Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Skara 1. 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 Skara 1, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
9.9 C (49.8 F)
-32.0 C (-25.6 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
11.4 C (52.5 F)
-33.7 C (-28.7 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
18.0 C (64.4 F)
-29.3 C (-20.7 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
27.6 C (81.7 F)
-17.0 C (1.4 F)
n/a
n/a
May
29.0 C (84.2 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
33.8 C (92.8 F)
-4.0 C (24.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
34.0 C (93.2 F)
1.0 C (33.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
33.0 C (91.4 F)
-2.5 C (27.5 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
26.2 C (79.2 F)
-5.5 C (22.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
20.8 C (69.4 F)
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
14.5 C (58.1 F)
-22.5 C (-8.5 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
11.1 C (52.0 F)
-26.3 C (-15.3 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Skara 1 still stand. 1941 holds the most, with 33.
Standing records at Skara 1 by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1882
19
1883
8
1884
29
1885
20
1886
18
1887
16
1888
32
1889
13
1890
5
1891
5
1892
6
1893
15
1894
14
1895
9
1896
15
1897
9
1898
17
1899
21
1900
12
1901
20
1902
17
1903
13
1904
8
1905
7
1906
14
1907
11
1908
7
1909
5
1910
7
1911
13
1912
14
1913
16
1914
10
1915
12
1916
8
1917
13
1918
8
1919
8
1920
9
1921
16
1922
4
1923
12
1924
14
1925
20
1926
3
1927
8
1928
11
1929
6
1930
4
1931
13
1932
11
1933
9
1934
13
1935
5
1936
7
1937
8
1938
16
1939
11
1940
13
1941
33
1942
29
1943
4
1944
4
1945
8
1946
4
1947
24
1948
7
1949
17
1950
5
1951
3
1952
9
1953
10
1954
3
1955
22
1956
17
1957
5
1958
10
1959
16
1960
4
1961
10
1962
3
1963
3
1964
7
1965
6
1966
15
1967
5
1968
14
1969
1
1974
7
1975
17
1976
7
1977
8
1978
16
1979
5
1980
2
1981
10
1982
7
1983
8
1984
6
1985
18
1986
10
1987
14
1988
8
1989
22
1990
27
1991
3
1992
14
1993
14
1994
13
1995
10
1996
9
1997
11
1998
14
1999
16
2000
24
2001
1
2002
14
2003
12
2004
9
2005
13
2006
24
2007
22
2008
5
2009
7
2010
16
2011
16
All-Time Record Progression
10 new records
10 all-time records were set at Skara 1 between 15 July 1894 and 10 January 1987. Each dot is a new record.
When Skara 1 set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1894-07-15
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1918-01-13
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -32.0 C (-25.6 F)
1925-07-20
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 32.5 C (90.5 F)
1925-07-22
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 33.0 C (91.4 F)
1933-07-09
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 34.0 C (93.2 F)
1942-01-25
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -19.9 C (-3.8 F)
1947-02-26
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1958-07-17
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 76.8 mm (3.0 in)
1966-02-09
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -33.7 C (-28.7 F)
1987-01-10
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -22.0 C (-7.6 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 76.8 mm (3.0 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Skara 1. The most was 76.8 mm (3.0 in) on 17 July 1958.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Skara 1
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
28.6 mm (1.1 in)
19 January 1959
Feb
25.5 mm (1.0 in)
7 February 1990
Mar
27.3 mm (1.1 in)
30 March 1943
Apr
40.2 mm (1.6 in)
18 April 1999
May
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
3 May 1945
Jun
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
16 June 1987
Jul
76.8 mm (3.0 in)
17 July 1958
Aug
51.5 mm (2.0 in)
26 August 1979
Sep
62.3 mm (2.5 in)
24 September 1867
Oct
41.8 mm (1.6 in)
23 October 1921
Nov
40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1 November 1942
Dec
41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1 December 1976
Period of Record Coverage
1882 to 2011
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
127 years of record at Skara 1, 1882 to 2011. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1883, 1951, 1952, 1969, 1973, 2001.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 118 complete years at Skara 1, 1882 to 2011. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.9 C (42.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1888, at 3.4 C (38.0 F), and the warmest was 2000, at 8.1 C (46.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.6 C (4.7 F).
Annual mean temperature at Skara 1 as warming stripes, 1882 to 2011
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1882
6.1 C
+0.21 C
1884
5.6 C
-0.32 C
1885
4.6 C
-1.30 C
1886
4.5 C
-1.41 C
1887
5.1 C
-0.86 C
1888
3.4 C
-2.56 C
1890
5.4 C
-0.55 C
1891
5.2 C
-0.70 C
1892
4.6 C
-1.35 C
1893
4.4 C
-1.47 C
1894
6.2 C
+0.30 C
1895
4.6 C
-1.36 C
1896
6.3 C
+0.36 C
1897
5.4 C
-0.47 C
1898
5.8 C
-0.07 C
1899
5.6 C
-0.27 C
1900
5.1 C
-0.86 C
1901
5.6 C
-0.35 C
1902
4.0 C
-1.92 C
1903
5.8 C
-0.13 C
1904
5.2 C
-0.71 C
1905
5.6 C
-0.33 C
1906
6.1 C
+0.23 C
1907
5.1 C
-0.80 C
1908
5.5 C
-0.44 C
1909
4.5 C
-1.41 C
1910
6.4 C
+0.46 C
1911
6.4 C
+0.53 C
1912
5.4 C
-0.53 C
1913
6.3 C
+0.42 C
1914
6.6 C
+0.73 C
1915
4.2 C
-1.73 C
1916
5.6 C
-0.36 C
1917
4.3 C
-1.63 C
1918
5.7 C
-0.23 C
1919
4.6 C
-1.32 C
1920
6.6 C
+0.66 C
1921
6.5 C
+0.62 C
1922
4.8 C
-1.10 C
1923
4.9 C
-1.06 C
1924
5.2 C
-0.74 C
1925
5.9 C
-0.03 C
1926
5.8 C
-0.16 C
1927
5.4 C
-0.50 C
1928
5.3 C
-0.64 C
1929
5.1 C
-0.81 C
1930
6.8 C
+0.86 C
1931
4.7 C
-1.17 C
1932
6.3 C
+0.38 C
1933
6.1 C
+0.15 C
1934
7.8 C
+1.90 C
1935
6.2 C
+0.32 C
1936
6.3 C
+0.43 C
1937
6.2 C
+0.24 C
1938
7.3 C
+1.38 C
1939
6.3 C
+0.43 C
1940
4.1 C
-1.84 C
1941
4.3 C
-1.63 C
1942
3.7 C
-2.24 C
1943
6.9 C
+1.01 C
1944
6.5 C
+0.56 C
1945
6.7 C
+0.76 C
1946
6.0 C
+0.05 C
1947
5.2 C
-0.69 C
1948
6.6 C
+0.70 C
1949
7.7 C
+1.82 C
1950
6.2 C
+0.24 C
1953
7.2 C
+1.30 C
1954
5.7 C
-0.20 C
1955
5.2 C
-0.72 C
1956
4.6 C
-1.36 C
1957
6.2 C
+0.31 C
1958
5.2 C
-0.67 C
1959
7.4 C
+1.53 C
1960
6.1 C
+0.20 C
1961
7.1 C
+1.16 C
1962
5.0 C
-0.91 C
1963
5.0 C
-0.95 C
1964
6.0 C
+0.11 C
1966
5.1 C
-0.86 C
1967
6.4 C
+0.47 C
1968
5.7 C
-0.22 C
1974
7.0 C
+1.06 C
1975
7.5 C
+1.59 C
1976
5.6 C
-0.34 C
1977
5.7 C
-0.21 C
1978
5.4 C
-0.47 C
1979
5.0 C
-0.96 C
1980
5.3 C
-0.66 C
1982
6.6 C
+0.66 C
1983
6.8 C
+0.88 C
1984
6.8 C
+0.84 C
1985
4.3 C
-1.57 C
1986
5.6 C
-0.33 C
1987
4.6 C
-1.31 C
1988
6.7 C
+0.82 C
1989
7.8 C
+1.92 C
1990
7.9 C
+2.03 C
1991
6.9 C
+0.94 C
1992
7.4 C
+1.48 C
1993
6.1 C
+0.20 C
1994
6.8 C
+0.85 C
1995
6.5 C
+0.59 C
1996
5.4 C
-0.47 C
1997
6.8 C
+0.93 C
1998
6.4 C
+0.49 C
1999
7.1 C
+1.19 C
2000
8.1 C
+2.19 C
2002
7.5 C
+1.55 C
2003
6.9 C
+1.02 C
2004
6.8 C
+0.86 C
2005
7.1 C
+1.15 C
2006
7.5 C
+1.59 C
2007
7.6 C
+1.73 C
2008
7.7 C
+1.81 C
2009
6.8 C
+0.90 C
2010
4.7 C
-1.19 C
2011
7.6 C
+1.71 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade over 1882 to 2011. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (0.2 to 0.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 118 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Skara 1
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.2 F (0.2 to 0.3) per decade
1882 to 2011
118
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
1882 to 2011
118
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.3 F (0.2 to 0.4) per decade
1882 to 2011
118
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
1859 to 2011
Yearly extremes at Skara 1: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
34.0 C (93.2 F)
1933
29.0 C (84.2 F)
127
Coldest night (TNn)
-33.7 C (-28.7 F)
1966
-21.5 C (-6.7 F)
127
Wettest day (Rx1day)
76.8 mm (3.0 in)
1958
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
150
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
115.2 mm (4.5 in)
1894
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
150
Longest dry spell (CDD)
60 days
1974
23 days
150
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Skara 1, 1859 to 2011. The record is 34.0 C (93.2 F) in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is 29.0 C (84.2 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Skara 1 by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1859
n/a
1860
n/a
1861
n/a
1862
n/a
1863
n/a
1864
n/a
1865
n/a
1866
n/a
1867
n/a
1868
n/a
1869
n/a
1870
n/a
1871
n/a
1872
n/a
1873
n/a
1874
n/a
1875
n/a
1876
n/a
1877
n/a
1878
n/a
1879
n/a
1880
n/a
1881
n/a
1882
28.0 C (82.4 F)
1883
31.0 C (87.8 F)
1884
27.0 C (80.6 F)
1885
28.5 C (83.3 F)
1886
29.0 C (84.2 F)
1887
28.5 C (83.3 F)
1888
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1889
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1890
24.5 C (76.1 F)
1891
30.5 C (86.9 F)
1892
29.5 C (85.1 F)
1893
28.5 C (83.3 F)
1894
32.0 C (89.6 F)
1895
27.0 C (80.6 F)
1896
30.5 C (86.9 F)
1897
29.5 C (85.1 F)
1898
27.0 C (80.6 F)
1899
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1900
29.5 C (85.1 F)
1901
32.0 C (89.6 F)
1902
28.5 C (83.3 F)
1903
27.0 C (80.6 F)
1904
29.5 C (85.1 F)
1905
30.5 C (86.9 F)
1906
29.5 C (85.1 F)
1907
28.5 C (83.3 F)
1908
28.0 C (82.4 F)
1909
27.5 C (81.5 F)
1910
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1911
31.5 C (88.7 F)
1912
28.0 C (82.4 F)
1913
27.5 C (81.5 F)
1914
31.5 C (88.7 F)
1915
28.0 C (82.4 F)
1916
28.0 C (82.4 F)
1917
29.5 C (85.1 F)
1918
28.5 C (83.3 F)
1919
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1920
28.0 C (82.4 F)
1921
28.5 C (83.3 F)
1922
27.0 C (80.6 F)
1923
31.0 C (87.8 F)
1924
26.5 C (79.7 F)
1925
33.0 C (91.4 F)
1926
28.5 C (83.3 F)
1927
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1928
25.5 C (77.9 F)
1929
26.0 C (78.8 F)
1930
31.5 C (88.7 F)
1931
28.0 C (82.4 F)
1932
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1933
34.0 C (93.2 F)
1934
28.4 C (83.1 F)
1935
31.4 C (88.5 F)
1936
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1937
28.6 C (83.5 F)
1938
28.2 C (82.8 F)
1939
28.8 C (83.8 F)
1940
29.3 C (84.7 F)
1941
33.8 C (92.8 F)
1942
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1943
29.0 C (84.2 F)
1944
32.3 C (90.1 F)
1945
32.0 C (89.6 F)
1946
29.9 C (85.8 F)
1947
33.8 C (92.8 F)
1948
31.4 C (88.5 F)
1949
28.7 C (83.7 F)
1950
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1951
27.4 C (81.3 F)
1952
28.4 C (83.1 F)
1953
29.2 C (84.6 F)
1954
26.9 C (80.4 F)
1955
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1956
27.3 C (81.1 F)
1957
26.8 C (80.2 F)
1958
29.0 C (84.2 F)
1959
30.1 C (86.2 F)
1960
28.5 C (83.3 F)
1961
27.5 C (81.5 F)
1962
24.5 C (76.1 F)
1963
27.6 C (81.7 F)
1964
29.8 C (85.6 F)
1965
26.4 C (79.5 F)
1966
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1967
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1968
29.0 C (84.2 F)
1969
4.5 C (40.1 F)
1973
6.0 C (42.8 F)
1974
25.5 C (77.9 F)
1975
33.0 C (91.4 F)
1976
27.5 C (81.5 F)
1977
30.2 C (86.4 F)
1978
29.2 C (84.6 F)
1979
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1980
28.7 C (83.7 F)
1981
27.7 C (81.9 F)
1982
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1983
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1984
27.5 C (81.5 F)
1985
28.0 C (82.4 F)
1986
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1987
27.0 C (80.6 F)
1988
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1989
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1990
27.5 C (81.5 F)
1991
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1992
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1993
27.6 C (81.7 F)
1994
32.6 C (90.7 F)
1995
31.4 C (88.5 F)
1996
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1997
29.2 C (84.6 F)
1998
26.4 C (79.5 F)
1999
29.3 C (84.7 F)
2000
30.5 C (86.9 F)
2001
17.8 C (64.0 F)
2002
29.0 C (84.2 F)
2003
29.4 C (84.9 F)
2004
28.6 C (83.5 F)
2005
29.2 C (84.6 F)
2006
31.6 C (88.9 F)
2007
30.1 C (86.2 F)
2008
31.2 C (88.2 F)
2009
29.9 C (85.8 F)
2010
33.4 C (92.1 F)
2011
28.3 C (82.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Skara 1, 1859 to 2011. The record is -33.7 C (-28.7 F) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is -21.5 C (-6.7 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Skara 1 by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1859
n/a
1860
n/a
1861
n/a
1862
n/a
1863
n/a
1864
n/a
1865
n/a
1866
n/a
1867
n/a
1868
n/a
1869
n/a
1870
n/a
1871
n/a
1872
n/a
1873
n/a
1874
n/a
1875
n/a
1876
n/a
1877
n/a
1878
n/a
1879
n/a
1880
n/a
1881
n/a
1882
-20.5 C (-4.9 F)
1883
-21.5 C (-6.7 F)
1884
-22.0 C (-7.6 F)
1885
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1886
-24.5 C (-12.1 F)
1887
-22.5 C (-8.5 F)
1888
-27.0 C (-16.6 F)
1889
-24.0 C (-11.2 F)
1890
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1891
-24.0 C (-11.2 F)
1892
-23.5 C (-10.3 F)
1893
-31.0 C (-23.8 F)
1894
-17.0 C (1.4 F)
1895
-29.0 C (-20.2 F)
1896
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1897
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1898
-17.0 C (1.4 F)
1899
-21.0 C (-5.8 F)
1900
-31.0 C (-23.8 F)
1901
-24.0 C (-11.2 F)
1902
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1903
-19.5 C (-3.1 F)
1904
-22.0 C (-7.6 F)
1905
-23.0 C (-9.4 F)
1906
-14.5 C (5.9 F)
1907
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1908
-25.5 C (-13.9 F)
1909
-24.0 C (-11.2 F)
1910
-23.0 C (-9.4 F)
1911
-21.5 C (-6.7 F)
1912
-27.0 C (-16.6 F)
1913
-19.0 C (-2.2 F)
1914
-22.0 C (-7.6 F)
1915
-26.0 C (-14.8 F)
1916
-21.5 C (-6.7 F)
1917
-27.5 C (-17.5 F)
1918
-32.0 C (-25.6 F)
1919
-25.4 C (-13.7 F)
1920
-18.0 C (-0.4 F)
1921
-23.5 C (-10.3 F)
1922
-19.0 C (-2.2 F)
1923
-21.0 C (-5.8 F)
1924
-26.0 C (-14.8 F)
1925
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1926
-18.0 C (-0.4 F)
1927
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1928
-19.0 C (-2.2 F)
1929
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1930
-18.0 C (-0.4 F)
1931
-21.5 C (-6.7 F)
1932
-24.0 C (-11.2 F)
1933
-19.5 C (-3.1 F)
1934
-10.1 C (13.8 F)
1935
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1936
-17.9 C (-0.2 F)
1937
-22.1 C (-7.8 F)
1938
-16.9 C (1.6 F)
1939
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1940
-30.5 C (-22.9 F)
1941
-26.3 C (-15.3 F)
1942
-30.9 C (-23.6 F)
1943
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1944
-19.3 C (-2.7 F)
1945
-22.4 C (-8.3 F)
1946
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1947
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1948
-24.2 C (-11.6 F)
1949
-12.5 C (9.5 F)
1950
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1951
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1952
-14.7 C (5.5 F)
1953
-23.5 C (-10.3 F)
1954
-19.0 C (-2.2 F)
1955
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1956
-27.0 C (-16.6 F)
1957
-16.3 C (2.7 F)
1958
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1959
-17.0 C (1.4 F)
1960
-21.0 C (-5.8 F)
1961
-17.9 C (-0.2 F)
1962
-24.8 C (-12.6 F)
1963
-27.4 C (-17.3 F)
1964
-22.0 C (-7.6 F)
1965
-25.4 C (-13.7 F)
1966
-33.7 C (-28.7 F)
1967
-18.0 C (-0.4 F)
1968
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1969
-26.3 C (-15.3 F)
1973
-18.7 C (-1.7 F)
1974
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1975
-14.8 C (5.4 F)
1976
-21.4 C (-6.5 F)
1977
-21.4 C (-6.5 F)
1978
-22.7 C (-8.9 F)
1979
-23.6 C (-10.5 F)
1980
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1981
-19.7 C (-3.5 F)
1982
-24.2 C (-11.6 F)
1983
-17.4 C (0.7 F)
1984
-16.5 C (2.3 F)
1985
-28.5 C (-19.3 F)
1986
-21.8 C (-7.2 F)
1987
-28.0 C (-18.4 F)
1988
-18.2 C (-0.8 F)
1989
-17.6 C (0.3 F)
1990
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1991
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1992
-12.4 C (9.7 F)
1993
-19.0 C (-2.2 F)
1994
-19.1 C (-2.4 F)
1995
-17.0 C (1.4 F)
1996
-22.5 C (-8.5 F)
1997
-24.0 C (-11.2 F)
1998
-16.5 C (2.3 F)
1999
-20.4 C (-4.7 F)
2000
-14.5 C (5.9 F)
2001
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2002
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2003
-24.5 C (-12.1 F)
2004
-21.0 C (-5.8 F)
2005
-20.2 C (-4.4 F)
2006
-21.4 C (-6.5 F)
2007
-15.5 C (4.1 F)
2008
-10.5 C (13.1 F)
2009
-17.4 C (0.7 F)
2010
-23.5 C (-10.3 F)
2011
-20.4 C (-4.7 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Skara 1, 1859 to 2011. The record is 76.8 mm (3.0 in) in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.0 mm (1.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Skara 1 by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1859
16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1860
24.7 mm (1.0 in)
1861
44.6 mm (1.8 in)
1862
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1863
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1864
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1865
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1866
29.9 mm (1.2 in)
1867
62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1868
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1869
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1870
37.9 mm (1.5 in)
1871
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1872
30.1 mm (1.2 in)
1873
32.4 mm (1.3 in)
1874
17.4 mm (0.7 in)
1875
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1876
29.6 mm (1.2 in)
1877
26.3 mm (1.0 in)
1878
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1879
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1880
39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1881
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1882
24.2 mm (1.0 in)
1883
22.5 mm (0.9 in)
1884
31.6 mm (1.2 in)
1885
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1886
22.3 mm (0.9 in)
1887
24.3 mm (1.0 in)
1888
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1889
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1890
39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1891
30.4 mm (1.2 in)
1892
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1893
42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1894
72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1895
31.1 mm (1.2 in)
1896
25.2 mm (1.0 in)
1897
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1898
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1899
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1900
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1901
18.6 mm (0.7 in)
1902
23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1903
25.3 mm (1.0 in)
1904
28.3 mm (1.1 in)
1905
38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1906
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1907
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1908
27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1909
28.6 mm (1.1 in)
1910
22.8 mm (0.9 in)
1911
27.3 mm (1.1 in)
1912
39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1913
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1914
19.5 mm (0.8 in)
1915
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1916
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1917
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1918
29.9 mm (1.2 in)
1919
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1920
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1921
41.8 mm (1.6 in)
1922
20.9 mm (0.8 in)
1923
21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1924
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1925
31.4 mm (1.2 in)
1926
35.9 mm (1.4 in)
1927
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1928
34.2 mm (1.3 in)
1929
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1930
37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1931
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1932
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1933
28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1934
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1935
24.7 mm (1.0 in)
1936
38.8 mm (1.5 in)
1937
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1938
29.3 mm (1.2 in)
1939
37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1940
28.3 mm (1.1 in)
1941
39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1942
45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1943
27.3 mm (1.1 in)
1944
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1945
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1946
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1947
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1948
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1949
30.8 mm (1.2 in)
1950
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1951
35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1952
23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1953
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1954
18.9 mm (0.7 in)
1955
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1956
27.3 mm (1.1 in)
1957
21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1958
76.8 mm (3.0 in)
1959
34.9 mm (1.4 in)
1960
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1961
24.5 mm (1.0 in)
1962
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1963
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1964
26.3 mm (1.0 in)
1965
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1966
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1967
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1968
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1969
20.2 mm (0.8 in)
1973
5.6 mm (0.22 in)
1974
20.5 mm (0.8 in)
1975
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1976
41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1977
38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1978
59.3 mm (2.3 in)
1979
51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1980
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1981
26.1 mm (1.0 in)
1982
19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1983
39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1984
21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1985
24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1986
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1987
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1988
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1989
23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1990
39.3 mm (1.5 in)
1991
27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1992
22.8 mm (0.9 in)
1993
31.3 mm (1.2 in)
1994
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1995
37.2 mm (1.5 in)
1996
31.4 mm (1.2 in)
1997
36.7 mm (1.4 in)
1998
36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1999
40.2 mm (1.6 in)
2000
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
2001
11.0 mm (0.4 in)
2002
34.7 mm (1.4 in)
2003
29.9 mm (1.2 in)
2004
56.5 mm (2.2 in)
2005
28.9 mm (1.1 in)
2006
49.4 mm (1.9 in)
2007
31.1 mm (1.2 in)
2008
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
2009
39.0 mm (1.5 in)
2010
31.9 mm (1.3 in)
2011
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Skara 1, 1859 to 2011. The record is 115.2 mm (4.5 in) in 1894, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.5 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Skara 1 by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1859
38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1860
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1861
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1862
55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1863
47.9 mm (1.9 in)
1864
31.3 mm (1.2 in)
1865
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1866
59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1867
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1868
23.7 mm (0.9 in)
1869
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1870
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1871
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1872
42.3 mm (1.7 in)
1873
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1874
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1875
44.3 mm (1.7 in)
1876
61.3 mm (2.4 in)
1877
33.9 mm (1.3 in)
1878
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1879
49.4 mm (1.9 in)
1880
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1881
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1882
50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1883
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1884
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1885
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1886
38.8 mm (1.5 in)
1887
39.2 mm (1.5 in)
1888
43.3 mm (1.7 in)
1889
46.4 mm (1.8 in)
1890
69.7 mm (2.7 in)
1891
49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1892
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1893
63.6 mm (2.5 in)
1894
115.2 mm (4.5 in)
1895
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1896
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1897
53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1898
47.1 mm (1.9 in)
1899
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1900
45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1901
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1902
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1903
48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1904
45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1905
40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1906
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1907
89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1908
35.4 mm (1.4 in)
1909
39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1910
40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1911
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1912
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1913
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1914
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1915
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1916
53.7 mm (2.1 in)
1917
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1918
49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1919
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1920
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1921
53.7 mm (2.1 in)
1922
41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1923
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1924
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1925
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1926
64.4 mm (2.5 in)
1927
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1928
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1929
33.4 mm (1.3 in)
1930
67.9 mm (2.7 in)
1931
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1932
38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1933
39.3 mm (1.5 in)
1934
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1935
58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1936
49.2 mm (1.9 in)
1937
87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1938
56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1939
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1940
45.9 mm (1.8 in)
1941
40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1942
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1943
42.8 mm (1.7 in)
1944
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1945
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1946
80.7 mm (3.2 in)
1947
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1948
45.1 mm (1.8 in)
1949
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1950
52.7 mm (2.1 in)
1951
42.8 mm (1.7 in)
1952
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1953
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1954
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1955
33.6 mm (1.3 in)
1956
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1957
48.9 mm (1.9 in)
1958
100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1959
71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1960
75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1961
36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1962
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1963
66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1964
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1965
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1966
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1967
79.1 mm (3.1 in)
1968
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1969
22.7 mm (0.9 in)
1973
9.5 mm (0.37 in)
1974
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1975
46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1976
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1977
59.6 mm (2.3 in)
1978
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1979
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1980
61.9 mm (2.4 in)
1981
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1982
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1983
40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1984
38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1985
46.6 mm (1.8 in)
1986
43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1987
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1988
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1989
39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1990
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1991
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1992
40.8 mm (1.6 in)
1993
48.1 mm (1.9 in)
1994
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1995
56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1996
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1997
52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1998
77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1999
58.0 mm (2.3 in)
2000
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
2001
38.0 mm (1.5 in)
2002
54.3 mm (2.1 in)
2003
56.7 mm (2.2 in)
2004
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
2005
47.4 mm (1.9 in)
2006
73.6 mm (2.9 in)
2007
52.9 mm (2.1 in)
2008
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
2009
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
2010
63.7 mm (2.5 in)
2011
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Skara 1, 1859 to 2011. The record is 60 days in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 23 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Skara 1 by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1859
13 days
1860
18 days
1861
20 days
1862
22 days
1863
15 days
1864
23 days
1865
38 days
1866
34 days
1867
25 days
1868
20 days
1869
25 days
1870
27 days
1871
25 days
1872
17 days
1873
33 days
1874
34 days
1875
24 days
1876
21 days
1877
16 days
1878
28 days
1879
18 days
1880
36 days
1881
15 days
1882
33 days
1883
21 days
1884
36 days
1885
23 days
1886
27 days
1887
28 days
1888
21 days
1889
18 days
1890
29 days
1891
24 days
1892
33 days
1893
33 days
1894
21 days
1895
15 days
1896
33 days
1897
29 days
1898
25 days
1899
20 days
1900
17 days
1901
28 days
1902
28 days
1903
21 days
1904
32 days
1905
27 days
1906
23 days
1907
20 days
1908
27 days
1909
23 days
1910
16 days
1911
29 days
1912
21 days
1913
25 days
1914
27 days
1915
22 days
1916
15 days
1917
20 days
1918
29 days
1919
22 days
1920
25 days
1921
24 days
1922
28 days
1923
24 days
1924
19 days
1925
15 days
1926
20 days
1927
16 days
1928
16 days
1929
36 days
1930
40 days
1931
23 days
1932
28 days
1933
26 days
1934
19 days
1935
23 days
1936
18 days
1937
25 days
1938
24 days
1939
30 days
1940
25 days
1941
40 days
1942
25 days
1943
22 days
1944
28 days
1945
19 days
1946
21 days
1947
37 days
1948
29 days
1949
16 days
1950
20 days
1951
24 days
1952
22 days
1953
17 days
1954
17 days
1955
19 days
1956
32 days
1957
14 days
1958
15 days
1959
22 days
1960
27 days
1961
18 days
1962
20 days
1963
22 days
1964
39 days
1965
23 days
1966
23 days
1967
15 days
1968
19 days
1969
20 days
1973
7 days
1974
60 days
1975
36 days
1976
25 days
1977
22 days
1978
29 days
1979
17 days
1980
43 days
1981
22 days
1982
39 days
1983
40 days
1984
17 days
1985
21 days
1986
27 days
1987
33 days
1988
23 days
1989
18 days
1990
29 days
1991
19 days
1992
48 days
1993
21 days
1994
16 days
1995
29 days
1996
34 days
1997
23 days
1998
13 days
1999
20 days
2000
19 days
2001
16 days
2002
32 days
2003
28 days
2004
25 days
2005
19 days
2006
28 days
2007
15 days
2008
25 days
2009
25 days
2010
16 days
2011
28 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
118 years with a frost
Across 118 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Skara 1 falls on 19 May and the median first autumn frost on 24 September, which leaves a median of 130 days between them.
In 1980 to 2011 the median growing season was 139 days. That is 27 days more than in 1882 to 1913.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.1 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Skara 1
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1882 to 1913)
Recent period (1980 to 2011)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
19 May
22 May
9 May
13 days earlier
-1.3 days per decade
First autumn frost
24 September
16 September
30 September
14 days later
+0.8 days per decade
Growing days
130 days
112 days
139 days
27 days more
+2.1 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.
Rainfall Return Levels
135 years, 1860 to 2011
A day with at least 30.6 mm (1.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 71.9 mm (2.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Skara 1: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
30.6 mm (1.2 in)
5 years
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
10 years
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
25 years
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
50 years
63.9 mm (2.5 in)
100 years
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 135 years of values from 1860 to 2011.
A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.
The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 76.8 mm (3.0 in) in 1958; 72.7 mm (2.9 in) in 1894; 62.0 mm (2.4 in) in 1987.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Skara 1, at 1989. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1989 ran 0.2 C (0.3 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Skara 1, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1989
-0.1
-0.3
likely
5
Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.
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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.