Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Kirs. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 9 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Kirs, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
4.0 C (39.2 F)
-47.6 C (-53.7 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
-25.5 C (-13.9 F)
Feb
7.0 C (44.6 F)
-47.0 C (-52.6 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
-24.2 C (-11.6 F)
Mar
14.0 C (57.2 F)
-40.7 C (-41.3 F)
13.8 C (56.8 F)
-16.3 C (2.7 F)
Apr
26.0 C (78.8 F)
-27.5 C (-17.5 F)
20.6 C (69.1 F)
-6.5 C (20.3 F)
May
32.0 C (89.6 F)
-11.2 C (11.8 F)
30.7 C (87.3 F)
-5.4 C (22.3 F)
Jun
34.6 C (94.3 F)
-4.8 C (23.4 F)
31.4 C (88.5 F)
2.6 C (36.7 F)
Jul
36.5 C (97.7 F)
-0.7 C (30.7 F)
28.1 C (82.6 F)
4.0 C (39.2 F)
Aug
36.0 C (96.8 F)
-4.2 C (24.4 F)
32.3 C (90.1 F)
3.3 C (37.9 F)
Sep
29.6 C (85.3 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
23.1 C (73.6 F)
-20.5 C (-4.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
10.0 C (50.0 F)
-38.5 C (-37.3 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
6.0 C (42.8 F)
-51.3 C (-60.3 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Kirs still stand. 2010 holds the most, with 49.
Standing records at Kirs by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1955
12
1956
12
1957
10
1958
13
1959
9
1960
24
1961
11
1962
18
1963
37
1964
19
1965
16
1966
14
1967
16
1968
32
1969
46
1970
16
1971
27
1972
19
1973
28
1974
7
1975
19
1976
21
1977
24
1978
24
1979
37
1980
16
1981
26
1982
32
1983
25
1984
18
1985
10
1986
20
1987
22
1988
15
1989
20
1990
20
1991
22
1992
24
1993
12
1994
17
1995
34
1996
11
1997
15
1998
41
1999
36
2000
14
2001
16
2002
39
2003
9
2004
10
2005
11
2006
32
2007
25
2008
27
2009
23
2010
49
2011
13
2012
18
2013
19
2014
23
2015
36
2016
27
2017
10
2018
8
2019
10
2020
23
2021
21
2022
7
2023
14
2024
18
2025
15
All-Time Record Progression
6 new records
6 all-time records were set at Kirs between 7 July 1989 and 21 June 2015. Each dot is a new record.
When Kirs set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1989-07-07
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 47.4 mm (1.9 in)
1994-08-18
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 55.5 mm (2.2 in)
2001-08-03
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 58.3 mm (2.3 in)
2010-07-30
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 36.5 C (97.7 F)
2014-06-15
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 65.3 mm (2.6 in)
2015-06-21
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 21.5 C (70.7 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jun: 65.3 mm (2.6 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kirs. The most was 65.3 mm (2.6 in) on 15 June 2014.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Kirs
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
20 January 1976
Feb
15.0 mm (0.6 in)
29 February 2020
Mar
32.4 mm (1.3 in)
15 March 2002
Apr
23.5 mm (0.9 in)
20 April 1982
May
36.5 mm (1.4 in)
13 May 1974
Jun
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
15 June 2014
Jul
56.0 mm (2.2 in)
18 July 2007
Aug
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
6 August 2019
Sep
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
25 September 2004
Oct
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1 October 2014
Nov
21.4 mm (0.8 in)
9 November 2013
Dec
18.2 mm (0.7 in)
23 December 1981
Period of Record Coverage
1955 to 2025
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
71 years of record at Kirs, 1955 to 2025. 13 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1976, 2019, 2020 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 56 complete years at Kirs, 1959 to 2018. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 1.8 C (35.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1968, at -0.2 C (31.7 F), and the warmest was 2008, at 4.0 C (39.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at Kirs as warming stripes, 1959 to 2018
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1959
1.2 C
-0.61 C
1961
1.9 C
+0.10 C
1963
0.5 C
-1.37 C
1964
1.0 C
-0.86 C
1965
0.5 C
-1.36 C
1966
-0.1 C
-1.99 C
1967
2.3 C
+0.46 C
1968
-0.2 C
-2.03 C
1970
1.2 C
-0.64 C
1971
1.1 C
-0.70 C
1972
1.2 C
-0.68 C
1973
1.1 C
-0.77 C
1974
2.6 C
+0.73 C
1975
2.7 C
+0.90 C
1977
1.6 C
-0.29 C
1978
0.1 C
-1.75 C
1979
0.7 C
-1.10 C
1980
0.8 C
-1.03 C
1981
3.4 C
+1.57 C
1982
1.5 C
-0.38 C
1983
2.8 C
+0.99 C
1984
1.2 C
-0.63 C
1985
0.5 C
-1.34 C
1986
0.4 C
-1.49 C
1987
0.5 C
-1.34 C
1988
2.1 C
+0.27 C
1989
2.5 C
+0.66 C
1990
2.6 C
+0.78 C
1991
2.7 C
+0.90 C
1992
1.4 C
-0.47 C
1993
1.3 C
-0.53 C
1994
1.4 C
-0.45 C
1995
3.5 C
+1.65 C
1996
1.5 C
-0.38 C
1997
1.2 C
-0.69 C
1998
1.3 C
-0.55 C
1999
1.5 C
-0.31 C
2000
2.7 C
+0.82 C
2001
1.9 C
+0.09 C
2002
1.4 C
-0.47 C
2003
2.9 C
+1.10 C
2004
2.7 C
+0.84 C
2005
3.3 C
+1.44 C
2006
1.6 C
-0.25 C
2007
2.8 C
+0.99 C
2008
4.0 C
+2.11 C
2009
2.2 C
+0.33 C
2010
2.1 C
+0.24 C
2011
2.3 C
+0.47 C
2012
2.8 C
+0.94 C
2013
3.2 C
+1.34 C
2014
2.2 C
+0.38 C
2015
3.6 C
+1.72 C
2016
3.1 C
+1.28 C
2017
2.8 C
+0.95 C
2018
2.3 C
+0.48 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.4 C (0.2 to 0.5) per decade over 1959 to 2018. In Fahrenheit: 0.6 F (0.4 to 0.9) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 56 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Kirs
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.4 C (0.2 to 0.5) per decade
0.6 F (0.4 to 0.9) per decade
1959 to 2018
56
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade
0.5 F (0.3 to 0.8) per decade
1959 to 2018
56
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.4 C (0.3 to 0.6) per decade
0.8 F (0.5 to 1.0) per decade
1959 to 2018
56
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
1955 to 2025
Yearly extremes at Kirs: 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)
2010
31.9 C (89.4 F)
71
Coldest night (TNn)
-51.3 C (-60.3 F)
1978
-39.2 C (-38.6 F)
71
Wettest day (Rx1day)
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
2014
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
71
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
124.4 mm (4.9 in)
2007
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
68
Longest dry spell (CDD)
60 days
1984
17 days
70
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Kirs, 1955 to 2025. The record is 36.5 C (97.7 F) in 2010, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.9 C (89.4 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Kirs by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1955
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1956
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1957
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1958
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1959
31.2 C (88.2 F)
1960
29.6 C (85.3 F)
1961
30.7 C (87.3 F)
1962
29.9 C (85.8 F)
1963
34.6 C (94.3 F)
1964
33.1 C (91.6 F)
1965
31.6 C (88.9 F)
1966
30.8 C (87.4 F)
1967
29.2 C (84.6 F)
1968
31.2 C (88.2 F)
1969
31.2 C (88.2 F)
1970
30.2 C (86.4 F)
1971
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1972
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1973
32.4 C (90.3 F)
1974
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1975
30.2 C (86.4 F)
1976
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1977
30.2 C (86.4 F)
1978
31.0 C (87.8 F)
1979
29.9 C (85.8 F)
1980
30.7 C (87.3 F)
1981
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1982
33.8 C (92.8 F)
1983
31.9 C (89.4 F)
1984
30.4 C (86.7 F)
1985
34.2 C (93.6 F)
1986
29.9 C (85.8 F)
1987
33.4 C (92.1 F)
1988
32.9 C (91.2 F)
1989
33.6 C (92.5 F)
1990
31.3 C (88.3 F)
1991
32.9 C (91.2 F)
1992
30.2 C (86.4 F)
1993
27.5 C (81.5 F)
1994
26.9 C (80.4 F)
1995
33.4 C (92.1 F)
1996
31.3 C (88.3 F)
1997
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1998
34.0 C (93.2 F)
1999
33.0 C (91.4 F)
2000
33.4 C (92.1 F)
2001
33.2 C (91.8 F)
2002
32.4 C (90.3 F)
2003
32.0 C (89.6 F)
2004
32.5 C (90.5 F)
2005
31.2 C (88.2 F)
2006
32.6 C (90.7 F)
2007
31.5 C (88.7 F)
2008
31.2 C (88.2 F)
2009
32.1 C (89.8 F)
2010
36.5 C (97.7 F)
2011
32.4 C (90.3 F)
2012
33.0 C (91.4 F)
2013
32.6 C (90.7 F)
2014
33.1 C (91.6 F)
2015
32.9 C (91.2 F)
2016
32.7 C (90.9 F)
2017
30.6 C (87.1 F)
2018
33.0 C (91.4 F)
2019
31.4 C (88.5 F)
2020
33.8 C (92.8 F)
2021
34.3 C (93.7 F)
2022
31.7 C (89.1 F)
2023
31.2 C (88.2 F)
2024
33.4 C (92.1 F)
2025
32.3 C (90.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Kirs, 1955 to 2025. The record is -51.3 C (-60.3 F) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is -39.2 C (-38.6 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Kirs by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1955
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1956
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1957
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1958
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1959
-32.0 C (-25.6 F)
1960
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1961
-34.8 C (-30.6 F)
1962
-39.6 C (-39.3 F)
1963
-41.0 C (-41.8 F)
1964
-40.9 C (-41.6 F)
1965
-36.8 C (-34.2 F)
1966
-45.7 C (-50.3 F)
1967
-47.6 C (-53.7 F)
1968
-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1969
-44.7 C (-48.5 F)
1970
-44.8 C (-48.6 F)
1971
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1972
-43.0 C (-45.4 F)
1973
-47.1 C (-52.8 F)
1974
-37.6 C (-35.7 F)
1975
-37.7 C (-35.9 F)
1976
-47.0 C (-52.6 F)
1977
-42.5 C (-44.5 F)
1978
-51.3 C (-60.3 F)
1979
-47.0 C (-52.6 F)
1980
-44.2 C (-47.6 F)
1981
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1982
-39.5 C (-39.1 F)
1983
-35.3 C (-31.5 F)
1984
-38.7 C (-37.7 F)
1985
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1986
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1987
-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
1988
-35.2 C (-31.4 F)
1989
-41.5 C (-42.7 F)
1990
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1991
-44.0 C (-47.2 F)
1992
-34.5 C (-30.1 F)
1993
-37.0 C (-34.6 F)
1994
-40.7 C (-41.3 F)
1995
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1996
-36.6 C (-33.9 F)
1997
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1998
-40.5 C (-40.9 F)
1999
-46.0 C (-50.8 F)
2000
-35.3 C (-31.5 F)
2001
-36.5 C (-33.7 F)
2002
-43.0 C (-45.4 F)
2003
-38.1 C (-36.6 F)
2004
-34.2 C (-29.6 F)
2005
-30.3 C (-22.5 F)
2006
-41.0 C (-41.8 F)
2007
-38.0 C (-36.4 F)
2008
-33.0 C (-27.4 F)
2009
-39.7 C (-39.5 F)
2010
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
2011
-37.0 C (-34.6 F)
2012
-34.2 C (-29.6 F)
2013
-35.1 C (-31.2 F)
2014
-38.0 C (-36.4 F)
2015
-36.9 C (-34.4 F)
2016
-39.7 C (-39.5 F)
2017
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
2018
-29.6 C (-21.3 F)
2019
-29.6 C (-21.3 F)
2020
-32.4 C (-26.3 F)
2021
-40.1 C (-40.2 F)
2022
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2023
-39.2 C (-38.6 F)
2024
-36.2 C (-33.2 F)
2025
-25.5 C (-13.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Kirs, 1955 to 2025. The record is 65.3 mm (2.6 in) in 2014, marked on the chart; the median year is 28.2 mm (1.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kirs by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1955
14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1956
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1957
17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1958
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1959
27.1 mm (1.1 in)
1960
23.2 mm (0.9 in)
1961
22.7 mm (0.9 in)
1962
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1963
36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1964
20.9 mm (0.8 in)
1965
25.2 mm (1.0 in)
1966
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1967
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1968
30.3 mm (1.2 in)
1969
33.9 mm (1.3 in)
1970
40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1971
21.2 mm (0.8 in)
1972
24.8 mm (1.0 in)
1973
16.9 mm (0.7 in)
1974
36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1975
35.7 mm (1.4 in)
1976
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1977
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1978
27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1979
19.7 mm (0.8 in)
1980
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1981
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1982
23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1983
46.1 mm (1.8 in)
1984
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1985
24.8 mm (1.0 in)
1986
23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1987
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1988
32.2 mm (1.3 in)
1989
47.4 mm (1.9 in)
1990
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1991
26.1 mm (1.0 in)
1992
26.6 mm (1.0 in)
1993
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1994
55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1995
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1996
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1997
29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1998
30.9 mm (1.2 in)
1999
23.5 mm (0.9 in)
2000
27.1 mm (1.1 in)
2001
58.3 mm (2.3 in)
2002
32.4 mm (1.3 in)
2003
38.3 mm (1.5 in)
2004
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
2005
32.2 mm (1.3 in)
2006
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
2007
56.0 mm (2.2 in)
2008
21.0 mm (0.8 in)
2009
41.6 mm (1.6 in)
2010
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
2011
33.7 mm (1.3 in)
2012
41.2 mm (1.6 in)
2013
26.8 mm (1.1 in)
2014
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
2015
22.2 mm (0.9 in)
2016
48.2 mm (1.9 in)
2017
37.2 mm (1.5 in)
2018
19.0 mm (0.7 in)
2019
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2020
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
2021
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
2022
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
2023
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2024
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
2025
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Kirs, 1955 to 2025. The record is 124.4 mm (4.9 in) in 2007, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.8 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kirs by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1955
n/a
1956
n/a
1957
6.8 mm (0.27 in)
1958
n/a
1959
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1960
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1961
44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1962
55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1963
39.2 mm (1.5 in)
1964
41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1965
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1966
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1967
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1968
53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1969
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1970
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1971
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1972
40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1973
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1974
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1975
68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1976
51.2 mm (2.0 in)
1977
53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1978
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1979
47.6 mm (1.9 in)
1980
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1981
47.9 mm (1.9 in)
1982
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1983
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1984
95.1 mm (3.7 in)
1985
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1986
31.4 mm (1.2 in)
1987
51.9 mm (2.0 in)
1988
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1989
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1990
44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1991
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1992
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1993
55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1994
87.3 mm (3.4 in)
1995
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1996
37.9 mm (1.5 in)
1997
44.1 mm (1.7 in)
1998
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1999
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
2000
46.8 mm (1.8 in)
2001
104.0 mm (4.1 in)
2002
41.5 mm (1.6 in)
2003
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2004
49.2 mm (1.9 in)
2005
47.1 mm (1.9 in)
2006
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
2007
124.4 mm (4.9 in)
2008
47.1 mm (1.9 in)
2009
55.8 mm (2.2 in)
2010
35.0 mm (1.4 in)
2011
41.6 mm (1.6 in)
2012
81.2 mm (3.2 in)
2013
47.7 mm (1.9 in)
2014
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
2015
41.2 mm (1.6 in)
2016
71.8 mm (2.8 in)
2017
63.7 mm (2.5 in)
2018
31.7 mm (1.2 in)
2019
82.5 mm (3.2 in)
2020
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
2021
35.9 mm (1.4 in)
2022
46.3 mm (1.8 in)
2023
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
2024
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
2025
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Kirs, 1955 to 2025. The record is 60 days in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kirs by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1955
1 day
1956
1 day
1957
2 days
1958
n/a
1959
16 days
1960
15 days
1961
15 days
1962
19 days
1963
17 days
1964
16 days
1965
20 days
1966
23 days
1967
20 days
1968
13 days
1969
27 days
1970
15 days
1971
17 days
1972
14 days
1973
14 days
1974
29 days
1975
16 days
1976
28 days
1977
12 days
1978
22 days
1979
20 days
1980
18 days
1981
19 days
1982
20 days
1983
13 days
1984
60 days
1985
18 days
1986
14 days
1987
31 days
1988
18 days
1989
15 days
1990
13 days
1991
17 days
1992
24 days
1993
30 days
1994
15 days
1995
28 days
1996
25 days
1997
23 days
1998
17 days
1999
13 days
2000
23 days
2001
17 days
2002
33 days
2003
25 days
2004
18 days
2005
30 days
2006
14 days
2007
24 days
2008
17 days
2009
27 days
2010
23 days
2011
26 days
2012
42 days
2013
20 days
2014
15 days
2015
12 days
2016
14 days
2017
17 days
2018
12 days
2019
10 days
2020
12 days
2021
20 days
2022
12 days
2023
12 days
2024
11 days
2025
13 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
56 years with a frost
Across 56 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Kirs falls on 30 May and the median first autumn frost on 8 September, which leaves a median of 102 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +4.2 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Kirs
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1989 to 2018)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
30 May
n/a
26 May
n/a
-3.0 days per decade
First autumn frost
8 September
n/a
9 September
n/a
+1.2 days per decade
Growing days
102 days
n/a
111 days
n/a
+4.2 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
65 years, 1959 to 2024
A day with at least 29.8 mm (1.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 74.0 mm (2.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Kirs: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
29.8 mm (1.2 in)
5 years
39.5 mm (1.6 in)
10 years
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
25 years
56.8 mm (2.2 in)
50 years
65.1 mm (2.6 in)
100 years
74.0 mm (2.9 in)
Longer than the 65 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, 65 years of values from 1959 to 2024.
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: 65.3 mm (2.6 in) in 2014; 61.0 mm (2.4 in) in 2019; 58.3 mm (2.3 in) in 2001.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Kirs, at 2012. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 2012 ran 0.3 C (0.5 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Kirs, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
2012
+0.3
+0.5
likely
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.
Climate Twins
2004 to 2018 against 1961 to 1990
Over 2004 to 2018, Kirs had a mean temperature of 2.7 C (36.9 F) and 643.4 mm (25.3 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Kirov (Russia, 170 km away), Jaransk (Russia, 333 km away) and Vetluga (Russia, 405 km away).
Climate twins of Kirs: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2004 to 2018 climate
Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.
Download the Data
Data for Kirs standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Kirs 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.