Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Varkaus Kapykangas. 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 Varkaus Kapykangas, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
6.9 C (44.4 F)
-38.0 C (-36.4 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
9.2 C (48.6 F)
-38.1 C (-36.6 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
15.9 C (60.6 F)
-32.3 C (-26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
23.8 C (74.8 F)
-21.0 C (-5.8 F)
n/a
n/a
May
29.7 C (85.5 F)
-9.1 C (15.6 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
32.0 C (89.6 F)
-1.9 C (28.6 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1.9 C (35.4 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
30.5 C (86.9 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
26.8 C (80.2 F)
-8.1 C (17.4 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
18.4 C (65.1 F)
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
10.8 C (51.4 F)
-26.6 C (-15.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
8.9 C (48.0 F)
-33.7 C (-28.7 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Varkaus Kapykangas still stand. 2006 holds the most, with 55.
Standing records at Varkaus Kapykangas by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1959
20
1960
19
1961
25
1962
25
1963
39
1964
11
1965
31
1966
52
1967
26
1968
44
1969
30
1970
20
1971
35
1972
40
1973
44
1974
11
1975
35
1976
34
1977
32
1978
48
1979
24
1980
21
1981
20
1982
21
1983
18
1984
13
1985
38
1986
19
1987
40
1988
25
1989
24
1990
26
1991
15
1992
38
1993
24
1994
15
1995
25
1996
27
1997
29
1998
27
1999
32
2000
32
2001
33
2002
39
2003
33
2004
18
2005
39
2006
55
2007
55
2008
18
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Varkaus Kapykangas between 15 July 1999 and 15 July 1999. Each dot is a new record.
When Varkaus Kapykangas set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1999-07-15
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 21.1 C (70.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 57.7 mm (2.3 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Varkaus Kapykangas. The most was 57.7 mm (2.3 in) on 12 August 1972.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Varkaus Kapykangas
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
23.0 mm (0.9 in)
25 January 2002
Feb
15.8 mm (0.6 in)
6 February 2001
Mar
20.6 mm (0.8 in)
21 March 1974
Apr
20.0 mm (0.8 in)
29 April 1995
May
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
4 May 2002
Jun
51.4 mm (2.0 in)
27 June 1980
Jul
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
9 July 1996
Aug
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
12 August 1972
Sep
44.1 mm (1.7 in)
12 September 1968
Oct
28.8 mm (1.1 in)
7 October 2003
Nov
21.9 mm (0.9 in)
17 November 1974
Dec
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
6 December 1987
Period of Record Coverage
1959 to 2008
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
50 years of record at Varkaus Kapykangas, 1959 to 2008. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1959, 2008.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 48 complete years at Varkaus Kapykangas, 1960 to 2007. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 3.0 C (37.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1987, at 0.5 C (32.9 F), and the warmest was 2000, at 5.4 C (41.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.5 C (4.5 F).
Annual mean temperature at Varkaus Kapykangas as warming stripes, 1960 to 2007
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1960
2.9 C
-0.04 C
1961
4.5 C
+1.57 C
1962
2.6 C
-0.37 C
1963
2.3 C
-0.65 C
1964
2.9 C
-0.02 C
1965
2.3 C
-0.69 C
1966
0.7 C
-2.30 C
1967
2.9 C
-0.07 C
1968
1.5 C
-1.45 C
1969
1.2 C
-1.81 C
1970
1.8 C
-1.20 C
1971
1.8 C
-1.20 C
1972
3.6 C
+0.64 C
1973
2.8 C
-0.20 C
1974
4.2 C
+1.23 C
1975
4.0 C
+1.06 C
1976
0.8 C
-2.20 C
1977
2.2 C
-0.80 C
1978
0.7 C
-2.29 C
1979
2.5 C
-0.46 C
1980
1.7 C
-1.24 C
1981
2.4 C
-0.58 C
1982
2.4 C
-0.56 C
1983
3.0 C
-0.01 C
1984
3.3 C
+0.30 C
1985
0.5 C
-2.42 C
1986
2.2 C
-0.76 C
1987
0.5 C
-2.47 C
1988
2.9 C
-0.09 C
1989
4.8 C
+1.83 C
1990
3.9 C
+0.90 C
1991
3.9 C
+0.98 C
1992
4.0 C
+1.03 C
1993
2.9 C
-0.05 C
1994
3.0 C
+0.07 C
1995
4.0 C
+1.06 C
1996
3.0 C
+0.08 C
1997
3.4 C
+0.39 C
1998
3.2 C
+0.26 C
1999
4.1 C
+1.13 C
2000
5.4 C
+2.42 C
2001
3.8 C
+0.81 C
2002
3.8 C
+0.84 C
2003
4.0 C
+1.04 C
2004
4.0 C
+1.05 C
2005
4.8 C
+1.80 C
2006
4.4 C
+1.43 C
2007
4.8 C
+1.83 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.5 C (0.2 to 0.7) per decade over 1960 to 2007. In Fahrenheit: 0.8 F (0.4 to 1.2) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 48 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Varkaus Kapykangas
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.5 C (0.2 to 0.7) per decade
0.8 F (0.4 to 1.2) per decade
1960 to 2007
48
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.4 C (0.2 to 0.6) per decade
0.7 F (0.3 to 1.1) per decade
1960 to 2007
48
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.5 C (0.3 to 0.8) per decade
0.9 F (0.5 to 1.4) per decade
1960 to 2007
48
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
1959 to 2008
Yearly extremes at Varkaus Kapykangas: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
32.0 C (89.6 F)
1966
28.7 C (83.6 F)
50
Coldest night (TNn)
-38.1 C (-36.6 F)
1966
-30.7 C (-23.3 F)
50
Wettest day (Rx1day)
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1972
28.8 mm (1.1 in)
50
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1998
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
50
Longest dry spell (CDD)
38 days
1963
19 days
50
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Varkaus Kapykangas, 1959 to 2008. The record is 32.0 C (89.6 F) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 28.7 C (83.6 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Varkaus Kapykangas by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1959
29.9 C (85.8 F)
1960
29.3 C (84.7 F)
1961
28.2 C (82.8 F)
1962
23.4 C (74.1 F)
1963
30.5 C (86.9 F)
1964
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1965
26.0 C (78.8 F)
1966
32.0 C (89.6 F)
1967
29.0 C (84.2 F)
1968
29.7 C (85.5 F)
1969
28.4 C (83.1 F)
1970
28.2 C (82.8 F)
1971
27.3 C (81.1 F)
1972
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1973
29.7 C (85.5 F)
1974
28.0 C (82.4 F)
1975
28.2 C (82.8 F)
1976
25.3 C (77.5 F)
1977
30.2 C (86.4 F)
1978
28.2 C (82.8 F)
1979
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1980
28.8 C (83.8 F)
1981
27.3 C (81.1 F)
1982
28.5 C (83.3 F)
1983
28.6 C (83.5 F)
1984
27.0 C (80.6 F)
1985
29.7 C (85.5 F)
1986
28.7 C (83.7 F)
1987
26.4 C (79.5 F)
1988
30.2 C (86.4 F)
1989
27.7 C (81.9 F)
1990
26.0 C (78.8 F)
1991
27.7 C (81.9 F)
1992
28.5 C (83.3 F)
1993
26.0 C (78.8 F)
1994
29.9 C (85.8 F)
1995
29.0 C (84.2 F)
1996
26.6 C (79.9 F)
1997
29.0 C (84.2 F)
1998
30.2 C (86.4 F)
1999
31.0 C (87.8 F)
2000
29.8 C (85.6 F)
2001
29.4 C (84.9 F)
2002
28.9 C (84.0 F)
2003
31.0 C (87.8 F)
2004
28.1 C (82.6 F)
2005
29.1 C (84.4 F)
2006
29.8 C (85.6 F)
2007
29.6 C (85.3 F)
2008
25.9 C (78.6 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Varkaus Kapykangas, 1959 to 2008. The record is -38.1 C (-36.6 F) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is -30.7 C (-23.3 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Varkaus Kapykangas by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1959
-30.8 C (-23.4 F)
1960
-29.2 C (-20.6 F)
1961
-28.8 C (-19.8 F)
1962
-31.0 C (-23.8 F)
1963
-32.1 C (-25.8 F)
1964
-27.6 C (-17.7 F)
1965
-29.3 C (-20.7 F)
1966
-38.1 C (-36.6 F)
1967
-34.5 C (-30.1 F)
1968
-35.4 C (-31.7 F)
1969
-34.8 C (-30.6 F)
1970
-33.5 C (-28.3 F)
1971
-32.3 C (-26.1 F)
1972
-33.2 C (-27.8 F)
1973
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1974
-21.5 C (-6.7 F)
1975
-26.6 C (-15.9 F)
1976
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1977
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1978
-36.4 C (-33.5 F)
1979
-33.1 C (-27.6 F)
1980
-34.1 C (-29.4 F)
1981
-27.9 C (-18.2 F)
1982
-32.7 C (-26.9 F)
1983
-28.8 C (-19.8 F)
1984
-24.5 C (-12.1 F)
1985
-36.6 C (-33.9 F)
1986
-31.0 C (-23.8 F)
1987
-37.3 C (-35.1 F)
1988
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1989
-27.3 C (-17.1 F)
1990
-27.3 C (-17.1 F)
1991
-27.5 C (-17.5 F)
1992
-26.0 C (-14.8 F)
1993
-25.5 C (-13.9 F)
1994
-34.0 C (-29.2 F)
1995
-30.4 C (-22.7 F)
1996
-31.0 C (-23.8 F)
1997
-26.0 C (-14.8 F)
1998
-31.9 C (-25.4 F)
1999
-33.2 C (-27.8 F)
2000
-25.9 C (-14.6 F)
2001
-29.6 C (-21.3 F)
2002
-29.5 C (-21.1 F)
2003
-33.4 C (-28.1 F)
2004
-26.5 C (-15.7 F)
2005
-23.6 C (-10.5 F)
2006
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2007
-31.8 C (-25.2 F)
2008
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Varkaus Kapykangas, 1959 to 2008. The record is 57.7 mm (2.3 in) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 28.8 mm (1.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Varkaus Kapykangas by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1959
32.9 mm (1.3 in)
1960
28.8 mm (1.1 in)
1961
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1962
24.2 mm (1.0 in)
1963
37.2 mm (1.5 in)
1964
19.2 mm (0.8 in)
1965
29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1966
31.9 mm (1.3 in)
1967
18.1 mm (0.7 in)
1968
44.1 mm (1.7 in)
1969
27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1970
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1971
23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1972
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1973
28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1974
28.9 mm (1.1 in)
1975
21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1976
30.1 mm (1.2 in)
1977
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1978
29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1979
21.9 mm (0.9 in)
1980
51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1981
43.1 mm (1.7 in)
1982
16.1 mm (0.6 in)
1983
40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1984
20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1985
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1986
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1987
31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1988
20.9 mm (0.8 in)
1989
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1990
41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1991
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1992
24.2 mm (1.0 in)
1993
23.2 mm (0.9 in)
1994
37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1995
27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1996
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1997
27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1998
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1999
17.0 mm (0.7 in)
2000
31.3 mm (1.2 in)
2001
19.0 mm (0.7 in)
2002
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
2003
28.8 mm (1.1 in)
2004
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
2005
25.8 mm (1.0 in)
2006
22.7 mm (0.9 in)
2007
19.9 mm (0.8 in)
2008
26.5 mm (1.0 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Varkaus Kapykangas, 1959 to 2008. The record is 93.0 mm (3.7 in) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.3 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Varkaus Kapykangas by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1959
88.3 mm (3.5 in)
1960
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1961
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1962
43.8 mm (1.7 in)
1963
66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1964
46.4 mm (1.8 in)
1965
40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1966
84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1967
32.7 mm (1.3 in)
1968
67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1969
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1970
41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1971
37.7 mm (1.5 in)
1972
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1973
47.6 mm (1.9 in)
1974
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1975
56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1976
42.3 mm (1.7 in)
1977
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1978
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1979
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1980
78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1981
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1982
32.6 mm (1.3 in)
1983
78.6 mm (3.1 in)
1984
49.2 mm (1.9 in)
1985
45.6 mm (1.8 in)
1986
43.8 mm (1.7 in)
1987
64.7 mm (2.5 in)
1988
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1989
50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1990
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1991
59.3 mm (2.3 in)
1992
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1993
41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1994
56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1995
35.2 mm (1.4 in)
1996
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1997
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1998
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1999
35.0 mm (1.4 in)
2000
48.7 mm (1.9 in)
2001
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
2002
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
2003
57.6 mm (2.3 in)
2004
37.9 mm (1.5 in)
2005
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
2006
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
2007
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
2008
36.4 mm (1.4 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Varkaus Kapykangas, 1959 to 2008. The record is 38 days in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Varkaus Kapykangas by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1959
22 days
1960
23 days
1961
22 days
1962
17 days
1963
38 days
1964
23 days
1965
36 days
1966
19 days
1967
14 days
1968
18 days
1969
27 days
1970
15 days
1971
13 days
1972
37 days
1973
14 days
1974
19 days
1975
18 days
1976
23 days
1977
16 days
1978
24 days
1979
15 days
1980
20 days
1981
28 days
1982
20 days
1983
15 days
1984
20 days
1985
16 days
1986
18 days
1987
17 days
1988
15 days
1989
12 days
1990
19 days
1991
18 days
1992
29 days
1993
18 days
1994
25 days
1995
15 days
1996
22 days
1997
16 days
1998
23 days
1999
31 days
2000
19 days
2001
18 days
2002
18 days
2003
24 days
2004
19 days
2005
22 days
2006
23 days
2007
14 days
2008
22 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
48 years with a frost
Across 48 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Varkaus Kapykangas falls on 28 May and the median first autumn frost on 14 September, which leaves a median of 111 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 Varkaus Kapykangas
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1978 to 2007)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
28 May
n/a
27 May
n/a
-1.7 days per decade
First autumn frost
14 September
n/a
14 September
n/a
+0.8 days per decade
Growing days
111 days
n/a
114 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.
Rainfall Return Levels
49 years, 1959 to 2007
A day with at least 28.2 mm (1.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 59.8 mm (2.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Varkaus Kapykangas: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
5 years
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
10 years
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
25 years
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
50 years
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
Longer than the 49 years of record
100 years
59.8 mm (2.4 in)
Longer than the 49 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, 49 years of values from 1959 to 2007.
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: 57.7 mm (2.3 in) in 1972; 51.4 mm (2.0 in) in 1980; 50.0 mm (2.0 in) in 1996.
Station Changes
2 suspected
2 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Varkaus Kapykangas, at 1966 and 1991. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1966 ran 0.4 C (0.6 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1991 ran 0.4 C (0.7 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Varkaus Kapykangas, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1966
-0.3
-0.6
likely
5
1991
+0.4
+0.7
likely
5
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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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.