Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Yakushima. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 8 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Yakushima, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
25.3 C (77.5 F)
1.0 C (33.8 F)
18.4 C (65.1 F)
4.0 C (39.2 F)
Feb
26.1 C (79.0 F)
0.7 C (33.3 F)
19.3 C (66.7 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
Mar
27.9 C (82.2 F)
1.5 C (34.7 F)
24.5 C (76.1 F)
7.0 C (44.6 F)
Apr
28.9 C (84.0 F)
6.1 C (43.0 F)
23.7 C (74.7 F)
7.7 C (45.9 F)
May
31.9 C (89.4 F)
10.1 C (50.2 F)
n/a
14.2 C (57.6 F)
Jun
34.7 C (94.5 F)
13.8 C (56.8 F)
n/a
17.2 C (63.0 F)
Jul
35.1 C (95.2 F)
18.3 C (64.9 F)
n/a
22.7 C (72.9 F)
Aug
35.4 C (95.7 F)
19.6 C (67.3 F)
n/a
23.2 C (73.8 F)
Sep
34.7 C (94.5 F)
15.8 C (60.4 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
31.3 C (88.3 F)
11.0 C (51.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
32.2 C (90.0 F)
7.0 C (44.6 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
26.6 C (79.9 F)
2.4 C (36.3 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Yakushima still stand. 1983 holds the most, with 50.
Standing records at Yakushima by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1953
30
1954
28
1955
21
1956
40
1957
34
1958
31
1959
24
1960
12
1961
32
1962
25
1963
40
1964
23
1976
28
1977
22
1978
16
1979
22
1980
22
1981
40
1982
37
1983
50
1984
36
1985
35
1986
37
1987
37
1988
28
1989
33
1990
19
1991
31
1992
21
1993
31
1994
7
1995
16
1996
18
1997
18
1998
23
1999
11
2000
20
2001
16
2002
18
2003
17
2004
17
2005
29
2006
20
2007
21
2008
14
2009
20
2010
22
2011
17
2012
12
2013
29
2014
11
2015
15
2016
21
2017
10
2018
19
2019
12
2020
23
2021
20
2022
13
2023
20
2024
40
2025
10
All-Time Record Progression
2 new records
2 all-time records were set at Yakushima between 4 July 2005 and 16 August 2006. Each dot is a new record.
When Yakushima set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
2005-07-04
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 35.1 C (95.2 F)
2006-08-16
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 35.4 C (95.7 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jun: 405.0 mm (15.9 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Yakushima. The most was 405.0 mm (15.9 in) on 7 June 1985.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Yakushima
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
242.1 mm (9.5 in)
27 January 2020
Feb
254.0 mm (10.0 in)
26 February 2010
Mar
247.9 mm (9.8 in)
9 March 1980
Apr
298.2 mm (11.7 in)
29 April 2001
May
327.9 mm (12.9 in)
30 May 1977
Jun
405.0 mm (15.9 in)
7 June 1985
Jul
257.0 mm (10.1 in)
8 July 2016
Aug
332.5 mm (13.1 in)
30 August 2004
Sep
329.9 mm (13.0 in)
10 September 1957
Oct
240.0 mm (9.4 in)
6 October 1959
Nov
259.1 mm (10.2 in)
26 November 1997
Dec
149.1 mm (5.9 in)
8 December 2006
Period of Record Coverage
1953 to 2025
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
64 years of record at Yakushima, 1953 to 2025. 41 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1953, 1954, 1961, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 12 complete years at Yakushima, 1964 to 1991. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 19.2 C (66.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1984, at 18.5 C (65.3 F), and the warmest was 1991, at 19.9 C (67.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.8 C (1.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at Yakushima as warming stripes, 1964 to 1991
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1964
19.8 C
+0.66 C
1981
18.6 C
-0.56 C
1982
18.7 C
-0.50 C
1983
19.0 C
-0.22 C
1984
18.5 C
-0.65 C
1985
18.9 C
-0.23 C
1986
18.8 C
-0.39 C
1987
19.4 C
+0.21 C
1988
19.2 C
0.00 C
1989
19.5 C
+0.29 C
1990
19.9 C
+0.71 C
1991
19.9 C
+0.71 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
1953 to 2025
Yearly extremes at Yakushima: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
35.4 C (95.7 F)
2006
33.3 C (91.9 F)
64
Coldest night (TNn)
0.7 C (33.3 F)
1981
3.3 C (37.9 F)
65
Wettest day (Rx1day)
405.0 mm (15.9 in)
1985
213.1 mm (8.4 in)
65
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
719.8 mm (28.3 in)
2018
377.6 mm (14.9 in)
59
Longest dry spell (CDD)
28 days
1988
10 days
60
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Yakushima, 1953 to 2025. The record is 35.4 C (95.7 F) in 2006, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.3 C (91.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Yakushima by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1953
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1954
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1955
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1956
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1957
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1958
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1959
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1960
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1961
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1962
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1963
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1964
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1973
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1974
n/a
1975
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1976
28.0 C (82.4 F)
1977
33.0 C (91.4 F)
1978
28.0 C (82.4 F)
1979
27.0 C (80.6 F)
1980
29.0 C (84.2 F)
1981
32.5 C (90.5 F)
1982
31.4 C (88.5 F)
1983
33.2 C (91.8 F)
1984
33.4 C (92.1 F)
1985
32.3 C (90.1 F)
1986
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1987
33.0 C (91.4 F)
1988
34.0 C (93.2 F)
1989
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1990
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1991
33.7 C (92.7 F)
1992
33.5 C (92.3 F)
1993
34.0 C (93.2 F)
1994
34.0 C (93.2 F)
1995
34.7 C (94.5 F)
1996
34.2 C (93.6 F)
1997
32.5 C (90.5 F)
1998
33.6 C (92.5 F)
1999
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2000
32.5 C (90.5 F)
2001
33.6 C (92.5 F)
2002
32.4 C (90.3 F)
2003
34.7 C (94.5 F)
2004
33.1 C (91.6 F)
2005
35.1 C (95.2 F)
2006
35.4 C (95.7 F)
2007
34.0 C (93.2 F)
2008
34.2 C (93.6 F)
2009
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2010
33.1 C (91.6 F)
2011
32.6 C (90.7 F)
2012
33.1 C (91.6 F)
2013
35.1 C (95.2 F)
2014
32.7 C (90.9 F)
2015
33.0 C (91.4 F)
2016
35.4 C (95.7 F)
2017
35.1 C (95.2 F)
2018
33.1 C (91.6 F)
2019
33.8 C (92.8 F)
2020
33.6 C (92.5 F)
2021
34.0 C (93.2 F)
2022
34.0 C (93.2 F)
2023
33.8 C (92.8 F)
2024
34.6 C (94.3 F)
2025
24.5 C (76.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Yakushima, 1953 to 2025. The record is 0.7 C (33.3 F) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 3.3 C (37.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Yakushima by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1953
3.9 C (39.0 F)
1954
3.3 C (37.9 F)
1955
3.3 C (37.9 F)
1956
3.9 C (39.0 F)
1957
3.3 C (37.9 F)
1958
3.3 C (37.9 F)
1959
2.8 C (37.0 F)
1960
3.3 C (37.9 F)
1961
3.9 C (39.0 F)
1962
3.9 C (39.0 F)
1963
2.2 C (36.0 F)
1964
5.0 C (41.0 F)
1973
23.0 C (73.4 F)
1974
27.0 C (80.6 F)
1975
23.0 C (73.4 F)
1976
4.0 C (39.2 F)
1977
1.0 C (33.8 F)
1978
3.0 C (37.4 F)
1979
5.0 C (41.0 F)
1980
2.0 C (35.6 F)
1981
0.7 C (33.3 F)
1982
1.1 C (34.0 F)
1983
1.4 C (34.5 F)
1984
1.4 C (34.5 F)
1985
2.4 C (36.3 F)
1986
2.1 C (35.8 F)
1987
2.3 C (36.1 F)
1988
4.4 C (39.9 F)
1989
3.1 C (37.6 F)
1990
3.0 C (37.4 F)
1991
2.4 C (36.3 F)
1992
4.7 C (40.5 F)
1993
3.0 C (37.4 F)
1994
4.1 C (39.4 F)
1995
3.6 C (38.5 F)
1996
2.7 C (36.9 F)
1997
4.3 C (39.7 F)
1998
3.3 C (37.9 F)
1999
3.9 C (39.0 F)
2000
3.0 C (37.4 F)
2001
2.9 C (37.2 F)
2002
5.4 C (41.7 F)
2003
3.0 C (37.4 F)
2004
2.8 C (37.0 F)
2005
1.5 C (34.7 F)
2006
3.9 C (39.0 F)
2007
4.6 C (40.3 F)
2008
4.6 C (40.3 F)
2009
4.5 C (40.1 F)
2010
2.4 C (36.3 F)
2011
2.0 C (35.6 F)
2012
4.7 C (40.5 F)
2013
4.7 C (40.5 F)
2014
4.2 C (39.6 F)
2015
4.9 C (40.8 F)
2016
1.0 C (33.8 F)
2017
4.5 C (40.1 F)
2018
1.7 C (35.1 F)
2019
4.3 C (39.7 F)
2020
5.1 C (41.2 F)
2021
2.1 C (35.8 F)
2022
5.8 C (42.4 F)
2023
1.6 C (34.9 F)
2024
5.1 C (41.2 F)
2025
2.2 C (36.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Yakushima, 1953 to 2025. The record is 405.0 mm (15.9 in) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 213.1 mm (8.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Yakushima by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1953
158.0 mm (6.2 in)
1954
251.0 mm (9.9 in)
1955
128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1956
195.1 mm (7.7 in)
1957
329.9 mm (13.0 in)
1958
178.1 mm (7.0 in)
1959
245.1 mm (9.6 in)
1960
232.9 mm (9.2 in)
1961
215.9 mm (8.5 in)
1962
150.1 mm (5.9 in)
1963
169.9 mm (6.7 in)
1964
188.0 mm (7.4 in)
1973
143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1974
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1975
14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1976
120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1977
327.9 mm (12.9 in)
1978
191.0 mm (7.5 in)
1979
192.0 mm (7.6 in)
1980
247.9 mm (9.8 in)
1981
234.0 mm (9.2 in)
1982
209.5 mm (8.2 in)
1983
173.0 mm (6.8 in)
1984
253.0 mm (10.0 in)
1985
405.0 mm (15.9 in)
1986
188.5 mm (7.4 in)
1987
213.0 mm (8.4 in)
1988
256.0 mm (10.1 in)
1989
191.5 mm (7.5 in)
1990
244.1 mm (9.6 in)
1991
129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1992
197.1 mm (7.8 in)
1993
226.1 mm (8.9 in)
1994
208.0 mm (8.2 in)
1995
191.0 mm (7.5 in)
1996
159.0 mm (6.3 in)
1997
259.1 mm (10.2 in)
1998
213.1 mm (8.4 in)
1999
169.2 mm (6.7 in)
2000
178.6 mm (7.0 in)
2001
298.2 mm (11.7 in)
2002
216.9 mm (8.5 in)
2003
235.0 mm (9.3 in)
2004
332.5 mm (13.1 in)
2005
325.9 mm (12.8 in)
2006
236.0 mm (9.3 in)
2007
214.1 mm (8.4 in)
2008
301.0 mm (11.9 in)
2009
175.0 mm (6.9 in)
2010
254.0 mm (10.0 in)
2011
235.0 mm (9.3 in)
2012
167.1 mm (6.6 in)
2013
324.1 mm (12.8 in)
2014
226.1 mm (8.9 in)
2015
215.9 mm (8.5 in)
2016
257.0 mm (10.1 in)
2017
292.1 mm (11.5 in)
2018
281.9 mm (11.1 in)
2019
189.0 mm (7.4 in)
2020
259.1 mm (10.2 in)
2021
193.0 mm (7.6 in)
2022
221.0 mm (8.7 in)
2023
172.0 mm (6.8 in)
2024
191.0 mm (7.5 in)
2025
180.6 mm (7.1 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Yakushima, 1953 to 2025. The record is 719.8 mm (28.3 in) in 2018, marked on the chart; the median year is 377.6 mm (14.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Yakushima by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1953
285.8 mm (11.3 in)
1954
486.2 mm (19.1 in)
1955
281.4 mm (11.1 in)
1956
516.9 mm (20.4 in)
1957
593.5 mm (23.4 in)
1958
277.5 mm (10.9 in)
1959
524.1 mm (20.6 in)
1960
431.8 mm (17.0 in)
1961
381.7 mm (15.0 in)
1962
266.9 mm (10.5 in)
1963
343.6 mm (13.5 in)
1964
377.6 mm (14.9 in)
1973
n/a
1974
n/a
1975
n/a
1976
204.0 mm (8.0 in)
1977
365.8 mm (14.4 in)
1978
301.2 mm (11.9 in)
1979
442.0 mm (17.4 in)
1980
354.1 mm (13.9 in)
1981
300.0 mm (11.8 in)
1982
317.5 mm (12.5 in)
1983
349.5 mm (13.8 in)
1984
525.5 mm (20.7 in)
1985
419.0 mm (16.5 in)
1986
271.0 mm (10.7 in)
1987
430.0 mm (16.9 in)
1988
387.0 mm (15.2 in)
1989
284.5 mm (11.2 in)
1990
n/a
1991
n/a
1992
305.1 mm (12.0 in)
1993
256.1 mm (10.1 in)
1994
123.9 mm (4.9 in)
1995
423.9 mm (16.7 in)
1996
263.1 mm (10.4 in)
1997
n/a
1998
417.3 mm (16.4 in)
1999
389.4 mm (15.3 in)
2000
513.9 mm (20.2 in)
2001
260.3 mm (10.2 in)
2002
273.7 mm (10.8 in)
2003
351.0 mm (13.8 in)
2004
412.0 mm (16.2 in)
2005
555.9 mm (21.9 in)
2006
398.3 mm (15.7 in)
2007
292.0 mm (11.5 in)
2008
537.4 mm (21.2 in)
2009
245.9 mm (9.7 in)
2010
605.3 mm (23.8 in)
2011
380.9 mm (15.0 in)
2012
422.9 mm (16.6 in)
2013
478.0 mm (18.8 in)
2014
363.5 mm (14.3 in)
2015
456.1 mm (18.0 in)
2016
395.9 mm (15.6 in)
2017
539.6 mm (21.2 in)
2018
719.8 mm (28.3 in)
2019
265.0 mm (10.4 in)
2020
469.9 mm (18.5 in)
2021
343.2 mm (13.5 in)
2022
468.2 mm (18.4 in)
2023
235.8 mm (9.3 in)
2024
334.0 mm (13.1 in)
2025
330.5 mm (13.0 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Yakushima, 1953 to 2025. The record is 28 days in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 10 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Yakushima by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1953
6 days
1954
8 days
1955
5 days
1956
7 days
1957
7 days
1958
6 days
1959
6 days
1960
6 days
1961
4 days
1962
5 days
1963
4 days
1964
5 days
1973
n/a
1974
1 day
1975
n/a
1976
2 days
1977
2 days
1978
2 days
1979
4 days
1980
2 days
1981
13 days
1982
10 days
1983
19 days
1984
15 days
1985
21 days
1986
14 days
1987
16 days
1988
28 days
1989
11 days
1990
n/a
1991
1 day
1992
1 day
1993
1 day
1994
1 day
1995
1 day
1996
1 day
1997
1 day
1998
2 days
1999
9 days
2000
n/a
2001
n/a
2002
3 days
2003
6 days
2004
11 days
2005
16 days
2006
19 days
2007
12 days
2008
12 days
2009
16 days
2010
11 days
2011
11 days
2012
10 days
2013
11 days
2014
10 days
2015
16 days
2016
16 days
2017
12 days
2018
14 days
2019
10 days
2020
10 days
2021
12 days
2022
10 days
2023
10 days
2024
12 days
2025
5 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 Yakushima standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Yakushima 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.