Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Soesterberg. 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 Soesterberg, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
14.9 C (58.8 F)
-20.3 C (-4.5 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
17.5 C (63.5 F)
-21.9 C (-7.4 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
25.4 C (77.7 F)
-16.9 C (1.6 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
29.2 C (84.6 F)
-8.4 C (16.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
31.5 C (88.7 F)
-2.9 C (26.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-0.4 C (31.3 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
36.5 C (97.7 F)
2.5 C (36.5 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2.9 C (37.2 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
29.6 C (85.3 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
26.9 C (80.4 F)
-7.4 C (18.7 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
18.5 C (65.3 F)
-11.2 C (11.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
15.3 C (59.5 F)
-15.5 C (4.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Soesterberg still stand. 2006 holds the most, with 43.
Standing records at Soesterberg by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1951
3
1952
20
1953
12
1954
26
1955
22
1956
33
1957
22
1958
21
1959
23
1960
14
1961
25
1962
28
1963
29
1964
21
1965
19
1966
26
1967
11
1968
33
1969
36
1970
23
1971
30
1972
25
1973
18
1974
23
1975
24
1976
34
1977
22
1978
26
1979
33
1980
29
1981
33
1982
15
1983
21
1984
14
1985
40
1986
36
1987
36
1988
17
1989
31
1990
40
1991
31
1992
16
1993
26
1994
23
1995
29
1996
32
1997
28
1998
30
1999
12
2000
22
2001
23
2002
23
2003
29
2004
22
2005
39
2006
43
2007
25
2008
17
All-Time Record Progression
4 new records
4 all-time records were set at Soesterberg between 14 January 1987 and 19 July 2006. Each dot is a new record.
When Soesterberg set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1987-01-14
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -11.0 C (12.2 F)
1990-08-04
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 36.1 C (97.0 F)
2001-07-06
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 20.8 C (69.4 F)
2006-07-19
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 36.5 C (97.7 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jun: 53.4 mm (2.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Soesterberg. The most was 53.4 mm (2.1 in) on 2 June 1992.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Soesterberg
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
30.6 mm (1.2 in)
19 January 2004
Feb
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
28 February 1990
Mar
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
6 March 1998
Apr
25.5 mm (1.0 in)
4 April 1994
May
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
30 May 1979
Jun
53.4 mm (2.1 in)
2 June 1992
Jul
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
29 July 2000
Aug
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
4 August 1974
Sep
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
12 September 2008
Oct
34.4 mm (1.4 in)
10 October 1997
Nov
47.3 mm (1.9 in)
25 November 2005
Dec
41.6 mm (1.6 in)
27 December 1994
Period of Record Coverage
1951 to 2008
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
58 years of record at Soesterberg, 1951 to 2008. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 2008.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 55 complete years at Soesterberg, 1953 to 2007. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.4 C (49.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1963, at 7.6 C (45.6 F), and the warmest was 2006, at 10.9 C (51.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at Soesterberg as warming stripes, 1953 to 2007
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1953
9.6 C
+0.19 C
1954
8.7 C
-0.71 C
1955
8.8 C
-0.61 C
1956
8.2 C
-1.27 C
1957
9.7 C
+0.26 C
1958
9.2 C
-0.27 C
1959
10.0 C
+0.58 C
1960
9.5 C
+0.10 C
1961
9.7 C
+0.26 C
1962
7.8 C
-1.63 C
1963
7.6 C
-1.86 C
1964
9.1 C
-0.35 C
1965
8.8 C
-0.63 C
1966
9.4 C
+0.02 C
1967
9.9 C
+0.49 C
1968
8.9 C
-0.56 C
1969
9.1 C
-0.35 C
1970
8.5 C
-0.89 C
1971
9.1 C
-0.34 C
1972
8.7 C
-0.71 C
1973
9.1 C
-0.28 C
1974
9.5 C
+0.04 C
1975
9.8 C
+0.40 C
1976
9.6 C
+0.19 C
1977
9.4 C
-0.03 C
1978
8.7 C
-0.77 C
1979
8.0 C
-1.40 C
1980
8.8 C
-0.65 C
1981
9.4 C
0.00 C
1982
10.0 C
+0.61 C
1983
9.8 C
+0.41 C
1984
9.4 C
-0.01 C
1985
8.3 C
-1.16 C
1986
8.5 C
-0.93 C
1987
8.3 C
-1.12 C
1988
10.1 C
+0.64 C
1989
10.4 C
+0.95 C
1990
10.5 C
+1.12 C
1991
9.3 C
-0.16 C
1992
10.3 C
+0.88 C
1993
9.3 C
-0.16 C
1994
10.2 C
+0.81 C
1995
10.0 C
+0.57 C
1996
8.1 C
-1.35 C
1997
9.8 C
+0.38 C
1998
9.9 C
+0.49 C
1999
10.5 C
+1.05 C
2000
10.5 C
+1.06 C
2001
10.0 C
+0.55 C
2002
10.5 C
+1.03 C
2003
10.1 C
+0.69 C
2004
10.2 C
+0.75 C
2005
10.4 C
+0.93 C
2006
10.9 C
+1.46 C
2007
10.8 C
+1.35 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade over 1953 to 2007. In Fahrenheit: 0.5 F (0.3 to 0.7) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 55 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Soesterberg
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade
0.5 F (0.3 to 0.7) per decade
1953 to 2007
55
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade
0.5 F (0.3 to 0.8) per decade
1953 to 2007
55
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.4) per decade
0.4 F (0.2 to 0.6) per decade
1953 to 2007
55
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
1951 to 2008
Yearly extremes at Soesterberg: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
36.5 C (97.7 F)
2006
31.8 C (89.2 F)
58
Coldest night (TNn)
-21.9 C (-7.4 F)
1956
-12.4 C (9.8 F)
58
Wettest day (Rx1day)
53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1992
31.4 mm (1.2 in)
35
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1998
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
35
Longest dry spell (CDD)
34 days
1986
20 days
35
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Soesterberg, 1951 to 2008. The record is 36.5 C (97.7 F) in 2006, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.8 C (89.2 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Soesterberg by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1951
27.4 C (81.3 F)
1952
28.7 C (83.7 F)
1953
31.5 C (88.7 F)
1954
29.3 C (84.7 F)
1955
30.4 C (86.7 F)
1956
29.7 C (85.5 F)
1957
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1958
28.5 C (83.3 F)
1959
35.4 C (95.7 F)
1960
28.1 C (82.6 F)
1961
33.0 C (91.4 F)
1962
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1963
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1964
32.4 C (90.3 F)
1965
28.5 C (83.3 F)
1966
30.9 C (87.6 F)
1967
32.4 C (90.3 F)
1968
32.1 C (89.8 F)
1969
32.6 C (90.7 F)
1970
30.1 C (86.2 F)
1971
29.7 C (85.5 F)
1972
32.1 C (89.8 F)
1973
32.4 C (90.3 F)
1974
27.3 C (81.1 F)
1975
33.1 C (91.6 F)
1976
34.8 C (94.6 F)
1977
31.0 C (87.8 F)
1978
32.3 C (90.1 F)
1979
29.8 C (85.6 F)
1980
28.8 C (83.8 F)
1981
30.5 C (86.9 F)
1982
32.0 C (89.6 F)
1983
33.1 C (91.6 F)
1984
30.8 C (87.4 F)
1985
30.4 C (86.7 F)
1986
30.3 C (86.5 F)
1987
28.8 C (83.8 F)
1988
28.4 C (83.1 F)
1989
31.8 C (89.2 F)
1990
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1991
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1992
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1993
29.1 C (84.4 F)
1994
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1995
32.9 C (91.2 F)
1996
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1997
32.3 C (90.1 F)
1998
31.5 C (88.7 F)
1999
31.7 C (89.1 F)
2000
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2001
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2002
33.1 C (91.6 F)
2003
35.4 C (95.7 F)
2004
33.6 C (92.5 F)
2005
33.1 C (91.6 F)
2006
36.5 C (97.7 F)
2007
31.5 C (88.7 F)
2008
32.0 C (89.6 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Soesterberg, 1951 to 2008. The record is -21.9 C (-7.4 F) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is -12.4 C (9.8 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Soesterberg by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1951
-8.0 C (17.6 F)
1952
-7.7 C (18.1 F)
1953
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1954
-14.1 C (6.6 F)
1955
-9.3 C (15.3 F)
1956
-21.9 C (-7.4 F)
1957
-10.9 C (12.4 F)
1958
-8.8 C (16.2 F)
1959
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1960
-9.9 C (14.2 F)
1961
-12.6 C (9.3 F)
1962
-12.5 C (9.5 F)
1963
-20.3 C (-4.5 F)
1964
-14.0 C (6.8 F)
1965
-13.8 C (7.2 F)
1966
-12.6 C (9.3 F)
1967
-12.5 C (9.5 F)
1968
-18.4 C (-1.1 F)
1969
-18.8 C (-1.8 F)
1970
-13.8 C (7.2 F)
1971
-16.0 C (3.2 F)
1972
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1973
-14.6 C (5.7 F)
1974
-6.6 C (20.1 F)
1975
-9.2 C (15.4 F)
1976
-10.4 C (13.3 F)
1977
-7.3 C (18.9 F)
1978
-13.6 C (7.5 F)
1979
-19.0 C (-2.2 F)
1980
-12.0 C (10.4 F)
1981
-12.9 C (8.8 F)
1982
-13.7 C (7.3 F)
1983
-8.0 C (17.6 F)
1984
-7.5 C (18.5 F)
1985
-19.6 C (-3.3 F)
1986
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1987
-17.4 C (0.7 F)
1988
-7.5 C (18.5 F)
1989
-7.7 C (18.1 F)
1990
-4.3 C (24.3 F)
1991
-12.4 C (9.7 F)
1992
-11.0 C (12.2 F)
1993
-11.4 C (11.5 F)
1994
-12.1 C (10.2 F)
1995
-15.5 C (4.1 F)
1996
-15.8 C (3.6 F)
1997
-18.8 C (-1.8 F)
1998
-12.5 C (9.5 F)
1999
-14.8 C (5.4 F)
2000
-10.8 C (12.6 F)
2001
-12.3 C (9.9 F)
2002
-9.1 C (15.6 F)
2003
-12.6 C (9.3 F)
2004
-9.5 C (14.9 F)
2005
-16.9 C (1.6 F)
2006
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2007
-8.8 C (16.2 F)
2008
-8.1 C (17.4 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Soesterberg, 1951 to 2008. The record is 53.4 mm (2.1 in) in 1992, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.4 mm (1.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Soesterberg by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1951
n/a
1952
n/a
1953
n/a
1954
n/a
1955
n/a
1956
n/a
1957
n/a
1958
n/a
1959
n/a
1960
n/a
1961
n/a
1962
n/a
1963
n/a
1964
n/a
1965
n/a
1966
n/a
1967
n/a
1968
n/a
1969
n/a
1970
n/a
1971
n/a
1972
n/a
1973
n/a
1974
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1975
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1976
22.7 mm (0.9 in)
1977
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1978
25.2 mm (1.0 in)
1979
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1980
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1981
29.3 mm (1.2 in)
1982
32.7 mm (1.3 in)
1983
45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1984
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1985
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1986
36.9 mm (1.5 in)
1987
28.9 mm (1.1 in)
1988
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1989
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1990
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1991
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1992
53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1993
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1994
41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1995
24.5 mm (1.0 in)
1996
30.9 mm (1.2 in)
1997
34.4 mm (1.4 in)
1998
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1999
32.4 mm (1.3 in)
2000
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
2001
27.5 mm (1.1 in)
2002
24.8 mm (1.0 in)
2003
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
2004
30.8 mm (1.2 in)
2005
47.3 mm (1.9 in)
2006
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
2007
31.4 mm (1.2 in)
2008
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Soesterberg, 1951 to 2008. The record is 95.0 mm (3.7 in) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 60.5 mm (2.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Soesterberg by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1951
n/a
1952
n/a
1953
n/a
1954
n/a
1955
n/a
1956
n/a
1957
n/a
1958
n/a
1959
n/a
1960
n/a
1961
n/a
1962
n/a
1963
n/a
1964
n/a
1965
n/a
1966
n/a
1967
n/a
1968
n/a
1969
n/a
1970
n/a
1971
n/a
1972
n/a
1973
n/a
1974
49.7 mm (2.0 in)
1975
40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1976
42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1977
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1978
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1979
92.9 mm (3.7 in)
1980
55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1981
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1982
75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1983
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1984
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1985
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1986
81.7 mm (3.2 in)
1987
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1988
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1989
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1990
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1991
63.9 mm (2.5 in)
1992
89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1993
65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1994
85.2 mm (3.4 in)
1995
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1996
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1997
73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1998
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1999
53.7 mm (2.1 in)
2000
58.1 mm (2.3 in)
2001
71.7 mm (2.8 in)
2002
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
2003
63.3 mm (2.5 in)
2004
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
2005
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
2006
66.4 mm (2.6 in)
2007
60.1 mm (2.4 in)
2008
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Soesterberg, 1951 to 2008. The record is 34 days in 1986, marked on the chart; the median year is 20 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Soesterberg by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1951
n/a
1952
n/a
1953
n/a
1954
n/a
1955
n/a
1956
n/a
1957
n/a
1958
n/a
1959
n/a
1960
n/a
1961
n/a
1962
n/a
1963
n/a
1964
n/a
1965
n/a
1966
n/a
1967
n/a
1968
n/a
1969
n/a
1970
n/a
1971
n/a
1972
n/a
1973
n/a
1974
14 days
1975
20 days
1976
22 days
1977
20 days
1978
17 days
1979
13 days
1980
32 days
1981
23 days
1982
17 days
1983
23 days
1984
23 days
1985
20 days
1986
34 days
1987
17 days
1988
24 days
1989
21 days
1990
17 days
1991
26 days
1992
19 days
1993
17 days
1994
16 days
1995
28 days
1996
24 days
1997
20 days
1998
17 days
1999
15 days
2000
16 days
2001
13 days
2002
24 days
2003
34 days
2004
17 days
2005
16 days
2006
18 days
2007
29 days
2008
17 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.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
55 years with a frost
Across 55 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Soesterberg falls on 30 April and the median first autumn frost on 29 October, which leaves a median of 187 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.8 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Soesterberg
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1978 to 2007)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
30 April
n/a
25 April
n/a
-2.1 days per decade
First autumn frost
29 October
n/a
28 October
n/a
-0.4 days per decade
Growing days
187 days
n/a
186 days
n/a
+1.8 days per decade
A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.
Rainfall Return Levels
33 years, 1975 to 2007
A day with at least 30.6 mm (1.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 64.5 mm (2.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Soesterberg: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
30.6 mm (1.2 in)
5 years
38.3 mm (1.5 in)
10 years
44.0 mm (1.7 in)
25 years
51.7 mm (2.0 in)
50 years
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
Longer than the 33 years of record
100 years
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
Longer than the 33 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, 33 years of values from 1975 to 2007.
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: 53.4 mm (2.1 in) in 1992; 48.8 mm (1.9 in) in 1979; 47.5 mm (1.9 in) in 2000.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.