Bourges Weather Records (FR000007255)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bourges (FR000007255), France, with 82 years of record.

Key Facts for Bourges

Bourges (FR000007255) is a weather station in France at 47.06 latitude and 2.36 longitude, 161 m (528 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1945 to 2026, 82 years of record.
1,464 records set at Bourges still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Bourges set a daily record high minimum temperature of 21.4 C (70.5 F) on 17 August 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

Location: France, 47.06 latitude, 2.36 longitude.
Elevation: 161 m (528 ft).
Period of record: 1945 to 2026, 82 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

33 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Bourges. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 33 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Bourges, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	17.6 C (63.7 F)	-20.4 C (-4.7 F)	14.8 C (58.6 F)	-5.9 C (21.4 F)
Feb	22.8 C (73.0 F)	-16.4 C (2.5 F)	22.0 C (71.6 F)	-1.9 C (28.6 F)
Mar	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-11.3 C (11.7 F)	20.2 C (68.4 F)	-2.0 C (28.4 F)
Apr	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	27.5 C (81.5 F)	1.6 C (34.9 F)
May	33.8 C (92.8 F)	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	33.8 C (92.8 F)	4.2 C (39.6 F)
Jun	40.6 C (105.1 F)	3.4 C (38.1 F)	40.6 C (105.1 F)	8.9 C (48.0 F)
Jul	41.7 C (107.1 F)	4.6 C (40.3 F)	39.0 C (102.2 F)	14.3 C (57.7 F)
Aug	40.0 C (104.0 F)	4.6 C (40.3 F)	40.0 C (104.0 F)	11.6 C (52.9 F)
Sep	36.4 C (97.5 F)	1.8 C (35.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	31.9 C (89.4 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	23.4 C (74.1 F)	-9.1 C (15.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	20.0 C (68.0 F)	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Bourges still stand. 2026 holds the most, with 52.

Standing records at Bourges by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1945	24
1946	27
1947	34
1948	24
1949	16
1950	7
1951	18
1952	16
1953	13
1954	18
1955	18
1956	41
1957	13
1958	13
1959	6
1960	12
1961	13
1962	25
1963	27
1964	15
1965	17
1966	14
1967	12
1968	12
1969	19
1970	16
1971	19
1972	15
1973	8
1974	14
1975	17
1976	9
1977	20
1978	19
1979	10
1980	22
1981	23
1982	5
1983	19
1984	14
1985	48
1986	22
1987	26
1988	8
1989	26
1990	8
1991	18
1992	13
1993	22
1994	12
1995	13
1996	12
1997	18
1998	18
1999	7
2000	5
2001	9
2002	17
2003	30
2004	6
2005	17
2006	23
2007	22
2008	4
2009	7
2010	12
2011	17
2012	18
2013	14
2014	11
2015	19
2016	12
2017	11
2018	23
2019	21
2020	27
2021	14
2022	28
2023	37
2024	24
2025	29
2026	52

All-Time Record Progression

14 new records

14 all-time records were set at Bourges between 9 January 1985 and 26 June 2026. Each dot is a new record.

When Bourges set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1985-01-09	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -20.2 C (-4.4 F)
1985-01-16	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -14.6 C (5.7 F)
1985-01-16	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -20.4 C (-4.7 F)
2003-08-07	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 39.7 C (103.5 F)
2003-08-07	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 22.7 C (72.9 F)
2003-08-09	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 39.8 C (103.6 F)
2003-08-10	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 39.9 C (103.8 F)
2007-05-26	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 79.0 mm (3.1 in)
2019-06-28	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 23.8 C (74.8 F)
2019-07-24	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 40.2 C (104.4 F)
2019-07-25	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 41.7 C (107.1 F)
2026-06-22	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 24.1 C (75.4 F)
2026-06-23	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 24.6 C (76.3 F)
2026-06-26	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 26.2 C (79.2 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 79.0 mm (3.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bourges. The most was 79.0 mm (3.1 in) on 26 May 2007.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Bourges
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	12 January 1962
Feb	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	8 February 1999
Mar	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 March 1962
Apr	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	1 April 1954
May	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	26 May 2007
Jun	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	14 June 2015
Jul	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	31 July 1992
Aug	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	29 August 1968
Sep	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	17 September 1973
Oct	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	1 October 2007
Nov	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	4 November 1994
Dec	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	27 December 1999

Period of Record Coverage

1945 to 2026

82 years of record at Bourges, 1945 to 2026. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1945, 2026.

Days with data per year at Bourges
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1945	304	83%	No
1946	363	99%	Yes
1947	363	99%	Yes
1948	363	99%	Yes
1949	363	99%	Yes
1950	361	99%	Yes
1951	364	100%	Yes
1952	361	99%	Yes
1953	363	99%	Yes
1954	360	99%	Yes
1955	361	99%	Yes
1956	363	99%	Yes
1957	363	99%	Yes
1958	360	99%	Yes
1959	362	99%	Yes
1960	364	99%	Yes
1961	362	99%	Yes
1962	364	100%	Yes
1963	360	99%	Yes
1964	365	100%	Yes
1965	360	99%	Yes
1966	361	99%	Yes
1967	362	99%	Yes
1968	359	98%	Yes
1969	360	99%	Yes
1970	364	100%	Yes
1971	362	99%	Yes
1972	363	99%	Yes
1973	360	99%	Yes
1974	363	99%	Yes
1975	362	99%	Yes
1976	363	99%	Yes
1977	363	99%	Yes
1978	361	99%	Yes
1979	360	99%	Yes
1980	363	99%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	360	99%	Yes
1983	364	100%	Yes
1984	364	99%	Yes
1985	359	98%	Yes
1986	364	100%	Yes
1987	358	98%	Yes
1988	365	100%	Yes
1989	363	99%	Yes
1990	365	100%	Yes
1991	363	99%	Yes
1992	365	100%	Yes
1993	361	99%	Yes
1994	363	99%	Yes
1995	362	99%	Yes
1996	362	99%	Yes
1997	363	99%	Yes
1998	364	100%	Yes
1999	363	99%	Yes
2000	364	99%	Yes
2001	362	99%	Yes
2002	363	99%	Yes
2003	363	99%	Yes
2004	362	99%	Yes
2005	362	99%	Yes
2006	364	100%	Yes
2007	365	100%	Yes
2008	362	99%	Yes
2009	363	99%	Yes
2010	360	99%	Yes
2011	362	99%	Yes
2012	364	99%	Yes
2013	364	100%	Yes
2014	361	99%	Yes
2015	362	99%	Yes
2016	366	100%	Yes
2017	363	99%	Yes
2018	361	99%	Yes
2019	363	99%	Yes
2020	362	99%	Yes
2021	362	99%	Yes
2022	363	99%	Yes
2023	364	100%	Yes
2024	364	99%	Yes
2025	364	100%	Yes
2026	243	67%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Bourges
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 August 2026	Bourges, FR	daily high min (Provisional)	21.4 C (70.5 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	23 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 2026	Bourges, FR	daily high min (Provisional)	20.1 C (68.2 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	0 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 2026	Bourges, FR	daily high min (Provisional)	20.7 C (69.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	4 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 2026	Bourges, FR	monthly high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	23 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 2026	Bourges, FR	daily high max	39.9 C (103.8 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	0 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 2026	Bourges, FR	monthly high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	23 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 2026	Bourges, FR	daily high min	20.8 C (69.4 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	1 year	8 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 2026	Bourges, FR	daily high max	39.0 C (102.2 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	1 year	17 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 2026	Bourges, FR	daily high max	35.3 C (95.5 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	20 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 2026	Bourges, FR	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	80 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 2026	Bourges, FR	daily high min	23.1 C (73.6 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 2026	Bourges, FR	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 2026	Bourges, FR	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	4 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 2026	Bourges, FR	daily high max	38.6 C (101.5 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	76 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2026	Bourges, FR	daily high min	22.4 C (72.3 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	43 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
11 July 2026	Bourges, FR	daily high min	21.9 C (71.4 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	55 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 July 2026	Bourges, FR	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 July 2026	Bourges, FR	daily high max	38.4 C (101.1 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	67 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 2026	Bourges, FR	daily high min	21.4 C (70.5 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	57 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 2026	Bourges, FR	daily high max	35.5 C (95.9 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	76 years	30 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

80 complete years, 1946 to 2025

One stripe for each of 80 complete years at Bourges, 1946 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 11.6 C (52.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1956, at 9.8 C (49.6 F), and the warmest was 2023, at 13.9 C (57.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F).

Annual mean temperature at Bourges as warming stripes, 1946 to 2025
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1946	10.8 C	-0.85 C
1947	12.4 C	+0.80 C
1948	11.5 C	-0.16 C
1949	12.2 C	+0.52 C
1950	11.5 C	-0.16 C
1951	11.1 C	-0.53 C
1952	11.1 C	-0.50 C
1953	11.1 C	-0.51 C
1954	10.6 C	-1.00 C
1955	11.3 C	-0.34 C
1956	9.8 C	-1.86 C
1957	11.1 C	-0.50 C
1958	11.0 C	-0.65 C
1959	12.3 C	+0.69 C
1960	11.1 C	-0.55 C
1961	12.1 C	+0.44 C
1962	10.4 C	-1.24 C
1963	10.0 C	-1.62 C
1964	11.3 C	-0.31 C
1965	10.8 C	-0.81 C
1966	11.7 C	+0.03 C
1967	11.2 C	-0.48 C
1968	10.7 C	-0.92 C
1969	10.8 C	-0.87 C
1970	10.7 C	-0.92 C
1971	10.7 C	-0.97 C
1972	10.5 C	-1.16 C
1973	10.7 C	-0.96 C
1974	11.2 C	-0.42 C
1975	10.7 C	-0.89 C
1976	11.3 C	-0.38 C
1977	11.0 C	-0.66 C
1978	10.6 C	-1.03 C
1979	10.7 C	-0.92 C
1980	10.2 C	-1.42 C
1981	11.1 C	-0.50 C
1982	12.2 C	+0.60 C
1983	11.6 C	-0.08 C
1984	10.7 C	-0.89 C
1985	10.4 C	-1.26 C
1986	10.7 C	-0.93 C
1987	10.6 C	-1.08 C
1988	11.6 C	+0.00 C
1989	12.0 C	+0.35 C
1990	12.4 C	+0.73 C
1991	11.1 C	-0.53 C
1992	11.5 C	-0.14 C
1993	11.1 C	-0.49 C
1994	12.7 C	+1.07 C
1995	12.0 C	+0.40 C
1996	10.9 C	-0.76 C
1997	12.2 C	+0.56 C
1998	11.5 C	-0.10 C
1999	12.2 C	+0.56 C
2000	12.4 C	+0.80 C
2001	11.8 C	+0.15 C
2002	12.5 C	+0.84 C
2003	12.7 C	+1.10 C
2004	11.8 C	+0.15 C
2005	11.9 C	+0.22 C
2006	12.4 C	+0.79 C
2007	12.2 C	+0.52 C
2008	11.7 C	+0.11 C
2009	12.1 C	+0.51 C
2010	11.1 C	-0.55 C
2011	13.1 C	+1.49 C
2012	12.2 C	+0.56 C
2013	11.6 C	-0.01 C
2014	13.1 C	+1.46 C
2015	12.5 C	+0.89 C
2016	11.7 C	+0.06 C
2017	12.4 C	+0.74 C
2018	13.4 C	+1.76 C
2019	13.3 C	+1.68 C
2020	13.7 C	+2.04 C
2021	12.1 C	+0.45 C
2022	13.8 C	+2.12 C
2023	13.9 C	+2.26 C
2024	13.2 C	+1.52 C
2025	13.4 C	+1.72 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.3 C (0.2 to 0.3) per decade over 1946 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.5 F (0.3 to 0.6) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 80 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Bourges
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.3 C (0.2 to 0.3) per decade	0.5 F (0.3 to 0.6) per decade	1946 to 2025	80	Rise
Mean daily maximum	0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade	0.5 F (0.3 to 0.6) per decade	1946 to 2025	80	Rise
Mean daily minimum	0.3 C (0.2 to 0.3) per decade	0.5 F (0.4 to 0.6) per decade	1946 to 2025	80	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

1945 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Bourges: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	41.7 C (107.1 F)	2019	35.2 C (95.3 F)	82
Coldest night (TNn)	-20.4 C (-4.7 F)	1985	-8.9 C (16.1 F)	82
Wettest day (Rx1day)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	2007	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	82
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	1968	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	82
Longest dry spell (CDD)	43 days	1976	22 days	82

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Bourges, 1945 to 2026. The record is 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 2019, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.2 C (95.3 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Bourges by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1945	35.5 C (95.9 F)
1946	35.2 C (95.4 F)
1947	39.6 C (103.3 F)
1948	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1949	36.0 C (96.8 F)
1950	35.2 C (95.4 F)
1951	31.4 C (88.5 F)
1952	38.8 C (101.8 F)
1953	34.5 C (94.1 F)
1954	33.1 C (91.6 F)
1955	33.7 C (92.7 F)
1956	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1957	35.8 C (96.4 F)
1958	30.1 C (86.2 F)
1959	35.1 C (95.2 F)
1960	31.4 C (88.5 F)
1961	35.5 C (95.9 F)
1962	33.2 C (91.8 F)
1963	32.3 C (90.1 F)
1964	38.5 C (101.3 F)
1965	31.3 C (88.3 F)
1966	32.5 C (90.5 F)
1967	34.6 C (94.3 F)
1968	33.5 C (92.3 F)
1969	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1970	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1971	31.6 C (88.9 F)
1972	31.4 C (88.5 F)
1973	33.5 C (92.3 F)
1974	39.2 C (102.6 F)
1975	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1976	35.4 C (95.7 F)
1977	29.3 C (84.7 F)
1978	33.1 C (91.6 F)
1979	32.4 C (90.3 F)
1980	32.5 C (90.5 F)
1981	33.5 C (92.3 F)
1982	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1983	35.4 C (95.7 F)
1984	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1985	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1986	38.1 C (100.6 F)
1987	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1988	32.7 C (90.9 F)
1989	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1990	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1991	36.5 C (97.7 F)
1992	35.9 C (96.6 F)
1993	33.4 C (92.1 F)
1994	34.6 C (94.3 F)
1995	36.0 C (96.8 F)
1996	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1997	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1998	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1999	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2000	34.2 C (93.6 F)
2001	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2002	35.1 C (95.2 F)
2003	39.9 C (103.8 F)
2004	34.3 C (93.7 F)
2005	35.4 C (95.7 F)
2006	38.1 C (100.6 F)
2007	33.3 C (91.9 F)
2008	33.7 C (92.7 F)
2009	37.0 C (98.6 F)
2010	34.8 C (94.6 F)
2011	38.0 C (100.4 F)
2012	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2013	36.3 C (97.3 F)
2014	34.1 C (93.4 F)
2015	38.2 C (100.8 F)
2016	35.9 C (96.6 F)
2017	35.7 C (96.3 F)
2018	37.6 C (99.7 F)
2019	41.7 C (107.1 F)
2020	38.7 C (101.7 F)
2021	33.7 C (92.7 F)
2022	38.2 C (100.8 F)
2023	36.4 C (97.5 F)
2024	35.9 C (96.6 F)
2025	38.8 C (101.8 F)
2026	40.6 C (105.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Bourges, 1945 to 2026. The record is -20.4 C (-4.7 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is -8.9 C (16.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Bourges by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1945	-10.1 C (13.8 F)
1946	-14.0 C (6.8 F)
1947	-13.6 C (7.5 F)
1948	-12.4 C (9.7 F)
1949	-9.2 C (15.4 F)
1950	-9.0 C (15.8 F)
1951	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1952	-8.8 C (16.2 F)
1953	-12.5 C (9.5 F)
1954	-16.0 C (3.2 F)
1955	-7.3 C (18.9 F)
1956	-16.4 C (2.5 F)
1957	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1958	-7.6 C (18.3 F)
1959	-4.6 C (23.7 F)
1960	-15.4 C (4.3 F)
1961	-9.8 C (14.4 F)
1962	-12.0 C (10.4 F)
1963	-14.2 C (6.4 F)
1964	-9.8 C (14.4 F)
1965	-8.0 C (17.6 F)
1966	-17.0 C (1.4 F)
1967	-11.3 C (11.7 F)
1968	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1969	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1970	-9.6 C (14.7 F)
1971	-13.0 C (8.6 F)
1972	-9.6 C (14.7 F)
1973	-11.0 C (12.2 F)
1974	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1975	-9.6 C (14.7 F)
1976	-6.6 C (20.1 F)
1977	-5.2 C (22.6 F)
1978	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1979	-9.6 C (14.7 F)
1980	-8.5 C (16.7 F)
1981	-6.5 C (20.3 F)
1982	-3.5 C (25.7 F)
1983	-7.0 C (19.4 F)
1984	-5.8 C (21.6 F)
1985	-20.4 C (-4.7 F)
1986	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1987	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1988	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1989	-8.0 C (17.6 F)
1990	-5.7 C (21.7 F)
1991	-13.0 C (8.6 F)
1992	-7.5 C (18.5 F)
1993	-10.2 C (13.6 F)
1994	-5.9 C (21.4 F)
1995	-7.6 C (18.3 F)
1996	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1997	-13.1 C (8.4 F)
1998	-9.1 C (15.6 F)
1999	-11.2 C (11.8 F)
2000	-7.3 C (18.9 F)
2001	-8.6 C (16.5 F)
2002	-5.4 C (22.3 F)
2003	-10.3 C (13.5 F)
2004	-7.1 C (19.2 F)
2005	-11.3 C (11.7 F)
2006	-7.0 C (19.4 F)
2007	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2008	-4.6 C (23.7 F)
2009	-10.4 C (13.3 F)
2010	-8.5 C (16.7 F)
2011	-5.4 C (22.3 F)
2012	-11.5 C (11.3 F)
2013	-7.0 C (19.4 F)
2014	-6.9 C (19.6 F)
2015	-4.6 C (23.7 F)
2016	-5.4 C (22.3 F)
2017	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2018	-9.9 C (14.2 F)
2019	-5.7 C (21.7 F)
2020	-2.6 C (27.3 F)
2021	-6.5 C (20.3 F)
2022	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2023	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2024	-7.1 C (19.2 F)
2025	-6.4 C (20.5 F)
2026	-5.9 C (21.4 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Bourges, 1945 to 2026. The record is 79.0 mm (3.1 in) in 2007, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.7 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bourges by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1945	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1946	27.1 mm (1.1 in)
1947	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1948	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1949	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
1950	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1951	20.7 mm (0.8 in)
1952	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1953	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1954	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1955	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1956	28.9 mm (1.1 in)
1957	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1958	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1959	30.9 mm (1.2 in)
1960	44.8 mm (1.8 in)
1961	27.1 mm (1.1 in)
1962	38.2 mm (1.5 in)
1963	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1964	48.4 mm (1.9 in)
1965	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1966	33.4 mm (1.3 in)
1967	32.6 mm (1.3 in)
1968	75.3 mm (3.0 in)
1969	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1970	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1971	17.9 mm (0.7 in)
1972	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1973	59.8 mm (2.4 in)
1974	33.2 mm (1.3 in)
1975	27.3 mm (1.1 in)
1976	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
1977	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1978	35.2 mm (1.4 in)
1979	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1980	21.9 mm (0.9 in)
1981	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
1982	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1983	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1984	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1985	31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1986	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1987	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1988	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1989	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1990	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1991	35.4 mm (1.4 in)
1992	69.2 mm (2.7 in)
1993	31.6 mm (1.2 in)
1994	53.2 mm (2.1 in)
1995	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1996	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1997	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1998	29.8 mm (1.2 in)
1999	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2000	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2001	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
2002	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
2003	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
2004	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
2005	26.8 mm (1.1 in)
2006	40.8 mm (1.6 in)
2007	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
2008	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
2009	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
2010	21.7 mm (0.9 in)
2011	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
2012	29.1 mm (1.1 in)
2013	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
2014	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
2015	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
2016	37.7 mm (1.5 in)
2017	40.8 mm (1.6 in)
2018	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
2019	27.1 mm (1.1 in)
2020	30.4 mm (1.2 in)
2021	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
2022	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
2023	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
2024	43.6 mm (1.7 in)
2025	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
2026	23.7 mm (0.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Bourges, 1945 to 2026. The record is 110.5 mm (4.4 in) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 57.9 mm (2.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bourges by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1945	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
1946	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1947	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1948	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1949	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1950	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1951	51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1952	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1953	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1954	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1955	57.8 mm (2.3 in)
1956	65.9 mm (2.6 in)
1957	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1958	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1959	64.9 mm (2.6 in)
1960	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1961	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1962	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1963	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1964	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1965	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1966	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1967	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1968	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1969	67.9 mm (2.7 in)
1970	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1971	50.9 mm (2.0 in)
1972	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1973	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1974	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1975	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1976	50.4 mm (2.0 in)
1977	109.4 mm (4.3 in)
1978	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1979	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1980	45.6 mm (1.8 in)
1981	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1982	61.6 mm (2.4 in)
1983	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1984	64.7 mm (2.5 in)
1985	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1986	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1987	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
1988	67.2 mm (2.6 in)
1989	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1990	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1991	51.7 mm (2.0 in)
1992	69.2 mm (2.7 in)
1993	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1994	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1995	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1996	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1997	50.4 mm (2.0 in)
1998	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1999	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
2000	73.8 mm (2.9 in)
2001	86.2 mm (3.4 in)
2002	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
2003	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
2004	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
2005	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
2006	80.6 mm (3.2 in)
2007	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
2008	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
2009	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
2010	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
2011	44.3 mm (1.7 in)
2012	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2013	63.4 mm (2.5 in)
2014	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
2015	76.9 mm (3.0 in)
2016	98.7 mm (3.9 in)
2017	46.1 mm (1.8 in)
2018	46.1 mm (1.8 in)
2019	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
2020	50.1 mm (2.0 in)
2021	67.2 mm (2.6 in)
2022	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
2023	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
2024	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
2025	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
2026	55.0 mm (2.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Bourges, 1945 to 2026. The record is 43 days in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 22 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bourges by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1945	26 days
1946	15 days
1947	16 days
1948	32 days
1949	35 days
1950	18 days
1951	17 days
1952	27 days
1953	37 days
1954	28 days
1955	33 days
1956	17 days
1957	24 days
1958	12 days
1959	28 days
1960	19 days
1961	30 days
1962	22 days
1963	27 days
1964	15 days
1965	16 days
1966	19 days
1967	27 days
1968	16 days
1969	18 days
1970	15 days
1971	22 days
1972	20 days
1973	17 days
1974	22 days
1975	18 days
1976	43 days
1977	15 days
1978	34 days
1979	19 days
1980	16 days
1981	17 days
1982	25 days
1983	26 days
1984	26 days
1985	33 days
1986	21 days
1987	16 days
1988	29 days
1989	22 days
1990	28 days
1991	28 days
1992	26 days
1993	30 days
1994	16 days
1995	19 days
1996	26 days
1997	37 days
1998	23 days
1999	17 days
2000	22 days
2001	20 days
2002	19 days
2003	24 days
2004	20 days
2005	23 days
2006	16 days
2007	13 days
2008	21 days
2009	25 days
2010	16 days
2011	28 days
2012	35 days
2013	19 days
2014	24 days
2015	15 days
2016	29 days
2017	20 days
2018	22 days
2019	34 days
2020	33 days
2021	30 days
2022	26 days
2023	24 days
2024	17 days
2025	19 days
2026	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

80 years with a frost

Across 80 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Bourges falls on 11 April and the median first autumn frost on 5 November, which leaves a median of 209 days between them.

In 1996 to 2025 the median growing season was 219 days. That is 13 days more than in 1946 to 1975.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +3.3 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Bourges
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period (1946 to 1975)	Recent period (1996 to 2025)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	11 April	10 April	7 April	3 days earlier	-0.7 days per decade
First autumn frost	5 November	30 October	12 November	13 days later	+2.6 days per decade
Growing days	209 days	206 days	219 days	13 days more	+3.3 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

80 years, 1946 to 2025

A day with at least 34.2 mm (1.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 83.5 mm (3.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Bourges: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	34.2 mm (1.3 in)
5 years	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
10 years	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
25 years	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
50 years	74.3 mm (2.9 in)
100 years	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	Longer than the 80 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, 80 years of values from 1946 to 2025.

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: 79.0 mm (3.1 in) in 2007; 75.3 mm (3.0 in) in 1968; 69.2 mm (2.7 in) in 1992.

Station Changes

2 suspected

2 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Bourges, at 1967 and 1982. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1967 ran 0.3 C (0.5 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1982 ran 0.2 C (0.3 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).

Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Bourges, against neighbouring stations
Year	Shift (C)	Shift (F)	Strength	Neighbours
1967	-0.3	-0.5	likely	5
1982	+0.2	+0.3	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.

Climate Twins

2011 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2011 to 2025, Bourges had a mean temperature of 12.9 C (55.2 F) and 722.9 mm (28.5 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Toulouse-Blagnac (France, 390 km away), Grants Pass (United States, 8,721 km away) and Kitt Peak (United States, 9,030 km away).

Climate twins of Bourges: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2011 to 2025 climate
Twin station	Country	Distance away	Mean temperature, 1961-1990	Rain a year, 1961-1990	Climate difference
Toulouse-Blagnac	France	390 km (242 mi)	12.9 C (55.3 F)	655.6 mm (25.8 in)	0.62
Grants Pass	United States	8,721 km (5,419 mi)	12.8 C (55.0 F)	803.7 mm (31.6 in)	0.88
Kitt Peak	United States	9,030 km (5,611 mi)	12.6 C (54.6 F)	643.5 mm (25.3 in)	0.90

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).