Schmalkalden Weather Records (GME00128446)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Schmalkalden (GME00128446), Germany, with 73 years of record.

Key Facts for Schmalkalden

Schmalkalden (GME00128446) is a weather station in Germany at 50.73 latitude and 10.46 longitude, 330 m (1,083 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1945 to 2017, 73 years of record.
1,464 records set at Schmalkalden still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Schmalkalden tied a daily record precipitation of 7.0 mm (0.28 in) on 17 February 2017.

About the Station

Location: Germany, 50.73 latitude, 10.46 longitude.
Elevation: 330 m (1,083 ft).
Period of record: 1945 to 2017, 73 years.
Eligible elements: 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 Schmalkalden. 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 Schmalkalden, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	13.9 C (57.0 F)	-21.4 C (-6.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	15.3 C (59.5 F)	-19.7 C (-3.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-14.6 C (5.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-5.4 C (22.3 F)	n/a	n/a
May	32.3 C (90.1 F)	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	36.3 C (97.3 F)	2.0 C (35.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	36.5 C (97.7 F)	5.3 C (41.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	37.5 C (99.5 F)	3.2 C (37.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	31.9 C (89.4 F)	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	27.4 C (81.3 F)	-7.3 C (18.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	18.9 C (66.0 F)	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	13.1 C (55.6 F)	-16.2 C (2.8 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Schmalkalden still stand. 2010 holds the most, with 145.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 73.0 mm (2.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Schmalkalden. The most was 73.0 mm (2.9 in) on 19 June 1969.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Schmalkalden
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	5 January 1968
Feb	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	12 February 2002
Mar	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	16 March 1997
Apr	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	19 April 1983
May	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	18 May 1997
Jun	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	19 June 1969
Jul	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	8 July 2014
Aug	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	10 August 1981
Sep	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	24 September 1989
Oct	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	7 October 1982
Nov	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	18 November 2004
Dec	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 December 1947

Period of Record Coverage

2005 to 2017

13 years of record at Schmalkalden, 2005 to 2017. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 2017.

Days with data per year at Schmalkalden
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
2005	334	92%	Yes
2006	365	100%	Yes
2007	365	100%	Yes
2008	366	100%	Yes
2009	365	100%	Yes
2010	365	100%	Yes
2011	365	100%	Yes
2012	366	100%	Yes
2013	365	100%	Yes
2014	365	100%	Yes
2015	365	100%	Yes
2016	366	100%	Yes
2017	59	16%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Schmalkalden
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 February 2017	Schmalkalden, DE	daily rain (Tie)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	tie	52 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 2016	Schmalkalden, DE	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2016	Schmalkalden, DE	daily rain	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	9 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 2016	Schmalkalden, DE	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	65 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 2016	Schmalkalden, DE	daily rain	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 2016	Schmalkalden, DE	daily rain	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 2015	Schmalkalden, DE	daily rain	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 2015	Schmalkalden, DE	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	4 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
22 June 2015	Schmalkalden, DE	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	4 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 2014	Schmalkalden, DE	daily rain	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	65 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 2014	Schmalkalden, DE	monthly rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	16 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 2014	Schmalkalden, DE	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2013	Schmalkalden, DE	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 2013	Schmalkalden, DE	daily rain	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2013	Schmalkalden, DE	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	18 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 2013	Schmalkalden, DE	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 2013	Schmalkalden, DE	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	16 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 2012	Schmalkalden, DE	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 2012	Schmalkalden, DE	daily snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 2012	Schmalkalden, DE	daily snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

11 complete years, 2006 to 2016

One stripe for each of 11 complete years at Schmalkalden, 2006 to 2016. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.1 C (48.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2010, at 7.7 C (45.8 F), and the warmest was 2014, at 10.2 C (50.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).

Annual mean temperature at Schmalkalden as warming stripes, 2006 to 2016
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
2006	9.2 C	+0.03 C
2007	9.5 C	+0.38 C
2008	9.2 C	+0.06 C
2009	8.8 C	-0.34 C
2010	7.7 C	-1.46 C
2011	9.6 C	+0.43 C
2012	8.8 C	-0.34 C
2013	8.5 C	-0.60 C
2014	10.2 C	+1.04 C
2015	9.8 C	+0.63 C
2016	9.3 C	+0.18 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

1945 to 2017

Yearly extremes at Schmalkalden: 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)	2015	34.2 C (93.6 F)	13
Coldest night (TNn)	-21.4 C (-6.5 F)	2009	-14.3 C (6.3 F)	13
Wettest day (Rx1day)	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	1969	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	73
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	1981	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	73
Longest dry spell (CDD)	43 days	2011	18 days	73

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Schmalkalden, 1945 to 2017. The record is 37.5 C (99.5 F) in 2015, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.2 C (93.6 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Schmalkalden by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1945	n/a
1946	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	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	33.3 C (91.9 F)
2006	34.8 C (94.6 F)
2007	34.2 C (93.6 F)
2008	32.3 C (90.1 F)
2009	33.7 C (92.7 F)
2010	35.9 C (96.6 F)
2011	32.6 C (90.7 F)
2012	33.8 C (92.8 F)
2013	36.3 C (97.3 F)
2014	34.3 C (93.7 F)
2015	37.5 C (99.5 F)
2016	34.3 C (93.7 F)
2017	12.7 C (54.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Schmalkalden, 1945 to 2017. The record is -21.4 C (-6.5 F) in 2009, marked on the chart; the median year is -14.3 C (6.3 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Schmalkalden by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1945	n/a
1946	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	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2006	-14.3 C (6.3 F)
2007	-13.0 C (8.6 F)
2008	-11.5 C (11.3 F)
2009	-21.4 C (-6.5 F)
2010	-16.6 C (2.1 F)
2011	-13.4 C (7.9 F)
2012	-19.7 C (-3.5 F)
2013	-12.6 C (9.3 F)
2014	-7.4 C (18.7 F)
2015	-10.4 C (13.3 F)
2016	-15.3 C (4.5 F)
2017	-16.4 C (2.5 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Schmalkalden, 1945 to 2017. The record is 73.0 mm (2.9 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.1 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Schmalkalden by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1945	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1946	50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1947	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1948	20.7 mm (0.8 in)
1949	35.4 mm (1.4 in)
1950	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1951	23.3 mm (0.9 in)
1952	27.1 mm (1.1 in)
1953	23.2 mm (0.9 in)
1954	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1955	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1956	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1957	19.2 mm (0.8 in)
1958	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1959	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1960	46.4 mm (1.8 in)
1961	32.9 mm (1.3 in)
1962	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1963	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1964	32.4 mm (1.3 in)
1965	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1966	37.2 mm (1.5 in)
1967	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1968	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1969	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1970	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1971	29.9 mm (1.2 in)
1972	34.1 mm (1.3 in)
1973	25.6 mm (1.0 in)
1974	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1975	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1976	14.8 mm (0.6 in)
1977	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1978	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1979	40.3 mm (1.6 in)
1980	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1981	61.6 mm (2.4 in)
1982	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1983	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1984	30.8 mm (1.2 in)
1985	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
1986	25.3 mm (1.0 in)
1987	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1988	28.1 mm (1.1 in)
1989	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1990	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1991	20.7 mm (0.8 in)
1992	46.4 mm (1.8 in)
1993	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1994	45.6 mm (1.8 in)
1995	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1996	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1997	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1998	28.6 mm (1.1 in)
1999	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
2000	30.8 mm (1.2 in)
2001	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
2002	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
2003	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
2004	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
2005	25.6 mm (1.0 in)
2006	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
2007	30.8 mm (1.2 in)
2008	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
2009	32.1 mm (1.3 in)
2010	24.8 mm (1.0 in)
2011	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
2012	22.7 mm (0.9 in)
2013	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
2014	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
2015	25.2 mm (1.0 in)
2016	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
2017	7.0 mm (0.28 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Schmalkalden, 1945 to 2017. The record is 120.7 mm (4.8 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 58.5 mm (2.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Schmalkalden by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1945	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1946	60.6 mm (2.4 in)
1947	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1948	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
1949	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1950	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1951	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1952	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1953	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1954	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1955	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1956	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1957	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
1958	86.2 mm (3.4 in)
1959	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1960	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1961	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1962	49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1963	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1964	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1965	49.2 mm (1.9 in)
1966	120.2 mm (4.7 in)
1967	39.3 mm (1.5 in)
1968	64.4 mm (2.5 in)
1969	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1970	66.9 mm (2.6 in)
1971	46.6 mm (1.8 in)
1972	79.9 mm (3.1 in)
1973	66.2 mm (2.6 in)
1974	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1975	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1976	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1977	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1978	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1979	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1980	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1981	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1982	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1983	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1984	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1985	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1986	46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1987	60.6 mm (2.4 in)
1988	46.6 mm (1.8 in)
1989	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1990	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
1991	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1992	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1993	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1994	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1995	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1996	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1997	102.2 mm (4.0 in)
1998	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1999	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2000	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
2001	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
2002	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
2003	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
2004	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
2005	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
2006	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
2007	60.8 mm (2.4 in)
2008	43.3 mm (1.7 in)
2009	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
2010	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
2011	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
2012	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
2013	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
2014	114.5 mm (4.5 in)
2015	38.3 mm (1.5 in)
2016	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
2017	20.3 mm (0.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Schmalkalden, 1945 to 2017. The record is 43 days in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Schmalkalden by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1945	15 days
1946	23 days
1947	33 days
1948	20 days
1949	25 days
1950	13 days
1951	25 days
1952	12 days
1953	27 days
1954	19 days
1955	19 days
1956	27 days
1957	17 days
1958	17 days
1959	37 days
1960	23 days
1961	15 days
1962	32 days
1963	19 days
1964	20 days
1965	14 days
1966	10 days
1967	12 days
1968	25 days
1969	19 days
1970	14 days
1971	35 days
1972	26 days
1973	13 days
1974	17 days
1975	18 days
1976	38 days
1977	16 days
1978	20 days
1979	15 days
1980	18 days
1981	22 days
1982	24 days
1983	15 days
1984	20 days
1985	21 days
1986	22 days
1987	14 days
1988	20 days
1989	23 days
1990	26 days
1991	18 days
1992	21 days
1993	18 days
1994	16 days
1995	15 days
1996	25 days
1997	17 days
1998	18 days
1999	12 days
2000	10 days
2001	12 days
2002	19 days
2003	21 days
2004	18 days
2005	20 days
2006	15 days
2007	19 days
2008	17 days
2009	18 days
2010	16 days
2011	43 days
2012	16 days
2013	20 days
2014	18 days
2015	15 days
2016	15 days
2017	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.

Rainfall Return Levels

71 years, 1946 to 2016

A day with at least 32.2 mm (1.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 78.2 mm (3.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Schmalkalden: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	32.2 mm (1.3 in)
5 years	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
10 years	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
25 years	61.1 mm (2.4 in)
50 years	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
100 years	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	Longer than the 71 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, 71 years of values from 1946 to 2016.

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: 73.0 mm (2.9 in) in 1969; 65.0 mm (2.6 in) in 1997; 61.6 mm (2.4 in) in 1981.

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Data for Schmalkalden 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 2026-10-14 (14 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).