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Brocken Weather Records (GME00114621)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Brocken (GME00114621), Germany, with 131 years of record.

Key Facts for Brocken

  • Brocken (GME00114621) is a weather station in Germany at 51.80 latitude and 10.62 longitude, 1,142 m (3,747 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1896 to 2026, 131 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Brocken still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Brocken set a daily record high maximum temperature of 27.8 C (82.0 F) on 30 July 2026.

About the Station

  • Location: Germany, 51.80 latitude, 10.62 longitude.
  • Elevation: 1,142 m (3,747 ft).
  • Period of record: 1896 to 2026, 131 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

11 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Brocken, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Brocken. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 11 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 Brocken. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 11 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Brocken, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan14.0 C (57.2 F)-27.5 C (-17.5 F)7.9 C (46.2 F)-13.3 C (8.1 F)
Feb14.6 C (58.3 F)-28.4 C (-19.1 F)11.6 C (52.9 F)-11.8 C (10.8 F)
Mar17.5 C (63.5 F)-19.6 C (-3.3 F)14.9 C (58.8 F)-6.9 C (19.6 F)
Apr21.4 C (70.5 F)-14.1 C (6.6 F)14.2 C (57.6 F)-3.8 C (25.2 F)
May24.5 C (76.1 F)-10.0 C (14.0 F)23.8 C (74.8 F)-3.2 C (26.2 F)
Jun29.3 C (84.7 F)-3.0 C (26.6 F)29.3 C (84.7 F)3.1 C (37.6 F)
Jul29.7 C (85.5 F)-0.1 C (31.8 F)27.8 C (82.0 F)5.5 C (41.9 F)
Aug29.5 C (85.1 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)26.3 C (79.3 F)4.8 C (40.6 F)
Sep25.9 C (78.6 F)-4.5 C (23.9 F)n/an/a
Oct21.9 C (71.4 F)-11.0 C (12.2 F)n/an/a
Nov19.8 C (67.6 F)-16.5 C (2.3 F)n/an/a
Dec13.1 C (55.6 F)-25.0 C (-13.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Brocken by the year they were set 1,464 records at Brocken still stand. 1908 holds the most, with 33. 0102030401896: 121897: 71898: 81899: 231900: 151901: 71902: 321903: 91904: 71905: 121906: 71907: 271908: 331909: 101911: 101912: 121913: 131915: 101916: 61917: 51918: 151919: 241920: 171921: 181922: 191923: 161924: 101925: 71926: 31927: 81928: 171929: 211930: 61931: 191932: 141933: 101934: 41935: 51936: 121937: 91938: 151939: 51940: 271941: 231943: 41944: 101947: 21948: 101949: 161950: 41951: 21952: 91953: 161954: 81955: 131956: 141957: 151958: 31959: 101960: 51961: 211962: 261963: 61964: 101965: 71966: 81967: 21968: 151969: 131970: 41971: 141972: 101973: 41974: 41975: 101976: 91977: 101978: 131979: 71980: 171981: 31982: 181983: 51984: 41985: 181986: 101987: 161988: 51989: 161990: 121991: 51992: 81993: 91994: 61995: 61996: 151997: 51998: 141999: 32000: 72001: 82002: 32003: 142004: 62005: 122006: 102007: 52008: 22009: 32010: 142011: 162012: 222013: 162014: 132015: 152016: 102017: 72018: 302019: 172020: 92021: 152022: 162023: 142024: 212025: 212026: 201896190919241937195319661979199220052018
1,464 records at Brocken still stand. 1908 holds the most, with 33.
Standing records at Brocken by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
189612
18977
18988
189923
190015
19017
190232
19039
19047
190512
19067
190727
190833
190910
191110
191212
191313
191510
19166
19175
191815
191924
192017
192118
192219
192316
192410
19257
19263
19278
192817
192921
19306
193119
193214
193310
19344
19355
193612
19379
193815
19395
194027
194123
19434
194410
19472
194810
194916
19504
19512
19529
195316
19548
195513
195614
195715
19583
195910
19605
196121
196226
19636
196410
19657
19668
19672
196815
196913
19704
197114
197210
19734
19744
197510
19769
197710
197813
19797
198017
19813
198218
19835
19844
198518
198610
198716
19885
198916
199012
19915
19928
19939
19946
19956
199615
19975
199814
19993
20007
20018
20023
200314
20046
200512
200610
20075
20082
20093
201014
201116
201222
201316
201413
201515
201610
20177
201830
201917
20209
202115
202216
202314
202421
202521
202620

All-Time Record Progression

39 new records
When Brocken set new all-time records 39 all-time records were set at Brocken between 11 February 1929 and 27 June 2026. Each dot is a new record. Record low maximum temperatureRecord low minimum temperatureRecord snow depthRecord high maximum temperatureRecord high minimum temperatureRecord daily precipitation11 February 1929: Record low maximum temperature -19.5 C (-3.1 F)11 February 1929: Record low minimum temperature -26.0 C (-14.8 F)14 February 1929: Record low maximum temperature -19.9 C (-3.8 F)12 March 1931: Record snow depth 250.0 cm (98.4 in)13 March 1931: Record snow depth 255.0 cm (100.4 in)20 August 1932: Record high maximum temperature 27.8 C (82.0 F)11 June 1937: Record high minimum temperature 19.0 C (66.2 F)19 December 1938: Record low maximum temperature -21.2 C (-6.2 F)3 August 1943: Record high minimum temperature 19.3 C (66.7 F)13 January 1948: Record daily precipitation 153.7 mm (6.1 in)5 January 1953: Record snow depth 262.0 cm (103.1 in)6 January 1953: Record snow depth 271.0 cm (106.7 in)7 January 1953: Record snow depth 279.0 cm (109.8 in)8 January 1953: Record snow depth 291.0 cm (114.6 in)10 January 1953: Record snow depth 296.0 cm (116.5 in)11 January 1953: Record snow depth 301.0 cm (118.5 in)12 January 1953: Record snow depth 304.0 cm (119.7 in)11 February 1953: Record snow depth 312.0 cm (122.8 in)31 January 1956: Record low minimum temperature -26.6 C (-15.9 F)1 February 1956: Record low maximum temperature -24.2 C (-11.6 F)1 February 1956: Record low minimum temperature -28.4 C (-19.1 F)10 July 1959: Record high minimum temperature 20.0 C (68.0 F)28 August 1964: Record high minimum temperature 20.2 C (68.4 F)31 March 1970: Record snow depth 315.0 cm (124.0 in)1 April 1970: Record snow depth 320.0 cm (126.0 in)2 April 1970: Record snow depth 330.0 cm (129.9 in)4 April 1970: Record snow depth 335.0 cm (131.9 in)6 April 1970: Record snow depth 345.0 cm (135.8 in)7 April 1970: Record snow depth 350.0 cm (137.8 in)10 April 1970: Record snow depth 365.0 cm (143.7 in)11 April 1970: Record snow depth 370.0 cm (145.7 in)14 April 1970: Record snow depth 380.0 cm (149.6 in)9 August 1992: Record high maximum temperature 27.9 C (82.2 F)9 August 1992: Record high minimum temperature 21.0 C (69.8 F)17 July 2002: Record daily precipitation 154.5 mm (6.1 in)12 August 2003: Record high maximum temperature 28.2 C (82.8 F)20 August 2012: Record high maximum temperature 29.0 C (84.2 F)25 July 2019: Record high maximum temperature 29.7 C (85.5 F)27 June 2026: Record high minimum temperature 22.6 C (72.7 F)1935195019651980199520102025
39 all-time records were set at Brocken between 11 February 1929 and 27 June 2026. Each dot is a new record.
When Brocken set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1929-02-11Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -19.5 C (-3.1 F)
1929-02-11Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -26.0 C (-14.8 F)
1929-02-14Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -19.9 C (-3.8 F)
1931-03-12Record snow depthRecord snow depth 250.0 cm (98.4 in)
1931-03-13Record snow depthRecord snow depth 255.0 cm (100.4 in)
1932-08-20Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 27.8 C (82.0 F)
1937-06-11Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 19.0 C (66.2 F)
1938-12-19Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -21.2 C (-6.2 F)
1943-08-03Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 19.3 C (66.7 F)
1948-01-13Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1953-01-05Record snow depthRecord snow depth 262.0 cm (103.1 in)
1953-01-06Record snow depthRecord snow depth 271.0 cm (106.7 in)
1953-01-07Record snow depthRecord snow depth 279.0 cm (109.8 in)
1953-01-08Record snow depthRecord snow depth 291.0 cm (114.6 in)
1953-01-10Record snow depthRecord snow depth 296.0 cm (116.5 in)
1953-01-11Record snow depthRecord snow depth 301.0 cm (118.5 in)
1953-01-12Record snow depthRecord snow depth 304.0 cm (119.7 in)
1953-02-11Record snow depthRecord snow depth 312.0 cm (122.8 in)
1956-01-31Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -26.6 C (-15.9 F)
1956-02-01Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -24.2 C (-11.6 F)
1956-02-01Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -28.4 C (-19.1 F)
1959-07-10Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 20.0 C (68.0 F)
1964-08-28Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 20.2 C (68.4 F)
1970-03-31Record snow depthRecord snow depth 315.0 cm (124.0 in)
1970-04-01Record snow depthRecord snow depth 320.0 cm (126.0 in)
1970-04-02Record snow depthRecord snow depth 330.0 cm (129.9 in)
1970-04-04Record snow depthRecord snow depth 335.0 cm (131.9 in)
1970-04-06Record snow depthRecord snow depth 345.0 cm (135.8 in)
1970-04-07Record snow depthRecord snow depth 350.0 cm (137.8 in)
1970-04-10Record snow depthRecord snow depth 365.0 cm (143.7 in)
1970-04-11Record snow depthRecord snow depth 370.0 cm (145.7 in)
1970-04-14Record snow depthRecord snow depth 380.0 cm (149.6 in)
1992-08-09Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 27.9 C (82.2 F)
1992-08-09Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 21.0 C (69.8 F)
2002-07-17Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 154.5 mm (6.1 in)
2003-08-12Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 28.2 C (82.8 F)
2012-08-20Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 29.0 C (84.2 F)
2019-07-25Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 29.7 C (85.5 F)
2026-06-27Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 22.6 C (72.7 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 154.5 mm (6.1 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Brocken The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Brocken. The most was 154.5 mm (6.1 in) on 17 July 2002. 050100150200 Jan: 153.7 mm (6.1 in), 13 January 1948 Jan Feb: 95.6 mm (3.8 in), 16 February 1900 Feb Mar: 75.3 mm (3.0 in), 31 March 1969 Mar Apr: 82.2 mm (3.2 in), 15 April 1950 Apr May: 75.0 mm (3.0 in), 29 May 1941 May Jun: 124.2 mm (4.9 in), 27 June 1958 Jun Jul: 154.5 mm (6.1 in), 17 July 2002 Jul Aug: 101.5 mm (4.0 in), 11 August 2002 Aug Sep: 134.9 mm (5.3 in), 21 September 1906 Sep Oct: 110.0 mm (4.3 in), 14 October 2020 Oct Nov: 93.3 mm (3.7 in), 15 November 2015 Nov Dec: 88.4 mm (3.5 in), 30 December 1940 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Brocken. The most was 154.5 mm (6.1 in) on 17 July 2002.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Brocken
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan153.7 mm (6.1 in)13 January 1948
Feb95.6 mm (3.8 in)16 February 1900
Mar75.3 mm (3.0 in)31 March 1969
Apr82.2 mm (3.2 in)15 April 1950
May75.0 mm (3.0 in)29 May 1941
Jun124.2 mm (4.9 in)27 June 1958
Jul154.5 mm (6.1 in)17 July 2002
Aug101.5 mm (4.0 in)11 August 2002
Sep134.9 mm (5.3 in)21 September 1906
Oct110.0 mm (4.3 in)14 October 2020
Nov93.3 mm (3.7 in)15 November 2015
Dec88.4 mm (3.5 in)30 December 1940

Period of Record Coverage

1896 to 2026
Days with data per year at Brocken 129 years of record at Brocken, 1896 to 2026. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1917, 1918, 1941, 1945, 1947, 2026. 1896: 366 of 366 days1897: 365 of 365 days1898: 365 of 365 days1899: 365 of 365 days1900: 365 of 365 days1901: 365 of 365 days1902: 365 of 365 days1903: 365 of 365 days1904: 366 of 366 days1905: 365 of 365 days1906: 365 of 365 days1907: 365 of 365 days1908: 366 of 366 days1909: 365 of 365 days1910: 365 of 365 days1911: 365 of 365 days1912: 366 of 366 days1913: 365 of 365 days1914: 364 of 365 days1915: 365 of 365 days1916: 366 of 366 days1917: 270 of 365 days1918: 301 of 365 days1919: 365 of 365 days1920: 366 of 366 days1921: 365 of 365 days1922: 365 of 365 days1923: 365 of 365 days1924: 366 of 366 days1925: 365 of 365 days1926: 365 of 365 days1927: 365 of 365 days1928: 366 of 366 days1929: 365 of 365 days1930: 365 of 365 days1931: 365 of 365 days1932: 366 of 366 days1933: 365 of 365 days1934: 365 of 365 days1935: 365 of 365 days1936: 366 of 366 days1937: 365 of 365 days1938: 365 of 365 days1939: 365 of 365 days1940: 366 of 366 days1941: 283 of 365 days1943: 365 of 365 days1944: 366 of 366 days1945: 59 of 365 days1947: 92 of 365 days1948: 366 of 366 days1949: 365 of 365 days1950: 365 of 365 days1951: 365 of 365 days1952: 365 of 366 days1953: 365 of 365 days1954: 365 of 365 days1955: 365 of 365 days1956: 365 of 366 days1957: 365 of 365 days1958: 365 of 365 days1959: 365 of 365 days1960: 366 of 366 days1961: 365 of 365 days1962: 364 of 365 days1963: 365 of 365 days1964: 366 of 366 days1965: 365 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 363 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 365 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 366 of 366 days1973: 365 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 365 of 365 days1978: 365 of 365 days1979: 365 of 365 days1980: 366 of 366 days1981: 365 of 365 days1982: 365 of 365 days1983: 365 of 365 days1984: 365 of 366 days1985: 365 of 365 days1986: 365 of 365 days1987: 365 of 365 days1988: 366 of 366 days1989: 365 of 365 days1990: 365 of 365 days1991: 365 of 365 days1992: 366 of 366 days1993: 365 of 365 days1994: 365 of 365 days1995: 364 of 365 days1996: 366 of 366 days1997: 364 of 365 days1998: 365 of 365 days1999: 365 of 365 days2000: 366 of 366 days2001: 365 of 365 days2002: 365 of 365 days2003: 365 of 365 days2004: 366 of 366 days2005: 365 of 365 days2006: 365 of 365 days2007: 365 of 365 days2008: 366 of 366 days2009: 365 of 365 days2010: 365 of 365 days2011: 365 of 365 days2012: 366 of 366 days2013: 365 of 365 days2014: 363 of 365 days2015: 365 of 365 days2016: 366 of 366 days2017: 365 of 365 days2018: 365 of 365 days2019: 365 of 365 days2020: 366 of 366 days2021: 365 of 365 days2022: 361 of 365 days2023: 365 of 365 days2024: 366 of 366 days2025: 365 of 365 days2026: 243 of 365 days1900192019401960198020002020
129 years of record at Brocken, 1896 to 2026. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1917, 1918, 1941, 1945, 1947, 2026.
Days with data per year at Brocken
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
1896366100%Yes
1897365100%Yes
1898365100%Yes
1899365100%Yes
1900365100%Yes
1901365100%Yes
1902365100%Yes
1903365100%Yes
1904366100%Yes
1905365100%Yes
1906365100%Yes
1907365100%Yes
1908366100%Yes
1909365100%Yes
1910365100%Yes
1911365100%Yes
1912366100%Yes
1913365100%Yes
1914364100%Yes
1915365100%Yes
1916366100%Yes
191727074%No
191830182%No
1919365100%Yes
1920366100%Yes
1921365100%Yes
1922365100%Yes
1923365100%Yes
1924366100%Yes
1925365100%Yes
1926365100%Yes
1927365100%Yes
1928366100%Yes
1929365100%Yes
1930365100%Yes
1931365100%Yes
1932366100%Yes
1933365100%Yes
1934365100%Yes
1935365100%Yes
1936366100%Yes
1937365100%Yes
1938365100%Yes
1939365100%Yes
1940366100%Yes
194128378%No
1943365100%Yes
1944366100%Yes
19455916%No
19479225%No
1948366100%Yes
1949365100%Yes
1950365100%Yes
1951365100%Yes
1952365100%Yes
1953365100%Yes
1954365100%Yes
1955365100%Yes
1956365100%Yes
1957365100%Yes
1958365100%Yes
1959365100%Yes
1960366100%Yes
1961365100%Yes
1962364100%Yes
1963365100%Yes
1964366100%Yes
1965365100%Yes
1966365100%Yes
1967365100%Yes
196836399%Yes
1969365100%Yes
1970365100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972366100%Yes
1973365100%Yes
1974365100%Yes
1975365100%Yes
1976366100%Yes
1977365100%Yes
1978365100%Yes
1979365100%Yes
1980366100%Yes
1981365100%Yes
1982365100%Yes
1983365100%Yes
1984365100%Yes
1985365100%Yes
1986365100%Yes
1987365100%Yes
1988366100%Yes
1989365100%Yes
1990365100%Yes
1991365100%Yes
1992366100%Yes
1993365100%Yes
1994365100%Yes
1995364100%Yes
1996366100%Yes
1997364100%Yes
1998365100%Yes
1999365100%Yes
2000366100%Yes
2001365100%Yes
2002365100%Yes
2003365100%Yes
2004366100%Yes
2005365100%Yes
2006365100%Yes
2007365100%Yes
2008366100%Yes
2009365100%Yes
2010365100%Yes
2011365100%Yes
2012366100%Yes
2013365100%Yes
201436399%Yes
2015365100%Yes
2016366100%Yes
2017365100%Yes
2018365100%Yes
2019365100%Yes
2020366100%Yes
2021365100%Yes
202236199%Yes
2023365100%Yes
2024366100%Yes
2025365100%Yes
202624367%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Brocken
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
30 July 2026Brocken, DEdaily high max27.8 C (82.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)8 years18 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 2026Brocken, DEdaily high min19.7 C (67.5 F)2.1 C (3.8 F)49 years29 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 2026Brocken, DEdaily high max28.7 C (83.7 F)5.5 C (9.9 F)15 years25 of 100 (Routine)
27 June 2026Brocken, DEall-time high min22.6 C (72.7 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)33 years44 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 2026Brocken, DEmonthly high max29.3 C (84.7 F)2.6 C (4.7 F)6 years27 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 2026Brocken, DEdaily high min18.5 C (65.3 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)91 years37 of 100 (Notable)
25 June 2026Brocken, DEdaily high min18.3 C (64.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)7 years16 of 100 (Routine)
25 June 2026Brocken, DEdaily high max25.3 C (77.5 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)7 years13 of 100 (Routine)
24 June 2026Brocken, DEdaily high min15.7 C (60.3 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)84 years36 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 2026Brocken, DEdaily high max25.2 C (77.4 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)9 years12 of 100 (Routine)
23 June 2026Brocken, DEdaily high min14.4 C (57.9 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)9 years12 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 2026Brocken, DEdaily high max (Tie)23.4 C (74.1 F)tie20 years4 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 2026Brocken, DEdaily high max23.8 C (74.8 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)95 years41 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2026Brocken, DEdaily high min13.5 C (56.3 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)105 years40 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2026Brocken, DEdaily rain26.4 mm (1.0 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)28 years18 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 2026Brocken, DEdaily high max14.9 C (58.8 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)36 years24 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 2026Brocken, DEdaily high min5.6 C (42.1 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)105 years44 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2026Brocken, DEdaily high max12.8 C (55.0 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)12 years15 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 2026Brocken, DEdaily high min2.9 C (37.2 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)73 years32 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 2026Brocken, DEdaily high max9.4 C (48.9 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)8 years12 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

123 complete years, 1896 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Brocken as warming stripes, 1896 to 2025 One stripe for each of 123 complete years at Brocken, 1896 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 3.2 C (37.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1922, at 1.3 C (34.3 F), and the warmest was 2024, at 5.9 C (42.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.7 C (4.9 F). 1896: 2.0 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1897: 2.6 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1898: 3.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1899: 2.4 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1900: 2.7 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1901: 2.3 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1902: 1.5 C, -1.8 C from the station mean1903: 2.7 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1904: 2.8 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1905: 2.1 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1906: 2.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1907: 2.2 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1908: 2.4 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1909: 1.7 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1910: 2.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1911: 3.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1912: 2.5 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1913: 3.1 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1914: 3.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1915: 2.1 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1916: 2.7 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1919: 1.7 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1920: 3.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1921: 3.6 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1922: 1.3 C, -2.0 C from the station mean1923: 1.8 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1924: 2.4 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1925: 2.6 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1926: 3.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1927: 2.4 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1928: 2.6 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1929: 2.5 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1930: 3.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1931: 1.9 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1932: 3.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1933: 2.4 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1934: 4.2 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1935: 2.6 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1936: 3.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1937: 3.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1938: 3.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1939: 2.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1940: 1.4 C, -1.8 C from the station mean1943: 3.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1944: 2.6 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1948: 3.9 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1949: 4.0 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1950: 3.1 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1951: 3.5 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1952: 2.2 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1953: 4.4 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1954: 2.2 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1955: 2.3 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1956: 1.5 C, -1.8 C from the station mean1957: 3.4 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1958: 2.9 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1959: 4.7 C, +1.5 C from the station mean1960: 3.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1961: 3.9 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1962: 1.7 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1963: 2.5 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1964: 3.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1965: 2.2 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1966: 3.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1967: 3.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1968: 3.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1969: 3.0 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1970: 2.6 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1971: 3.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1972: 3.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1973: 3.1 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1974: 3.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1975: 3.9 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1976: 3.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1977: 3.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1978: 2.6 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1979: 2.4 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1980: 2.1 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1981: 2.7 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1982: 4.3 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1983: 3.9 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1984: 2.6 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1985: 2.2 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1986: 2.6 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1987: 2.4 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1988: 3.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1989: 5.0 C, +1.8 C from the station mean1990: 4.1 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1991: 3.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1992: 4.3 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1993: 3.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1994: 4.2 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1995: 3.7 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1996: 2.3 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1997: 3.8 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1998: 3.5 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1999: 4.1 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2000: 4.5 C, +1.2 C from the station mean2001: 3.6 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2002: 4.4 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2003: 4.6 C, +1.4 C from the station mean2004: 3.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2005: 3.8 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2006: 4.7 C, +1.4 C from the station mean2007: 4.4 C, +1.2 C from the station mean2008: 4.0 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2009: 3.9 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2010: 2.4 C, -0.8 C from the station mean2011: 4.9 C, +1.7 C from the station mean2012: 3.7 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2013: 3.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2014: 5.3 C, +2.1 C from the station mean2015: 4.5 C, +1.2 C from the station mean2016: 4.4 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2017: 4.2 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2018: 5.1 C, +1.9 C from the station mean2019: 5.1 C, +1.8 C from the station mean2020: 5.2 C, +1.9 C from the station mean2021: 3.9 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2022: 5.3 C, +2.1 C from the station mean2023: 5.0 C, +1.7 C from the station mean2024: 5.9 C, +2.7 C from the station mean2025: 5.3 C, +2.0 C from the station mean1896191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 123 complete years at Brocken, 1896 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 3.2 C (37.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1922, at 1.3 C (34.3 F), and the warmest was 2024, at 5.9 C (42.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.7 C (4.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Brocken as warming stripes, 1896 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
18962.0 C-1.23 C
18972.6 C-0.60 C
18983.2 C-0.05 C
18992.4 C-0.83 C
19002.7 C-0.59 C
19012.3 C-0.92 C
19021.5 C-1.78 C
19032.7 C-0.50 C
19042.8 C-0.47 C
19052.1 C-1.19 C
19062.8 C-0.44 C
19072.2 C-1.08 C
19082.4 C-0.84 C
19091.7 C-1.51 C
19102.9 C-0.34 C
19113.5 C+0.29 C
19122.5 C-0.75 C
19133.1 C-0.18 C
19143.3 C+0.02 C
19152.1 C-1.13 C
19162.7 C-0.54 C
19191.7 C-1.54 C
19203.5 C+0.28 C
19213.6 C+0.35 C
19221.3 C-1.97 C
19231.8 C-1.47 C
19242.4 C-0.86 C
19252.6 C-0.62 C
19263.0 C-0.22 C
19272.4 C-0.89 C
19282.6 C-0.64 C
19292.5 C-0.76 C
19303.5 C+0.30 C
19311.9 C-1.31 C
19323.2 C-0.07 C
19332.4 C-0.85 C
19344.2 C+0.92 C
19352.6 C-0.66 C
19363.1 C-0.12 C
19373.2 C-0.03 C
19383.3 C+0.06 C
19392.8 C-0.41 C
19401.4 C-1.83 C
19433.6 C+0.38 C
19442.6 C-0.63 C
19483.9 C+0.67 C
19494.0 C+0.76 C
19503.1 C-0.16 C
19513.5 C+0.22 C
19522.2 C-1.09 C
19534.4 C+1.20 C
19542.2 C-1.00 C
19552.3 C-0.95 C
19561.5 C-1.75 C
19573.4 C+0.11 C
19582.9 C-0.37 C
19594.7 C+1.46 C
19603.0 C-0.24 C
19613.9 C+0.65 C
19621.7 C-1.54 C
19632.5 C-0.71 C
19643.3 C+0.07 C
19652.2 C-1.09 C
19663.3 C+0.03 C
19673.6 C+0.37 C
19683.2 C-0.07 C
19693.0 C-0.26 C
19702.6 C-0.62 C
19713.4 C+0.16 C
19723.0 C-0.23 C
19733.1 C-0.17 C
19743.0 C-0.22 C
19753.9 C+0.69 C
19763.2 C-0.07 C
19773.2 C-0.01 C
19782.6 C-0.60 C
19792.4 C-0.84 C
19802.1 C-1.11 C
19812.7 C-0.52 C
19824.3 C+1.03 C
19833.9 C+0.66 C
19842.6 C-0.61 C
19852.2 C-1.09 C
19862.6 C-0.65 C
19872.4 C-0.81 C
19883.6 C+0.36 C
19895.0 C+1.77 C
19904.1 C+0.89 C
19913.2 C-0.03 C
19924.3 C+1.09 C
19933.4 C+0.19 C
19944.2 C+0.92 C
19953.7 C+0.46 C
19962.3 C-0.95 C
19973.8 C+0.55 C
19983.5 C+0.25 C
19994.1 C+0.81 C
20004.5 C+1.21 C
20013.6 C+0.32 C
20024.4 C+1.15 C
20034.6 C+1.36 C
20043.5 C+0.29 C
20053.8 C+0.52 C
20064.7 C+1.42 C
20074.4 C+1.19 C
20084.0 C+0.79 C
20093.9 C+0.65 C
20102.4 C-0.82 C
20114.9 C+1.66 C
20123.7 C+0.42 C
20133.1 C-0.13 C
20145.3 C+2.06 C
20154.5 C+1.24 C
20164.4 C+1.11 C
20174.2 C+0.96 C
20185.1 C+1.89 C
20195.1 C+1.83 C
20205.2 C+1.92 C
20213.9 C+0.70 C
20225.3 C+2.06 C
20235.0 C+1.74 C
20245.9 C+2.67 C
20255.3 C+2.04 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade over 1896 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (0.2 to 0.4) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 123 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Brocken
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade0.3 F (0.2 to 0.4) per decade1896 to 2025123Rise
Mean daily maximum0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade0.3 F (0.2 to 0.4) per decade1896 to 2025123Rise
Mean daily minimum0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade0.3 F (0.2 to 0.4) per decade1896 to 2025123Rise

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

1896 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Brocken: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)29.7 C (85.5 F)201924.0 C (75.2 F)129
Coldest night (TNn)-28.4 C (-19.1 F)1956-16.1 C (3.0 F)129
Wettest day (Rx1day)154.5 mm (6.1 in)200254.0 mm (2.1 in)130
Wettest five days (Rx5day)280.5 mm (11.0 in)2017118.0 mm (4.6 in)129
Longest dry spell (CDD)35 days201113 days129

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Brocken by year The hottest day of the year at Brocken, 1896 to 2026. The record is 29.7 C (85.5 F) in 2019, marked on the chart; the median year is 24.0 C (75.2 F). 01020301900192019401960198020002020Record: 29.7 C (85.5 F) in 2019
The hottest day of the year at Brocken, 1896 to 2026. The record is 29.7 C (85.5 F) in 2019, marked on the chart; the median year is 24.0 C (75.2 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Brocken by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
189623.4 C (74.1 F)
189722.0 C (71.6 F)
189825.0 C (77.0 F)
189923.1 C (73.6 F)
190025.3 C (77.5 F)
190123.6 C (74.5 F)
190222.8 C (73.0 F)
190322.6 C (72.7 F)
190426.5 C (79.7 F)
190526.5 C (79.7 F)
190623.4 C (74.1 F)
190722.9 C (73.2 F)
190824.6 C (76.3 F)
190922.6 C (72.7 F)
191020.4 C (68.7 F)
191126.9 C (80.4 F)
191222.8 C (73.0 F)
191320.1 C (68.2 F)
191422.8 C (73.0 F)
191524.4 C (75.9 F)
191620.7 C (69.3 F)
191720.1 C (68.2 F)
191823.8 C (74.8 F)
191924.4 C (75.9 F)
192021.5 C (70.7 F)
192125.2 C (77.4 F)
192224.5 C (76.1 F)
192326.9 C (80.4 F)
192423.0 C (73.4 F)
192523.5 C (74.3 F)
192621.3 C (70.3 F)
192722.5 C (72.5 F)
192824.9 C (76.8 F)
192924.1 C (75.4 F)
193023.6 C (74.5 F)
193122.5 C (72.5 F)
193227.8 C (82.0 F)
193323.2 C (73.8 F)
193421.0 C (69.8 F)
193524.0 C (75.2 F)
193622.4 C (72.3 F)
193724.3 C (75.7 F)
193821.3 C (70.3 F)
193923.1 C (73.6 F)
194020.0 C (68.0 F)
194122.2 C (72.0 F)
1942n/a
194327.1 C (80.8 F)
194424.9 C (76.8 F)
19454.5 C (40.1 F)
194715.6 C (60.1 F)
194824.8 C (76.6 F)
194924.4 C (75.9 F)
195024.2 C (75.6 F)
195123.1 C (73.6 F)
195225.8 C (78.4 F)
195323.0 C (73.4 F)
195423.1 C (73.6 F)
195521.8 C (71.2 F)
195620.4 C (68.7 F)
195726.8 C (80.2 F)
195820.6 C (69.1 F)
195927.3 C (81.1 F)
196021.3 C (70.3 F)
196124.3 C (75.7 F)
196219.7 C (67.5 F)
196324.4 C (75.9 F)
196425.9 C (78.6 F)
196520.2 C (68.4 F)
196624.2 C (75.6 F)
196722.7 C (72.9 F)
196821.4 C (70.5 F)
196924.6 C (76.3 F)
197022.0 C (71.6 F)
197123.7 C (74.7 F)
197223.0 C (73.4 F)
197322.1 C (71.8 F)
197424.1 C (75.4 F)
197523.0 C (73.4 F)
197624.6 C (76.3 F)
197720.3 C (68.5 F)
197821.4 C (70.5 F)
197922.3 C (72.1 F)
198022.5 C (72.5 F)
198122.3 C (72.1 F)
198223.2 C (73.8 F)
198324.2 C (75.6 F)
198425.2 C (77.4 F)
198523.3 C (73.9 F)
198623.5 C (74.3 F)
198724.4 C (75.9 F)
198820.7 C (69.3 F)
198924.6 C (76.3 F)
199025.5 C (77.9 F)
199124.0 C (75.2 F)
199227.9 C (82.2 F)
199321.6 C (70.9 F)
199426.2 C (79.2 F)
199524.3 C (75.7 F)
199622.8 C (73.0 F)
199723.8 C (74.8 F)
199825.9 C (78.6 F)
199923.8 C (74.8 F)
200024.6 C (76.3 F)
200125.1 C (77.2 F)
200225.3 C (77.5 F)
200328.2 C (82.8 F)
200423.6 C (74.5 F)
200524.1 C (75.4 F)
200628.1 C (82.6 F)
200726.3 C (79.3 F)
200824.2 C (75.6 F)
200925.5 C (77.9 F)
201026.9 C (80.4 F)
201123.8 C (74.8 F)
201229.0 C (84.2 F)
201326.1 C (79.0 F)
201425.8 C (78.4 F)
201527.8 C (82.0 F)
201628.1 C (82.6 F)
201724.0 C (75.2 F)
201828.5 C (83.3 F)
201929.7 C (85.5 F)
202026.7 C (80.1 F)
202126.1 C (79.0 F)
202228.6 C (83.5 F)
202326.5 C (79.7 F)
202425.4 C (77.7 F)
202529.5 C (85.1 F)
202629.3 C (84.7 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Brocken by year The coldest night of the year at Brocken, 1896 to 2026. The record is -28.4 C (-19.1 F) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is -16.1 C (3.0 F). -30-25-20-15-10-51900192019401960198020002020Record: -28.4 C (-19.1 F) in 1956
The coldest night of the year at Brocken, 1896 to 2026. The record is -28.4 C (-19.1 F) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is -16.1 C (3.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Brocken by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1896-16.6 C (2.1 F)
1897-15.8 C (3.6 F)
1898-10.8 C (12.6 F)
1899-17.1 C (1.2 F)
1900-16.0 C (3.2 F)
1901-19.5 C (-3.1 F)
1902-20.5 C (-4.9 F)
1903-18.0 C (-0.4 F)
1904-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1905-17.1 C (1.2 F)
1906-14.1 C (6.6 F)
1907-24.6 C (-12.3 F)
1908-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1909-15.7 C (3.7 F)
1910-11.8 C (10.8 F)
1911-14.1 C (6.6 F)
1912-20.2 C (-4.4 F)
1913-16.0 C (3.2 F)
1914-16.3 C (2.7 F)
1915-16.3 C (2.7 F)
1916-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1917-17.3 C (0.9 F)
1918-15.2 C (4.6 F)
1919-17.3 C (0.9 F)
1920-18.0 C (-0.4 F)
1921-14.0 C (6.8 F)
1922-21.9 C (-7.4 F)
1923-16.6 C (2.1 F)
1924-16.6 C (2.1 F)
1925-15.4 C (4.3 F)
1926-18.6 C (-1.5 F)
1927-18.2 C (-0.8 F)
1928-14.8 C (5.4 F)
1929-26.0 C (-14.8 F)
1930-12.3 C (9.9 F)
1931-16.5 C (2.3 F)
1932-20.9 C (-5.6 F)
1933-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1934-13.7 C (7.3 F)
1935-17.4 C (0.7 F)
1936-16.4 C (2.5 F)
1937-18.7 C (-1.7 F)
1938-24.8 C (-12.6 F)
1939-15.5 C (4.1 F)
1940-23.8 C (-10.8 F)
1941-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1942n/a
1943-13.8 C (7.2 F)
1944-14.7 C (5.5 F)
1945-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1947-11.4 C (11.5 F)
1948-21.3 C (-6.3 F)
1949-14.6 C (5.7 F)
1950-19.2 C (-2.6 F)
1951-12.6 C (9.3 F)
1952-14.5 C (5.9 F)
1953-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1954-22.9 C (-9.2 F)
1955-15.5 C (4.1 F)
1956-28.4 C (-19.1 F)
1957-14.2 C (6.4 F)
1958-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1959-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1960-17.1 C (1.2 F)
1961-18.2 C (-0.8 F)
1962-18.8 C (-1.8 F)
1963-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1964-15.8 C (3.6 F)
1965-13.7 C (7.3 F)
1966-15.1 C (4.8 F)
1967-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1968-18.2 C (-0.8 F)
1969-17.6 C (0.3 F)
1970-16.2 C (2.8 F)
1971-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1972-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1973-14.3 C (6.3 F)
1974-9.9 C (14.2 F)
1975-12.1 C (10.2 F)
1976-15.7 C (3.7 F)
1977-13.6 C (7.5 F)
1978-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1979-27.5 C (-17.5 F)
1980-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1981-15.1 C (4.8 F)
1982-18.7 C (-1.7 F)
1983-13.7 C (7.3 F)
1984-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1985-20.5 C (-4.9 F)
1986-23.2 C (-9.8 F)
1987-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1988-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1989-11.6 C (11.1 F)
1990-10.8 C (12.6 F)
1991-23.4 C (-10.1 F)
1992-13.8 C (7.2 F)
1993-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1994-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1995-15.1 C (4.8 F)
1996-20.7 C (-5.3 F)
1997-19.0 C (-2.2 F)
1998-16.5 C (2.3 F)
1999-14.0 C (6.8 F)
2000-15.1 C (4.8 F)
2001-16.2 C (2.8 F)
2002-13.5 C (7.7 F)
2003-15.7 C (3.7 F)
2004-13.0 C (8.6 F)
2005-14.7 C (5.5 F)
2006-15.1 C (4.8 F)
2007-13.6 C (7.5 F)
2008-11.5 C (11.3 F)
2009-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2010-17.9 C (-0.2 F)
2011-15.8 C (3.6 F)
2012-20.8 C (-5.4 F)
2013-17.0 C (1.4 F)
2014-14.9 C (5.2 F)
2015-10.2 C (13.6 F)
2016-12.5 C (9.5 F)
2017-16.5 C (2.3 F)
2018-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2019-13.1 C (8.4 F)
2020-10.8 C (12.6 F)
2021-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2022-10.7 C (12.7 F)
2023-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2024-15.9 C (3.4 F)
2025-12.6 C (9.3 F)
2026-13.3 C (8.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Brocken by year The wettest day of the year at Brocken, 1896 to 2026. The record is 154.5 mm (6.1 in) in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 54.0 mm (2.1 in). 0501001502001900192019401960198020002020Record: 154.5 mm (6.1 in) in 2002
The wettest day of the year at Brocken, 1896 to 2026. The record is 154.5 mm (6.1 in) in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 54.0 mm (2.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Brocken by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
189695.2 mm (3.7 in)
189736.1 mm (1.4 in)
1898106.2 mm (4.2 in)
189972.6 mm (2.9 in)
190095.6 mm (3.8 in)
190163.0 mm (2.5 in)
190239.2 mm (1.5 in)
190342.9 mm (1.7 in)
190477.0 mm (3.0 in)
190583.7 mm (3.3 in)
1906134.9 mm (5.3 in)
190762.6 mm (2.5 in)
190855.7 mm (2.2 in)
190977.7 mm (3.1 in)
191036.3 mm (1.4 in)
191140.6 mm (1.6 in)
191255.1 mm (2.2 in)
191359.6 mm (2.3 in)
191437.4 mm (1.5 in)
191541.4 mm (1.6 in)
191664.1 mm (2.5 in)
191738.3 mm (1.5 in)
191850.2 mm (2.0 in)
191939.0 mm (1.5 in)
192050.3 mm (2.0 in)
192142.4 mm (1.7 in)
192263.6 mm (2.5 in)
192347.6 mm (1.9 in)
192440.2 mm (1.6 in)
192582.8 mm (3.3 in)
192671.9 mm (2.8 in)
192755.1 mm (2.2 in)
192835.4 mm (1.4 in)
192935.4 mm (1.4 in)
193050.1 mm (2.0 in)
193144.3 mm (1.7 in)
193263.3 mm (2.5 in)
193337.4 mm (1.5 in)
193442.7 mm (1.7 in)
193559.0 mm (2.3 in)
193648.8 mm (1.9 in)
193759.1 mm (2.3 in)
193847.0 mm (1.9 in)
193938.7 mm (1.5 in)
194088.4 mm (3.5 in)
194175.0 mm (3.0 in)
19423.2 mm (0.13 in)
194332.3 mm (1.3 in)
194445.5 mm (1.8 in)
194515.3 mm (0.6 in)
194791.7 mm (3.6 in)
1948153.7 mm (6.1 in)
194954.7 mm (2.2 in)
195082.2 mm (3.2 in)
195130.4 mm (1.2 in)
195247.4 mm (1.9 in)
195342.3 mm (1.7 in)
195456.1 mm (2.2 in)
195575.1 mm (3.0 in)
195658.0 mm (2.3 in)
195745.5 mm (1.8 in)
1958124.2 mm (4.9 in)
195937.4 mm (1.5 in)
196068.9 mm (2.7 in)
196172.1 mm (2.8 in)
196241.2 mm (1.6 in)
196344.6 mm (1.8 in)
196454.0 mm (2.1 in)
196551.2 mm (2.0 in)
196673.6 mm (2.9 in)
196753.9 mm (2.1 in)
196844.0 mm (1.7 in)
196975.3 mm (3.0 in)
197059.2 mm (2.3 in)
197161.2 mm (2.4 in)
197241.2 mm (1.6 in)
197332.3 mm (1.3 in)
197450.3 mm (2.0 in)
197553.7 mm (2.1 in)
197637.8 mm (1.5 in)
197738.5 mm (1.5 in)
197837.3 mm (1.5 in)
197946.3 mm (1.8 in)
198066.4 mm (2.6 in)
198172.7 mm (2.9 in)
198252.7 mm (2.1 in)
198380.2 mm (3.2 in)
198493.2 mm (3.7 in)
198564.3 mm (2.5 in)
198669.3 mm (2.7 in)
198731.2 mm (1.2 in)
198861.2 mm (2.4 in)
198985.1 mm (3.4 in)
199082.4 mm (3.2 in)
199152.2 mm (2.1 in)
199249.3 mm (1.9 in)
199353.9 mm (2.1 in)
199471.0 mm (2.8 in)
199578.9 mm (3.1 in)
199650.9 mm (2.0 in)
1997114.8 mm (4.5 in)
199874.2 mm (2.9 in)
199945.1 mm (1.8 in)
200062.5 mm (2.5 in)
200171.6 mm (2.8 in)
2002154.5 mm (6.1 in)
200368.4 mm (2.7 in)
200440.0 mm (1.6 in)
200541.5 mm (1.6 in)
200635.7 mm (1.4 in)
200789.7 mm (3.5 in)
200855.9 mm (2.2 in)
200957.8 mm (2.3 in)
201064.3 mm (2.5 in)
201143.0 mm (1.7 in)
201249.7 mm (2.0 in)
201370.4 mm (2.8 in)
201454.5 mm (2.1 in)
201593.3 mm (3.7 in)
201653.1 mm (2.1 in)
2017121.2 mm (4.8 in)
201848.0 mm (1.9 in)
201969.6 mm (2.7 in)
2020110.0 mm (4.3 in)
202147.4 mm (1.9 in)
202222.5 mm (0.9 in)
202349.4 mm (1.9 in)
202452.9 mm (2.1 in)
202553.7 mm (2.1 in)
202636.1 mm (1.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Brocken by year The wettest five days of the year at Brocken, 1896 to 2026. The record is 280.5 mm (11.0 in) in 2017, marked on the chart; the median year is 118.0 mm (4.6 in). 01002003001900192019401960198020002020Record: 280.5 mm (11.0 in) in 2017
The wettest five days of the year at Brocken, 1896 to 2026. The record is 280.5 mm (11.0 in) in 2017, marked on the chart; the median year is 118.0 mm (4.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Brocken by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1896127.4 mm (5.0 in)
189775.6 mm (3.0 in)
1898159.0 mm (6.3 in)
1899133.8 mm (5.3 in)
1900257.8 mm (10.1 in)
1901132.5 mm (5.2 in)
190286.9 mm (3.4 in)
1903111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1904112.7 mm (4.4 in)
1905117.5 mm (4.6 in)
1906221.8 mm (8.7 in)
1907145.6 mm (5.7 in)
190884.7 mm (3.3 in)
1909156.1 mm (6.1 in)
191079.6 mm (3.1 in)
191185.7 mm (3.4 in)
1912129.3 mm (5.1 in)
1913147.0 mm (5.8 in)
1914108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1915106.3 mm (4.2 in)
191693.8 mm (3.7 in)
1917126.6 mm (5.0 in)
191894.9 mm (3.7 in)
1919135.2 mm (5.3 in)
1920140.9 mm (5.5 in)
192175.2 mm (3.0 in)
1922120.3 mm (4.7 in)
1923103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1924111.4 mm (4.4 in)
1925137.9 mm (5.4 in)
1926132.0 mm (5.2 in)
1927128.4 mm (5.1 in)
1928110.7 mm (4.4 in)
192984.3 mm (3.3 in)
1930121.4 mm (4.8 in)
193188.3 mm (3.5 in)
1932116.1 mm (4.6 in)
193386.2 mm (3.4 in)
193493.1 mm (3.7 in)
1935117.7 mm (4.6 in)
1936102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1937148.0 mm (5.8 in)
1938118.7 mm (4.7 in)
1939114.5 mm (4.5 in)
1940146.4 mm (5.8 in)
1941123.3 mm (4.9 in)
1942n/a
194380.5 mm (3.2 in)
194477.3 mm (3.0 in)
194544.8 mm (1.8 in)
1947193.4 mm (7.6 in)
1948236.3 mm (9.3 in)
1949147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1950102.0 mm (4.0 in)
195171.1 mm (2.8 in)
195275.5 mm (3.0 in)
1953109.2 mm (4.3 in)
195493.9 mm (3.7 in)
1955170.0 mm (6.7 in)
1956131.6 mm (5.2 in)
1957118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1958151.8 mm (6.0 in)
195967.4 mm (2.7 in)
1960138.2 mm (5.4 in)
1961165.7 mm (6.5 in)
196286.7 mm (3.4 in)
1963118.2 mm (4.7 in)
196488.8 mm (3.5 in)
1965110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1966189.4 mm (7.5 in)
196796.3 mm (3.8 in)
196896.2 mm (3.8 in)
1969100.2 mm (3.9 in)
1970121.6 mm (4.8 in)
197191.3 mm (3.6 in)
197287.6 mm (3.4 in)
1973110.4 mm (4.3 in)
1974154.0 mm (6.1 in)
197598.5 mm (3.9 in)
1976129.5 mm (5.1 in)
197795.1 mm (3.7 in)
197896.3 mm (3.8 in)
197998.7 mm (3.9 in)
1980108.3 mm (4.3 in)
1981141.9 mm (5.6 in)
198297.3 mm (3.8 in)
1983214.3 mm (8.4 in)
1984191.6 mm (7.5 in)
1985110.6 mm (4.4 in)
1986179.3 mm (7.1 in)
1987190.5 mm (7.5 in)
1988121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1989124.4 mm (4.9 in)
1990112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1991106.3 mm (4.2 in)
1992114.5 mm (4.5 in)
1993121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1994154.8 mm (6.1 in)
1995129.5 mm (5.1 in)
199699.7 mm (3.9 in)
1997194.3 mm (7.6 in)
1998202.3 mm (8.0 in)
1999105.6 mm (4.2 in)
2000161.9 mm (6.4 in)
2001240.1 mm (9.5 in)
2002226.0 mm (8.9 in)
2003125.2 mm (4.9 in)
2004107.8 mm (4.2 in)
200594.2 mm (3.7 in)
200686.8 mm (3.4 in)
2007189.0 mm (7.4 in)
2008178.0 mm (7.0 in)
200996.1 mm (3.8 in)
2010131.6 mm (5.2 in)
2011104.7 mm (4.1 in)
2012112.0 mm (4.4 in)
2013128.1 mm (5.0 in)
2014118.0 mm (4.6 in)
2015158.9 mm (6.3 in)
2016118.0 mm (4.6 in)
2017280.5 mm (11.0 in)
2018128.0 mm (5.0 in)
2019137.4 mm (5.4 in)
2020220.5 mm (8.7 in)
2021144.8 mm (5.7 in)
202260.7 mm (2.4 in)
2023134.5 mm (5.3 in)
202483.4 mm (3.3 in)
202574.1 mm (2.9 in)
202651.7 mm (2.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Brocken by year The longest dry spell of the year at Brocken, 1896 to 2026. The record is 35 days in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 13 days. 0102030401900192019401960198020002020Record: 35 days in 2011
The longest dry spell of the year at Brocken, 1896 to 2026. The record is 35 days in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 13 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Brocken by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
189615 days
189724 days
189813 days
189912 days
190011 days
190118 days
190219 days
190313 days
190418 days
190511 days
190611 days
190716 days
190813 days
190911 days
191013 days
191113 days
191214 days
191311 days
191413 days
191513 days
191610 days
19179 days
191812 days
19198 days
192027 days
192127 days
192210 days
192324 days
192419 days
192513 days
19269 days
192718 days
192820 days
192913 days
193019 days
19319 days
193222 days
193312 days
193417 days
193513 days
193611 days
193721 days
193815 days
193913 days
194014 days
194114 days
1942n/a
194323 days
194425 days
19454 days
194717 days
194816 days
194930 days
19509 days
195122 days
195211 days
195315 days
195412 days
195512 days
195617 days
195711 days
195812 days
195924 days
196011 days
196122 days
196210 days
196322 days
196414 days
196512 days
196615 days
19678 days
196822 days
196919 days
197013 days
197116 days
197221 days
197311 days
197416 days
197520 days
197622 days
197712 days
197810 days
197910 days
198010 days
198111 days
198217 days
19839 days
198413 days
198513 days
198610 days
198712 days
198814 days
198917 days
199011 days
199112 days
199221 days
19939 days
199418 days
199515 days
199611 days
199711 days
199817 days
199913 days
20008 days
200110 days
200218 days
200315 days
200416 days
200515 days
200610 days
200719 days
200812 days
200918 days
201015 days
201135 days
201211 days
201320 days
201414 days
201512 days
201611 days
201710 days
201814 days
201916 days
202025 days
202110 days
202211 days
202313 days
202411 days
202524 days
202613 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

123 years with a frost

Across 123 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Brocken falls on 30 May and the median first autumn frost on 3 October, which leaves a median of 127 days between them.

In 1996 to 2025 the median growing season was 144 days. That is 36 days more than in 1896 to 1927.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +3.0 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Brocken
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1896 to 1927)Recent period (1996 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost30 May9 June24 May16 days earlier-1.5 days per decade
First autumn frost3 October23 September10 October17 days later+1.5 days per decade
Growing days127 days108 days144 days36 days more+3.0 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

121 years, 1896 to 2025

A day with at least 55.3 mm (2.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 152.5 mm (6.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Brocken: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years55.3 mm (2.2 in)
5 years75.4 mm (3.0 in)
10 years90.7 mm (3.6 in)
25 years113.0 mm (4.4 in)
50 years131.7 mm (5.2 in)
100 years152.5 mm (6.0 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 121 years of values from 1896 to 2025.

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: 154.5 mm (6.1 in) in 2002; 153.7 mm (6.1 in) in 1948; 134.9 mm (5.3 in) in 1906.

Station Changes

1 suspected

One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Brocken, at 2007. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 2007 ran 0.1 C (0.3 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Brocken, against neighbouring stations
YearShift (C)Shift (F)StrengthNeighbours
2007-0.1-0.3likely5

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

2011 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2011 to 2025, Brocken had a mean temperature of 4.7 C (40.5 F) and 1,576.6 mm (62.1 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Altastenberg (Germany, 164 km away), Glacier Bay (United States, 7,386 km away) and Kodiak AP (United States, 7,737 km away).

Climate twins of Brocken: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2011 to 2025 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
AltastenbergGermany164 km (102 mi)5.2 C (41.3 F)1,475.9 mm (58.1 in)0.84
Glacier BayUnited States7,386 km (4,589 mi)4.8 C (40.6 F)1,720.6 mm (67.7 in)1.03
Kodiak APUnited States7,737 km (4,808 mi)4.9 C (40.8 F)1,695.5 mm (66.8 in)1.12

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 Brocken standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Brocken 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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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