Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Qingdao. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 8 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Qingdao, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
13.5 C (56.3 F)
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
10.2 C (50.4 F)
-0.7 C (30.7 F)
Feb
19.6 C (67.3 F)
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
8.9 C (48.0 F)
-9.2 C (15.4 F)
Mar
24.6 C (76.3 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
24.6 C (76.3 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
Apr
26.4 C (79.5 F)
-1.9 C (28.6 F)
25.0 C (77.0 F)
5.9 C (42.6 F)
May
34.2 C (93.6 F)
5.7 C (42.3 F)
28.6 C (83.5 F)
11.5 C (52.7 F)
Jun
34.6 C (94.3 F)
11.2 C (52.2 F)
31.5 C (88.7 F)
15.7 C (60.3 F)
Jul
38.9 C (102.0 F)
13.6 C (56.5 F)
35.7 C (96.3 F)
22.5 C (72.5 F)
Aug
35.8 C (96.4 F)
14.9 C (58.8 F)
31.1 C (88.0 F)
23.0 C (73.4 F)
Sep
36.8 C (98.2 F)
9.2 C (48.6 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
28.4 C (83.1 F)
1.9 C (35.4 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
23.7 C (74.7 F)
-8.1 C (17.4 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
16.2 C (61.2 F)
-13.0 C (8.6 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Qingdao still stand. 2002 holds the most, with 59.
Standing records at Qingdao by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1956
8
1957
49
1958
30
1959
23
1960
15
1961
18
1962
25
1963
34
1964
16
1965
40
1966
31
1967
30
1968
42
1969
44
1970
21
1971
27
1972
44
1973
11
1974
29
1975
10
1976
54
1977
35
1978
30
1979
33
1980
30
1981
33
1982
11
1983
15
1984
22
1985
17
1986
16
1987
38
1988
10
1989
21
1990
12
1991
21
1992
28
1993
23
1994
25
1995
12
1996
8
1997
32
1998
35
1999
34
2000
20
2001
18
2002
59
2003
23
2004
4
2005
8
2006
5
2007
11
2008
3
2009
11
2010
9
2011
4
2012
6
2013
13
2014
5
2015
2
2016
6
2017
6
2018
3
2019
5
2020
9
2021
11
2022
14
2023
26
2024
16
2025
25
All-Time Record Progression
4 new records
4 all-time records were set at Qingdao between 27 July 1997 and 8 January 2021. Each dot is a new record.
When Qingdao set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1997-07-27
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 37.4 C (99.3 F)
2002-07-15
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 38.9 C (102.0 F)
2016-01-24
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -15.1 C (4.8 F)
2021-01-08
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -15.6 C (3.9 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 223.0 mm (8.8 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Qingdao. The most was 223.0 mm (8.8 in) on 4 September 1970.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Qingdao
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
4 January 2000
Feb
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
21 February 1993
Mar
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
2 March 2025
Apr
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
25 April 1975
May
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
26 May 2013
Jun
160.0 mm (6.3 in)
16 June 1994
Jul
181.1 mm (7.1 in)
13 July 1992
Aug
221.2 mm (8.7 in)
10 August 2007
Sep
223.0 mm (8.8 in)
4 September 1970
Oct
111.0 mm (4.4 in)
17 October 1996
Nov
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
20 November 1961
Dec
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
21 December 2016
Period of Record Coverage
1956 to 2025
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
68 years of record at Qingdao, 1956 to 2025. 23 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1956, 1957, 1959, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 43 complete years at Qingdao, 1961 to 2003. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.0 C (55.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1969, at 11.6 C (52.8 F), and the warmest was 1994, at 14.1 C (57.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).
Annual mean temperature at Qingdao as warming stripes, 1961 to 2003
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1961
13.4 C
+0.39 C
1962
12.7 C
-0.31 C
1963
12.0 C
-0.95 C
1964
12.5 C
-0.48 C
1965
13.0 C
+0.03 C
1966
13.1 C
+0.12 C
1967
12.6 C
-0.39 C
1968
12.7 C
-0.30 C
1969
11.6 C
-1.42 C
1970
12.5 C
-0.46 C
1971
12.5 C
-0.53 C
1972
12.1 C
-0.89 C
1973
13.2 C
+0.18 C
1974
12.2 C
-0.80 C
1975
13.2 C
+0.19 C
1976
12.0 C
-0.95 C
1977
12.9 C
-0.05 C
1978
13.7 C
+0.67 C
1979
13.2 C
+0.26 C
1980
12.2 C
-0.79 C
1981
12.9 C
-0.11 C
1982
13.3 C
+0.29 C
1983
13.3 C
+0.28 C
1984
12.3 C
-0.64 C
1985
12.2 C
-0.80 C
1986
12.5 C
-0.52 C
1987
12.7 C
-0.31 C
1988
13.1 C
+0.10 C
1989
13.4 C
+0.46 C
1990
13.6 C
+0.60 C
1991
13.1 C
+0.16 C
1992
13.2 C
+0.26 C
1993
13.1 C
+0.08 C
1994
14.1 C
+1.09 C
1995
13.4 C
+0.44 C
1996
12.9 C
-0.12 C
1997
13.9 C
+0.90 C
1998
14.1 C
+1.08 C
1999
14.0 C
+1.02 C
2000
13.5 C
+0.51 C
2001
13.5 C
+0.49 C
2002
14.1 C
+1.07 C
2003
13.1 C
+0.13 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade over 1961 to 2003. In Fahrenheit: 0.5 F (0.3 to 0.8) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 43 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Qingdao
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 (0.3 to 0.8) per decade
1961 to 2003
43
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade
0.5 F (0.3 to 0.8) per decade
1961 to 2003
43
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.3 C (0.1 to 0.4) per decade
0.5 F (0.3 to 0.7) per decade
1961 to 2003
43
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 Qingdao: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2002
32.7 C (90.8 F)
68
Coldest night (TNn)
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2021
-9.8 C (14.4 F)
70
Wettest day (Rx1day)
223.0 mm (8.8 in)
1970
85.7 mm (3.4 in)
70
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
507.4 mm (20.0 in)
2001
111.2 mm (4.4 in)
68
Longest dry spell (CDD)
65 days
2022
4 days
70
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Qingdao, 1956 to 2025. The record is 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.7 C (90.8 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Qingdao by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1956
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1957
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1958
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1959
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1960
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1961
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1962
31.0 C (87.8 F)
1963
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1964
32.0 C (89.6 F)
1965
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1966
35.2 C (95.4 F)
1967
34.5 C (94.1 F)
1968
34.9 C (94.8 F)
1969
31.5 C (88.7 F)
1970
32.7 C (90.9 F)
1971
35.2 C (95.4 F)
1972
31.6 C (88.9 F)
1973
33.6 C (92.5 F)
1974
31.5 C (88.7 F)
1975
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1976
32.0 C (89.6 F)
1977
34.1 C (93.4 F)
1978
34.0 C (93.2 F)
1979
33.1 C (91.6 F)
1980
32.1 C (89.8 F)
1981
34.3 C (93.7 F)
1982
31.5 C (88.7 F)
1983
32.1 C (89.8 F)
1984
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1985
31.6 C (88.9 F)
1986
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1987
32.4 C (90.3 F)
1988
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1989
32.6 C (90.7 F)
1990
32.4 C (90.3 F)
1991
33.4 C (92.1 F)
1992
34.2 C (93.6 F)
1993
32.3 C (90.1 F)
1994
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1995
32.0 C (89.6 F)
1996
30.1 C (86.2 F)
1997
37.4 C (99.3 F)
1998
33.2 C (91.8 F)
1999
33.1 C (91.6 F)
2000
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2001
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2002
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2003
31.5 C (88.7 F)
2004
31.2 C (88.2 F)
2005
32.0 C (89.6 F)
2006
32.0 C (89.6 F)
2007
31.1 C (88.0 F)
2008
32.6 C (90.7 F)
2009
35.8 C (96.4 F)
2010
34.8 C (94.6 F)
2011
31.7 C (89.1 F)
2012
32.4 C (90.3 F)
2013
30.7 C (87.3 F)
2014
35.1 C (95.2 F)
2015
25.8 C (78.4 F)
2016
n/a
2017
n/a
2018
20.4 C (68.7 F)
2019
25.6 C (78.1 F)
2020
31.8 C (89.2 F)
2021
34.3 C (93.7 F)
2022
34.7 C (94.5 F)
2023
34.3 C (93.7 F)
2024
33.1 C (91.6 F)
2025
35.7 C (96.3 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Qingdao, 1956 to 2025. The record is -15.6 C (3.9 F) in 2021, marked on the chart; the median year is -9.8 C (14.4 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Qingdao by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1956
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1957
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1958
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1959
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1960
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1961
-10.4 C (13.3 F)
1962
-8.5 C (16.7 F)
1963
-11.2 C (11.8 F)
1964
-10.9 C (12.4 F)
1965
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1966
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1967
-13.0 C (8.6 F)
1968
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1969
-12.0 C (10.4 F)
1970
-12.7 C (9.1 F)
1971
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1972
-11.0 C (12.2 F)
1973
-9.7 C (14.5 F)
1974
-10.2 C (13.6 F)
1975
-6.3 C (20.7 F)
1976
-10.1 C (13.8 F)
1977
-12.1 C (10.2 F)
1978
-8.0 C (17.6 F)
1979
-9.7 C (14.5 F)
1980
-14.3 C (6.3 F)
1981
-11.3 C (11.7 F)
1982
-9.8 C (14.4 F)
1983
-9.9 C (14.2 F)
1984
-9.8 C (14.4 F)
1985
-11.3 C (11.7 F)
1986
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1987
-10.3 C (13.5 F)
1988
-8.6 C (16.5 F)
1989
-7.0 C (19.4 F)
1990
-10.9 C (12.4 F)
1991
-9.8 C (14.4 F)
1992
-5.7 C (21.7 F)
1993
-8.4 C (16.9 F)
1994
-7.7 C (18.1 F)
1995
-6.3 C (20.7 F)
1996
-7.0 C (19.4 F)
1997
-10.2 C (13.6 F)
1998
-9.8 C (14.4 F)
1999
-8.5 C (16.7 F)
2000
-9.1 C (15.6 F)
2001
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2002
-9.2 C (15.4 F)
2003
-9.3 C (15.3 F)
2004
-8.1 C (17.4 F)
2005
-7.6 C (18.3 F)
2006
-10.1 C (13.8 F)
2007
-4.0 C (24.8 F)
2008
-7.0 C (19.4 F)
2009
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2010
-8.0 C (17.6 F)
2011
-6.6 C (20.1 F)
2012
-9.8 C (14.4 F)
2013
-9.7 C (14.5 F)
2014
-2.3 C (27.9 F)
2015
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2016
-15.1 C (4.8 F)
2017
-4.3 C (24.3 F)
2018
-10.9 C (12.4 F)
2019
-7.0 C (19.4 F)
2020
-11.2 C (11.8 F)
2021
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2022
-4.9 C (23.2 F)
2023
-11.4 C (11.5 F)
2024
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2025
-9.2 C (15.4 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Qingdao, 1956 to 2025. The record is 223.0 mm (8.8 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 85.7 mm (3.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Qingdao by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1956
164.1 mm (6.5 in)
1957
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1958
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1959
126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1960
110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1961
105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1962
97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1963
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1964
133.0 mm (5.2 in)
1965
89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1966
112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1967
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1968
75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1969
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1970
223.0 mm (8.8 in)
1971
90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1972
167.0 mm (6.6 in)
1973
75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1974
110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1975
105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1976
100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1977
24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1978
161.0 mm (6.3 in)
1979
84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1980
103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1981
39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1982
39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1983
67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1984
58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1985
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1986
53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1987
70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1988
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1989
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1990
73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1991
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1992
181.1 mm (7.1 in)
1993
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1994
160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1995
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1996
111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1997
129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1998
163.1 mm (6.4 in)
1999
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
2000
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
2001
214.6 mm (8.4 in)
2002
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
2003
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
2004
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
2005
137.7 mm (5.4 in)
2006
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2007
221.2 mm (8.7 in)
2008
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
2009
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
2010
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
2011
169.9 mm (6.7 in)
2012
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
2013
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
2014
104.4 mm (4.1 in)
2015
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
2016
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
2017
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
2018
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
2019
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
2020
163.3 mm (6.4 in)
2021
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2022
182.1 mm (7.2 in)
2023
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
2024
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
2025
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Qingdao, 1956 to 2025. The record is 507.4 mm (20.0 in) in 2001, marked on the chart; the median year is 111.2 mm (4.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Qingdao by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1956
n/a
1957
133.2 mm (5.2 in)
1958
n/a
1959
38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1960
201.7 mm (7.9 in)
1961
107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1962
84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1963
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1964
250.0 mm (9.8 in)
1965
112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1966
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1967
72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1968
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1969
54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1970
139.0 mm (5.5 in)
1971
156.0 mm (6.1 in)
1972
118.0 mm (4.6 in)
1973
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1974
217.0 mm (8.5 in)
1975
162.0 mm (6.4 in)
1976
175.0 mm (6.9 in)
1977
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1978
90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1979
105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1980
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1981
38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1982
58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1983
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1984
73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1985
266.0 mm (10.5 in)
1986
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1987
39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1988
88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1989
39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1990
101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1991
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1992
208.2 mm (8.2 in)
1993
246.2 mm (9.7 in)
1994
160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1995
83.2 mm (3.3 in)
1996
128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1997
223.0 mm (8.8 in)
1998
247.2 mm (9.7 in)
1999
60.9 mm (2.4 in)
2000
113.8 mm (4.5 in)
2001
507.4 mm (20.0 in)
2002
87.0 mm (3.4 in)
2003
112.8 mm (4.4 in)
2004
96.8 mm (3.8 in)
2005
237.0 mm (9.3 in)
2006
83.9 mm (3.3 in)
2007
306.8 mm (12.1 in)
2008
198.2 mm (7.8 in)
2009
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
2010
137.2 mm (5.4 in)
2011
193.3 mm (7.6 in)
2012
126.0 mm (5.0 in)
2013
136.7 mm (5.4 in)
2014
262.7 mm (10.3 in)
2015
64.2 mm (2.5 in)
2016
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
2017
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
2018
110.3 mm (4.3 in)
2019
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2020
222.7 mm (8.8 in)
2021
125.7 mm (4.9 in)
2022
253.5 mm (10.0 in)
2023
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
2024
155.2 mm (6.1 in)
2025
128.8 mm (5.1 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Qingdao, 1956 to 2025. The record is 65 days in 2022, marked on the chart; the median year is 4 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Qingdao by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1956
1 day
1957
1 day
1958
1 day
1959
1 day
1960
1 day
1961
4 days
1962
3 days
1963
3 days
1964
5 days
1965
4 days
1966
3 days
1967
3 days
1968
4 days
1969
3 days
1970
3 days
1971
3 days
1972
3 days
1973
3 days
1974
3 days
1975
3 days
1976
3 days
1977
4 days
1978
4 days
1979
4 days
1980
3 days
1981
4 days
1982
3 days
1983
4 days
1984
3 days
1985
4 days
1986
2 days
1987
5 days
1988
3 days
1989
3 days
1990
2 days
1991
23 days
1992
33 days
1993
32 days
1994
26 days
1995
30 days
1996
37 days
1997
31 days
1998
20 days
1999
10 days
2000
5 days
2001
4 days
2002
22 days
2003
23 days
2004
29 days
2005
44 days
2006
6 days
2007
4 days
2008
3 days
2009
5 days
2010
9 days
2011
6 days
2012
6 days
2013
9 days
2014
4 days
2015
5 days
2016
6 days
2017
4 days
2018
3 days
2019
14 days
2020
33 days
2021
27 days
2022
65 days
2023
40 days
2024
30 days
2025
41 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
43 years with a frost
Across 43 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Qingdao falls on 22 March and the median first autumn frost on 22 November, which leaves a median of 244 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.5 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Qingdao
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1974 to 2003)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
22 March
n/a
21 March
n/a
-2.2 days per decade
First autumn frost
22 November
n/a
22 November
n/a
+0.3 days per decade
Growing days
244 days
n/a
247 days
n/a
+2.5 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.
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Data for Qingdao 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.