Essen/Mulheim Weather Records (GMM00010410)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Essen/Mulheim (GMM00010410), Germany, with 73 years of record.

Key Facts for Essen/Mulheim

Essen/Mulheim (GMM00010410) is a weather station in Germany at 51.40 latitude and 6.97 longitude, 161 m (528 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1931 to 2003, 73 years of record.
1,464 records set at Essen/Mulheim still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Essen/Mulheim set a daily record high maximum temperature of 32.3 C (90.1 F) on 13 August 2003.

About the Station

Location: Germany, 51.40 latitude, 6.97 longitude.
Elevation: 161 m (528 ft).
Period of record: 1931 to 2003, 73 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin.

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 Essen/Mulheim. 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 Essen/Mulheim, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	14.1 C (57.4 F)	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	18.9 C (66.0 F)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	22.8 C (73.0 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	n/a	n/a
May	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	32.8 C (91.0 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	34.0 C (93.2 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	36.2 C (97.2 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	31.1 C (88.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	26.0 C (78.8 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	20.0 C (68.0 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	17.2 C (63.0 F)	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Essen/Mulheim still stand. 1956 holds the most, with 50.

Standing records at Essen/Mulheim by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1931	33
1932	29
1933	43
1934	28
1935	34
1936	24
1937	23
1938	14
1939	30
1940	37
1941	42
1942	24
1949	35
1950	16
1951	16
1952	28
1953	27
1954	19
1955	31
1956	50
1957	38
1958	30
1959	3
1960	16
1961	27
1962	28
1963	19
1964	33
1965	21
1966	32
1967	17
1968	24
1969	32
1970	14
1971	23
1973	18
1974	31
1975	17
1976	36
1977	22
1978	29
1979	28
1980	33
1981	20
1982	12
1983	29
1984	17
1985	29
1986	29
1987	38
1988	10
1989	33
1990	34
1991	25
1992	26
2003	8

All-Time Record Progression

4 new records

4 all-time records were set at Essen/Mulheim between 3 July 1976 and 12 August 2003. Each dot is a new record.

When Essen/Mulheim set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1976-07-03	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 34.0 C (93.2 F)
1990-08-04	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 34.3 C (93.7 F)
1992-08-09	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 24.4 C (75.9 F)
2003-08-12	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 36.2 C (97.2 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 130.0 mm (5.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Essen/Mulheim. The most was 130.0 mm (5.1 in) on 15 August 1954.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Essen/Mulheim
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 January 1938
Feb	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	3 February 1983
Mar	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	19 March 1979
Apr	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	18 April 1936
May	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 May 1954
Jun	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 June 1981
Jul	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	9 July 1952
Aug	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	15 August 1954
Sep	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	9 September 1980
Oct	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	21 October 1932
Nov	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	4 November 1940
Dec	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	19 December 1988

Period of Record Coverage

1931 to 2003

56 years of record at Essen/Mulheim, 1931 to 2003. 40 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939 and others.

Days with data per year at Essen/Mulheim
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1931	172	47%	No
1932	277	76%	No
1933	319	87%	No
1934	341	93%	Yes
1935	326	89%	No
1936	73	20%	No
1937	308	84%	No
1938	67	18%	No
1939	302	83%	No
1940	328	90%	No
1941	339	93%	Yes
1942	175	48%	No
1949	340	93%	Yes
1950	327	90%	No
1951	334	92%	Yes
1952	334	91%	Yes
1953	328	90%	No
1954	325	89%	No
1955	338	93%	Yes
1956	340	93%	Yes
1957	335	92%	Yes
1958	335	92%	Yes
1959	26	7%	No
1960	290	79%	No
1961	263	72%	No
1962	296	81%	No
1963	285	78%	No
1964	348	95%	Yes
1965	335	92%	Yes
1966	326	89%	No
1967	318	87%	No
1968	315	86%	No
1969	325	89%	No
1970	315	86%	No
1971	308	84%	No
1973	320	88%	No
1974	330	90%	Yes
1975	334	92%	Yes
1976	327	89%	No
1977	328	90%	No
1978	337	92%	Yes
1979	334	92%	Yes
1980	336	92%	Yes
1981	322	88%	No
1982	316	87%	No
1983	312	85%	No
1984	317	87%	No
1985	318	87%	No
1986	302	83%	No
1987	310	85%	No
1988	314	86%	No
1989	315	86%	No
1990	310	85%	No
1991	312	85%	No
1992	305	83%	No
2003	45	12%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Essen/Mulheim
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 August 2003	Essen/Mulheim, DE	daily high max	32.3 C (90.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	49 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 2003	Essen/Mulheim, DE	daily high min	19.7 C (67.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 2003	Essen/Mulheim, DE	all-time high max	36.2 C (97.2 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	13 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 2003	Essen/Mulheim, DE	daily high max	33.0 C (91.4 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	70 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2003	Essen/Mulheim, DE	daily high min	18.2 C (64.8 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	44 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 2003	Essen/Mulheim, DE	daily high min (Tie)	17.2 C (63.0 F)	tie	44 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 2003	Essen/Mulheim, DE	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	32 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
2 June 2003	Essen/Mulheim, DE	daily high min	18.7 C (65.7 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	20 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 2003	Essen/Mulheim, DE	daily high max	28.5 C (83.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	65 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1992	Essen/Mulheim, DE	daily high max (Tie)	13.5 C (56.3 F)	tie	8 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1992	Essen/Mulheim, DE	daily high max	14.1 C (57.4 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	32 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1992	Essen/Mulheim, DE	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	40 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1992	Essen/Mulheim, DE	daily low min	1.2 C (34.2 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	57 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1992	Essen/Mulheim, DE	daily low min	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	19 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1992	Essen/Mulheim, DE	daily high min	14.8 C (58.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	17 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1992	Essen/Mulheim, DE	daily high max	26.8 C (80.2 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	59 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1992	Essen/Mulheim, DE	daily high min	16.5 C (61.7 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	12 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1992	Essen/Mulheim, DE	daily low min	5.8 C (42.4 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	8 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1992	Essen/Mulheim, DE	daily low max	13.7 C (56.7 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	40 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1992	Essen/Mulheim, DE	daily low max	13.7 C (56.7 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	18 years	16 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

11 complete years, 1933 to 1969

One stripe for each of 11 complete years at Essen/Mulheim, 1933 to 1969. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.2 C (48.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1940, at 8.1 C (46.7 F), and the warmest was 1934, at 10.4 C (50.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.2 C (2.2 F).

Annual mean temperature at Essen/Mulheim as warming stripes, 1933 to 1969
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1933	9.0 C	-0.24 C
1934	10.4 C	+1.13 C
1935	9.5 C	+0.24 C
1940	8.1 C	-1.10 C
1955	8.8 C	-0.44 C
1956	8.2 C	-1.02 C
1958	9.5 C	+0.21 C
1964	9.6 C	+0.37 C
1965	8.9 C	-0.35 C
1967	10.2 C	+0.91 C
1969	9.6 C	+0.31 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 2003

Yearly extremes at Essen/Mulheim: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	36.2 C (97.2 F)	2003	31.1 C (88.0 F)	56
Coldest night (TNn)	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	1942	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	56
Wettest day (Rx1day)	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	1954	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	56
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	1940	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	53
Longest dry spell (CDD)	25 days	1976	2 days	54

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Essen/Mulheim, 1931 to 2003. The record is 36.2 C (97.2 F) in 2003, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.1 C (88.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Essen/Mulheim by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1931	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1932	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1933	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1934	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1935	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1936	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1937	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1938	17.2 C (63.0 F)
1939	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1940	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1941	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1942	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1949	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1950	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1951	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1952	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1953	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1954	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1955	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1956	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1957	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1958	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1959	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1960	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1961	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1962	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1963	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1964	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1965	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1966	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1967	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1968	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1969	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1970	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1971	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1973	31.0 C (87.8 F)
1974	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1975	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1976	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1977	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1978	31.0 C (87.8 F)
1979	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1980	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1981	31.0 C (87.8 F)
1982	31.0 C (87.8 F)
1983	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1984	31.3 C (88.3 F)
1985	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1986	32.7 C (90.9 F)
1987	30.5 C (86.9 F)
1988	28.6 C (83.5 F)
1989	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1990	34.3 C (93.7 F)
1991	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1992	32.0 C (89.6 F)
2003	36.2 C (97.2 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Essen/Mulheim, 1931 to 2003. The record is -23.9 C (-11.0 F) in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is -10.0 C (14.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Essen/Mulheim by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1931	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1932	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1933	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1934	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1935	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1936	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1937	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1938	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1939	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1940	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1941	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1942	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1949	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1950	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1951	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1952	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1953	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1954	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1955	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1956	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1957	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1958	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1959	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1960	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1961	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1962	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1963	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1964	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1965	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1966	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1967	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1968	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1969	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1970	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1971	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1973	-11.0 C (12.2 F)
1974	-4.0 C (24.8 F)
1975	-6.0 C (21.2 F)
1976	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1977	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1978	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1979	-17.0 C (1.4 F)
1980	-8.0 C (17.6 F)
1981	-11.0 C (12.2 F)
1982	-10.4 C (13.3 F)
1983	-8.0 C (17.6 F)
1984	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1985	-14.5 C (5.9 F)
1986	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1987	-16.9 C (1.6 F)
1988	-6.3 C (20.7 F)
1989	-4.7 C (23.5 F)
1990	-3.2 C (26.2 F)
1991	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1992	-6.9 C (19.6 F)
2003	7.9 C (46.2 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Essen/Mulheim, 1931 to 2003. The record is 130.0 mm (5.1 in) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.0 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Essen/Mulheim by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1931	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1932	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1933	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1934	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1935	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1936	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1937	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1938	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1939	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1940	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1941	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1942	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1949	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1950	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1951	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1952	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1953	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1954	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1955	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1956	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1957	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1958	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1959	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1960	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1961	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1962	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1963	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1964	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1965	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1966	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1967	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1968	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1969	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1970	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1971	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1973	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1974	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1975	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1976	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1977	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1978	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1979	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1980	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1981	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1982	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1983	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1984	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1985	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1986	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1987	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1988	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1989	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1990	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1991	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1992	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
2003	23.9 mm (0.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Essen/Mulheim, 1931 to 2003. The record is 127.3 mm (5.0 in) in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is 54.5 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Essen/Mulheim by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1931	n/a
1932	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1933	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1934	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1935	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1936	113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1937	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1938	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1939	51.2 mm (2.0 in)
1940	127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1941	41.3 mm (1.6 in)
1942	25.3 mm (1.0 in)
1949	34.4 mm (1.4 in)
1950	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1951	38.8 mm (1.5 in)
1952	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1953	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1954	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1955	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1956	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1957	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1958	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1959	n/a
1960	15.1 mm (0.6 in)
1961	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1962	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1963	n/a
1964	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1965	65.4 mm (2.6 in)
1966	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1967	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1968	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1969	63.1 mm (2.5 in)
1970	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1971	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1973	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1974	91.1 mm (3.6 in)
1975	38.8 mm (1.5 in)
1976	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1977	62.1 mm (2.4 in)
1978	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1979	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1980	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1981	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1982	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1983	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1984	82.2 mm (3.2 in)
1985	61.3 mm (2.4 in)
1986	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1987	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1988	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1989	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1990	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1991	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1992	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
2003	24.7 mm (1.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Essen/Mulheim, 1931 to 2003. The record is 25 days in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 2 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Essen/Mulheim by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1931	1 day
1932	1 day
1933	1 day
1934	1 day
1935	1 day
1936	1 day
1937	2 days
1938	1 day
1939	1 day
1940	1 day
1941	1 day
1942	1 day
1949	n/a
1950	1 day
1951	1 day
1952	1 day
1953	1 day
1954	1 day
1955	8 days
1956	6 days
1957	8 days
1958	7 days
1959	n/a
1960	1 day
1961	1 day
1962	1 day
1963	1 day
1964	1 day
1965	2 days
1966	1 day
1967	1 day
1968	1 day
1969	1 day
1970	1 day
1971	1 day
1973	15 days
1974	23 days
1975	17 days
1976	25 days
1977	17 days
1978	14 days
1979	14 days
1980	17 days
1981	17 days
1982	10 days
1983	10 days
1984	12 days
1985	11 days
1986	14 days
1987	15 days
1988	8 days
1989	11 days
1990	21 days
1991	21 days
1992	17 days
2003	8 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.

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Data for Essen/Mulheim 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).