Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Dresden (USC00142213), Kansas, United States, with 127 years of record.
Key Facts for Dresden
Dresden (USC00142213) is a weather station in Kansas, United States at 39.63 latitude and -100.42 longitude, 832 m (2,729 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1895 to 2021, 127 years of record.
1,464 records set at Dresden still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Dresden set a daily record precipitation of 52.6 mm (2.1 in) on 7 July 2021.
About the Station
Location: Kansas, United States, 39.63 latitude, -100.42 longitude.
Elevation: 832 m (2,729 ft).
Period of record: 1895 to 2021, 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 Dresden. 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 Dresden, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
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n/a
Feb
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
n/a
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Mar
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
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Apr
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
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May
40.0 C (104.0 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
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Jun
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
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Jul
47.8 C (118.0 F)
6.1 C (43.0 F)
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Aug
45.6 C (114.1 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
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Sep
42.8 C (109.0 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
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Oct
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
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Nov
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
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Dec
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
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Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Dresden still stand. 1934 holds the most, with 65.
Standing records at Dresden by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1895
17
1896
5
1897
8
1898
17
1899
31
1900
23
1901
21
1902
27
1903
26
1904
19
1905
30
1906
18
1907
28
1908
21
1909
26
1910
30
1911
38
1912
32
1913
29
1914
20
1915
29
1916
30
1917
40
1918
29
1919
29
1920
24
1921
26
1922
15
1923
14
1924
31
1925
20
1926
21
1927
33
1928
24
1929
21
1930
18
1931
34
1932
26
1933
31
1934
65
1935
34
1936
64
1937
32
1938
32
1939
42
1940
27
1941
16
1942
24
1943
26
1944
14
1945
21
1946
31
1947
18
1948
20
1949
11
1950
26
All-Time Record Progression
10 new records
10 all-time records were set at Dresden between 30 June 1933 and 26 October 1997. Each dot is a new record.
When Dresden set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1933-06-30
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 44.4 C (111.9 F)
1934-07-13
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 46.1 C (115.0 F)
1936-07-24
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 47.8 C (118.0 F)
1936-07-25
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 27.2 C (81.0 F)
1953-05-28
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1957-03-24
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 30.5 cm (12.0 in)
1957-06-16
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1984-03-19
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 35.6 cm (14.0 in)
1987-03-29
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 38.1 cm (15.0 in)
1997-10-26
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 43.2 cm (17.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jun: 128.5 mm (5.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Dresden. The most was 128.5 mm (5.1 in) on 16 June 1957.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Dresden
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
27 January 1994
Feb
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
11 February 1993
Mar
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
29 March 1981
Apr
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
23 April 1971
May
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
28 May 1953
Jun
128.5 mm (5.1 in)
16 June 1957
Jul
99.8 mm (3.9 in)
26 July 1977
Aug
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
9 August 1931
Sep
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
17 September 1923
Oct
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
5 October 1946
Nov
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
19 November 1930
Dec
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
30 December 2006
Period of Record Coverage
1895 to 1950
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
56 years of record at Dresden, 1895 to 1950. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1950.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 46 complete years at Dresden, 1900 to 1949. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 11.5 C (52.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1912, at 9.7 C (49.5 F), and the warmest was 1933, at 13.5 C (56.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F).
Annual mean temperature at Dresden as warming stripes, 1900 to 1949
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1900
12.1 C
+0.54 C
1901
11.6 C
+0.02 C
1902
11.1 C
-0.43 C
1903
10.5 C
-1.02 C
1904
11.4 C
-0.10 C
1905
10.9 C
-0.67 C
1906
11.5 C
-0.07 C
1907
11.4 C
-0.13 C
1908
11.8 C
+0.21 C
1909
10.8 C
-0.75 C
1910
12.3 C
+0.71 C
1911
11.6 C
+0.05 C
1912
9.7 C
-1.82 C
1913
11.6 C
+0.02 C
1914
11.8 C
+0.21 C
1915
10.3 C
-1.25 C
1916
11.0 C
-0.53 C
1917
10.6 C
-0.96 C
1918
11.6 C
+0.09 C
1919
10.0 C
-1.59 C
1920
11.1 C
-0.49 C
1921
13.1 C
+1.54 C
1924
10.2 C
-1.38 C
1925
11.8 C
+0.30 C
1926
11.6 C
+0.06 C
1927
11.7 C
+0.11 C
1928
11.5 C
-0.03 C
1929
10.3 C
-1.22 C
1930
11.4 C
-0.18 C
1931
12.6 C
+1.08 C
1932
11.6 C
+0.05 C
1933
13.5 C
+1.93 C
1935
12.5 C
+0.93 C
1936
12.5 C
+0.93 C
1937
11.9 C
+0.32 C
1938
13.2 C
+1.66 C
1940
12.0 C
+0.43 C
1941
12.0 C
+0.44 C
1942
11.6 C
+0.03 C
1943
12.4 C
+0.85 C
1944
11.0 C
-0.52 C
1945
11.5 C
-0.01 C
1946
12.6 C
+1.08 C
1947
11.8 C
+0.24 C
1948
11.8 C
+0.26 C
1949
10.6 C
-0.95 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.18 C (0.02 to 0.34) per decade over 1900 to 1949. In Fahrenheit: 0.32 F (0.03 to 0.61) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 46 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Dresden
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.18 C (0.02 to 0.34) per decade
0.32 F (0.03 to 0.61) per decade
1900 to 1949
46
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.19 C (-0.03 to 0.40) per decade
0.3 F (-0.1 to 0.7) per decade
1900 to 1949
46
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.17 C (0.03 to 0.31) per decade
0.3 F (0.1 to 0.6) per decade
1900 to 1949
46
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
1895 to 2021
Yearly extremes at Dresden: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
47.8 C (118.0 F)
1936
41.1 C (106.0 F)
56
Coldest night (TNn)
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1912
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
56
Wettest day (Rx1day)
128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1957
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
127
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
160.8 mm (6.3 in)
1996
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
127
Longest dry spell (CDD)
97 days
1939
37 days
127
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Dresden, 1895 to 2021. The record is 47.8 C (118.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.1 C (106.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Dresden by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1895
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1896
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1897
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1898
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1899
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1900
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1901
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1902
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1903
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1904
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1905
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1906
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1907
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1908
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1909
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1910
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1911
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1912
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1913
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1914
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1915
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1916
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1917
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1918
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1919
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1920
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1921
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1922
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1923
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1924
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1925
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1926
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1927
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1928
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1929
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1930
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1931
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1932
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1933
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1934
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1935
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1936
47.8 C (118.0 F)
1937
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1938
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1939
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1940
46.7 C (116.1 F)
1941
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1942
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1943
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1944
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1945
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1946
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1947
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1948
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1949
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1950
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1951
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1953
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1954
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1955
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1956
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1957
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2018
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2019
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2020
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2021
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Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Dresden, 1895 to 2021. The record is -33.9 C (-29.0 F) in 1912, marked on the chart; the median year is -23.9 C (-11.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Dresden by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1895
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1896
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1897
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1898
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1899
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1900
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1901
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1902
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1903
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1904
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1905
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1906
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1907
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1908
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1909
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1910
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1911
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1912
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1913
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1914
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1915
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1916
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1917
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1918
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1919
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1920
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1921
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1922
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1923
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1924
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1925
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1926
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1927
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1928
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1929
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1930
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1931
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1932
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1933
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1934
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1935
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1936
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1937
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1938
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1939
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1940
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1941
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1942
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1943
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1944
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1945
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1946
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1947
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1948
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1949
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1950
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1951
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2020
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2021
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Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Dresden, 1895 to 2021. The record is 128.5 mm (5.1 in) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.8 mm (2.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Dresden by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1895
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1896
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1897
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1898
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1899
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1900
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1901
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1902
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1903
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1904
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1905
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1906
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1907
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1908
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1909
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1910
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1911
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1912
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1913
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1914
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1915
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1916
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1917
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1918
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1919
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1920
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1921
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1922
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1923
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1924
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1925
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1926
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1927
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1928
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1929
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1930
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1931
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1932
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1933
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1934
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1935
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1936
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1937
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1938
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1939
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1940
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1941
97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1942
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1943
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1944
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1945
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1946
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1947
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1948
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1949
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1950
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1951
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1952
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1953
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1954
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1955
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1956
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1957
128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1958
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1959
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1960
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1961
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1962
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1963
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1964
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1965
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1966
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1967
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1968
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1969
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1970
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1971
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1972
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1973
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1974
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1975
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1976
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1977
99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1978
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1979
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1980
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1981
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1982
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1983
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1984
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1985
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1986
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1987
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1988
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1989
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1990
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1991
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1992
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1993
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1994
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1995
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1996
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1997
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1998
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1999
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
2000
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
2001
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
2002
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
2003
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
2004
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2005
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
2006
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
2007
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
2008
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
2009
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
2010
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
2011
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
2012
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
2013
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
2014
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
2015
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
2016
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
2017
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
2018
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
2019
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
2020
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
2021
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Dresden, 1895 to 2021. The record is 160.8 mm (6.3 in) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is 76.5 mm (3.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Dresden by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1895
93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1896
84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1897
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1898
143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1899
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1900
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1901
55.7 mm (2.2 in)
1902
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1903
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1904
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1905
81.9 mm (3.2 in)
1906
57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1907
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1908
46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1909
55.8 mm (2.2 in)
1910
65.2 mm (2.6 in)
1911
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1912
76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1913
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1914
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1915
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1916
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1917
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1918
76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1919
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1920
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1921
64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1922
72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1923
149.8 mm (5.9 in)
1924
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1925
43.6 mm (1.7 in)
1926
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1927
101.8 mm (4.0 in)
1928
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1929
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1930
89.6 mm (3.5 in)
1931
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1932
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1933
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1934
52.4 mm (2.1 in)
1935
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1936
106.1 mm (4.2 in)
1937
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1938
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1939
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1940
78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1941
132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1942
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1943
98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1944
99.9 mm (3.9 in)
1945
54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1946
160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1947
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1948
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1949
95.6 mm (3.8 in)
1950
84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1951
123.8 mm (4.9 in)
1952
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1953
131.1 mm (5.2 in)
1954
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1955
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1956
47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1957
151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1958
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1959
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1960
51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1961
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1962
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1963
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1964
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1965
149.1 mm (5.9 in)
1966
81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1967
45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1968
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1969
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1970
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1971
106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1972
49.7 mm (2.0 in)
1973
95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1974
104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1975
102.2 mm (4.0 in)
1976
60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1977
135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1978
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1979
69.7 mm (2.7 in)
1980
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1981
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1982
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1983
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1984
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1985
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1986
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1987
68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1988
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1989
52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1990
68.7 mm (2.7 in)
1991
107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1992
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1993
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1994
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1995
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1996
160.8 mm (6.3 in)
1997
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1998
69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1999
96.2 mm (3.8 in)
2000
71.5 mm (2.8 in)
2001
113.4 mm (4.5 in)
2002
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
2003
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
2004
138.9 mm (5.5 in)
2005
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
2006
95.4 mm (3.8 in)
2007
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
2008
97.5 mm (3.8 in)
2009
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
2010
77.4 mm (3.0 in)
2011
97.9 mm (3.9 in)
2012
46.3 mm (1.8 in)
2013
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2014
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2015
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
2016
109.0 mm (4.3 in)
2017
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
2018
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
2019
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
2020
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
2021
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Dresden, 1895 to 2021. The record is 97 days in 1939, marked on the chart; the median year is 37 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Dresden by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1895
25 days
1896
34 days
1897
28 days
1898
25 days
1899
72 days
1900
37 days
1901
29 days
1902
32 days
1903
58 days
1904
41 days
1905
39 days
1906
55 days
1907
33 days
1908
31 days
1909
41 days
1910
50 days
1911
45 days
1912
21 days
1913
44 days
1914
38 days
1915
29 days
1916
40 days
1917
52 days
1918
30 days
1919
31 days
1920
38 days
1921
35 days
1922
57 days
1923
40 days
1924
59 days
1925
37 days
1926
34 days
1927
31 days
1928
32 days
1929
43 days
1930
25 days
1931
51 days
1932
46 days
1933
43 days
1934
70 days
1935
54 days
1936
84 days
1937
49 days
1938
55 days
1939
97 days
1940
29 days
1941
18 days
1942
42 days
1943
39 days
1944
26 days
1945
54 days
1946
42 days
1947
32 days
1948
39 days
1949
29 days
1950
39 days
1951
28 days
1952
43 days
1953
47 days
1954
63 days
1955
52 days
1956
49 days
1957
24 days
1958
28 days
1959
28 days
1960
25 days
1961
35 days
1962
31 days
1963
27 days
1964
42 days
1965
28 days
1966
46 days
1967
27 days
1968
27 days
1969
24 days
1970
39 days
1971
33 days
1972
49 days
1973
17 days
1974
40 days
1975
32 days
1976
30 days
1977
27 days
1978
30 days
1979
54 days
1980
64 days
1981
30 days
1982
32 days
1983
35 days
1984
46 days
1985
27 days
1986
37 days
1987
36 days
1988
40 days
1989
41 days
1990
31 days
1991
43 days
1992
20 days
1993
30 days
1994
33 days
1995
34 days
1996
45 days
1997
37 days
1998
39 days
1999
54 days
2000
43 days
2001
23 days
2002
47 days
2003
33 days
2004
25 days
2005
35 days
2006
57 days
2007
54 days
2008
39 days
2009
49 days
2010
31 days
2011
23 days
2012
62 days
2013
31 days
2014
30 days
2015
26 days
2016
70 days
2017
46 days
2018
35 days
2019
38 days
2020
45 days
2021
24 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
46 years with a frost
Across 46 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Dresden falls on 3 May and the median first autumn frost on 10 October, which leaves a median of 158 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.1 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Dresden
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1916 to 1949)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
3 May
n/a
6 May
n/a
+0.9 days per decade
First autumn frost
10 October
n/a
9 October
n/a
+1.1 days per decade
Growing days
158 days
n/a
158 days
n/a
+0.1 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
119 years, 1896 to 2020
A day with at least 50.8 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 114.3 mm (4.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Dresden: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
5 years
66.9 mm (2.6 in)
10 years
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
25 years
92.3 mm (3.6 in)
50 years
103.2 mm (4.1 in)
100 years
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 119 years of values from 1896 to 2020.
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: 128.5 mm (5.1 in) in 1957; 127.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1953; 103.9 mm (4.1 in) in 1996.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.