Dresden Weather Records (USC00142213)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Dresden (USC00142213), Kansas, United States, with 127 years of record.

Key Facts for Dresden

Dresden (USC00142213) is a weather station in Kansas, United States at 39.63 latitude and -100.42 longitude, 832 m (2,729 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1895 to 2021, 127 years of record.
1,464 records set at Dresden still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Dresden set a daily record precipitation of 52.6 mm (2.1 in) on 7 July 2021.

About the Station

Location: Kansas, United States, 39.63 latitude, -100.42 longitude.
Elevation: 832 m (2,729 ft).
Period of record: 1895 to 2021, 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 Dresden. 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 Dresden, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	37.8 C (100.0 F)	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	40.0 C (104.0 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	44.4 C (111.9 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	47.8 C (118.0 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	45.6 C (114.1 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	42.8 C (109.0 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Dresden still stand. 1934 holds the most, with 65.

Standing records at Dresden by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1895	17
1896	5
1897	8
1898	17
1899	31
1900	23
1901	21
1902	27
1903	26
1904	19
1905	30
1906	18
1907	28
1908	21
1909	26
1910	30
1911	38
1912	32
1913	29
1914	20
1915	29
1916	30
1917	40
1918	29
1919	29
1920	24
1921	26
1922	15
1923	14
1924	31
1925	20
1926	21
1927	33
1928	24
1929	21
1930	18
1931	34
1932	26
1933	31
1934	65
1935	34
1936	64
1937	32
1938	32
1939	42
1940	27
1941	16
1942	24
1943	26
1944	14
1945	21
1946	31
1947	18
1948	20
1949	11
1950	26

All-Time Record Progression

10 new records

10 all-time records were set at Dresden between 30 June 1933 and 26 October 1997. Each dot is a new record.

When Dresden set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1933-06-30	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 44.4 C (111.9 F)
1934-07-13	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 46.1 C (115.0 F)
1936-07-24	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 47.8 C (118.0 F)
1936-07-25	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 27.2 C (81.0 F)
1953-05-28	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1957-03-24	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 30.5 cm (12.0 in)
1957-06-16	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1984-03-19	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 35.6 cm (14.0 in)
1987-03-29	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 38.1 cm (15.0 in)
1997-10-26	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 43.2 cm (17.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 128.5 mm (5.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Dresden. The most was 128.5 mm (5.1 in) on 16 June 1957.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Dresden
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	27 January 1994
Feb	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	11 February 1993
Mar	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 March 1981
Apr	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	23 April 1971
May	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	28 May 1953
Jun	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	16 June 1957
Jul	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	26 July 1977
Aug	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	9 August 1931
Sep	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	17 September 1923
Oct	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	5 October 1946
Nov	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	19 November 1930
Dec	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 December 2006

Period of Record Coverage

1895 to 1950

56 years of record at Dresden, 1895 to 1950. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1950.

Days with data per year at Dresden
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1895	11	3%	No
1896	7	2%	No
1897	52	14%	No
1898	258	71%	No
1899	319	87%	No
1900	357	98%	Yes
1901	335	92%	Yes
1902	352	96%	Yes
1903	363	99%	Yes
1904	360	98%	Yes
1905	365	100%	Yes
1906	363	99%	Yes
1907	358	98%	Yes
1908	363	99%	Yes
1909	363	99%	Yes
1910	361	99%	Yes
1911	364	100%	Yes
1912	364	99%	Yes
1913	361	99%	Yes
1914	364	100%	Yes
1915	362	99%	Yes
1916	365	100%	Yes
1917	365	100%	Yes
1918	359	98%	Yes
1919	340	93%	Yes
1920	361	99%	Yes
1921	360	99%	Yes
1922	337	92%	Yes
1923	349	96%	Yes
1924	366	100%	Yes
1925	365	100%	Yes
1926	364	100%	Yes
1927	364	100%	Yes
1928	365	100%	Yes
1929	361	99%	Yes
1930	365	100%	Yes
1931	361	99%	Yes
1932	366	100%	Yes
1933	362	99%	Yes
1934	334	92%	Yes
1935	362	99%	Yes
1936	365	100%	Yes
1937	365	100%	Yes
1938	365	100%	Yes
1939	364	100%	Yes
1940	365	100%	Yes
1941	365	100%	Yes
1942	362	99%	Yes
1943	365	100%	Yes
1944	363	99%	Yes
1945	365	100%	Yes
1946	365	100%	Yes
1947	360	99%	Yes
1948	363	99%	Yes
1949	365	100%	Yes
1950	312	85%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Dresden
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 July 2021	Dresden, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	116 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 2021	Dresden, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	72 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 2021	Dresden, US	daily snow depth (Tie)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	tie	55 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 2021	Dresden, US	daily snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	111 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 2021	Dresden, US	daily rain (Tie)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	tie	42 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 2021	Dresden, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	108 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 November 2019	Dresden, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	tie	42 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 2019	Dresden, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 2019	Dresden, US	daily rain (Tie)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	tie	46 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 2019	Dresden, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	96 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2019	Dresden, US	daily rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	92 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 2019	Dresden, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 2018	Dresden, US	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 2018	Dresden, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2018	Dresden, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	96 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2018	Dresden, US	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	116 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 2018	Dresden, US	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 2018	Dresden, US	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	76 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 2018	Dresden, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2017	Dresden, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	115 years	48 of 100 (Notable)

Climate Trend

46 complete years, 1900 to 1949

One stripe for each of 46 complete years at Dresden, 1900 to 1949. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 11.5 C (52.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1912, at 9.7 C (49.5 F), and the warmest was 1933, at 13.5 C (56.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F).

Annual mean temperature at Dresden as warming stripes, 1900 to 1949
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1900	12.1 C	+0.54 C
1901	11.6 C	+0.02 C
1902	11.1 C	-0.43 C
1903	10.5 C	-1.02 C
1904	11.4 C	-0.10 C
1905	10.9 C	-0.67 C
1906	11.5 C	-0.07 C
1907	11.4 C	-0.13 C
1908	11.8 C	+0.21 C
1909	10.8 C	-0.75 C
1910	12.3 C	+0.71 C
1911	11.6 C	+0.05 C
1912	9.7 C	-1.82 C
1913	11.6 C	+0.02 C
1914	11.8 C	+0.21 C
1915	10.3 C	-1.25 C
1916	11.0 C	-0.53 C
1917	10.6 C	-0.96 C
1918	11.6 C	+0.09 C
1919	10.0 C	-1.59 C
1920	11.1 C	-0.49 C
1921	13.1 C	+1.54 C
1924	10.2 C	-1.38 C
1925	11.8 C	+0.30 C
1926	11.6 C	+0.06 C
1927	11.7 C	+0.11 C
1928	11.5 C	-0.03 C
1929	10.3 C	-1.22 C
1930	11.4 C	-0.18 C
1931	12.6 C	+1.08 C
1932	11.6 C	+0.05 C
1933	13.5 C	+1.93 C
1935	12.5 C	+0.93 C
1936	12.5 C	+0.93 C
1937	11.9 C	+0.32 C
1938	13.2 C	+1.66 C
1940	12.0 C	+0.43 C
1941	12.0 C	+0.44 C
1942	11.6 C	+0.03 C
1943	12.4 C	+0.85 C
1944	11.0 C	-0.52 C
1945	11.5 C	-0.01 C
1946	12.6 C	+1.08 C
1947	11.8 C	+0.24 C
1948	11.8 C	+0.26 C
1949	10.6 C	-0.95 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.18 C (0.02 to 0.34) per decade over 1900 to 1949. In Fahrenheit: 0.32 F (0.03 to 0.61) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 46 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Dresden
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.18 C (0.02 to 0.34) per decade	0.32 F (0.03 to 0.61) per decade	1900 to 1949	46	Rise
Mean daily maximum	0.19 C (-0.03 to 0.40) per decade	0.3 F (-0.1 to 0.7) per decade	1900 to 1949	46	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum	0.17 C (0.03 to 0.31) per decade	0.3 F (0.1 to 0.6) per decade	1900 to 1949	46	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

1895 to 2021

Yearly extremes at Dresden: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	47.8 C (118.0 F)	1936	41.1 C (106.0 F)	56
Coldest night (TNn)	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	1912	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	56
Wettest day (Rx1day)	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	1957	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	127
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	1996	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	127
Longest dry spell (CDD)	97 days	1939	37 days	127

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Dresden, 1895 to 2021. The record is 47.8 C (118.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.1 C (106.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Dresden by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1895	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1896	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1897	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1898	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1899	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1900	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1901	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1902	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1903	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1904	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1905	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1906	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1907	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1908	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1909	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1910	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1911	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1912	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1913	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1914	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1915	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1916	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1917	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1918	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1919	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1920	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1921	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1922	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1923	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1924	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1925	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1926	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1927	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1928	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1929	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1930	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1931	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1932	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1933	44.4 C (111.9 F)
1934	46.1 C (115.0 F)
1935	44.4 C (111.9 F)
1936	47.8 C (118.0 F)
1937	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1938	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1939	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1940	46.7 C (116.1 F)
1941	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1942	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1943	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1944	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1945	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1946	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1947	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1948	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1949	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1950	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1951	n/a
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Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Dresden, 1895 to 2021. The record is -33.9 C (-29.0 F) in 1912, marked on the chart; the median year is -23.9 C (-11.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Dresden by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1895	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1896	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1897	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1898	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1899	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1900	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1901	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1902	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1903	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1904	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1905	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1906	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1907	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1908	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1909	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1910	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1911	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1912	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1913	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1914	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1915	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1916	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1917	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1918	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1919	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1920	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1921	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1922	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1923	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1924	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1925	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1926	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1927	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1928	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1929	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1930	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1931	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1932	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1933	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1934	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1935	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1936	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1937	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1938	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1939	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1940	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1941	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1942	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1943	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1944	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1945	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1946	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1947	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1948	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1949	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1950	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
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Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Dresden, 1895 to 2021. The record is 128.5 mm (5.1 in) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.8 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Dresden by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1895	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1896	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1897	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1898	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1899	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1900	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1901	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1902	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1903	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1904	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1905	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1906	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1907	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1908	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1909	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1910	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1911	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1912	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1913	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1914	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1915	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1916	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1917	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1918	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1919	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1920	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1921	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1922	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1923	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1924	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1925	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1926	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1927	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1928	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1929	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1930	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1931	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1932	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1933	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1934	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1935	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1936	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1937	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1938	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1939	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1940	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1941	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1942	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1943	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1944	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1945	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1946	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1947	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1948	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1949	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1950	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1951	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1952	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1953	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1954	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1955	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1956	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1957	128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1958	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1959	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1960	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1961	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1962	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1963	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1964	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1965	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1966	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1967	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1968	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1969	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1970	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1971	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1972	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1973	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1974	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1975	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1976	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1977	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1978	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1979	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1980	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1981	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1982	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1983	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1984	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1985	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1986	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1987	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1988	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1989	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1990	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1991	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1992	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1993	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1994	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1995	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1996	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1997	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1998	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1999	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
2000	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
2001	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
2002	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
2003	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
2004	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2005	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
2006	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
2007	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
2008	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
2009	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
2010	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
2011	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
2012	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
2013	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
2014	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
2015	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
2016	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
2017	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
2018	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
2019	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
2020	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
2021	52.6 mm (2.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Dresden, 1895 to 2021. The record is 160.8 mm (6.3 in) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is 76.5 mm (3.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Dresden by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1895	93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1896	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1897	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1898	143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1899	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1900	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1901	55.7 mm (2.2 in)
1902	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1903	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1904	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1905	81.9 mm (3.2 in)
1906	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1907	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1908	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1909	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
1910	65.2 mm (2.6 in)
1911	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1912	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1913	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1914	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1915	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1916	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1917	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1918	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1919	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1920	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1921	64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1922	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1923	149.8 mm (5.9 in)
1924	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1925	43.6 mm (1.7 in)
1926	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1927	101.8 mm (4.0 in)
1928	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1929	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1930	89.6 mm (3.5 in)
1931	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1932	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1933	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1934	52.4 mm (2.1 in)
1935	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1936	106.1 mm (4.2 in)
1937	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1938	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1939	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1940	78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1941	132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1942	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1943	98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1944	99.9 mm (3.9 in)
1945	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1946	160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1947	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1948	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1949	95.6 mm (3.8 in)
1950	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1951	123.8 mm (4.9 in)
1952	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1953	131.1 mm (5.2 in)
1954	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1955	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1956	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1957	151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1958	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1959	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1960	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1961	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1962	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1963	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1964	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1965	149.1 mm (5.9 in)
1966	81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1967	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1968	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1969	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1970	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1971	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1972	49.7 mm (2.0 in)
1973	95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1974	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1975	102.2 mm (4.0 in)
1976	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1977	135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1978	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1979	69.7 mm (2.7 in)
1980	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1981	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1982	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1983	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1984	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1985	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1986	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1987	68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1988	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1989	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1990	68.7 mm (2.7 in)
1991	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1992	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1993	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1994	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1995	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1996	160.8 mm (6.3 in)
1997	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1998	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1999	96.2 mm (3.8 in)
2000	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
2001	113.4 mm (4.5 in)
2002	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
2003	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
2004	138.9 mm (5.5 in)
2005	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
2006	95.4 mm (3.8 in)
2007	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
2008	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
2009	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
2010	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
2011	97.9 mm (3.9 in)
2012	46.3 mm (1.8 in)
2013	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2014	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2015	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
2016	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
2017	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
2018	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
2019	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
2020	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
2021	59.2 mm (2.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Dresden, 1895 to 2021. The record is 97 days in 1939, marked on the chart; the median year is 37 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Dresden by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1895	25 days
1896	34 days
1897	28 days
1898	25 days
1899	72 days
1900	37 days
1901	29 days
1902	32 days
1903	58 days
1904	41 days
1905	39 days
1906	55 days
1907	33 days
1908	31 days
1909	41 days
1910	50 days
1911	45 days
1912	21 days
1913	44 days
1914	38 days
1915	29 days
1916	40 days
1917	52 days
1918	30 days
1919	31 days
1920	38 days
1921	35 days
1922	57 days
1923	40 days
1924	59 days
1925	37 days
1926	34 days
1927	31 days
1928	32 days
1929	43 days
1930	25 days
1931	51 days
1932	46 days
1933	43 days
1934	70 days
1935	54 days
1936	84 days
1937	49 days
1938	55 days
1939	97 days
1940	29 days
1941	18 days
1942	42 days
1943	39 days
1944	26 days
1945	54 days
1946	42 days
1947	32 days
1948	39 days
1949	29 days
1950	39 days
1951	28 days
1952	43 days
1953	47 days
1954	63 days
1955	52 days
1956	49 days
1957	24 days
1958	28 days
1959	28 days
1960	25 days
1961	35 days
1962	31 days
1963	27 days
1964	42 days
1965	28 days
1966	46 days
1967	27 days
1968	27 days
1969	24 days
1970	39 days
1971	33 days
1972	49 days
1973	17 days
1974	40 days
1975	32 days
1976	30 days
1977	27 days
1978	30 days
1979	54 days
1980	64 days
1981	30 days
1982	32 days
1983	35 days
1984	46 days
1985	27 days
1986	37 days
1987	36 days
1988	40 days
1989	41 days
1990	31 days
1991	43 days
1992	20 days
1993	30 days
1994	33 days
1995	34 days
1996	45 days
1997	37 days
1998	39 days
1999	54 days
2000	43 days
2001	23 days
2002	47 days
2003	33 days
2004	25 days
2005	35 days
2006	57 days
2007	54 days
2008	39 days
2009	49 days
2010	31 days
2011	23 days
2012	62 days
2013	31 days
2014	30 days
2015	26 days
2016	70 days
2017	46 days
2018	35 days
2019	38 days
2020	45 days
2021	24 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

46 years with a frost

Across 46 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Dresden falls on 3 May and the median first autumn frost on 10 October, which leaves a median of 158 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.1 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Dresden
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1916 to 1949)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	3 May	n/a	6 May	n/a	+0.9 days per decade
First autumn frost	10 October	n/a	9 October	n/a	+1.1 days per decade
Growing days	158 days	n/a	158 days	n/a	+0.1 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

119 years, 1896 to 2020

A day with at least 50.8 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 114.3 mm (4.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Dresden: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
5 years	66.9 mm (2.6 in)
10 years	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
25 years	92.3 mm (3.6 in)
50 years	103.2 mm (4.1 in)
100 years	114.3 mm (4.5 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 119 years of values from 1896 to 2020.

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: 128.5 mm (5.1 in) in 1957; 127.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1953; 103.9 mm (4.1 in) in 1996.

Station Changes

No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.

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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).