Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Athens (USC00090430), Georgia, United States, with 127 years of record.
Key Facts for Athens
Athens (USC00090430) is a weather station in Georgia, United States at 33.97 latitude and -83.38 longitude, n/a above sea level.
The station reports from 1845 to 1971, 127 years of record.
1,464 records set at Athens still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Athens set a daily record low minimum temperature of -11.1 C (12.0 F) on 10 February 1971.
About the Station
Location: Georgia, United States, 33.97 latitude, -83.38 longitude.
Elevation: n/a.
Period of record: 1845 to 1971, 127 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Athens. 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 Athens, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
41.7 C (107.1 F)
6.4 C (43.5 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
42.2 C (108.0 F)
11.1 C (52.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
41.7 C (107.1 F)
11.7 C (53.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
42.2 C (108.0 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Athens still stand. 1925 holds the most, with 66.
Standing records at Athens by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1857
25
1858
6
1884
22
1885
19
1886
22
1887
23
1888
22
1889
25
1890
24
1891
22
1892
20
1899
1
1901
2
1902
17
1903
22
1904
16
1905
14
1906
22
1907
14
1908
9
1909
7
1910
19
1911
22
1912
18
1913
16
1914
18
1915
20
1916
17
1917
34
1918
28
1919
23
1920
18
1921
14
1922
18
1923
10
1924
28
1925
66
1926
20
1927
32
1928
23
1929
22
1930
27
1931
44
1932
27
1933
33
1934
12
1935
9
1936
18
1937
16
1938
14
1939
9
1940
26
1941
10
1942
12
1943
24
1944
14
1945
10
1946
17
1947
11
1948
12
1949
17
1950
18
1951
11
1952
18
1953
15
1954
10
1955
13
1956
12
1957
12
1958
13
1959
9
1960
12
1961
17
1962
8
1963
19
1964
13
1965
11
1966
8
1967
19
1968
14
1969
9
1970
19
1971
2
All-Time Record Progression
4 new records
4 all-time records were set at Athens between 29 June 1936 and 27 May 1966. Each dot is a new record.
When Athens set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1936-06-29
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 26.1 C (79.0 F)
1963-06-27
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 202.7 mm (8.0 in)
1966-01-30
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1966-05-27
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 213.9 mm (8.4 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
May: 213.9 mm (8.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Athens. The most was 213.9 mm (8.4 in) on 27 May 1966.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Athens
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
7 January 1946
Feb
124.0 mm (4.9 in)
18 February 1889
Mar
147.3 mm (5.8 in)
29 March 1886
Apr
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
25 April 1945
May
213.9 mm (8.4 in)
27 May 1966
Jun
202.7 mm (8.0 in)
27 June 1963
Jul
182.9 mm (7.2 in)
29 July 1887
Aug
142.2 mm (5.6 in)
25 August 1908
Sep
130.8 mm (5.1 in)
21 September 1885
Oct
137.2 mm (5.4 in)
19 October 1937
Nov
93.5 mm (3.7 in)
27 November 1948
Dec
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
10 December 1919
Period of Record Coverage
1857 to 1971
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
86 years of record at Athens, 1857 to 1971. 11 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1857, 1858, 1884, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1898, 1899 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 65 complete years at Athens, 1885 to 1970. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 16.5 C (61.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1885, at 14.3 C (57.8 F), and the warmest was 1933, at 18.7 C (65.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at Athens as warming stripes, 1885 to 1970
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1885
14.3 C
-2.18 C
1886
14.8 C
-1.74 C
1887
15.7 C
-0.81 C
1888
16.5 C
-0.05 C
1889
16.4 C
-0.14 C
1890
17.2 C
+0.66 C
1891
16.0 C
-0.55 C
1903
15.6 C
-0.89 C
1904
15.2 C
-1.33 C
1905
15.5 C
-0.98 C
1906
15.7 C
-0.78 C
1907
16.3 C
-0.19 C
1908
16.3 C
-0.22 C
1909
16.1 C
-0.44 C
1910
15.9 C
-0.62 C
1911
17.4 C
+0.86 C
1912
15.8 C
-0.68 C
1913
16.5 C
+0.04 C
1914
16.1 C
-0.40 C
1915
16.1 C
-0.36 C
1916
16.4 C
-0.13 C
1917
15.6 C
-0.93 C
1918
16.9 C
+0.43 C
1921
18.2 C
+1.69 C
1924
16.2 C
-0.33 C
1925
17.9 C
+1.40 C
1926
16.8 C
+0.30 C
1929
17.1 C
+0.59 C
1930
17.5 C
+0.95 C
1931
18.4 C
+1.87 C
1932
18.2 C
+1.70 C
1933
18.7 C
+2.20 C
1934
16.9 C
+0.42 C
1935
17.1 C
+0.59 C
1937
16.9 C
+0.35 C
1938
17.6 C
+1.08 C
1939
17.3 C
+0.81 C
1940
15.8 C
-0.74 C
1941
17.1 C
+0.60 C
1942
16.4 C
-0.08 C
1943
16.5 C
+0.02 C
1944
16.4 C
-0.11 C
1945
16.9 C
+0.43 C
1946
17.3 C
+0.83 C
1947
16.1 C
-0.37 C
1948
16.5 C
+0.04 C
1949
16.9 C
+0.40 C
1950
16.7 C
+0.15 C
1951
16.7 C
+0.21 C
1954
17.0 C
+0.51 C
1955
16.7 C
+0.24 C
1956
17.0 C
+0.54 C
1957
17.0 C
+0.46 C
1958
15.8 C
-0.66 C
1959
16.7 C
+0.23 C
1960
15.8 C
-0.75 C
1961
16.0 C
-0.46 C
1962
16.2 C
-0.26 C
1963
15.6 C
-0.91 C
1964
16.1 C
-0.42 C
1965
16.7 C
+0.24 C
1967
15.9 C
-0.61 C
1968
15.6 C
-0.89 C
1969
15.8 C
-0.69 C
1970
16.6 C
+0.10 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1885 to 1970 is 0.07 C (-0.01 to 0.15) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.13 F (-0.02 to 0.28) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 65 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Athens
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.07 C (-0.01 to 0.15) per decade
0.13 F (-0.02 to 0.28) per decade
1885 to 1970
65
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.13 C (0.01 to 0.24) per decade
0.23 F (0.01 to 0.43) per decade
1885 to 1970
65
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.02 C (-0.06 to 0.10) per decade
0.03 F (-0.11 to 0.17) per decade
1885 to 1970
65
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
1845 to 1971
Yearly extremes at Athens: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1913
36.7 C (98.1 F)
86
Coldest night (TNn)
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1966
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
87
Wettest day (Rx1day)
213.9 mm (8.4 in)
1966
75.6 mm (3.0 in)
98
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
348.1 mm (13.7 in)
1908
120.6 mm (4.7 in)
98
Longest dry spell (CDD)
52 days
1886
21 days
98
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Athens, 1845 to 1971. The record is 42.2 C (108.0 F) in 1913, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Athens by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1845
n/a
1846
n/a
1847
n/a
1848
n/a
1849
n/a
1857
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1858
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1859
n/a
1872
n/a
1873
n/a
1884
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1885
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1886
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1887
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1888
37.5 C (99.5 F)
1889
34.7 C (94.5 F)
1890
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1891
34.7 C (94.5 F)
1892
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1893
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1894
21.1 C (70.0 F)
1895
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1896
n/a
1897
n/a
1898
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1899
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1900
n/a
1901
n/a
1902
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1903
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1904
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1905
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1906
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1907
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1908
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1909
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1910
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1911
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1912
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1913
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1914
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1915
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1916
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1917
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1918
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1919
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1920
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1921
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1922
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1923
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1924
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1925
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1926
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1927
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1928
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1929
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1930
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1931
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1932
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1933
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1934
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1935
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1936
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1937
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1938
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1939
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1940
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1941
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1942
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1943
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1944
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1945
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1946
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1947
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1948
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1949
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1950
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1951
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1952
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1953
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1954
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1955
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1956
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1957
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1958
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1959
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1960
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1961
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1962
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1963
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1964
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1965
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1966
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1967
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1968
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1969
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1970
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1971
20.0 C (68.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Athens, 1845 to 1971. The record is -18.3 C (-0.9 F) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is -9.4 C (15.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Athens by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1845
n/a
1846
n/a
1847
n/a
1848
n/a
1849
n/a
1857
-5.3 C (22.5 F)
1858
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1859
n/a
1872
n/a
1873
n/a
1884
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1885
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1886
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1887
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1888
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1889
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1890
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1891
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1892
-8.1 C (17.4 F)
1893
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1894
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1895
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1896
n/a
1897
n/a
1898
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1899
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1900
n/a
1901
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1902
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1903
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1904
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1905
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1906
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1907
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1908
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1909
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1910
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1911
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1912
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1913
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1914
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1915
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1916
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1917
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1918
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1919
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1920
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1921
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1922
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1923
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1924
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1925
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1926
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1927
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1928
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1929
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1930
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1931
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1932
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1933
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1934
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1935
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1936
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1937
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1938
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1939
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1940
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1941
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1942
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1943
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1944
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1945
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1946
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1947
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1948
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1949
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1950
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1951
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1952
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1953
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1954
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1955
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1956
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1957
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1958
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1959
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1960
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1961
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1962
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1963
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1964
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1965
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1966
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1967
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1968
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1969
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1970
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1971
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Athens, 1845 to 1971. The record is 213.9 mm (8.4 in) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 75.6 mm (3.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Athens by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1845
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1846
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1847
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1848
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1849
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1857
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1858
109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1859
136.1 mm (5.4 in)
1872
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1873
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1884
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1885
130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1886
147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1887
182.9 mm (7.2 in)
1888
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1889
124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1890
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1891
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1892
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1893
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1894
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1895
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1896
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1897
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1898
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1899
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1900
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1901
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1902
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1903
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1904
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1905
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1906
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1907
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1908
142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1909
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1910
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1911
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1912
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1913
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1914
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1915
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1916
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1917
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1918
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1919
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1920
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1921
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1922
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1923
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1924
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1925
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1926
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1927
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1928
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1929
110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1930
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1931
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1932
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1933
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1934
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1935
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1936
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1937
137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1938
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1939
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1940
121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1941
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1942
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1943
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1944
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1945
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1946
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1947
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1948
93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1949
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1950
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1951
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1952
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1953
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1954
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1955
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1956
93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1957
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1958
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1959
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1960
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1961
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1962
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1963
202.7 mm (8.0 in)
1964
153.2 mm (6.0 in)
1965
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1966
213.9 mm (8.4 in)
1967
150.6 mm (5.9 in)
1968
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1969
97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1970
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1971
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Athens, 1845 to 1971. The record is 348.1 mm (13.7 in) in 1908, marked on the chart; the median year is 120.6 mm (4.7 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Athens by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1845
128.9 mm (5.1 in)
1846
147.8 mm (5.8 in)
1847
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1848
83.7 mm (3.3 in)
1849
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1857
130.4 mm (5.1 in)
1858
109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1859
138.9 mm (5.5 in)
1872
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1873
157.0 mm (6.2 in)
1884
120.0 mm (4.7 in)
1885
130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1886
216.9 mm (8.5 in)
1887
345.6 mm (13.6 in)
1888
147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1889
139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1890
130.3 mm (5.1 in)
1891
152.1 mm (6.0 in)
1892
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1893
126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1894
106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1895
140.2 mm (5.5 in)
1896
204.6 mm (8.1 in)
1897
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1898
127.6 mm (5.0 in)
1899
81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1900
134.7 mm (5.3 in)
1901
163.0 mm (6.4 in)
1902
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1903
133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1904
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1905
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1906
119.7 mm (4.7 in)
1907
113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1908
348.1 mm (13.7 in)
1909
106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1910
131.1 mm (5.2 in)
1911
112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1912
93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1913
120.3 mm (4.7 in)
1914
125.4 mm (4.9 in)
1915
108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1916
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1917
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1918
165.9 mm (6.5 in)
1919
251.2 mm (9.9 in)
1920
113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1921
110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1922
108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1923
115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1924
123.1 mm (4.8 in)
1925
151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1926
165.9 mm (6.5 in)
1927
69.7 mm (2.7 in)
1928
87.8 mm (3.5 in)
1929
157.8 mm (6.2 in)
1930
120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1931
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1932
117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1933
92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1934
105.1 mm (4.1 in)
1935
119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1936
188.2 mm (7.4 in)
1937
154.7 mm (6.1 in)
1938
173.0 mm (6.8 in)
1939
120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1940
137.9 mm (5.4 in)
1941
125.3 mm (4.9 in)
1942
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1943
118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1944
97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1945
165.6 mm (6.5 in)
1946
159.1 mm (6.3 in)
1947
113.1 mm (4.5 in)
1948
192.6 mm (7.6 in)
1949
111.2 mm (4.4 in)
1950
143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1951
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1952
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1953
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1954
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1955
73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1956
133.6 mm (5.3 in)
1957
170.9 mm (6.7 in)
1958
84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1959
134.1 mm (5.3 in)
1960
98.9 mm (3.9 in)
1961
129.2 mm (5.1 in)
1962
104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1963
278.9 mm (11.0 in)
1964
220.8 mm (8.7 in)
1965
98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1966
243.8 mm (9.6 in)
1967
254.6 mm (10.0 in)
1968
75.6 mm (3.0 in)
1969
129.2 mm (5.1 in)
1970
131.0 mm (5.2 in)
1971
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Athens, 1845 to 1971. The record is 52 days in 1886, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Athens by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1845
26 days
1846
17 days
1847
25 days
1848
23 days
1849
20 days
1857
25 days
1858
16 days
1859
18 days
1872
17 days
1873
36 days
1884
41 days
1885
15 days
1886
52 days
1887
35 days
1888
20 days
1889
29 days
1890
22 days
1891
19 days
1892
16 days
1893
14 days
1894
16 days
1895
27 days
1896
19 days
1897
22 days
1898
25 days
1899
36 days
1900
17 days
1901
21 days
1902
18 days
1903
16 days
1904
22 days
1905
26 days
1906
26 days
1907
18 days
1908
20 days
1909
21 days
1910
24 days
1911
21 days
1912
20 days
1913
21 days
1914
28 days
1915
34 days
1916
21 days
1917
19 days
1918
24 days
1919
16 days
1920
40 days
1921
26 days
1922
33 days
1923
21 days
1924
25 days
1925
27 days
1926
24 days
1927
18 days
1928
12 days
1929
15 days
1930
18 days
1931
20 days
1932
17 days
1933
20 days
1934
19 days
1935
33 days
1936
15 days
1937
18 days
1938
24 days
1939
26 days
1940
24 days
1941
24 days
1942
24 days
1943
23 days
1944
19 days
1945
21 days
1946
16 days
1947
18 days
1948
23 days
1949
12 days
1950
20 days
1951
32 days
1952
25 days
1953
29 days
1954
28 days
1955
19 days
1956
30 days
1957
20 days
1958
26 days
1959
18 days
1960
18 days
1961
39 days
1962
28 days
1963
33 days
1964
21 days
1965
20 days
1966
16 days
1967
19 days
1968
25 days
1969
17 days
1970
24 days
1971
7 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
65 years with a frost
Across 65 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Athens falls on 25 March and the median first autumn frost on 8 November, which leaves a median of 226 days between them.
In 1938 to 1970 the median growing season was 222 days. That is 5 days fewer than in 1885 to 1931.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -1.0 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Athens
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1885 to 1931)
Recent period (1938 to 1970)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
25 March
23 March
29 March
6 days later
+0.8 days per decade
First autumn frost
8 November
8 November
6 November
2 days earlier
-0.3 days per decade
Growing days
226 days
227 days
222 days
5 days fewer
-1.0 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
83 years, 1845 to 1970
A day with at least 77.3 mm (3.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 217.1 mm (8.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Athens: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
77.3 mm (3.0 in)
5 years
107.6 mm (4.2 in)
10 years
130.2 mm (5.1 in)
25 years
162.1 mm (6.4 in)
50 years
188.5 mm (7.4 in)
100 years
217.1 mm (8.5 in)
Longer than the 83 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, 83 years of values from 1845 to 1970.
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: 213.9 mm (8.4 in) in 1966; 202.7 mm (8.0 in) in 1963; 182.9 mm (7.2 in) in 1887.
Station Changes
2 suspected
2 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Athens, at 1934 and 1964. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1934 ran 0.3 C (0.6 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1964 ran 0.2 C (0.4 F) higher than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Athens, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1934
-0.3
-0.6
likely
5
1964
+0.2
+0.4
possible
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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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.