France: Weather Records and Extremes

2,154 weather records set or tied in France in 2026: 2,008 highs and 12 lows, with a calendar heatmap, ratio by decade and record map.

Key Facts for France

France has 97 stations in the data, on Europe.
2,154 weather records were set or tied in France in 2026: 2,008 record highs and 12 record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
In the 2020s, record highs outnumbered record lows 12.11 to 1 in France.
1985 holds the most standing records in France: 4,219.
Montpellier-Aeroport set a daily record precipitation of 102.2 mm (4.0 in) on 8 March 2026.

Record Highs and Lows in 2026

1,905 highs, 9 lows

Each square is a day of 2026. Warm squares had more record highs than record lows in France, cold squares more lows. The busiest day was 23 June 2026 with 67 highs and 0 lows.

Record highs and lows per day in France in 2026
Date	Value
2026-01-04	1 more record lows than highs
2026-01-05	4 more record lows than highs
2026-01-06	1 more record lows than highs
2026-01-13	1 more record highs than lows
2026-01-14	1 more record highs than lows
2026-01-15	1 more record highs than lows
2026-01-16	2 more record highs than lows
2026-01-17	3 more record highs than lows
2026-01-18	3 more record highs than lows
2026-01-19	1 more record highs than lows
2026-01-20	1 more record highs than lows
2026-01-21	3 more record highs than lows
2026-02-03	1 more record highs than lows
2026-02-06	1 more record highs than lows
2026-02-07	1 more record highs than lows
2026-02-10	4 more record highs than lows
2026-02-11	21 more record highs than lows
2026-02-13	1 more record highs than lows
2026-02-17	1 more record highs than lows
2026-02-20	1 more record highs than lows
2026-02-21	3 more record highs than lows
2026-02-22	14 more record highs than lows
2026-02-23	8 more record highs than lows
2026-02-24	14 more record highs than lows
2026-02-25	22 more record highs than lows
2026-02-26	3 more record highs than lows
2026-02-27	6 more record highs than lows
2026-02-28	1 more record highs than lows
2026-03-02	6 more record highs than lows
2026-03-03	10 more record highs than lows
2026-03-04	9 more record highs than lows
2026-03-05	9 more record highs than lows
2026-03-06	9 more record highs than lows
2026-03-07	8 more record highs than lows
2026-03-08	4 more record highs than lows
2026-03-09	1 more record highs than lows
2026-03-13	1 more record highs than lows
2026-03-18	1 more record highs than lows
2026-03-21	1 more record highs than lows
2026-03-28	1 more record lows than highs
2026-04-02	1 more record lows than highs
2026-04-04	1 more record highs than lows
2026-04-05	10 more record highs than lows
2026-04-06	12 more record highs than lows
2026-04-07	24 more record highs than lows
2026-04-08	21 more record highs than lows
2026-04-09	14 more record highs than lows
2026-04-10	10 more record highs than lows
2026-04-11	4 more record highs than lows
2026-04-13	1 more record highs than lows
2026-04-15	4 more record highs than lows
2026-04-16	3 more record highs than lows
2026-04-17	3 more record highs than lows
2026-04-18	7 more record highs than lows
2026-04-19	7 more record highs than lows
2026-04-20	1 more record highs than lows
2026-04-21	3 more record highs than lows
2026-04-22	4 more record highs than lows
2026-04-24	3 more record highs than lows
2026-04-25	8 more record highs than lows
2026-04-26	5 more record highs than lows
2026-04-27	5 more record highs than lows
2026-04-28	2 more record highs than lows
2026-04-29	3 more record highs than lows
2026-04-30	14 more record highs than lows
2026-05-01	6 more record highs than lows
2026-05-02	2 more record highs than lows
2026-05-03	5 more record highs than lows
2026-05-04	1 more record highs than lows
2026-05-06	1 more record highs than lows
2026-05-08	1 more record highs than lows
2026-05-09	2 more record highs than lows
2026-05-12	1 more record highs than lows
2026-05-19	1 more record highs than lows
2026-05-20	2 more record highs than lows
2026-05-21	1 more record highs than lows
2026-05-22	20 more record highs than lows
2026-05-23	29 more record highs than lows
2026-05-24	33 more record highs than lows
2026-05-25	43 more record highs than lows
2026-05-26	54 more record highs than lows
2026-05-27	46 more record highs than lows
2026-05-28	49 more record highs than lows
2026-05-29	31 more record highs than lows
2026-05-30	31 more record highs than lows
2026-05-31	11 more record highs than lows
2026-06-01	7 more record highs than lows
2026-06-02	2 more record highs than lows
2026-06-03	1 more record highs than lows
2026-06-10	1 more record highs than lows
2026-06-13	3 more record highs than lows
2026-06-14	10 more record highs than lows
2026-06-15	10 more record highs than lows
2026-06-16	5 more record highs than lows
2026-06-17	2 more record highs than lows
2026-06-18	5 more record highs than lows
2026-06-19	20 more record highs than lows
2026-06-20	21 more record highs than lows
2026-06-21	38 more record highs than lows
2026-06-22	60 more record highs than lows
2026-06-23	67 more record highs than lows
2026-06-24	66 more record highs than lows
2026-06-25	54 more record highs than lows
2026-06-26	44 more record highs than lows
2026-06-27	29 more record highs than lows
2026-06-28	15 more record highs than lows
2026-06-29	7 more record highs than lows
2026-06-30	6 more record highs than lows
2026-07-01	6 more record highs than lows
2026-07-02	3 more record highs than lows
2026-07-03	4 more record highs than lows
2026-07-04	2 more record highs than lows
2026-07-05	8 more record highs than lows
2026-07-06	20 more record highs than lows
2026-07-07	28 more record highs than lows
2026-07-08	23 more record highs than lows
2026-07-09	37 more record highs than lows
2026-07-10	40 more record highs than lows
2026-07-11	28 more record highs than lows
2026-07-12	37 more record highs than lows
2026-07-13	32 more record highs than lows
2026-07-14	36 more record highs than lows
2026-07-15	36 more record highs than lows
2026-07-16	12 more record highs than lows
2026-07-17	9 more record highs than lows
2026-07-18	4 more record highs than lows
2026-07-19	3 more record highs than lows
2026-07-20	3 more record highs than lows
2026-07-21	3 more record highs than lows
2026-07-24	4 more record highs than lows
2026-07-25	1 more record highs than lows
2026-07-26	3 more record highs than lows
2026-07-27	4 more record highs than lows
2026-07-28	5 more record highs than lows
2026-07-29	28 more record highs than lows
2026-07-30	7 more record highs than lows
2026-07-31	4 more record highs than lows
2026-08-01	2 more record highs than lows
2026-08-02	7 more record highs than lows
2026-08-03	14 more record highs than lows
2026-08-04	6 more record highs than lows
2026-08-05	6 more record highs than lows
2026-08-06	7 more record highs than lows
2026-08-07	4 more record highs than lows
2026-08-08	3 more record highs than lows
2026-08-09	5 more record highs than lows
2026-08-10	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-11	8 more record highs than lows
2026-08-12	17 more record highs than lows
2026-08-13	27 more record highs than lows
2026-08-14	36 more record highs than lows
2026-08-15	21 more record highs than lows
2026-08-16	15 more record highs than lows
2026-08-17	10 more record highs than lows
2026-08-18	8 more record highs than lows
2026-08-19	4 more record highs than lows
2026-08-20	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-21	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-22	1 more record lows than highs
2026-08-23	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-24	2 more record highs than lows
2026-08-25	2 more record highs than lows
2026-08-26	3 more record highs than lows
2026-08-27	10 more record highs than lows
2026-08-28	12 more record highs than lows
2026-08-29	3 more record highs than lows
2026-08-30	7 more record highs than lows
2026-08-31	1 more record highs than lows
2026-09-03	2 more record highs than lows
2026-09-04	3 more record highs than lows
2026-09-05	2 more record highs than lows
2026-09-06	3 more record highs than lows
2026-09-07	3 more record highs than lows
2026-09-08	2 more record highs than lows
2026-09-14	1 more record highs than lows
2026-09-20	2 more record highs than lows
2026-09-22	3 more record highs than lows
2026-09-23	1 more record highs than lows
2026-09-24	2 more record highs than lows
2026-09-25	4 more record highs than lows
2026-09-26	1 more record highs than lows
2026-09-27	1 more record highs than lows
2026-09-28	1 more record highs than lows
2026-09-29	5 more record highs than lows
2026-10-03	1 more record highs than lows
2026-10-04	3 more record highs than lows
2026-10-05	1 more record highs than lows
2026-10-06	1 more record highs than lows

Records per Year, by Type

1911 to 2026

Records set or tied in France each year from 1911 to 2026, stacked by record type. 2026 had 2,154.

Weather records per year in France, stacked by type
Year	Highest daily maximum	Lowest daily maximum	Highest daily minimum	Lowest daily minimum	Heaviest daily rainfall	Total
1911	0	0	0	0	4	4
1912	0	0	0	0	17	17
1913	0	0	0	0	12	12
1914	0	0	0	0	16	16
1915	0	0	0	0	13	13
1916	0	0	0	0	7	7
1917	0	0	0	0	12	12
1918	0	0	0	0	4	4
1919	0	0	0	0	7	7
1920	0	0	0	0	24	24
1921	0	0	0	0	15	15
1922	0	0	0	0	18	18
1923	0	0	0	0	19	19
1924	0	0	0	0	20	20
1925	0	0	0	0	21	21
1926	0	0	0	0	38	38
1927	12	5	0	0	41	58
1928	13	4	0	0	30	47
1929	13	7	0	0	38	58
1930	29	9	21	5	59	123
1931	28	54	35	45	74	236
1932	45	37	82	22	106	292
1933	44	59	68	39	72	282
1934	42	18	54	13	96	223
1935	26	32	42	20	124	244
1936	21	44	45	40	112	262
1937	35	4	50	15	143	247
1938	58	44	50	34	68	254
1939	38	33	58	23	93	245
1940	16	47	32	66	75	236
1941	22	76	28	44	76	246
1942	18	49	32	26	73	198
1943	37	6	35	1	55	134
1944	32	18	42	14	64	170
1945	72	19	57	38	50	236
1946	41	22	32	24	51	170
1947	106	29	81	17	58	291
1948	75	42	63	36	66	282
1949	69	12	105	42	57	285
1950	38	21	51	11	67	188
1951	21	52	60	21	137	291
1952	64	39	95	40	107	345
1953	70	31	80	38	57	276
1954	33	110	42	84	105	374
1955	84	46	98	78	146	452
1956	30	210	60	199	130	629
1957	108	99	159	52	155	573
1958	106	128	154	70	209	667
1959	106	32	135	25	168	466
1960	78	113	130	72	247	640
1961	212	62	247	63	149	733
1962	45	215	108	196	167	731
1963	45	226	97	158	209	735
1964	66	120	140	62	171	559
1965	37	172	70	53	237	569
1966	74	121	182	69	223	669
1967	63	99	134	81	162	539
1968	108	77	86	69	206	546
1969	45	156	103	67	197	568
1970	74	98	90	82	191	535
1971	59	121	88	157	215	640
1972	21	135	37	106	205	504
1973	48	103	123	96	225	595
1974	106	191	141	107	231	776
1975	210	262	210	127	295	1,104
1976	300	122	268	135	279	1,104
1977	263	385	317	202	394	1,561
1978	223	415	210	225	395	1,468
1979	152	281	294	202	453	1,382
1980	181	535	191	308	396	1,611
1981	246	295	503	217	450	1,711
1982	298	78	413	86	415	1,290
1983	473	155	587	153	362	1,730
1984	264	322	174	138	360	1,258
1985	388	586	246	438	264	1,922
1986	173	429	282	276	348	1,508
1987	351	269	525	204	355	1,704
1988	205	84	436	115	414	1,254
1989	622	78	562	82	288	1,632
1990	621	50	587	77	288	1,623
1991	246	305	331	185	269	1,336
1992	282	182	373	104	433	1,374
1993	269	336	322	213	403	1,543
1994	336	132	618	59	392	1,537
1995	342	94	415	139	434	1,424
1996	196	212	248	141	380	1,177
1997	431	154	626	135	324	1,670
1998	507	173	403	164	360	1,607
1999	304	57	407	72	483	1,323
2000	261	106	452	58	462	1,339
2001	320	102	476	164	407	1,469
2002	386	89	487	43	377	1,382
2003	897	115	937	141	429	2,519
2004	330	66	330	85	494	1,305
2005	517	166	555	208	297	1,743
2006	899	202	926	199	481	2,707
2007	776	397	901	420	467	2,961
2008	240	211	367	233	634	1,685
2009	553	197	592	338	448	2,128
2010	292	575	407	515	508	2,297
2011	1,106	171	793	180	443	2,693
2012	691	402	554	455	510	2,612
2013	406	524	565	369	525	2,389
2014	685	82	666	97	608	2,138
2015	1,162	145	1,004	165	448	2,924
2016	580	123	573	194	486	1,956
2017	897	145	736	229	377	2,384
2018	757	198	910	221	533	2,619
2019	913	73	729	193	399	2,307
2020	851	87	806	94	429	2,267
2021	521	101	531	165	373	1,691
2022	1,378	126	1,236	133	291	3,164
2023	1,098	35	1,185	38	404	2,760
2024	594	57	936	108	510	2,205
2025	505	35	531	9	223	1,303
2026	954	2	929	7	134	2,026

Warm to Cold Ratio by Decade

Record highs per record low by decade in France: 1920s 2.4 to 1, 1930s 1.5 to 1, 1940s 1.6 to 1, 1950s 1.2 to 1, 1960s 0.9 to 1, 1970s 0.9 to 1, 1980s 1.5 to 1, 1990s 2.6 to 1, 2000s 3.2 to 1, 2010s 2.9 to 1, 2020s 12 to 1. A ratio above 1 means more record highs than record lows.

Record highs per record low in France, by decade
Decade	Highs per low
1920s	2.38 to 1
1930s	1.46 to 1
1940s	1.59 to 1
1950s	1.15 to 1
1960s	0.92 to 1
1970s	0.91 to 1
1980s	1.47 to 1
1990s	2.63 to 1
2000s	3.18 to 1
2010s	2.87 to 1
2020s	12.11 to 1

Which Years Hold the Most Standing Records

1985: 4,219

Records still standing in France, by the year they were set. 1985 holds the most with 4,219.

Standing records in France by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1877	7
1878	11
1880	8
1881	5
1882	3
1883	6
1884	13
1885	8
1886	9
1887	12
1888	4
1889	4
1890	15
1891	15
1892	15
1893	14
1894	12
1895	23
1896	31
1897	18
1898	16
1899	31
1900	31
1901	94
1902	107
1903	104
1904	63
1905	85
1906	102
1907	67
1908	72
1909	115
1910	81
1911	105
1912	134
1913	63
1914	74
1915	64
1916	40
1917	122
1918	112
1919	140
1920	145
1921	337
1922	416
1923	332
1924	288
1925	375
1926	348
1927	239
1928	221
1929	351
1930	300
1931	339
1932	317
1933	350
1934	197
1935	295
1936	389
1937	203
1938	328
1939	264
1940	273
1941	242
1942	217
1943	159
1944	164
1945	469
1946	593
1947	992
1948	867
1949	834
1950	641
1951	952
1952	1,616
1953	1,039
1954	1,265
1955	1,772
1956	1,955
1957	1,040
1958	1,870
1959	858
1960	1,142
1961	1,163
1962	1,554
1963	1,832
1964	1,019
1965	1,152
1966	1,178
1967	731
1968	832
1969	1,038
1970	812
1971	1,066
1972	979
1973	1,576
1974	2,385
1975	2,148
1976	2,232
1977	2,718
1978	2,579
1979	1,307
1980	1,673
1981	1,597
1982	1,581
1983	2,291
1984	2,401
1985	4,219
1986	3,136
1987	3,536
1988	1,648
1989	2,067
1990	2,237
1991	2,288
1992	1,928
1993	2,369
1994	2,134
1995	2,037
1996	2,243
1997	2,491
1998	2,290
1999	1,854
2000	1,893
2001	2,202
2002	1,999
2003	3,248
2004	1,890
2005	2,442
2006	2,693
2007	2,636
2008	1,692
2009	1,960
2010	2,808
2011	2,240
2012	2,602
2013	2,438
2014	1,896
2015	2,690
2016	1,718
2017	1,939
2018	2,560
2019	2,203
2020	2,179
2021	1,655
2022	3,092
2023	2,834
2024	2,357
2025	2,345
2026	2,960

Record Map for 2026

500 stations

The 500 highest significance station records of 2026 in France, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records in France in 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Montpellier-Aeroport	France	Record daily precipitation	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Montpellier-Aeroport	France	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Embrun	France	Record daily precipitation	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
St-Girons	France	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record high maximum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Millau	France	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gourdon	France	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Montelimar	France	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record high maximum temperature	37.4 C (99.3 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rouen - Boos	France	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Poitiers - Biard	France	Record high maximum temperature	41.8 C (107.2 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	France	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Toulouse-Blagnac	France	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record high maximum temperature	36.4 C (97.5 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record high minimum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Ile - le Talut	France	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brest-Guipavas	France	Record high maximum temperature	35.3 C (95.5 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Ile - le Talut	France	Record high minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Poitiers - Biard	France	Record high maximum temperature	34.3 C (93.7 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gourdon	France	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gourdon	France	Record daily precipitation	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record high maximum temperature	41.8 C (107.2 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Ile - le Talut	France	Record high minimum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record high maximum temperature	31.3 C (88.3 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Poitiers - Biard	France	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Poitiers - Biard	France	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record high maximum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ajaccio	France	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Poitiers - Biard	France	Record high maximum temperature	39.2 C (102.6 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Montpellier-Aeroport	France	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Poitiers - Biard	France	Record high maximum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record high maximum temperature	38.7 C (101.7 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Ile - le Talut	France	Record high minimum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bastia	France	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-de-Marsan	France	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Millau	France	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record high maximum temperature	37.6 C (99.7 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record high maximum temperature	40.8 C (105.4 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lille-Lesquin	France	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rennes-St Jacques	France	Record high minimum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alencon-Valframbert	France	Record high maximum temperature	38.7 C (101.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dijon-Longvic	France	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	France	Record high minimum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tarbes - Ossun	France	Record high minimum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rennes-St Jacques	France	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	France	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Le Puy - Loudes	France	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record high maximum temperature	40.5 C (104.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brest-Guipavas	France	Record high maximum temperature	34.2 C (93.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Ile - le Talut	France	Record high maximum temperature	35.2 C (95.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Top Records by Significance

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Top 10 records in France by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 March 2026	Montpellier-Aeroport, FR	daily rain	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
24 August 2026	Pte de Chassiron, FR	daily rain (Provisional)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	131 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2025	Montpellier-Aeroport, FR	daily rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
21 June 2026	Embrun, FR	monthly rain	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 February 2026	St-Girons, FR	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2026	Lyon - St Exupery, FR	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	86 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 January 2026	Perpignan, FR	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	47 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 May 2026	Pte de la Hague, FR	daily high max	25.4 C (77.7 F)	5.4 C (9.7 F)	97 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2026	Pte de la Hague, FR	monthly high min	16.6 C (61.9 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	104 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2025	Millau, FR	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)

France by Year

Stations

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Stations in France
Station	Region	Record from	Years	Thresholds
Embrun	n/a	1877	150 years	Threshold days
Pte de la Hague	n/a	1880	147 years	Threshold days
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	n/a	1881	125 years	Threshold days
Pte de Chassiron	n/a	1884	143 years	Threshold days
Chatillon-Sur-Seine	n/a	1890	116 years	Threshold days
Vouziers	n/a	1890	116 years	Threshold days
Mont-Aigoual	n/a	1896	131 years	Threshold days
Le Bourget	n/a	1900	126 years	Threshold days
Montcornet	n/a	1900	106 years	Threshold days
Bordeaux-Merignac	n/a	1901	126 years	Threshold days
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	n/a	1901	99 years	Threshold days
Perpignan	n/a	1901	126 years	Threshold days
Lezay	n/a	1920	86 years	Threshold days
Lyon - St Exupery	n/a	1920	107 years	Threshold days
Montelimar	n/a	1920	107 years	Threshold days
Dijon-Longvic	n/a	1921	106 years	Threshold days
Marseilles-Marignane	n/a	1921	106 years	Threshold days
Orly	n/a	1921	106 years	Threshold days
Poitiers - Biard	n/a	1921	106 years	Threshold days
Saint-Germain-Les-Belles	n/a	1921	85 years	Threshold days
Abbeville	n/a	1922	105 years	Threshold days
Clermont-Ferrand	n/a	1923	104 years	Threshold days
Strasbourg-Entzheim	n/a	1923	104 years	Threshold days
Amiens-Glisy	n/a	1929	77 years	Threshold days
Belle Ile - le Talut	n/a	1930	97 years	Threshold days
Catus	n/a	1931	75 years	Threshold days
Espoey	n/a	1934	72 years	Threshold days
Montmorillon	n/a	1937	64 years	Threshold days
Chatillon-Coligny	n/a	1939	67 years	Threshold days
Metz-Frescaty	n/a	1940	74 years	Threshold days
Oderen	n/a	1941	65 years	Threshold days
Nice	n/a	1942	85 years	Threshold days
Caen-Carpiquet	n/a	1944	83 years	Threshold days
Lille-Lesquin	n/a	1944	83 years	Threshold days
Rennes-St Jacques	n/a	1944	83 years	Threshold days
Alencon-Valframbert	n/a	1945	82 years	Threshold days
Bourges	n/a	1945	82 years	Threshold days
Brest-Guipavas	n/a	1945	82 years	Threshold days
Mont-de-Marsan	n/a	1945	82 years	Threshold days
Nantes-Bouguenais	n/a	1945	82 years	Threshold days
Montpellier-Aeroport	n/a	1946	81 years	Threshold days
Tarbes - Ossun	n/a	1946	81 years	Threshold days
Basel-Mulhouse	n/a	1947	80 years	Threshold days
Bastia	n/a	1947	80 years	Threshold days
Ploumanac'h	n/a	1947	80 years	Threshold days
Toulouse-Blagnac	n/a	1947	80 years	Threshold days
Faverges-de-la-Tour	n/a	1948	58 years	Threshold days
Ajaccio	n/a	1949	78 years	Threshold days
St-Girons	n/a	1949	78 years	Threshold days
Chateauroux	n/a	1951	76 years	Threshold days
Toul Rosiere	n/a	1952	75 years	Threshold days
Evreux Fauville	n/a	1954	73 years	Threshold days
Ballots	n/a	1956	50 years	Threshold days
Bretigny-Sur-Orge	n/a	1958	48 years	Threshold days
Brienne	n/a	1958	69 years	Threshold days
Tours	n/a	1959	68 years	Threshold days
Pamiers	n/a	1960	46 years	Threshold days
Gourdon	n/a	1961	66 years	Threshold days
Nancy-Ochey	n/a	1963	64 years	Threshold days
Millau	n/a	1964	63 years	Threshold days
Cap Cepet	n/a	1968	53 years	Threshold days
Rouen - Boos	n/a	1968	59 years	Threshold days
Abbeville	n/a	1973	53 years	Threshold days
Alencon/Valframbert	n/a	1973	53 years	Threshold days
Antichan	n/a	1973	52 years	Threshold days
Auvergne	n/a	1973	53 years	Threshold days
Bale Mulhouse	n/a	1973	53 years	Threshold days
Bellegarde	n/a	1973	53 years	Threshold days
Biard	n/a	1973	53 years	Threshold days
Campo Dell Oro	n/a	1973	53 years	Threshold days
Carpiquet	n/a	1973	53 years	Threshold days
Chassiron	n/a	1973	53 years	Threshold days
Cote D Azur	n/a	1973	53 years	Threshold days
Embrun	n/a	1973	49 years	Threshold days
Essey	n/a	1973	53 years	Threshold days
Guipavas	n/a	1973	53 years	Threshold days
Lesquin	n/a	1973	53 years	Threshold days
Limoges - Bellegarde	n/a	1973	54 years	Threshold days
Longvic	n/a	1973	53 years	Threshold days
Lourdes	n/a	1973	53 years	Threshold days
Mediterranee	n/a	1973	53 years	Threshold days
Millau	n/a	1973	53 years	Threshold days
Mont de Marsan	n/a	1973	53 years	Threshold days
Ochey	n/a	1973	53 years	Threshold days
Ouessant	n/a	1973	54 years	Threshold days
Poretta	n/a	1973	53 years	Threshold days
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kergu	n/a	1973	53 years	Threshold days
Val de Loire	n/a	1973	53 years	Threshold days
Vallee de Seine	n/a	1973	53 years	Threshold days
Barberey	n/a	1975	51 years	Threshold days
Saint Exupery	n/a	1975	51 years	Threshold days
Troyes-Barberey	n/a	1975	52 years	Threshold days
Cap Cepet	n/a	1976	45 years	Threshold days
Le Puy - Loudes	n/a	1983	44 years	Threshold days
Loudes	n/a	1983	43 years	Threshold days
Paris-Montsouris	n/a	1983	44 years	Threshold days
Ploumanac'h Perros Guirec	n/a	1984	42 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.

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