Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Athens (USC00410404), Texas, United States, with 123 years of record.
Key Facts for Athens
Athens (USC00410404) is a weather station in Texas, United States at 32.16 latitude and -95.83 longitude, 137 m (448 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1903 to 2025, 123 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 -10.6 C (12.9 F) on 21 February 2025.
About the Station
Location: Texas, United States, 32.16 latitude, -95.83 longitude.
Elevation: 137 m (448 ft).
Period of record: 1903 to 2025, 123 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
4 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. 4 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
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
20.6 C (69.1 F)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
Feb
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
Mar
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
Apr
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
30.0 C (86.0 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
May
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
40.0 C (104.0 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
42.8 C (109.0 F)
11.7 C (53.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
42.2 C (108.0 F)
10.6 C (51.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
42.8 C (109.0 F)
3.3 C (37.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Athens still stand. 1904 holds the most, with 61.
Standing records at Athens by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1903
6
1904
61
1905
19
1906
1
1953
3
1954
22
1955
28
1956
25
1957
20
1958
12
1959
17
1960
16
1961
11
1962
16
1963
34
1964
24
1965
16
1966
17
1967
20
1968
8
1969
20
1970
20
1971
37
1972
14
1973
9
1974
35
1975
16
1976
18
1977
14
1978
18
1979
21
1980
20
1981
13
1982
21
1983
21
1984
29
1985
26
1986
18
1987
14
1988
7
1989
42
1990
11
1991
15
1992
6
1993
9
1994
10
1995
11
1996
26
1997
10
1998
21
1999
12
2000
24
2001
19
2002
13
2003
14
2004
19
2005
19
2006
17
2007
31
2008
13
2009
16
2010
20
2011
43
2012
13
2013
27
2014
24
2015
11
2016
17
2017
23
2018
33
2019
28
2020
22
2021
10
2022
21
2023
20
2024
21
2025
6
All-Time Record Progression
9 new records
9 all-time records were set at Athens between 31 January 1977 and 17 January 2024. Each dot is a new record.
When Athens set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1977-01-31
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 10.2 cm (4.0 in)
1982-01-13
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 20.3 cm (8.0 in)
1982-01-14
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1982-07-24
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 27.8 C (82.0 F)
1985-02-02
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1986-04-05
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 182.6 mm (7.2 in)
2000-12-28
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 7.6 cm (3.0 in)
2015-10-24
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 263.7 mm (10.4 in)
2024-01-17
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -9.4 C (15.1 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Oct: 263.7 mm (10.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Athens. The most was 263.7 mm (10.4 in) on 24 October 2015.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Athens
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
132.8 mm (5.2 in)
6 January 1998
Feb
103.6 mm (4.1 in)
20 February 1997
Mar
155.4 mm (6.1 in)
9 March 2016
Apr
182.6 mm (7.2 in)
5 April 1986
May
175.3 mm (6.9 in)
10 May 1968
Jun
136.4 mm (5.4 in)
10 June 2010
Jul
172.5 mm (6.8 in)
7 July 2020
Aug
117.6 mm (4.6 in)
29 August 1996
Sep
121.4 mm (4.8 in)
30 September 2012
Oct
263.7 mm (10.4 in)
24 October 2015
Nov
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
18 November 1971
Dec
122.4 mm (4.8 in)
28 December 2015
Period of Record Coverage
1903 to 2025
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
77 years of record at Athens, 1903 to 2025. 11 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1903, 1905, 1906, 1953, 1969, 1973, 1994, 1995 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 57 complete years at Athens, 1954 to 2024. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 18.7 C (65.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1979, at 17.4 C (63.3 F), and the warmest was 1965, at 20.2 C (68.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).
Annual mean temperature at Athens as warming stripes, 1954 to 2024
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1954
19.9 C
+1.14 C
1955
19.1 C
+0.34 C
1957
18.9 C
+0.21 C
1958
18.3 C
-0.42 C
1959
18.4 C
-0.32 C
1960
18.8 C
+0.05 C
1962
19.6 C
+0.84 C
1963
20.0 C
+1.28 C
1964
20.0 C
+1.24 C
1965
20.2 C
+1.47 C
1966
19.2 C
+0.51 C
1967
19.9 C
+1.17 C
1968
18.9 C
+0.14 C
1970
18.4 C
-0.29 C
1972
18.8 C
+0.10 C
1975
18.5 C
-0.26 C
1976
17.8 C
-0.94 C
1977
18.9 C
+0.18 C
1978
18.2 C
-0.53 C
1979
17.4 C
-1.33 C
1980
18.8 C
+0.12 C
1981
18.7 C
-0.06 C
1982
18.7 C
-0.02 C
1983
17.4 C
-1.28 C
1984
18.9 C
+0.21 C
1985
18.7 C
-0.06 C
1986
18.9 C
+0.18 C
1987
18.0 C
-0.72 C
1988
18.2 C
-0.50 C
1989
18.0 C
-0.72 C
1990
19.2 C
+0.44 C
1991
18.4 C
-0.36 C
1992
18.2 C
-0.51 C
1993
18.0 C
-0.72 C
1998
19.5 C
+0.83 C
1999
19.3 C
+0.63 C
2000
18.9 C
+0.14 C
2001
18.3 C
-0.41 C
2002
18.1 C
-0.66 C
2003
18.2 C
-0.49 C
2004
18.5 C
-0.19 C
2007
17.5 C
-1.17 C
2008
18.2 C
-0.53 C
2010
18.3 C
-0.41 C
2011
19.4 C
+0.69 C
2012
19.6 C
+0.90 C
2013
18.2 C
-0.56 C
2014
17.5 C
-1.20 C
2015
19.0 C
+0.31 C
2016
19.7 C
+1.02 C
2017
19.8 C
+1.06 C
2018
18.8 C
+0.11 C
2019
18.4 C
-0.30 C
2020
17.7 C
-1.00 C
2022
18.1 C
-0.58 C
2023
19.3 C
+0.61 C
2024
19.6 C
+0.84 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1954 to 2024 is -0.06 C (-0.15 to 0.03) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.11 F (-0.28 to 0.05) 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 Athens
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.06 C (-0.15 to 0.03) per decade
-0.11 F (-0.28 to 0.05) per decade
1954 to 2024
57
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.12 C (-0.22 to -0.03) per decade
-0.22 F (-0.40 to -0.05) per decade
1954 to 2024
57
Fall
Mean daily minimum
0.00 C (-0.11 to 0.11) per decade
0.00 F (-0.20 to 0.19) per decade
1954 to 2024
57
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
1903 to 2025
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)
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1954
38.9 C (102.0 F)
77
Coldest night (TNn)
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1985
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
77
Wettest day (Rx1day)
263.7 mm (10.4 in)
2015
86.5 mm (3.4 in)
82
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
332.1 mm (13.1 in)
2015
126.1 mm (5.0 in)
82
Longest dry spell (CDD)
121 days
1904
30 days
82
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Athens, 1903 to 2025. The record is 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.9 C (102.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Athens by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1903
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1904
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1905
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1906
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1948
n/a
1949
n/a
1950
n/a
1951
n/a
1952
n/a
1953
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1954
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1955
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1956
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1957
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1958
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1959
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1960
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1961
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1962
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1963
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1964
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1965
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1966
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1967
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1968
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1969
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1970
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1971
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1972
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1973
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1974
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1975
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1976
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1977
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1978
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1979
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1980
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1981
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1982
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1983
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1984
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1985
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1986
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1987
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1988
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1989
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1990
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1991
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1992
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1993
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1994
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1995
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1996
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1997
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1998
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1999
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2000
42.8 C (109.0 F)
2001
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2002
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2003
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2004
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2005
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2006
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2007
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2008
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2009
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2010
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2011
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2012
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2013
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2014
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2015
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2016
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2017
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2018
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2019
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2020
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2021
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2022
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2023
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2024
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2025
30.0 C (86.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Athens, 1903 to 2025. The record is -21.1 C (-6.0 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is -8.9 C (16.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Athens by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1903
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1904
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1905
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1906
15.6 C (60.1 F)
1948
n/a
1949
n/a
1950
n/a
1951
n/a
1952
n/a
1953
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1954
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1955
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1956
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1957
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1958
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1959
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1960
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1961
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1962
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1963
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1964
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1965
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1966
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1967
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1968
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1969
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1970
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1971
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1972
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1973
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1974
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1975
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1976
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1977
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1978
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1979
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1980
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1981
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1982
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1983
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1984
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1985
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1986
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1987
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1988
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1989
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1990
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1991
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1992
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1993
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1994
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1995
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1996
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1997
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1998
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1999
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2000
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2001
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2002
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2003
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2004
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2005
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2006
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2007
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2008
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2009
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2010
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2011
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2012
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2013
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2014
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2015
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2016
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2017
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2018
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2019
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2020
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2021
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2022
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2023
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2024
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2025
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Athens, 1903 to 2025. The record is 263.7 mm (10.4 in) in 2015, marked on the chart; the median year is 86.5 mm (3.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Athens by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1903
14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1904
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1905
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1906
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1948
144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1949
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1950
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1951
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1952
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1953
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1954
153.4 mm (6.0 in)
1955
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1956
115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1957
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1958
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1959
151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1960
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1961
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1962
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1963
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1964
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1965
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1966
117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1967
113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1968
175.3 mm (6.9 in)
1969
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1970
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1971
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1972
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1973
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1974
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1975
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1976
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1977
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1978
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1979
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1980
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1981
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1982
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1983
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1984
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1985
122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1986
182.6 mm (7.2 in)
1987
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1988
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1989
159.5 mm (6.3 in)
1990
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1991
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1992
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1993
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1994
126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1995
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1996
117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1997
103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1998
132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1999
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
2000
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
2001
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
2002
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
2003
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
2004
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
2005
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
2006
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
2007
117.9 mm (4.6 in)
2008
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
2009
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
2010
136.4 mm (5.4 in)
2011
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
2012
121.4 mm (4.8 in)
2013
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
2014
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
2015
263.7 mm (10.4 in)
2016
155.4 mm (6.1 in)
2017
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
2018
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
2019
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
2020
172.5 mm (6.8 in)
2021
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
2022
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
2023
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
2024
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
2025
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Athens, 1903 to 2025. The record is 332.1 mm (13.1 in) in 2015, marked on the chart; the median year is 126.1 mm (5.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Athens by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1903
14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1904
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1905
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1906
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1948
148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1949
162.0 mm (6.4 in)
1950
86.2 mm (3.4 in)
1951
160.8 mm (6.3 in)
1952
132.9 mm (5.2 in)
1953
192.8 mm (7.6 in)
1954
306.4 mm (12.1 in)
1955
104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1956
185.2 mm (7.3 in)
1957
178.6 mm (7.0 in)
1958
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1959
174.7 mm (6.9 in)
1960
195.8 mm (7.7 in)
1961
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1962
208.3 mm (8.2 in)
1963
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1964
107.6 mm (4.2 in)
1965
114.5 mm (4.5 in)
1966
256.6 mm (10.1 in)
1967
131.8 mm (5.2 in)
1968
265.7 mm (10.5 in)
1969
140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1970
143.7 mm (5.7 in)
1971
122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1972
184.5 mm (7.3 in)
1973
169.4 mm (6.7 in)
1974
132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1975
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1976
148.9 mm (5.9 in)
1977
74.3 mm (2.9 in)
1978
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1979
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1980
87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1981
153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1982
120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1983
121.6 mm (4.8 in)
1984
68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1985
158.4 mm (6.2 in)
1986
185.1 mm (7.3 in)
1987
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1988
87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1989
250.2 mm (9.9 in)
1990
121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1991
135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1992
124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1993
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1994
195.9 mm (7.7 in)
1995
165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1996
154.2 mm (6.1 in)
1997
130.3 mm (5.1 in)
1998
178.5 mm (7.0 in)
1999
113.3 mm (4.5 in)
2000
157.5 mm (6.2 in)
2001
144.8 mm (5.7 in)
2002
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
2003
121.7 mm (4.8 in)
2004
113.6 mm (4.5 in)
2005
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
2006
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
2007
186.5 mm (7.3 in)
2008
119.6 mm (4.7 in)
2009
121.2 mm (4.8 in)
2010
156.7 mm (6.2 in)
2011
90.0 mm (3.5 in)
2012
125.2 mm (4.9 in)
2013
153.7 mm (6.1 in)
2014
101.4 mm (4.0 in)
2015
332.1 mm (13.1 in)
2016
205.5 mm (8.1 in)
2017
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
2018
133.0 mm (5.2 in)
2019
89.3 mm (3.5 in)
2020
205.0 mm (8.1 in)
2021
99.4 mm (3.9 in)
2022
117.6 mm (4.6 in)
2023
93.8 mm (3.7 in)
2024
160.8 mm (6.3 in)
2025
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Athens, 1903 to 2025. The record is 121 days in 1904, marked on the chart; the median year is 30 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Athens by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1903
20 days
1904
121 days
1905
58 days
1906
15 days
1948
44 days
1949
20 days
1950
34 days
1951
77 days
1952
40 days
1953
42 days
1954
33 days
1955
37 days
1956
30 days
1957
21 days
1958
32 days
1959
28 days
1960
22 days
1961
21 days
1962
28 days
1963
36 days
1964
59 days
1965
22 days
1966
23 days
1967
29 days
1968
21 days
1969
37 days
1970
35 days
1971
38 days
1972
18 days
1973
20 days
1974
26 days
1975
32 days
1976
21 days
1977
20 days
1978
28 days
1979
20 days
1980
34 days
1981
21 days
1982
35 days
1983
17 days
1984
23 days
1985
31 days
1986
30 days
1987
25 days
1988
26 days
1989
36 days
1990
25 days
1991
25 days
1992
23 days
1993
41 days
1994
28 days
1995
30 days
1996
42 days
1997
30 days
1998
38 days
1999
45 days
2000
49 days
2001
58 days
2002
19 days
2003
25 days
2004
21 days
2005
32 days
2006
33 days
2007
27 days
2008
24 days
2009
24 days
2010
31 days
2011
49 days
2012
32 days
2013
27 days
2014
21 days
2015
45 days
2016
24 days
2017
31 days
2018
24 days
2019
38 days
2020
30 days
2021
26 days
2022
43 days
2023
33 days
2024
44 days
2025
15 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 Athens falls on 17 March and the median first autumn frost on 13 November, which leaves a median of 237 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.6 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Athens
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1987 to 2024)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
17 March
n/a
12 March
n/a
-2.1 days per decade
First autumn frost
13 November
n/a
13 November
n/a
-0.5 days per decade
Growing days
237 days
n/a
242 days
n/a
+1.6 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.
Rainfall Return Levels
71 years, 1904 to 2024
A day with at least 84.5 mm (3.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 244.9 mm (9.6 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
84.5 mm (3.3 in)
5 years
115.3 mm (4.5 in)
10 years
139.8 mm (5.5 in)
25 years
176.5 mm (6.9 in)
50 years
208.5 mm (8.2 in)
100 years
244.9 mm (9.6 in)
Longer than the 71 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, 71 years of values from 1904 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: 263.7 mm (10.4 in) in 2015; 182.6 mm (7.2 in) in 1986; 175.3 mm (6.9 in) in 1968.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Athens, at 1970. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1970 ran 0.4 C (0.8 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Athens, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1970
-0.4
-0.8
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
2008 to 2024 against 1961 to 1990
Over 2008 to 2024, Athens had a mean temperature of 18.8 C (65.8 F) and 1,134.3 mm (44.7 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Shreveport (United States, 190 km away), Daingerfield 9 S (United States, 134 km away) and Centerville (United States, 102 km away).
Climate twins of Athens: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2008 to 2024 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 Athens standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Athens 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.