Valdaj Weather Records (RSM00026289)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Valdaj (RSM00026289), Russia, with 87 years of record.

Key Facts for Valdaj

Valdaj (RSM00026289) is a weather station in Russia at 57.97 latitude and 33.23 longitude, 219 m (719 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1910 to 1996, 87 years of record.
1,464 records set at Valdaj still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Valdaj set a daily record precipitation of 24.4 mm (1.0 in) on 24 June 1996.

About the Station

Location: Russia, 57.97 latitude, 33.23 longitude.
Elevation: 219 m (719 ft).
Period of record: 1910 to 1996, 87 years.
Eligible elements: prcp.

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 Valdaj. 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 Valdaj, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	2.8 C (37.0 F)	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	2.2 C (36.0 F)	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	11.1 C (52.0 F)	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	32.2 C (90.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	32.8 C (91.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	22.8 C (73.0 F)	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	11.1 C (52.0 F)	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	7.8 C (46.0 F)	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Valdaj still stand. 1963 holds the most, with 143.

Standing records at Valdaj by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1949	30
1950	75
1951	121
1952	106
1953	88
1954	110
1955	67
1956	6
1957	38
1958	29
1959	58
1960	118
1961	135
1962	98
1963	143
1964	83
1965	36
1966	15
1967	19
1968	14
1969	29
1970	19
1971	6
1974	1
1976	2
1977	1
1984	1
1985	4
1986	4
1987	8

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 73.0 mm (2.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Valdaj. The most was 73.0 mm (2.9 in) on 19 September 1915.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Valdaj
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	4 January 1992
Feb	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	16 February 1914
Mar	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	18 March 1960
Apr	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	26 April 1984
May	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	25 May 1915
Jun	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	25 June 1957
Jul	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	16 July 1961
Aug	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	6 August 1989
Sep	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	19 September 1915
Oct	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	10 October 1968
Nov	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	20 November 1978
Dec	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	16 December 1914

Period of Record Coverage

1949 to 1991

28 years of record at Valdaj, 1949 to 1991. 28 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956 and others.

Days with data per year at Valdaj
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1949	70	19%	No
1950	153	42%	No
1951	219	60%	No
1952	241	66%	No
1953	218	60%	No
1954	267	73%	No
1955	140	38%	No
1956	11	3%	No
1957	59	16%	No
1958	85	23%	No
1959	97	27%	No
1960	234	64%	No
1961	263	72%	No
1962	297	81%	No
1963	302	83%	No
1964	284	78%	No
1965	106	29%	No
1966	50	14%	No
1967	43	12%	No
1968	26	7%	No
1969	54	15%	No
1970	92	25%	No
1971	18	5%	No
1985	1	0%	No
1987	1	0%	No
1989	4	1%	No
1990	4	1%	No
1991	1	0%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Valdaj
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 June 1996	Valdaj, RU	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1996	Valdaj, RU	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	81 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1995	Valdaj, RU	daily rain	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	4 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1995	Valdaj, RU	daily rain	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	58 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1995	Valdaj, RU	daily rain	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	17 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1995	Valdaj, RU	daily rain	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	16 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1995	Valdaj, RU	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 1995	Valdaj, RU	daily rain	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1995	Valdaj, RU	daily rain	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	5 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1995	Valdaj, RU	daily rain	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1995	Valdaj, RU	daily rain	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	35 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1994	Valdaj, RU	daily rain	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	25 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1994	Valdaj, RU	daily rain	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	24 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1994	Valdaj, RU	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1994	Valdaj, RU	daily rain	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	8 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1994	Valdaj, RU	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1994	Valdaj, RU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1994	Valdaj, RU	daily rain	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1994	Valdaj, RU	daily rain	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1994	Valdaj, RU	daily rain	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	79 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1910 to 1996

Yearly extremes at Valdaj: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	32.8 C (91.0 F)	1951	27.5 C (81.5 F)	28
Coldest night (TNn)	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	1950	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	35
Wettest day (Rx1day)	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	1915	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	78
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	233.6 mm (9.2 in)	1915	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	78
Longest dry spell (CDD)	40 days	1927	18 days	78

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Valdaj, 1910 to 1996. The record is 32.8 C (91.0 F) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.5 C (81.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Valdaj by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	22.2 C (72.0 F)
1950	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1951	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1952	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1953	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1954	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1955	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1956	16.1 C (61.0 F)
1957	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1958	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1959	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1960	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1961	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1962	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1963	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1964	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1965	22.8 C (73.0 F)
1966	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1967	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1968	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1969	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1970	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1971	11.1 C (52.0 F)
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	-0.1 C (31.8 F)
1986	n/a
1987	24.0 C (75.2 F)
1988	n/a
1989	20.4 C (68.7 F)
1990	9.3 C (48.7 F)
1991	1.3 C (34.3 F)
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Valdaj, 1910 to 1996. The record is -38.9 C (-38.0 F) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is -27.8 C (-18.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Valdaj by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1950	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1951	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1952	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1953	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1954	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1955	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1956	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1957	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1958	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1959	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1960	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1961	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1962	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1963	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1964	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1965	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1966	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1967	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1968	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1969	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1970	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1971	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)
1975	-2.0 C (28.4 F)
1976	-31.0 C (-23.8 F)
1977	-17.0 C (1.4 F)
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	-11.4 C (11.5 F)
1984	-21.3 C (-6.3 F)
1985	-28.2 C (-18.8 F)
1986	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1987	-38.6 C (-37.5 F)
1988	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1989	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1990	-7.1 C (19.2 F)
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Valdaj, 1910 to 1996. The record is 73.0 mm (2.9 in) in 1915, marked on the chart; the median year is 29.3 mm (1.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Valdaj by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1910	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1911	10.5 mm (0.4 in)
1914	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1915	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1916	10.5 mm (0.4 in)
1924	9.5 mm (0.37 in)
1925	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1926	33.9 mm (1.3 in)
1927	58.8 mm (2.3 in)
1928	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1929	30.9 mm (1.2 in)
1930	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1931	21.5 mm (0.8 in)
1932	42.8 mm (1.7 in)
1933	13.4 mm (0.5 in)
1934	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1935	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1936	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1937	47.1 mm (1.9 in)
1938	25.3 mm (1.0 in)
1939	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1940	23.2 mm (0.9 in)
1941	23.8 mm (0.9 in)
1942	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1943	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1944	20.7 mm (0.8 in)
1945	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1946	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1947	29.3 mm (1.2 in)
1948	28.9 mm (1.1 in)
1949	42.3 mm (1.7 in)
1950	40.8 mm (1.6 in)
1951	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1952	33.2 mm (1.3 in)
1953	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1954	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1955	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1956	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
1957	47.1 mm (1.9 in)
1958	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1959	23.7 mm (0.9 in)
1960	27.3 mm (1.1 in)
1961	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1962	23.7 mm (0.9 in)
1963	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1964	18.9 mm (0.7 in)
1965	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1966	23.7 mm (0.9 in)
1967	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1968	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1969	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1970	19.4 mm (0.8 in)
1971	43.1 mm (1.7 in)
1972	16.1 mm (0.6 in)
1973	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1974	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1975	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1976	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1977	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1978	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1979	34.9 mm (1.4 in)
1980	39.2 mm (1.5 in)
1981	30.8 mm (1.2 in)
1982	31.6 mm (1.2 in)
1983	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1984	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1985	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1986	35.9 mm (1.4 in)
1987	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1988	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1989	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1990	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1991	22.7 mm (0.9 in)
1992	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1993	25.2 mm (1.0 in)
1994	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1995	28.6 mm (1.1 in)
1996	24.4 mm (1.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Valdaj, 1910 to 1996. The record is 233.6 mm (9.2 in) in 1915, marked on the chart; the median year is 52.5 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Valdaj by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1910	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1911	28.9 mm (1.1 in)
1914	44.8 mm (1.8 in)
1915	233.6 mm (9.2 in)
1916	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1924	22.2 mm (0.9 in)
1925	52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1926	46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1927	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1928	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1929	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1930	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1931	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1932	86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1933	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1934	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1935	43.6 mm (1.7 in)
1936	46.6 mm (1.8 in)
1937	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1938	62.1 mm (2.4 in)
1939	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1940	38.7 mm (1.5 in)
1941	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1942	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1943	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1944	32.7 mm (1.3 in)
1945	65.7 mm (2.6 in)
1946	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1947	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1948	45.6 mm (1.8 in)
1949	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1950	44.3 mm (1.7 in)
1951	42.1 mm (1.7 in)
1952	57.8 mm (2.3 in)
1953	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1954	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1955	48.4 mm (1.9 in)
1956	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1957	87.8 mm (3.5 in)
1958	39.7 mm (1.6 in)
1959	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1960	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1961	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1962	44.1 mm (1.7 in)
1963	35.2 mm (1.4 in)
1964	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1965	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
1966	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1967	43.8 mm (1.7 in)
1968	57.3 mm (2.3 in)
1969	48.1 mm (1.9 in)
1970	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1971	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1972	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1973	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1974	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1975	46.1 mm (1.8 in)
1976	63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1977	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1978	65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1979	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1980	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1981	42.8 mm (1.7 in)
1982	49.9 mm (2.0 in)
1983	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1984	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1985	61.6 mm (2.4 in)
1986	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1987	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1988	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1989	135.7 mm (5.3 in)
1990	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1991	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1992	49.9 mm (2.0 in)
1993	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1994	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1995	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1996	51.8 mm (2.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Valdaj, 1910 to 1996. The record is 40 days in 1927, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Valdaj by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1910	8 days
1911	12 days
1914	26 days
1915	26 days
1916	16 days
1924	11 days
1925	19 days
1926	13 days
1927	40 days
1928	32 days
1929	27 days
1930	22 days
1931	29 days
1932	19 days
1933	11 days
1934	8 days
1935	20 days
1936	18 days
1937	17 days
1938	20 days
1939	19 days
1940	23 days
1941	28 days
1942	24 days
1943	17 days
1944	21 days
1945	19 days
1946	21 days
1947	18 days
1948	35 days
1949	15 days
1950	15 days
1951	22 days
1952	30 days
1953	26 days
1954	15 days
1955	15 days
1956	22 days
1957	17 days
1958	26 days
1959	18 days
1960	21 days
1961	36 days
1962	14 days
1963	27 days
1964	18 days
1965	17 days
1966	21 days
1967	18 days
1968	13 days
1969	18 days
1970	26 days
1971	15 days
1972	16 days
1973	16 days
1974	20 days
1975	19 days
1976	17 days
1977	17 days
1978	17 days
1979	19 days
1980	20 days
1981	14 days
1982	16 days
1983	13 days
1984	23 days
1985	17 days
1986	18 days
1987	35 days
1988	28 days
1989	12 days
1990	15 days
1991	14 days
1992	14 days
1993	34 days
1994	14 days
1995	16 days
1996	32 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

69 years, 1915 to 1995

A day with at least 30.7 mm (1.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 68.5 mm (2.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Valdaj: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
5 years	40.3 mm (1.6 in)
10 years	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
25 years	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
50 years	61.9 mm (2.4 in)
100 years	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	Longer than the 69 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, 69 years of values from 1915 to 1995.

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: 73.0 mm (2.9 in) in 1915; 59.2 mm (2.3 in) in 1961; 58.8 mm (2.3 in) in 1927.

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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 2026-10-17 (17 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).