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The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Jesmond. 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 Jesmond, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records
0 standing records
0 records at Jesmond still stand.
Standing records at Jesmond by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
Wettest Day of Each Month
Feb: 128.3 mm (5.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Jesmond. The most was 128.3 mm (5.1 in) on 16 February 1955.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Jesmond
Yearly extremes at Jesmond: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)
128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1955
35.0 mm (1.4 in)
34
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
202.0 mm (8.0 in)
1955
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
34
Longest dry spell (CDD)
76 days
1940
48 days
34
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Jesmond, 1924 to 1981. The record is 128.3 mm (5.1 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 mm (1.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Jesmond by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1924
11.7 mm (0.5 in)
1925
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1926
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1927
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1928
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1929
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1930
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1935
16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1936
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1937
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1938
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1939
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1940
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1941
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1942
3.0 mm (0.12 in)
1955
128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1958
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1959
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1960
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1961
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1962
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1963
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1964
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1965
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1966
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1967
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1968
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1969
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1970
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1971
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1972
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1973
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1974
53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1981
39.8 mm (1.6 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Jesmond, 1924 to 1981. The record is 202.0 mm (8.0 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.8 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Jesmond by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1924
13.1 mm (0.5 in)
1925
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1926
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1927
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1928
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1929
79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1930
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1935
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1936
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1937
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1938
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1939
56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1940
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1941
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1942
5.1 mm (0.20 in)
1955
202.0 mm (8.0 in)
1958
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1959
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1960
57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1961
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1962
55.8 mm (2.2 in)
1963
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1964
43.6 mm (1.7 in)
1965
51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1966
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1967
37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1968
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1969
27.1 mm (1.1 in)
1970
60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1971
28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1972
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1973
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1974
64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1981
41.5 mm (1.6 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Jesmond, 1924 to 1981. The record is 76 days in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is 48 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Jesmond by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1924
51 days
1925
28 days
1926
43 days
1927
64 days
1928
59 days
1929
42 days
1930
56 days
1935
34 days
1936
39 days
1937
59 days
1938
50 days
1939
52 days
1940
76 days
1941
72 days
1942
29 days
1955
39 days
1958
62 days
1959
35 days
1960
51 days
1961
56 days
1962
53 days
1963
30 days
1964
47 days
1965
33 days
1966
63 days
1967
71 days
1968
43 days
1969
35 days
1970
44 days
1971
45 days
1972
37 days
1973
49 days
1974
60 days
1981
35 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.
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Data for Jesmond standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Jesmond 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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.