Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Salzwedel. 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 Salzwedel, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
12.3 C (54.1 F)
-25.8 C (-14.4 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
17.5 C (63.5 F)
-28.7 C (-19.7 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
23.7 C (74.7 F)
-19.3 C (-2.7 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
31.6 C (88.9 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
32.4 C (90.3 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
33.8 C (92.8 F)
0.8 C (33.4 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
36.7 C (98.1 F)
3.0 C (37.4 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2.6 C (36.7 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
33.2 C (91.8 F)
-1.8 C (28.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
26.8 C (80.2 F)
-6.8 C (19.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
21.3 C (70.3 F)
-20.8 C (-5.4 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
16.4 C (61.5 F)
-21.4 C (-6.5 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Salzwedel still stand. 1947 holds the most, with 84.
Standing records at Salzwedel by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1936
30
1941
13
1942
58
1943
24
1944
37
1945
6
1947
84
1948
48
1949
56
1950
33
1951
35
1952
50
1953
62
1954
39
1955
53
1956
64
1957
68
1958
34
1959
61
1960
33
1961
66
1962
41
1963
52
1964
51
1965
46
1966
47
1967
33
1968
47
1969
75
1970
35
1971
67
1972
16
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 134.3 mm (5.3 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Salzwedel. The most was 134.3 mm (5.3 in) on 15 July 1973.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Salzwedel
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
18 January 2007
Feb
24.8 mm (1.0 in)
22 February 1970
Mar
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
13 March 1977
Apr
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
23 April 2025
May
43.0 mm (1.7 in)
30 May 2024
Jun
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
15 June 1977
Jul
134.3 mm (5.3 in)
15 July 1973
Aug
63.4 mm (2.5 in)
12 August 1964
Sep
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
27 September 1965
Oct
42.8 mm (1.7 in)
27 October 1998
Nov
31.9 mm (1.3 in)
6 November 1968
Dec
28.0 mm (1.1 in)
29 December 1978
Period of Record Coverage
1936 to 1972
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
32 years of record at Salzwedel, 1936 to 1972. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1936, 1941, 1945, 1972.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 28 complete years at Salzwedel, 1942 to 1971. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.5 C (47.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1956, at 7.0 C (44.7 F), and the warmest was 1967, at 9.5 C (49.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).
Annual mean temperature at Salzwedel as warming stripes, 1942 to 1971
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1942
7.4 C
-1.13 C
1943
9.1 C
+0.66 C
1944
8.9 C
+0.45 C
1947
8.1 C
-0.40 C
1948
9.4 C
+0.95 C
1949
9.5 C
+1.01 C
1950
8.9 C
+0.39 C
1951
9.0 C
+0.49 C
1952
8.0 C
-0.52 C
1953
9.4 C
+0.90 C
1954
7.9 C
-0.60 C
1955
7.7 C
-0.80 C
1956
7.0 C
-1.44 C
1957
9.0 C
+0.47 C
1958
8.7 C
+0.18 C
1959
9.2 C
+0.67 C
1960
8.8 C
+0.30 C
1961
9.3 C
+0.79 C
1962
7.6 C
-0.86 C
1963
7.2 C
-1.28 C
1964
8.2 C
-0.27 C
1965
7.8 C
-0.70 C
1966
8.7 C
+0.20 C
1967
9.5 C
+1.06 C
1968
8.6 C
+0.16 C
1969
8.0 C
-0.48 C
1970
7.9 C
-0.59 C
1971
8.8 C
+0.32 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
1936 to 2025
Yearly extremes at Salzwedel: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1963
32.1 C (89.7 F)
32
Coldest night (TNn)
-28.7 C (-19.7 F)
1956
-17.1 C (1.2 F)
32
Wettest day (Rx1day)
134.3 mm (5.3 in)
1973
28.1 mm (1.1 in)
81
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1973
49.1 mm (1.9 in)
81
Longest dry spell (CDD)
65 days
1959
23 days
81
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Salzwedel, 1936 to 2025. The record is 37.2 C (99.0 F) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.1 C (89.7 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Salzwedel by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1936
31.0 C (87.8 F)
1941
12.2 C (54.0 F)
1942
31.6 C (88.9 F)
1943
36.0 C (96.8 F)
1944
34.3 C (93.7 F)
1945
11.8 C (53.2 F)
1947
33.8 C (92.8 F)
1948
32.6 C (90.7 F)
1949
32.1 C (89.8 F)
1950
31.3 C (88.3 F)
1951
32.6 C (90.7 F)
1952
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1953
31.8 C (89.2 F)
1954
32.0 C (89.6 F)
1955
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1956
29.3 C (84.7 F)
1957
33.7 C (92.7 F)
1958
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1959
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1960
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1961
32.3 C (90.1 F)
1962
29.7 C (85.5 F)
1963
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1964
34.1 C (93.4 F)
1965
26.8 C (80.2 F)
1966
33.2 C (91.8 F)
1967
31.8 C (89.2 F)
1968
32.6 C (90.7 F)
1969
33.7 C (92.7 F)
1970
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1971
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1972
30.7 C (87.3 F)
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
n/a
1992
n/a
1993
n/a
1994
n/a
1995
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1996
n/a
1997
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1998
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1999
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2000
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2001
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2002
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2003
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2004
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2005
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2006
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2007
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2008
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2009
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2010
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2011
n/a
2012
n/a
2013
n/a
2014
n/a
2015
n/a
2016
n/a
2017
n/a
2018
n/a
2019
n/a
2020
n/a
2021
n/a
2022
n/a
2023
n/a
2024
n/a
2025
n/a
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Salzwedel, 1936 to 2025. The record is -28.7 C (-19.7 F) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is -17.1 C (1.2 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Salzwedel by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1936
-13.5 C (7.7 F)
1941
-11.2 C (11.8 F)
1942
-23.0 C (-9.4 F)
1943
-13.8 C (7.2 F)
1944
-11.9 C (10.6 F)
1945
-15.8 C (3.6 F)
1947
-21.6 C (-6.9 F)
1948
-13.6 C (7.5 F)
1949
-10.9 C (12.4 F)
1950
-12.9 C (8.8 F)
1951
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1952
-13.5 C (7.7 F)
1953
-19.3 C (-2.7 F)
1954
-18.0 C (-0.4 F)
1955
-20.2 C (-4.4 F)
1956
-28.7 C (-19.7 F)
1957
-21.4 C (-6.5 F)
1958
-13.5 C (7.7 F)
1959
-15.4 C (4.3 F)
1960
-18.5 C (-1.3 F)
1961
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1962
-14.0 C (6.8 F)
1963
-23.4 C (-10.1 F)
1964
-15.8 C (3.6 F)
1965
-20.8 C (-5.4 F)
1966
-20.8 C (-5.4 F)
1967
-13.6 C (7.5 F)
1968
-18.2 C (-0.8 F)
1969
-20.8 C (-5.4 F)
1970
-16.4 C (2.5 F)
1971
-25.8 C (-14.4 F)
1972
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
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
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1983
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1984
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1985
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1986
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1987
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1988
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1989
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1990
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1991
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1992
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1993
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1994
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1995
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1996
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1997
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1998
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1999
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2000
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2001
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2002
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2003
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2004
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2005
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2006
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2007
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2008
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2009
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2010
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2011
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2012
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2013
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2014
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2015
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2016
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2017
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2018
n/a
2019
n/a
2020
n/a
2021
n/a
2022
n/a
2023
n/a
2024
n/a
2025
n/a
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Salzwedel, 1936 to 2025. The record is 134.3 mm (5.3 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 28.1 mm (1.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Salzwedel by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1936
41.3 mm (1.6 in)
1941
9.4 mm (0.37 in)
1942
20.5 mm (0.8 in)
1943
23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1944
20.4 mm (0.8 in)
1945
7.3 mm (0.29 in)
1947
n/a
1948
n/a
1949
n/a
1950
n/a
1951
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1952
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1953
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1954
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1955
40.3 mm (1.6 in)
1956
28.1 mm (1.1 in)
1957
27.6 mm (1.1 in)
1958
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1959
36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1960
21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1961
22.2 mm (0.9 in)
1962
27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1963
32.4 mm (1.3 in)
1964
63.4 mm (2.5 in)
1965
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1966
28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1967
21.2 mm (0.8 in)
1968
42.3 mm (1.7 in)
1969
19.9 mm (0.8 in)
1970
46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1971
29.6 mm (1.2 in)
1972
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1973
134.3 mm (5.3 in)
1974
22.5 mm (0.9 in)
1975
27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1976
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1977
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1978
28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1979
26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1980
37.2 mm (1.5 in)
1981
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1982
19.5 mm (0.8 in)
1983
20.2 mm (0.8 in)
1984
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1985
24.8 mm (1.0 in)
1986
22.3 mm (0.9 in)
1987
21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1988
32.4 mm (1.3 in)
1989
27.8 mm (1.1 in)
1990
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1991
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1992
17.9 mm (0.7 in)
1993
50.9 mm (2.0 in)
1994
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1995
14.3 mm (0.6 in)
1996
20.9 mm (0.8 in)
1997
28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1998
42.8 mm (1.7 in)
1999
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
2000
31.1 mm (1.2 in)
2001
27.0 mm (1.1 in)
2002
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
2003
37.5 mm (1.5 in)
2004
23.8 mm (0.9 in)
2005
26.5 mm (1.0 in)
2006
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
2007
39.0 mm (1.5 in)
2008
27.8 mm (1.1 in)
2009
41.8 mm (1.6 in)
2010
42.5 mm (1.7 in)
2011
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
2012
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
2013
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
2014
42.0 mm (1.7 in)
2015
35.0 mm (1.4 in)
2016
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
2017
43.3 mm (1.7 in)
2018
18.7 mm (0.7 in)
2019
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
2020
37.0 mm (1.5 in)
2021
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
2022
14.4 mm (0.6 in)
2023
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
2024
43.0 mm (1.7 in)
2025
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Salzwedel, 1936 to 2025. The record is 142.0 mm (5.6 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.1 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Salzwedel by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1936
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1941
18.7 mm (0.7 in)
1942
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1943
40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1944
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1945
16.2 mm (0.6 in)
1947
n/a
1948
n/a
1949
n/a
1950
n/a
1951
44.3 mm (1.7 in)
1952
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1953
48.9 mm (1.9 in)
1954
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1955
62.6 mm (2.5 in)
1956
81.4 mm (3.2 in)
1957
48.4 mm (1.9 in)
1958
54.2 mm (2.1 in)
1959
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1960
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1961
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1962
39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1963
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1964
103.3 mm (4.1 in)
1965
60.6 mm (2.4 in)
1966
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1967
43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1968
50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1969
29.1 mm (1.1 in)
1970
66.9 mm (2.6 in)
1971
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1972
40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1973
142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1974
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1975
39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1976
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1977
65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1978
55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1979
49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1980
59.6 mm (2.3 in)
1981
41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1982
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1983
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1984
49.2 mm (1.9 in)
1985
39.3 mm (1.5 in)
1986
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1987
61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1988
54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1989
38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1990
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1991
54.2 mm (2.1 in)
1992
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1993
82.9 mm (3.3 in)
1994
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1995
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1996
33.6 mm (1.3 in)
1997
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1998
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1999
44.0 mm (1.7 in)
2000
52.4 mm (2.1 in)
2001
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2002
111.0 mm (4.4 in)
2003
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
2004
43.6 mm (1.7 in)
2005
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
2006
45.9 mm (1.8 in)
2007
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
2008
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
2009
61.6 mm (2.4 in)
2010
70.8 mm (2.8 in)
2011
42.6 mm (1.7 in)
2012
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
2013
49.1 mm (1.9 in)
2014
57.8 mm (2.3 in)
2015
67.2 mm (2.6 in)
2016
58.0 mm (2.3 in)
2017
83.4 mm (3.3 in)
2018
34.4 mm (1.4 in)
2019
49.4 mm (1.9 in)
2020
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
2021
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
2022
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
2023
57.1 mm (2.2 in)
2024
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
2025
44.3 mm (1.7 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Salzwedel, 1936 to 2025. The record is 65 days in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 23 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Salzwedel by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1936
16 days
1941
13 days
1942
31 days
1943
23 days
1944
32 days
1945
7 days
1947
n/a
1948
n/a
1949
n/a
1950
n/a
1951
25 days
1952
18 days
1953
24 days
1954
22 days
1955
23 days
1956
19 days
1957
15 days
1958
25 days
1959
65 days
1960
23 days
1961
18 days
1962
19 days
1963
23 days
1964
30 days
1965
19 days
1966
17 days
1967
16 days
1968
27 days
1969
23 days
1970
16 days
1971
15 days
1972
37 days
1973
24 days
1974
20 days
1975
23 days
1976
18 days
1977
17 days
1978
34 days
1979
32 days
1980
22 days
1981
19 days
1982
24 days
1983
24 days
1984
21 days
1985
21 days
1986
23 days
1987
14 days
1988
30 days
1989
20 days
1990
23 days
1991
23 days
1992
25 days
1993
21 days
1994
20 days
1995
32 days
1996
32 days
1997
24 days
1998
25 days
1999
15 days
2000
29 days
2001
17 days
2002
21 days
2003
29 days
2004
18 days
2005
20 days
2006
23 days
2007
33 days
2008
15 days
2009
30 days
2010
30 days
2011
34 days
2012
16 days
2013
23 days
2014
27 days
2015
22 days
2016
15 days
2017
15 days
2018
21 days
2019
27 days
2020
25 days
2021
22 days
2022
20 days
2023
16 days
2024
26 days
2025
26 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
28 years with a frost
Across 28 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Salzwedel falls on 30 April and the median first autumn frost on 15 October, which leaves a median of 173 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -2.7 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Salzwedel
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1942 to 1971)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
30 April
n/a
30 April
n/a
-1.5 days per decade
First autumn frost
15 October
n/a
15 October
n/a
-4.2 days per decade
Growing days
173 days
n/a
173 days
n/a
-2.7 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
76 years, 1942 to 2024
A day with at least 28.8 mm (1.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 90.8 mm (3.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Salzwedel: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
28.8 mm (1.1 in)
5 years
40.2 mm (1.6 in)
10 years
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
25 years
63.6 mm (2.5 in)
50 years
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
100 years
90.8 mm (3.6 in)
Longer than the 76 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, 76 years of values from 1942 to 2024.
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: 134.3 mm (5.3 in) in 1973; 70.1 mm (2.8 in) in 2002; 63.4 mm (2.5 in) in 1964.
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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.