Austria: Weather Records and Extremes

123 weather records set or tied in Austria in 2026: 118 highs and 1 lows, with a calendar heatmap, ratio by decade and record map.

Key Facts for Austria

Austria has 10 stations in the data, on Europe.
123 weather records were set or tied in Austria in 2026: 118 record highs and 1 record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
In the 2020s, record highs outnumbered record lows 15.80 to 1 in Austria.
2005 holds the most standing records in Austria: 683.
Wien set a monthly record high minimum temperature of 21.0 C (69.8 F) on 4 September 2026 (provisional).

Record Highs and Lows in 2026

115 highs, 1 lows

Each square is a day of 2026. Warm squares had more record highs than record lows in Austria, cold squares more lows. The busiest day was 28 June 2026 with 8 highs and 0 lows.

Record highs and lows per day in Austria in 2026
Date	Value
2026-02-26	2 more record highs than lows
2026-02-27	3 more record highs than lows
2026-02-28	1 more record highs than lows
2026-03-01	2 more record highs than lows
2026-03-07	1 more record highs than lows
2026-03-08	1 more record highs than lows
2026-03-12	1 more record highs than lows
2026-04-05	2 more record highs than lows
2026-05-01	1 more record lows than highs
2026-05-03	2 more record highs than lows
2026-05-24	1 more record highs than lows
2026-05-25	3 more record highs than lows
2026-05-26	4 more record highs than lows
2026-05-27	2 more record highs than lows
2026-06-19	1 more record highs than lows
2026-06-20	2 more record highs than lows
2026-06-21	4 more record highs than lows
2026-06-22	1 more record highs than lows
2026-06-23	1 more record highs than lows
2026-06-24	3 more record highs than lows
2026-06-25	3 more record highs than lows
2026-06-26	3 more record highs than lows
2026-06-27	5 more record highs than lows
2026-06-28	8 more record highs than lows
2026-06-29	5 more record highs than lows
2026-06-30	1 more record highs than lows
2026-07-14	1 more record highs than lows
2026-07-29	3 more record highs than lows
2026-07-30	4 more record highs than lows
2026-07-31	5 more record highs than lows
2026-08-01	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-03	4 more record highs than lows
2026-08-04	5 more record highs than lows
2026-08-05	6 more record highs than lows
2026-08-06	2 more record highs than lows
2026-08-07	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-10	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-11	3 more record highs than lows
2026-08-14	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-15	2 more record highs than lows
2026-08-16	2 more record highs than lows
2026-08-28	7 more record highs than lows
2026-08-31	1 more record highs than lows
2026-09-04	1 more record highs than lows
2026-09-08	2 more record highs than lows
2026-10-01	1 more record highs than lows

Records per Year, by Type

1885 to 2026

Records set or tied in Austria each year from 1885 to 2026, stacked by record type. 2026 had 123.

Weather records per year in Austria, stacked by type
Year	Highest daily maximum	Lowest daily maximum	Highest daily minimum	Lowest daily minimum	Heaviest daily rainfall	Deepest snow cover	Total
1885	8	7	5	13	0	0	33
1886	8	17	6	14	0	0	45
1887	2	15	4	9	0	0	30
1888	4	21	6	19	0	0	50
1889	2	18	9	13	0	0	42
1890	6	16	8	16	0	0	46
1891	4	10	4	9	0	0	27
1892	5	14	8	11	0	0	38
1893	6	8	7	8	0	0	29
1894	3	0	9	3	0	0	15
1895	10	6	9	2	0	0	27
1896	6	4	5	4	0	0	19
1897	4	8	10	1	0	0	23
1898	10	3	9	3	0	0	25
1899	9	4	3	9	0	0	25
1900	6	7	10	8	0	0	31
1901	9	5	3	5	0	0	22
1902	2	11	12	15	0	0	40
1903	11	8	10	2	0	0	31
1904	13	15	7	6	0	0	41
1905	9	24	24	10	0	0	67
1906	38	30	34	17	11	0	130
1907	40	27	28	25	11	0	131
1908	30	27	25	37	7	0	126
1909	10	32	16	36	11	0	105
1910	10	16	16	19	15	0	76
1911	28	16	43	9	7	0	103
1912	25	42	27	28	13	0	135
1913	12	35	28	23	8	0	106
1914	25	32	21	25	4	0	107
1915	39	12	49	19	9	0	128
1916	41	16	38	14	11	0	120
1917	41	35	25	19	3	0	123
1918	41	23	48	31	10	0	153
1919	39	58	28	67	8	0	200
1920	90	25	69	22	4	0	210
1921	77	29	64	32	6	0	208
1922	25	20	13	19	10	0	87
1923	66	15	49	34	10	0	174
1924	41	30	47	33	6	0	157
1925	49	46	46	61	8	0	210
1926	94	27	90	21	7	0	239
1927	55	32	51	33	7	0	178
1928	61	32	79	44	5	0	221
1929	48	90	43	92	3	0	276
1930	50	14	73	8	8	0	153
1931	49	38	33	44	43	0	207
1932	57	28	86	29	46	0	246
1933	27	42	30	18	78	0	195
1934	53	4	87	6	41	0	191
1935	46	29	34	39	69	0	217
1936	32	41	41	25	61	0	200
1937	25	9	33	1	74	0	142
1938	48	45	43	42	46	0	224
1939	42	26	40	45	61	0	214
1940	12	80	14	66	43	0	215
1941	17	36	14	52	47	0	166
1942	66	62	29	65	39	0	261
1943	70	6	29	10	27	0	142
1944	33	27	32	24	67	0	183
1945	53	19	39	15	21	0	147
1946	62	10	27	20	31	0	150
1947	123	35	42	54	31	0	285
1948	60	25	38	42	51	0	216
1949	63	38	29	29	48	0	207
1950	76	7	35	7	33	0	158
1951	35	2	32	20	46	0	135
1952	41	19	31	32	43	0	166
1953	40	13	28	31	27	0	139
1954	13	54	13	37	39	2	158
1955	21	20	20	26	23	15	125
1956	11	65	11	72	45	1	205
1957	58	30	64	32	30	0	214
1958	42	16	69	18	69	14	228
1959	27	12	28	25	50	0	142
1960	20	14	28	26	29	0	117
1961	63	16	48	18	36	1	182
1962	36	54	15	68	44	5	222
1963	21	23	18	44	25	10	141
1964	14	15	24	14	35	0	102
1965	12	12	9	17	38	5	93
1966	33	22	46	16	41	6	164
1967	34	21	37	12	30	3	137
1968	60	22	29	20	26	3	160
1969	21	27	25	13	20	26	132
1970	20	24	9	15	44	11	123
1971	19	34	22	34	19	3	131
1972	12	24	22	17	39	0	114
1973	23	18	14	23	30	2	110
1974	41	10	40	5	18	13	127
1975	22	11	23	8	39	0	103
1976	24	14	24	21	27	0	110
1977	40	8	42	9	23	3	125
1978	7	11	8	24	29	29	108
1979	25	14	25	11	49	0	124
1980	20	26	20	11	16	47	140
1981	20	19	39	16	24	5	123
1982	14	0	14	2	30	0	60
1983	60	7	47	7	20	1	142
1984	24	3	22	6	17	0	72
1985	19	25	23	27	20	19	133
1986	21	26	28	18	22	0	115
1987	57	22	40	30	25	13	187
1988	55	15	26	16	23	0	135
1989	105	16	36	8	16	0	181
1990	106	5	34	13	17	0	175
1991	24	21	35	28	26	0	134
1992	106	5	50	8	33	4	206
1993	121	37	64	28	17	3	270
1994	96	9	127	16	16	0	264
1995	56	32	46	17	21	5	177
1996	50	39	33	34	24	3	183
1997	50	21	54	36	46	2	209
1998	116	15	98	21	21	0	271
1999	47	27	67	25	35	0	201
2000	145	20	114	25	38	0	342
2001	69	22	69	27	26	0	213
2002	126	17	129	19	28	0	319
2003	175	31	123	38	23	2	392
2004	65	23	78	22	28	1	217
2005	40	9	38	12	14	0	113
2006	100	24	98	27	19	0	268
2007	105	20	72	11	26	2	236
2008	55	19	69	4	21	0	168
2009	57	16	76	11	28	0	188
2010	35	13	55	2	16	3	124
2011	91	9	84	9	20	0	213
2012	104	22	79	17	22	1	245
2013	83	22	82	5	28	0	220
2014	59	4	86	5	20	16	190
2015	156	3	104	2	12	0	277
2016	62	4	72	8	16	0	162
2017	53	9	65	8	15	0	150
2018	72	32	87	22	23	0	236
2019	94	5	86	3	19	0	207
2020	49	2	40	7	20	0	118
2021	55	2	44	10	14	1	126
2022	61	2	35	6	4	0	108
2023	90	1	100	6	37	0	234
2024	86	9	122	7	21	0	245
2025	50	1	36	2	8	0	97
2026	67	0	45	1	4	0	117

Warm to Cold Ratio by Decade

Record highs per record low by decade in Austria: 1880s 0.4 to 1, 1890s 1.0 to 1, 1900s 1.0 to 1, 1910s 1.2 to 1, 1920s 1.6 to 1, 1930s 1.8 to 1, 1940s 1.2 to 1, 1950s 1.3 to 1, 1960s 1.3 to 1, 1970s 1.4 to 1, 1980s 2.3 to 1, 1990s 3.1 to 1, 2000s 4.6 to 1, 2010s 7.9 to 1, 2020s 16 to 1. A ratio above 1 means more record highs than record lows.

Record highs per record low in Austria, by decade
Decade	Highs per low
1880s	0.37 to 1
1890s	0.96 to 1
1900s	0.97 to 1
1910s	1.15 to 1
1920s	1.57 to 1
1930s	1.75 to 1
1940s	1.19 to 1
1950s	1.30 to 1
1960s	1.25 to 1
1970s	1.38 to 1
1980s	2.29 to 1
1990s	3.14 to 1
2000s	4.56 to 1
2010s	7.87 to 1
2020s	15.80 to 1

Which Years Hold the Most Standing Records

2005: 683

Records still standing in Austria, by the year they were set. 2005 holds the most with 683.

Standing records in Austria by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1855	13
1856	22
1857	7
1858	17
1859	12
1860	13
1861	5
1862	9
1863	4
1864	15
1865	17
1866	9
1867	10
1868	12
1869	10
1870	22
1871	5
1872	8
1873	3
1874	27
1875	17
1876	33
1877	49
1878	42
1879	88
1880	19
1881	55
1882	35
1883	33
1884	30
1885	43
1886	30
1887	66
1888	65
1889	38
1890	73
1891	42
1892	44
1893	43
1894	42
1895	69
1896	31
1897	69
1898	36
1899	76
1900	60
1901	75
1902	72
1903	71
1904	34
1905	81
1906	47
1907	61
1908	83
1909	82
1910	50
1911	39
1912	85
1913	73
1914	27
1915	63
1916	252
1917	30
1918	45
1919	76
1920	95
1921	79
1922	41
1923	72
1924	38
1925	85
1926	68
1927	72
1928	62
1929	142
1930	44
1931	62
1932	55
1933	52
1934	47
1935	78
1936	62
1937	46
1938	54
1939	81
1940	106
1941	85
1942	122
1943	26
1944	132
1945	62
1946	33
1947	131
1948	75
1949	82
1950	56
1951	161
1952	112
1953	87
1954	111
1955	83
1956	175
1957	134
1958	135
1959	137
1960	110
1961	198
1962	241
1963	167
1964	116
1965	121
1966	225
1967	185
1968	242
1969	253
1970	71
1971	67
1972	65
1973	182
1974	256
1975	163
1976	254
1977	246
1978	203
1979	246
1980	292
1981	302
1982	170
1983	223
1984	170
1985	372
1986	344
1987	477
1988	264
1989	270
1990	245
1991	277
1992	248
1993	337
1994	294
1995	271
1996	301
1997	246
1998	303
1999	215
2000	239
2001	185
2002	264
2003	339
2004	212
2005	683
2006	332
2007	171
2008	134
2009	171
2010	122
2011	167
2012	217
2013	206
2014	243
2015	260
2016	155
2017	136
2018	275
2019	246
2020	112
2021	129
2022	97
2023	249
2024	254
2025	98
2026	106

Record Map for 2026

132 stations

The 132 highest significance station records of 2026 in Austria, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records in Austria in 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	36.6 C (97.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	36.4 C (97.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	33.2 C (91.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	37.9 C (100.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	33.2 C (91.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	39.7 C (103.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	34.9 C (94.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	36.5 C (97.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	38.7 C (101.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	36.2 C (97.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	37.6 C (99.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	38.7 C (101.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	39.8 C (103.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	36.3 C (97.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	37.9 C (100.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	37.4 C (99.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	35.4 C (95.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	37.1 C (98.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	36.9 C (98.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	36.3 C (97.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	38.7 C (101.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Top Records by Significance

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Top 10 records in Austria by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 September 2026	Wien, AT	monthly high min (Provisional)	21.0 C (69.8 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	160 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 2026	Wien, AT	monthly high max	36.6 C (97.9 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	168 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2026	Wien, AT	daily high min	24.2 C (75.6 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	95 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2026	Wien, AT	daily high min	23.2 C (73.8 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	166 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2026	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily high max	36.4 C (97.5 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	120 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 2026	Wien, AT	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	168 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2026	Wien, AT	daily high max (Provisional)	33.2 C (91.8 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	130 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2026	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily high min	20.2 C (68.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	103 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2026	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily high min	21.2 C (70.2 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	120 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2026	Salzburg, AT	all-time high max	37.9 C (100.2 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)

Austria by Year

Stations

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Stations in Austria
Station	Region	Record from	Years	Thresholds
Wien	n/a	1855	172 years	Threshold days
Salzburg	n/a	1874	153 years	Threshold days
Kremsmuenster	n/a	1876	151 years	Threshold days
Innsbruck	n/a	1877	150 years	Threshold days
Sonnblick	n/a	1886	141 years	Threshold days
Graz	n/a	1894	132 years	Threshold days
Klagenfurt(Civ/Mil)	n/a	1952	74 years	Threshold days
St. Poelten	n/a	1959	47 years	Threshold days
Feuerkogel	n/a	1965	61 years	Threshold days
Villacheralpe	n/a	1965	54 years	Threshold days

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Sources: 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)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-14. Last revised 14 October 2026 (2026-10-14).