Newton Rigg Weather Records (UKE00105860)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Newton Rigg (UKE00105860), United Kingdom, with 121 years of record.

Key Facts for Newton Rigg

Newton Rigg (UKE00105860) is a weather station in United Kingdom at 54.67 latitude and -2.79 longitude, 169 m (554 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1906 to 2026, 121 years of record.
1,464 records set at Newton Rigg still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Newton Rigg set a daily record precipitation of 27.7 mm (1.1 in) on 3 June 2026.

About the Station

Location: United Kingdom, 54.67 latitude, -2.79 longitude.
Elevation: 169 m (554 ft).
Period of record: 1906 to 2026, 121 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, 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 Newton Rigg. 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 Newton Rigg, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	13.9 C (57.0 F)	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	18.1 C (64.6 F)	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	24.6 C (76.3 F)	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	29.7 C (85.5 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	30.1 C (86.2 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	31.1 C (88.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	17.2 C (63.0 F)	-12.6 C (9.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	17.2 C (63.0 F)	-17.7 C (0.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Newton Rigg still stand. 2010 holds the most, with 36.

Standing records at Newton Rigg by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1906	10
1907	14
1908	20
1909	3
1910	6
1911	2
1912	9
1913	4
1914	10
1915	10
1916	15
1917	25
1918	12
1919	13
1920	12
1921	18
1922	9
1923	21
1924	13
1925	18
1926	10
1927	14
1928	16
1929	8
1930	10
1931	15
1932	15
1933	12
1934	10
1935	11
1936	14
1937	17
1938	20
1939	9
1940	13
1941	12
1942	4
1943	6
1944	7
1945	7
1946	5
1947	16
1950	1
1951	6
1952	12
1953	4
1954	18
1955	14
1956	12
1957	8
1958	10
1959	9
1960	11
1961	18
1962	21
1963	14
1964	4
1965	18
1966	16
1967	3
1968	3
1969	16
1970	14
1971	10
1972	11
1973	20
1974	16
1975	18
1976	17
1977	14
1978	15
1979	21
1980	14
1981	19
1982	24
1983	4
1984	10
1985	5
1986	3
1988	1
1989	16
1990	15
1991	12
1992	15
1993	13
1994	11
1995	27
1996	11
1997	16
1998	20
1999	11
2000	13
2001	10
2002	7
2003	18
2004	11
2005	21
2006	14
2007	15
2008	16
2009	11
2010	36
2011	26
2012	15
2013	23
2014	9
2015	20
2016	12
2017	11
2018	21
2019	18
2020	13
2021	8

All-Time Record Progression

9 new records

9 all-time records were set at Newton Rigg between 16 February 1969 and 22 May 2024. Each dot is a new record.

When Newton Rigg set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1969-02-16	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1975-07-14	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 16.8 C (62.2 F)
1975-08-05	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 17.5 C (63.5 F)
1981-12-16	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -5.6 C (21.9 F)
1989-07-23	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 29.1 C (84.4 F)
1990-08-01	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 31.1 C (88.0 F)
1995-07-20	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 18.0 C (64.4 F)
2004-08-09	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 18.5 C (65.3 F)
2024-05-22	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 81.5 mm (3.2 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 81.5 mm (3.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Newton Rigg. The most was 81.5 mm (3.2 in) on 22 May 2024.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Newton Rigg
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	7 January 2005
Feb	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	8 February 2020
Mar	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	27 March 1987
Apr	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	21 April 1947
May	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	22 May 2024
Jun	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	17 June 1930
Jul	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	18 July 2007
Aug	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	19 August 1928
Sep	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	14 September 1918
Oct	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	11 October 2005
Nov	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	12 November 2025
Dec	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	5 December 2015

Period of Record Coverage

1906 to 2021

114 years of record at Newton Rigg, 1906 to 2021. 62 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913 and others.

Days with data per year at Newton Rigg
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1906	212	58%	No
1907	204	56%	No
1908	209	57%	No
1909	189	52%	No
1910	214	59%	No
1911	192	53%	No
1912	230	63%	No
1913	209	57%	No
1914	207	57%	No
1915	180	49%	No
1916	225	61%	No
1917	203	56%	No
1918	222	61%	No
1919	200	55%	No
1920	214	58%	No
1921	225	62%	No
1922	250	68%	No
1923	243	67%	No
1924	229	63%	No
1925	237	65%	No
1926	251	69%	No
1927	251	69%	No
1928	267	73%	No
1929	224	61%	No
1930	255	70%	No
1931	251	69%	No
1932	280	77%	No
1933	266	73%	No
1934	291	80%	No
1935	284	78%	No
1936	296	81%	No
1937	278	76%	No
1938	271	74%	No
1939	245	67%	No
1940	217	59%	No
1941	200	55%	No
1942	215	59%	No
1943	248	68%	No
1944	182	50%	No
1945	195	53%	No
1946	211	58%	No
1947	181	50%	No
1949	9	2%	No
1950	105	29%	No
1951	162	44%	No
1952	233	64%	No
1953	237	65%	No
1954	264	72%	No
1955	224	61%	No
1956	219	60%	No
1957	206	56%	No
1958	244	67%	No
1959	174	48%	No
1960	363	99%	Yes
1961	359	98%	Yes
1962	362	99%	Yes
1963	363	99%	Yes
1964	357	98%	Yes
1965	349	96%	Yes
1966	357	98%	Yes
1967	360	99%	Yes
1968	356	97%	Yes
1969	356	98%	Yes
1970	357	98%	Yes
1971	358	98%	Yes
1972	359	98%	Yes
1973	352	96%	Yes
1974	359	98%	Yes
1975	359	98%	Yes
1976	329	90%	No
1977	357	98%	Yes
1978	358	98%	Yes
1979	360	99%	Yes
1980	359	98%	Yes
1981	354	97%	Yes
1982	354	97%	Yes
1983	176	48%	No
1984	266	73%	No
1985	206	56%	No
1986	87	24%	No
1988	122	33%	No
1989	333	91%	Yes
1990	361	99%	Yes
1991	339	93%	Yes
1992	318	87%	No
1993	335	92%	Yes
1994	355	97%	Yes
1995	353	97%	Yes
1996	341	93%	Yes
1997	356	98%	Yes
1998	358	98%	Yes
1999	358	98%	Yes
2000	362	99%	Yes
2001	349	96%	Yes
2002	364	100%	Yes
2003	358	98%	Yes
2004	360	98%	Yes
2005	268	73%	No
2006	363	99%	Yes
2007	362	99%	Yes
2008	361	99%	Yes
2009	361	99%	Yes
2010	363	99%	Yes
2011	358	98%	Yes
2012	360	98%	Yes
2013	361	99%	Yes
2014	361	99%	Yes
2015	355	97%	Yes
2016	355	97%	Yes
2017	356	98%	Yes
2018	355	97%	Yes
2019	357	98%	Yes
2020	360	98%	Yes
2021	154	42%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Newton Rigg
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 June 2026	Newton Rigg, GB	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	113 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2026	Newton Rigg, GB	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	117 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 2026	Newton Rigg, GB	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	11 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 2025	Newton Rigg, GB	monthly rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	99 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 December 2024	Newton Rigg, GB	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	109 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2024	Newton Rigg, GB	daily rain	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	70 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2024	Newton Rigg, GB	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 2024	Newton Rigg, GB	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	14 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 2024	Newton Rigg, GB	all-time rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	93 years	98 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 January 2024	Newton Rigg, GB	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 2024	Newton Rigg, GB	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	81 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2023	Newton Rigg, GB	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	96 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 2022	Newton Rigg, GB	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	32 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 2022	Newton Rigg, GB	daily rain	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	107 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 2021	Newton Rigg, GB	daily rain	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	67 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 2021	Newton Rigg, GB	daily rain	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	94 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 2021	Newton Rigg, GB	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	78 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2021	Newton Rigg, GB	daily high max	27.0 C (80.6 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	15 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
22 June 2021	Newton Rigg, GB	daily low min (Tie)	2.1 C (35.8 F)	tie	16 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 2021	Newton Rigg, GB	daily high min	13.7 C (56.7 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	52 years	26 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

47 complete years, 1960 to 2020

One stripe for each of 47 complete years at Newton Rigg, 1960 to 2020. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.5 C (47.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2010, at 7.2 C (45.0 F), and the warmest was 2014, at 9.4 C (49.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.3 C (2.3 F).

Annual mean temperature at Newton Rigg as warming stripes, 1960 to 2020
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1960	8.3 C	-0.21 C
1961	8.5 C	-0.05 C
1962	7.3 C	-1.19 C
1963	7.3 C	-1.17 C
1964	8.2 C	-0.29 C
1965	7.6 C	-0.90 C
1966	8.0 C	-0.48 C
1967	8.2 C	-0.36 C
1968	8.0 C	-0.54 C
1969	7.7 C	-0.79 C
1970	8.1 C	-0.39 C
1971	8.7 C	+0.20 C
1972	8.0 C	-0.51 C
1973	8.2 C	-0.27 C
1974	8.3 C	-0.22 C
1975	8.6 C	+0.11 C
1977	8.2 C	-0.30 C
1978	8.2 C	-0.31 C
1979	7.6 C	-0.96 C
1981	7.9 C	-0.61 C
1982	8.8 C	+0.28 C
1990	9.3 C	+0.78 C
1994	8.5 C	-0.05 C
1995	9.0 C	+0.45 C
1997	9.1 C	+0.55 C
1998	9.1 C	+0.56 C
1999	9.1 C	+0.54 C
2000	8.9 C	+0.37 C
2001	8.2 C	-0.30 C
2002	8.8 C	+0.29 C
2003	9.1 C	+0.59 C
2004	9.2 C	+0.64 C
2006	9.3 C	+0.76 C
2007	9.1 C	+0.61 C
2008	8.6 C	+0.10 C
2009	8.6 C	+0.13 C
2010	7.2 C	-1.27 C
2011	9.2 C	+0.71 C
2012	8.4 C	-0.16 C
2013	8.4 C	-0.09 C
2014	9.4 C	+0.93 C
2015	8.7 C	+0.19 C
2016	8.9 C	+0.40 C
2017	8.9 C	+0.38 C
2018	9.0 C	+0.49 C
2019	9.0 C	+0.51 C
2020	9.3 C	+0.78 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade over 1960 to 2020. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (0.2 to 0.5) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 47 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Newton Rigg
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade	0.3 F (0.2 to 0.5) per decade	1960 to 2020	47	Rise
Mean daily maximum	0.3 C (0.2 to 0.3) per decade	0.5 F (0.3 to 0.6) per decade	1960 to 2020	47	Rise
Mean daily minimum	0.12 C (0.04 to 0.19) per decade	0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade	1960 to 2020	47	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

1906 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Newton Rigg: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1990	26.0 C (78.8 F)	114
Coldest night (TNn)	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	1969	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	114
Wettest day (Rx1day)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	2024	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	118
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	1914	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	117
Longest dry spell (CDD)	34 days	1974	13 days	118

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Newton Rigg, 1906 to 2026. The record is 31.1 C (88.0 F) in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is 26.0 C (78.8 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Newton Rigg by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1906	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1907	22.2 C (72.0 F)
1908	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1909	22.2 C (72.0 F)
1910	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1911	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1912	22.8 C (73.0 F)
1913	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1914	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1915	22.2 C (72.0 F)
1916	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1917	23.3 C (73.9 F)
1918	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1919	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1920	23.3 C (73.9 F)
1921	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1922	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1923	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1924	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1925	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1926	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1927	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1928	22.8 C (73.0 F)
1929	23.3 C (73.9 F)
1930	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1931	22.8 C (73.0 F)
1932	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1933	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1934	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1935	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1936	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1937	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1938	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1939	23.3 C (73.9 F)
1940	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1941	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1942	22.8 C (73.0 F)
1943	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1944	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1945	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1946	23.3 C (73.9 F)
1947	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1949	23.3 C (73.9 F)
1950	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1951	23.3 C (73.9 F)
1952	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1953	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1954	23.3 C (73.9 F)
1955	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1956	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1957	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1958	22.8 C (73.0 F)
1959	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1960	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1961	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1962	23.3 C (73.9 F)
1963	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1964	22.8 C (73.0 F)
1965	23.3 C (73.9 F)
1966	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1967	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1968	23.3 C (73.9 F)
1969	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1970	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1971	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1972	27.0 C (80.6 F)
1973	27.0 C (80.6 F)
1974	25.2 C (77.4 F)
1975	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1976	28.5 C (83.3 F)
1977	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1978	26.9 C (80.4 F)
1979	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1980	25.8 C (78.4 F)
1981	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1982	28.5 C (83.3 F)
1983	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1984	22.0 C (71.6 F)
1985	22.1 C (71.8 F)
1986	13.1 C (55.6 F)
1987	n/a
1988	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1989	29.1 C (84.4 F)
1990	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1991	26.9 C (80.4 F)
1992	28.6 C (83.5 F)
1993	25.5 C (77.9 F)
1994	24.5 C (76.1 F)
1995	29.5 C (85.1 F)
1996	26.5 C (79.7 F)
1997	27.0 C (80.6 F)
1998	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1999	28.2 C (82.8 F)
2000	27.2 C (81.0 F)
2001	26.9 C (80.4 F)
2002	24.0 C (75.2 F)
2003	28.9 C (84.0 F)
2004	25.9 C (78.6 F)
2005	28.5 C (83.3 F)
2006	29.4 C (84.9 F)
2007	24.4 C (75.9 F)
2008	26.1 C (79.0 F)
2009	27.0 C (80.6 F)
2010	24.5 C (76.1 F)
2011	24.7 C (76.5 F)
2012	26.1 C (79.0 F)
2013	28.3 C (82.9 F)
2014	26.6 C (79.9 F)
2015	29.2 C (84.6 F)
2016	28.5 C (83.3 F)
2017	25.8 C (78.4 F)
2018	29.7 C (85.5 F)
2019	30.1 C (86.2 F)
2020	29.7 C (85.5 F)
2021	27.0 C (80.6 F)
2022	n/a
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Newton Rigg, 1906 to 2026. The record is -20.0 C (-4.0 F) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is -8.3 C (17.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Newton Rigg by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1906	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1907	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1908	-9.2 C (15.4 F)
1909	-7.7 C (18.1 F)
1910	-12.6 C (9.3 F)
1911	-5.1 C (22.8 F)
1912	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1913	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1914	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1915	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1916	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1917	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1918	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1919	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1920	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1921	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1922	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1923	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1924	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1925	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1926	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1927	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1928	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1929	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1930	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1931	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1932	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1933	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1934	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1935	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1936	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1937	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1938	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1939	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1940	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1941	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1942	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1943	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1944	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1945	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1946	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1947	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1949	6.1 C (43.0 F)
1950	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1951	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1952	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1953	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1954	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1955	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1956	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1957	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1958	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1959	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1960	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1961	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1962	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1963	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1964	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1965	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1966	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1967	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1968	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1969	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1970	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1971	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1972	-11.0 C (12.2 F)
1973	-12.6 C (9.3 F)
1974	-5.8 C (21.6 F)
1975	-5.8 C (21.6 F)
1976	-12.4 C (9.7 F)
1977	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1978	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1979	-14.8 C (5.4 F)
1980	-10.9 C (12.4 F)
1981	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1982	-13.5 C (7.7 F)
1983	-7.0 C (19.4 F)
1984	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1985	-8.1 C (17.4 F)
1986	-4.5 C (23.9 F)
1987	n/a
1988	0.4 C (32.7 F)
1989	-7.6 C (18.3 F)
1990	-3.7 C (25.3 F)
1991	-8.6 C (16.5 F)
1992	-8.1 C (17.4 F)
1993	-9.5 C (14.9 F)
1994	-7.7 C (18.1 F)
1995	-13.0 C (8.6 F)
1996	-6.0 C (21.2 F)
1997	-7.4 C (18.7 F)
1998	-7.0 C (19.4 F)
1999	-9.0 C (15.8 F)
2000	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2001	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2002	-8.5 C (16.7 F)
2003	-9.5 C (14.9 F)
2004	-6.0 C (21.2 F)
2005	-9.0 C (15.8 F)
2006	-7.5 C (18.5 F)
2007	-8.1 C (17.4 F)
2008	-8.5 C (16.7 F)
2009	-8.0 C (17.6 F)
2010	-17.7 C (0.1 F)
2011	-6.9 C (19.6 F)
2012	-7.5 C (18.5 F)
2013	-7.4 C (18.7 F)
2014	-5.2 C (22.6 F)
2015	-7.6 C (18.3 F)
2016	-6.2 C (20.8 F)
2017	-9.9 C (14.2 F)
2018	-9.5 C (14.9 F)
2019	-7.6 C (18.3 F)
2020	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2021	-9.7 C (14.5 F)
2022	n/a
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Newton Rigg, 1906 to 2026. The record is 81.5 mm (3.2 in) in 2024, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.5 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Newton Rigg by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1906	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1907	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1908	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1909	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1910	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1911	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1912	27.6 mm (1.1 in)
1913	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1914	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1915	27.3 mm (1.1 in)
1916	30.1 mm (1.2 in)
1917	38.2 mm (1.5 in)
1918	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1919	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1920	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1921	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1922	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1923	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1924	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1925	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1926	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1927	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1928	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1929	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1930	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1931	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1932	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1933	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1934	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1935	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1936	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1937	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1938	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1939	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1940	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1941	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1942	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1943	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1944	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1945	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1946	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1947	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1949	4.8 mm (0.19 in)
1950	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1951	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1952	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1953	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1954	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1955	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1956	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1957	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1958	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1959	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1960	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1961	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1962	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1963	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1964	n/a
1965	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1966	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1967	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1968	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1969	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1970	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1971	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1972	28.6 mm (1.1 in)
1973	n/a
1974	31.9 mm (1.3 in)
1975	26.1 mm (1.0 in)
1976	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1977	43.3 mm (1.7 in)
1978	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1979	46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1980	29.3 mm (1.2 in)
1981	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1982	34.2 mm (1.3 in)
1983	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1984	41.3 mm (1.6 in)
1985	46.6 mm (1.8 in)
1986	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1987	34.1 mm (1.3 in)
1988	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1989	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1990	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1991	33.9 mm (1.3 in)
1992	30.9 mm (1.2 in)
1993	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1994	52.4 mm (2.1 in)
1995	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1996	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1997	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1998	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1999	28.8 mm (1.1 in)
2000	45.9 mm (1.8 in)
2001	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
2002	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
2003	19.4 mm (0.8 in)
2004	32.2 mm (1.3 in)
2005	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
2006	26.8 mm (1.1 in)
2007	49.2 mm (1.9 in)
2008	34.2 mm (1.3 in)
2009	36.2 mm (1.4 in)
2010	30.6 mm (1.2 in)
2011	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
2012	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2013	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
2014	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
2015	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
2016	26.8 mm (1.1 in)
2017	38.2 mm (1.5 in)
2018	40.8 mm (1.6 in)
2019	38.8 mm (1.5 in)
2020	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
2021	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2022	26.8 mm (1.1 in)
2023	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
2024	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
2025	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
2026	28.5 mm (1.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Newton Rigg, 1906 to 2026. The record is 115.3 mm (4.5 in) in 1914, marked on the chart; the median year is 67.4 mm (2.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Newton Rigg by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1906	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1907	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1908	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1909	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1910	90.3 mm (3.6 in)
1911	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1912	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1913	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1914	115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1915	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1916	61.9 mm (2.4 in)
1917	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1918	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1919	35.4 mm (1.4 in)
1920	90.8 mm (3.6 in)
1921	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1922	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1923	67.9 mm (2.7 in)
1924	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1925	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1926	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1927	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1928	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1929	83.7 mm (3.3 in)
1930	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1931	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1932	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1933	45.1 mm (1.8 in)
1934	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1935	52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1936	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1937	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1938	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1939	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1940	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1941	65.2 mm (2.6 in)
1942	58.8 mm (2.3 in)
1943	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1944	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1945	93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1946	90.1 mm (3.5 in)
1947	86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1949	n/a
1950	34.7 mm (1.4 in)
1951	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1952	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1953	51.9 mm (2.0 in)
1954	102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1955	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1956	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1957	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1958	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1959	61.9 mm (2.4 in)
1960	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1961	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1962	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1963	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1964	n/a
1965	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1966	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1967	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1968	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1969	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1970	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1971	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1972	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1973	n/a
1974	68.2 mm (2.7 in)
1975	60.8 mm (2.4 in)
1976	50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1977	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1978	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1979	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1980	56.8 mm (2.2 in)
1981	70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1982	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1983	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1984	59.3 mm (2.3 in)
1985	67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1986	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1987	78.6 mm (3.1 in)
1988	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1989	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1990	71.3 mm (2.8 in)
1991	99.9 mm (3.9 in)
1992	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1993	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1994	99.7 mm (3.9 in)
1995	67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1996	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1997	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1998	74.3 mm (2.9 in)
1999	62.9 mm (2.5 in)
2000	71.7 mm (2.8 in)
2001	56.3 mm (2.2 in)
2002	89.3 mm (3.5 in)
2003	44.6 mm (1.8 in)
2004	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
2005	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
2006	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
2007	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
2008	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
2009	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
2010	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
2011	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
2012	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2013	84.2 mm (3.3 in)
2014	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
2015	111.4 mm (4.4 in)
2016	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
2017	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
2018	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
2019	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
2020	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
2021	86.8 mm (3.4 in)
2022	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
2023	68.4 mm (2.7 in)
2024	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
2025	80.7 mm (3.2 in)
2026	44.0 mm (1.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Newton Rigg, 1906 to 2026. The record is 34 days in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 13 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Newton Rigg by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1906	3 days
1907	2 days
1908	7 days
1909	2 days
1910	3 days
1911	2 days
1912	3 days
1913	3 days
1914	5 days
1915	3 days
1916	3 days
1917	4 days
1918	5 days
1919	4 days
1920	5 days
1921	5 days
1922	9 days
1923	6 days
1924	10 days
1925	6 days
1926	5 days
1927	5 days
1928	6 days
1929	9 days
1930	3 days
1931	5 days
1932	6 days
1933	9 days
1934	12 days
1935	10 days
1936	9 days
1937	9 days
1938	8 days
1939	7 days
1940	3 days
1941	5 days
1942	4 days
1943	4 days
1944	3 days
1945	6 days
1946	2 days
1947	3 days
1949	2 days
1950	4 days
1951	5 days
1952	5 days
1953	8 days
1954	5 days
1955	5 days
1956	7 days
1957	5 days
1958	7 days
1959	3 days
1960	3 days
1961	17 days
1962	24 days
1963	17 days
1964	n/a
1965	15 days
1966	19 days
1967	14 days
1968	23 days
1969	16 days
1970	21 days
1971	15 days
1972	26 days
1973	n/a
1974	34 days
1975	21 days
1976	20 days
1977	15 days
1978	16 days
1979	13 days
1980	21 days
1981	21 days
1982	20 days
1983	21 days
1984	28 days
1985	24 days
1986	32 days
1987	18 days
1988	20 days
1989	30 days
1990	12 days
1991	19 days
1992	24 days
1993	27 days
1994	16 days
1995	19 days
1996	20 days
1997	24 days
1998	16 days
1999	15 days
2000	18 days
2001	15 days
2002	20 days
2003	20 days
2004	19 days
2005	14 days
2006	18 days
2007	28 days
2008	15 days
2009	22 days
2010	16 days
2011	17 days
2012	15 days
2013	21 days
2014	17 days
2015	13 days
2016	17 days
2017	14 days
2018	22 days
2019	20 days
2020	23 days
2021	24 days
2022	12 days
2023	9 days
2024	20 days
2025	32 days
2026	8 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

47 years with a frost

Across 47 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Newton Rigg falls on 5 May and the median first autumn frost on 18 October, which leaves a median of 166 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -3.0 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Newton Rigg
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1978 to 2020)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	5 May	n/a	6 May	n/a	+0.3 days per decade
First autumn frost	18 October	n/a	15 October	n/a	-2.7 days per decade
Growing days	166 days	n/a	164 days	n/a	-3.0 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

59 years, 1961 to 2025

A day with at least 34.3 mm (1.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 64.1 mm (2.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Newton Rigg: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
5 years	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
10 years	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
25 years	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
50 years	59.3 mm (2.3 in)
100 years	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	Longer than the 59 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 59 years of values from 1961 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: 59.5 mm (2.3 in) in 2005; 55.4 mm (2.2 in) in 2025; 52.4 mm (2.1 in) in 1994.

Station Changes

1 suspected

One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Newton Rigg, at 2001. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 2001 ran 0.2 C (0.3 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).

Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Newton Rigg, against neighbouring stations
Year	Shift (C)	Shift (F)	Strength	Neighbours
2001	-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.

Climate Twins

2006 to 2020 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2006 to 2020, Newton Rigg had a mean temperature of 8.8 C (47.9 F) and 1,025.2 mm (40.4 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Auchincruive (United Kingdom, 145 km away), Paisley (United Kingdom, 168 km away) and Stormont Castle (United Kingdom, 196 km away).

Climate twins of Newton Rigg: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2006 to 2020 climate
Twin station	Country	Distance away	Mean temperature, 1961-1990	Rain a year, 1961-1990	Climate difference
Auchincruive	United Kingdom	145 km (90 mi)	8.7 C (47.6 F)	950.4 mm (37.4 in)	0.51
Paisley	United Kingdom	168 km (104 mi)	9.1 C (48.4 F)	1,151.1 mm (45.3 in)	0.63
Stormont Castle	United Kingdom	196 km (122 mi)	9.1 C (48.3 F)	911.4 mm (35.9 in)	0.72

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

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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.

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