Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Karlstad. 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 Karlstad, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
10.2 C (50.4 F)
-32.5 C (-26.5 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
13.2 C (55.8 F)
-36.0 C (-32.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
20.1 C (68.2 F)
-27.0 C (-16.6 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-18.4 C (-1.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
29.0 C (84.2 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
32.5 C (90.5 F)
-1.8 C (28.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
34.0 C (93.2 F)
2.0 C (35.6 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
32.0 C (89.6 F)
1.3 C (34.3 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
27.6 C (81.7 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
20.0 C (68.0 F)
-12.0 C (10.4 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
17.1 C (62.8 F)
-19.7 C (-3.5 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
11.5 C (52.7 F)
-28.0 C (-18.4 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Karlstad still stand. 1947 holds the most, with 38.
Standing records at Karlstad by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1900
7
1901
21
1902
28
1903
21
1904
7
1905
10
1906
8
1907
13
1908
6
1909
7
1910
10
1911
11
1912
9
1913
4
1914
6
1915
17
1916
6
1917
16
1918
7
1919
16
1920
7
1921
11
1922
1
1923
13
1924
12
1925
21
1926
7
1927
9
1928
3
1929
9
1930
7
1931
9
1932
8
1933
8
1934
11
1935
2
1936
8
1937
15
1938
17
1939
19
1940
9
1941
30
1942
33
1943
7
1944
9
1945
7
1946
11
1947
38
1948
10
1949
20
1961
6
1962
13
1963
8
1964
6
1965
11
1966
29
1967
3
1968
20
1969
15
1970
16
1971
17
1972
3
1973
15
1974
8
1975
22
1976
13
1977
17
1978
26
1979
14
1980
6
1981
20
1982
13
1983
9
1984
7
1985
22
1986
15
1987
29
1988
7
1989
26
1990
26
1991
7
1992
16
1993
20
1994
10
1995
16
1996
11
1997
25
1998
13
1999
10
2000
22
2001
7
2002
22
2003
16
2004
9
2005
11
2006
27
2007
18
2008
13
2009
6
2010
14
2011
9
2012
19
2013
8
2014
8
2015
9
2016
6
2017
5
2018
15
2019
14
2020
12
2021
8
2022
8
2023
3
2024
4
All-Time Record Progression
10 new records
10 all-time records were set at Karlstad between 16 March 1937 and 10 January 1987. Each dot is a new record.
When Karlstad set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1937-03-16
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 53.0 cm (20.9 in)
1939-01-09
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 55.0 cm (21.7 in)
1939-01-10
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 56.0 cm (22.0 in)
1939-01-11
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 57.0 cm (22.4 in)
1941-07-12
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 21.3 C (70.3 F)
1963-01-08
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1966-02-09
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1966-02-09
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -36.0 C (-32.8 F)
1978-03-14
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 78.0 cm (30.7 in)
1987-01-10
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -23.7 C (-10.7 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Nov: 137.9 mm (5.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Karlstad. The most was 137.9 mm (5.4 in) on 7 November 1989.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Karlstad
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
30 January 1978
Feb
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
11 February 1987
Mar
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
29 March 1984
Apr
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
29 April 1992
May
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
7 May 1997
Jun
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
12 June 1981
Jul
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
3 July 1988
Aug
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
4 August 1977
Sep
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
2 September 1990
Oct
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
10 October 1993
Nov
137.9 mm (5.4 in)
7 November 1989
Dec
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
30 December 1979
Period of Record Coverage
1893 to 2024
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
115 years of record at Karlstad, 1893 to 2024. 17 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 97 complete years at Karlstad, 1900 to 2007. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 6.0 C (42.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1987, at 3.4 C (38.2 F), and the warmest was 1934, at 8.1 C (46.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.7 C (4.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Karlstad as warming stripes, 1900 to 2007
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1900
5.6 C
-0.46 C
1901
6.3 C
+0.21 C
1902
4.4 C
-1.68 C
1903
6.2 C
+0.11 C
1904
5.7 C
-0.36 C
1905
6.4 C
+0.36 C
1906
6.6 C
+0.52 C
1907
5.3 C
-0.78 C
1908
5.7 C
-0.34 C
1909
4.9 C
-1.16 C
1910
6.4 C
+0.34 C
1911
6.5 C
+0.48 C
1912
5.7 C
-0.31 C
1913
6.5 C
+0.47 C
1914
6.7 C
+0.64 C
1915
4.1 C
-1.99 C
1916
6.0 C
-0.08 C
1917
5.0 C
-1.08 C
1918
5.8 C
-0.22 C
1919
4.9 C
-1.11 C
1920
6.2 C
+0.16 C
1921
6.5 C
+0.43 C
1922
4.9 C
-1.17 C
1923
5.1 C
-0.97 C
1924
5.4 C
-0.61 C
1925
6.1 C
+0.04 C
1926
6.0 C
-0.03 C
1927
5.6 C
-0.48 C
1928
5.4 C
-0.62 C
1929
5.6 C
-0.40 C
1930
7.5 C
+1.47 C
1931
5.1 C
-0.99 C
1932
6.9 C
+0.85 C
1933
6.7 C
+0.63 C
1934
8.1 C
+2.09 C
1935
6.7 C
+0.68 C
1936
6.8 C
+0.77 C
1937
7.0 C
+1.00 C
1938
8.0 C
+1.98 C
1939
7.0 C
+0.93 C
1940
5.0 C
-1.03 C
1941
5.0 C
-1.01 C
1942
4.3 C
-1.77 C
1943
7.2 C
+1.18 C
1944
6.5 C
+0.45 C
1945
6.6 C
+0.58 C
1946
6.1 C
+0.04 C
1947
5.3 C
-0.73 C
1948
6.3 C
+0.23 C
1949
7.6 C
+1.59 C
1961
6.9 C
+0.81 C
1962
4.8 C
-1.24 C
1963
4.6 C
-1.43 C
1964
5.9 C
-0.18 C
1965
4.9 C
-1.11 C
1966
4.7 C
-1.37 C
1967
6.2 C
+0.19 C
1968
5.1 C
-0.97 C
1969
5.4 C
-0.63 C
1970
4.5 C
-1.54 C
1971
6.3 C
+0.22 C
1972
6.5 C
+0.41 C
1973
6.3 C
+0.22 C
1974
7.2 C
+1.13 C
1975
7.7 C
+1.65 C
1976
5.7 C
-0.38 C
1977
5.7 C
-0.32 C
1978
5.3 C
-0.77 C
1979
4.6 C
-1.41 C
1980
5.1 C
-0.93 C
1981
5.0 C
-1.03 C
1982
6.2 C
+0.17 C
1983
6.8 C
+0.79 C
1984
6.6 C
+0.55 C
1985
3.5 C
-2.57 C
1986
4.9 C
-1.13 C
1987
3.4 C
-2.61 C
1988
5.9 C
-0.15 C
1989
7.4 C
+1.31 C
1990
7.5 C
+1.41 C
1991
6.6 C
+0.54 C
1992
7.2 C
+1.13 C
1993
5.6 C
-0.41 C
1994
6.3 C
+0.25 C
1995
6.0 C
-0.02 C
1996
5.2 C
-0.80 C
1997
6.7 C
+0.70 C
1998
5.9 C
-0.16 C
1999
7.0 C
+0.96 C
2000
8.0 C
+1.99 C
2001
6.5 C
+0.45 C
2002
7.2 C
+1.15 C
2003
7.0 C
+1.00 C
2004
7.2 C
+1.11 C
2005
7.5 C
+1.48 C
2006
7.8 C
+1.76 C
2007
7.5 C
+1.41 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1900 to 2007 is 0.06 C (0.00 to 0.12) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.11 F (-0.01 to 0.22) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 97 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Karlstad
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.06 C (0.00 to 0.12) per decade
0.11 F (-0.01 to 0.22) per decade
1900 to 2007
97
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.09 C (0.03 to 0.15) per decade
0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
1900 to 2007
97
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.03 C (-0.04 to 0.10) per decade
0.05 F (-0.07 to 0.17) per decade
1900 to 2007
97
Not clearly different from zero
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
1885 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Karlstad: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
34.0 C (93.2 F)
1901
28.6 C (83.5 F)
115
Coldest night (TNn)
-36.0 C (-32.8 F)
1966
-21.0 C (-5.8 F)
114
Wettest day (Rx1day)
137.9 mm (5.4 in)
1989
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
22
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
90.1 mm (3.5 in)
1979
37.0 mm (1.5 in)
21
Longest dry spell (CDD)
18 days
1980
8 days
22
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Karlstad, 1885 to 2026. The record is 34.0 C (93.2 F) in 1901, marked on the chart; the median year is 28.6 C (83.5 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Karlstad by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1885
n/a
1890
n/a
1891
n/a
1892
n/a
1893
6.4 C (43.5 F)
1894
n/a
1895
n/a
1896
n/a
1897
n/a
1898
n/a
1899
n/a
1900
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1901
34.0 C (93.2 F)
1902
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1903
29.0 C (84.2 F)
1904
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1905
32.5 C (90.5 F)
1906
28.0 C (82.4 F)
1907
27.0 C (80.6 F)
1908
26.0 C (78.8 F)
1909
27.0 C (80.6 F)
1910
28.0 C (82.4 F)
1911
28.5 C (83.3 F)
1912
26.5 C (79.7 F)
1913
26.0 C (78.8 F)
1914
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1915
26.0 C (78.8 F)
1916
29.5 C (85.1 F)
1917
29.5 C (85.1 F)
1918
28.0 C (82.4 F)
1919
29.0 C (84.2 F)
1920
27.0 C (80.6 F)
1921
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1922
24.0 C (75.2 F)
1923
30.5 C (86.9 F)
1924
26.5 C (79.7 F)
1925
32.0 C (89.6 F)
1926
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1927
29.0 C (84.2 F)
1928
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1929
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1930
29.0 C (84.2 F)
1931
27.0 C (80.6 F)
1932
28.0 C (82.4 F)
1933
34.0 C (93.2 F)
1934
28.0 C (82.4 F)
1935
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1936
28.0 C (82.4 F)
1937
30.8 C (87.4 F)
1938
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1939
30.2 C (86.4 F)
1940
30.4 C (86.7 F)
1941
33.5 C (92.3 F)
1942
28.5 C (83.3 F)
1943
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1944
30.5 C (86.9 F)
1945
29.8 C (85.6 F)
1946
28.0 C (82.4 F)
1947
32.4 C (90.3 F)
1948
31.0 C (87.8 F)
1949
30.4 C (86.7 F)
1961
26.4 C (79.5 F)
1962
24.8 C (76.6 F)
1963
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1964
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1965
24.9 C (76.8 F)
1966
28.6 C (83.5 F)
1967
27.0 C (80.6 F)
1968
28.1 C (82.6 F)
1969
31.0 C (87.8 F)
1970
30.9 C (87.6 F)
1971
29.3 C (84.7 F)
1972
28.0 C (82.4 F)
1973
30.2 C (86.4 F)
1974
27.3 C (81.1 F)
1975
31.6 C (88.9 F)
1976
29.2 C (84.6 F)
1977
30.5 C (86.9 F)
1978
28.5 C (83.3 F)
1979
28.2 C (82.8 F)
1980
28.0 C (82.4 F)
1981
26.3 C (79.3 F)
1982
31.8 C (89.2 F)
1983
29.1 C (84.4 F)
1984
26.0 C (78.8 F)
1985
26.4 C (79.5 F)
1986
28.2 C (82.8 F)
1987
25.3 C (77.5 F)
1988
29.1 C (84.4 F)
1989
28.6 C (83.5 F)
1990
25.9 C (78.6 F)
1991
28.7 C (83.7 F)
1992
27.9 C (82.2 F)
1993
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1994
30.9 C (87.6 F)
1995
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1996
27.4 C (81.3 F)
1997
28.7 C (83.7 F)
1998
24.9 C (76.8 F)
1999
28.6 C (83.5 F)
2000
27.3 C (81.1 F)
2001
30.7 C (87.3 F)
2002
29.2 C (84.6 F)
2003
30.5 C (86.9 F)
2004
30.4 C (86.7 F)
2005
31.2 C (88.2 F)
2006
30.3 C (86.5 F)
2007
31.5 C (88.7 F)
2008
31.7 C (89.1 F)
2009
30.6 C (87.1 F)
2010
29.1 C (84.4 F)
2011
26.6 C (79.9 F)
2012
26.0 C (78.8 F)
2013
27.3 C (81.1 F)
2014
31.2 C (88.2 F)
2015
27.2 C (81.0 F)
2016
27.8 C (82.0 F)
2017
27.1 C (80.8 F)
2018
32.1 C (89.8 F)
2019
32.0 C (89.6 F)
2020
28.6 C (83.5 F)
2021
30.1 C (86.2 F)
2022
29.5 C (85.1 F)
2023
28.4 C (83.1 F)
2024
31.1 C (88.0 F)
2025
n/a
2026
n/a
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Karlstad, 1885 to 2026. The record is -36.0 C (-32.8 F) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is -21.0 C (-5.8 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Karlstad by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1885
n/a
1890
n/a
1891
n/a
1892
n/a
1893
n/a
1894
n/a
1895
n/a
1896
n/a
1897
n/a
1898
n/a
1899
n/a
1900
-27.0 C (-16.6 F)
1901
-19.2 C (-2.6 F)
1902
-23.5 C (-10.3 F)
1903
-24.5 C (-12.1 F)
1904
-18.5 C (-1.3 F)
1905
-21.0 C (-5.8 F)
1906
-13.0 C (8.6 F)
1907
-21.0 C (-5.8 F)
1908
-21.0 C (-5.8 F)
1909
-19.0 C (-2.2 F)
1910
-20.5 C (-4.9 F)
1911
-16.5 C (2.3 F)
1912
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1913
-18.0 C (-0.4 F)
1914
-26.0 C (-14.8 F)
1915
-26.0 C (-14.8 F)
1916
-19.5 C (-3.1 F)
1917
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1918
-32.5 C (-26.5 F)
1919
-23.5 C (-10.3 F)
1920
-19.0 C (-2.2 F)
1921
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1922
-21.5 C (-6.7 F)
1923
-22.0 C (-7.6 F)
1924
-23.5 C (-10.3 F)
1925
-24.0 C (-11.2 F)
1926
-19.0 C (-2.2 F)
1927
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1928
-21.0 C (-5.8 F)
1929
-23.0 C (-9.4 F)
1930
-12.0 C (10.4 F)
1931
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1932
-19.0 C (-2.2 F)
1933
-18.0 C (-0.4 F)
1934
-13.5 C (7.7 F)
1935
-16.0 C (3.2 F)
1936
-18.5 C (-1.3 F)
1937
-18.8 C (-1.8 F)
1938
-18.6 C (-1.5 F)
1939
-19.8 C (-3.6 F)
1940
-27.4 C (-17.3 F)
1941
-27.0 C (-16.6 F)
1942
-25.2 C (-13.4 F)
1943
-22.6 C (-8.7 F)
1944
-21.6 C (-6.9 F)
1945
-23.5 C (-10.3 F)
1946
-27.0 C (-16.6 F)
1947
-26.0 C (-14.8 F)
1948
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1949
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1961
-20.3 C (-4.5 F)
1962
-21.4 C (-6.5 F)
1963
-30.3 C (-22.5 F)
1964
-18.8 C (-1.8 F)
1965
-22.1 C (-7.8 F)
1966
-36.0 C (-32.8 F)
1967
-22.5 C (-8.5 F)
1968
-28.0 C (-18.4 F)
1969
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1970
-30.4 C (-22.7 F)
1971
-18.6 C (-1.5 F)
1972
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1973
-22.0 C (-7.6 F)
1974
-12.9 C (8.8 F)
1975
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1976
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1977
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1978
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1979
-26.8 C (-16.2 F)
1980
-24.3 C (-11.7 F)
1981
-28.0 C (-18.4 F)
1982
-27.0 C (-16.6 F)
1983
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1984
-19.9 C (-3.8 F)
1985
-29.5 C (-21.1 F)
1986
-26.0 C (-14.8 F)
1987
-27.3 C (-17.1 F)
1988
-23.4 C (-10.1 F)
1989
-21.5 C (-6.7 F)
1990
-15.1 C (4.8 F)
1991
-15.2 C (4.6 F)
1992
-12.1 C (10.2 F)
1993
-20.8 C (-5.4 F)
1994
-25.2 C (-13.4 F)
1995
-23.6 C (-10.5 F)
1996
-25.2 C (-13.4 F)
1997
-20.2 C (-4.4 F)
1998
-18.6 C (-1.5 F)
1999
-22.1 C (-7.8 F)
2000
-14.5 C (5.9 F)
2001
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2002
-23.0 C (-9.4 F)
2003
-24.5 C (-12.1 F)
2004
-21.8 C (-7.2 F)
2005
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2006
-18.6 C (-1.5 F)
2007
-15.7 C (3.7 F)
2008
-12.0 C (10.4 F)
2009
-20.7 C (-5.3 F)
2010
-23.6 C (-10.5 F)
2011
-21.6 C (-6.9 F)
2012
-20.1 C (-4.2 F)
2013
-20.1 C (-4.2 F)
2014
-17.0 C (1.4 F)
2015
-15.7 C (3.7 F)
2016
-21.9 C (-7.4 F)
2017
-19.7 C (-3.5 F)
2018
-17.6 C (0.3 F)
2019
-18.4 C (-1.1 F)
2020
-8.7 C (16.3 F)
2021
-18.2 C (-0.8 F)
2022
-19.3 C (-2.7 F)
2023
-15.5 C (4.1 F)
2024
-1.5 C (29.3 F)
2025
n/a
2026
n/a
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Karlstad, 1885 to 2026. The record is 137.9 mm (5.4 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.1 mm (1.5 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Karlstad by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1885
n/a
1890
n/a
1891
n/a
1892
n/a
1893
n/a
1894
n/a
1895
n/a
1896
n/a
1897
n/a
1898
n/a
1899
n/a
1900
n/a
1901
n/a
1902
n/a
1903
n/a
1904
n/a
1905
n/a
1906
n/a
1907
n/a
1908
n/a
1909
n/a
1910
n/a
1911
n/a
1912
n/a
1913
n/a
1914
n/a
1915
n/a
1916
n/a
1917
n/a
1918
n/a
1919
n/a
1920
n/a
1921
n/a
1922
n/a
1923
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
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
n/a
1975
n/a
1976
n/a
1977
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1978
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1979
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1980
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1981
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1982
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1983
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1984
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1985
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1986
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1987
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1988
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1989
137.9 mm (5.4 in)
1990
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1991
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1992
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1993
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1994
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1995
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1996
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1997
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1998
n/a
1999
n/a
2000
n/a
2001
n/a
2002
4.6 mm (0.18 in)
2003
n/a
2004
n/a
2005
n/a
2006
n/a
2007
n/a
2008
n/a
2009
n/a
2010
n/a
2011
n/a
2012
n/a
2013
n/a
2014
n/a
2015
n/a
2016
n/a
2017
n/a
2018
n/a
2019
n/a
2020
n/a
2021
n/a
2022
n/a
2023
n/a
2024
n/a
2025
n/a
2026
n/a
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Karlstad, 1885 to 2026. The record is 90.1 mm (3.5 in) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.0 mm (1.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Karlstad by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1885
n/a
1890
n/a
1891
n/a
1892
n/a
1893
n/a
1894
n/a
1895
n/a
1896
n/a
1897
n/a
1898
n/a
1899
n/a
1900
n/a
1901
n/a
1902
n/a
1903
n/a
1904
n/a
1905
n/a
1906
n/a
1907
n/a
1908
n/a
1909
n/a
1910
n/a
1911
n/a
1912
n/a
1913
n/a
1914
n/a
1915
n/a
1916
n/a
1917
n/a
1918
n/a
1919
n/a
1920
n/a
1921
n/a
1922
n/a
1923
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
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
n/a
1975
n/a
1976
n/a
1977
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1978
34.1 mm (1.3 in)
1979
90.1 mm (3.5 in)
1980
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1981
83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1982
25.2 mm (1.0 in)
1983
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1984
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1985
37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1986
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1987
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1988
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1989
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1990
26.1 mm (1.0 in)
1991
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1992
28.6 mm (1.1 in)
1993
44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1994
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1995
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1996
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1997
55.8 mm (2.2 in)
1998
n/a
1999
n/a
2000
n/a
2001
n/a
2002
n/a
2003
n/a
2004
n/a
2005
n/a
2006
n/a
2007
n/a
2008
n/a
2009
n/a
2010
n/a
2011
n/a
2012
n/a
2013
n/a
2014
n/a
2015
n/a
2016
n/a
2017
n/a
2018
n/a
2019
n/a
2020
n/a
2021
n/a
2022
n/a
2023
n/a
2024
n/a
2025
n/a
2026
n/a
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Karlstad, 1885 to 2026. The record is 18 days in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 8 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Karlstad by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1885
n/a
1890
n/a
1891
n/a
1892
n/a
1893
n/a
1894
n/a
1895
n/a
1896
n/a
1897
n/a
1898
n/a
1899
n/a
1900
n/a
1901
n/a
1902
n/a
1903
n/a
1904
n/a
1905
n/a
1906
n/a
1907
n/a
1908
n/a
1909
n/a
1910
n/a
1911
n/a
1912
n/a
1913
n/a
1914
n/a
1915
n/a
1916
n/a
1917
n/a
1918
n/a
1919
n/a
1920
n/a
1921
n/a
1922
n/a
1923
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
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
n/a
1975
n/a
1976
n/a
1977
16 days
1978
17 days
1979
9 days
1980
18 days
1981
18 days
1982
12 days
1983
10 days
1984
7 days
1985
9 days
1986
15 days
1987
6 days
1988
6 days
1989
5 days
1990
6 days
1991
6 days
1992
6 days
1993
6 days
1994
5 days
1995
9 days
1996
5 days
1997
15 days
1998
n/a
1999
n/a
2000
n/a
2001
n/a
2002
2 days
2003
n/a
2004
n/a
2005
n/a
2006
n/a
2007
n/a
2008
n/a
2009
n/a
2010
n/a
2011
n/a
2012
n/a
2013
n/a
2014
n/a
2015
n/a
2016
n/a
2017
n/a
2018
n/a
2019
n/a
2020
n/a
2021
n/a
2022
n/a
2023
n/a
2024
n/a
2025
n/a
2026
n/a
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
97 years with a frost
Across 97 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Karlstad falls on 7 May and the median first autumn frost on 2 October, which leaves a median of 149 days between them.
In 1978 to 2007 the median growing season was 146 days. That is 3 days fewer than in 1900 to 1929.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.6 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Karlstad
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1900 to 1929)
Recent period (1978 to 2007)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
7 May
7 May
9 May
2 days later
+0.2 days per decade
First autumn frost
2 October
4 October
30 September
4 days earlier
-0.4 days per decade
Growing days
149 days
149 days
146 days
3 days fewer
-0.6 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.
Station Changes
3 suspected
3 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Karlstad, at 1969, 1985 and 1999. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1969 ran 0.2 C (0.3 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1985 ran 0.4 C (0.8 F) lower than in the years before (possible change).
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1999 ran 0.4 C (0.7 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Karlstad, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1969
+0.2
+0.3
likely
5
1985
-0.4
-0.8
possible
5
1999
+0.4
+0.7
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.
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Data for Karlstad standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Karlstad 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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.