Herford Weather Records (GME00123622)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Herford (GME00123622), Germany, with 72 years of record.

Key Facts for Herford

Herford (GME00123622) is a weather station in Germany at 52.13 latitude and 8.69 longitude, 77 m (253 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1936 to 2007, 72 years of record.
1,464 records set at Herford still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Herford set a daily record precipitation of 23.6 mm (0.9 in) on 6 December 2007.

About the Station

Location: Germany, 52.13 latitude, 8.69 longitude.
Elevation: 77 m (253 ft).
Period of record: 1936 to 2007, 72 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 Herford. 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 Herford, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	15.0 C (59.0 F)	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	19.9 C (67.8 F)	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	24.2 C (75.6 F)	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	n/a	n/a
May	33.4 C (92.1 F)	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	36.0 C (96.8 F)	1.2 C (34.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	35.5 C (95.9 F)	4.5 C (40.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	37.5 C (99.5 F)	3.8 C (38.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	35.1 C (95.2 F)	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	26.9 C (80.4 F)	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	20.9 C (69.6 F)	-11.6 C (11.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	16.5 C (61.7 F)	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Herford still stand. 1956 holds the most, with 57.

Standing records at Herford by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1936	14
1937	9
1938	31
1939	21
1940	38
1941	33
1942	33
1943	16
1944	16
1947	38
1948	19
1949	25
1950	14
1951	17
1952	27
1953	24
1954	18
1955	35
1956	57
1957	21
1958	22
1959	17
1960	12
1961	18
1962	29
1963	12
1964	28
1965	16
1966	20
1967	13
1968	22
1969	20
1970	10
1971	20
1972	12
1973	13
1974	21
1975	19
1976	15
1977	18
1978	21
1979	13
1980	18
1981	19
1982	6
1983	14
1984	13
1985	24
1986	22
1987	26
1988	8
1989	25
1990	22
1991	13
1992	12
1993	32
1994	20
1995	16
1996	19
1997	18
1998	26
1999	15
2000	19
2001	16
2002	25
2003	23
2004	16
2005	34
2006	41
2007	25

All-Time Record Progression

8 new records

8 all-time records were set at Herford between 16 February 1969 and 13 August 2003. Each dot is a new record.

When Herford set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1969-02-16	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 40.0 cm (15.7 in)
1969-02-17	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 45.0 cm (17.7 in)
1969-02-18	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 46.0 cm (18.1 in)
1984-07-31	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 21.0 C (69.8 F)
1987-09-04	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1992-08-09	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 37.2 C (99.0 F)
2003-08-12	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 37.5 C (99.5 F)
2003-08-13	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 21.3 C (70.3 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 72.9 mm (2.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Herford. The most was 72.9 mm (2.9 in) on 4 September 1987.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Herford
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	18 January 2007
Feb	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	12 February 1962
Mar	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	12 March 1992
Apr	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	17 April 1936
May	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 May 1978
Jun	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	29 June 1981
Jul	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	9 July 1948
Aug	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	21 August 2007
Sep	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	4 September 1987
Oct	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	3 October 1993
Nov	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	12 November 1951
Dec	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	3 December 1960

Period of Record Coverage

1936 to 2007

70 years of record at Herford, 1936 to 2007. Every year has data for at least 90 percent of its days.

Days with data per year at Herford
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1936	366	100%	Yes
1937	365	100%	Yes
1938	365	100%	Yes
1939	365	100%	Yes
1940	363	99%	Yes
1941	365	100%	Yes
1942	365	100%	Yes
1943	365	100%	Yes
1944	335	92%	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
2000	366	100%	Yes
2001	365	100%	Yes
2002	365	100%	Yes
2003	365	100%	Yes
2004	366	100%	Yes
2005	365	100%	Yes
2006	365	100%	Yes
2007	365	100%	Yes

Latest Records

Latest records at Herford
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 December 2007	Herford, DE	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	66 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 2007	Herford, DE	daily high min	8.5 C (47.3 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	34 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 2007	Herford, DE	daily rain	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	70 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 2007	Herford, DE	daily rain	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 2007	Herford, DE	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	50 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2007	Herford, DE	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	41 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 2007	Herford, DE	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2007	Herford, DE	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 2007	Herford, DE	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 2007	Herford, DE	monthly rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2007	Herford, DE	daily high min	19.5 C (67.1 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	32 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 2007	Herford, DE	daily low max (Tie)	17.4 C (63.3 F)	tie	41 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 2007	Herford, DE	daily low max	16.0 C (60.8 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	66 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 2007	Herford, DE	daily high min	19.5 C (67.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	30 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 2007	Herford, DE	daily high max	35.2 C (95.4 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	30 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 2007	Herford, DE	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	42 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 2007	Herford, DE	daily high min	18.0 C (64.4 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	24 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 2007	Herford, DE	daily high min	17.1 C (62.8 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	25 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
9 June 2007	Herford, DE	daily high min	17.6 C (63.7 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	10 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 2007	Herford, DE	daily high min (Tie)	14.6 C (58.3 F)	tie	66 years	6 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

69 complete years, 1936 to 2007

One stripe for each of 69 complete years at Herford, 1936 to 2007. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.6 C (49.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1940, at 7.4 C (45.3 F), and the warmest was 2007, at 11.3 C (52.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F).

Annual mean temperature at Herford as warming stripes, 1936 to 2007
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1936	9.7 C	+0.03 C
1937	9.8 C	+0.17 C
1938	9.9 C	+0.23 C
1939	9.7 C	+0.03 C
1940	7.4 C	-2.23 C
1941	8.4 C	-1.22 C
1942	8.3 C	-1.37 C
1943	10.0 C	+0.38 C
1947	9.5 C	-0.16 C
1948	10.4 C	+0.74 C
1949	10.4 C	+0.82 C
1950	9.7 C	+0.04 C
1951	9.6 C	+0.01 C
1952	8.5 C	-1.14 C
1953	9.7 C	+0.06 C
1954	8.5 C	-1.16 C
1955	7.9 C	-1.73 C
1956	7.5 C	-2.16 C
1957	9.9 C	+0.30 C
1958	9.5 C	-0.11 C
1959	10.4 C	+0.79 C
1960	9.6 C	+0.00 C
1961	10.0 C	+0.38 C
1962	8.1 C	-1.57 C
1963	8.0 C	-1.65 C
1964	9.2 C	-0.39 C
1965	8.7 C	-0.96 C
1966	9.6 C	-0.02 C
1967	10.1 C	+0.43 C
1968	9.3 C	-0.36 C
1969	9.0 C	-0.66 C
1970	8.8 C	-0.87 C
1971	9.5 C	-0.12 C
1972	8.9 C	-0.74 C
1973	9.4 C	-0.25 C
1974	9.9 C	+0.31 C
1975	10.2 C	+0.60 C
1976	9.7 C	+0.12 C
1977	10.0 C	+0.35 C
1978	9.1 C	-0.50 C
1979	8.8 C	-0.82 C
1980	9.2 C	-0.44 C
1981	9.4 C	-0.19 C
1982	10.4 C	+0.73 C
1983	10.3 C	+0.67 C
1984	9.4 C	-0.20 C
1985	8.6 C	-1.05 C
1986	9.0 C	-0.61 C
1987	8.6 C	-1.00 C
1988	10.3 C	+0.72 C
1989	10.8 C	+1.15 C
1990	10.9 C	+1.23 C
1991	9.6 C	-0.01 C
1992	10.6 C	+0.95 C
1993	9.6 C	-0.04 C
1994	10.8 C	+1.16 C
1995	10.2 C	+0.55 C
1996	8.2 C	-1.39 C
1997	10.1 C	+0.48 C
1998	10.2 C	+0.60 C
1999	11.0 C	+1.40 C
2000	11.2 C	+1.61 C
2001	10.4 C	+0.81 C
2002	10.8 C	+1.16 C
2003	10.6 C	+0.94 C
2004	10.4 C	+0.74 C
2005	10.6 C	+1.00 C
2006	11.1 C	+1.47 C
2007	11.3 C	+1.66 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade over 1936 to 2007. In Fahrenheit: 0.4 F (0.2 to 0.6) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 69 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Herford
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade	0.4 F (0.2 to 0.6) per decade	1936 to 2007	69	Rise
Mean daily maximum	0.14 C (0.03 to 0.25) per decade	0.2 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade	1936 to 2007	69	Rise
Mean daily minimum	0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade	0.5 F (0.4 to 0.7) per decade	1936 to 2007	69	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

1936 to 2007

Yearly extremes at Herford: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	37.5 C (99.5 F)	2003	33.0 C (91.3 F)	70
Coldest night (TNn)	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	1942	-12.4 C (9.8 F)	70
Wettest day (Rx1day)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	1987	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	70
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	146.9 mm (5.8 in)	1956	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	70
Longest dry spell (CDD)	36 days	1951	19 days	70

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Herford, 1936 to 2007. The record is 37.5 C (99.5 F) in 2003, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.0 C (91.3 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Herford by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1936	30.5 C (86.9 F)
1937	34.5 C (94.1 F)
1938	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1939	31.6 C (88.9 F)
1940	29.5 C (85.1 F)
1941	34.5 C (94.1 F)
1942	32.6 C (90.7 F)
1943	36.2 C (97.2 F)
1944	35.4 C (95.7 F)
1947	35.1 C (95.2 F)
1948	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1949	32.5 C (90.5 F)
1950	31.5 C (88.7 F)
1951	31.6 C (88.9 F)
1952	34.1 C (93.4 F)
1953	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1954	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1955	30.1 C (86.2 F)
1956	27.4 C (81.3 F)
1957	34.9 C (94.8 F)
1958	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1959	35.5 C (95.9 F)
1960	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1961	32.3 C (90.1 F)
1962	28.4 C (83.1 F)
1963	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1964	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1965	28.0 C (82.4 F)
1966	33.7 C (92.7 F)
1967	31.0 C (87.8 F)
1968	31.5 C (88.7 F)
1969	33.1 C (91.6 F)
1970	30.1 C (86.2 F)
1971	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1972	31.9 C (89.4 F)
1973	33.2 C (91.8 F)
1974	32.9 C (91.2 F)
1975	33.4 C (92.1 F)
1976	34.5 C (94.1 F)
1977	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1978	31.0 C (87.8 F)
1979	30.8 C (87.4 F)
1980	31.0 C (87.8 F)
1981	30.8 C (87.4 F)
1982	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1983	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1984	32.6 C (90.7 F)
1985	32.7 C (90.9 F)
1986	33.2 C (91.8 F)
1987	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1988	30.1 C (86.2 F)
1989	32.5 C (90.5 F)
1990	35.1 C (95.2 F)
1991	33.4 C (92.1 F)
1992	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1993	30.3 C (86.5 F)
1994	35.2 C (95.4 F)
1995	33.5 C (92.3 F)
1996	33.1 C (91.6 F)
1997	32.6 C (90.7 F)
1998	33.1 C (91.6 F)
1999	33.2 C (91.8 F)
2000	34.6 C (94.3 F)
2001	34.0 C (93.2 F)
2002	36.0 C (96.8 F)
2003	37.5 C (99.5 F)
2004	31.6 C (88.9 F)
2005	33.4 C (92.1 F)
2006	35.4 C (95.7 F)
2007	35.2 C (95.4 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Herford, 1936 to 2007. The record is -27.8 C (-18.0 F) in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is -12.4 C (9.8 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Herford by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1936	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1937	-9.1 C (15.6 F)
1938	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)
1939	-10.4 C (13.3 F)
1940	-24.8 C (-12.6 F)
1941	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)
1942	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1943	-17.1 C (1.2 F)
1944	-9.0 C (15.8 F)
1947	-17.1 C (1.2 F)
1948	-13.1 C (8.4 F)
1949	-9.9 C (14.2 F)
1950	-13.0 C (8.6 F)
1951	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1952	-10.4 C (13.3 F)
1953	-19.1 C (-2.4 F)
1954	-17.0 C (1.4 F)
1955	-14.9 C (5.2 F)
1956	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1957	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1958	-12.1 C (10.2 F)
1959	-7.6 C (18.3 F)
1960	-15.7 C (3.7 F)
1961	-12.4 C (9.7 F)
1962	-17.0 C (1.4 F)
1963	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)
1964	-12.3 C (9.9 F)
1965	-11.4 C (11.5 F)
1966	-11.5 C (11.3 F)
1967	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1968	-19.5 C (-3.1 F)
1969	-14.2 C (6.4 F)
1970	-14.5 C (5.9 F)
1971	-17.0 C (1.4 F)
1972	-13.1 C (8.4 F)
1973	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1974	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1975	-7.7 C (18.1 F)
1976	-11.9 C (10.6 F)
1977	-5.8 C (21.6 F)
1978	-17.4 C (0.7 F)
1979	-17.6 C (0.3 F)
1980	-9.8 C (14.4 F)
1981	-12.5 C (9.5 F)
1982	-13.6 C (7.5 F)
1983	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1984	-6.6 C (20.1 F)
1985	-17.0 C (1.4 F)
1986	-17.6 C (0.3 F)
1987	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1988	-7.6 C (18.3 F)
1989	-7.0 C (19.4 F)
1990	-4.3 C (24.3 F)
1991	-13.2 C (8.2 F)
1992	-8.8 C (16.2 F)
1993	-12.1 C (10.2 F)
1994	-11.0 C (12.2 F)
1995	-12.4 C (9.7 F)
1996	-15.5 C (4.1 F)
1997	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)
1998	-9.5 C (14.9 F)
1999	-9.5 C (14.9 F)
2000	-7.0 C (19.4 F)
2001	-8.0 C (17.6 F)
2002	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2003	-13.5 C (7.7 F)
2004	-7.0 C (19.4 F)
2005	-12.0 C (10.4 F)
2006	-11.6 C (11.1 F)
2007	-7.8 C (18.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Herford, 1936 to 2007. The record is 72.9 mm (2.9 in) in 1987, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.0 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Herford by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1936	43.1 mm (1.7 in)
1937	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1938	29.8 mm (1.2 in)
1939	49.4 mm (1.9 in)
1940	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1941	49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1942	17.6 mm (0.7 in)
1943	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1944	33.1 mm (1.3 in)
1947	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1948	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1949	42.8 mm (1.7 in)
1950	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1951	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1952	20.9 mm (0.8 in)
1953	44.8 mm (1.8 in)
1954	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1955	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1956	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1957	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1958	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1959	13.7 mm (0.5 in)
1960	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1961	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1962	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1963	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1964	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1965	24.5 mm (1.0 in)
1966	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1967	26.3 mm (1.0 in)
1968	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1969	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1970	32.4 mm (1.3 in)
1971	25.3 mm (1.0 in)
1972	33.7 mm (1.3 in)
1973	21.9 mm (0.9 in)
1974	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1975	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1976	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1977	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1978	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1979	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1980	43.6 mm (1.7 in)
1981	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1982	39.3 mm (1.5 in)
1983	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1984	35.2 mm (1.4 in)
1985	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1986	28.9 mm (1.1 in)
1987	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1988	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1989	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1990	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1991	27.8 mm (1.1 in)
1992	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1993	35.7 mm (1.4 in)
1994	31.9 mm (1.3 in)
1995	25.2 mm (1.0 in)
1996	31.4 mm (1.2 in)
1997	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1998	32.2 mm (1.3 in)
1999	19.4 mm (0.8 in)
2000	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
2001	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
2002	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
2003	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
2004	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
2005	34.9 mm (1.4 in)
2006	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
2007	59.5 mm (2.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Herford, 1936 to 2007. The record is 146.9 mm (5.8 in) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 60.8 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Herford by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1936	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1937	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1938	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1939	81.9 mm (3.2 in)
1940	74.8 mm (2.9 in)
1941	69.7 mm (2.7 in)
1942	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1943	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1944	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1947	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1948	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1949	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1950	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1951	79.4 mm (3.1 in)
1952	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1953	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1954	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1955	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1956	146.9 mm (5.8 in)
1957	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1958	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1959	35.2 mm (1.4 in)
1960	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1961	62.1 mm (2.4 in)
1962	49.9 mm (2.0 in)
1963	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1964	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
1965	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1966	78.9 mm (3.1 in)
1967	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1968	41.3 mm (1.6 in)
1969	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1970	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1971	45.6 mm (1.8 in)
1972	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1973	45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1974	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1975	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1976	44.9 mm (1.8 in)
1977	66.9 mm (2.6 in)
1978	104.8 mm (4.1 in)
1979	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1980	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1981	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1982	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1983	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1984	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1985	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1986	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1987	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1988	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1989	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1990	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1991	57.3 mm (2.3 in)
1992	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1993	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1994	61.3 mm (2.4 in)
1995	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1996	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1997	49.2 mm (1.9 in)
1998	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1999	58.8 mm (2.3 in)
2000	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
2001	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
2002	86.8 mm (3.4 in)
2003	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
2004	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
2005	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
2006	45.4 mm (1.8 in)
2007	74.6 mm (2.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Herford, 1936 to 2007. The record is 36 days in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Herford by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1936	24 days
1937	24 days
1938	21 days
1939	16 days
1940	14 days
1941	20 days
1942	22 days
1943	20 days
1944	17 days
1947	31 days
1948	13 days
1949	17 days
1950	15 days
1951	36 days
1952	13 days
1953	23 days
1954	17 days
1955	12 days
1956	13 days
1957	16 days
1958	17 days
1959	36 days
1960	26 days
1961	9 days
1962	25 days
1963	22 days
1964	18 days
1965	12 days
1966	15 days
1967	12 days
1968	28 days
1969	20 days
1970	21 days
1971	17 days
1972	23 days
1973	20 days
1974	33 days
1975	20 days
1976	27 days
1977	19 days
1978	14 days
1979	11 days
1980	19 days
1981	18 days
1982	21 days
1983	17 days
1984	21 days
1985	16 days
1986	21 days
1987	14 days
1988	16 days
1989	21 days
1990	21 days
1991	18 days
1992	21 days
1993	17 days
1994	16 days
1995	28 days
1996	24 days
1997	23 days
1998	17 days
1999	12 days
2000	11 days
2001	19 days
2002	21 days
2003	22 days
2004	14 days
2005	19 days
2006	13 days
2007	32 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

69 years with a frost

Across 69 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Herford falls on 21 April and the median first autumn frost on 26 October, which leaves a median of 191 days between them.

In 1978 to 2007 the median growing season was 194 days. That is 4 days more than in 1936 to 1968.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +3.7 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Herford
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period (1936 to 1968)	Recent period (1978 to 2007)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	21 April	22 April	19 April	3 days earlier	-1.7 days per decade
First autumn frost	26 October	24 October	28 October	4 days later	+2.0 days per decade
Growing days	191 days	190 days	194 days	4 days more	+3.7 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

70 years, 1936 to 2007

A day with at least 33.5 mm (1.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 74.2 mm (2.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Herford: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
5 years	44.1 mm (1.7 in)
10 years	51.2 mm (2.0 in)
25 years	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
50 years	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
100 years	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	Longer than the 70 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, 70 years of values from 1936 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: 72.9 mm (2.9 in) in 1987; 66.1 mm (2.6 in) in 1948; 64.5 mm (2.5 in) in 1956.

Station Changes

3 suspected

3 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Herford, at 1958, 1976 and 2000. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1958 ran 0.3 C (0.5 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1976 ran 0.1 C (0.1 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 2000 ran 0.1 C (0.2 F) higher than in the years before (possible change).

Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Herford, against neighbouring stations
Year	Shift (C)	Shift (F)	Strength	Neighbours
1958	+0.3	+0.5	likely	5
1976	+0.1	+0.1	likely	5
2000	+0.1	+0.2	possible	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 2026-10-17 (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).