Chania Weather Records (GRE00105238)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Chania (GRE00105238), Greece, with 47 years of record.

Key Facts for Chania

Chania (GRE00105238) is a weather station in Greece at 35.50 latitude and 24.03 longitude, 151 m (495 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1958 to 2004, 47 years of record.
1,464 records set at Chania still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Chania set a daily record low minimum temperature of 6.0 C (42.8 F) on 27 November 2004.

About the Station

Location: Greece, 35.50 latitude, 24.03 longitude.
Elevation: 151 m (495 ft).
Period of record: 1958 to 2004, 47 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

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 Chania. 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 Chania, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	25.5 C (77.9 F)	0.5 C (32.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	34.0 C (93.2 F)	0.4 C (32.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	35.8 C (96.4 F)	3.0 C (37.4 F)	n/a	n/a
May	39.0 C (102.2 F)	8.4 C (47.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	40.0 C (104.0 F)	11.1 C (52.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	43.0 C (109.4 F)	15.8 C (60.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	41.6 C (106.9 F)	12.5 C (54.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	38.4 C (101.1 F)	10.5 C (50.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	36.4 C (97.5 F)	9.0 C (48.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	33.4 C (92.1 F)	2.0 C (35.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	28.8 C (83.8 F)	1.6 C (34.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Chania still stand. 1987 holds the most, with 76.

Standing records at Chania by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1961	40
1962	28
1963	39
1964	22
1965	36
1966	29
1967	23
1968	20
1969	43
1970	31
1971	24
1972	20
1973	30
1974	20
1975	23
1976	44
1977	33
1978	30
1979	27
1980	20
1981	37
1982	28
1983	26
1984	30
1985	27
1986	23
1987	76
1988	43
1989	35
1990	29
1991	55
1992	51
1993	39
1994	39
1995	28
1996	28
1997	43
1998	29
1999	46
2000	30
2001	35
2002	31
2003	46
2004	28

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Chania between 3 July 1998 and 13 February 2004. Each dot is a new record.

When Chania set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1998-07-03	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 43.0 C (109.4 F)
2001-01-16	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 145.0 mm (5.7 in)
2004-02-13	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -0.8 C (30.6 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 145.0 mm (5.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Chania. The most was 145.0 mm (5.7 in) on 16 January 2001.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Chania
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	16 January 2001
Feb	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	6 February 1971
Mar	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	17 March 2003
Apr	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	16 April 1960
May	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	29 May 1982
Jun	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	19 June 1965
Jul	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	28 July 2002
Aug	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	24 August 1990
Sep	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	23 September 1986
Oct	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	27 October 1962
Nov	136.5 mm (5.4 in)	5 November 2004
Dec	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	31 December 1993

Period of Record Coverage

1961 to 2004

44 years of record at Chania, 1961 to 2004. Every year has data for at least 90 percent of its days.

Days with data per year at Chania
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	364	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	360	99%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	364	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	365	100%	Yes
1997	365	100%	Yes
1998	361	99%	Yes
1999	363	99%	Yes
2000	362	99%	Yes
2001	334	92%	Yes
2002	365	100%	Yes
2003	365	100%	Yes
2004	366	100%	Yes

Latest Records

Latest records at Chania
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 November 2004	Chania, GR	daily low min	6.0 C (42.8 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	39 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 2004	Chania, GR	daily high min	18.0 C (64.4 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	41 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 2004	Chania, GR	daily high min	23.0 C (73.4 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	43 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 2004	Chania, GR	daily high min	16.6 C (61.9 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	7 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 2004	Chania, GR	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 2004	Chania, GR	monthly rain	136.5 mm (5.4 in)	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	3 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 2004	Chania, GR	daily low min (Tie)	15.0 C (59.0 F)	tie	16 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
12 September 2004	Chania, GR	daily low max	22.6 C (72.7 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	27 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
11 September 2004	Chania, GR	daily low max	21.4 C (70.5 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	13 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 2004	Chania, GR	daily low max (Tie)	24.0 C (75.2 F)	tie	18 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 2004	Chania, GR	daily low max (Tie)	27.0 C (80.6 F)	tie	34 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 2004	Chania, GR	daily low max	26.2 C (79.2 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	35 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 2004	Chania, GR	daily high min	27.0 C (80.6 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	2 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
11 July 2004	Chania, GR	daily high max	37.4 C (99.3 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	27 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 2004	Chania, GR	daily low min (Tie)	13.0 C (55.4 F)	tie	34 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 2004	Chania, GR	daily low min	12.6 C (54.7 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	40 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 2004	Chania, GR	daily low max	18.8 C (65.8 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	40 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 2004	Chania, GR	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	5 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 2004	Chania, GR	daily low max	17.0 C (62.6 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	29 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 2004	Chania, GR	daily low min (Tie)	7.4 C (45.3 F)	tie	30 years	3 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

43 complete years, 1961 to 2004

One stripe for each of 43 complete years at Chania, 1961 to 2004. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 18.3 C (65.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1976, at 17.1 C (62.8 F), and the warmest was 1999, at 19.3 C (66.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.3 C (2.3 F).

Annual mean temperature at Chania as warming stripes, 1961 to 2004
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1961	18.6 C	+0.30 C
1962	19.1 C	+0.76 C
1963	19.1 C	+0.74 C
1964	18.1 C	-0.29 C
1965	18.2 C	-0.18 C
1966	18.9 C	+0.60 C
1967	18.1 C	-0.27 C
1968	18.4 C	+0.04 C
1969	18.4 C	+0.09 C
1970	18.7 C	+0.39 C
1971	18.2 C	-0.10 C
1972	18.3 C	-0.05 C
1973	18.4 C	+0.02 C
1974	18.2 C	-0.12 C
1975	18.3 C	-0.07 C
1976	17.1 C	-1.25 C
1977	18.3 C	-0.04 C
1978	18.0 C	-0.34 C
1979	18.5 C	+0.15 C
1980	18.2 C	-0.15 C
1981	18.4 C	+0.07 C
1982	17.9 C	-0.47 C
1983	17.8 C	-0.50 C
1984	18.4 C	+0.06 C
1985	18.7 C	+0.32 C
1986	18.5 C	+0.12 C
1987	18.1 C	-0.24 C
1988	18.2 C	-0.11 C
1989	17.8 C	-0.54 C
1990	18.3 C	0.00 C
1991	17.6 C	-0.70 C
1992	17.7 C	-0.62 C
1993	18.4 C	+0.04 C
1994	19.0 C	+0.66 C
1995	18.4 C	+0.04 C
1996	18.2 C	-0.17 C
1997	17.9 C	-0.47 C
1998	18.7 C	+0.34 C
1999	19.3 C	+0.99 C
2000	18.5 C	+0.19 C
2002	18.7 C	+0.40 C
2003	18.6 C	+0.21 C
2004	18.6 C	+0.26 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1961 to 2004 is 0.00 C (-0.11 to 0.10) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.00 F (-0.19 to 0.19) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 43 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Chania
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.00 C (-0.11 to 0.10) per decade	0.00 F (-0.19 to 0.19) per decade	1961 to 2004	43	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum	-0.08 C (-0.21 to 0.04) per decade	-0.2 F (-0.4 to 0.1) per decade	1961 to 2004	43	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum	0.08 C (-0.03 to 0.19) per decade	0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade	1961 to 2004	43	Not clearly different from zero

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

1958 to 2004

Yearly extremes at Chania: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	43.0 C (109.4 F)	1998	38.5 C (101.3 F)	44
Coldest night (TNn)	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	2004	2.8 C (37.0 F)	44
Wettest day (Rx1day)	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	2001	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	47
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	1981	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	47
Longest dry spell (CDD)	279 days	2004	110 days	47

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Chania, 1958 to 2004. The record is 43.0 C (109.4 F) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.5 C (101.3 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Chania by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	35.8 C (96.4 F)
1962	38.4 C (101.1 F)
1963	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1964	35.8 C (96.4 F)
1965	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1966	41.2 C (106.2 F)
1967	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1968	39.0 C (102.2 F)
1969	37.6 C (99.7 F)
1970	37.0 C (98.6 F)
1971	38.8 C (101.8 F)
1972	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1973	42.0 C (107.6 F)
1974	37.0 C (98.6 F)
1975	35.8 C (96.4 F)
1976	37.4 C (99.3 F)
1977	42.5 C (108.5 F)
1978	38.8 C (101.8 F)
1979	36.6 C (97.9 F)
1980	38.0 C (100.4 F)
1981	38.0 C (100.4 F)
1982	39.1 C (102.4 F)
1983	36.8 C (98.2 F)
1984	37.0 C (98.6 F)
1985	38.6 C (101.5 F)
1986	36.0 C (96.8 F)
1987	40.8 C (105.4 F)
1988	38.4 C (101.1 F)
1989	36.8 C (98.2 F)
1990	35.8 C (96.4 F)
1991	36.4 C (97.5 F)
1992	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1993	39.6 C (103.3 F)
1994	39.8 C (103.6 F)
1995	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1996	38.8 C (101.8 F)
1997	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1998	43.0 C (109.4 F)
1999	39.8 C (103.6 F)
2000	41.6 C (106.9 F)
2001	38.0 C (100.4 F)
2002	41.6 C (106.9 F)
2003	38.8 C (101.8 F)
2004	38.4 C (101.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Chania, 1958 to 2004. The record is -0.8 C (30.6 F) in 2004, marked on the chart; the median year is 2.8 C (37.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Chania by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	2.6 C (36.7 F)
1962	2.9 C (37.2 F)
1963	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1964	2.3 C (36.1 F)
1965	2.9 C (37.2 F)
1966	2.5 C (36.5 F)
1967	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1968	1.1 C (34.0 F)
1969	3.2 C (37.8 F)
1970	4.8 C (40.6 F)
1971	3.8 C (38.8 F)
1972	3.4 C (38.1 F)
1973	0.5 C (32.9 F)
1974	3.6 C (38.5 F)
1975	3.8 C (38.8 F)
1976	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1977	2.5 C (36.5 F)
1978	3.0 C (37.4 F)
1979	2.0 C (35.6 F)
1980	3.4 C (38.1 F)
1981	2.6 C (36.7 F)
1982	1.9 C (35.4 F)
1983	0.8 C (33.4 F)
1984	5.4 C (41.7 F)
1985	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1986	5.2 C (41.4 F)
1987	0.4 C (32.7 F)
1988	4.2 C (39.6 F)
1989	3.6 C (38.5 F)
1990	4.0 C (39.2 F)
1991	2.0 C (35.6 F)
1992	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1993	3.0 C (37.4 F)
1994	4.0 C (39.2 F)
1995	3.6 C (38.5 F)
1996	2.3 C (36.1 F)
1997	2.0 C (35.6 F)
1998	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1999	2.2 C (36.0 F)
2000	3.0 C (37.4 F)
2001	4.0 C (39.2 F)
2002	0.6 C (33.1 F)
2003	1.6 C (34.9 F)
2004	-0.8 C (30.6 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Chania, 1958 to 2004. The record is 145.0 mm (5.7 in) in 2001, marked on the chart; the median year is 62.8 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Chania by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1958	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1959	48.7 mm (1.9 in)
1960	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1961	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1962	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1963	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1964	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1965	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1966	99.9 mm (3.9 in)
1967	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1968	136.0 mm (5.4 in)
1969	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1970	23.2 mm (0.9 in)
1971	137.0 mm (5.4 in)
1972	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1973	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1974	33.7 mm (1.3 in)
1975	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1976	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1977	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1978	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1979	67.7 mm (2.7 in)
1980	44.6 mm (1.8 in)
1981	138.0 mm (5.4 in)
1982	73.8 mm (2.9 in)
1983	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1984	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1985	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1986	118.0 mm (4.6 in)
1987	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1988	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1989	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1990	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1991	45.9 mm (1.8 in)
1992	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1993	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1994	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1995	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1996	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1997	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
1998	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1999	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
2000	76.3 mm (3.0 in)
2001	145.0 mm (5.7 in)
2002	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
2003	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
2004	136.5 mm (5.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Chania, 1958 to 2004. The record is 215.9 mm (8.5 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 105.0 mm (4.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Chania by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1958	111.7 mm (4.4 in)
1959	99.4 mm (3.9 in)
1960	91.6 mm (3.6 in)
1961	105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1962	156.9 mm (6.2 in)
1963	84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1964	122.1 mm (4.8 in)
1965	168.1 mm (6.6 in)
1966	105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1967	160.6 mm (6.3 in)
1968	173.7 mm (6.8 in)
1969	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1970	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1971	167.2 mm (6.6 in)
1972	159.0 mm (6.3 in)
1973	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1974	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1975	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1976	117.0 mm (4.6 in)
1977	67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1978	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1979	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1980	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1981	215.9 mm (8.5 in)
1982	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1983	145.3 mm (5.7 in)
1984	167.2 mm (6.6 in)
1985	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1986	131.2 mm (5.2 in)
1987	79.6 mm (3.1 in)
1988	52.7 mm (2.1 in)
1989	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1990	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1991	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1992	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1993	145.1 mm (5.7 in)
1994	116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1995	73.3 mm (2.9 in)
1996	125.4 mm (4.9 in)
1997	166.9 mm (6.6 in)
1998	133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1999	101.4 mm (4.0 in)
2000	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
2001	170.2 mm (6.7 in)
2002	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
2003	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
2004	213.0 mm (8.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Chania, 1958 to 2004. The record is 279 days in 2004, marked on the chart; the median year is 110 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Chania by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1958	88 days
1959	97 days
1960	103 days
1961	111 days
1962	103 days
1963	130 days
1964	100 days
1965	113 days
1966	62 days
1967	104 days
1968	57 days
1969	153 days
1970	92 days
1971	53 days
1972	86 days
1973	168 days
1974	127 days
1975	121 days
1976	126 days
1977	141 days
1978	123 days
1979	104 days
1980	95 days
1981	148 days
1982	82 days
1983	72 days
1984	79 days
1985	148 days
1986	102 days
1987	170 days
1988	145 days
1989	148 days
1990	82 days
1991	75 days
1992	190 days
1993	91 days
1994	155 days
1995	79 days
1996	99 days
1997	110 days
1998	155 days
1999	161 days
2000	169 days
2001	115 days
2002	102 days
2003	215 days
2004	279 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.

Rainfall Return Levels

47 years, 1958 to 2004

A day with at least 66.2 mm (2.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 182.9 mm (7.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Chania: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	66.2 mm (2.6 in)
5 years	98.4 mm (3.9 in)
10 years	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
25 years	145.4 mm (5.7 in)
50 years	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	Longer than the 47 years of record
100 years	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	Longer than the 47 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, 47 years of values from 1958 to 2004.

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: 145.0 mm (5.7 in) in 2001; 138.0 mm (5.4 in) in 1981; 137.0 mm (5.4 in) in 1971.

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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).