Athens Weather Records (USC00090430)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Athens (USC00090430), Georgia, United States, with 127 years of record.

Key Facts for Athens

Athens (USC00090430) is a weather station in Georgia, United States at 33.97 latitude and -83.38 longitude, n/a above sea level.
The station reports from 1845 to 1971, 127 years of record.
1,464 records set at Athens still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Athens set a daily record low minimum temperature of -11.1 C (12.0 F) on 10 February 1971.

About the Station

Location: Georgia, United States, 33.97 latitude, -83.38 longitude.
Elevation: n/a.
Period of record: 1845 to 1971, 127 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, 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 Athens. 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 Athens, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	37.8 C (100.0 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	41.7 C (107.1 F)	6.4 C (43.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	42.2 C (108.0 F)	11.1 C (52.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	41.7 C (107.1 F)	11.7 C (53.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	42.2 C (108.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Athens still stand. 1925 holds the most, with 66.

Standing records at Athens by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1857	25
1858	6
1884	22
1885	19
1886	22
1887	23
1888	22
1889	25
1890	24
1891	22
1892	20
1899	1
1901	2
1902	17
1903	22
1904	16
1905	14
1906	22
1907	14
1908	9
1909	7
1910	19
1911	22
1912	18
1913	16
1914	18
1915	20
1916	17
1917	34
1918	28
1919	23
1920	18
1921	14
1922	18
1923	10
1924	28
1925	66
1926	20
1927	32
1928	23
1929	22
1930	27
1931	44
1932	27
1933	33
1934	12
1935	9
1936	18
1937	16
1938	14
1939	9
1940	26
1941	10
1942	12
1943	24
1944	14
1945	10
1946	17
1947	11
1948	12
1949	17
1950	18
1951	11
1952	18
1953	15
1954	10
1955	13
1956	12
1957	12
1958	13
1959	9
1960	12
1961	17
1962	8
1963	19
1964	13
1965	11
1966	8
1967	19
1968	14
1969	9
1970	19
1971	2

All-Time Record Progression

4 new records

4 all-time records were set at Athens between 29 June 1936 and 27 May 1966. Each dot is a new record.

When Athens set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1936-06-29	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 26.1 C (79.0 F)
1963-06-27	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 202.7 mm (8.0 in)
1966-01-30	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1966-05-27	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 213.9 mm (8.4 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 213.9 mm (8.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Athens. The most was 213.9 mm (8.4 in) on 27 May 1966.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Athens
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	7 January 1946
Feb	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	18 February 1889
Mar	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	29 March 1886
Apr	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	25 April 1945
May	213.9 mm (8.4 in)	27 May 1966
Jun	202.7 mm (8.0 in)	27 June 1963
Jul	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	29 July 1887
Aug	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	25 August 1908
Sep	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	21 September 1885
Oct	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	19 October 1937
Nov	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	27 November 1948
Dec	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	10 December 1919

Period of Record Coverage

1857 to 1971

86 years of record at Athens, 1857 to 1971. 11 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1857, 1858, 1884, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1898, 1899 and others.

Days with data per year at Athens
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1857	148	41%	No
1858	248	68%	No
1884	245	67%	No
1885	362	99%	Yes
1886	362	99%	Yes
1887	359	98%	Yes
1888	363	99%	Yes
1889	362	99%	Yes
1890	357	98%	Yes
1891	361	99%	Yes
1892	332	91%	Yes
1893	13	4%	No
1894	1	0%	No
1895	1	0%	No
1898	31	8%	No
1899	31	8%	No
1902	273	75%	No
1903	362	99%	Yes
1904	361	99%	Yes
1905	358	98%	Yes
1906	356	98%	Yes
1907	358	98%	Yes
1908	360	98%	Yes
1909	358	98%	Yes
1910	358	98%	Yes
1911	362	99%	Yes
1912	361	99%	Yes
1913	355	97%	Yes
1914	361	99%	Yes
1915	361	99%	Yes
1916	360	98%	Yes
1917	357	98%	Yes
1918	362	99%	Yes
1919	334	92%	Yes
1920	362	99%	Yes
1921	364	100%	Yes
1922	335	92%	Yes
1923	346	95%	Yes
1924	361	99%	Yes
1925	365	100%	Yes
1926	361	99%	Yes
1927	350	96%	Yes
1928	332	91%	Yes
1929	349	96%	Yes
1930	362	99%	Yes
1931	363	99%	Yes
1932	366	100%	Yes
1933	362	99%	Yes
1934	363	99%	Yes
1935	365	100%	Yes
1936	334	91%	Yes
1937	365	100%	Yes
1938	365	100%	Yes
1939	365	100%	Yes
1940	366	100%	Yes
1941	364	100%	Yes
1942	365	100%	Yes
1943	365	100%	Yes
1944	366	100%	Yes
1945	364	100%	Yes
1946	365	100%	Yes
1947	365	100%	Yes
1948	365	100%	Yes
1949	364	100%	Yes
1950	365	100%	Yes
1951	365	100%	Yes
1952	333	91%	Yes
1953	328	90%	No
1954	348	95%	Yes
1955	364	100%	Yes
1956	364	99%	Yes
1957	352	96%	Yes
1958	356	98%	Yes
1959	351	96%	Yes
1960	360	98%	Yes
1961	364	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	365	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	346	95%	Yes
1967	361	99%	Yes
1968	365	100%	Yes
1969	364	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	44	12%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Athens
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 February 1971	Athens, US	daily low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1971	Athens, US	daily low max	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	24 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1971	Athens, US	daily high min (Tie)	11.7 C (53.1 F)	tie	13 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1970	Athens, US	daily rain (Tie)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	tie	43 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1970	Athens, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1970	Athens, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	48 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1970	Athens, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	39 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1970	Athens, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1970	Athens, US	daily low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	52 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1970	Athens, US	daily low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	35 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1970	Athens, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	75 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1970	Athens, US	daily high min (Tie)	17.8 C (64.0 F)	tie	55 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1970	Athens, US	daily high min (Tie)	18.3 C (64.9 F)	tie	11 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1970	Athens, US	daily high min (Tie)	20.6 C (69.1 F)	tie	65 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1970	Athens, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	79 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1970	Athens, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	49 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1970	Athens, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	65 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1970	Athens, US	daily high min (Tie)	23.9 C (75.0 F)	tie	79 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1970	Athens, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	79 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1970	Athens, US	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	1 year	14 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

65 complete years, 1885 to 1970

One stripe for each of 65 complete years at Athens, 1885 to 1970. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 16.5 C (61.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1885, at 14.3 C (57.8 F), and the warmest was 1933, at 18.7 C (65.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F).

Annual mean temperature at Athens as warming stripes, 1885 to 1970
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1885	14.3 C	-2.18 C
1886	14.8 C	-1.74 C
1887	15.7 C	-0.81 C
1888	16.5 C	-0.05 C
1889	16.4 C	-0.14 C
1890	17.2 C	+0.66 C
1891	16.0 C	-0.55 C
1903	15.6 C	-0.89 C
1904	15.2 C	-1.33 C
1905	15.5 C	-0.98 C
1906	15.7 C	-0.78 C
1907	16.3 C	-0.19 C
1908	16.3 C	-0.22 C
1909	16.1 C	-0.44 C
1910	15.9 C	-0.62 C
1911	17.4 C	+0.86 C
1912	15.8 C	-0.68 C
1913	16.5 C	+0.04 C
1914	16.1 C	-0.40 C
1915	16.1 C	-0.36 C
1916	16.4 C	-0.13 C
1917	15.6 C	-0.93 C
1918	16.9 C	+0.43 C
1921	18.2 C	+1.69 C
1924	16.2 C	-0.33 C
1925	17.9 C	+1.40 C
1926	16.8 C	+0.30 C
1929	17.1 C	+0.59 C
1930	17.5 C	+0.95 C
1931	18.4 C	+1.87 C
1932	18.2 C	+1.70 C
1933	18.7 C	+2.20 C
1934	16.9 C	+0.42 C
1935	17.1 C	+0.59 C
1937	16.9 C	+0.35 C
1938	17.6 C	+1.08 C
1939	17.3 C	+0.81 C
1940	15.8 C	-0.74 C
1941	17.1 C	+0.60 C
1942	16.4 C	-0.08 C
1943	16.5 C	+0.02 C
1944	16.4 C	-0.11 C
1945	16.9 C	+0.43 C
1946	17.3 C	+0.83 C
1947	16.1 C	-0.37 C
1948	16.5 C	+0.04 C
1949	16.9 C	+0.40 C
1950	16.7 C	+0.15 C
1951	16.7 C	+0.21 C
1954	17.0 C	+0.51 C
1955	16.7 C	+0.24 C
1956	17.0 C	+0.54 C
1957	17.0 C	+0.46 C
1958	15.8 C	-0.66 C
1959	16.7 C	+0.23 C
1960	15.8 C	-0.75 C
1961	16.0 C	-0.46 C
1962	16.2 C	-0.26 C
1963	15.6 C	-0.91 C
1964	16.1 C	-0.42 C
1965	16.7 C	+0.24 C
1967	15.9 C	-0.61 C
1968	15.6 C	-0.89 C
1969	15.8 C	-0.69 C
1970	16.6 C	+0.10 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1885 to 1970 is 0.07 C (-0.01 to 0.15) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.13 F (-0.02 to 0.28) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 65 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Athens
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.07 C (-0.01 to 0.15) per decade	0.13 F (-0.02 to 0.28) per decade	1885 to 1970	65	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum	0.13 C (0.01 to 0.24) per decade	0.23 F (0.01 to 0.43) per decade	1885 to 1970	65	Rise
Mean daily minimum	0.02 C (-0.06 to 0.10) per decade	0.03 F (-0.11 to 0.17) per decade	1885 to 1970	65	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

1845 to 1971

Yearly extremes at Athens: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	42.2 C (108.0 F)	1913	36.7 C (98.1 F)	86
Coldest night (TNn)	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	1966	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	87
Wettest day (Rx1day)	213.9 mm (8.4 in)	1966	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	98
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	348.1 mm (13.7 in)	1908	120.6 mm (4.7 in)	98
Longest dry spell (CDD)	52 days	1886	21 days	98

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Athens, 1845 to 1971. The record is 42.2 C (108.0 F) in 1913, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Athens by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1845	n/a
1846	n/a
1847	n/a
1848	n/a
1849	n/a
1857	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1858	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1859	n/a
1872	n/a
1873	n/a
1884	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1885	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1886	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1887	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1888	37.5 C (99.5 F)
1889	34.7 C (94.5 F)
1890	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1891	34.7 C (94.5 F)
1892	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1893	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1894	21.1 C (70.0 F)
1895	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1896	n/a
1897	n/a
1898	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1899	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1900	n/a
1901	n/a
1902	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1903	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1904	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1905	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1906	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1907	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1908	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1909	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1910	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1911	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1912	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1913	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1914	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1915	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1916	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1917	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1918	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1919	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1920	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1921	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1922	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1923	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1924	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1925	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1926	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1927	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1928	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1929	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1930	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1931	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1932	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1933	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1934	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1935	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1936	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1937	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1938	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1939	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1940	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1941	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1942	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1943	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1944	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1945	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1946	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1947	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1948	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1949	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1950	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1951	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1952	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1953	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1954	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1955	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1956	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1957	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1958	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1959	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1960	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1961	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1962	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1963	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1964	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1965	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1966	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1967	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1968	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1969	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1970	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1971	20.0 C (68.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Athens, 1845 to 1971. The record is -18.3 C (-0.9 F) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is -9.4 C (15.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Athens by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1845	n/a
1846	n/a
1847	n/a
1848	n/a
1849	n/a
1857	-5.3 C (22.5 F)
1858	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1859	n/a
1872	n/a
1873	n/a
1884	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1885	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1886	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1887	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1888	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1889	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1890	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1891	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1892	-8.1 C (17.4 F)
1893	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1894	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1895	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1896	n/a
1897	n/a
1898	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1899	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1900	n/a
1901	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1902	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1903	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1904	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1905	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1906	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1907	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1908	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1909	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1910	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1911	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1912	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1913	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1914	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1915	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1916	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1917	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1918	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1919	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1920	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1921	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1922	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1923	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1924	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1925	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1926	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1927	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1928	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1929	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1930	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1931	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1932	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1933	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1934	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1935	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1936	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1937	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1938	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1939	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1940	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1941	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1942	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1943	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1944	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1945	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1946	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1947	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1948	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1949	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1950	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1951	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1952	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1953	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1954	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1955	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1956	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1957	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1958	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1959	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1960	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1961	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1962	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1963	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1964	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1965	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1966	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1967	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1968	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1969	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1970	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1971	-11.1 C (12.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Athens, 1845 to 1971. The record is 213.9 mm (8.4 in) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 75.6 mm (3.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Athens by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1845	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1846	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1847	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1848	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1849	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1857	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1858	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1859	136.1 mm (5.4 in)
1872	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1873	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1884	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1885	130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1886	147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1887	182.9 mm (7.2 in)
1888	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1889	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1890	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1891	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1892	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1893	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1894	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1895	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1896	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1897	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1898	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1899	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1900	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1901	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1902	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1903	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1904	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1905	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1906	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1907	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1908	142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1909	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1910	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1911	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1912	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1913	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1914	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1915	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1916	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1917	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1918	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1919	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1920	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1921	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1922	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1923	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1924	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1925	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1926	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1927	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1928	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1929	110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1930	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1931	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1932	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1933	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1934	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1935	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1936	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1937	137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1938	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1939	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1940	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1941	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1942	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1943	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1944	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1945	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1946	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1947	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1948	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1949	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1950	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1951	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1952	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1953	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1954	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1955	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1956	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1957	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1958	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1959	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1960	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1961	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1962	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1963	202.7 mm (8.0 in)
1964	153.2 mm (6.0 in)
1965	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1966	213.9 mm (8.4 in)
1967	150.6 mm (5.9 in)
1968	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1969	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1970	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1971	30.5 mm (1.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Athens, 1845 to 1971. The record is 348.1 mm (13.7 in) in 1908, marked on the chart; the median year is 120.6 mm (4.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Athens by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1845	128.9 mm (5.1 in)
1846	147.8 mm (5.8 in)
1847	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1848	83.7 mm (3.3 in)
1849	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1857	130.4 mm (5.1 in)
1858	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1859	138.9 mm (5.5 in)
1872	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1873	157.0 mm (6.2 in)
1884	120.0 mm (4.7 in)
1885	130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1886	216.9 mm (8.5 in)
1887	345.6 mm (13.6 in)
1888	147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1889	139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1890	130.3 mm (5.1 in)
1891	152.1 mm (6.0 in)
1892	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1893	126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1894	106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1895	140.2 mm (5.5 in)
1896	204.6 mm (8.1 in)
1897	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1898	127.6 mm (5.0 in)
1899	81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1900	134.7 mm (5.3 in)
1901	163.0 mm (6.4 in)
1902	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1903	133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1904	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1905	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1906	119.7 mm (4.7 in)
1907	113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1908	348.1 mm (13.7 in)
1909	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1910	131.1 mm (5.2 in)
1911	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1912	93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1913	120.3 mm (4.7 in)
1914	125.4 mm (4.9 in)
1915	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1916	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1917	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1918	165.9 mm (6.5 in)
1919	251.2 mm (9.9 in)
1920	113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1921	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1922	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1923	115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1924	123.1 mm (4.8 in)
1925	151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1926	165.9 mm (6.5 in)
1927	69.7 mm (2.7 in)
1928	87.8 mm (3.5 in)
1929	157.8 mm (6.2 in)
1930	120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1931	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1932	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1933	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1934	105.1 mm (4.1 in)
1935	119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1936	188.2 mm (7.4 in)
1937	154.7 mm (6.1 in)
1938	173.0 mm (6.8 in)
1939	120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1940	137.9 mm (5.4 in)
1941	125.3 mm (4.9 in)
1942	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1943	118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1944	97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1945	165.6 mm (6.5 in)
1946	159.1 mm (6.3 in)
1947	113.1 mm (4.5 in)
1948	192.6 mm (7.6 in)
1949	111.2 mm (4.4 in)
1950	143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1951	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1952	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1953	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1954	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1955	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1956	133.6 mm (5.3 in)
1957	170.9 mm (6.7 in)
1958	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1959	134.1 mm (5.3 in)
1960	98.9 mm (3.9 in)
1961	129.2 mm (5.1 in)
1962	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1963	278.9 mm (11.0 in)
1964	220.8 mm (8.7 in)
1965	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1966	243.8 mm (9.6 in)
1967	254.6 mm (10.0 in)
1968	75.6 mm (3.0 in)
1969	129.2 mm (5.1 in)
1970	131.0 mm (5.2 in)
1971	74.4 mm (2.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Athens, 1845 to 1971. The record is 52 days in 1886, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Athens by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1845	26 days
1846	17 days
1847	25 days
1848	23 days
1849	20 days
1857	25 days
1858	16 days
1859	18 days
1872	17 days
1873	36 days
1884	41 days
1885	15 days
1886	52 days
1887	35 days
1888	20 days
1889	29 days
1890	22 days
1891	19 days
1892	16 days
1893	14 days
1894	16 days
1895	27 days
1896	19 days
1897	22 days
1898	25 days
1899	36 days
1900	17 days
1901	21 days
1902	18 days
1903	16 days
1904	22 days
1905	26 days
1906	26 days
1907	18 days
1908	20 days
1909	21 days
1910	24 days
1911	21 days
1912	20 days
1913	21 days
1914	28 days
1915	34 days
1916	21 days
1917	19 days
1918	24 days
1919	16 days
1920	40 days
1921	26 days
1922	33 days
1923	21 days
1924	25 days
1925	27 days
1926	24 days
1927	18 days
1928	12 days
1929	15 days
1930	18 days
1931	20 days
1932	17 days
1933	20 days
1934	19 days
1935	33 days
1936	15 days
1937	18 days
1938	24 days
1939	26 days
1940	24 days
1941	24 days
1942	24 days
1943	23 days
1944	19 days
1945	21 days
1946	16 days
1947	18 days
1948	23 days
1949	12 days
1950	20 days
1951	32 days
1952	25 days
1953	29 days
1954	28 days
1955	19 days
1956	30 days
1957	20 days
1958	26 days
1959	18 days
1960	18 days
1961	39 days
1962	28 days
1963	33 days
1964	21 days
1965	20 days
1966	16 days
1967	19 days
1968	25 days
1969	17 days
1970	24 days
1971	7 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

65 years with a frost

Across 65 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Athens falls on 25 March and the median first autumn frost on 8 November, which leaves a median of 226 days between them.

In 1938 to 1970 the median growing season was 222 days. That is 5 days fewer than in 1885 to 1931.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -1.0 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Athens
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period (1885 to 1931)	Recent period (1938 to 1970)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	25 March	23 March	29 March	6 days later	+0.8 days per decade
First autumn frost	8 November	8 November	6 November	2 days earlier	-0.3 days per decade
Growing days	226 days	227 days	222 days	5 days fewer	-1.0 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

83 years, 1845 to 1970

A day with at least 77.3 mm (3.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 217.1 mm (8.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Athens: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	77.3 mm (3.0 in)
5 years	107.6 mm (4.2 in)
10 years	130.2 mm (5.1 in)
25 years	162.1 mm (6.4 in)
50 years	188.5 mm (7.4 in)
100 years	217.1 mm (8.5 in)	Longer than the 83 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, 83 years of values from 1845 to 1970.

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: 213.9 mm (8.4 in) in 1966; 202.7 mm (8.0 in) in 1963; 182.9 mm (7.2 in) in 1887.

Station Changes

2 suspected

2 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Athens, at 1934 and 1964. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1934 ran 0.3 C (0.6 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1964 ran 0.2 C (0.4 F) higher than in the years before (possible change).

Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Athens, against neighbouring stations
Year	Shift (C)	Shift (F)	Strength	Neighbours
1934	-0.3	-0.6	likely	5
1964	+0.2	+0.4	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).