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Climate Trends in Greenland [Denmark]

Climate trends for Greenland [Denmark] from 4 stations with long records. Also streaks and temperature swings.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-12).

Longest Hot, Cold, Wet and Dry Streaks: Greenland [Denmark]

4 lists of 10

Longest run of frost days (minimum at or below 0 C)

Consecutive days with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F).

Longest run of frost days (minimum at or below 0 C), Greenland [Denmark]: the 10 longest runs
RankStationCountryLengthWhen
1Station NordGreenland [Denmark]303 days29 August 1964 to 27 June 1965
2DanmarkshavnGreenland [Denmark]302 days24 August 1973 to 21 June 1974
3DaneborgGreenland [Denmark]292 days28 August 1974 to 15 June 1975
4Thule Op SiteGreenland [Denmark]286 days28 August 1961 to 9 June 1962
5UpernavikGreenland [Denmark]265 days13 September 1971 to 3 June 1972
6IttoqqortoormiitGreenland [Denmark]251 days22 September 2015 to 29 May 2016
7AputiteeqGreenland [Denmark]249 days22 September 1967 to 27 May 1968
8Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]244 days5 October 1883 to 4 June 1884
9SisimiutGreenland [Denmark]235 days8 October 1975 to 29 May 1976
10TasiilaqGreenland [Denmark]213 days23 September 1895 to 22 April 1896

Longest run of ice days (maximum at or below 0 C)

Consecutive days with a daily maximum at or below 0 C (32 F).

Longest run of ice days (maximum at or below 0 C), Greenland [Denmark]: the 10 longest runs
RankStationCountryLengthWhen
1Station NordGreenland [Denmark]281 days29 August 1963 to 4 June 1964
2Thule Op SiteGreenland [Denmark]259 days17 September 1954 to 2 June 1955
3DanmarkshavnGreenland [Denmark]256 days5 September 1975 to 17 May 1976
4DaneborgGreenland [Denmark]227 days29 September 1967 to 12 May 1968
5UpernavikGreenland [Denmark]176 days17 November 1974 to 11 May 1975
6SondrestromGreenland [Denmark]133 days12 November 1994 to 24 March 1995
7SisimiutGreenland [Denmark]133 days26 November 1994 to 7 April 1995
8IttoqqortoormiitGreenland [Denmark]101 days15 October 2006 to 23 January 2007
9TasiilaqGreenland [Denmark]96 days16 December 1988 to 21 March 1989
10Ilulissat MittarfikGreenland [Denmark]91 days12 November 1994 to 10 February 1995

Longest dry spell (days under 1 mm of rain), within one year

Consecutive days with less than 1 mm (0.04 in) of rain, the longest run within a year. The dates are not kept, so the list gives the year (within the year).

Longest dry spell (days under 1 mm of rain), within one year, Greenland [Denmark]: the 10 longest runs
RankStationCountryLengthWhen
1Thule Op SiteGreenland [Denmark]129 dayswithin 1957
2DaneborgGreenland [Denmark]115 dayswithin 1961
3SondrestromGreenland [Denmark]113 dayswithin 1989
4DanmarkshavnGreenland [Denmark]103 dayswithin 2020
5Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]83 dayswithin 1880
6UpernavikGreenland [Denmark]71 dayswithin 1963
7IttoqqortoormiitGreenland [Denmark]68 dayswithin 2019
8Mitt. NarsarsuaqGreenland [Denmark]67 dayswithin 1962
9AasiaatGreenland [Denmark]67 dayswithin 2015
10Narsaq HeliportGreenland [Denmark]61 dayswithin 1968

Longest wet spell (days with 1 mm or more of rain), within one year

Consecutive days with 1 mm (0.04 in) or more of rain, the longest run within a year. The dates are not kept, so the list gives the year (within the year).

Longest wet spell (days with 1 mm or more of rain), within one year, Greenland [Denmark]: the 10 longest runs
RankStationCountryLengthWhen
1IkerasassuaqGreenland [Denmark]33 dayswithin 2012
2NuukGreenland [Denmark]27 dayswithin 2022
3Mitt. PaamiutGreenland [Denmark]18 dayswithin 1978
4TasiilaqGreenland [Denmark]17 dayswithin 1976
5IkerasassuaqGreenland [Denmark]17 dayswithin 1978
6Nanortalik HeliportGreenland [Denmark]15 dayswithin 1976
7QaqortoqGreenland [Denmark]15 dayswithin 2004
8AasiaatGreenland [Denmark]14 dayswithin 2004
9AputiteeqGreenland [Denmark]12 dayswithin 1959
10Mitt. NarsarsuaqGreenland [Denmark]12 dayswithin 1968

A run belongs to the year it started in, even when it ran on into the next year. A station appears once per list, with its longest run in a complete year. Dry and wet spells are the longest run within a year. Lists use complete years only, so a long run in a year with gaps in the record is not counted.

Biggest One Day Temperature Swings: Greenland [Denmark]

6 lists of 10

Caveat.Single readings can still be instrument errors that quality control missed. A station with one faulty value can top a list, so read each entry as a reported value, not as a confirmed event.

Biggest one day rise in the daily maximum

The largest increase in the daily maximum temperature from one day to the next. Values are in degrees Celsius with Fahrenheit beside them.

Biggest one day rise in the daily maximum, Greenland [Denmark]
RankStationCountryValueDate
1SondrestromGreenland [Denmark]35.4 C (63.7 F)11 January 1978
2Station NordGreenland [Denmark]28.8 C (51.8 F)24 December 1970
3IlulissatGreenland [Denmark]27.6 C (49.7 F)26 December 1971
4UpernavikGreenland [Denmark]27.5 C (49.5 F)13 January 1964
5Thule Op SiteGreenland [Denmark]27.2 C (49.0 F)25 February 1972
6Ilulissat MittarfikGreenland [Denmark]26.5 C (47.7 F)5 February 1994
7AputiteeqGreenland [Denmark]25.2 C (45.4 F)16 February 1969
8DaneborgGreenland [Denmark]25.2 C (45.4 F)19 March 2021
9Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]25.1 C (45.2 F)12 February 1925
10DanmarkshavnGreenland [Denmark]23.8 C (42.8 F)11 February 1994

Biggest one day drop in the daily maximum

The largest decrease in the daily maximum temperature from one day to the next. Values are in degrees Celsius with Fahrenheit beside them.

Biggest one day drop in the daily maximum, Greenland [Denmark]
RankStationCountryValueDate
1SondrestromGreenland [Denmark]27.3 C (49.1 F)6 February 1970
2SisimiutGreenland [Denmark]25.5 C (45.9 F)6 February 1970
3Thule Op SiteGreenland [Denmark]24.4 C (43.9 F)31 March 1963
4UpernavikGreenland [Denmark]24.1 C (43.4 F)6 February 1970
5Ilulissat MittarfikGreenland [Denmark]23.2 C (41.8 F)22 March 1996
6DaneborgGreenland [Denmark]23.0 C (41.4 F)21 February 1964
7AputiteeqGreenland [Denmark]22.8 C (41.0 F)17 February 1969
8Station NordGreenland [Denmark]22.5 C (40.5 F)17 January 1961
9IlulissatGreenland [Denmark]21.0 C (37.8 F)23 February 1972
10NuukGreenland [Denmark]20.0 C (36.0 F)1 March 1983

Biggest one day rise in the daily minimum

The largest increase in the daily minimum temperature from one day to the next. Values are in degrees Celsius with Fahrenheit beside them.

Biggest one day rise in the daily minimum, Greenland [Denmark]
RankStationCountryValueDate
1SondrestromGreenland [Denmark]33.9 C (61.0 F)23 January 1961
2Ilulissat MittarfikGreenland [Denmark]26.2 C (47.2 F)6 February 1994
3Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]26.0 C (46.8 F)16 February 1882
4Mitt. NarsarsuaqGreenland [Denmark]24.3 C (43.7 F)14 December 1970
5IlulissatGreenland [Denmark]23.2 C (41.8 F)14 January 1964
6QaqortoqGreenland [Denmark]22.2 C (40.0 F)19 January 1983
7DanmarkshavnGreenland [Denmark]22.1 C (39.8 F)27 January 1962
8AputiteeqGreenland [Denmark]22.0 C (39.6 F)11 March 1975
9Thule Op SiteGreenland [Denmark]21.6 C (38.9 F)8 February 1955
10Mitt. PaamiutGreenland [Denmark]21.4 C (38.5 F)1 January 1967

Biggest one day drop in the daily minimum

The largest decrease in the daily minimum temperature from one day to the next. Values are in degrees Celsius with Fahrenheit beside them.

Biggest one day drop in the daily minimum, Greenland [Denmark]
RankStationCountryValueDate
1Ilulissat MittarfikGreenland [Denmark]23.3 C (41.9 F)21 March 1996
2Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]22.0 C (39.6 F)11 March 1874
3Thule Op SiteGreenland [Denmark]20.6 C (37.1 F)12 February 1960
4SondrestromGreenland [Denmark]19.8 C (35.6 F)29 January 2019
5UpernavikGreenland [Denmark]18.8 C (33.8 F)29 March 1996
6SisimiutGreenland [Denmark]18.6 C (33.5 F)21 March 1996
7DaneborgGreenland [Denmark]17.6 C (31.7 F)27 December 1967
8Mitt. NarsarsuaqGreenland [Denmark]17.3 C (31.1 F)23 December 1986
9TasiilaqGreenland [Denmark]17.1 C (30.8 F)26 February 1904
10AputiteeqGreenland [Denmark]17.1 C (30.8 F)23 March 2025

Widest range between the high and the low of one day

The largest difference between the highest and the lowest temperature of the same day. Values are in degrees Celsius with Fahrenheit beside them.

Widest range between the high and the low of one day, Greenland [Denmark]
RankStationCountryValueDate
1SondrestromGreenland [Denmark]40.1 C (72.2 F)11 January 1978
2Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]38.5 C (69.3 F)26 January 1899
3IlulissatGreenland [Denmark]34.6 C (62.3 F)27 January 1972
4Station NordGreenland [Denmark]33.6 C (60.5 F)14 January 1964
5Mitt. NarsarsuaqGreenland [Denmark]33.1 C (59.6 F)21 February 1972
6DaneborgGreenland [Denmark]30.7 C (55.3 F)2 December 1958
7Thule Op SiteGreenland [Denmark]30.5 C (54.9 F)13 February 1955
8Ilulissat MittarfikGreenland [Denmark]30.0 C (54.0 F)5 February 1994
9IttoqqortoormiitGreenland [Denmark]30.0 C (54.0 F)24 January 2007
10DanmarkshavnGreenland [Denmark]29.9 C (53.8 F)3 January 2009

Narrowest range between the high and the low of one day

The smallest difference between the highest and the lowest temperature of the same day. Values are in degrees Celsius with Fahrenheit beside them.

Narrowest range between the high and the low of one day, Greenland [Denmark]
RankStationCountryValueDate
1Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]0.0 C (0.0 F)2 October 1879
2TasiilaqGreenland [Denmark]0.0 C (0.0 F)14 October 1914
3IlulissatGreenland [Denmark]0.0 C (0.0 F)23 April 1982
4QaqortoqGreenland [Denmark]0.0 C (0.0 F)24 December 2016
5AputiteeqGreenland [Denmark]0.0 C (0.0 F)3 July 2022
6NuukGreenland [Denmark]0.3 C (0.5 F)1 December 2014
7IttoqqortoormiitGreenland [Denmark]0.3 C (0.5 F)24 April 2023
8IkerasassuaqGreenland [Denmark]0.4 C (0.7 F)18 April 1962
9Aasiaat (Egedesminde)Greenland [Denmark]0.4 C (0.7 F)18 October 1989
10Ilulissat MittarfikGreenland [Denmark]0.5 C (0.9 F)21 April 1994

Only stations with at least 10 complete years are listed, and a station appears once per list.

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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 2026-10-12. Trends and counts are computed by this site from daily station records. The long-record station set is described under each chart.