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The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Fort William. 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 Fort William, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records
0 standing records
0 records at Fort William still stand.
Standing records at Fort William by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
Wettest Day of Each Month
Dec: 96.5 mm (3.8 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Fort William. The most was 96.5 mm (3.8 in) on 18 December 1944.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Fort William
Yearly extremes at Fort William: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1944
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
39
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
184.1 mm (7.2 in)
1950
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
39
Longest dry spell (CDD)
271 days
1946
116 days
39
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Fort William, 1915 to 1953. The record is 96.5 mm (3.8 in) in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.3 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Fort William by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1915
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1916
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1917
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1918
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1919
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1920
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1921
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1922
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1923
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1924
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1925
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1926
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1927
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1928
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1929
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1930
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1931
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1932
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1933
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1934
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1935
7.6 mm (0.30 in)
1936
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1937
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1938
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1939
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1940
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1941
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1942
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1943
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1944
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1945
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1946
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1947
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1948
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1949
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1950
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1951
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1952
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1953
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Fort William, 1915 to 1953. The record is 184.1 mm (7.2 in) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 67.3 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Fort William by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1915
128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1916
96.6 mm (3.8 in)
1917
134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1918
109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1919
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1920
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1921
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1922
141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1923
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1924
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1925
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1926
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1927
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1928
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1929
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1930
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1931
43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1932
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1933
149.8 mm (5.9 in)
1934
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1935
7.6 mm (0.30 in)
1936
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1937
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1938
126.2 mm (5.0 in)
1939
57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1940
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1941
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1942
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1943
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1944
154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1945
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1946
114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1947
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1948
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1949
56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1950
184.1 mm (7.2 in)
1951
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1952
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1953
140.5 mm (5.5 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Fort William, 1915 to 1953. The record is 271 days in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 116 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Fort William by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1915
116 days
1916
97 days
1917
168 days
1918
79 days
1919
100 days
1920
77 days
1921
109 days
1922
115 days
1923
126 days
1924
177 days
1925
162 days
1926
183 days
1927
184 days
1928
92 days
1929
156 days
1930
124 days
1931
118 days
1932
144 days
1933
129 days
1934
92 days
1935
120 days
1936
66 days
1937
103 days
1938
132 days
1939
60 days
1940
153 days
1941
92 days
1942
136 days
1943
176 days
1944
67 days
1945
101 days
1946
271 days
1947
68 days
1948
158 days
1949
170 days
1950
21 days
1951
116 days
1952
83 days
1953
6 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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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.