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Athens Weather Records (USC00460355)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Athens (USC00460355), West Virginia, United States, with 64 years of record.

Key Facts for Athens

  • Athens (USC00460355) is a weather station in West Virginia, United States at 37.42 latitude and -81.03 longitude, 761 m (2,495 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1940 to 2003, 64 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 precipitation of 29.7 mm (1.2 in) on 27 October 2003.

About the Station

  • Location: West Virginia, United States, 37.42 latitude, -81.03 longitude.
  • Elevation: 761 m (2,495 ft).
  • Period of record: 1940 to 2003, 64 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Athens, with 2026 drawn through them 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. -40-2002040 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan23.3 C (73.9 F)-30.0 C (-22.0 F)n/an/a
Feb23.9 C (75.0 F)-23.3 C (-9.9 F)n/an/a
Mar27.8 C (82.0 F)-19.4 C (-2.9 F)n/an/a
Apr31.1 C (88.0 F)-12.8 C (9.0 F)n/an/a
May32.8 C (91.0 F)-7.8 C (18.0 F)n/an/a
Jun34.4 C (93.9 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)n/an/a
Jul36.1 C (97.0 F)3.9 C (39.0 F)n/an/a
Aug35.0 C (95.0 F)1.1 C (34.0 F)n/an/a
Sep34.4 C (93.9 F)-3.9 C (25.0 F)n/an/a
Oct31.7 C (89.1 F)-10.6 C (12.9 F)n/an/a
Nov26.7 C (80.1 F)-16.1 C (3.0 F)n/an/a
Dec24.4 C (75.9 F)-30.0 C (-22.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Athens by the year they were set 1,464 records at Athens still stand. 1970 holds the most, with 41. 02040601944: 361945: 351946: 361947: 341948: 261949: 271950: 271951: 231952: 331953: 341954: 381955: 261956: 221957: 161958: 191959: 271960: 271961: 191962: 291963: 321964: 141965: 171966: 221967: 271968: 141969: 201970: 411971: 201972: 181973: 161974: 331975: 141976: 331977: 391978: 181979: 191980: 231981: 141982: 201983: 241984: 361985: 181986: 151987: 201988: 371989: 271990: 281991: 251992: 211993: 251994: 201995: 211996: 281997: 221998: 191999: 172000: 192001: 202002: 272003: 71944195019561962196819741980198619921998
1,464 records at Athens still stand. 1970 holds the most, with 41.
Standing records at Athens by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
194436
194535
194636
194734
194826
194927
195027
195123
195233
195334
195438
195526
195622
195716
195819
195927
196027
196119
196229
196332
196414
196517
196622
196727
196814
196920
197041
197120
197218
197316
197433
197514
197633
197739
197818
197919
198023
198114
198220
198324
198436
198518
198615
198720
198837
198927
199028
199125
199221
199325
199420
199521
199628
199722
199819
199917
200019
200120
200227
20037

All-Time Record Progression

7 new records
When Athens set new all-time records 7 all-time records were set at Athens between 17 January 1982 and 29 January 1998. Each dot is a new record. Record low minimum temperatureRecord low maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperatureRecord daily snowfallRecord snow depth17 January 1982: Record low minimum temperature -27.8 C (-18.0 F)21 January 1985: Record low maximum temperature -17.8 C (0.0 F)21 January 1985: Record low minimum temperature -30.0 C (-22.0 F)9 July 1988: Record high maximum temperature 36.1 C (97.0 F)28 January 1998: Record daily snowfall 55.9 cm (22.0 in)28 January 1998: Record snow depth 55.9 cm (22.0 in)29 January 1998: Record snow depth 63.5 cm (25.0 in)198519901995
7 all-time records were set at Athens between 17 January 1982 and 29 January 1998. Each dot is a new record.
When Athens set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1982-01-17Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1985-01-21Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -17.8 C (0.0 F)
1985-01-21Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1988-07-09Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 36.1 C (97.0 F)
1998-01-28Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 55.9 cm (22.0 in)
1998-01-28Record snow depthRecord snow depth 55.9 cm (22.0 in)
1998-01-29Record snow depthRecord snow depth 63.5 cm (25.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 88.9 mm (3.5 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Athens The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Athens. The most was 88.9 mm (3.5 in) on 17 June 1949. 0255075100 Jan: 66.0 mm (2.6 in), 28 January 1998 Jan Feb: 56.9 mm (2.2 in), 1 February 1969 Feb Mar: 59.9 mm (2.4 in), 6 March 1955 Mar Apr: 71.1 mm (2.8 in), 24 April 1987 Apr May: 79.0 mm (3.1 in), 17 May 2001 May Jun: 88.9 mm (3.5 in), 17 June 1949 Jun Jul: 81.3 mm (3.2 in), 9 July 2001 Jul Aug: 56.6 mm (2.2 in), 12 August 1980 Aug Sep: 60.2 mm (2.4 in), 30 September 1959 Sep Oct: 57.2 mm (2.3 in), 16 October 1974 Oct Nov: 68.6 mm (2.7 in), 3 November 1985 Nov Dec: 48.8 mm (1.9 in), 2 December 1996 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Athens. The most was 88.9 mm (3.5 in) on 17 June 1949.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Athens
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan66.0 mm (2.6 in)28 January 1998
Feb56.9 mm (2.2 in)1 February 1969
Mar59.9 mm (2.4 in)6 March 1955
Apr71.1 mm (2.8 in)24 April 1987
May79.0 mm (3.1 in)17 May 2001
Jun88.9 mm (3.5 in)17 June 1949
Jul81.3 mm (3.2 in)9 July 2001
Aug56.6 mm (2.2 in)12 August 1980
Sep60.2 mm (2.4 in)30 September 1959
Oct57.2 mm (2.3 in)16 October 1974
Nov68.6 mm (2.7 in)3 November 1985
Dec48.8 mm (1.9 in)2 December 1996

Period of Record Coverage

1944 to 2003
Days with data per year at Athens 60 years of record at Athens, 1944 to 2003. 14 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1944, 1945, 1947, 1949, 1965, 1991, 1993, 1995 and others. 1944: 312 of 366 days1945: 304 of 365 days1946: 358 of 365 days1947: 280 of 365 days1948: 360 of 366 days1949: 280 of 365 days1950: 340 of 365 days1951: 355 of 365 days1952: 359 of 366 days1953: 363 of 365 days1954: 363 of 365 days1955: 362 of 365 days1956: 361 of 366 days1957: 361 of 365 days1958: 362 of 365 days1959: 361 of 365 days1960: 361 of 366 days1961: 361 of 365 days1962: 362 of 365 days1963: 361 of 365 days1964: 366 of 366 days1965: 298 of 365 days1966: 332 of 365 days1967: 332 of 365 days1968: 364 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 363 of 365 days1971: 357 of 365 days1972: 365 of 366 days1973: 363 of 365 days1974: 363 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 365 of 366 days1977: 364 of 365 days1978: 364 of 365 days1979: 362 of 365 days1980: 363 of 366 days1981: 362 of 365 days1982: 356 of 365 days1983: 353 of 365 days1984: 360 of 366 days1985: 355 of 365 days1986: 358 of 365 days1987: 351 of 365 days1988: 342 of 366 days1989: 343 of 365 days1990: 337 of 365 days1991: 304 of 365 days1992: 342 of 366 days1993: 327 of 365 days1994: 351 of 365 days1995: 305 of 365 days1996: 265 of 366 days1997: 279 of 365 days1998: 349 of 365 days1999: 322 of 365 days2000: 302 of 366 days2001: 327 of 365 days2002: 364 of 365 days2003: 304 of 365 days195019601970198019902000
60 years of record at Athens, 1944 to 2003. 14 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1944, 1945, 1947, 1949, 1965, 1991, 1993, 1995 and others.
Days with data per year at Athens
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
194431285%No
194530483%No
194635898%Yes
194728077%No
194836098%Yes
194928077%No
195034093%Yes
195135597%Yes
195235998%Yes
195336399%Yes
195436399%Yes
195536299%Yes
195636199%Yes
195736199%Yes
195836299%Yes
195936199%Yes
196036199%Yes
196136199%Yes
196236299%Yes
196336199%Yes
1964366100%Yes
196529882%No
196633291%Yes
196733291%Yes
196836499%Yes
1969365100%Yes
197036399%Yes
197135798%Yes
1972365100%Yes
197336399%Yes
197436399%Yes
1975365100%Yes
1976365100%Yes
1977364100%Yes
1978364100%Yes
197936299%Yes
198036399%Yes
198136299%Yes
198235698%Yes
198335397%Yes
198436098%Yes
198535597%Yes
198635898%Yes
198735196%Yes
198834293%Yes
198934394%Yes
199033792%Yes
199130483%No
199234293%Yes
199332790%No
199435196%Yes
199530584%No
199626572%No
199727976%No
199834996%Yes
199932288%No
200030283%No
200132790%No
2002364100%Yes
200330483%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Athens
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
27 October 2003Athens, USdaily rain29.7 mm (1.2 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)21 years19 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 2003Athens, USdaily low max (Tie)7.2 C (45.0 F)tie33 years4 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 2003Athens, USdaily rain29.2 mm (1.1 in)17.8 mm (0.7 in)6 years29 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 2003Athens, USdaily rain40.9 mm (1.6 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)4 years17 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 2003Athens, USdaily rain (Tie)27.7 mm (1.1 in)tie53 years5 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 2003Athens, USdaily rain29.2 mm (1.1 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)54 years33 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 2003Athens, USdaily low max (Tie)23.3 C (73.9 F)tie54 years5 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 2003Athens, USdaily rain39.9 mm (1.6 in)17.0 mm (0.7 in)16 years28 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 2003Athens, USdaily low max (Tie)21.7 C (71.1 F)tie21 years3 of 100 (Routine)
18 June 2003Athens, USdaily low max18.3 C (64.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)48 years23 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 2003Athens, USdaily rain29.7 mm (1.2 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)41 years26 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 2003Athens, USdaily low min2.2 C (36.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)36 years19 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 2003Athens, USdaily low max16.7 C (62.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)52 years23 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 2003Athens, USdaily low max12.8 C (55.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)8 years9 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 2003Athens, USdaily high min16.7 C (62.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)40 years20 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 2003Athens, USdaily rain15.0 mm (0.6 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)60 years20 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 2003Athens, USdaily rain34.3 mm (1.4 in)5.9 mm (0.23 in)44 years26 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 2003Athens, USmonthly snow depth (Tie)10.2 cm (4.0 in)tie31 years6 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 2003Athens, USdaily snow depth22.9 cm (9.0 in)22.9 cm (9.0 in)58 years44 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2003Athens, USdaily low max-0.6 C (30.9 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)38 years23 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

46 complete years, 1946 to 2002
Annual mean temperature at Athens as warming stripes, 1946 to 2002 One stripe for each of 46 complete years at Athens, 1946 to 2002. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 11.2 C (52.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1963, at 10.0 C (50.0 F), and the warmest was 1990, at 12.7 C (54.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F). 1946: 12.0 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1948: 11.4 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1950: 11.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1951: 10.7 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1952: 12.0 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1953: 12.2 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1954: 11.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1955: 11.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1956: 11.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1957: 11.9 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1958: 10.1 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1959: 11.7 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1960: 10.2 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1961: 10.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1962: 10.7 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1963: 10.0 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1964: 11.2 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1968: 10.5 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1969: 10.3 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1970: 11.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1971: 11.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1972: 11.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1973: 11.7 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1974: 11.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1975: 11.7 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1976: 10.6 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1977: 11.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1978: 10.6 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1979: 10.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1980: 11.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1981: 10.6 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1982: 11.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1983: 10.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1984: 11.0 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1985: 11.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1986: 11.9 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1987: 11.5 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1988: 10.7 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1989: 11.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1990: 12.7 C, +1.5 C from the station mean1992: 11.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1993: 11.9 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1994: 11.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1998: 11.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2000: 10.4 C, -0.8 C from the station mean2002: 10.8 C, -0.3 C from the station mean194619501955196019651970197519801985199019952000
One stripe for each of 46 complete years at Athens, 1946 to 2002. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 11.2 C (52.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1963, at 10.0 C (50.0 F), and the warmest was 1990, at 12.7 C (54.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Athens as warming stripes, 1946 to 2002
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
194612.0 C+0.86 C
194811.4 C+0.27 C
195011.2 C+0.01 C
195110.7 C-0.43 C
195212.0 C+0.87 C
195312.2 C+1.00 C
195411.3 C+0.11 C
195511.4 C+0.18 C
195611.6 C+0.44 C
195711.9 C+0.71 C
195810.1 C-1.12 C
195911.7 C+0.52 C
196010.2 C-0.95 C
196110.9 C-0.29 C
196210.7 C-0.43 C
196310.0 C-1.15 C
196411.2 C+0.06 C
196810.5 C-0.65 C
196910.3 C-0.92 C
197011.3 C+0.11 C
197111.3 C+0.16 C
197211.2 C+0.01 C
197311.7 C+0.57 C
197411.5 C+0.28 C
197511.7 C+0.54 C
197610.6 C-0.54 C
197711.0 C-0.17 C
197810.6 C-0.54 C
197910.8 C-0.42 C
198011.0 C-0.19 C
198110.6 C-0.60 C
198211.2 C+0.02 C
198310.8 C-0.36 C
198411.0 C-0.14 C
198511.1 C-0.09 C
198611.9 C+0.70 C
198711.5 C+0.37 C
198810.7 C-0.48 C
198911.2 C+0.04 C
199012.7 C+1.54 C
199211.1 C-0.07 C
199311.9 C+0.74 C
199411.4 C+0.23 C
199811.5 C+0.29 C
200010.4 C-0.79 C
200210.8 C-0.33 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1946 to 2002 is -0.02 C (-0.14 to 0.09) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.04 F (-0.25 to 0.16) 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 Athens
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature-0.02 C (-0.14 to 0.09) per decade-0.04 F (-0.25 to 0.16) per decade1946 to 200246Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum0.03 C (-0.11 to 0.17) per decade0.1 F (-0.2 to 0.3) per decade1946 to 200246Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum-0.1 C (-0.2 to 0.1) per decade-0.1 F (-0.4 to 0.1) per decade1946 to 200246Not 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

1940 to 2003
Yearly extremes at Athens: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)36.1 C (97.0 F)198831.7 C (89.1 F)60
Coldest night (TNn)-30.0 C (-22.0 F)1985-19.4 C (-2.9 F)60
Wettest day (Rx1day)88.9 mm (3.5 in)194947.1 mm (1.9 in)64
Wettest five days (Rx5day)176.8 mm (7.0 in)198574.5 mm (2.9 in)64
Longest dry spell (CDD)54 days200117 days64

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Athens by year The hottest day of the year at Athens, 1940 to 2003. The record is 36.1 C (97.0 F) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.7 C (89.1 F). 2830323436381940196019802000Record: 36.1 C (97.0 F) in 1988
The hottest day of the year at Athens, 1940 to 2003. The record is 36.1 C (97.0 F) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.7 C (89.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Athens by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
1940n/a
1941n/a
1942n/a
1943n/a
194433.3 C (91.9 F)
194531.1 C (88.0 F)
194631.1 C (88.0 F)
194732.2 C (90.0 F)
194832.8 C (91.0 F)
194932.2 C (90.0 F)
195029.4 C (84.9 F)
195132.2 C (90.0 F)
195235.6 C (96.1 F)
195333.9 C (93.0 F)
195433.9 C (93.0 F)
195532.8 C (91.0 F)
195631.1 C (88.0 F)
195731.7 C (89.1 F)
195830.6 C (87.1 F)
195932.8 C (91.0 F)
196029.4 C (84.9 F)
196130.0 C (86.0 F)
196231.1 C (88.0 F)
196331.1 C (88.0 F)
196430.6 C (87.1 F)
196529.4 C (84.9 F)
196632.2 C (90.0 F)
196731.7 C (89.1 F)
196833.3 C (91.9 F)
196933.9 C (93.0 F)
197032.2 C (90.0 F)
197130.6 C (87.1 F)
197231.1 C (88.0 F)
197331.1 C (88.0 F)
197431.7 C (89.1 F)
197531.7 C (89.1 F)
197631.7 C (89.1 F)
197732.2 C (90.0 F)
197831.1 C (88.0 F)
197930.6 C (87.1 F)
198032.2 C (90.0 F)
198130.0 C (86.0 F)
198230.6 C (87.1 F)
198333.9 C (93.0 F)
198431.7 C (89.1 F)
198530.6 C (87.1 F)
198631.1 C (88.0 F)
198733.9 C (93.0 F)
198836.1 C (97.0 F)
198932.8 C (91.0 F)
199031.7 C (89.1 F)
199131.7 C (89.1 F)
199231.7 C (89.1 F)
199332.8 C (91.0 F)
199432.2 C (90.0 F)
199535.0 C (95.0 F)
199632.8 C (91.0 F)
199732.2 C (90.0 F)
199834.4 C (93.9 F)
199936.1 C (97.0 F)
200030.6 C (87.1 F)
200131.1 C (88.0 F)
200231.7 C (89.1 F)
200330.0 C (86.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Athens by year The coldest night of the year at Athens, 1940 to 2003. The record is -30.0 C (-22.0 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is -19.4 C (-2.9 F). -30-25-20-15-101940196019802000Record: -30.0 C (-22.0 F) in 1985
The coldest night of the year at Athens, 1940 to 2003. The record is -30.0 C (-22.0 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is -19.4 C (-2.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Athens by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1940n/a
1941n/a
1942n/a
1943n/a
1944-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1945-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1946-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1947-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1948-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1949-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1950-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1951-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1952-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1953-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1954-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1955-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1956-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1957-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1958-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1959-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1960-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1961-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1962-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1963-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1964-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1965-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1966-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1967-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1968-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1969-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1970-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1971-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1972-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1973-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1974-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1975-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1976-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1977-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1978-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1979-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1980-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1981-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1982-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1983-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1984-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1985-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1986-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1987-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1988-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1989-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1990-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1991-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1992-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1993-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1994-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1995-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1996-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1997-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1998-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1999-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2000-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2001-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2002-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2003-17.2 C (1.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Athens by year The wettest day of the year at Athens, 1940 to 2003. The record is 88.9 mm (3.5 in) in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.1 mm (1.9 in). 204060801001940196019802000Record: 88.9 mm (3.5 in) in 1949
The wettest day of the year at Athens, 1940 to 2003. The record is 88.9 mm (3.5 in) in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.1 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Athens by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
194057.4 mm (2.3 in)
194138.6 mm (1.5 in)
194254.4 mm (2.1 in)
194333.0 mm (1.3 in)
194455.9 mm (2.2 in)
194540.6 mm (1.6 in)
194633.5 mm (1.3 in)
194740.6 mm (1.6 in)
194841.9 mm (1.6 in)
194988.9 mm (3.5 in)
195045.7 mm (1.8 in)
195134.3 mm (1.4 in)
195242.2 mm (1.7 in)
195337.3 mm (1.5 in)
195454.1 mm (2.1 in)
195559.9 mm (2.4 in)
195654.1 mm (2.1 in)
195747.0 mm (1.9 in)
195840.6 mm (1.6 in)
195960.2 mm (2.4 in)
196044.2 mm (1.7 in)
196145.7 mm (1.8 in)
196256.9 mm (2.2 in)
196351.8 mm (2.0 in)
196450.0 mm (2.0 in)
196542.7 mm (1.7 in)
196651.1 mm (2.0 in)
196755.9 mm (2.2 in)
196837.8 mm (1.5 in)
196956.9 mm (2.2 in)
197032.3 mm (1.3 in)
197129.5 mm (1.2 in)
197240.4 mm (1.6 in)
197343.7 mm (1.7 in)
197457.2 mm (2.3 in)
197545.2 mm (1.8 in)
197642.9 mm (1.7 in)
197761.7 mm (2.4 in)
197851.8 mm (2.0 in)
197964.8 mm (2.6 in)
198061.0 mm (2.4 in)
198151.6 mm (2.0 in)
198251.1 mm (2.0 in)
198330.5 mm (1.2 in)
198442.4 mm (1.7 in)
198568.6 mm (2.7 in)
198653.8 mm (2.1 in)
198771.1 mm (2.8 in)
198835.3 mm (1.4 in)
198948.3 mm (1.9 in)
199046.5 mm (1.8 in)
199152.1 mm (2.1 in)
199250.8 mm (2.0 in)
199343.2 mm (1.7 in)
199442.2 mm (1.7 in)
199544.5 mm (1.8 in)
199648.8 mm (1.9 in)
199747.2 mm (1.9 in)
199866.0 mm (2.6 in)
199933.0 mm (1.3 in)
200039.4 mm (1.6 in)
200181.3 mm (3.2 in)
200269.1 mm (2.7 in)
200340.9 mm (1.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Athens by year The wettest five days of the year at Athens, 1940 to 2003. The record is 176.8 mm (7.0 in) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 74.5 mm (2.9 in). 0501001502001940196019802000Record: 176.8 mm (7.0 in) in 1985
The wettest five days of the year at Athens, 1940 to 2003. The record is 176.8 mm (7.0 in) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 74.5 mm (2.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Athens by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
194077.3 mm (3.0 in)
194174.4 mm (2.9 in)
194274.2 mm (2.9 in)
194347.8 mm (1.9 in)
194469.6 mm (2.7 in)
194592.4 mm (3.6 in)
194656.6 mm (2.2 in)
194766.3 mm (2.6 in)
1948127.5 mm (5.0 in)
194991.8 mm (3.6 in)
195094.3 mm (3.7 in)
195144.7 mm (1.8 in)
195265.5 mm (2.6 in)
195377.0 mm (3.0 in)
195488.7 mm (3.5 in)
195592.4 mm (3.6 in)
195677.2 mm (3.0 in)
1957108.4 mm (4.3 in)
195863.7 mm (2.5 in)
195969.6 mm (2.7 in)
196092.8 mm (3.7 in)
196174.1 mm (2.9 in)
196262.0 mm (2.4 in)
196366.8 mm (2.6 in)
196491.9 mm (3.6 in)
196585.1 mm (3.4 in)
196677.5 mm (3.1 in)
196773.6 mm (2.9 in)
196847.0 mm (1.9 in)
196959.0 mm (2.3 in)
197057.6 mm (2.3 in)
197164.0 mm (2.5 in)
197286.4 mm (3.4 in)
197367.6 mm (2.7 in)
197465.1 mm (2.6 in)
197591.0 mm (3.6 in)
197684.3 mm (3.3 in)
197798.0 mm (3.9 in)
197874.1 mm (2.9 in)
1979115.3 mm (4.5 in)
198087.3 mm (3.4 in)
198169.9 mm (2.8 in)
198281.3 mm (3.2 in)
198377.5 mm (3.1 in)
198469.4 mm (2.7 in)
1985176.8 mm (7.0 in)
198658.1 mm (2.3 in)
198797.1 mm (3.8 in)
198861.8 mm (2.4 in)
198975.5 mm (3.0 in)
199071.6 mm (2.8 in)
199177.7 mm (3.1 in)
199274.5 mm (2.9 in)
199368.4 mm (2.7 in)
1994100.6 mm (4.0 in)
199554.5 mm (2.1 in)
199654.5 mm (2.1 in)
199732.2 mm (1.3 in)
199890.4 mm (3.6 in)
199942.0 mm (1.7 in)
200051.3 mm (2.0 in)
2001157.8 mm (6.2 in)
200299.6 mm (3.9 in)
200393.0 mm (3.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Athens by year The longest dry spell of the year at Athens, 1940 to 2003. The record is 54 days in 2001, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days. 02040601940196019802000Record: 54 days in 2001
The longest dry spell of the year at Athens, 1940 to 2003. The record is 54 days in 2001, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Athens by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
194014 days
194118 days
194218 days
194333 days
194420 days
194513 days
194612 days
194715 days
194813 days
194920 days
195026 days
195126 days
195219 days
195336 days
195419 days
195515 days
195621 days
195717 days
195825 days
195927 days
196016 days
196114 days
196212 days
196328 days
196423 days
196520 days
196620 days
196717 days
196813 days
196919 days
197020 days
197111 days
197213 days
197314 days
197423 days
197516 days
197616 days
197718 days
197827 days
197913 days
198014 days
198115 days
198212 days
198317 days
198414 days
198513 days
198615 days
198713 days
198817 days
198913 days
199015 days
199122 days
199219 days
199321 days
199416 days
199518 days
19969 days
199716 days
199814 days
199917 days
200041 days
200154 days
200226 days
200314 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 Athens falls on 3 May and the median first autumn frost on 5 October, which leaves a median of 154 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -2.8 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Athens
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest periodRecent period (1964 to 2002)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost3 Mayn/a6 Mayn/a+3.0 days per decade
First autumn frost5 Octobern/a5 Octobern/a+0.2 days per decade
Growing days154 daysn/a149 daysn/a-2.8 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

53 years, 1944 to 2002

A day with at least 48.1 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 79.8 mm (3.1 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 inA day with at leastNote
2 years48.1 mm (1.9 in)
5 years58.4 mm (2.3 in)
10 years64.5 mm (2.5 in)
25 years71.2 mm (2.8 in)
50 years75.7 mm (3.0 in)
100 years79.8 mm (3.1 in)Longer than the 53 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, 53 years of values from 1944 to 2002.

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: 81.3 mm (3.2 in) in 2001; 71.1 mm (2.8 in) in 1987; 69.1 mm (2.7 in) in 2002.

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.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).