Bernkastel-Kues Weather Records (GME00128518)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bernkastel-Kues (GME00128518), Germany, with 82 years of record.

Key Facts for Bernkastel-Kues

Bernkastel-Kues (GME00128518) is a weather station in Germany at 49.92 latitude and 7.07 longitude, 120 m (394 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1931 to 2012, 82 years of record.
1,464 records set at Bernkastel-Kues still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Bernkastel-Kues set a daily record low maximum temperature of 4.7 C (40.5 F) on 29 October 2012.

About the Station

Location: Germany, 49.92 latitude, 7.07 longitude.
Elevation: 120 m (394 ft).
Period of record: 1931 to 2012, 82 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Bernkastel-Kues. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Bernkastel-Kues, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	15.4 C (59.7 F)	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	18.5 C (65.3 F)	-19.9 C (-3.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	24.5 C (76.1 F)	-11.2 C (11.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	31.2 C (88.2 F)	-5.7 C (21.7 F)	n/a	n/a
May	34.0 C (93.2 F)	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	37.5 C (99.5 F)	2.0 C (35.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	38.2 C (100.8 F)	4.0 C (39.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	39.2 C (102.6 F)	5.3 C (41.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.3 C (34.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	28.1 C (82.6 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	21.0 C (69.8 F)	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	18.9 C (66.0 F)	-15.9 C (3.4 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Bernkastel-Kues still stand. 1956 holds the most, with 46.

Standing records at Bernkastel-Kues by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1945	19
1946	24
1947	45
1948	38
1949	38
1950	13
1951	13
1952	24
1953	33
1954	14
1955	22
1956	46
1957	26
1958	27
1959	24
1960	17
1961	30
1962	42
1963	29
1964	14
1965	14
1966	19
1967	14
1968	20
1969	19
1970	7
1971	18
1972	17
1973	12
1974	27
1975	9
1976	23
1977	16
1978	15
1979	20
1980	21
1981	33
1982	8
1983	22
1984	15
1985	31
1986	31
1987	28
1988	10
1989	24
1990	14
1991	23
1992	16
1993	21
1994	15
1995	19
1996	12
1997	19
1998	23
1999	9
2000	21
2001	17
2002	26
2003	32
2004	18
2005	32
2006	32
2007	24
2008	11
2009	9
2010	19
2011	18
2012	23

All-Time Record Progression

4 new records

4 all-time records were set at Bernkastel-Kues between 19 November 1963 and 8 August 2003. Each dot is a new record.

When Bernkastel-Kues set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1963-11-19	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1968-08-30	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1989-07-07	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 23.2 C (73.8 F)
2003-08-08	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 39.2 C (102.6 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 82.6 mm (3.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bernkastel-Kues. The most was 82.6 mm (3.3 in) on 30 August 1968.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Bernkastel-Kues
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	25 January 1995
Feb	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	6 February 1984
Mar	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 March 1957
Apr	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	17 April 1936
May	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	11 May 1970
Jun	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	27 June 2009
Jul	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	3 July 2010
Aug	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	30 August 1968
Sep	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	1 September 1987
Oct	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	1 October 1996
Nov	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	19 November 1963
Dec	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	10 December 1979

Period of Record Coverage

1945 to 2012

68 years of record at Bernkastel-Kues, 1945 to 2012. Every year has data for at least 90 percent of its days.

Days with data per year at Bernkastel-Kues
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1945	363	99%	Yes
1946	364	100%	Yes
1947	364	100%	Yes
1948	366	100%	Yes
1949	365	100%	Yes
1950	365	100%	Yes
1951	365	100%	Yes
1952	366	100%	Yes
1953	365	100%	Yes
1954	365	100%	Yes
1955	365	100%	Yes
1956	365	100%	Yes
1957	365	100%	Yes
1958	365	100%	Yes
1959	364	100%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	364	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	364	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	365	100%	Yes
1983	365	100%	Yes
1984	366	100%	Yes
1985	365	100%	Yes
1986	365	100%	Yes
1987	365	100%	Yes
1988	366	100%	Yes
1989	365	100%	Yes
1990	365	100%	Yes
1991	365	100%	Yes
1992	366	100%	Yes
1993	365	100%	Yes
1994	365	100%	Yes
1995	365	100%	Yes
1996	366	100%	Yes
1997	365	100%	Yes
1998	365	100%	Yes
1999	365	100%	Yes
2000	366	100%	Yes
2001	365	100%	Yes
2002	365	100%	Yes
2003	365	100%	Yes
2004	366	100%	Yes
2005	365	100%	Yes
2006	359	98%	Yes
2007	365	100%	Yes
2008	366	100%	Yes
2009	365	100%	Yes
2010	365	100%	Yes
2011	365	100%	Yes
2012	338	92%	Yes

Latest Records

Latest records at Bernkastel-Kues
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 October 2012	Bernkastel-Kues, DE	daily low max	4.7 C (40.5 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	64 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 2012	Bernkastel-Kues, DE	daily low min	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	65 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 2012	Bernkastel-Kues, DE	daily high max	24.0 C (75.2 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	67 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 2012	Bernkastel-Kues, DE	daily high max	26.2 C (79.2 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	11 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 2012	Bernkastel-Kues, DE	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 September 2012	Bernkastel-Kues, DE	daily high max	31.0 C (87.8 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	1 year	7 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 2012	Bernkastel-Kues, DE	daily high max	38.1 C (100.6 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	65 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 2012	Bernkastel-Kues, DE	daily high max	35.8 C (96.4 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	65 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 2012	Bernkastel-Kues, DE	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	18 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 2012	Bernkastel-Kues, DE	daily low min	2.0 C (35.6 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	25 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 2012	Bernkastel-Kues, DE	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	67 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 2012	Bernkastel-Kues, DE	daily high max	29.6 C (85.3 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	5 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 2012	Bernkastel-Kues, DE	daily low min	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	58 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 2012	Bernkastel-Kues, DE	daily high max	22.9 C (73.2 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	7 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 2012	Bernkastel-Kues, DE	daily high max	19.8 C (67.6 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	40 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 2012	Bernkastel-Kues, DE	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	53 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 2012	Bernkastel-Kues, DE	daily low min	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	57 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 2012	Bernkastel-Kues, DE	daily low max	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	20 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 2012	Bernkastel-Kues, DE	daily low max	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	48 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 2012	Bernkastel-Kues, DE	daily low max	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	56 years	25 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

67 complete years, 1945 to 2011

One stripe for each of 67 complete years at Bernkastel-Kues, 1945 to 2011. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.6 C (51.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1956, at 8.9 C (48.1 F), and the warmest was 2000, at 12.0 C (53.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F).

Annual mean temperature at Bernkastel-Kues as warming stripes, 1945 to 2011
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1945	11.1 C	+0.46 C
1946	10.4 C	-0.24 C
1947	11.0 C	+0.36 C
1948	11.2 C	+0.54 C
1949	11.2 C	+0.55 C
1950	10.7 C	+0.07 C
1951	11.0 C	+0.32 C
1952	10.1 C	-0.57 C
1953	10.5 C	-0.11 C
1954	9.7 C	-0.93 C
1955	9.5 C	-1.12 C
1956	8.9 C	-1.70 C
1957	10.6 C	-0.06 C
1958	10.3 C	-0.35 C
1959	10.9 C	+0.27 C
1960	10.4 C	-0.22 C
1961	10.8 C	+0.16 C
1962	9.1 C	-1.54 C
1963	8.9 C	-1.70 C
1964	10.4 C	-0.27 C
1965	9.7 C	-0.96 C
1966	10.6 C	+0.00 C
1967	10.6 C	-0.03 C
1968	10.0 C	-0.68 C
1969	9.8 C	-0.86 C
1970	10.0 C	-0.68 C
1971	10.1 C	-0.54 C
1972	9.6 C	-1.05 C
1973	10.2 C	-0.40 C
1974	10.7 C	+0.08 C
1975	10.7 C	+0.05 C
1976	10.8 C	+0.18 C
1977	10.7 C	+0.03 C
1978	9.7 C	-0.90 C
1979	10.0 C	-0.67 C
1980	9.9 C	-0.73 C
1981	10.4 C	-0.27 C
1982	10.8 C	+0.19 C
1983	10.9 C	+0.30 C
1984	10.1 C	-0.57 C
1985	9.5 C	-1.14 C
1986	10.1 C	-0.57 C
1987	9.7 C	-0.89 C
1988	11.2 C	+0.53 C
1989	11.3 C	+0.65 C
1990	11.4 C	+0.75 C
1991	10.4 C	-0.26 C
1992	11.2 C	+0.59 C
1993	10.7 C	+0.07 C
1994	12.0 C	+1.36 C
1995	11.4 C	+0.79 C
1996	9.7 C	-0.89 C
1997	11.0 C	+0.35 C
1998	11.0 C	+0.41 C
1999	11.6 C	+1.01 C
2000	12.0 C	+1.41 C
2001	11.5 C	+0.89 C
2002	11.9 C	+1.24 C
2003	11.9 C	+1.28 C
2004	11.1 C	+0.50 C
2005	11.5 C	+0.82 C
2006	11.7 C	+1.05 C
2007	11.8 C	+1.15 C
2008	11.3 C	+0.62 C
2009	11.3 C	+0.67 C
2010	10.2 C	-0.46 C
2011	12.0 C	+1.33 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade over 1945 to 2011. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (0.2 to 0.5) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 67 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Bernkastel-Kues
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade	0.3 F (0.2 to 0.5) per decade	1945 to 2011	67	Rise
Mean daily maximum	0.10 C (-0.02 to 0.21) per decade	0.17 F (-0.03 to 0.38) per decade	1945 to 2011	67	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum	0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade	0.5 F (0.4 to 0.7) per decade	1945 to 2011	67	Rise

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

1931 to 2012

Yearly extremes at Bernkastel-Kues: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	39.2 C (102.6 F)	2003	34.0 C (93.1 F)	68
Coldest night (TNn)	-19.9 C (-3.8 F)	1956	-11.2 C (11.8 F)	68
Wettest day (Rx1day)	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	1968	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	82
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	119.8 mm (4.7 in)	1940	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	82
Longest dry spell (CDD)	43 days	2011	20 days	82

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Bernkastel-Kues, 1931 to 2012. The record is 39.2 C (102.6 F) in 2003, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.0 C (93.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Bernkastel-Kues by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1946	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1947	37.5 C (99.5 F)
1948	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1949	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1950	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1951	32.3 C (90.1 F)
1952	37.9 C (100.2 F)
1953	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1954	33.2 C (91.8 F)
1955	33.8 C (92.8 F)
1956	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1957	38.2 C (100.8 F)
1958	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1959	36.3 C (97.3 F)
1960	31.9 C (89.4 F)
1961	33.4 C (92.1 F)
1962	32.1 C (89.8 F)
1963	32.1 C (89.8 F)
1964	37.0 C (98.6 F)
1965	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1966	34.2 C (93.6 F)
1967	32.5 C (90.5 F)
1968	33.6 C (92.5 F)
1969	34.1 C (93.4 F)
1970	31.2 C (88.2 F)
1971	32.4 C (90.3 F)
1972	33.2 C (91.8 F)
1973	32.9 C (91.2 F)
1974	34.5 C (94.1 F)
1975	33.4 C (92.1 F)
1976	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1977	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1978	32.4 C (90.3 F)
1979	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1980	31.9 C (89.4 F)
1981	31.2 C (88.2 F)
1982	33.5 C (92.3 F)
1983	35.4 C (95.7 F)
1984	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1985	33.5 C (92.3 F)
1986	35.4 C (95.7 F)
1987	32.9 C (91.2 F)
1988	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1989	34.2 C (93.6 F)
1990	35.3 C (95.5 F)
1991	35.2 C (95.4 F)
1992	36.2 C (97.2 F)
1993	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1994	36.5 C (97.7 F)
1995	36.2 C (97.2 F)
1996	34.2 C (93.6 F)
1997	33.2 C (91.8 F)
1998	37.1 C (98.8 F)
1999	31.8 C (89.2 F)
2000	33.5 C (92.3 F)
2001	34.0 C (93.2 F)
2002	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2003	39.2 C (102.6 F)
2004	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2005	34.0 C (93.2 F)
2006	36.6 C (97.9 F)
2007	35.3 C (95.5 F)
2008	34.6 C (94.3 F)
2009	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2010	36.8 C (98.2 F)
2011	34.6 C (94.3 F)
2012	38.1 C (100.6 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Bernkastel-Kues, 1931 to 2012. The record is -19.9 C (-3.8 F) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is -11.2 C (11.8 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Bernkastel-Kues by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	-14.8 C (5.4 F)
1946	-15.2 C (4.6 F)
1947	-14.7 C (5.5 F)
1948	-11.4 C (11.5 F)
1949	-10.1 C (13.8 F)
1950	-12.7 C (9.1 F)
1951	-6.4 C (20.5 F)
1952	-10.1 C (13.8 F)
1953	-14.7 C (5.5 F)
1954	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1955	-12.6 C (9.3 F)
1956	-19.9 C (-3.8 F)
1957	-9.7 C (14.5 F)
1958	-8.2 C (17.2 F)
1959	-6.3 C (20.7 F)
1960	-14.5 C (5.9 F)
1961	-10.9 C (12.4 F)
1962	-12.6 C (9.3 F)
1963	-17.4 C (0.7 F)
1964	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1965	-8.8 C (16.2 F)
1966	-15.1 C (4.8 F)
1967	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1968	-17.7 C (0.1 F)
1969	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1970	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1971	-17.9 C (-0.2 F)
1972	-11.2 C (11.8 F)
1973	-11.3 C (11.7 F)
1974	-3.8 C (25.2 F)
1975	-9.7 C (14.5 F)
1976	-13.4 C (7.9 F)
1977	-6.5 C (20.3 F)
1978	-10.8 C (12.6 F)
1979	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)
1980	-9.9 C (14.2 F)
1981	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1982	-13.7 C (7.3 F)
1983	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1984	-6.8 C (19.8 F)
1985	-14.0 C (6.8 F)
1986	-13.6 C (7.5 F)
1987	-16.3 C (2.7 F)
1988	-7.7 C (18.1 F)
1989	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1990	-6.2 C (20.8 F)
1991	-13.4 C (7.9 F)
1992	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1993	-9.8 C (14.4 F)
1994	-8.0 C (17.6 F)
1995	-7.9 C (17.8 F)
1996	-13.2 C (8.2 F)
1997	-14.9 C (5.2 F)
1998	-11.3 C (11.7 F)
1999	-8.6 C (16.5 F)
2000	-8.8 C (16.2 F)
2001	-11.9 C (10.6 F)
2002	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2003	-11.9 C (10.6 F)
2004	-9.1 C (15.6 F)
2005	-11.4 C (11.5 F)
2006	-7.1 C (19.2 F)
2007	-8.1 C (17.4 F)
2008	-7.1 C (19.2 F)
2009	-15.9 C (3.4 F)
2010	-12.0 C (10.4 F)
2011	-6.8 C (19.8 F)
2012	-17.0 C (1.4 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Bernkastel-Kues, 1931 to 2012. The record is 82.6 mm (3.3 in) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.8 mm (1.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bernkastel-Kues by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1931	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1932	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1933	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1934	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
1935	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1936	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1937	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
1938	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1939	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1940	47.9 mm (1.9 in)
1941	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1942	30.8 mm (1.2 in)
1943	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1944	48.4 mm (1.9 in)
1945	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1946	26.1 mm (1.0 in)
1947	37.2 mm (1.5 in)
1948	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1949	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1950	26.3 mm (1.0 in)
1951	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1952	44.6 mm (1.8 in)
1953	37.2 mm (1.5 in)
1954	38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1955	29.9 mm (1.2 in)
1956	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1957	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1958	31.1 mm (1.2 in)
1959	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1960	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1961	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1962	32.2 mm (1.3 in)
1963	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1964	37.9 mm (1.5 in)
1965	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1966	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1967	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1968	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1969	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1970	44.8 mm (1.8 in)
1971	34.9 mm (1.4 in)
1972	38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1973	30.1 mm (1.2 in)
1974	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1975	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1976	20.4 mm (0.8 in)
1977	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1978	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1979	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1980	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1981	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1982	42.3 mm (1.7 in)
1983	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1984	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1985	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1986	24.8 mm (1.0 in)
1987	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1988	30.6 mm (1.2 in)
1989	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1990	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1991	21.9 mm (0.9 in)
1992	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1993	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1994	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1995	53.7 mm (2.1 in)
1996	37.9 mm (1.5 in)
1997	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1998	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1999	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
2000	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
2001	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
2002	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
2003	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
2004	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
2005	25.2 mm (1.0 in)
2006	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
2007	34.1 mm (1.3 in)
2008	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
2009	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
2010	53.7 mm (2.1 in)
2011	34.4 mm (1.4 in)
2012	21.9 mm (0.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Bernkastel-Kues, 1931 to 2012. The record is 119.8 mm (4.7 in) in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is 54.0 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bernkastel-Kues by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1931	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1932	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1933	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1934	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1935	45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1936	88.8 mm (3.5 in)
1937	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1938	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1939	49.7 mm (2.0 in)
1940	119.8 mm (4.7 in)
1941	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1942	63.6 mm (2.5 in)
1943	46.6 mm (1.8 in)
1944	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1945	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1946	46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1947	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1948	46.4 mm (1.8 in)
1949	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1950	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1951	50.4 mm (2.0 in)
1952	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
1953	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1954	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1955	51.9 mm (2.0 in)
1956	53.2 mm (2.1 in)
1957	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1958	45.9 mm (1.8 in)
1959	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1960	43.3 mm (1.7 in)
1961	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1962	48.1 mm (1.9 in)
1963	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1964	66.2 mm (2.6 in)
1965	50.9 mm (2.0 in)
1966	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1967	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1968	100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1969	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1970	78.6 mm (3.1 in)
1971	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1972	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1973	49.7 mm (2.0 in)
1974	60.8 mm (2.4 in)
1975	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1976	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1977	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1978	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1979	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1980	76.9 mm (3.0 in)
1981	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1982	63.4 mm (2.5 in)
1983	68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1984	76.1 mm (3.0 in)
1985	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1986	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1987	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1988	57.8 mm (2.3 in)
1989	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1990	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1991	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1992	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1993	74.6 mm (2.9 in)
1994	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1995	117.7 mm (4.6 in)
1996	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1997	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1998	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1999	46.3 mm (1.8 in)
2000	78.1 mm (3.1 in)
2001	45.3 mm (1.8 in)
2002	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
2003	76.1 mm (3.0 in)
2004	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
2005	36.7 mm (1.4 in)
2006	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
2007	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2008	43.6 mm (1.7 in)
2009	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
2010	53.7 mm (2.1 in)
2011	68.9 mm (2.7 in)
2012	47.1 mm (1.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Bernkastel-Kues, 1931 to 2012. The record is 43 days in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 20 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bernkastel-Kues by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1931	33 days
1932	26 days
1933	36 days
1934	23 days
1935	16 days
1936	14 days
1937	19 days
1938	23 days
1939	16 days
1940	19 days
1941	24 days
1942	20 days
1943	31 days
1944	16 days
1945	19 days
1946	17 days
1947	21 days
1948	22 days
1949	21 days
1950	16 days
1951	32 days
1952	22 days
1953	33 days
1954	19 days
1955	20 days
1956	20 days
1957	14 days
1958	25 days
1959	38 days
1960	13 days
1961	19 days
1962	29 days
1963	16 days
1964	14 days
1965	14 days
1966	16 days
1967	11 days
1968	21 days
1969	26 days
1970	19 days
1971	23 days
1972	24 days
1973	22 days
1974	23 days
1975	22 days
1976	41 days
1977	15 days
1978	16 days
1979	20 days
1980	20 days
1981	11 days
1982	16 days
1983	26 days
1984	20 days
1985	22 days
1986	30 days
1987	30 days
1988	17 days
1989	36 days
1990	21 days
1991	32 days
1992	15 days
1993	22 days
1994	18 days
1995	23 days
1996	29 days
1997	24 days
1998	28 days
1999	19 days
2000	19 days
2001	16 days
2002	22 days
2003	24 days
2004	18 days
2005	17 days
2006	18 days
2007	33 days
2008	16 days
2009	18 days
2010	17 days
2011	43 days
2012	17 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

67 years with a frost

Across 67 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Bernkastel-Kues falls on 11 April and the median first autumn frost on 6 November, which leaves a median of 204 days between them.

In 1982 to 2011 the median growing season was 219 days. That is 24 days more than in 1945 to 1974.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +5.7 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Bernkastel-Kues
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period (1945 to 1974)	Recent period (1982 to 2011)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	11 April	19 April	2 April	17 days earlier	-3.2 days per decade
First autumn frost	6 November	26 October	8 November	13 days later	+2.4 days per decade
Growing days	204 days	195 days	219 days	24 days more	+5.7 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

82 years, 1931 to 2012

A day with at least 34.1 mm (1.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 66.8 mm (2.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Bernkastel-Kues: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	34.1 mm (1.3 in)
5 years	43.6 mm (1.7 in)
10 years	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
25 years	56.8 mm (2.2 in)
50 years	61.9 mm (2.4 in)
100 years	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	Longer than the 82 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 82 years of values from 1931 to 2012.

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: 82.6 mm (3.3 in) in 1968; 54.9 mm (2.2 in) in 1963; 53.7 mm (2.1 in) in 1995.

Station Changes

1 suspected

One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Bernkastel-Kues, at 1989. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1989 ran 0.1 C (0.2 F) lower than in the years before (possible change).

Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Bernkastel-Kues, against neighbouring stations
Year	Shift (C)	Shift (F)	Strength	Neighbours
1989	-0.1	-0.2	possible	5

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.

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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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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