Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Samaria. 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 Samaria, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
37.8 C (100.0 F)
10.0 C (50.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
37.2 C (99.0 F)
8.9 C (48.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
40.6 C (105.1 F)
10.6 C (51.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
41.7 C (107.1 F)
11.7 C (53.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
41.7 C (107.1 F)
15.6 C (60.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
41.7 C (107.1 F)
18.9 C (66.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
41.7 C (107.1 F)
16.1 C (61.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
38.9 C (102.0 F)
18.9 C (66.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
39.4 C (102.9 F)
18.9 C (66.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
40.0 C (104.0 F)
15.0 C (59.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
37.8 C (100.0 F)
11.7 C (53.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
41.7 C (107.1 F)
10.0 C (50.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Samaria still stand. 1960 holds the most, with 80.
Standing records at Samaria by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1949
8
1950
21
1951
25
1952
28
1953
23
1954
35
1955
41
1956
51
1957
21
1958
10
1959
40
1960
80
1961
32
1962
20
1963
13
1964
24
1965
14
1966
13
1967
17
1968
17
1969
11
1970
24
1971
19
1972
9
1973
27
1974
16
1975
10
1976
14
1977
18
1978
15
1979
20
1980
19
1981
20
1982
27
1983
28
1984
29
1985
18
1986
44
1987
2
1988
13
1989
17
1990
11
1991
22
1992
10
1993
16
1994
5
1995
14
1996
17
1997
9
1998
29
1999
8
2000
8
2001
5
2002
30
2003
45
2004
14
2005
27
2006
20
2007
25
2008
61
2009
24
2010
17
2011
28
2012
45
2013
41
All-Time Record Progression
5 new records
5 all-time records were set at Samaria between 8 April 1984 and 18 January 2013. Each dot is a new record.
When Samaria set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1984-04-08
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 41.7 C (107.1 F)
1998-06-05
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 28.9 C (84.0 F)
2005-05-31
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 29.4 C (84.9 F)
2010-01-11
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature 15.6 C (60.1 F)
2013-01-18
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature 15.0 C (59.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Nov: 276.9 mm (10.9 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Samaria. The most was 276.9 mm (10.9 in) on 6 November 1959.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Samaria
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
142.7 mm (5.6 in)
17 January 1957
Feb
151.1 mm (5.9 in)
8 February 1997
Mar
122.9 mm (4.8 in)
31 March 1976
Apr
175.8 mm (6.9 in)
20 April 1953
May
176.8 mm (7.0 in)
3 May 1954
Jun
225.3 mm (8.9 in)
21 June 1973
Jul
108.7 mm (4.3 in)
2 July 1996
Aug
141.2 mm (5.6 in)
9 August 1992
Sep
209.8 mm (8.3 in)
18 September 1951
Oct
268.5 mm (10.6 in)
30 October 1980
Nov
276.9 mm (10.9 in)
6 November 1959
Dec
132.8 mm (5.2 in)
14 December 1964
Period of Record Coverage
1949 to 2013
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
65 years of record at Samaria, 1949 to 2013. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1949, 1987, 2007, 2013.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 53 complete years at Samaria, 1950 to 2011. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 26.3 C (79.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1952, at 24.9 C (76.9 F), and the warmest was 2005, at 27.5 C (81.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F).
Annual mean temperature at Samaria as warming stripes, 1950 to 2011
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1950
25.3 C
-1.01 C
1951
25.1 C
-1.12 C
1952
24.9 C
-1.34 C
1953
25.3 C
-0.96 C
1954
25.0 C
-1.25 C
1955
25.4 C
-0.88 C
1956
25.0 C
-1.23 C
1957
25.6 C
-0.65 C
1958
25.3 C
-0.98 C
1959
25.9 C
-0.40 C
1960
26.5 C
+0.19 C
1961
26.7 C
+0.48 C
1962
26.7 C
+0.44 C
1963
26.5 C
+0.22 C
1964
26.4 C
+0.12 C
1965
25.7 C
-0.53 C
1966
25.3 C
-0.92 C
1967
25.6 C
-0.70 C
1968
25.7 C
-0.58 C
1969
26.3 C
+0.04 C
1970
25.8 C
-0.44 C
1971
26.4 C
+0.17 C
1972
26.8 C
+0.55 C
1973
26.6 C
+0.37 C
1974
26.3 C
+0.06 C
1975
26.7 C
+0.44 C
1976
25.7 C
-0.52 C
1977
26.5 C
+0.19 C
1978
26.5 C
+0.20 C
1979
26.3 C
+0.06 C
1980
26.7 C
+0.41 C
1981
26.7 C
+0.43 C
1982
27.3 C
+1.01 C
1983
27.1 C
+0.87 C
1984
26.6 C
+0.35 C
1985
27.2 C
+0.94 C
1986
26.9 C
+0.66 C
1988
25.9 C
-0.33 C
1989
26.1 C
-0.16 C
1990
26.4 C
+0.18 C
1992
26.6 C
+0.29 C
1993
26.7 C
+0.39 C
1994
27.1 C
+0.80 C
1995
27.0 C
+0.71 C
1996
26.5 C
+0.20 C
1997
26.9 C
+0.62 C
1998
27.3 C
+1.07 C
2004
26.4 C
+0.14 C
2005
27.5 C
+1.19 C
2006
26.9 C
+0.61 C
2009
26.8 C
+0.56 C
2010
26.2 C
-0.05 C
2011
25.3 C
-0.95 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.2 to 0.3) per decade over 1950 to 2011. In Fahrenheit: 0.4 F (0.3 to 0.6) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 53 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Samaria
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.2 C (0.2 to 0.3) per decade
0.4 F (0.3 to 0.6) per decade
1950 to 2011
53
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.4) per decade
0.4 F (0.2 to 0.6) per decade
1950 to 2011
53
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.4 F (0.3 to 0.6) per decade
1950 to 2011
53
Rise
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
1948 to 2013
Yearly extremes at Samaria: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1984
39.4 C (102.9 F)
65
Coldest night (TNn)
8.9 C (48.0 F)
1951
12.8 C (55.0 F)
65
Wettest day (Rx1day)
276.9 mm (10.9 in)
1959
122.8 mm (4.8 in)
66
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
674.9 mm (26.6 in)
1980
204.6 mm (8.1 in)
66
Longest dry spell (CDD)
75 days
1998
29 days
66
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Samaria, 1948 to 2013. The record is 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.4 C (102.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Samaria by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1948
n/a
1949
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1950
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1951
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1952
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1953
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1954
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1955
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1956
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1957
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1958
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1959
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1960
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1961
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1962
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1963
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1964
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1965
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1966
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1967
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1968
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1969
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1970
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1971
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1972
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1973
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1974
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1975
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1976
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1977
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1978
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1979
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1980
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1981
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1982
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1983
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1984
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1985
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1986
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1987
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1988
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1989
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1990
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1991
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1992
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1993
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1994
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1995
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1996
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1997
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1998
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1999
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2000
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2001
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2002
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2003
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2004
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2005
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2006
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2007
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2008
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2009
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2010
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2011
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2012
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2013
38.3 C (100.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Samaria, 1948 to 2013. The record is 8.9 C (48.0 F) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 12.8 C (55.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Samaria by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1948
n/a
1949
12.2 C (54.0 F)
1950
11.7 C (53.1 F)
1951
8.9 C (48.0 F)
1952
10.6 C (51.1 F)
1953
10.6 C (51.1 F)
1954
8.9 C (48.0 F)
1955
10.0 C (50.0 F)
1956
10.0 C (50.0 F)
1957
11.7 C (53.1 F)
1958
11.7 C (53.1 F)
1959
13.9 C (57.0 F)
1960
11.7 C (53.1 F)
1961
15.0 C (59.0 F)
1962
14.4 C (57.9 F)
1963
11.7 C (53.1 F)
1964
13.9 C (57.0 F)
1965
10.6 C (51.1 F)
1966
10.6 C (51.1 F)
1967
11.1 C (52.0 F)
1968
11.7 C (53.1 F)
1969
13.9 C (57.0 F)
1970
11.7 C (53.1 F)
1971
10.6 C (51.1 F)
1972
11.7 C (53.1 F)
1973
12.2 C (54.0 F)
1974
13.3 C (55.9 F)
1975
13.9 C (57.0 F)
1976
12.8 C (55.0 F)
1977
12.2 C (54.0 F)
1978
12.8 C (55.0 F)
1979
15.0 C (59.0 F)
1980
14.4 C (57.9 F)
1981
10.6 C (51.1 F)
1982
12.8 C (55.0 F)
1983
12.8 C (55.0 F)
1984
11.7 C (53.1 F)
1985
12.2 C (54.0 F)
1986
11.1 C (52.0 F)
1987
13.9 C (57.0 F)
1988
13.9 C (57.0 F)
1989
10.6 C (51.1 F)
1990
13.9 C (57.0 F)
1991
13.3 C (55.9 F)
1992
15.6 C (60.1 F)
1993
13.9 C (57.0 F)
1994
13.3 C (55.9 F)
1995
15.0 C (59.0 F)
1996
11.1 C (52.0 F)
1997
12.8 C (55.0 F)
1998
13.9 C (57.0 F)
1999
13.9 C (57.0 F)
2000
15.0 C (59.0 F)
2001
12.8 C (55.0 F)
2002
12.2 C (54.0 F)
2003
12.8 C (55.0 F)
2004
15.0 C (59.0 F)
2005
14.4 C (57.9 F)
2006
14.4 C (57.9 F)
2007
16.7 C (62.1 F)
2008
13.3 C (55.9 F)
2009
13.3 C (55.9 F)
2010
11.7 C (53.1 F)
2011
13.3 C (55.9 F)
2012
12.2 C (54.0 F)
2013
10.6 C (51.1 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Samaria, 1948 to 2013. The record is 276.9 mm (10.9 in) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 122.8 mm (4.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Samaria by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1948
120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1949
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1950
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1951
209.8 mm (8.3 in)
1952
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1953
175.8 mm (6.9 in)
1954
176.8 mm (7.0 in)
1955
220.7 mm (8.7 in)
1956
141.5 mm (5.6 in)
1957
142.7 mm (5.6 in)
1958
118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1959
276.9 mm (10.9 in)
1960
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1961
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1962
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1963
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1964
145.8 mm (5.7 in)
1965
112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1966
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1967
146.1 mm (5.8 in)
1968
132.3 mm (5.2 in)
1969
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1970
156.5 mm (6.2 in)
1971
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1972
131.6 mm (5.2 in)
1973
225.3 mm (8.9 in)
1974
149.9 mm (5.9 in)
1975
186.2 mm (7.3 in)
1976
237.7 mm (9.4 in)
1977
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1978
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1979
123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1980
268.5 mm (10.6 in)
1981
101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1982
134.4 mm (5.3 in)
1983
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1984
149.4 mm (5.9 in)
1985
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1986
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1987
186.9 mm (7.4 in)
1988
111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1989
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1990
95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1991
126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1992
141.2 mm (5.6 in)
1993
123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1994
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1995
146.6 mm (5.8 in)
1996
199.1 mm (7.8 in)
1997
151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1998
117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1999
192.8 mm (7.6 in)
2000
107.4 mm (4.2 in)
2001
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
2002
122.4 mm (4.8 in)
2003
117.9 mm (4.6 in)
2004
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
2005
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
2006
124.7 mm (4.9 in)
2007
263.7 mm (10.4 in)
2008
179.1 mm (7.1 in)
2009
145.8 mm (5.7 in)
2010
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
2011
167.6 mm (6.6 in)
2012
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
2013
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Samaria, 1948 to 2013. The record is 674.9 mm (26.6 in) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 204.6 mm (8.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Samaria by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1948
212.2 mm (8.4 in)
1949
196.4 mm (7.7 in)
1950
140.7 mm (5.5 in)
1951
376.6 mm (14.8 in)
1952
146.5 mm (5.8 in)
1953
208.5 mm (8.2 in)
1954
287.5 mm (11.3 in)
1955
293.2 mm (11.5 in)
1956
283.6 mm (11.2 in)
1957
277.9 mm (10.9 in)
1958
179.0 mm (7.0 in)
1959
482.7 mm (19.0 in)
1960
191.1 mm (7.5 in)
1961
156.8 mm (6.2 in)
1962
118.7 mm (4.7 in)
1963
276.9 mm (10.9 in)
1964
206.1 mm (8.1 in)
1965
188.7 mm (7.4 in)
1966
231.9 mm (9.1 in)
1967
270.9 mm (10.7 in)
1968
183.4 mm (7.2 in)
1969
184.6 mm (7.3 in)
1970
210.8 mm (8.3 in)
1971
161.3 mm (6.4 in)
1972
190.8 mm (7.5 in)
1973
284.5 mm (11.2 in)
1974
203.1 mm (8.0 in)
1975
213.2 mm (8.4 in)
1976
335.0 mm (13.2 in)
1977
121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1978
133.8 mm (5.3 in)
1979
195.2 mm (7.7 in)
1980
674.9 mm (26.6 in)
1981
202.5 mm (8.0 in)
1982
212.7 mm (8.4 in)
1983
110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1984
202.5 mm (8.0 in)
1985
140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1986
112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1987
218.4 mm (8.6 in)
1988
317.0 mm (12.5 in)
1989
142.7 mm (5.6 in)
1990
141.9 mm (5.6 in)
1991
180.6 mm (7.1 in)
1992
368.0 mm (14.5 in)
1993
243.6 mm (9.6 in)
1994
108.3 mm (4.3 in)
1995
278.0 mm (10.9 in)
1996
246.4 mm (9.7 in)
1997
200.7 mm (7.9 in)
1998
284.8 mm (11.2 in)
1999
405.2 mm (16.0 in)
2000
262.5 mm (10.3 in)
2001
195.6 mm (7.7 in)
2002
160.8 mm (6.3 in)
2003
225.7 mm (8.9 in)
2004
124.5 mm (4.9 in)
2005
211.8 mm (8.3 in)
2006
168.5 mm (6.6 in)
2007
460.0 mm (18.1 in)
2008
347.8 mm (13.7 in)
2009
270.3 mm (10.6 in)
2010
137.7 mm (5.4 in)
2011
391.9 mm (15.4 in)
2012
193.9 mm (7.6 in)
2013
126.8 mm (5.0 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Samaria, 1948 to 2013. The record is 75 days in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 29 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Samaria by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1948
8 days
1949
27 days
1950
35 days
1951
42 days
1952
18 days
1953
42 days
1954
31 days
1955
70 days
1956
22 days
1957
24 days
1958
52 days
1959
17 days
1960
19 days
1961
27 days
1962
31 days
1963
45 days
1964
32 days
1965
38 days
1966
23 days
1967
41 days
1968
18 days
1969
38 days
1970
26 days
1971
43 days
1972
36 days
1973
17 days
1974
26 days
1975
56 days
1976
30 days
1977
51 days
1978
48 days
1979
22 days
1980
28 days
1981
25 days
1982
26 days
1983
35 days
1984
25 days
1985
27 days
1986
26 days
1987
7 days
1988
21 days
1989
22 days
1990
13 days
1991
60 days
1992
16 days
1993
21 days
1994
33 days
1995
36 days
1996
27 days
1997
15 days
1998
75 days
1999
27 days
2000
29 days
2001
27 days
2002
31 days
2003
48 days
2004
18 days
2005
48 days
2006
47 days
2007
11 days
2008
34 days
2009
32 days
2010
29 days
2011
47 days
2012
37 days
2013
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
61 years, 1949 to 2012
A day with at least 122.3 mm (4.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 305.8 mm (12.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Samaria: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
122.3 mm (4.8 in)
5 years
165.8 mm (6.5 in)
10 years
196.7 mm (7.7 in)
25 years
238.4 mm (9.4 in)
50 years
271.4 mm (10.7 in)
100 years
305.8 mm (12.0 in)
Longer than the 61 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, 61 years of values from 1949 to 2012.
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: 276.9 mm (10.9 in) in 1959; 268.5 mm (10.6 in) in 1980; 237.7 mm (9.4 in) in 1976.
Station Changes
3 suspected
3 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Samaria, at 1959, 1965 and 1985. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1959 ran 1.0 C (1.8 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1965 ran 0.6 C (1.1 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1985 ran 0.4 C (0.7 F) lower than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Samaria, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1959
+1.0
+1.8
likely
5
1965
-0.6
-1.1
likely
5
1985
-0.4
-0.7
possible
5
Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.
Download the Data
Data for Samaria standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Samaria 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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.