Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Dunvegan. 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 Dunvegan, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
21.1 C (70.0 F)
-54.4 C (-65.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
16.7 C (62.1 F)
-49.4 C (-56.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
21.7 C (71.1 F)
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
21.1 C (70.0 F)
-53.3 C (-63.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Dunvegan still stand. 1930 holds the most, with 116.
Standing records at Dunvegan by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1880
59
1881
30
1882
35
1884
44
1886
18
1905
27
1906
42
1907
43
1908
21
1909
46
1910
26
1911
44
1912
24
1913
23
1914
15
1915
18
1916
47
1917
38
1918
20
1922
8
1923
34
1924
27
1925
44
1926
82
1927
47
1928
69
1929
37
1930
116
1931
107
1932
18
1933
15
1935
39
1936
48
1937
15
1938
22
1939
36
1940
20
1941
32
1942
27
1943
1
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jun: 114.3 mm (4.5 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Dunvegan. The most was 114.3 mm (4.5 in) on 1 June 1881.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Dunvegan
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
5 January 1924
Feb
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
22 February 1932
Mar
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2 March 1884
Apr
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
30 April 1934
May
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
15 May 1881
Jun
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1 June 1881
Jul
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
21 July 1929
Aug
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
16 August 1925
Sep
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
21 September 1929
Oct
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
24 October 1884
Nov
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
18 November 1909
Dec
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
8 December 1929
Period of Record Coverage
1880 to 1943
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
41 years of record at Dunvegan, 1880 to 1943. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1884, 1886, 1904, 1918, 1922, 1933, 1943.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 32 complete years at Dunvegan, 1880 to 1942. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 0.6 C (33.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1880, at -2.4 C (27.6 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 4.7 C (40.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 4.1 C (7.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at Dunvegan as warming stripes, 1880 to 1942
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1880
-2.4 C
-3.01 C
1881
-1.0 C
-1.60 C
1882
-1.1 C
-1.62 C
1905
1.5 C
+0.89 C
1906
1.6 C
+1.05 C
1907
-0.9 C
-1.46 C
1908
0.9 C
+0.29 C
1909
-2.0 C
-2.55 C
1910
0.4 C
-0.17 C
1911
-1.6 C
-2.12 C
1912
0.5 C
-0.08 C
1913
0.1 C
-0.44 C
1914
-0.3 C
-0.86 C
1915
0.1 C
-0.48 C
1916
-1.6 C
-2.19 C
1917
-0.7 C
-1.25 C
1923
3.8 C
+3.21 C
1924
3.4 C
+2.88 C
1925
2.4 C
+1.80 C
1927
0.5 C
-0.10 C
1928
2.4 C
+1.85 C
1929
1.1 C
+0.56 C
1930
1.9 C
+1.31 C
1931
4.7 C
+4.09 C
1932
0.3 C
-0.31 C
1935
-1.3 C
-1.87 C
1936
-0.2 C
-0.76 C
1937
0.2 C
-0.39 C
1939
1.2 C
+0.64 C
1940
1.4 C
+0.81 C
1941
1.3 C
+0.77 C
1942
1.7 C
+1.17 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.5 C (0.2 to 0.8) per decade over 1880 to 1942. In Fahrenheit: 0.9 F (0.3 to 1.5) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 32 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Dunvegan
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.5 C (0.2 to 0.8) per decade
0.9 F (0.3 to 1.5) per decade
1880 to 1942
32
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.7 C (0.1 to 1.3) per decade
1.2 F (0.1 to 2.3) per decade
1880 to 1942
32
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.32 C (0.03 to 0.60) per decade
0.6 F (0.1 to 1.1) per decade
1880 to 1942
32
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
1880 to 1943
Yearly extremes at Dunvegan: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1925
31.7 C (89.1 F)
41
Coldest night (TNn)
-54.4 C (-65.9 F)
1911
-46.1 C (-51.0 F)
41
Wettest day (Rx1day)
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1881
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
42
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
195.6 mm (7.7 in)
1881
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
42
Longest dry spell (CDD)
68 days
1926
29 days
42
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Dunvegan, 1880 to 1943. The record is 36.7 C (98.1 F) in 1925, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.7 C (89.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Dunvegan by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1880
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1881
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1882
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1884
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1886
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1904
14.4 C (57.9 F)
1905
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1906
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1907
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1908
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1909
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1910
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1911
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1912
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1913
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1914
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1915
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1916
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1917
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1918
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1922
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1923
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1924
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1925
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1926
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1927
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1928
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1929
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1930
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1931
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1932
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1933
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1934
n/a
1935
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1936
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1937
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1938
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1939
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1940
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1941
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1942
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1943
10.6 C (51.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Dunvegan, 1880 to 1943. The record is -54.4 C (-65.9 F) in 1911, marked on the chart; the median year is -46.1 C (-51.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Dunvegan by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1880
-52.2 C (-62.0 F)
1881
-47.2 C (-53.0 F)
1882
-48.3 C (-54.9 F)
1884
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1886
-49.4 C (-56.9 F)
1904
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1905
-46.1 C (-51.0 F)
1906
-46.1 C (-51.0 F)
1907
-47.2 C (-53.0 F)
1908
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1909
-48.9 C (-56.0 F)
1910
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1911
-54.4 C (-65.9 F)
1912
-47.8 C (-54.0 F)
1913
-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
1914
-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1915
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1916
-48.9 C (-56.0 F)
1917
-53.3 C (-63.9 F)
1918
-48.3 C (-54.9 F)
1922
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1923
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1924
-46.1 C (-51.0 F)
1925
-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
1926
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1927
-48.3 C (-54.9 F)
1928
-47.8 C (-54.0 F)
1929
-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1930
-46.1 C (-51.0 F)
1931
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1932
-47.2 C (-53.0 F)
1933
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1934
n/a
1935
-49.4 C (-56.9 F)
1936
-48.3 C (-54.9 F)
1937
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1938
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1939
-49.4 C (-56.9 F)
1940
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1941
-47.2 C (-53.0 F)
1942
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1943
-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Dunvegan, 1880 to 1943. The record is 114.3 mm (4.5 in) in 1881, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.2 mm (1.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Dunvegan by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1880
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1881
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1882
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1884
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1886
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1904
7.6 mm (0.30 in)
1905
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1906
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1907
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1908
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1909
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1910
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1911
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1912
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1913
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1914
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1915
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1916
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1917
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1918
11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1922
16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1923
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1924
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1925
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1926
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1927
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1928
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1929
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1930
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1931
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1932
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1933
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1934
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1935
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1936
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1937
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1938
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1939
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1940
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1941
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1942
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1943
14.0 mm (0.6 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Dunvegan, 1880 to 1943. The record is 195.6 mm (7.7 in) in 1881, marked on the chart; the median year is 52.1 mm (2.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Dunvegan by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1880
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1881
195.6 mm (7.7 in)
1882
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1884
63.6 mm (2.5 in)
1886
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1904
12.8 mm (0.5 in)
1905
36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1906
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1907
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1908
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1909
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1910
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1911
62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1912
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1913
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1914
66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1915
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1916
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1917
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1918
19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1922
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1923
83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1924
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1925
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1926
56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1927
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1928
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1929
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1930
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1931
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1932
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1933
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1934
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1935
141.2 mm (5.6 in)
1936
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1937
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1938
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1939
94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1940
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1941
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1942
40.3 mm (1.6 in)
1943
16.7 mm (0.7 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Dunvegan, 1880 to 1943. The record is 68 days in 1926, marked on the chart; the median year is 29 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Dunvegan by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1880
21 days
1881
19 days
1882
28 days
1884
41 days
1886
23 days
1904
24 days
1905
33 days
1906
26 days
1907
34 days
1908
29 days
1909
43 days
1910
29 days
1911
34 days
1912
57 days
1913
43 days
1914
24 days
1915
25 days
1916
37 days
1917
33 days
1918
32 days
1922
27 days
1923
53 days
1924
41 days
1925
28 days
1926
68 days
1927
27 days
1928
40 days
1929
46 days
1930
57 days
1931
39 days
1932
36 days
1933
33 days
1934
24 days
1935
24 days
1936
21 days
1937
24 days
1938
48 days
1939
21 days
1940
25 days
1941
29 days
1942
17 days
1943
15 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
32 years with a frost
Across 32 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Dunvegan falls on 4 June and the median first autumn frost on 30 August, which leaves a median of 86 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.5 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Dunvegan
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1882 to 1942)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
4 June
n/a
4 June
n/a
-1.4 days per decade
First autumn frost
30 August
n/a
29 August
n/a
-0.9 days per decade
Growing days
86 days
n/a
86 days
n/a
+0.5 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.
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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.