Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Kardla. 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 Kardla, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
9.5 C (49.1 F)
-29.5 C (-21.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
11.8 C (53.2 F)
-30.9 C (-23.6 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
15.3 C (59.5 F)
-24.8 C (-12.6 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
22.8 C (73.0 F)
-11.6 C (11.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
28.7 C (83.7 F)
-4.8 C (23.4 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
30.9 C (87.6 F)
-1.0 C (30.2 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
31.6 C (88.9 F)
4.0 C (39.2 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
29.1 C (84.4 F)
0.5 C (32.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
26.9 C (80.4 F)
-4.1 C (24.6 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
19.2 C (66.6 F)
-8.8 C (16.2 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
12.3 C (54.1 F)
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
9.6 C (49.3 F)
-34.2 C (-29.6 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Kardla still stand. 1993 holds the most, with 62.
Standing records at Kardla by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1963
9
1964
28
1965
43
1966
48
1967
48
1968
40
1969
37
1970
29
1971
28
1972
39
1973
45
1974
29
1975
53
1976
39
1977
49
1978
50
1979
49
1980
25
1981
32
1982
33
1983
27
1984
30
1985
45
1986
39
1987
60
1988
29
1989
53
1990
47
1991
25
1992
41
1993
62
1994
40
1995
41
1996
24
1997
49
1998
51
1999
48
All-Time Record Progression
4 new records
4 all-time records were set at Kardla between 15 July 1994 and 12 July 1996. Each dot is a new record.
When Kardla set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1994-07-15
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 31.2 C (88.2 F)
1994-07-28
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 31.5 C (88.7 F)
1994-07-29
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 31.6 C (88.9 F)
1996-07-12
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 53.4 mm (2.1 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 53.4 mm (2.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kardla. The most was 53.4 mm (2.1 in) on 12 July 1996.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Kardla
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
16.3 mm (0.6 in)
23 January 1990
Feb
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
26 February 1990
Mar
15.9 mm (0.6 in)
27 March 1992
Apr
20.0 mm (0.8 in)
29 April 1985
May
49.2 mm (1.9 in)
19 May 1975
Jun
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
29 June 1981
Jul
53.4 mm (2.1 in)
12 July 1996
Aug
47.7 mm (1.9 in)
11 August 1972
Sep
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
8 September 1997
Oct
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
8 October 1974
Nov
36.7 mm (1.4 in)
25 November 1989
Dec
17.4 mm (0.7 in)
23 December 1977
Period of Record Coverage
1963 to 1999
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
37 years of record at Kardla, 1963 to 1999. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1963.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 36 complete years at Kardla, 1964 to 1999. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.8 C (42.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1987, at 4.0 C (39.2 F), and the warmest was 1989, at 7.8 C (46.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.1 C (3.8 F).
Annual mean temperature at Kardla as warming stripes, 1964 to 1999
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1964
5.7 C
-0.10 C
1965
5.1 C
-0.67 C
1966
4.5 C
-1.32 C
1967
5.9 C
+0.16 C
1968
5.4 C
-0.41 C
1969
4.0 C
-1.73 C
1970
4.5 C
-1.31 C
1971
5.9 C
+0.11 C
1972
6.2 C
+0.44 C
1973
6.1 C
+0.30 C
1974
6.4 C
+0.58 C
1975
7.5 C
+1.69 C
1976
4.4 C
-1.37 C
1977
5.0 C
-0.76 C
1978
4.3 C
-1.44 C
1979
5.1 C
-0.71 C
1980
5.0 C
-0.78 C
1981
5.5 C
-0.24 C
1982
6.2 C
+0.39 C
1983
6.8 C
+0.99 C
1984
6.3 C
+0.54 C
1985
4.2 C
-1.60 C
1986
5.3 C
-0.47 C
1987
4.0 C
-1.75 C
1988
6.1 C
+0.32 C
1989
7.8 C
+2.00 C
1990
7.3 C
+1.55 C
1991
6.8 C
+1.07 C
1992
7.2 C
+1.44 C
1993
5.9 C
+0.15 C
1994
5.7 C
-0.07 C
1995
6.8 C
+0.98 C
1996
5.1 C
-0.70 C
1997
6.7 C
+0.89 C
1998
6.1 C
+0.28 C
1999
7.2 C
+1.38 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.4 C (0.1 to 0.7) per decade over 1964 to 1999. In Fahrenheit: 0.7 F (0.2 to 1.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 36 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Kardla
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.4 C (0.1 to 0.7) per decade
0.7 F (0.2 to 1.3) per decade
1964 to 1999
36
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.4 C (0.1 to 0.7) per decade
0.7 F (0.1 to 1.2) per decade
1964 to 1999
36
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.4 C (0.1 to 0.8) per decade
0.8 F (0.2 to 1.4) per decade
1964 to 1999
36
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
1963 to 1999
Yearly extremes at Kardla: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
31.6 C (88.9 F)
1994
28.3 C (82.9 F)
37
Coldest night (TNn)
-34.2 C (-29.6 F)
1978
-20.8 C (-5.4 F)
37
Wettest day (Rx1day)
53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1996
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
37
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
91.1 mm (3.6 in)
1988
52.0 mm (2.0 in)
37
Longest dry spell (CDD)
46 days
1994
24 days
37
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Kardla, 1963 to 1999. The record is 31.6 C (88.9 F) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 28.3 C (82.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Kardla by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1963
25.4 C (77.7 F)
1964
29.5 C (85.1 F)
1965
24.6 C (76.3 F)
1966
28.7 C (83.7 F)
1967
28.7 C (83.7 F)
1968
30.1 C (86.2 F)
1969
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1970
26.3 C (79.3 F)
1971
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1972
27.7 C (81.9 F)
1973
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1974
23.6 C (74.5 F)
1975
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1976
25.3 C (77.5 F)
1977
29.0 C (84.2 F)
1978
28.8 C (83.8 F)
1979
28.6 C (83.5 F)
1980
26.5 C (79.7 F)
1981
25.9 C (78.6 F)
1982
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1983
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1984
28.4 C (83.1 F)
1985
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1986
29.0 C (84.2 F)
1987
24.9 C (76.8 F)
1988
28.7 C (83.7 F)
1989
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1990
25.5 C (77.9 F)
1991
26.4 C (79.5 F)
1992
29.5 C (85.1 F)
1993
26.2 C (79.2 F)
1994
31.6 C (88.9 F)
1995
30.9 C (87.6 F)
1996
25.7 C (78.3 F)
1997
30.1 C (86.2 F)
1998
26.2 C (79.2 F)
1999
30.7 C (87.3 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Kardla, 1963 to 1999. The record is -34.2 C (-29.6 F) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is -20.8 C (-5.4 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Kardla by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1963
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1964
-23.4 C (-10.1 F)
1965
-20.8 C (-5.4 F)
1966
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1967
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1968
-25.8 C (-14.4 F)
1969
-24.8 C (-12.6 F)
1970
-28.2 C (-18.8 F)
1971
-17.1 C (1.2 F)
1972
-20.7 C (-5.3 F)
1973
-20.8 C (-5.4 F)
1974
-10.5 C (13.1 F)
1975
-10.2 C (13.6 F)
1976
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1977
-27.4 C (-17.3 F)
1978
-34.2 C (-29.6 F)
1979
-30.9 C (-23.6 F)
1980
-23.4 C (-10.1 F)
1981
-19.7 C (-3.5 F)
1982
-21.6 C (-6.9 F)
1983
-16.4 C (2.5 F)
1984
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1985
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1986
-23.0 C (-9.4 F)
1987
-29.5 C (-21.1 F)
1988
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1989
-17.5 C (0.5 F)
1990
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1991
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1992
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1993
-15.3 C (4.5 F)
1994
-23.5 C (-10.3 F)
1995
-17.4 C (0.7 F)
1996
-24.1 C (-11.4 F)
1997
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1998
-14.7 C (5.5 F)
1999
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Kardla, 1963 to 1999. The record is 53.4 mm (2.1 in) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.0 mm (1.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kardla by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1963
16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1964
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1965
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1966
29.8 mm (1.2 in)
1967
47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1968
20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1969
29.3 mm (1.2 in)
1970
40.8 mm (1.6 in)
1971
30.8 mm (1.2 in)
1972
47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1973
20.9 mm (0.8 in)
1974
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1975
49.2 mm (1.9 in)
1976
33.2 mm (1.3 in)
1977
17.7 mm (0.7 in)
1978
38.2 mm (1.5 in)
1979
28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1980
32.7 mm (1.3 in)
1981
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1982
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1983
39.3 mm (1.5 in)
1984
34.1 mm (1.3 in)
1985
21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1986
29.9 mm (1.2 in)
1987
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1988
36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1989
36.7 mm (1.4 in)
1990
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1991
24.8 mm (1.0 in)
1992
35.2 mm (1.4 in)
1993
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1994
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1995
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1996
53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1997
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1998
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1999
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Kardla, 1963 to 1999. The record is 91.1 mm (3.6 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 52.0 mm (2.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kardla by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1963
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1964
45.3 mm (1.8 in)
1965
72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1966
38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1967
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1968
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1969
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1970
48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1971
51.2 mm (2.0 in)
1972
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1973
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1974
50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1975
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1976
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1977
41.8 mm (1.6 in)
1978
57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1979
53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1980
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1981
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1982
46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1983
44.6 mm (1.8 in)
1984
62.1 mm (2.4 in)
1985
42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1986
41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1987
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1988
91.1 mm (3.6 in)
1989
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1990
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1991
43.3 mm (1.7 in)
1992
65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1993
50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1994
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1995
52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1996
89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1997
79.9 mm (3.1 in)
1998
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1999
55.0 mm (2.2 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Kardla, 1963 to 1999. The record is 46 days in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 24 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kardla by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1963
12 days
1964
30 days
1965
21 days
1966
22 days
1967
15 days
1968
19 days
1969
25 days
1970
30 days
1971
23 days
1972
43 days
1973
17 days
1974
45 days
1975
17 days
1976
40 days
1977
12 days
1978
22 days
1979
22 days
1980
24 days
1981
18 days
1982
31 days
1983
28 days
1984
21 days
1985
13 days
1986
27 days
1987
29 days
1988
18 days
1989
25 days
1990
33 days
1991
17 days
1992
30 days
1993
36 days
1994
46 days
1995
15 days
1996
27 days
1997
24 days
1998
25 days
1999
28 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
36 years with a frost
Across 36 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Kardla falls on 15 May and the median first autumn frost on 6 October, which leaves a median of 150 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -3.8 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Kardla
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1970 to 1999)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
15 May
n/a
16 May
n/a
+0.9 days per decade
First autumn frost
6 October
n/a
6 October
n/a
-2.9 days per decade
Growing days
150 days
n/a
149 days
n/a
-3.8 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
36 years, 1964 to 1999
A day with at least 32.2 mm (1.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 56.7 mm (2.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Kardla: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
32.2 mm (1.3 in)
5 years
40.2 mm (1.6 in)
10 years
44.9 mm (1.8 in)
25 years
50.1 mm (2.0 in)
50 years
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
Longer than the 36 years of record
100 years
56.7 mm (2.2 in)
Longer than the 36 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, 36 years of values from 1964 to 1999.
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: 53.4 mm (2.1 in) in 1996; 49.2 mm (1.9 in) in 1975; 47.7 mm (1.9 in) in 1972.
Download the Data
Data for Kardla standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Kardla 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.