Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Wuhan. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 16 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Wuhan, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
25.4 C (77.7 F)
-18.1 C (-0.6 F)
19.1 C (66.4 F)
-5.9 C (21.4 F)
Feb
29.1 C (84.4 F)
-14.8 C (5.4 F)
20.7 C (69.3 F)
-6.2 C (20.8 F)
Mar
34.0 C (93.2 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
34.0 C (93.2 F)
-0.1 C (31.8 F)
Apr
35.1 C (95.2 F)
-0.3 C (31.5 F)
32.5 C (90.5 F)
5.1 C (41.2 F)
May
36.1 C (97.0 F)
7.2 C (45.0 F)
34.4 C (93.9 F)
13.1 C (55.6 F)
Jun
37.8 C (100.0 F)
13.0 C (55.4 F)
35.7 C (96.3 F)
15.9 C (60.6 F)
Jul
39.3 C (102.7 F)
17.3 C (63.1 F)
38.8 C (101.8 F)
25.9 C (78.6 F)
Aug
39.7 C (103.5 F)
16.4 C (61.5 F)
38.4 C (101.1 F)
24.0 C (75.2 F)
Sep
38.6 C (101.5 F)
10.1 C (50.2 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
37.7 C (99.9 F)
1.3 C (34.3 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
30.4 C (86.7 F)
-7.1 C (19.2 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
24.2 C (75.6 F)
-10.1 C (13.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Wuhan still stand. 1969 holds the most, with 48.
Standing records at Wuhan by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1951
37
1952
18
1953
5
1954
16
1955
28
1956
14
1957
21
1958
30
1959
13
1960
25
1961
11
1962
15
1963
23
1964
22
1965
19
1966
30
1967
33
1968
32
1969
48
1970
19
1971
21
1972
26
1973
4
1974
16
1975
15
1976
15
1977
14
1978
14
1979
13
1980
22
1981
15
1982
9
1983
8
1984
15
1985
17
1986
17
1987
43
1988
19
1989
12
1990
2
1991
19
1992
22
1993
12
1994
18
1995
9
1996
10
1997
16
1998
27
1999
30
2000
19
2001
16
2002
41
2003
42
2004
29
2005
44
2006
29
2007
23
2008
19
2009
46
2010
25
2011
25
2012
4
2013
9
2014
13
2015
2
2016
7
2019
2
2020
7
2021
13
2022
41
2023
27
2024
27
2025
15
All-Time Record Progression
8 new records
8 all-time records were set at Wuhan between 5 August 1994 and 18 August 2022. Each dot is a new record.
When Wuhan set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1994-08-05
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 30.4 C (86.7 F)
1998-07-12
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 30.6 C (87.1 F)
2000-07-17
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 30.7 C (87.3 F)
2002-07-14
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 30.9 C (87.6 F)
2002-07-16
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 31.6 C (88.9 F)
2003-08-01
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 39.6 C (103.3 F)
2003-08-01
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 32.3 C (90.1 F)
2022-08-18
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 39.7 C (103.5 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jun: 317.4 mm (12.5 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Wuhan. The most was 317.4 mm (12.5 in) on 9 June 1959.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Wuhan
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
49.2 mm (1.9 in)
27 January 1967
Feb
51.9 mm (2.0 in)
16 February 1959
Mar
64.9 mm (2.6 in)
24 March 1960
Apr
110.1 mm (4.3 in)
29 April 1990
May
148.6 mm (5.9 in)
31 May 2007
Jun
317.4 mm (12.5 in)
9 June 1959
Jul
285.7 mm (11.2 in)
21 July 1998
Aug
261.7 mm (10.3 in)
23 August 1969
Sep
111.9 mm (4.4 in)
9 September 1988
Oct
99.7 mm (3.9 in)
14 October 1958
Nov
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
10 November 1957
Dec
42.6 mm (1.7 in)
7 December 1968
Period of Record Coverage
1951 to 2025
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
75 years of record at Wuhan, 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 62 complete years at Wuhan, 1951 to 2012. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 17.2 C (62.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1969, at 15.8 C (60.4 F), and the warmest was 2007, at 19.1 C (66.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F).
Annual mean temperature at Wuhan as warming stripes, 1951 to 2012
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1951
16.5 C
-0.67 C
1952
16.4 C
-0.75 C
1953
17.2 C
+0.04 C
1954
16.5 C
-0.74 C
1955
17.0 C
-0.23 C
1956
16.6 C
-0.63 C
1957
16.5 C
-0.68 C
1958
17.2 C
-0.03 C
1959
17.6 C
+0.38 C
1960
16.8 C
-0.35 C
1961
17.5 C
+0.32 C
1962
16.7 C
-0.46 C
1963
16.9 C
-0.26 C
1964
16.8 C
-0.38 C
1965
16.8 C
-0.43 C
1966
16.8 C
-0.39 C
1967
16.4 C
-0.77 C
1968
17.0 C
-0.23 C
1969
15.8 C
-1.39 C
1970
16.3 C
-0.93 C
1971
16.3 C
-0.88 C
1972
16.3 C
-0.86 C
1973
16.9 C
-0.28 C
1974
16.7 C
-0.54 C
1975
17.0 C
-0.24 C
1976
16.6 C
-0.59 C
1977
16.8 C
-0.36 C
1978
17.4 C
+0.19 C
1979
17.2 C
+0.01 C
1980
16.3 C
-0.92 C
1981
16.7 C
-0.53 C
1982
16.7 C
-0.47 C
1983
16.9 C
-0.26 C
1984
16.4 C
-0.83 C
1985
16.6 C
-0.60 C
1986
16.9 C
-0.32 C
1987
17.0 C
-0.16 C
1988
17.0 C
-0.20 C
1989
16.6 C
-0.61 C
1990
17.6 C
+0.41 C
1991
16.9 C
-0.31 C
1992
17.2 C
+0.02 C
1993
16.7 C
-0.51 C
1994
17.8 C
+0.58 C
1995
17.9 C
+0.69 C
1996
17.3 C
+0.07 C
1997
18.1 C
+0.86 C
1998
18.6 C
+1.43 C
1999
18.1 C
+0.94 C
2000
18.1 C
+0.93 C
2001
18.5 C
+1.31 C
2002
18.6 C
+1.37 C
2003
18.0 C
+0.82 C
2004
18.9 C
+1.72 C
2005
18.3 C
+1.14 C
2006
18.9 C
+1.72 C
2007
19.1 C
+1.93 C
2008
18.2 C
+1.05 C
2009
18.4 C
+1.25 C
2010
17.2 C
-0.02 C
2011
16.9 C
-0.30 C
2012
16.8 C
-0.36 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade over 1951 to 2012. In Fahrenheit: 0.5 F (0.3 to 0.6) 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 Wuhan
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 0.6) per decade
1951 to 2012
62
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.3 F (0.2 to 0.5) per decade
1951 to 2012
62
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.4 C (0.3 to 0.5) per decade
0.7 F (0.5 to 0.9) per decade
1951 to 2012
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
1951 to 2025
Yearly extremes at Wuhan: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
39.7 C (103.5 F)
2022
37.4 C (99.3 F)
75
Coldest night (TNn)
-18.1 C (-0.6 F)
1977
-6.5 C (20.3 F)
75
Wettest day (Rx1day)
317.4 mm (12.5 in)
1959
106.8 mm (4.2 in)
75
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
471.1 mm (18.5 in)
1998
167.0 mm (6.6 in)
75
Longest dry spell (CDD)
80 days
1973
29 days
75
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Wuhan, 1951 to 2025. The record is 39.7 C (103.5 F) in 2022, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.4 C (99.3 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Wuhan by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1951
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1952
36.6 C (97.9 F)
1953
38.0 C (100.4 F)
1954
35.2 C (95.4 F)
1955
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1956
36.8 C (98.2 F)
1957
37.4 C (99.3 F)
1958
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1959
39.2 C (102.6 F)
1960
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1961
38.2 C (100.8 F)
1962
36.2 C (97.2 F)
1963
37.0 C (98.6 F)
1964
38.0 C (100.4 F)
1965
36.4 C (97.5 F)
1966
38.4 C (101.1 F)
1967
38.7 C (101.7 F)
1968
37.0 C (98.6 F)
1969
37.3 C (99.1 F)
1970
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1971
38.7 C (101.7 F)
1972
37.6 C (99.7 F)
1973
37.4 C (99.3 F)
1974
36.9 C (98.4 F)
1975
36.5 C (97.7 F)
1976
37.5 C (99.5 F)
1977
36.8 C (98.2 F)
1978
38.8 C (101.8 F)
1979
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1980
37.0 C (98.6 F)
1981
37.4 C (99.3 F)
1982
35.7 C (96.3 F)
1983
37.3 C (99.1 F)
1984
37.0 C (98.6 F)
1985
37.5 C (99.5 F)
1986
37.4 C (99.3 F)
1987
35.4 C (95.7 F)
1988
38.5 C (101.3 F)
1989
37.7 C (99.9 F)
1990
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1991
38.2 C (100.8 F)
1992
38.6 C (101.5 F)
1993
35.5 C (95.9 F)
1994
38.0 C (100.4 F)
1995
38.1 C (100.6 F)
1996
37.0 C (98.6 F)
1997
36.0 C (96.8 F)
1998
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1999
36.9 C (98.4 F)
2000
39.3 C (102.7 F)
2001
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2002
38.7 C (101.7 F)
2003
39.6 C (103.3 F)
2004
37.6 C (99.7 F)
2005
38.5 C (101.3 F)
2006
37.5 C (99.5 F)
2007
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2008
37.1 C (98.8 F)
2009
39.1 C (102.4 F)
2010
38.1 C (100.6 F)
2011
37.3 C (99.1 F)
2012
37.5 C (99.5 F)
2013
33.1 C (91.6 F)
2014
37.1 C (98.8 F)
2015
34.2 C (93.6 F)
2016
9.1 C (48.4 F)
2017
18.8 C (65.8 F)
2018
37.1 C (98.8 F)
2019
27.1 C (80.8 F)
2020
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2021
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2022
39.7 C (103.5 F)
2023
38.0 C (100.4 F)
2024
39.2 C (102.6 F)
2025
38.8 C (101.8 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Wuhan, 1951 to 2025. The record is -18.1 C (-0.6 F) in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is -6.5 C (20.3 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Wuhan by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1951
-11.6 C (11.1 F)
1952
-5.8 C (21.6 F)
1953
-5.7 C (21.7 F)
1954
-7.4 C (18.7 F)
1955
-14.6 C (5.7 F)
1956
-14.9 C (5.2 F)
1957
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1958
-6.5 C (20.3 F)
1959
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1960
-8.7 C (16.3 F)
1961
-8.0 C (17.6 F)
1962
-6.8 C (19.8 F)
1963
-9.2 C (15.4 F)
1964
-11.3 C (11.7 F)
1965
-6.3 C (20.7 F)
1966
-8.2 C (17.2 F)
1967
-10.7 C (12.7 F)
1968
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1969
-17.3 C (0.9 F)
1970
-10.3 C (13.5 F)
1971
-7.1 C (19.2 F)
1972
-9.0 C (15.8 F)
1973
-10.1 C (13.8 F)
1974
-8.6 C (16.5 F)
1975
-6.5 C (20.3 F)
1976
-8.4 C (16.9 F)
1977
-18.1 C (-0.6 F)
1978
-6.9 C (19.6 F)
1979
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1980
-8.7 C (16.3 F)
1981
-6.6 C (20.1 F)
1982
-9.8 C (14.4 F)
1983
-5.9 C (21.4 F)
1984
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1985
-7.6 C (18.3 F)
1986
-5.2 C (22.6 F)
1987
-4.1 C (24.6 F)
1988
-3.8 C (25.2 F)
1989
-3.8 C (25.2 F)
1990
-6.4 C (20.5 F)
1991
-9.6 C (14.7 F)
1992
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1993
-8.0 C (17.6 F)
1994
-3.5 C (25.7 F)
1995
-2.6 C (27.3 F)
1996
-4.3 C (24.3 F)
1997
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1998
-3.7 C (25.3 F)
1999
-4.2 C (24.4 F)
2000
-4.7 C (23.5 F)
2001
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2002
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2003
-2.5 C (27.5 F)
2004
-4.7 C (23.5 F)
2005
-4.9 C (23.2 F)
2006
-3.7 C (25.3 F)
2007
-1.5 C (29.3 F)
2008
-5.2 C (22.6 F)
2009
-4.6 C (23.7 F)
2010
-4.0 C (24.8 F)
2011
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2012
-6.5 C (20.3 F)
2013
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2014
-6.4 C (20.5 F)
2015
-5.2 C (22.6 F)
2016
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2017
-4.5 C (23.9 F)
2018
-3.8 C (25.2 F)
2019
-2.5 C (27.5 F)
2020
-3.6 C (25.5 F)
2021
-8.5 C (16.7 F)
2022
-6.9 C (19.6 F)
2023
-7.4 C (18.7 F)
2024
-7.5 C (18.5 F)
2025
-6.2 C (20.8 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Wuhan, 1951 to 2025. The record is 317.4 mm (12.5 in) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 106.8 mm (4.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Wuhan by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1951
150.5 mm (5.9 in)
1952
102.2 mm (4.0 in)
1953
125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1954
142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1955
172.2 mm (6.8 in)
1956
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1957
107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1958
172.7 mm (6.8 in)
1959
317.4 mm (12.5 in)
1960
89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1961
214.5 mm (8.4 in)
1962
198.0 mm (7.8 in)
1963
136.3 mm (5.4 in)
1964
106.6 mm (4.2 in)
1965
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1966
72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1967
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1968
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1969
261.7 mm (10.3 in)
1970
87.8 mm (3.5 in)
1971
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1972
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1973
70.2 mm (2.8 in)
1974
112.4 mm (4.4 in)
1975
80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1976
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1977
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1978
53.2 mm (2.1 in)
1979
106.8 mm (4.2 in)
1980
124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1981
118.2 mm (4.7 in)
1982
298.5 mm (11.8 in)
1983
155.8 mm (6.1 in)
1984
128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1985
86.2 mm (3.4 in)
1986
109.8 mm (4.3 in)
1987
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1988
111.9 mm (4.4 in)
1989
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1990
110.1 mm (4.3 in)
1991
209.8 mm (8.3 in)
1992
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1993
108.8 mm (4.3 in)
1994
74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1995
110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1996
116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1997
106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1998
285.7 mm (11.2 in)
1999
122.2 mm (4.8 in)
2000
115.3 mm (4.5 in)
2001
84.7 mm (3.3 in)
2002
89.3 mm (3.5 in)
2003
100.5 mm (4.0 in)
2004
157.4 mm (6.2 in)
2005
103.2 mm (4.1 in)
2006
82.2 mm (3.2 in)
2007
148.6 mm (5.9 in)
2008
87.3 mm (3.4 in)
2009
121.6 mm (4.8 in)
2010
96.7 mm (3.8 in)
2011
197.9 mm (7.8 in)
2012
155.2 mm (6.1 in)
2013
191.8 mm (7.6 in)
2014
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
2015
161.3 mm (6.4 in)
2016
189.0 mm (7.4 in)
2017
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
2018
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
2019
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
2020
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
2021
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
2022
115.1 mm (4.5 in)
2023
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
2024
163.6 mm (6.4 in)
2025
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Wuhan, 1951 to 2025. The record is 471.1 mm (18.5 in) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 167.0 mm (6.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Wuhan by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1951
214.5 mm (8.4 in)
1952
122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1953
155.3 mm (6.1 in)
1954
255.2 mm (10.0 in)
1955
301.4 mm (11.9 in)
1956
109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1957
166.4 mm (6.6 in)
1958
214.6 mm (8.4 in)
1959
332.2 mm (13.1 in)
1960
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1961
248.6 mm (9.8 in)
1962
349.4 mm (13.8 in)
1963
164.7 mm (6.5 in)
1964
248.4 mm (9.8 in)
1965
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1966
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1967
98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1968
125.6 mm (4.9 in)
1969
262.2 mm (10.3 in)
1970
176.4 mm (6.9 in)
1971
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1972
110.4 mm (4.3 in)
1973
126.8 mm (5.0 in)
1974
125.4 mm (4.9 in)
1975
142.3 mm (5.6 in)
1976
123.1 mm (4.8 in)
1977
131.3 mm (5.2 in)
1978
92.3 mm (3.6 in)
1979
198.6 mm (7.8 in)
1980
216.0 mm (8.5 in)
1981
158.0 mm (6.2 in)
1982
395.5 mm (15.6 in)
1983
235.6 mm (9.3 in)
1984
186.5 mm (7.3 in)
1985
110.3 mm (4.3 in)
1986
135.2 mm (5.3 in)
1987
169.2 mm (6.7 in)
1988
167.0 mm (6.6 in)
1989
166.1 mm (6.5 in)
1990
174.2 mm (6.9 in)
1991
399.2 mm (15.7 in)
1992
136.0 mm (5.4 in)
1993
183.7 mm (7.2 in)
1994
266.1 mm (10.5 in)
1995
139.3 mm (5.5 in)
1996
220.3 mm (8.7 in)
1997
180.1 mm (7.1 in)
1998
471.1 mm (18.5 in)
1999
301.4 mm (11.9 in)
2000
150.4 mm (5.9 in)
2001
88.5 mm (3.5 in)
2002
171.6 mm (6.8 in)
2003
236.3 mm (9.3 in)
2004
260.8 mm (10.3 in)
2005
142.9 mm (5.6 in)
2006
198.6 mm (7.8 in)
2007
149.8 mm (5.9 in)
2008
158.7 mm (6.2 in)
2009
198.1 mm (7.8 in)
2010
208.5 mm (8.2 in)
2011
277.9 mm (10.9 in)
2012
224.8 mm (8.9 in)
2013
252.5 mm (9.9 in)
2014
120.4 mm (4.7 in)
2015
330.4 mm (13.0 in)
2016
410.4 mm (16.2 in)
2017
140.2 mm (5.5 in)
2018
143.1 mm (5.6 in)
2019
20.6 mm (0.8 in)
2020
68.9 mm (2.7 in)
2021
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
2022
162.8 mm (6.4 in)
2023
113.6 mm (4.5 in)
2024
315.0 mm (12.4 in)
2025
183.6 mm (7.2 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Wuhan, 1951 to 2025. The record is 80 days in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 29 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Wuhan by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1951
23 days
1952
30 days
1953
21 days
1954
32 days
1955
38 days
1956
39 days
1957
38 days
1958
37 days
1959
31 days
1960
21 days
1961
27 days
1962
26 days
1963
36 days
1964
24 days
1965
21 days
1966
48 days
1967
33 days
1968
31 days
1969
45 days
1970
29 days
1971
44 days
1972
25 days
1973
80 days
1974
31 days
1975
23 days
1976
26 days
1977
21 days
1978
29 days
1979
53 days
1980
34 days
1981
34 days
1982
29 days
1983
33 days
1984
24 days
1985
16 days
1986
35 days
1987
33 days
1988
43 days
1989
30 days
1990
42 days
1991
41 days
1992
28 days
1993
30 days
1994
26 days
1995
53 days
1996
27 days
1997
18 days
1998
25 days
1999
34 days
2000
21 days
2001
28 days
2002
31 days
2003
26 days
2004
35 days
2005
47 days
2006
22 days
2007
18 days
2008
40 days
2009
31 days
2010
20 days
2011
24 days
2012
14 days
2013
3 days
2014
4 days
2015
4 days
2016
4 days
2017
3 days
2018
3 days
2019
4 days
2020
4 days
2021
33 days
2022
33 days
2023
21 days
2024
46 days
2025
19 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
59 years with a frost
Across 59 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Wuhan falls on 4 March and the median first autumn frost on 2 December, which leaves a median of 272 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +6.9 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Wuhan
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1981 to 2012)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
4 March
n/a
27 February
n/a
-4.0 days per decade
First autumn frost
2 December
n/a
7 December
n/a
+2.9 days per decade
Growing days
272 days
n/a
282 days
n/a
+6.9 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, 1951 to 2024
A day with at least 107.3 mm (4.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 356.2 mm (14.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Wuhan: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
107.3 mm (4.2 in)
5 years
153.2 mm (6.0 in)
10 years
190.5 mm (7.5 in)
25 years
247.3 mm (9.7 in)
50 years
297.8 mm (11.7 in)
100 years
356.2 mm (14.0 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 1951 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: 317.4 mm (12.5 in) in 1959; 298.5 mm (11.8 in) in 1982; 285.7 mm (11.2 in) in 1998.
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Data for Wuhan standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Wuhan 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.