Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Pajala. 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 Pajala, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
7.6 C (45.7 F)
-45.2 C (-49.4 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
8.1 C (46.6 F)
-43.2 C (-45.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
10.8 C (51.4 F)
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
18.8 C (65.8 F)
-29.0 C (-20.2 F)
n/a
n/a
May
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-14.3 C (6.3 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
32.0 C (89.6 F)
-4.0 C (24.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
31.0 C (87.8 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-6.4 C (20.5 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
23.8 C (74.8 F)
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
15.1 C (59.2 F)
-26.0 C (-14.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
10.0 C (50.0 F)
-36.5 C (-33.7 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
7.2 C (45.0 F)
-38.7 C (-37.7 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Pajala still stand. 1966 holds the most, with 52.
Standing records at Pajala by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1951
29
1952
24
1953
26
1954
6
1955
36
1956
42
1957
25
1958
28
1959
33
1960
24
1961
20
1962
21
1963
39
1964
22
1965
18
1966
52
1967
22
1968
46
1969
20
1970
18
1971
48
1972
30
1973
33
1974
16
1975
39
1976
25
1977
27
1978
21
1979
17
1980
30
1981
42
1982
12
1983
15
1984
15
1985
23
1986
22
1987
29
1988
21
1989
18
1990
19
1991
7
1992
46
1993
17
1994
7
1995
17
1996
10
1997
21
1998
16
1999
24
2000
25
2001
23
2002
31
2003
34
2004
27
2005
30
2006
35
2007
34
2008
7
All-Time Record Progression
9 new records
9 all-time records were set at Pajala between 24 March 1981 and 12 July 2002. Each dot is a new record.
When Pajala set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1981-03-24
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 126.0 cm (49.6 in)
1981-12-19
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1981-12-20
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -36.4 C (-33.5 F)
1986-08-06
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1995-08-26
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 82.2 mm (3.2 in)
1999-01-27
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -43.8 C (-46.8 F)
1999-01-28
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -45.2 C (-49.4 F)
2001-07-10
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 18.3 C (64.9 F)
2002-07-12
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 97.7 mm (3.8 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 97.7 mm (3.8 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Pajala. The most was 97.7 mm (3.8 in) on 12 July 2002.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Pajala
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
15.5 mm (0.6 in)
16 January 2007
Feb
14.9 mm (0.6 in)
8 February 1974
Mar
24.5 mm (1.0 in)
23 March 1981
Apr
28.9 mm (1.1 in)
9 April 2001
May
33.1 mm (1.3 in)
9 May 1980
Jun
39.0 mm (1.5 in)
12 June 1963
Jul
97.7 mm (3.8 in)
12 July 2002
Aug
82.2 mm (3.2 in)
26 August 1995
Sep
51.2 mm (2.0 in)
2 September 1992
Oct
26.3 mm (1.0 in)
30 October 1996
Nov
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
4 November 1968
Dec
20.0 mm (0.8 in)
24 December 2005
Period of Record Coverage
1951 to 2008
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
58 years of record at Pajala, 1951 to 2008. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 2008.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 57 complete years at Pajala, 1951 to 2007. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of -0.6 C (30.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1955, at -3.2 C (26.3 F), and the warmest was 2000, at 1.5 C (34.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.6 C (4.7 F).
Annual mean temperature at Pajala as warming stripes, 1951 to 2007
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1951
-1.2 C
-0.60 C
1952
-1.9 C
-1.32 C
1953
0.2 C
+0.84 C
1954
-0.3 C
+0.28 C
1955
-3.2 C
-2.56 C
1956
-2.5 C
-1.91 C
1957
-0.4 C
+0.21 C
1958
-1.3 C
-0.72 C
1959
0.8 C
+1.39 C
1960
-0.7 C
-0.12 C
1961
0.5 C
+1.13 C
1962
-1.7 C
-1.03 C
1963
-0.6 C
+0.01 C
1964
-0.2 C
+0.41 C
1965
-1.7 C
-1.10 C
1966
-2.7 C
-2.04 C
1967
-0.5 C
+0.13 C
1968
-2.1 C
-1.50 C
1969
-1.8 C
-1.13 C
1970
-1.1 C
-0.49 C
1971
-1.9 C
-1.31 C
1972
0.5 C
+1.13 C
1973
-1.2 C
-0.53 C
1974
1.2 C
+1.83 C
1975
0.4 C
+1.01 C
1976
-1.7 C
-1.08 C
1977
-1.3 C
-0.70 C
1978
-2.0 C
-1.34 C
1979
-1.0 C
-0.38 C
1980
-1.9 C
-1.31 C
1981
-2.2 C
-1.60 C
1982
-0.3 C
+0.36 C
1983
-0.6 C
-0.02 C
1984
0.1 C
+0.72 C
1985
-3.1 C
-2.44 C
1986
-0.9 C
-0.30 C
1987
-1.9 C
-1.25 C
1988
-0.7 C
-0.05 C
1989
1.2 C
+1.85 C
1990
1.0 C
+1.60 C
1991
-0.4 C
+0.20 C
1992
0.6 C
+1.20 C
1993
-0.2 C
+0.40 C
1994
-0.5 C
+0.10 C
1995
-0.4 C
+0.26 C
1996
-0.4 C
+0.21 C
1997
0.2 C
+0.78 C
1998
-1.1 C
-0.47 C
1999
0.2 C
+0.84 C
2000
1.5 C
+2.17 C
2001
0.1 C
+0.70 C
2002
0.2 C
+0.79 C
2003
0.6 C
+1.23 C
2004
0.4 C
+1.02 C
2005
1.3 C
+1.96 C
2006
0.8 C
+1.39 C
2007
0.8 C
+1.39 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.3 C (0.2 to 0.5) per decade over 1951 to 2007. In Fahrenheit: 0.6 F (0.3 to 0.9) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 57 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Pajala
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.3 C (0.2 to 0.5) per decade
0.6 F (0.3 to 0.9) per decade
1951 to 2007
57
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.3 C (0.1 to 0.4) per decade
0.5 F (0.2 to 0.7) per decade
1951 to 2007
57
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.4 C (0.2 to 0.6) per decade
0.7 F (0.4 to 1.0) per decade
1951 to 2007
57
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 Pajala: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
32.0 C (89.6 F)
1966
27.6 C (81.7 F)
58
Coldest night (TNn)
-45.2 C (-49.4 F)
1999
-36.2 C (-33.2 F)
58
Wettest day (Rx1day)
97.7 mm (3.8 in)
2002
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
58
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
113.2 mm (4.5 in)
2002
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
58
Longest dry spell (CDD)
40 days
1954
22 days
58
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Pajala, 1951 to 2008. The record is 32.0 C (89.6 F) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.6 C (81.7 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Pajala by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1951
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1952
28.0 C (82.4 F)
1953
28.6 C (83.5 F)
1954
27.0 C (80.6 F)
1955
28.4 C (83.1 F)
1956
26.5 C (79.7 F)
1957
28.5 C (83.3 F)
1958
29.2 C (84.6 F)
1959
27.0 C (80.6 F)
1960
29.6 C (85.3 F)
1961
29.6 C (85.3 F)
1962
21.2 C (70.2 F)
1963
27.9 C (82.2 F)
1964
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1965
25.3 C (77.5 F)
1966
32.0 C (89.6 F)
1967
27.6 C (81.7 F)
1968
29.5 C (85.1 F)
1969
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1970
29.3 C (84.7 F)
1971
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1972
30.5 C (86.9 F)
1973
29.5 C (85.1 F)
1974
29.7 C (85.5 F)
1975
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1976
26.2 C (79.2 F)
1977
27.5 C (81.5 F)
1978
27.3 C (81.1 F)
1979
27.0 C (80.6 F)
1980
29.3 C (84.7 F)
1981
27.4 C (81.3 F)
1982
28.0 C (82.4 F)
1983
27.0 C (80.6 F)
1984
27.7 C (81.9 F)
1985
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1986
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1987
26.0 C (78.8 F)
1988
29.7 C (85.5 F)
1989
25.8 C (78.4 F)
1990
25.7 C (78.3 F)
1991
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1992
29.2 C (84.6 F)
1993
25.8 C (78.4 F)
1994
27.6 C (81.7 F)
1995
27.5 C (81.5 F)
1996
25.9 C (78.6 F)
1997
28.7 C (83.7 F)
1998
25.4 C (77.7 F)
1999
28.6 C (83.5 F)
2000
28.0 C (82.4 F)
2001
26.8 C (80.2 F)
2002
26.6 C (79.9 F)
2003
31.0 C (87.8 F)
2004
26.0 C (78.8 F)
2005
27.9 C (82.2 F)
2006
30.4 C (86.7 F)
2007
27.5 C (81.5 F)
2008
25.0 C (77.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Pajala, 1951 to 2008. The record is -45.2 C (-49.4 F) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is -36.2 C (-33.2 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Pajala by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1951
-38.4 C (-37.1 F)
1952
-37.4 C (-35.3 F)
1953
-40.8 C (-41.4 F)
1954
-33.5 C (-28.3 F)
1955
-37.9 C (-36.2 F)
1956
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1957
-32.7 C (-26.9 F)
1958
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1959
-40.8 C (-41.4 F)
1960
-35.4 C (-31.7 F)
1961
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1962
-37.6 C (-35.7 F)
1963
-39.2 C (-38.6 F)
1964
-36.0 C (-32.8 F)
1965
-34.7 C (-30.5 F)
1966
-43.2 C (-45.8 F)
1967
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1968
-36.0 C (-32.8 F)
1969
-39.2 C (-38.6 F)
1970
-36.5 C (-33.7 F)
1971
-40.5 C (-40.9 F)
1972
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1973
-35.2 C (-31.4 F)
1974
-31.6 C (-24.9 F)
1975
-32.5 C (-26.5 F)
1976
-37.3 C (-35.1 F)
1977
-37.9 C (-36.2 F)
1978
-40.3 C (-40.5 F)
1979
-38.1 C (-36.6 F)
1980
-40.2 C (-40.4 F)
1981
-38.5 C (-37.3 F)
1982
-35.4 C (-31.7 F)
1983
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1984
-33.2 C (-27.8 F)
1985
-38.8 C (-37.8 F)
1986
-38.7 C (-37.7 F)
1987
-39.6 C (-39.3 F)
1988
-33.6 C (-28.5 F)
1989
-30.8 C (-23.4 F)
1990
-32.0 C (-25.6 F)
1991
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1992
-27.4 C (-17.3 F)
1993
-32.6 C (-26.7 F)
1994
-33.5 C (-28.3 F)
1995
-36.6 C (-33.9 F)
1996
-35.4 C (-31.7 F)
1997
-32.6 C (-26.7 F)
1998
-39.5 C (-39.1 F)
1999
-45.2 C (-49.4 F)
2000
-31.2 C (-24.2 F)
2001
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
2002
-36.9 C (-34.4 F)
2003
-38.5 C (-37.3 F)
2004
-32.0 C (-25.6 F)
2005
-31.5 C (-24.7 F)
2006
-33.8 C (-28.8 F)
2007
-33.5 C (-28.3 F)
2008
-29.2 C (-20.6 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Pajala, 1951 to 2008. The record is 97.7 mm (3.8 in) in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 26.9 mm (1.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Pajala by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1951
38.2 mm (1.5 in)
1952
23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1953
33.4 mm (1.3 in)
1954
26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1955
28.3 mm (1.1 in)
1956
23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1957
17.7 mm (0.7 in)
1958
26.3 mm (1.0 in)
1959
27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1960
28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1961
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1962
17.9 mm (0.7 in)
1963
39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1964
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1965
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1966
21.5 mm (0.8 in)
1967
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1968
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1969
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1970
33.2 mm (1.3 in)
1971
23.7 mm (0.9 in)
1972
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1973
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1974
21.5 mm (0.8 in)
1975
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1976
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1977
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1978
41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1979
31.9 mm (1.3 in)
1980
33.1 mm (1.3 in)
1981
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1982
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1983
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1984
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1985
21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1986
69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1987
18.9 mm (0.7 in)
1988
21.5 mm (0.8 in)
1989
22.8 mm (0.9 in)
1990
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1991
24.8 mm (1.0 in)
1992
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1993
26.3 mm (1.0 in)
1994
15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1995
82.2 mm (3.2 in)
1996
30.4 mm (1.2 in)
1997
18.2 mm (0.7 in)
1998
29.3 mm (1.2 in)
1999
33.4 mm (1.3 in)
2000
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
2001
28.9 mm (1.1 in)
2002
97.7 mm (3.8 in)
2003
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
2004
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
2005
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
2006
22.2 mm (0.9 in)
2007
31.1 mm (1.2 in)
2008
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Pajala, 1951 to 2008. The record is 113.2 mm (4.5 in) in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.5 mm (1.8 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Pajala by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1951
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1952
42.8 mm (1.7 in)
1953
49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1954
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1955
61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1956
49.4 mm (1.9 in)
1957
39.2 mm (1.5 in)
1958
38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1959
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1960
43.1 mm (1.7 in)
1961
50.9 mm (2.0 in)
1962
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1963
57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1964
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1965
45.3 mm (1.8 in)
1966
36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1967
73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1968
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1969
48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1970
58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1971
35.7 mm (1.4 in)
1972
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1973
33.9 mm (1.3 in)
1974
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1975
38.2 mm (1.5 in)
1976
41.8 mm (1.6 in)
1977
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1978
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1979
39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1980
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1981
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1982
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1983
36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1984
50.4 mm (2.0 in)
1985
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1986
95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1987
44.9 mm (1.8 in)
1988
32.2 mm (1.3 in)
1989
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1990
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1991
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1992
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1993
34.4 mm (1.4 in)
1994
33.4 mm (1.3 in)
1995
92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1996
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1997
32.4 mm (1.3 in)
1998
66.9 mm (2.6 in)
1999
61.8 mm (2.4 in)
2000
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
2001
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
2002
113.2 mm (4.5 in)
2003
30.4 mm (1.2 in)
2004
50.4 mm (2.0 in)
2005
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
2006
38.3 mm (1.5 in)
2007
42.8 mm (1.7 in)
2008
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Pajala, 1951 to 2008. The record is 40 days in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 22 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Pajala by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1951
20 days
1952
35 days
1953
21 days
1954
40 days
1955
28 days
1956
32 days
1957
27 days
1958
22 days
1959
21 days
1960
26 days
1961
17 days
1962
32 days
1963
18 days
1964
38 days
1965
19 days
1966
23 days
1967
21 days
1968
24 days
1969
22 days
1970
29 days
1971
23 days
1972
27 days
1973
13 days
1974
33 days
1975
19 days
1976
24 days
1977
18 days
1978
37 days
1979
14 days
1980
23 days
1981
18 days
1982
17 days
1983
22 days
1984
19 days
1985
19 days
1986
15 days
1987
26 days
1988
13 days
1989
11 days
1990
25 days
1991
23 days
1992
24 days
1993
15 days
1994
18 days
1995
28 days
1996
34 days
1997
18 days
1998
18 days
1999
18 days
2000
26 days
2001
17 days
2002
21 days
2003
25 days
2004
20 days
2005
15 days
2006
23 days
2007
15 days
2008
19 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
57 years with a frost
Across 57 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Pajala falls on 2 June and the median first autumn frost on 21 August, which leaves a median of 81 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +6.8 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Pajala
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1978 to 2007)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
2 June
n/a
30 May
n/a
-2.1 days per decade
First autumn frost
21 August
n/a
25 August
n/a
+4.7 days per decade
Growing days
81 days
n/a
88 days
n/a
+6.8 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
57 years, 1951 to 2007
A day with at least 26.5 mm (1.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 93.0 mm (3.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Pajala: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
26.5 mm (1.0 in)
5 years
35.9 mm (1.4 in)
10 years
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
25 years
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
50 years
74.1 mm (2.9 in)
100 years
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
Longer than the 57 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, 57 years of values from 1951 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: 97.7 mm (3.8 in) in 2002; 82.2 mm (3.2 in) in 1995; 69.5 mm (2.7 in) in 1986.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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Data for Pajala standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Pajala 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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.