Dresden Wahnsdorf Weather Records (GM000003244)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Dresden Wahnsdorf (GM000003244), Germany, with 83 years of record.

Key Facts for Dresden Wahnsdorf

Dresden Wahnsdorf (GM000003244) is a weather station in Germany at 51.12 latitude and 13.68 longitude, 246 m (807 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1917 to 1999, 83 years of record.
1,464 records set at Dresden Wahnsdorf still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Dresden Wahnsdorf set a daily record high maximum temperature of 12.9 C (55.2 F) on 12 December 1999.

About the Station

Location: Germany, 51.12 latitude, 13.68 longitude.
Elevation: 246 m (807 ft).
Period of record: 1917 to 1999, 83 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Dresden Wahnsdorf. 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 Dresden Wahnsdorf, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	16.2 C (61.2 F)	-25.3 C (-13.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	19.7 C (67.5 F)	-30.5 C (-22.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-17.6 C (0.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	30.4 C (86.7 F)	-9.6 C (14.7 F)	n/a	n/a
May	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	34.0 C (93.2 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	36.6 C (97.9 F)	6.3 C (43.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	36.9 C (98.4 F)	5.3 C (41.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	33.0 C (91.4 F)	1.0 C (33.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	27.1 C (80.8 F)	-6.9 C (19.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	19.1 C (66.4 F)	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	16.4 C (61.5 F)	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Dresden Wahnsdorf still stand. 1929 holds the most, with 38.

Standing records at Dresden Wahnsdorf by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1917	16
1918	20
1919	31
1920	21
1921	31
1922	30
1923	14
1924	7
1925	22
1926	9
1927	13
1928	28
1929	38
1930	4
1931	16
1932	6
1933	18
1934	13
1935	16
1936	9
1937	12
1938	10
1939	19
1940	27
1941	24
1942	25
1943	17
1944	9
1945	20
1946	5
1947	34
1948	18
1949	15
1950	14
1951	6
1952	19
1953	18
1954	14
1955	14
1956	26
1957	20
1958	12
1959	6
1960	9
1961	27
1962	30
1963	13
1964	13
1965	13
1966	19
1967	13
1968	15
1969	13
1970	6
1971	26
1972	10
1973	8
1974	14
1975	16
1976	17
1977	11
1978	7
1979	19
1980	27
1981	17
1982	8
1983	29
1984	8
1985	23
1986	21
1987	31
1988	11
1989	32
1990	30
1991	16
1992	16
1993	35
1994	24
1995	12
1996	24
1997	19
1998	29
1999	7

All-Time Record Progression

5 new records

5 all-time records were set at Dresden Wahnsdorf between 19 February 1956 and 1 August 1994. Each dot is a new record.

When Dresden Wahnsdorf set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1956-02-19	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 35.0 cm (13.8 in)
1956-02-21	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 40.0 cm (15.7 in)
1956-02-22	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 41.0 cm (16.1 in)
1957-07-05	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 23.8 C (74.8 F)
1994-08-01	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 36.9 C (98.4 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 114.1 mm (4.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Dresden Wahnsdorf. The most was 114.1 mm (4.5 in) on 11 July 1937.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Dresden Wahnsdorf
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	14 January 1968
Feb	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	8 February 1946
Mar	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	15 March 1994
Apr	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	10 April 1973
May	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	29 May 1941
Jun	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	19 June 1969
Jul	114.1 mm (4.5 in)	11 July 1937
Aug	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	8 August 1978
Sep	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	4 September 1938
Oct	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	10 October 1923
Nov	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	8 November 1934
Dec	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	19 December 1988

Period of Record Coverage

1917 to 1999

83 years of record at Dresden Wahnsdorf, 1917 to 1999. Every year has data for at least 90 percent of its days.

Days with data per year at Dresden Wahnsdorf
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1917	365	100%	Yes
1918	365	100%	Yes
1919	365	100%	Yes
1920	366	100%	Yes
1921	365	100%	Yes
1922	365	100%	Yes
1923	365	100%	Yes
1924	366	100%	Yes
1925	365	100%	Yes
1926	365	100%	Yes
1927	365	100%	Yes
1928	366	100%	Yes
1929	365	100%	Yes
1930	365	100%	Yes
1931	365	100%	Yes
1932	366	100%	Yes
1933	365	100%	Yes
1934	365	100%	Yes
1935	365	100%	Yes
1936	366	100%	Yes
1937	365	100%	Yes
1938	365	100%	Yes
1939	365	100%	Yes
1940	366	100%	Yes
1941	365	100%	Yes
1942	365	100%	Yes
1943	365	100%	Yes
1944	366	100%	Yes
1945	365	100%	Yes
1946	365	100%	Yes
1947	365	100%	Yes
1948	366	100%	Yes
1949	365	100%	Yes
1950	365	100%	Yes
1951	365	100%	Yes
1952	366	100%	Yes
1953	365	100%	Yes
1954	365	100%	Yes
1955	365	100%	Yes
1956	366	100%	Yes
1957	365	100%	Yes
1958	365	100%	Yes
1959	365	100%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	365	100%	Yes
1983	365	100%	Yes
1984	366	100%	Yes
1985	365	100%	Yes
1986	365	100%	Yes
1987	365	100%	Yes
1988	366	100%	Yes
1989	365	100%	Yes
1990	365	100%	Yes
1991	365	100%	Yes
1992	366	100%	Yes
1993	365	100%	Yes
1994	365	100%	Yes
1995	365	100%	Yes
1996	366	100%	Yes
1997	365	100%	Yes
1998	365	100%	Yes
1999	365	100%	Yes

Latest Records

Latest records at Dresden Wahnsdorf
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 December 1999	Dresden Wahnsdorf, DE	daily high max	12.9 C (55.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	4 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1999	Dresden Wahnsdorf, DE	daily high min	15.7 C (60.3 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	12 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1999	Dresden Wahnsdorf, DE	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1999	Dresden Wahnsdorf, DE	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	48 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1999	Dresden Wahnsdorf, DE	daily rain	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1999	Dresden Wahnsdorf, DE	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1999	Dresden Wahnsdorf, DE	daily high min	9.0 C (48.2 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	38 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1999	Dresden Wahnsdorf, DE	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	16 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1999	Dresden Wahnsdorf, DE	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	11 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1999	Dresden Wahnsdorf, DE	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	51 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1999	Dresden Wahnsdorf, DE	monthly high min (Tie)	10.2 C (50.4 F)	tie	5 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1998	Dresden Wahnsdorf, DE	daily high max	13.2 C (55.8 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	4 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1998	Dresden Wahnsdorf, DE	daily high max	12.6 C (54.7 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	39 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1998	Dresden Wahnsdorf, DE	daily low max	-5.4 C (22.3 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	64 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 1998	Dresden Wahnsdorf, DE	daily low min	-11.4 C (11.5 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	77 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1998	Dresden Wahnsdorf, DE	daily low min (Tie)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	tie	41 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1998	Dresden Wahnsdorf, DE	daily low max	5.1 C (41.2 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	61 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1998	Dresden Wahnsdorf, DE	daily low max	7.1 C (44.8 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	28 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1998	Dresden Wahnsdorf, DE	daily rain	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1998	Dresden Wahnsdorf, DE	daily rain	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	8 years	10 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

83 complete years, 1917 to 1999

One stripe for each of 83 complete years at Dresden Wahnsdorf, 1917 to 1999. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.9 C (48.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1940, at 6.8 C (44.3 F), and the warmest was 1990, at 10.6 C (51.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.1 C (3.8 F).

Annual mean temperature at Dresden Wahnsdorf as warming stripes, 1917 to 1999
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1917	7.8 C	-1.12 C
1918	9.1 C	+0.16 C
1919	7.4 C	-1.48 C
1920	9.0 C	+0.14 C
1921	9.4 C	+0.48 C
1922	7.3 C	-1.58 C
1923	8.3 C	-0.64 C
1924	7.8 C	-1.08 C
1925	8.7 C	-0.16 C
1926	9.1 C	+0.22 C
1927	8.4 C	-0.54 C
1928	8.7 C	-0.23 C
1929	7.8 C	-1.13 C
1930	9.1 C	+0.23 C
1931	8.0 C	-0.87 C
1932	8.8 C	-0.15 C
1933	7.8 C	-1.08 C
1934	10.5 C	+1.56 C
1935	8.9 C	+0.03 C
1936	9.1 C	+0.16 C
1937	9.2 C	+0.33 C
1938	9.3 C	+0.37 C
1939	8.8 C	-0.15 C
1940	6.8 C	-2.08 C
1941	7.2 C	-1.68 C
1942	7.6 C	-1.35 C
1943	9.4 C	+0.52 C
1944	8.7 C	-0.17 C
1945	9.4 C	+0.45 C
1946	8.7 C	-0.19 C
1947	8.7 C	-0.16 C
1948	9.7 C	+0.80 C
1949	9.6 C	+0.71 C
1950	9.2 C	+0.31 C
1951	9.7 C	+0.80 C
1952	8.5 C	-0.36 C
1953	10.0 C	+1.06 C
1954	8.3 C	-0.65 C
1955	8.1 C	-0.82 C
1956	7.1 C	-1.79 C
1957	9.2 C	+0.34 C
1958	8.9 C	-0.02 C
1959	9.7 C	+0.83 C
1960	9.0 C	+0.06 C
1961	9.6 C	+0.72 C
1962	7.9 C	-1.05 C
1963	7.9 C	-1.03 C
1964	8.6 C	-0.34 C
1965	8.1 C	-0.77 C
1966	9.2 C	+0.29 C
1967	9.7 C	+0.84 C
1968	8.9 C	-0.04 C
1969	8.3 C	-0.61 C
1970	8.2 C	-0.66 C
1971	9.2 C	+0.25 C
1972	8.8 C	-0.13 C
1973	8.9 C	-0.02 C
1974	9.7 C	+0.84 C
1975	10.0 C	+1.11 C
1976	9.2 C	+0.28 C
1977	9.5 C	+0.63 C
1978	8.8 C	-0.14 C
1979	8.8 C	-0.09 C
1980	8.2 C	-0.72 C
1981	9.1 C	+0.23 C
1982	10.1 C	+1.24 C
1983	10.3 C	+1.42 C
1984	8.8 C	-0.06 C
1985	8.5 C	-0.39 C
1986	8.9 C	-0.05 C
1987	8.1 C	-0.80 C
1988	9.9 C	+0.95 C
1989	10.5 C	+1.64 C
1990	10.6 C	+1.71 C
1991	9.1 C	+0.22 C
1992	10.3 C	+1.37 C
1993	9.3 C	+0.41 C
1994	10.5 C	+1.58 C
1995	9.5 C	+0.63 C
1996	7.3 C	-1.65 C
1997	9.1 C	+0.16 C
1998	9.6 C	+0.69 C
1999	9.9 C	+0.95 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade over 1917 to 1999. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 83 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Dresden Wahnsdorf
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 0.4) per decade	1917 to 1999	83	Rise
Mean daily maximum	0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade	0.3 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade	1917 to 1999	83	Rise
Mean daily minimum	0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade	0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade	1917 to 1999	83	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

1917 to 1999

Yearly extremes at Dresden Wahnsdorf: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	36.9 C (98.4 F)	1994	32.4 C (90.3 F)	83
Coldest night (TNn)	-30.5 C (-22.9 F)	1929	-14.9 C (5.2 F)	83
Wettest day (Rx1day)	114.1 mm (4.5 in)	1937	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	83
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	1958	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	83
Longest dry spell (CDD)	62 days	1959	19 days	83

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Dresden Wahnsdorf, 1917 to 1999. The record is 36.9 C (98.4 F) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.4 C (90.3 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Dresden Wahnsdorf by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1917	31.8 C (89.2 F)
1918	31.0 C (87.8 F)
1919	30.8 C (87.4 F)
1920	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1921	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1922	35.4 C (95.7 F)
1923	33.2 C (91.8 F)
1924	30.1 C (86.2 F)
1925	31.9 C (89.4 F)
1926	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1927	30.9 C (87.6 F)
1928	34.7 C (94.5 F)
1929	33.4 C (92.1 F)
1930	32.6 C (90.7 F)
1931	31.2 C (88.2 F)
1932	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1933	32.4 C (90.3 F)
1934	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1935	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1936	32.4 C (90.3 F)
1937	33.7 C (92.7 F)
1938	32.5 C (90.5 F)
1939	30.1 C (86.2 F)
1940	28.5 C (83.3 F)
1941	29.8 C (85.6 F)
1942	31.9 C (89.4 F)
1943	36.8 C (98.2 F)
1944	33.4 C (92.1 F)
1945	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1946	33.5 C (92.3 F)
1947	36.6 C (97.9 F)
1948	31.2 C (88.2 F)
1949	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1950	32.3 C (90.1 F)
1951	31.0 C (87.8 F)
1952	34.7 C (94.5 F)
1953	31.4 C (88.5 F)
1954	33.1 C (91.6 F)
1955	30.3 C (86.5 F)
1956	28.6 C (83.5 F)
1957	36.0 C (96.8 F)
1958	31.5 C (88.7 F)
1959	35.3 C (95.5 F)
1960	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1961	32.5 C (90.5 F)
1962	31.5 C (88.7 F)
1963	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1964	34.5 C (94.1 F)
1965	31.5 C (88.7 F)
1966	34.2 C (93.6 F)
1967	32.3 C (90.1 F)
1968	30.8 C (87.4 F)
1969	31.6 C (88.9 F)
1970	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1971	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1972	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1973	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1974	34.8 C (94.6 F)
1975	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1976	35.7 C (96.3 F)
1977	30.4 C (86.7 F)
1978	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1979	31.9 C (89.4 F)
1980	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1981	30.4 C (86.7 F)
1982	33.2 C (91.8 F)
1983	35.8 C (96.4 F)
1984	35.8 C (96.4 F)
1985	32.4 C (90.3 F)
1986	34.2 C (93.6 F)
1987	31.6 C (88.9 F)
1988	32.9 C (91.2 F)
1989	33.7 C (92.7 F)
1990	34.8 C (94.6 F)
1991	35.3 C (95.5 F)
1992	36.2 C (97.2 F)
1993	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1994	36.9 C (98.4 F)
1995	33.6 C (92.5 F)
1996	31.2 C (88.2 F)
1997	32.3 C (90.1 F)
1998	34.6 C (94.3 F)
1999	32.8 C (91.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Dresden Wahnsdorf, 1917 to 1999. The record is -30.5 C (-22.9 F) in 1929, marked on the chart; the median year is -14.9 C (5.2 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Dresden Wahnsdorf by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1917	-18.4 C (-1.1 F)
1918	-11.0 C (12.2 F)
1919	-13.5 C (7.7 F)
1920	-11.4 C (11.5 F)
1921	-11.9 C (10.6 F)
1922	-16.6 C (2.1 F)
1923	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1924	-12.9 C (8.8 F)
1925	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1926	-14.3 C (6.3 F)
1927	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)
1928	-14.3 C (6.3 F)
1929	-30.5 C (-22.9 F)
1930	-9.9 C (14.2 F)
1931	-10.7 C (12.7 F)
1932	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)
1933	-19.7 C (-3.5 F)
1934	-12.9 C (8.8 F)
1935	-14.2 C (6.4 F)
1936	-13.1 C (8.4 F)
1937	-12.1 C (10.2 F)
1938	-17.0 C (1.4 F)
1939	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1940	-23.8 C (-10.8 F)
1941	-14.9 C (5.2 F)
1942	-21.4 C (-6.5 F)
1943	-11.3 C (11.7 F)
1944	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1945	-13.8 C (7.2 F)
1946	-17.4 C (0.7 F)
1947	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1948	-14.5 C (5.9 F)
1949	-14.7 C (5.5 F)
1950	-20.3 C (-4.5 F)
1951	-11.9 C (10.6 F)
1952	-9.1 C (15.6 F)
1953	-13.6 C (7.5 F)
1954	-22.3 C (-8.1 F)
1955	-14.9 C (5.2 F)
1956	-27.0 C (-16.6 F)
1957	-15.3 C (4.5 F)
1958	-11.4 C (11.5 F)
1959	-13.5 C (7.7 F)
1960	-15.7 C (3.7 F)
1961	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1962	-17.4 C (0.7 F)
1963	-20.8 C (-5.4 F)
1964	-13.5 C (7.7 F)
1965	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1966	-17.0 C (1.4 F)
1967	-17.3 C (0.9 F)
1968	-15.5 C (4.1 F)
1969	-19.5 C (-3.1 F)
1970	-14.8 C (5.4 F)
1971	-17.1 C (1.2 F)
1972	-13.4 C (7.9 F)
1973	-9.7 C (14.5 F)
1974	-4.8 C (23.4 F)
1975	-9.9 C (14.2 F)
1976	-13.8 C (7.2 F)
1977	-12.0 C (10.4 F)
1978	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1979	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1980	-17.4 C (0.7 F)
1981	-14.9 C (5.2 F)
1982	-18.4 C (-1.1 F)
1983	-15.5 C (4.1 F)
1984	-12.9 C (8.8 F)
1985	-21.6 C (-6.9 F)
1986	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)
1987	-25.3 C (-13.5 F)
1988	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1989	-8.1 C (17.4 F)
1990	-8.5 C (16.7 F)
1991	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1992	-10.5 C (13.1 F)
1993	-15.7 C (3.7 F)
1994	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1995	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1996	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)
1997	-18.1 C (-0.6 F)
1998	-16.8 C (1.8 F)
1999	-17.2 C (1.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Dresden Wahnsdorf, 1917 to 1999. The record is 114.1 mm (4.5 in) in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Dresden Wahnsdorf by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1917	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1918	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1919	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1920	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1921	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1922	26.8 mm (1.1 in)
1923	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1924	33.7 mm (1.3 in)
1925	34.2 mm (1.3 in)
1926	46.6 mm (1.8 in)
1927	29.9 mm (1.2 in)
1928	18.7 mm (0.7 in)
1929	21.7 mm (0.9 in)
1930	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1931	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
1932	48.7 mm (1.9 in)
1933	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1934	37.2 mm (1.5 in)
1935	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1936	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1937	114.1 mm (4.5 in)
1938	38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1939	30.9 mm (1.2 in)
1940	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1941	68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1942	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1943	17.1 mm (0.7 in)
1944	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1945	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1946	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1947	45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1948	50.7 mm (2.0 in)
1949	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1950	34.9 mm (1.4 in)
1951	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1952	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1953	41.3 mm (1.6 in)
1954	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1955	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1956	46.1 mm (1.8 in)
1957	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1958	100.5 mm (4.0 in)
1959	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1960	33.1 mm (1.3 in)
1961	21.7 mm (0.9 in)
1962	31.4 mm (1.2 in)
1963	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1964	36.2 mm (1.4 in)
1965	28.9 mm (1.1 in)
1966	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1967	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1968	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1969	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1970	32.7 mm (1.3 in)
1971	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1972	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1973	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1974	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1975	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1976	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1977	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1978	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1979	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1980	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1981	50.9 mm (2.0 in)
1982	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1983	40.3 mm (1.6 in)
1984	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1985	26.1 mm (1.0 in)
1986	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1987	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1988	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1989	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1990	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1991	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1992	31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1993	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1994	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1995	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1996	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1997	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1998	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1999	76.6 mm (3.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Dresden Wahnsdorf, 1917 to 1999. The record is 179.8 mm (7.1 in) in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 65.5 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Dresden Wahnsdorf by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1917	33.7 mm (1.3 in)
1918	114.7 mm (4.5 in)
1919	82.7 mm (3.3 in)
1920	78.6 mm (3.1 in)
1921	71.8 mm (2.8 in)
1922	43.8 mm (1.7 in)
1923	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1924	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1925	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1926	91.3 mm (3.6 in)
1927	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1928	34.1 mm (1.3 in)
1929	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1930	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1931	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1932	100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1933	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1934	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1935	49.9 mm (2.0 in)
1936	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1937	152.9 mm (6.0 in)
1938	51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1939	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1940	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1941	109.6 mm (4.3 in)
1942	69.7 mm (2.7 in)
1943	32.1 mm (1.3 in)
1944	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1945	98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1946	77.3 mm (3.0 in)
1947	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1948	106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1949	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1950	59.6 mm (2.3 in)
1951	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1952	67.7 mm (2.7 in)
1953	49.2 mm (1.9 in)
1954	153.6 mm (6.0 in)
1955	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1956	72.8 mm (2.9 in)
1957	101.2 mm (4.0 in)
1958	179.8 mm (7.1 in)
1959	95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1960	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1961	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1962	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1963	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1964	80.4 mm (3.2 in)
1965	58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1966	73.8 mm (2.9 in)
1967	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1968	42.3 mm (1.7 in)
1969	56.8 mm (2.2 in)
1970	50.4 mm (2.0 in)
1971	59.8 mm (2.4 in)
1972	66.4 mm (2.6 in)
1973	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1974	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1975	38.2 mm (1.5 in)
1976	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1977	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1978	138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1979	68.7 mm (2.7 in)
1980	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1981	101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1982	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1983	144.1 mm (5.7 in)
1984	50.7 mm (2.0 in)
1985	48.9 mm (1.9 in)
1986	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1987	102.5 mm (4.0 in)
1988	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1989	51.2 mm (2.0 in)
1990	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1991	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1992	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1993	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1994	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1995	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1996	70.2 mm (2.8 in)
1997	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1998	79.4 mm (3.1 in)
1999	92.5 mm (3.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Dresden Wahnsdorf, 1917 to 1999. The record is 62 days in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Dresden Wahnsdorf by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1917	22 days
1918	13 days
1919	19 days
1920	18 days
1921	25 days
1922	20 days
1923	33 days
1924	21 days
1925	17 days
1926	14 days
1927	14 days
1928	23 days
1929	16 days
1930	25 days
1931	25 days
1932	19 days
1933	19 days
1934	16 days
1935	18 days
1936	14 days
1937	14 days
1938	19 days
1939	17 days
1940	22 days
1941	14 days
1942	23 days
1943	43 days
1944	26 days
1945	14 days
1946	12 days
1947	25 days
1948	21 days
1949	37 days
1950	15 days
1951	34 days
1952	11 days
1953	21 days
1954	18 days
1955	18 days
1956	17 days
1957	15 days
1958	16 days
1959	62 days
1960	21 days
1961	23 days
1962	33 days
1963	20 days
1964	43 days
1965	15 days
1966	17 days
1967	16 days
1968	24 days
1969	22 days
1970	16 days
1971	14 days
1972	23 days
1973	15 days
1974	20 days
1975	23 days
1976	31 days
1977	14 days
1978	27 days
1979	17 days
1980	18 days
1981	26 days
1982	19 days
1983	28 days
1984	19 days
1985	18 days
1986	21 days
1987	11 days
1988	14 days
1989	23 days
1990	19 days
1991	26 days
1992	25 days
1993	31 days
1994	18 days
1995	21 days
1996	43 days
1997	27 days
1998	18 days
1999	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

83 years with a frost

Across 83 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Dresden Wahnsdorf falls on 21 April and the median first autumn frost on 28 October, which leaves a median of 193 days between them.

In 1970 to 1999 the median growing season was 182 days. That is 11 days fewer than in 1917 to 1946.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by 0.0 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Dresden Wahnsdorf
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period (1917 to 1946)	Recent period (1970 to 1999)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	21 April	21 April	22 April	1 day later	-0.1 days per decade
First autumn frost	28 October	28 October	23 October	5 days earlier	-0.2 days per decade
Growing days	193 days	193 days	182 days	11 days fewer	0.0 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

83 years, 1917 to 1999

A day with at least 37.3 mm (1.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 110.5 mm (4.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Dresden Wahnsdorf: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
5 years	51.7 mm (2.0 in)
10 years	63.1 mm (2.5 in)
25 years	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
50 years	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
100 years	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	Longer than the 83 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, 83 years of values from 1917 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: 114.1 mm (4.5 in) in 1937; 100.5 mm (4.0 in) in 1958; 97.3 mm (3.8 in) in 1978.

Station Changes

No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.

Download the Data

Data for Dresden Wahnsdorf standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Dresden Wahnsdorf 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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).