Dresden Weather Records (GMM00010488)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Dresden (GMM00010488), Germany, with 88 years of record.

Key Facts for Dresden

Dresden (GMM00010488) is a weather station in Germany at 51.13 latitude and 13.77 longitude, 230 m (755 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1935 to 2022, 88 years of record.
1,464 records set at Dresden still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Germany, 51.13 latitude, 13.77 longitude.
Elevation: 230 m (755 ft).
Period of record: 1935 to 2022, 88 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

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 Dresden. 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 Dresden, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	13.1 C (55.6 F)	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	15.0 C (59.0 F)	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	33.9 C (93.0 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	36.2 C (97.2 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	32.0 C (89.6 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	26.1 C (79.0 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	17.8 C (64.0 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	17.2 C (63.0 F)	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Dresden still stand. 1940 holds the most, with 96.

Standing records at Dresden by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1935	88
1936	62
1937	44
1938	59
1939	78
1940	96
1941	80
1942	69
1960	12
1961	84
1962	87
1963	83
1964	63
1965	39
1966	57
1967	56
1968	58
1969	52
1970	32
1971	73
1973	51
1974	54
1975	27
1991	4
1992	40
2003	16

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 106.9 mm (4.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Dresden. The most was 106.9 mm (4.2 in) on 12 July 1937.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Dresden
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	15 January 1968
Feb	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	3 February 1942
Mar	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	28 March 1941
Apr	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	8 April 1966
May	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	13 May 1939
Jun	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	25 June 1942
Jul	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	12 July 1937
Aug	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	21 August 1966
Sep	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	13 September 1941
Oct	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	18 October 1942
Nov	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	4 November 1940
Dec	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	7 December 1939

Period of Record Coverage

1935 to 2022

27 years of record at Dresden, 1935 to 2022. 13 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1935, 1941, 1942, 1960, 1964, 1965, 1971, 1974 and others.

Days with data per year at Dresden
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1935	328	90%	No
1936	342	93%	Yes
1937	338	93%	Yes
1938	331	91%	Yes
1939	331	91%	Yes
1940	344	94%	Yes
1941	328	90%	No
1942	324	89%	No
1960	86	23%	No
1961	339	93%	Yes
1962	340	93%	Yes
1963	340	93%	Yes
1964	308	84%	No
1965	319	87%	No
1966	334	92%	Yes
1967	339	93%	Yes
1968	336	92%	Yes
1969	337	92%	Yes
1970	337	92%	Yes
1971	313	86%	No
1973	332	91%	Yes
1974	327	90%	No
1975	131	36%	No
1991	37	10%	No
1992	280	77%	No
2003	45	12%	No
2022	1	0%	No

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

12 complete years, 1935 to 1974

One stripe for each of 12 complete years at Dresden, 1935 to 1974. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.6 C (47.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1940, at 6.5 C (43.7 F), and the warmest was 1974, at 9.8 C (49.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.1 C (3.8 F).

Annual mean temperature at Dresden as warming stripes, 1935 to 1974
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1935	8.8 C	+0.19 C
1936	8.8 C	+0.23 C
1938	9.1 C	+0.50 C
1939	8.6 C	-0.01 C
1940	6.5 C	-2.08 C
1941	7.5 C	-1.12 C
1963	7.8 C	-0.76 C
1966	9.3 C	+0.68 C
1967	9.7 C	+1.10 C
1968	8.9 C	+0.30 C
1969	8.4 C	-0.20 C
1974	9.8 C	+1.19 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

1935 to 2022

Yearly extremes at Dresden: 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)	1992	32.2 C (90.0 F)	27
Coldest night (TNn)	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	1940	-15.5 C (4.0 F)	26
Wettest day (Rx1day)	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	1937	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	107.6 mm (4.2 in)	1942	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	25
Longest dry spell (CDD)	20 days	1975	1 day	25

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Dresden, 1935 to 2022. The record is 36.2 C (97.2 F) in 1992, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.2 C (90.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Dresden by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1935	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1936	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1937	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1938	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1939	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1940	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1941	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1942	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1960	18.9 C (66.0 F)
1961	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1962	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1963	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1964	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1965	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1966	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1967	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1968	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1969	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1970	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1971	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1973	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1974	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1975	28.0 C (82.4 F)
1991	14.2 C (57.6 F)
1992	36.2 C (97.2 F)
2003	36.0 C (96.8 F)
2022	26.0 C (78.8 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Dresden, 1935 to 2022. The record is -25.0 C (-13.0 F) in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is -15.5 C (4.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Dresden by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1935	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1936	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1937	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1938	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1939	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1940	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1941	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1942	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1960	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1961	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1962	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1963	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1964	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1965	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1966	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1967	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1968	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1969	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1970	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1971	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1973	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1974	-4.0 C (24.8 F)
1975	-7.0 C (19.4 F)
1991	-12.5 C (9.5 F)
1992	-10.3 C (13.5 F)
2003	9.3 C (48.7 F)
2022	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Dresden, 1935 to 2022. The record is 106.9 mm (4.2 in) in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.5 mm (1.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Dresden by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1935	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1936	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1937	106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1938	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1939	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1940	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1941	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1942	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1960	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1961	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1962	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1963	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1964	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1965	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1966	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1967	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1968	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1969	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1970	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1971	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1973	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1974	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1975	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1991	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1992	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
2003	5.1 mm (0.20 in)
2022	n/a

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Dresden, 1935 to 2022. The record is 107.6 mm (4.2 in) in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.3 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Dresden by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1935	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1936	21.9 mm (0.9 in)
1937	71.3 mm (2.8 in)
1938	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1939	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1940	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1941	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1942	107.6 mm (4.2 in)
1960	n/a
1961	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1962	25.3 mm (1.0 in)
1963	22.3 mm (0.9 in)
1964	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1965	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1966	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1967	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1968	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1969	30.6 mm (1.2 in)
1970	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1971	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1973	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1974	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1975	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1991	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1992	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
2003	9.1 mm (0.36 in)
2022	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Dresden, 1935 to 2022. The record is 20 days in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 1 day.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Dresden by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1935	1 day
1936	1 day
1937	1 day
1938	1 day
1939	1 day
1940	1 day
1941	1 day
1942	1 day
1960	n/a
1961	1 day
1962	1 day
1963	1 day
1964	1 day
1965	1 day
1966	2 days
1967	1 day
1968	1 day
1969	1 day
1970	1 day
1971	2 days
1973	18 days
1974	17 days
1975	20 days
1991	16 days
1992	17 days
2003	12 days
2022	n/a

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.

Download the Data

Data for Dresden standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Dresden 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 2026-10-14 (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).