C (50.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1952, at 8.8 C (47.8 F), and the warmest was 2006, at 12.3 C (54.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at Taiyuan as warming stripes, 1951 to 2012
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1951
8.8 C
-1.65 C
1952
8.8 C
-1.68 C
1953
9.4 C
-1.10 C
1954
9.9 C
-0.56 C
1956
9.3 C
-1.20 C
1957
9.6 C
-0.86 C
1958
10.1 C
-0.36 C
1959
10.3 C
-0.17 C
1960
10.2 C
-0.21 C
1961
10.9 C
+0.43 C
1962
9.8 C
-0.62 C
1963
9.9 C
-0.54 C
1964
9.8 C
-0.62 C
1965
10.3 C
-0.15 C
1966
10.3 C
-0.11 C
1967
9.3 C
-1.13 C
1968
10.0 C
-0.47 C
1969
9.5 C
-0.97 C
1970
9.6 C
-0.90 C
1971
9.9 C
-0.58 C
1972
10.0 C
-0.49 C
1973
10.7 C
+0.20 C
1974
10.0 C
-0.42 C
1975
10.4 C
-0.03 C
1976
9.5 C
-0.99 C
1977
10.5 C
+0.03 C
1978
10.5 C
+0.05 C
1979
10.3 C
-0.18 C
1980
10.1 C
-0.32 C
1981
10.2 C
-0.28 C
1982
10.7 C
+0.22 C
1983
10.2 C
-0.29 C
1984
9.4 C
-1.05 C
1985
9.9 C
-0.56 C
1986
9.9 C
-0.51 C
1987
10.7 C
+0.23 C
1988
10.2 C
-0.21 C
1989
10.5 C
+0.04 C
1990
10.6 C
+0.18 C
1991
10.4 C
-0.03 C
1992
10.3 C
-0.15 C
1993
9.9 C
-0.56 C
1994
11.0 C
+0.55 C
1995
10.7 C
+0.22 C
1996
10.4 C
-0.05 C
1997
11.4 C
+0.99 C
1998
12.0 C
+1.59 C
1999
12.0 C
+1.56 C
2000
11.1 C
+0.67 C
2001
11.4 C
+0.93 C
2002
11.7 C
+1.20 C
2003
10.7 C
+0.27 C
2004
11.5 C
+1.04 C
2005
11.5 C
+1.01 C
2006
12.3 C
+1.87 C
2007
12.0 C
+1.51 C
2008
11.4 C
+0.98 C
2009
11.6 C
+1.18 C
2010
11.8 C
+1.37 C
2011
11.2 C
+0.79 C
2012
11.2 C
+0.76 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.4 C (0.3 to 0.4) per decade over 1951 to 2012. In Fahrenheit: 0.7 F (0.5 to 0.8) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 61 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Taiyuan
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 (0.5 to 0.8) per decade
1951 to 2012
61
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.2 C (0.2 to 0.3) per decade
0.4 F (0.3 to 0.6) per decade
1951 to 2012
61
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.5 C (0.4 to 0.6) per decade
0.9 F (0.8 to 1.1) per decade
1951 to 2012
61
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
1951 to 2025
Yearly extremes at Taiyuan: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1955
35.3 C (95.5 F)
75
Coldest night (TNn)
-25.5 C (-13.9 F)
1958
-19.2 C (-2.6 F)
75
Wettest day (Rx1day)
183.5 mm (7.2 in)
1969
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
75
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
214.6 mm (8.4 in)
1969
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
75
Longest dry spell (CDD)
84 days
1988
49 days
75
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Taiyuan, 1951 to 2025. The record is 39.4 C (102.9 F) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.3 C (95.5 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Taiyuan by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1951
36.9 C (98.4 F)
1952
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1953
35.3 C (95.5 F)
1954
35.2 C (95.4 F)
1955
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1956
32.6 C (90.7 F)
1957
35.1 C (95.2 F)
1958
35.7 C (96.3 F)
1959
34.3 C (93.7 F)
1960
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1961
38.4 C (101.1 F)
1962
35.1 C (95.2 F)
1963
34.8 C (94.6 F)
1964
33.6 C (92.5 F)
1965
35.8 C (96.4 F)
1966
37.3 C (99.1 F)
1967
35.5 C (95.9 F)
1968
34.5 C (94.1 F)
1969
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1970
34.1 C (93.4 F)
1971
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1972
35.3 C (95.5 F)
1973
34.8 C (94.6 F)
1974
35.5 C (95.9 F)
1975
33.7 C (92.7 F)
1976
33.4 C (92.1 F)
1977
33.4 C (92.1 F)
1978
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1979
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1980
36.5 C (97.7 F)
1981
35.3 C (95.5 F)
1982
35.1 C (95.2 F)
1983
34.8 C (94.6 F)
1984
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1985
33.6 C (92.5 F)
1986
34.8 C (94.6 F)
1987
36.6 C (97.9 F)
1988
33.5 C (92.3 F)
1989
33.7 C (92.7 F)
1990
35.8 C (96.4 F)
1991
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1992
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1993
34.3 C (93.7 F)
1994
34.5 C (94.1 F)
1995
34.8 C (94.6 F)
1996
35.7 C (96.3 F)
1997
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1998
37.4 C (99.3 F)
1999
36.6 C (97.9 F)
2000
34.1 C (93.4 F)
2001
36.5 C (97.7 F)
2002
35.9 C (96.6 F)
2003
33.4 C (92.1 F)
2004
35.4 C (95.7 F)
2005
38.6 C (101.5 F)
2006
38.7 C (101.7 F)
2007
35.8 C (96.4 F)
2008
35.9 C (96.6 F)
2009
37.5 C (99.5 F)
2010
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2011
34.6 C (94.3 F)
2012
36.4 C (97.5 F)
2013
34.3 C (93.7 F)
2014
36.5 C (97.7 F)
2015
34.7 C (94.5 F)
2016
11.2 C (52.2 F)
2017
10.0 C (50.0 F)
2018
33.8 C (92.8 F)
2019
20.8 C (69.4 F)
2020
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2021
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2022
37.4 C (99.3 F)
2023
38.4 C (101.1 F)
2024
38.6 C (101.5 F)
2025
37.9 C (100.2 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Taiyuan, 1951 to 2025. The record is -25.5 C (-13.9 F) in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is -19.2 C (-2.6 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Taiyuan by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1951
-24.0 C (-11.2 F)
1952
-20.8 C (-5.4 F)
1953
-22.9 C (-9.2 F)
1954
-21.9 C (-7.4 F)
1955
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1956
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1957
-22.9 C (-9.2 F)
1958
-25.5 C (-13.9 F)
1959
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1960
-21.2 C (-6.2 F)
1961
-18.2 C (-0.8 F)
1962
-21.2 C (-6.2 F)
1963
-19.9 C (-3.8 F)
1964
-18.5 C (-1.3 F)
1965
-20.2 C (-4.4 F)
1966
-24.6 C (-12.3 F)
1967
-20.4 C (-4.7 F)
1968
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1969
-20.4 C (-4.7 F)
1970
-24.2 C (-11.6 F)
1971
-21.0 C (-5.8 F)
1972
-22.7 C (-8.9 F)
1973
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1974
-16.9 C (1.6 F)
1975
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1976
-21.0 C (-5.8 F)
1977
-21.6 C (-6.9 F)
1978
-19.8 C (-3.6 F)
1979
-16.5 C (2.3 F)
1980
-19.7 C (-3.5 F)
1981
-17.5 C (0.5 F)
1982
-19.2 C (-2.6 F)
1983
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1984
-20.7 C (-5.3 F)
1985
-19.9 C (-3.8 F)
1986
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1987
-17.7 C (0.1 F)
1988
-19.0 C (-2.2 F)
1989
-17.9 C (-0.2 F)
1990
-19.0 C (-2.2 F)
1991
-21.3 C (-6.3 F)
1992
-17.4 C (0.7 F)
1993
-20.7 C (-5.3 F)
1994
-16.5 C (2.3 F)
1995
-16.9 C (1.6 F)
1996
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1997
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1998
-22.1 C (-7.8 F)
1999
-16.4 C (2.5 F)
2000
-18.5 C (-1.3 F)
2001
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2002
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2003
-20.2 C (-4.4 F)
2004
-17.1 C (1.2 F)
2005
-19.5 C (-3.1 F)
2006
-17.1 C (1.2 F)
2007
-13.2 C (8.2 F)
2008
-18.1 C (-0.6 F)
2009
-17.7 C (0.1 F)
2010
-14.9 C (5.2 F)
2011
-16.2 C (2.8 F)
2012
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2013
-20.3 C (-4.5 F)
2014
-16.8 C (1.8 F)
2015
-15.9 C (3.4 F)
2016
-20.9 C (-5.6 F)
2017
-15.7 C (3.7 F)
2018
-18.4 C (-1.1 F)
2019
-18.1 C (-0.6 F)
2020
-18.4 C (-1.1 F)
2021
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2022
-15.9 C (3.4 F)
2023
-23.0 C (-9.4 F)
2024
-16.9 C (1.6 F)
2025
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Taiyuan, 1951 to 2025. The record is 183.5 mm (7.2 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.5 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Taiyuan by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1951
48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1952
35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1953
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1954
44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1955
55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1956
51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1957
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1958
76.6 mm (3.0 in)
1959
99.4 mm (3.9 in)
1960
40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1961
43.3 mm (1.7 in)
1962
83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1963
45.9 mm (1.8 in)
1964
73.3 mm (2.9 in)
1965
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1966
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1967
28.1 mm (1.1 in)
1968
58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1969
183.5 mm (7.2 in)
1970
25.6 mm (1.0 in)
1971
46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1972
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1973
45.1 mm (1.8 in)
1974
24.8 mm (1.0 in)
1975
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1976
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1977
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1978
52.4 mm (2.1 in)
1979
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1980
28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1981
68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1982
49.4 mm (1.9 in)
1983
71.3 mm (2.8 in)
1984
44.1 mm (1.7 in)
1985
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1986
46.4 mm (1.8 in)
1987
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1988
46.6 mm (1.8 in)
1989
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1990
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1991
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1992
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1993
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1994
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1995
48.4 mm (1.9 in)
1996
92.6 mm (3.6 in)
1997
56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1998
72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1999
75.5 mm (3.0 in)
2000
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
2001
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
2002
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
2003
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
2004
46.4 mm (1.8 in)
2005
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
2006
50.9 mm (2.0 in)
2007
48.4 mm (1.9 in)
2008
39.0 mm (1.5 in)
2009
93.5 mm (3.7 in)
2010
47.3 mm (1.9 in)
2011
43.0 mm (1.7 in)
2012
62.3 mm (2.5 in)
2013
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
2014
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
2015
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
2016
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
2017
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
2018
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
2019
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
2020
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
2021
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
2022
119.1 mm (4.7 in)
2023
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
2024
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
2025
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Taiyuan, 1951 to 2025. The record is 214.6 mm (8.4 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 80.8 mm (3.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Taiyuan by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1951
49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1952
64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1953
47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1954
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1955
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1956
74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1957
61.3 mm (2.4 in)
1958
85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1959
119.5 mm (4.7 in)
1960
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1961
88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1962
117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1963
106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1964
111.2 mm (4.4 in)
1965
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1966
156.5 mm (6.2 in)
1967
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1968
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1969
214.6 mm (8.4 in)
1970
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1971
84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1972
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1973
83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1974
60.6 mm (2.4 in)
1975
82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1976
66.9 mm (2.6 in)
1977
100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1978
87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1979
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1980
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1981
92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1982
138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1983
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1984
59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1985
96.4 mm (3.8 in)
1986
63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1987
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1988
92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1989
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1990
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1991
64.7 mm (2.5 in)
1992
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1993
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1994
69.7 mm (2.7 in)
1995
87.3 mm (3.4 in)
1996
146.6 mm (5.8 in)
1997
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1998
99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1999
148.4 mm (5.8 in)
2000
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
2001
66.2 mm (2.6 in)
2002
70.0 mm (2.8 in)
2003
69.5 mm (2.7 in)
2004
57.1 mm (2.2 in)
2005
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
2006
65.7 mm (2.6 in)
2007
73.1 mm (2.9 in)
2008
45.4 mm (1.8 in)
2009
113.9 mm (4.5 in)
2010
85.0 mm (3.3 in)
2011
53.2 mm (2.1 in)
2012
91.3 mm (3.6 in)
2013
80.2 mm (3.2 in)
2014
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
2015
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
2016
152.6 mm (6.0 in)
2017
133.6 mm (5.3 in)
2018
80.6 mm (3.2 in)
2019
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
2020
144.3 mm (5.7 in)
2021
203.2 mm (8.0 in)
2022
141.2 mm (5.6 in)
2023
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
2024
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
2025
148.3 mm (5.8 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Taiyuan, 1951 to 2025. The record is 84 days in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 49 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Taiyuan by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1951
49 days
1952
36 days
1953
49 days
1954
36 days
1955
62 days
1956
55 days
1957
59 days
1958
50 days
1959
47 days
1960
77 days
1961
36 days
1962
42 days
1963
65 days
1964
32 days
1965
56 days
1966
50 days
1967
34 days
1968
80 days
1969
68 days
1970
50 days
1971
43 days
1972
47 days
1973
58 days
1974
45 days
1975
33 days
1976
41 days
1977
75 days
1978
45 days
1979
31 days
1980
67 days
1981
60 days
1982
52 days
1983
80 days
1984
28 days
1985
76 days
1986
47 days
1987
48 days
1988
84 days
1989
38 days
1990
32 days
1991
33 days
1992
73 days
1993
84 days
1994
38 days
1995
82 days
1996
81 days
1997
49 days
1998
67 days
1999
77 days
2000
83 days
2001
51 days
2002
71 days
2003
42 days
2004
50 days
2005
73 days
2006
45 days
2007
65 days
2008
70 days
2009
32 days
2010
68 days
2011
37 days
2012
78 days
2013
5 days
2014
4 days
2015
6 days
2016
3 days
2017
3 days
2018
6 days
2019
16 days
2020
43 days
2021
41 days
2022
44 days
2023
48 days
2024
49 days
2025
43 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
61 years with a frost
Across 61 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Taiyuan falls on 14 April and the median first autumn frost on 15 October, which leaves a median of 184 days between them.
In 1983 to 2012 the median growing season was 191 days. That is 18 days more than in 1951 to 1981.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +4.8 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Taiyuan
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1951 to 1981)
Recent period (1983 to 2012)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
14 April
17 April
13 April
4 days earlier
-2.0 days per decade
First autumn frost
15 October
11 October
21 October
10 days later
+2.8 days per decade
Growing days
184 days
173 days
191 days
18 days more
+4.8 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
66 years, 1951 to 2023
A day with at least 51.1 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 143.1 mm (5.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Taiyuan: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
5 years
71.5 mm (2.8 in)
10 years
86.5 mm (3.4 in)
25 years
107.5 mm (4.2 in)
50 years
124.6 mm (4.9 in)
100 years
143.1 mm (5.6 in)
Longer than the 66 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, 66 years of values from 1951 to 2023.
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: 183.5 mm (7.2 in) in 1969; 119.1 mm (4.7 in) in 2022; 99.4 mm (3.9 in) in 1959.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Taiyuan, at 2006. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 3 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 2006 ran 0.4 C (0.7 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Taiyuan, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
2006
+0.4
+0.7
likely
3
Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.
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Data for Taiyuan standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Taiyuan 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.