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Donaueschingen Weather Records (GME00121330)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Donaueschingen (GME00121330), Germany, with 71 years of record.

Key Facts for Donaueschingen

  • Donaueschingen (GME00121330) is a weather station in Germany at 47.94 latitude and 8.51 longitude, 677 m (2,221 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1941 to 2011, 71 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Donaueschingen still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Donaueschingen set a daily record low minimum temperature of -18.6 C (-1.5 F) on 22 December 2004.

About the Station

  • Location: Germany, 47.94 latitude, 8.51 longitude.
  • Elevation: 677 m (2,221 ft).
  • Period of record: 1941 to 2011, 71 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Donaueschingen, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Donaueschingen. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -40-2002040 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Donaueschingen. 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 Donaueschingen, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan15.5 C (59.9 F)-29.4 C (-20.9 F)n/an/a
Feb17.4 C (63.3 F)-29.1 C (-20.4 F)n/an/a
Mar22.0 C (71.6 F)-18.5 C (-1.3 F)n/an/a
Apr25.0 C (77.0 F)-11.2 C (11.8 F)n/an/a
May29.6 C (85.3 F)-7.6 C (18.3 F)n/an/a
Jun33.5 C (92.3 F)-2.0 C (28.4 F)n/an/a
Jul34.8 C (94.6 F)1.8 C (35.2 F)n/an/a
Aug34.8 C (94.6 F)-0.5 C (31.1 F)n/an/a
Sep29.5 C (85.1 F)-5.0 C (23.0 F)n/an/a
Oct26.3 C (79.3 F)-9.5 C (14.9 F)n/an/a
Nov20.0 C (68.0 F)-20.6 C (-5.1 F)n/an/a
Dec15.7 C (60.3 F)-25.0 C (-13.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Donaueschingen by the year they were set 1,464 records at Donaueschingen still stand. 1956 holds the most, with 54. 02040601951: 191952: 451953: 381954: 191955: 301956: 541957: 181958: 291959: 101960: 181961: 321962: 391963: 361964: 171965: 161966: 271967: 281968: 191969: 291970: 131971: 281972: 201973: 171974: 251975: 291976: 211977: 261978: 121979: 261980: 261981: 401982: 41983: 351984: 261985: 501986: 391987: 361988: 101989: 361990: 261991: 291992: 141993: 391994: 261995: 311996: 161997: 241998: 321999: 282000: 232001: 262002: 372003: 532004: 18195119571963196919751981198719931999
1,464 records at Donaueschingen still stand. 1956 holds the most, with 54.
Standing records at Donaueschingen by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
195119
195245
195338
195419
195530
195654
195718
195829
195910
196018
196132
196239
196336
196417
196516
196627
196728
196819
196929
197013
197128
197220
197317
197425
197529
197621
197726
197812
197926
198026
198140
19824
198335
198426
198550
198639
198736
198810
198936
199026
199129
199214
199339
199426
199531
199616
199724
199832
199928
200023
200126
200237
200353
200418

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records
When Donaueschingen set new all-time records 1 all-time records were set at Donaueschingen between 9 January 1985 and 9 January 1985. Each dot is a new record. Record low minimum temperature9 January 1985: Record low minimum temperature -29.4 C (-20.9 F)1985
1 all-time records were set at Donaueschingen between 9 January 1985 and 9 January 1985. Each dot is a new record.
When Donaueschingen set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1985-01-09Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -29.4 C (-20.9 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 116.5 mm (4.6 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Donaueschingen The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Donaueschingen. The most was 116.5 mm (4.6 in) on 25 July 1969. 050100150 Jan: 38.2 mm (1.5 in), 27 January 1979 Jan Feb: 33.1 mm (1.3 in), 14 February 1990 Feb Mar: 38.3 mm (1.5 in), 4 March 1962 Mar Apr: 38.4 mm (1.5 in), 1 April 1989 Apr May: 51.6 mm (2.0 in), 9 May 1990 May Jun: 87.9 mm (3.5 in), 25 June 1953 Jun Jul: 116.5 mm (4.6 in), 25 July 1969 Jul Aug: 54.4 mm (2.1 in), 7 August 1978 Aug Sep: 51.1 mm (2.0 in), 21 September 1968 Sep Oct: 35.9 mm (1.4 in), 2 October 1993 Oct Nov: 50.2 mm (2.0 in), 7 November 1944 Nov Dec: 35.9 mm (1.4 in), 4 December 1988 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Donaueschingen. The most was 116.5 mm (4.6 in) on 25 July 1969.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Donaueschingen
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan38.2 mm (1.5 in)27 January 1979
Feb33.1 mm (1.3 in)14 February 1990
Mar38.3 mm (1.5 in)4 March 1962
Apr38.4 mm (1.5 in)1 April 1989
May51.6 mm (2.0 in)9 May 1990
Jun87.9 mm (3.5 in)25 June 1953
Jul116.5 mm (4.6 in)25 July 1969
Aug54.4 mm (2.1 in)7 August 1978
Sep51.1 mm (2.0 in)21 September 1968
Oct35.9 mm (1.4 in)2 October 1993
Nov50.2 mm (2.0 in)7 November 1944
Dec35.9 mm (1.4 in)4 December 1988

Period of Record Coverage

1951 to 2004
Days with data per year at Donaueschingen 54 years of record at Donaueschingen, 1951 to 2004. Every year has data for at least 90 percent of its days. 1951: 365 of 365 days1952: 366 of 366 days1953: 365 of 365 days1954: 365 of 365 days1955: 365 of 365 days1956: 366 of 366 days1957: 365 of 365 days1958: 365 of 365 days1959: 365 of 365 days1960: 366 of 366 days1961: 365 of 365 days1962: 364 of 365 days1963: 365 of 365 days1964: 366 of 366 days1965: 365 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 366 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 365 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 366 of 366 days1973: 365 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 365 of 365 days1978: 365 of 365 days1979: 365 of 365 days1980: 366 of 366 days1981: 365 of 365 days1982: 365 of 365 days1983: 365 of 365 days1984: 366 of 366 days1985: 365 of 365 days1986: 365 of 365 days1987: 365 of 365 days1988: 366 of 366 days1989: 365 of 365 days1990: 365 of 365 days1991: 365 of 365 days1992: 366 of 366 days1993: 365 of 365 days1994: 365 of 365 days1995: 365 of 365 days1996: 335 of 366 days1997: 365 of 365 days1998: 365 of 365 days1999: 365 of 365 days2000: 366 of 366 days2001: 365 of 365 days2002: 365 of 365 days2003: 365 of 365 days2004: 366 of 366 days19601970198019902000
54 years of record at Donaueschingen, 1951 to 2004. Every year has data for at least 90 percent of its days.
Days with data per year at Donaueschingen
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
1951365100%Yes
1952366100%Yes
1953365100%Yes
1954365100%Yes
1955365100%Yes
1956366100%Yes
1957365100%Yes
1958365100%Yes
1959365100%Yes
1960366100%Yes
1961365100%Yes
1962364100%Yes
1963365100%Yes
1964366100%Yes
1965365100%Yes
1966365100%Yes
1967365100%Yes
1968366100%Yes
1969365100%Yes
1970365100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972366100%Yes
1973365100%Yes
1974365100%Yes
1975365100%Yes
1976366100%Yes
1977365100%Yes
1978365100%Yes
1979365100%Yes
1980366100%Yes
1981365100%Yes
1982365100%Yes
1983365100%Yes
1984366100%Yes
1985365100%Yes
1986365100%Yes
1987365100%Yes
1988366100%Yes
1989365100%Yes
1990365100%Yes
1991365100%Yes
1992366100%Yes
1993365100%Yes
1994365100%Yes
1995365100%Yes
199633592%Yes
1997365100%Yes
1998365100%Yes
1999365100%Yes
2000366100%Yes
2001365100%Yes
2002365100%Yes
2003365100%Yes
2004366100%Yes

Latest Records

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Latest records at Donaueschingen
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
22 December 2004Donaueschingen, DEdaily low min-18.6 C (-1.5 F)3.6 C (6.5 F)5 years13 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 2004Donaueschingen, DEdaily low min-14.5 C (5.9 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)5 years8 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 2004Donaueschingen, DEdaily rain15.6 mm (0.6 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)38 years20 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 2004Donaueschingen, DEdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)0.4 mm (0.02 in)52 years20 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 2004Donaueschingen, DEdaily rain30.6 mm (1.2 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)27 years32 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 2004Donaueschingen, DEdaily high min11.5 C (52.7 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)7 years8 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 2004Donaueschingen, DEdaily high min (Tie)14.5 C (58.1 F)tie3 years1 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 2004Donaueschingen, DEdaily high min16.0 C (60.8 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)8 years10 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 2004Donaueschingen, DEdaily high min16.0 C (60.8 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)15 years10 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 2004Donaueschingen, DEdaily low min3.7 C (38.7 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)26 years12 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 2004Donaueschingen, DEdaily high max30.5 C (86.9 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)1 year6 of 100 (Routine)
9 June 2004Donaueschingen, DEdaily high max28.5 C (83.3 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)11 years9 of 100 (Routine)
2 June 2004Donaueschingen, DEdaily rain14.4 mm (0.6 in)1.1 mm (0.04 in)55 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 2004Donaueschingen, DEdaily low min-2.0 C (28.4 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)34 years18 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 2004Donaueschingen, DEdaily low max6.1 C (43.0 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)24 years16 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 2004Donaueschingen, DEdaily high max19.8 C (67.6 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 2004Donaueschingen, DEdaily low max0.0 C (32.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)35 years17 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 2004Donaueschingen, DEdaily low max (Tie)2.0 C (35.6 F)tie29 years3 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 2004Donaueschingen, DEdaily high max19.6 C (67.3 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)11 years10 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 2004Donaueschingen, DEdaily high max20.5 C (68.9 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)43 years22 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

53 complete years, 1951 to 2004
Annual mean temperature at Donaueschingen as warming stripes, 1951 to 2004 One stripe for each of 53 complete years at Donaueschingen, 1951 to 2004. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 7.1 C (44.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1956, at 5.2 C (41.3 F), and the warmest was 1994, at 9.1 C (48.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F). 1951: 6.9 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1952: 6.4 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1953: 6.7 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1954: 6.1 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1955: 6.1 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1956: 5.2 C, -2.0 C from the station mean1957: 6.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1958: 6.6 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1959: 7.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1960: 7.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1961: 7.9 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1962: 5.8 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1963: 5.7 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1964: 6.8 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1965: 6.0 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1966: 7.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1967: 7.0 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1968: 6.5 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1969: 6.3 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1970: 6.4 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1971: 6.6 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1972: 6.4 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1973: 6.3 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1974: 7.2 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1975: 7.1 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1976: 6.9 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1977: 7.2 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1978: 6.3 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1979: 7.0 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1980: 6.3 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1981: 6.7 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1982: 7.4 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1983: 7.6 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1984: 6.7 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1985: 6.6 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1986: 7.0 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1987: 7.0 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1988: 8.1 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1989: 8.1 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1990: 8.0 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1991: 7.1 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1992: 8.1 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1993: 7.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1994: 9.1 C, +2.0 C from the station mean1995: 7.9 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1997: 8.2 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1998: 8.1 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1999: 8.0 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2000: 8.8 C, +1.7 C from the station mean2001: 8.1 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2002: 8.7 C, +1.6 C from the station mean2003: 8.4 C, +1.3 C from the station mean2004: 7.7 C, +0.6 C from the station mean19511955196019651970197519801985199019952000
One stripe for each of 53 complete years at Donaueschingen, 1951 to 2004. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 7.1 C (44.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1956, at 5.2 C (41.3 F), and the warmest was 1994, at 9.1 C (48.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F).
Annual mean temperature at Donaueschingen as warming stripes, 1951 to 2004
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
19516.9 C-0.22 C
19526.4 C-0.72 C
19536.7 C-0.39 C
19546.1 C-0.98 C
19556.1 C-0.99 C
19565.2 C-1.95 C
19576.9 C-0.26 C
19586.6 C-0.51 C
19597.3 C+0.17 C
19607.0 C-0.15 C
19617.9 C+0.79 C
19625.8 C-1.31 C
19635.7 C-1.39 C
19646.8 C-0.30 C
19656.0 C-1.08 C
19667.2 C+0.05 C
19677.0 C-0.13 C
19686.5 C-0.58 C
19696.3 C-0.84 C
19706.4 C-0.71 C
19716.6 C-0.48 C
19726.4 C-0.75 C
19736.3 C-0.78 C
19747.2 C+0.09 C
19757.1 C+0.01 C
19766.9 C-0.24 C
19777.2 C+0.09 C
19786.3 C-0.83 C
19797.0 C-0.09 C
19806.3 C-0.85 C
19816.7 C-0.42 C
19827.4 C+0.33 C
19837.6 C+0.52 C
19846.7 C-0.46 C
19856.6 C-0.56 C
19867.0 C-0.13 C
19877.0 C-0.09 C
19888.1 C+1.03 C
19898.1 C+0.95 C
19908.0 C+0.92 C
19917.1 C-0.01 C
19928.1 C+1.02 C
19937.6 C+0.45 C
19949.1 C+2.00 C
19957.9 C+0.83 C
19978.2 C+1.06 C
19988.1 C+0.98 C
19998.0 C+0.86 C
20008.8 C+1.72 C
20018.1 C+0.95 C
20028.7 C+1.59 C
20038.4 C+1.31 C
20047.7 C+0.60 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.4 C (0.3 to 0.5) per decade over 1951 to 2004. In Fahrenheit: 0.7 F (0.5 to 0.9) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 53 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Donaueschingen
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.4 C (0.3 to 0.5) per decade0.7 F (0.5 to 0.9) per decade1951 to 200453Rise
Mean daily maximum0.4 C (0.3 to 0.5) per decade0.7 F (0.5 to 1.0) per decade1951 to 200453Rise
Mean daily minimum0.4 C (0.3 to 0.5) per decade0.7 F (0.5 to 0.9) per decade1951 to 200453Rise

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

1941 to 2011
Yearly extremes at Donaueschingen: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)34.8 C (94.6 F)195230.0 C (86.0 F)54
Coldest night (TNn)-29.4 C (-20.9 F)1985-19.4 C (-2.9 F)54
Wettest day (Rx1day)116.5 mm (4.6 in)196934.8 mm (1.4 in)63
Wettest five days (Rx5day)193.3 mm (7.6 in)196963.9 mm (2.5 in)62
Longest dry spell (CDD)49 days195319 days63

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Donaueschingen by year The hottest day of the year at Donaueschingen, 1941 to 2011. The record is 34.8 C (94.6 F) in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.0 C (86.0 F). 262830323436196019802000Record: 34.8 C (94.6 F) in 1952
The hottest day of the year at Donaueschingen, 1941 to 2011. The record is 34.8 C (94.6 F) in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.0 C (86.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Donaueschingen by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
1941n/a
1942n/a
1943n/a
1944n/a
1947n/a
1948n/a
1949n/a
1950n/a
195129.4 C (84.9 F)
195234.8 C (94.6 F)
195329.6 C (85.3 F)
195428.0 C (82.4 F)
195528.5 C (83.3 F)
195628.1 C (82.6 F)
195732.3 C (90.1 F)
195829.0 C (84.2 F)
195929.0 C (84.2 F)
196028.0 C (82.4 F)
196128.7 C (83.7 F)
196230.3 C (86.5 F)
196329.2 C (84.6 F)
196431.3 C (88.3 F)
196529.2 C (84.6 F)
196629.9 C (85.8 F)
196730.0 C (86.0 F)
196828.7 C (83.7 F)
196928.1 C (82.6 F)
197029.0 C (84.2 F)
197130.6 C (87.1 F)
197228.4 C (83.1 F)
197327.6 C (81.7 F)
197432.4 C (90.3 F)
197529.2 C (84.6 F)
197629.9 C (85.8 F)
197730.2 C (86.4 F)
197827.2 C (81.0 F)
197928.3 C (82.9 F)
198030.6 C (87.1 F)
198128.6 C (83.5 F)
198229.5 C (85.1 F)
198334.7 C (94.5 F)
198432.4 C (90.3 F)
198531.6 C (88.9 F)
198632.0 C (89.6 F)
198730.0 C (86.0 F)
198831.5 C (88.7 F)
198931.0 C (87.8 F)
199031.0 C (87.8 F)
199132.0 C (89.6 F)
199232.6 C (90.7 F)
199330.0 C (86.0 F)
199431.5 C (88.7 F)
199533.0 C (91.4 F)
199629.7 C (85.5 F)
199728.2 C (82.8 F)
199833.6 C (92.5 F)
199930.5 C (86.9 F)
200030.5 C (86.9 F)
200130.5 C (86.9 F)
200233.0 C (91.4 F)
200334.8 C (94.6 F)
200430.5 C (86.9 F)
2011n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Donaueschingen by year The coldest night of the year at Donaueschingen, 1941 to 2011. The record is -29.4 C (-20.9 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is -19.4 C (-2.9 F). -30-25-20-15-10196019802000Record: -29.4 C (-20.9 F) in 1985
The coldest night of the year at Donaueschingen, 1941 to 2011. The record is -29.4 C (-20.9 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is -19.4 C (-2.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Donaueschingen by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1941n/a
1942n/a
1943n/a
1944n/a
1947n/a
1948n/a
1949n/a
1950n/a
1951-16.2 C (2.8 F)
1952-23.2 C (-9.8 F)
1953-29.1 C (-20.4 F)
1954-21.0 C (-5.8 F)
1955-17.6 C (0.3 F)
1956-27.3 C (-17.1 F)
1957-18.0 C (-0.4 F)
1958-18.4 C (-1.1 F)
1959-20.1 C (-4.2 F)
1960-20.2 C (-4.4 F)
1961-14.8 C (5.4 F)
1962-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1963-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1964-19.2 C (-2.6 F)
1965-20.7 C (-5.3 F)
1966-23.7 C (-10.7 F)
1967-20.1 C (-4.2 F)
1968-25.9 C (-14.6 F)
1969-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1970-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1971-21.9 C (-7.4 F)
1972-15.1 C (4.8 F)
1973-20.3 C (-4.5 F)
1974-14.0 C (6.8 F)
1975-18.2 C (-0.8 F)
1976-24.5 C (-12.1 F)
1977-11.9 C (10.6 F)
1978-16.0 C (3.2 F)
1979-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1980-21.4 C (-6.5 F)
1981-20.9 C (-5.6 F)
1982-12.5 C (9.5 F)
1983-16.9 C (1.6 F)
1984-18.6 C (-1.5 F)
1985-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1986-27.3 C (-17.1 F)
1987-25.3 C (-13.5 F)
1988-18.5 C (-1.3 F)
1989-15.1 C (4.8 F)
1990-15.5 C (4.1 F)
1991-20.4 C (-4.7 F)
1992-18.1 C (-0.6 F)
1993-22.0 C (-7.6 F)
1994-15.1 C (4.8 F)
1995-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1996-18.5 C (-1.3 F)
1997-17.0 C (1.4 F)
1998-16.5 C (2.3 F)
1999-20.2 C (-4.4 F)
2000-19.6 C (-3.3 F)
2001-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2002-17.6 C (0.3 F)
2003-21.0 C (-5.8 F)
2004-18.6 C (-1.5 F)
2011n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Donaueschingen by year The wettest day of the year at Donaueschingen, 1941 to 2011. The record is 116.5 mm (4.6 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.8 mm (1.4 in). 050100150196019802000Record: 116.5 mm (4.6 in) in 1969
The wettest day of the year at Donaueschingen, 1941 to 2011. The record is 116.5 mm (4.6 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.8 mm (1.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Donaueschingen by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
194119.0 mm (0.7 in)
194224.5 mm (1.0 in)
194320.5 mm (0.8 in)
194450.2 mm (2.0 in)
194757.1 mm (2.2 in)
194830.1 mm (1.2 in)
194929.0 mm (1.1 in)
195028.3 mm (1.1 in)
195132.2 mm (1.3 in)
195228.2 mm (1.1 in)
195387.9 mm (3.5 in)
195433.7 mm (1.3 in)
195533.2 mm (1.3 in)
195638.1 mm (1.5 in)
195733.5 mm (1.3 in)
195830.3 mm (1.2 in)
195953.3 mm (2.1 in)
196034.8 mm (1.4 in)
196131.6 mm (1.2 in)
196238.3 mm (1.5 in)
196333.2 mm (1.3 in)
196427.3 mm (1.1 in)
196535.0 mm (1.4 in)
196635.0 mm (1.4 in)
196745.3 mm (1.8 in)
196851.1 mm (2.0 in)
1969116.5 mm (4.6 in)
197033.2 mm (1.3 in)
197130.1 mm (1.2 in)
197245.9 mm (1.8 in)
197333.0 mm (1.3 in)
197424.3 mm (1.0 in)
197553.8 mm (2.1 in)
197625.5 mm (1.0 in)
197741.9 mm (1.6 in)
197854.4 mm (2.1 in)
197941.8 mm (1.6 in)
198039.1 mm (1.5 in)
198131.9 mm (1.3 in)
198234.8 mm (1.4 in)
198343.7 mm (1.7 in)
198436.5 mm (1.4 in)
198525.5 mm (1.0 in)
198646.8 mm (1.8 in)
198729.8 mm (1.2 in)
198835.9 mm (1.4 in)
198972.5 mm (2.9 in)
199051.6 mm (2.0 in)
199130.6 mm (1.2 in)
199234.8 mm (1.4 in)
199335.9 mm (1.4 in)
199445.5 mm (1.8 in)
199537.2 mm (1.5 in)
199668.5 mm (2.7 in)
199741.2 mm (1.6 in)
199828.7 mm (1.1 in)
199929.7 mm (1.2 in)
200042.5 mm (1.7 in)
200145.8 mm (1.8 in)
200231.6 mm (1.2 in)
200344.8 mm (1.8 in)
200430.6 mm (1.2 in)
20110.0 mm (0.00 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Donaueschingen by year The wettest five days of the year at Donaueschingen, 1941 to 2011. The record is 193.3 mm (7.6 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 63.9 mm (2.5 in). 050100150200196019802000Record: 193.3 mm (7.6 in) in 1969
The wettest five days of the year at Donaueschingen, 1941 to 2011. The record is 193.3 mm (7.6 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 63.9 mm (2.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Donaueschingen by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
194146.0 mm (1.8 in)
194254.5 mm (2.1 in)
194338.9 mm (1.5 in)
194488.7 mm (3.5 in)
194766.4 mm (2.6 in)
194845.1 mm (1.8 in)
194944.5 mm (1.8 in)
195076.7 mm (3.0 in)
195166.5 mm (2.6 in)
195261.3 mm (2.4 in)
1953117.9 mm (4.6 in)
195466.7 mm (2.6 in)
195574.1 mm (2.9 in)
195668.7 mm (2.7 in)
195762.4 mm (2.5 in)
195853.8 mm (2.1 in)
195965.7 mm (2.6 in)
196085.8 mm (3.4 in)
196147.7 mm (1.9 in)
196257.1 mm (2.2 in)
196355.3 mm (2.2 in)
196445.1 mm (1.8 in)
196566.7 mm (2.6 in)
196658.7 mm (2.3 in)
196746.2 mm (1.8 in)
196869.4 mm (2.7 in)
1969193.3 mm (7.6 in)
197071.1 mm (2.8 in)
197142.3 mm (1.7 in)
197290.5 mm (3.6 in)
197367.1 mm (2.6 in)
197439.0 mm (1.5 in)
197592.0 mm (3.6 in)
197648.5 mm (1.9 in)
197755.4 mm (2.2 in)
197895.3 mm (3.8 in)
197961.6 mm (2.4 in)
198055.1 mm (2.2 in)
1981104.9 mm (4.1 in)
198287.5 mm (3.4 in)
198392.6 mm (3.6 in)
198462.4 mm (2.5 in)
198552.1 mm (2.1 in)
198692.1 mm (3.6 in)
198760.8 mm (2.4 in)
198865.5 mm (2.6 in)
198996.8 mm (3.8 in)
199099.1 mm (3.9 in)
199156.9 mm (2.2 in)
199253.7 mm (2.1 in)
199364.9 mm (2.6 in)
199483.7 mm (3.3 in)
199556.7 mm (2.2 in)
199669.7 mm (2.7 in)
199762.7 mm (2.5 in)
199853.2 mm (2.1 in)
199970.1 mm (2.8 in)
200070.2 mm (2.8 in)
200162.3 mm (2.5 in)
200262.8 mm (2.5 in)
200361.1 mm (2.4 in)
200478.5 mm (3.1 in)
2011n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Donaueschingen by year The longest dry spell of the year at Donaueschingen, 1941 to 2011. The record is 49 days in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days. 0204060196019802000Record: 49 days in 1953
The longest dry spell of the year at Donaueschingen, 1941 to 2011. The record is 49 days in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Donaueschingen by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
194115 days
194215 days
194319 days
194418 days
194720 days
194831 days
194934 days
195019 days
195122 days
195221 days
195349 days
195414 days
195522 days
195618 days
195719 days
195826 days
195927 days
196015 days
196115 days
196229 days
196336 days
196415 days
196514 days
196615 days
196722 days
196818 days
196924 days
197015 days
197122 days
197232 days
197322 days
197415 days
197521 days
197627 days
197716 days
197840 days
197919 days
198018 days
198116 days
198214 days
198338 days
198418 days
198525 days
198631 days
198733 days
198816 days
198935 days
199021 days
199126 days
199214 days
199321 days
199417 days
199517 days
199631 days
199724 days
199828 days
199914 days
200011 days
200115 days
200219 days
200323 days
200414 days
20111 day

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

53 years with a frost

Across 53 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Donaueschingen falls on 12 May and the median first autumn frost on 30 September, which leaves a median of 141 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +6.3 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Donaueschingen
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest periodRecent period (1974 to 2004)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost12 Mayn/a8 Mayn/a-4.1 days per decade
First autumn frost30 Septembern/a5 Octobern/a+2.2 days per decade
Growing days141 daysn/a149 daysn/a+6.3 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

62 years, 1941 to 2004

A day with at least 35.4 mm (1.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 102.2 mm (4.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Donaueschingen: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years35.4 mm (1.4 in)
5 years47.1 mm (1.9 in)
10 years56.8 mm (2.2 in)
25 years72.0 mm (2.8 in)
50 years85.8 mm (3.4 in)
100 years102.2 mm (4.0 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 1941 to 2004.

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: 116.5 mm (4.6 in) in 1969; 87.9 mm (3.5 in) in 1953; 72.5 mm (2.9 in) in 1989.

Station Changes

1 suspected

One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Donaueschingen, at 1984. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1984 ran 0.1 C (0.2 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Donaueschingen, against neighbouring stations
YearShift (C)Shift (F)StrengthNeighbours
1984+0.1+0.2likely5

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

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