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The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Highbury. 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 Highbury, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records
0 standing records
0 records at Highbury still stand.
Standing records at Highbury by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
Wettest Day of Each Month
Feb: 165.6 mm (6.5 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Highbury. The most was 165.6 mm (6.5 in) on 17 February 1955.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Highbury
Yearly extremes at Highbury: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)
165.6 mm (6.5 in)
1955
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
35
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
254.8 mm (10.0 in)
1955
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
35
Longest dry spell (CDD)
96 days
1950
43 days
35
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Highbury, 1948 to 1989. The record is 165.6 mm (6.5 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.2 mm (1.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Highbury by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1948
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1949
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1950
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1951
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1952
12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1954
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1955
165.6 mm (6.5 in)
1956
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1960
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1963
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1964
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1966
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1967
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1968
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1969
19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1970
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1971
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1972
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1973
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1974
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1975
31.4 mm (1.2 in)
1976
55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1977
34.4 mm (1.4 in)
1978
30.6 mm (1.2 in)
1979
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1980
51.9 mm (2.0 in)
1981
27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1982
89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1983
62.4 mm (2.5 in)
1984
24.8 mm (1.0 in)
1985
32.2 mm (1.3 in)
1986
24.8 mm (1.0 in)
1987
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1988
26.6 mm (1.0 in)
1989
27.0 mm (1.1 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Highbury, 1948 to 1989. The record is 254.8 mm (10.0 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 59.9 mm (2.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Highbury by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1948
28.6 mm (1.1 in)
1949
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1950
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1951
151.4 mm (6.0 in)
1952
12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1954
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1955
254.8 mm (10.0 in)
1956
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1960
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1963
72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1964
83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1966
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1967
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1968
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1969
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1970
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1971
65.7 mm (2.6 in)
1972
36.7 mm (1.4 in)
1973
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1974
53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1975
61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1976
61.6 mm (2.4 in)
1977
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1978
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1979
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1980
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1981
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1982
170.5 mm (6.7 in)
1983
99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1984
37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1985
43.6 mm (1.7 in)
1986
33.1 mm (1.3 in)
1987
71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1988
43.8 mm (1.7 in)
1989
51.9 mm (2.0 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Highbury, 1948 to 1989. The record is 96 days in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 43 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Highbury by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1948
18 days
1949
47 days
1950
96 days
1951
50 days
1952
47 days
1954
43 days
1955
39 days
1956
64 days
1960
22 days
1963
38 days
1964
53 days
1966
35 days
1967
40 days
1968
32 days
1969
48 days
1970
43 days
1971
49 days
1972
38 days
1973
46 days
1974
40 days
1975
59 days
1976
43 days
1977
59 days
1978
71 days
1979
42 days
1980
63 days
1981
70 days
1982
40 days
1983
35 days
1984
51 days
1985
38 days
1986
34 days
1987
53 days
1988
68 days
1989
31 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.
Download the Data
Data for Highbury standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Highbury threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.