Cambridge Niab Weather Records (UKE00105003)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cambridge Niab (UKE00105003), United Kingdom, with 129 years of record.

Key Facts for Cambridge Niab

Cambridge Niab (UKE00105003) is a weather station in United Kingdom at 52.24 latitude and 0.10 longitude, 26 m (85 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1898 to 2026, 129 years of record.
0 records set at Cambridge Niab still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Cambridge Niab set a daily record precipitation of 11.2 mm (0.4 in) on 15 February 2026.

About the Station

Location: United Kingdom, 52.24 latitude, 0.10 longitude.
Elevation: 26 m (85 ft).
Period of record: 1898 to 2026, 129 years.
Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Cambridge Niab. 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 Cambridge Niab, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Cambridge Niab still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Cambridge Niab between 9 September 2005 and 9 September 2005. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 85.8 mm (3.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cambridge Niab. The most was 85.8 mm (3.4 in) on 9 September 2005.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Cambridge Niab
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	8 January 1992
Feb	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 February 1958
Mar	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	14 March 1964
Apr	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	15 April 1918
May	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	5 May 1978
Jun	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 June 1906
Jul	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	23 July 1903
Aug	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	8 August 2014
Sep	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	9 September 2005
Oct	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	12 October 1993
Nov	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	14 November 2025
Dec	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 December 1914

Latest Records

Latest records at Cambridge Niab
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 February 2026	Cambridge Niab, GB	daily rain	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	125 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 2025	Cambridge Niab, GB	daily rain	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	19 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 2025	Cambridge Niab, GB	monthly rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2025	Cambridge Niab, GB	daily rain	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	19 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 2024	Cambridge Niab, GB	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2024	Cambridge Niab, GB	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	26 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 2024	Cambridge Niab, GB	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	16 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 2024	Cambridge Niab, GB	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	98 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2024	Cambridge Niab, GB	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 2024	Cambridge Niab, GB	daily rain	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 2024	Cambridge Niab, GB	daily rain	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	104 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 2024	Cambridge Niab, GB	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 2023	Cambridge Niab, GB	daily rain	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	69 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 2023	Cambridge Niab, GB	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	86 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2023	Cambridge Niab, GB	daily rain	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	122 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 2023	Cambridge Niab, GB	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 2023	Cambridge Niab, GB	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2022	Cambridge Niab, GB	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 2021	Cambridge Niab, GB	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2021	Cambridge Niab, GB	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1898 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Cambridge Niab: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	2005	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	126
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	106.1 mm (4.2 in)	1948	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	126
Longest dry spell (CDD)	80 days	1899	23 days	126

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Cambridge Niab, 1898 to 2026. The record is 85.8 mm (3.4 in) in 2005, marked on the chart; the median year is 28.7 mm (1.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cambridge Niab by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1898	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1899	2.1 mm (0.08 in)
1900	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1901	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1902	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1903	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1904	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1905	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1906	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1907	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1908	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1909	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1910	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1911	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1912	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1913	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1914	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1915	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1916	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1917	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1918	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1919	26.8 mm (1.1 in)
1920	18.6 mm (0.7 in)
1921	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1922	33.9 mm (1.3 in)
1923	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
1924	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1925	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1926	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1927	26.1 mm (1.0 in)
1928	20.4 mm (0.8 in)
1929	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1930	25.2 mm (1.0 in)
1931	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1932	15.6 mm (0.6 in)
1933	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1934	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1935	45.3 mm (1.8 in)
1936	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1937	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1938	34.2 mm (1.3 in)
1939	32.2 mm (1.3 in)
1940	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1941	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1942	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1943	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1944	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1945	44.3 mm (1.7 in)
1946	22.7 mm (0.9 in)
1947	28.8 mm (1.1 in)
1948	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1949	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1950	50.7 mm (2.0 in)
1951	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1952	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1953	28.6 mm (1.1 in)
1954	31.4 mm (1.2 in)
1955	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1956	33.9 mm (1.3 in)
1957	22.3 mm (0.9 in)
1958	31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1959	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1960	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1961	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1962	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1963	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1964	31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1965	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1966	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1967	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1968	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1969	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1970	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1971	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1972	27.1 mm (1.1 in)
1973	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1974	26.8 mm (1.1 in)
1975	32.6 mm (1.3 in)
1976	31.6 mm (1.2 in)
1977	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1978	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1979	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1980	20.5 mm (0.8 in)
1981	39.3 mm (1.5 in)
1982	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1983	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1984	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1985	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1986	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1987	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1988	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1989	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1990	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1991	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1992	37.2 mm (1.5 in)
1993	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1994	15.4 mm (0.6 in)
1995	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1996	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1997	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1998	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1999	22.3 mm (0.9 in)
2000	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
2001	19.2 mm (0.8 in)
2005	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
2006	15.4 mm (0.6 in)
2007	43.1 mm (1.7 in)
2008	21.9 mm (0.9 in)
2009	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
2010	43.6 mm (1.7 in)
2011	20.4 mm (0.8 in)
2012	22.2 mm (0.9 in)
2013	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
2014	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
2015	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
2016	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
2017	32.4 mm (1.3 in)
2018	29.8 mm (1.2 in)
2019	26.8 mm (1.1 in)
2020	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
2021	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
2022	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
2023	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
2024	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
2025	31.4 mm (1.2 in)
2026	15.4 mm (0.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Cambridge Niab, 1898 to 2026. The record is 106.1 mm (4.2 in) in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is 46.2 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cambridge Niab by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1898	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
1899	9.0 mm (0.35 in)
1900	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1901	37.9 mm (1.5 in)
1902	46.9 mm (1.8 in)
1903	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1904	57.8 mm (2.3 in)
1905	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1906	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1907	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1908	34.2 mm (1.3 in)
1909	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1910	48.9 mm (1.9 in)
1911	37.9 mm (1.5 in)
1912	86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1913	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1914	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1915	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1916	35.7 mm (1.4 in)
1917	90.3 mm (3.6 in)
1918	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1919	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1920	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1921	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1922	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
1923	52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1924	49.9 mm (2.0 in)
1925	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1926	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1927	43.6 mm (1.7 in)
1928	45.6 mm (1.8 in)
1929	45.9 mm (1.8 in)
1930	50.4 mm (2.0 in)
1931	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1932	34.7 mm (1.4 in)
1933	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1934	26.8 mm (1.1 in)
1935	61.6 mm (2.4 in)
1936	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1937	43.3 mm (1.7 in)
1938	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1939	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1940	67.7 mm (2.7 in)
1941	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1942	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1943	38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1944	49.2 mm (1.9 in)
1945	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1946	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1947	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1948	106.1 mm (4.2 in)
1949	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1950	96.6 mm (3.8 in)
1951	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1952	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1953	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1954	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1955	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1956	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1957	38.7 mm (1.5 in)
1958	50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1959	76.3 mm (3.0 in)
1960	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1961	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1962	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1963	49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1964	52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1965	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1966	40.3 mm (1.6 in)
1967	49.9 mm (2.0 in)
1968	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1969	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1970	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1971	46.6 mm (1.8 in)
1972	29.8 mm (1.2 in)
1973	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1974	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1975	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1976	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1977	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1978	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1979	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1980	36.7 mm (1.4 in)
1981	45.6 mm (1.8 in)
1982	53.2 mm (2.1 in)
1983	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1984	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1985	52.4 mm (2.1 in)
1986	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1987	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1988	58.3 mm (2.3 in)
1989	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1990	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1991	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1992	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1993	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1994	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
1995	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1996	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1997	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1998	45.9 mm (1.8 in)
1999	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
2000	45.3 mm (1.8 in)
2001	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
2005	87.3 mm (3.4 in)
2006	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
2007	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
2008	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2009	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
2010	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
2011	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
2012	53.2 mm (2.1 in)
2013	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
2014	69.2 mm (2.7 in)
2015	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
2016	32.4 mm (1.3 in)
2017	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
2018	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
2019	51.2 mm (2.0 in)
2020	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
2021	52.2 mm (2.1 in)
2022	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
2023	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
2024	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
2025	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
2026	33.2 mm (1.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Cambridge Niab, 1898 to 2026. The record is 80 days in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is 23 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cambridge Niab by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1898	30 days
1899	80 days
1900	18 days
1901	19 days
1902	27 days
1903	23 days
1904	22 days
1905	20 days
1906	19 days
1907	25 days
1908	19 days
1909	22 days
1910	16 days
1911	30 days
1912	23 days
1913	20 days
1914	25 days
1915	38 days
1916	23 days
1917	23 days
1918	21 days
1919	25 days
1920	19 days
1921	25 days
1922	18 days
1923	20 days
1924	18 days
1925	25 days
1926	15 days
1927	19 days
1928	22 days
1929	37 days
1930	20 days
1931	22 days
1932	37 days
1933	31 days
1934	21 days
1935	32 days
1936	23 days
1937	27 days
1938	27 days
1939	23 days
1940	24 days
1941	31 days
1942	30 days
1943	40 days
1944	32 days
1945	33 days
1946	17 days
1947	37 days
1948	32 days
1949	30 days
1950	17 days
1951	22 days
1952	17 days
1953	39 days
1954	17 days
1955	22 days
1956	25 days
1957	42 days
1958	24 days
1959	38 days
1960	16 days
1961	22 days
1962	40 days
1963	25 days
1964	21 days
1965	19 days
1966	17 days
1967	26 days
1968	21 days
1969	59 days
1970	19 days
1971	25 days
1972	32 days
1973	21 days
1974	23 days
1975	22 days
1976	24 days
1977	26 days
1978	25 days
1979	16 days
1980	20 days
1981	27 days
1982	24 days
1983	18 days
1984	29 days
1985	29 days
1986	30 days
1987	33 days
1988	21 days
1989	30 days
1990	20 days
1991	21 days
1992	16 days
1993	26 days
1994	15 days
1995	27 days
1996	25 days
1997	36 days
1998	23 days
1999	20 days
2000	20 days
2001	22 days
2005	24 days
2006	20 days
2007	37 days
2008	18 days
2009	32 days
2010	26 days
2011	32 days
2012	16 days
2013	19 days
2014	16 days
2015	15 days
2016	18 days
2017	22 days
2018	58 days
2019	23 days
2020	24 days
2021	23 days
2022	54 days
2023	36 days
2024	23 days
2025	30 days
2026	37 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.

Rainfall Return Levels

123 years, 1898 to 2025

A day with at least 28.6 mm (1.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 67.7 mm (2.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Cambridge Niab: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	28.6 mm (1.1 in)
5 years	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
10 years	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
25 years	53.2 mm (2.1 in)
50 years	60.3 mm (2.4 in)
100 years	67.7 mm (2.7 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 123 years of values from 1898 to 2025.

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: 85.8 mm (3.4 in) in 2005; 60.4 mm (2.4 in) in 2014; 59.4 mm (2.3 in) in 1903.

Download the Data

Data for Cambridge Niab standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Cambridge Niab 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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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