Souda Bay Crete Weather Records (GRW00033209)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Souda Bay Crete (GRW00033209), Greece, with 30 years of record.

Key Facts for Souda Bay Crete

Souda Bay Crete (GRW00033209) is a weather station in Greece at 35.53 latitude and 24.15 longitude, 146 m (480 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1975 to 2004, 30 years of record.
1,464 records set at Souda Bay Crete still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Greece, 35.53 latitude, 24.15 longitude.
Elevation: 146 m (480 ft).
Period of record: 1975 to 2004, 30 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 Souda Bay Crete. 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 Souda Bay Crete, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	37.2 C (99.0 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	37.2 C (99.0 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	42.2 C (108.0 F)	11.1 C (52.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	42.8 C (109.0 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	42.2 C (108.0 F)	16.1 C (61.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	37.8 C (100.0 F)	11.1 C (52.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	37.8 C (100.0 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	35.0 C (95.0 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Souda Bay Crete still stand. 1985 holds the most, with 96.

Standing records at Souda Bay Crete by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1975	6
1976	72
1977	81
1978	61
1980	12
1981	47
1982	75
1983	71
1984	59
1985	96
1986	52
1987	92
1988	57
1989	67
1990	50
1991	55
1992	59
1993	63
1994	46
1995	40
1996	45
1997	45
1998	27
2001	48
2002	42
2003	58
2004	38

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 204.5 mm (8.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Souda Bay Crete. The most was 204.5 mm (8.1 in) on 23 September 1986.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Souda Bay Crete
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	175.5 mm (6.9 in)	9 January 1981
Feb	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	6 February 1984
Mar	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	1 March 1996
Apr	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	15 April 1987
May	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	8 May 1993
Jun	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	8 June 1983
Jul	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	31 July 1983
Aug	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	19 August 2002
Sep	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	23 September 1986
Oct	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	28 October 1983
Nov	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	15 November 2003
Dec	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	15 December 1998

Period of Record Coverage

1975 to 2004

27 years of record at Souda Bay Crete, 1975 to 2004. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1975, 1978, 1980, 1981, 2002, 2004.

Days with data per year at Souda Bay Crete
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1975	29	8%	No
1976	362	99%	Yes
1977	363	99%	Yes
1978	272	75%	No
1980	60	16%	No
1981	239	65%	No
1982	363	99%	Yes
1983	364	100%	Yes
1984	364	99%	Yes
1985	363	99%	Yes
1986	361	99%	Yes
1987	362	99%	Yes
1988	365	100%	Yes
1989	361	99%	Yes
1990	361	99%	Yes
1991	364	100%	Yes
1992	366	100%	Yes
1993	365	100%	Yes
1994	365	100%	Yes
1995	363	99%	Yes
1996	364	99%	Yes
1997	364	100%	Yes
1998	365	100%	Yes
2001	364	100%	Yes
2002	319	87%	No
2003	365	100%	Yes
2004	273	75%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

20 complete years, 1976 to 2003

One stripe for each of 20 complete years at Souda Bay Crete, 1976 to 2003. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 18.3 C (64.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1976, at 17.5 C (63.4 F), and the warmest was 1985, at 19.4 C (67.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.2 C (2.2 F).

Annual mean temperature at Souda Bay Crete as warming stripes, 1976 to 2003
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1976	17.5 C	-0.81 C
1977	18.3 C	+0.04 C
1982	17.6 C	-0.63 C
1983	18.0 C	-0.23 C
1984	18.3 C	-0.01 C
1985	19.4 C	+1.16 C
1986	19.0 C	+0.78 C
1987	17.9 C	-0.33 C
1988	18.2 C	-0.03 C
1990	18.2 C	-0.07 C
1991	17.8 C	-0.51 C
1992	17.7 C	-0.59 C
1993	17.8 C	-0.42 C
1994	18.6 C	+0.37 C
1995	18.2 C	-0.02 C
1996	17.9 C	-0.36 C
1997	18.0 C	-0.29 C
1998	18.7 C	+0.48 C
2001	19.2 C	+0.90 C
2003	18.9 C	+0.60 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

1975 to 2004

Yearly extremes at Souda Bay Crete: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	42.8 C (109.0 F)	1998	38.9 C (102.0 F)	27
Coldest night (TNn)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1983	1.1 C (34.0 F)	27
Wettest day (Rx1day)	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	1986	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	27
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	297.7 mm (11.7 in)	1998	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	27
Longest dry spell (CDD)	196 days	1992	118 days	27

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Souda Bay Crete, 1975 to 2004. The record is 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.9 C (102.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Souda Bay Crete by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1975	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1976	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1977	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1978	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1980	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1981	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1982	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1983	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1984	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1985	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1986	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1987	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1988	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1989	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1990	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1991	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1992	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1993	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1994	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1995	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1996	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1997	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1998	42.8 C (109.0 F)
2001	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2002	42.2 C (108.0 F)
2003	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2004	38.3 C (100.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Souda Bay Crete, 1975 to 2004. The record is -2.2 C (28.0 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 1.1 C (34.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Souda Bay Crete by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1975	9.4 C (48.9 F)
1976	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1977	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1978	1.1 C (34.0 F)
1980	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1981	1.1 C (34.0 F)
1982	1.1 C (34.0 F)
1983	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1984	2.2 C (36.0 F)
1985	2.2 C (36.0 F)
1986	3.9 C (39.0 F)
1987	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1988	2.2 C (36.0 F)
1989	1.1 C (34.0 F)
1990	2.2 C (36.0 F)
1991	2.2 C (36.0 F)
1992	1.1 C (34.0 F)
1993	1.1 C (34.0 F)
1994	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1995	3.9 C (39.0 F)
1996	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1997	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1998	3.9 C (39.0 F)
2001	2.2 C (36.0 F)
2002	1.1 C (34.0 F)
2003	1.7 C (35.1 F)
2004	-1.1 C (30.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Souda Bay Crete, 1975 to 2004. The record is 204.5 mm (8.1 in) in 1986, marked on the chart; the median year is 70.4 mm (2.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Souda Bay Crete by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1975	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1976	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1977	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1978	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1980	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1981	175.5 mm (6.9 in)
1982	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1983	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1984	125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1985	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1986	204.5 mm (8.1 in)
1987	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1988	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1989	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1990	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1991	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1992	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1993	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1994	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1995	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1996	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1997	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1998	156.2 mm (6.1 in)
2001	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
2002	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
2003	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
2004	48.0 mm (1.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Souda Bay Crete, 1975 to 2004. The record is 297.7 mm (11.7 in) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 105.7 mm (4.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Souda Bay Crete by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1975	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1976	115.9 mm (4.6 in)
1977	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1978	49.7 mm (2.0 in)
1980	46.6 mm (1.8 in)
1981	214.7 mm (8.5 in)
1982	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1983	208.3 mm (8.2 in)
1984	166.4 mm (6.6 in)
1985	77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1986	266.5 mm (10.5 in)
1987	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1988	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1989	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1990	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1991	122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1992	87.2 mm (3.4 in)
1993	141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1994	161.3 mm (6.4 in)
1995	49.7 mm (2.0 in)
1996	148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1997	168.0 mm (6.6 in)
1998	297.7 mm (11.7 in)
2001	138.7 mm (5.5 in)
2002	101.8 mm (4.0 in)
2003	182.9 mm (7.2 in)
2004	78.2 mm (3.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Souda Bay Crete, 1975 to 2004. The record is 196 days in 1992, marked on the chart; the median year is 118 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Souda Bay Crete by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1975	7 days
1976	67 days
1977	141 days
1978	128 days
1980	27 days
1981	98 days
1982	134 days
1983	51 days
1984	157 days
1985	122 days
1986	102 days
1987	170 days
1988	173 days
1989	148 days
1990	47 days
1991	132 days
1992	196 days
1993	91 days
1994	151 days
1995	77 days
1996	99 days
1997	118 days
1998	166 days
2001	80 days
2002	99 days
2003	89 days
2004	135 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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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 2026-10-16 (16 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).