Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Herzberg. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 24 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Herzberg, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
15.1 C (59.2 F)
-19.6 C (-3.3 F)
9.5 C (49.1 F)
-14.6 C (5.7 F)
Feb
18.1 C (64.6 F)
-22.7 C (-8.9 F)
17.8 C (64.0 F)
-5.4 C (22.3 F)
Mar
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-10.7 C (12.7 F)
17.6 C (63.7 F)
-3.7 C (25.3 F)
Apr
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-7.1 C (19.2 F)
20.5 C (68.9 F)
-2.0 C (28.4 F)
May
31.2 C (88.2 F)
-2.9 C (26.8 F)
28.7 C (83.7 F)
1.6 C (34.9 F)
Jun
36.4 C (97.5 F)
1.6 C (34.9 F)
36.4 C (97.5 F)
7.0 C (44.6 F)
Jul
38.2 C (100.8 F)
4.5 C (40.1 F)
37.5 C (99.5 F)
6.4 C (43.5 F)
Aug
36.8 C (98.2 F)
3.8 C (38.8 F)
34.6 C (94.3 F)
6.3 C (43.3 F)
Sep
31.4 C (88.5 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
26.0 C (78.8 F)
-6.0 C (21.2 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
19.8 C (67.6 F)
-9.5 C (14.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
16.8 C (62.2 F)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Herzberg still stand. 2013 holds the most, with 97.
Standing records at Herzberg by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1991
6
1992
46
1993
80
1994
64
1995
70
1996
85
1997
59
1998
73
1999
22
2010
35
2011
52
2012
55
2013
97
2014
39
2015
67
2016
69
2017
41
2018
89
2019
54
2020
37
2021
54
2022
55
2023
58
2024
64
2025
55
2026
38
All-Time Record Progression
2 new records
2 all-time records were set at Herzberg between 31 July 1967 and 24 July 2017. Each dot is a new record.
When Herzberg set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1967-07-31
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 72.8 mm (2.9 in)
2017-07-24
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 79.9 mm (3.1 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 79.9 mm (3.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Herzberg. The most was 79.9 mm (3.1 in) on 24 July 2017.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Herzberg
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1 January 1969
Feb
32.1 mm (1.3 in)
12 February 1962
Mar
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
20 March 1975
Apr
34.9 mm (1.4 in)
12 April 1994
May
46.1 mm (1.8 in)
26 May 2013
Jun
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
3 June 1981
Jul
79.9 mm (3.1 in)
24 July 2017
Aug
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
7 August 1977
Sep
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
15 September 1986
Oct
43.0 mm (1.7 in)
27 October 1935
Nov
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
13 November 2010
Dec
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
23 December 2023
Period of Record Coverage
1991 to 2026
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
26 years of record at Herzberg, 1991 to 2026. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1991, 1999, 2010, 2026.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 22 complete years at Herzberg, 1992 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.5 C (49.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1996, at 7.4 C (45.4 F), and the warmest was 2024, at 10.7 C (51.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.1 C (3.8 F).
Annual mean temperature at Herzberg as warming stripes, 1992 to 2025
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1992
9.5 C
+0.01 C
1993
8.4 C
-1.07 C
1994
9.8 C
+0.31 C
1995
9.0 C
-0.45 C
1996
7.4 C
-2.04 C
1997
9.5 C
+0.07 C
1998
9.5 C
+0.07 C
2011
9.5 C
+0.03 C
2012
8.8 C
-0.67 C
2013
8.4 C
-1.10 C
2014
10.1 C
+0.67 C
2015
9.6 C
+0.11 C
2016
9.4 C
-0.08 C
2017
9.4 C
-0.06 C
2018
10.3 C
+0.82 C
2019
10.0 C
+0.52 C
2020
10.1 C
+0.60 C
2021
8.8 C
-0.65 C
2022
10.2 C
+0.74 C
2023
10.2 C
+0.73 C
2024
10.7 C
+1.27 C
2025
9.6 C
+0.14 C
This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.
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
1931 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Herzberg: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
38.2 C (100.8 F)
2022
33.7 C (92.7 F)
26
Coldest night (TNn)
-22.7 C (-8.9 F)
2021
-13.0 C (8.6 F)
26
Wettest day (Rx1day)
79.9 mm (3.1 in)
2017
35.7 mm (1.4 in)
84
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
129.2 mm (5.1 in)
2017
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
84
Longest dry spell (CDD)
37 days
1943
18 days
84
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Herzberg, 1931 to 2026. The record is 38.2 C (100.8 F) in 2022, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.7 C (92.7 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Herzberg by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1931
n/a
1932
n/a
1933
n/a
1934
n/a
1935
n/a
1936
n/a
1937
n/a
1938
n/a
1939
n/a
1940
n/a
1941
n/a
1942
n/a
1943
n/a
1944
n/a
1947
n/a
1948
n/a
1949
n/a
1950
n/a
1951
n/a
1952
n/a
1953
n/a
1954
n/a
1955
n/a
1956
n/a
1957
n/a
1958
n/a
1959
n/a
1960
n/a
1961
n/a
1962
n/a
1963
n/a
1964
n/a
1965
n/a
1966
n/a
1967
n/a
1968
n/a
1969
n/a
1970
n/a
1971
n/a
1972
n/a
1973
n/a
1974
n/a
1975
n/a
1976
n/a
1977
n/a
1978
n/a
1979
n/a
1980
n/a
1981
n/a
1982
n/a
1983
n/a
1984
n/a
1985
n/a
1986
n/a
1987
n/a
1988
n/a
1989
n/a
1990
n/a
1991
20.7 C (69.3 F)
1992
36.8 C (98.2 F)
1993
28.5 C (83.3 F)
1994
35.8 C (96.4 F)
1995
33.2 C (91.8 F)
1996
31.2 C (88.2 F)
1997
32.1 C (89.8 F)
1998
35.2 C (95.4 F)
1999
31.6 C (88.9 F)
2010
16.7 C (62.1 F)
2011
30.6 C (87.1 F)
2012
34.5 C (94.1 F)
2013
33.8 C (92.8 F)
2014
31.8 C (89.2 F)
2015
36.2 C (97.2 F)
2016
33.7 C (92.7 F)
2017
33.7 C (92.7 F)
2018
35.9 C (96.6 F)
2019
36.6 C (97.9 F)
2020
34.6 C (94.3 F)
2021
33.5 C (92.3 F)
2022
38.2 C (100.8 F)
2023
33.2 C (91.8 F)
2024
32.4 C (90.3 F)
2025
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2026
37.5 C (99.5 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Herzberg, 1931 to 2026. The record is -22.7 C (-8.9 F) in 2021, marked on the chart; the median year is -13.0 C (8.6 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Herzberg by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1931
n/a
1932
n/a
1933
n/a
1934
n/a
1935
n/a
1936
n/a
1937
n/a
1938
n/a
1939
n/a
1940
n/a
1941
n/a
1942
n/a
1943
n/a
1944
n/a
1947
n/a
1948
n/a
1949
n/a
1950
n/a
1951
n/a
1952
n/a
1953
n/a
1954
n/a
1955
n/a
1956
n/a
1957
n/a
1958
n/a
1959
n/a
1960
n/a
1961
n/a
1962
n/a
1963
n/a
1964
n/a
1965
n/a
1966
n/a
1967
n/a
1968
n/a
1969
n/a
1970
n/a
1971
n/a
1972
n/a
1973
n/a
1974
n/a
1975
n/a
1976
n/a
1977
n/a
1978
n/a
1979
n/a
1980
n/a
1981
n/a
1982
n/a
1983
n/a
1984
n/a
1985
n/a
1986
n/a
1987
n/a
1988
n/a
1989
n/a
1990
n/a
1991
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1992
-10.9 C (12.4 F)
1993
-14.2 C (6.4 F)
1994
-11.3 C (11.7 F)
1995
-14.8 C (5.4 F)
1996
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1997
-19.6 C (-3.3 F)
1998
-13.8 C (7.2 F)
1999
-11.3 C (11.7 F)
2010
-16.2 C (2.8 F)
2011
-11.6 C (11.1 F)
2012
-19.5 C (-3.1 F)
2013
-10.7 C (12.7 F)
2014
-9.6 C (14.7 F)
2015
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2016
-14.2 C (6.4 F)
2017
-13.0 C (8.6 F)
2018
-14.9 C (5.2 F)
2019
-9.7 C (14.5 F)
2020
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2021
-22.7 C (-8.9 F)
2022
-13.0 C (8.6 F)
2023
-10.9 C (12.4 F)
2024
-11.3 C (11.7 F)
2025
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2026
-14.6 C (5.7 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Herzberg, 1931 to 2026. The record is 79.9 mm (3.1 in) in 2017, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.7 mm (1.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Herzberg by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1931
49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1932
35.9 mm (1.4 in)
1933
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1934
53.2 mm (2.1 in)
1935
43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1936
35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1937
38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1938
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1939
33.4 mm (1.3 in)
1940
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1941
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1942
36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1943
29.6 mm (1.2 in)
1944
64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1947
34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1948
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1949
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1950
31.6 mm (1.2 in)
1951
33.6 mm (1.3 in)
1952
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1953
39.2 mm (1.5 in)
1954
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1955
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1956
53.2 mm (2.1 in)
1957
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1958
48.9 mm (1.9 in)
1959
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1960
44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1961
49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1962
32.1 mm (1.3 in)
1963
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1964
36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1965
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1966
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1967
72.8 mm (2.9 in)
1968
24.7 mm (1.0 in)
1969
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1970
34.7 mm (1.4 in)
1971
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1972
31.6 mm (1.2 in)
1973
20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1974
42.1 mm (1.7 in)
1975
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1976
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1977
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1978
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1979
19.4 mm (0.8 in)
1980
34.7 mm (1.4 in)
1981
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1982
29.9 mm (1.2 in)
1983
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1984
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1985
26.8 mm (1.1 in)
1986
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1987
31.6 mm (1.2 in)
1988
45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1989
34.7 mm (1.4 in)
1990
47.1 mm (1.9 in)
1991
38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1992
30.6 mm (1.2 in)
1993
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1994
34.9 mm (1.4 in)
1995
21.7 mm (0.9 in)
1996
37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1997
29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1998
43.3 mm (1.7 in)
1999
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
2010
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
2011
22.8 mm (0.9 in)
2012
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
2013
46.1 mm (1.8 in)
2014
39.5 mm (1.6 in)
2015
32.4 mm (1.3 in)
2016
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
2017
79.9 mm (3.1 in)
2018
27.1 mm (1.1 in)
2019
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
2020
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
2021
29.3 mm (1.2 in)
2022
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
2023
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
2024
48.9 mm (1.9 in)
2025
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
2026
42.1 mm (1.7 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Herzberg, 1931 to 2026. The record is 129.2 mm (5.1 in) in 2017, marked on the chart; the median year is 64.0 mm (2.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Herzberg by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1931
79.6 mm (3.1 in)
1932
77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1933
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1934
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1935
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1936
57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1937
67.2 mm (2.6 in)
1938
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1939
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1940
86.2 mm (3.4 in)
1941
84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1942
62.1 mm (2.4 in)
1943
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1944
64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1947
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1948
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1949
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1950
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1951
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1952
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1953
95.1 mm (3.7 in)
1954
104.8 mm (4.1 in)
1955
113.4 mm (4.5 in)
1956
92.4 mm (3.6 in)
1957
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1958
77.6 mm (3.1 in)
1959
45.6 mm (1.8 in)
1960
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1961
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1962
49.2 mm (1.9 in)
1963
60.3 mm (2.4 in)
1964
53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1965
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1966
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1967
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1968
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1969
68.2 mm (2.7 in)
1970
68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1971
47.9 mm (1.9 in)
1972
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1973
53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1974
96.7 mm (3.8 in)
1975
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1976
56.8 mm (2.2 in)
1977
66.9 mm (2.6 in)
1978
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1979
59.8 mm (2.4 in)
1980
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1981
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1982
50.4 mm (2.0 in)
1983
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1984
66.9 mm (2.6 in)
1985
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1986
93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1987
101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1988
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1989
55.7 mm (2.2 in)
1990
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1991
70.2 mm (2.8 in)
1992
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1993
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1994
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1995
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1996
61.1 mm (2.4 in)
1997
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1998
93.3 mm (3.7 in)
1999
57.3 mm (2.3 in)
2010
77.8 mm (3.1 in)
2011
40.8 mm (1.6 in)
2012
61.1 mm (2.4 in)
2013
78.4 mm (3.1 in)
2014
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
2015
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
2016
47.1 mm (1.9 in)
2017
129.2 mm (5.1 in)
2018
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
2019
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
2020
70.7 mm (2.8 in)
2021
43.3 mm (1.7 in)
2022
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
2023
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
2024
78.3 mm (3.1 in)
2025
50.7 mm (2.0 in)
2026
63.3 mm (2.5 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Herzberg, 1931 to 2026. The record is 37 days in 1943, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Herzberg by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1931
15 days
1932
28 days
1933
21 days
1934
15 days
1935
16 days
1936
13 days
1937
24 days
1938
15 days
1939
16 days
1940
14 days
1941
23 days
1942
33 days
1943
37 days
1944
21 days
1947
16 days
1948
14 days
1949
33 days
1950
13 days
1951
22 days
1952
13 days
1953
22 days
1954
18 days
1955
12 days
1956
24 days
1957
13 days
1958
17 days
1959
28 days
1960
21 days
1961
17 days
1962
24 days
1963
19 days
1964
19 days
1965
16 days
1966
16 days
1967
10 days
1968
23 days
1969
19 days
1970
14 days
1971
27 days
1972
22 days
1973
21 days
1974
25 days
1975
22 days
1976
23 days
1977
12 days
1978
10 days
1979
14 days
1980
20 days
1981
16 days
1982
21 days
1983
21 days
1984
21 days
1985
18 days
1986
17 days
1987
14 days
1988
15 days
1989
25 days
1990
23 days
1991
19 days
1992
21 days
1993
16 days
1994
18 days
1995
28 days
1996
16 days
1997
18 days
1998
19 days
1999
13 days
2010
7 days
2011
36 days
2012
15 days
2013
20 days
2014
17 days
2015
22 days
2016
17 days
2017
15 days
2018
20 days
2019
15 days
2020
27 days
2021
11 days
2022
21 days
2023
14 days
2024
13 days
2025
30 days
2026
14 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
22 years with a frost
Across 22 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Herzberg falls on 25 April and the median first autumn frost on 4 November, which leaves a median of 186 days between them.
Frost dates and growing season at Herzberg
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1992 to 2025)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
25 April
n/a
25 April
n/a
n/a
First autumn frost
4 November
n/a
4 November
n/a
n/a
Growing days
186 days
n/a
186 days
n/a
n/a
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
81 years, 1931 to 2025
A day with at least 35.6 mm (1.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 77.0 mm (3.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Herzberg: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
5 years
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
10 years
53.4 mm (2.1 in)
25 years
62.8 mm (2.5 in)
50 years
69.8 mm (2.7 in)
100 years
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
Longer than the 81 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, 81 years of values from 1931 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: 79.9 mm (3.1 in) in 2017; 72.8 mm (2.9 in) in 1967; 64.8 mm (2.6 in) in 1981.
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Data for Herzberg standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Herzberg 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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.