Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Zunyi. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Zunyi, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
26.4 C (79.5 F)
-7.1 C (19.2 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-5.4 C (22.3 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
33.0 C (91.4 F)
-3.2 C (26.2 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
37.6 C (99.7 F)
1.6 C (34.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
36.5 C (97.7 F)
7.5 C (45.5 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
35.7 C (96.3 F)
10.9 C (51.6 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
37.6 C (99.7 F)
13.7 C (56.7 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
38.7 C (101.7 F)
14.7 C (58.5 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
36.6 C (97.9 F)
9.4 C (48.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
33.2 C (91.8 F)
3.8 C (38.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
28.0 C (82.4 F)
-1.2 C (29.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
24.7 C (76.5 F)
-5.5 C (22.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Zunyi still stand. 2011 holds the most, with 43.
Standing records at Zunyi by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1951
29
1952
42
1953
26
1954
29
1955
36
1956
23
1957
23
1958
29
1959
18
1960
31
1961
29
1962
24
1963
27
1964
29
1965
8
1966
23
1967
23
1968
33
1969
23
1970
25
1971
11
1972
34
1973
16
1974
12
1975
26
1976
32
1977
20
1978
22
1979
11
1980
28
1981
26
1982
13
1983
20
1984
20
1985
31
1986
21
1987
27
1988
31
1989
27
1990
23
1991
15
1992
27
1993
20
1994
14
1995
10
1996
16
1997
24
1998
21
1999
23
2000
24
2001
9
2002
36
2003
13
2004
21
2005
6
2006
35
2007
24
2008
29
2009
36
2010
28
2011
43
2012
9
All-Time Record Progression
4 new records
4 all-time records were set at Zunyi between 24 July 1988 and 17 July 2007. Each dot is a new record.
When Zunyi set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1988-07-24
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 26.2 C (79.2 F)
1991-07-05
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 174.3 mm (6.9 in)
1995-06-24
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 183.9 mm (7.2 in)
2007-07-17
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 26.6 C (79.9 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jun: 183.9 mm (7.2 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Zunyi. The most was 183.9 mm (7.2 in) on 24 June 1995.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Zunyi
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
33.2 mm (1.3 in)
11 January 1999
Feb
20.6 mm (0.8 in)
13 February 1954
Mar
37.4 mm (1.5 in)
15 March 1977
Apr
72.2 mm (2.8 in)
29 April 1963
May
102.3 mm (4.0 in)
22 May 1972
Jun
183.9 mm (7.2 in)
24 June 1995
Jul
174.3 mm (6.9 in)
5 July 1991
Aug
109.7 mm (4.3 in)
12 August 1996
Sep
92.3 mm (3.6 in)
25 September 1970
Oct
141.3 mm (5.6 in)
3 October 1962
Nov
43.1 mm (1.7 in)
8 November 1955
Dec
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
2 December 1970
Period of Record Coverage
1951 to 2012
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
62 years of record at Zunyi, 1951 to 2012. Every year has data for at least 90 percent of its days.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 62 complete years at Zunyi, 1951 to 2012. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 16.1 C (61.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1984, at 15.2 C (59.4 F), and the warmest was 2006, at 17.2 C (63.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.2 C (2.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Zunyi as warming stripes, 1951 to 2012
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1951
15.7 C
-0.38 C
1952
16.2 C
+0.13 C
1953
16.0 C
-0.08 C
1954
15.5 C
-0.59 C
1955
15.8 C
-0.32 C
1956
15.7 C
-0.45 C
1957
15.5 C
-0.60 C
1958
16.2 C
+0.10 C
1959
16.0 C
-0.14 C
1960
16.1 C
+0.01 C
1961
16.2 C
+0.13 C
1962
16.1 C
-0.05 C
1963
16.5 C
+0.44 C
1964
15.7 C
-0.40 C
1965
15.9 C
-0.24 C
1966
16.5 C
+0.37 C
1967
15.8 C
-0.33 C
1968
15.7 C
-0.45 C
1969
16.1 C
-0.02 C
1970
15.6 C
-0.55 C
1971
16.0 C
-0.13 C
1972
15.9 C
-0.17 C
1973
16.6 C
+0.46 C
1974
15.6 C
-0.50 C
1975
16.1 C
-0.01 C
1976
15.4 C
-0.75 C
1977
15.8 C
-0.34 C
1978
16.3 C
+0.19 C
1979
16.3 C
+0.24 C
1980
15.7 C
-0.37 C
1981
16.0 C
-0.09 C
1982
15.6 C
-0.54 C
1983
15.9 C
-0.16 C
1984
15.2 C
-0.88 C
1985
15.9 C
-0.20 C
1986
15.7 C
-0.38 C
1987
16.5 C
+0.43 C
1988
16.0 C
-0.09 C
1989
15.6 C
-0.54 C
1990
16.7 C
+0.60 C
1991
16.0 C
-0.12 C
1992
15.9 C
-0.17 C
1993
15.8 C
-0.28 C
1994
16.5 C
+0.37 C
1995
16.0 C
-0.09 C
1996
15.8 C
-0.32 C
1997
16.2 C
+0.11 C
1998
16.9 C
+0.77 C
1999
16.6 C
+0.45 C
2000
16.0 C
-0.12 C
2001
16.5 C
+0.40 C
2002
16.6 C
+0.50 C
2003
16.6 C
+0.54 C
2004
16.4 C
+0.31 C
2005
16.3 C
+0.24 C
2006
17.2 C
+1.10 C
2007
17.1 C
+1.02 C
2008
16.5 C
+0.36 C
2009
17.0 C
+0.86 C
2010
16.5 C
+0.42 C
2011
16.5 C
+0.41 C
2012
15.7 C
-0.38 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade over 1951 to 2012. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) 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 Zunyi
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
1951 to 2012
62
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.02 C (-0.06 to 0.09) per decade
0.03 F (-0.11 to 0.17) per decade
1951 to 2012
62
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.2 C (0.2 to 0.3) per decade
0.4 F (0.3 to 0.5) 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 2012
Yearly extremes at Zunyi: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
38.7 C (101.7 F)
1953
35.1 C (95.1 F)
62
Coldest night (TNn)
-7.1 C (19.2 F)
1977
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
62
Wettest day (Rx1day)
183.9 mm (7.2 in)
1995
74.6 mm (2.9 in)
62
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
364.5 mm (14.4 in)
1991
118.9 mm (4.7 in)
62
Longest dry spell (CDD)
42 days
2010
19 days
62
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Zunyi, 1951 to 2012. The record is 38.7 C (101.7 F) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.1 C (95.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Zunyi by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1951
36.3 C (97.3 F)
1952
37.6 C (99.7 F)
1953
38.7 C (101.7 F)
1954
32.5 C (90.5 F)
1955
34.9 C (94.8 F)
1956
34.7 C (94.5 F)
1957
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1958
37.6 C (99.7 F)
1959
35.5 C (95.9 F)
1960
34.3 C (93.7 F)
1961
36.6 C (97.9 F)
1962
35.5 C (95.9 F)
1963
35.2 C (95.4 F)
1964
35.5 C (95.9 F)
1965
34.8 C (94.6 F)
1966
37.0 C (98.6 F)
1967
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1968
33.7 C (92.7 F)
1969
34.9 C (94.8 F)
1970
34.0 C (93.2 F)
1971
37.4 C (99.3 F)
1972
37.1 C (98.8 F)
1973
33.5 C (92.3 F)
1974
33.7 C (92.7 F)
1975
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1976
34.2 C (93.6 F)
1977
34.7 C (94.5 F)
1978
35.7 C (96.3 F)
1979
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1980
33.2 C (91.8 F)
1981
35.1 C (95.2 F)
1982
34.5 C (94.1 F)
1983
33.5 C (92.3 F)
1984
35.3 C (95.5 F)
1985
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1986
34.5 C (94.1 F)
1987
33.7 C (92.7 F)
1988
36.8 C (98.2 F)
1989
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1990
36.6 C (97.9 F)
1991
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1992
35.3 C (95.5 F)
1993
33.0 C (91.4 F)
1994
36.6 C (97.9 F)
1995
35.8 C (96.4 F)
1996
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1997
35.7 C (96.3 F)
1998
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1999
35.1 C (95.2 F)
2000
34.1 C (93.4 F)
2001
36.0 C (96.8 F)
2002
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2003
34.5 C (94.1 F)
2004
35.1 C (95.2 F)
2005
36.4 C (97.5 F)
2006
37.1 C (98.8 F)
2007
33.8 C (92.8 F)
2008
34.2 C (93.6 F)
2009
35.2 C (95.4 F)
2010
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2011
37.0 C (98.6 F)
2012
34.1 C (93.4 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Zunyi, 1951 to 2012. The record is -7.1 C (19.2 F) in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is -3.3 C (26.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Zunyi by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1951
-4.6 C (23.7 F)
1952
-3.8 C (25.2 F)
1953
-2.6 C (27.3 F)
1954
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1955
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1956
-4.0 C (24.8 F)
1957
-5.2 C (22.6 F)
1958
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1959
-2.3 C (27.9 F)
1960
-4.3 C (24.3 F)
1961
-4.5 C (23.9 F)
1962
-2.9 C (26.8 F)
1963
-5.9 C (21.4 F)
1964
-4.5 C (23.9 F)
1965
-3.1 C (26.4 F)
1966
-5.1 C (22.8 F)
1967
-3.5 C (25.7 F)
1968
-5.4 C (22.3 F)
1969
-5.2 C (22.6 F)
1970
-6.5 C (20.3 F)
1971
-3.0 C (26.6 F)
1972
-3.4 C (25.9 F)
1973
-3.4 C (25.9 F)
1974
-3.8 C (25.2 F)
1975
-5.5 C (22.1 F)
1976
-4.5 C (23.9 F)
1977
-7.1 C (19.2 F)
1978
-3.4 C (25.9 F)
1979
-3.2 C (26.2 F)
1980
-4.5 C (23.9 F)
1981
-3.0 C (26.6 F)
1982
-4.7 C (23.5 F)
1983
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1984
-2.6 C (27.3 F)
1985
-1.6 C (29.1 F)
1986
-3.2 C (26.2 F)
1987
-1.4 C (29.5 F)
1988
-1.9 C (28.6 F)
1989
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1990
-2.3 C (27.9 F)
1991
-2.5 C (27.5 F)
1992
-3.1 C (26.4 F)
1993
-3.6 C (25.5 F)
1994
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1995
-1.3 C (29.7 F)
1996
-4.1 C (24.6 F)
1997
-1.2 C (29.8 F)
1998
-3.0 C (26.6 F)
1999
-2.9 C (26.8 F)
2000
-4.0 C (24.8 F)
2001
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
2002
-3.7 C (25.3 F)
2003
-1.9 C (28.6 F)
2004
-1.5 C (29.3 F)
2005
-0.8 C (30.6 F)
2006
-1.4 C (29.5 F)
2007
0.4 C (32.7 F)
2008
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2009
-0.9 C (30.4 F)
2010
-2.1 C (28.2 F)
2011
-2.9 C (26.8 F)
2012
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Zunyi, 1951 to 2012. The record is 183.9 mm (7.2 in) in 1995, marked on the chart; the median year is 74.6 mm (2.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Zunyi by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1951
103.2 mm (4.1 in)
1952
60.8 mm (2.4 in)
1953
87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1954
94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1955
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1956
45.9 mm (1.8 in)
1957
70.7 mm (2.8 in)
1958
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1959
121.3 mm (4.8 in)
1960
65.4 mm (2.6 in)
1961
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1962
141.3 mm (5.6 in)
1963
72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1964
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1965
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1966
73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1967
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1968
48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1969
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1970
132.9 mm (5.2 in)
1971
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1972
102.3 mm (4.0 in)
1973
91.6 mm (3.6 in)
1974
77.6 mm (3.1 in)
1975
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1976
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1977
90.1 mm (3.5 in)
1978
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1979
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1980
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1981
84.2 mm (3.3 in)
1982
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1983
86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1984
65.2 mm (2.6 in)
1985
98.2 mm (3.9 in)
1986
75.3 mm (3.0 in)
1987
80.4 mm (3.2 in)
1988
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1989
138.2 mm (5.4 in)
1990
52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1991
174.3 mm (6.9 in)
1992
48.9 mm (1.9 in)
1993
129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1994
53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1995
183.9 mm (7.2 in)
1996
109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1997
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1998
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1999
49.7 mm (2.0 in)
2000
140.3 mm (5.5 in)
2001
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
2002
112.0 mm (4.4 in)
2003
91.8 mm (3.6 in)
2004
71.3 mm (2.8 in)
2005
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2006
41.6 mm (1.6 in)
2007
72.0 mm (2.8 in)
2008
56.8 mm (2.2 in)
2009
84.2 mm (3.3 in)
2010
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
2011
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
2012
69.7 mm (2.7 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Zunyi, 1951 to 2012. The record is 364.5 mm (14.4 in) in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 118.9 mm (4.7 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Zunyi by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1951
109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1952
91.1 mm (3.6 in)
1953
121.8 mm (4.8 in)
1954
161.5 mm (6.4 in)
1955
175.6 mm (6.9 in)
1956
92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1957
120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1958
165.0 mm (6.5 in)
1959
235.6 mm (9.3 in)
1960
94.6 mm (3.7 in)
1961
103.3 mm (4.1 in)
1962
144.7 mm (5.7 in)
1963
145.3 mm (5.7 in)
1964
221.3 mm (8.7 in)
1965
115.7 mm (4.6 in)
1966
89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1967
146.7 mm (5.8 in)
1968
102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1969
138.1 mm (5.4 in)
1970
202.7 mm (8.0 in)
1971
138.5 mm (5.5 in)
1972
102.7 mm (4.0 in)
1973
155.4 mm (6.1 in)
1974
90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1975
119.3 mm (4.7 in)
1976
98.4 mm (3.9 in)
1977
130.3 mm (5.1 in)
1978
120.8 mm (4.8 in)
1979
101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1980
111.1 mm (4.4 in)
1981
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1982
116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1983
103.5 mm (4.1 in)
1984
124.8 mm (4.9 in)
1985
142.9 mm (5.6 in)
1986
118.7 mm (4.7 in)
1987
112.2 mm (4.4 in)
1988
121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1989
153.8 mm (6.1 in)
1990
66.4 mm (2.6 in)
1991
364.5 mm (14.4 in)
1992
105.5 mm (4.2 in)
1993
162.3 mm (6.4 in)
1994
112.1 mm (4.4 in)
1995
247.8 mm (9.8 in)
1996
137.9 mm (5.4 in)
1997
111.7 mm (4.4 in)
1998
118.2 mm (4.7 in)
1999
113.9 mm (4.5 in)
2000
180.9 mm (7.1 in)
2001
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
2002
185.7 mm (7.3 in)
2003
168.6 mm (6.6 in)
2004
108.9 mm (4.3 in)
2005
79.7 mm (3.1 in)
2006
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
2007
119.0 mm (4.7 in)
2008
89.8 mm (3.5 in)
2009
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
2010
129.2 mm (5.1 in)
2011
150.9 mm (5.9 in)
2012
114.0 mm (4.5 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Zunyi, 1951 to 2012. The record is 42 days in 2010, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Zunyi by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1951
29 days
1952
17 days
1953
13 days
1954
15 days
1955
19 days
1956
18 days
1957
15 days
1958
23 days
1959
26 days
1960
17 days
1961
17 days
1962
17 days
1963
33 days
1964
21 days
1965
15 days
1966
38 days
1967
18 days
1968
20 days
1969
18 days
1970
11 days
1971
16 days
1972
23 days
1973
14 days
1974
15 days
1975
22 days
1976
19 days
1977
24 days
1978
26 days
1979
19 days
1980
21 days
1981
22 days
1982
26 days
1983
23 days
1984
20 days
1985
23 days
1986
18 days
1987
22 days
1988
32 days
1989
14 days
1990
21 days
1991
19 days
1992
23 days
1993
23 days
1994
16 days
1995
14 days
1996
31 days
1997
21 days
1998
18 days
1999
15 days
2000
13 days
2001
22 days
2002
22 days
2003
18 days
2004
19 days
2005
16 days
2006
17 days
2007
19 days
2008
21 days
2009
17 days
2010
42 days
2011
23 days
2012
13 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
44 years with a frost
Across 44 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Zunyi falls on 17 February and the median first autumn frost on 14 December, which leaves a median of 298 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +4.8 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Zunyi
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1967 to 2012)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
17 February
n/a
13 February
n/a
-4.0 days per decade
First autumn frost
14 December
n/a
15 December
n/a
+0.7 days per decade
Growing days
298 days
n/a
306 days
n/a
+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
62 years, 1951 to 2012
A day with at least 74.5 mm (2.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 195.4 mm (7.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Zunyi: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
74.5 mm (2.9 in)
5 years
101.0 mm (4.0 in)
10 years
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
25 years
148.3 mm (5.8 in)
50 years
170.9 mm (6.7 in)
100 years
195.4 mm (7.7 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 1951 to 2012.
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: 183.9 mm (7.2 in) in 1995; 174.3 mm (6.9 in) in 1991; 141.3 mm (5.6 in) in 1962.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Zunyi, at 1985. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 3 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1985 ran 0.2 C (0.3 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Zunyi, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1985
+0.2
+0.3
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 Zunyi standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Zunyi 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.