Tharandt climate station

Station Tharandt © Meteorologie

Location:

220 m above sea level, 50°59' N, 13°35' E, in a notch valley

to the current measurement data

Chronicle:

1868 First climate measurements in Tharandt
1951- 8/2002 Measuring field near Pienner Str. 9 (agricultural meteorological station)
8/2002 Measuring field destroyed by flooding
from 9/2002 Provisional measurements at the Judeich building
from 13.06.2003 First measurements from the new measuring field in Tharandt
2007 Commissioning of the measuring platform on the roof of the building

Measurements and observations:

  • Air temperature, relative humidity
  • Ground temperatures
  • Wind speed and direction
  • Global radiation, sunshine duration, diffuse sky radiation
  • Soil moisture
  • Precipitation (various systems), type and intensity of precipitation
  • Snow depth
  • evaporation
  • Various special measurements

Annual report 2019

2019 Jahresüberblick © Meteorologie

Annual report 2018

The last months at a glance:

(Deviation61. = Deviation from the long-term data 1961-1990,
Deviation81. =deviation from the long-term data 1981-2010) :

Month TMitt Deviation61. Dev81. TMax TMin Low. Abw61. Down81.
  °C K K °C °C mm % %
11/2020 4.6 +0.8 +0.9 20.2 -5.2 10.1 18 15
10/2020 9.8 +1.4 +1.3 22.8 0.0 119.9 245 242
09/2020 14.0 +1.2 +1.0 30.5 1.5 70.9 119 123
08/2020 19.7 +3.6 +2.6 35.0 8.1 88.0 107 91
07/2020 18.0 +1.1 +0.3 30.0 6.2 25.6 37 28
06/2020 17.0 +1.6 +1.3 31.9 6.1 54.2 69 81
05/2020 11.0 -1.1 -1.9 23.8 -1.0 67.1 99 96
04/2020 9.3 +2.2 +1.3 24.5 -6.2 3.8 6 8
03/2020 4.2 +1.1 +0.5 19.1 -7.5 32.4 62 51
02/2020 4.9 +5.1 +4.7 15.5 -3.0 126.0 273 232
01/2020 2.2 +3.4 +2.7 13.3 -7.0 23.2 45 39
12/2019 2.7 +2.3 +2.3 12.2 -6.4 38.2 60 55
11/2019 4.8 +1.0 +1.1 16.6 -5.4 26.7 47 39

further months back to 2005 can be found here >

Monthly charts of the last 13 months

01/2020
11/2019
12/2019
02/2020
03/2020
04/2020
05/2020
06/2020
07/2020
08/2020
09/2020
11-2020

Trends in the number of days and entry days

Beginn der Vegetationspersiode
Beginn der Vegetationspersiode

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Anzahl der Eistage im Jahr
Anzahl der Eistage im Jahr

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Ende der Vegetationspersiode
Ende der Vegetationspersiode

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Tag des ersten Frostes
Tag des ersten Frostes

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Anzahl der Frosttage im Jahr
Anzahl der Frosttage im Jahr

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Tag des letzten Frostes
Tag des letzten Frostes

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Anzahl der Tage mit Schneedecke im Jahr
Anzahl der Tage mit Schneedecke im Jahr

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Anzahl der Tage mit Schneefall im Jahr
Anzahl der Tage mit Schneefall im Jahr

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Sommertage
Sommertage

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Heiße Tage
Heiße Tage

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Special features of the last few months:

November 2020 Maximum air temperature above 20 °C for the first time in the measurement series since 1952
February 2020 After 1990, the warmest February since the start of the measurement series, 1990 +4.8 K, 2020 +4.7 K compared to the 1981-2000 series; highest precipitation total since 1946 (with 157 mm) at 126 mm
June 2019 Warmest June (20.1 °C) since measurements began in 1868
January 2019 unusually high precipitation totals for January within a short period of time (64 mm in 3 days)
2018 and 2019 Year with the most summer days to date (92)
2015

Only 2 days with TMax<0 °C(ice days)

December 2015

warmest December since observations began
November 2015

The first two decades together were the warmest since observations began

Jun - Sep 2015

Most"hot days" since observations began (27 days >= 30 °C)

August 2015

warmest August since measurements began (20.5 °C)

May 2013

last decade of May highest rainfall since observations began

March 2013

 For the first time since observations began in 1952, 30 days with frost (mean 16.9 days) and 31 days with snow cover (mean 7.8 days).
The second and third decades were the coldest since 1952
October 2012 On the 28th, the largest closed snow cover of 13 cm measured to date since observations began in 1952.
August 2012 A new temperature record of 38.4 °C was set on the 20th (measurements since 1952). The previous record was 37.0 °C on 7 July 1957.
February 2012 first decade second coldest since 1952.
November 2011 driest November since measurements began in 1868
July 2011 Precipitation total 211 mm corresponds to 308 % of the normal value
December 2010 Precipitation total 143.9 mm corresponds to 226 % of the normal value
Snow depth of 56 cm on the 28th is the greatest height ever measured in December (measurements since 1952)
Monthly average air temperature -4.9 °C and thus a deviation of -5.3 K from the normal value
November 2010 Precipitation total 133.3 mm corresponds to 233 % of the normal value
Snow depth of 23 cm on the 30th is the greatest height ever measured in November (measurements since 1952)
October 2010 Precipitation total 9.2 mm corresponds to only 19 % of the normal value
September 2010 Precipitation total 130.6 mm corresponds to 218 % of the normal value
August 2010 Precipitation total 204.6 mm corresponds to 249 % of the normal value
January 2010 Deviation from normal value -3.5 K, 22 ice days (annual average 21.3 ice days)

Climate (30-year series):

  1961-1990 1981-2010 1961-1990 1981-2010
  Temperature in °C Temperature in °C Precipitation in mm Precipitation in mm
January -1.2 -0.5 52.0 59.5
February -0.2 0.2 46.2 54.2
March 3.1 3.7 52.0 63.6
April 7.1 8.0 61.4 49.8
May 12.1 12.9 67.6 69.9
June 15.4 15.7 79.0 66.5
July 16.9 17.7 68.5 91.4
August 16.1 17.1 82.2 96.2
September 12.8 13.0 59.8 57.8
October 8.4 8.5 48.9 49.4
November 3.8 3.7 57.2 67.6
December 0.4 0.4 63.8 69.5
Year 7.8 8.4 738.4 795.4

Number of days and last years:

  1981-2010 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Summer days (Tmax>=25 °C) 43.3 40 53 58 52 92 65 59
Hot day (TMax>=30 °C) 8.3 6 27 8 11 32 26 15
Frost days (TMin<0 °C) 102.9 93 97 99 93 98 91  
Ice days (TMax <0 °C) 22.2 11 2 10 12 14 3  
Days with snowfall (snow, sleet, >=0.1 mm) 49.7 16 43 44 39 27 28  
Days with snow cover >= 1 cm 58.2 21 21 36 54 14 40  
Cold days (TMax<=-10 °C) 0.7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Tropical nights (TMin>=20 °C) 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

absolute records:

  • lowest minimum air temperature: -29.0 °C (11.02.1956)
  • Highest minimum air temperature: 20.4 °C (12.07.1984)
  • Highest maximum air temperature: 38.4 °C (20.08.2012)
  • coldest day: -23.9 °C (09.02.1956)
  • highest daily total of precipitation: 217 mm (12.08.2002, interpolated)
  • lowest minimum air temperature 5 cm above the ground (since 1984): -31.8 °C (06.01.2009)
  • Highest monthly average air temperature: July 2006, 21.2 °C
  • lowest monthly average air temperature: February 1956, -11.9 °C
  • lowest monthly precipitation total: April 2007, 0.0 mm
  • highest monthly precipitation total: August 2002, 350.6 mm

average number per year:

Periods:

  • longest period with closed snow cover 25.11.1969 - 22.03.1970 (118 days)

average days of occurrence (1952 - 2018):

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Last modified: May 21, 2026