Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Braemar (UKE00105874), United Kingdom, with 47 years of record.
Key Facts for Braemar
Braemar (UKE00105874) is a weather station in United Kingdom at 57.01 latitude and -3.40 longitude, 339 m (1,112 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1959 to 2005, 47 years of record.
1,464 records set at Braemar still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Braemar set a daily record precipitation of 10.5 mm (0.4 in) on 29 April 2005.
About the Station
Location: United Kingdom, 57.01 latitude, -3.40 longitude.
Elevation: 339 m (1,112 ft).
Period of record: 1959 to 2005, 47 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Braemar. 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 Braemar, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
16.6 C (61.9 F)
-24.2 C (-11.6 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
13.0 C (55.4 F)
-20.5 C (-4.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
18.5 C (65.3 F)
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
24.5 C (76.1 F)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
25.2 C (77.4 F)
-7.1 C (19.2 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
29.9 C (85.8 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-0.5 C (31.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-2.0 C (28.4 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-6.0 C (21.2 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
23.0 C (73.4 F)
-8.1 C (17.4 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
15.1 C (59.2 F)
-17.7 C (0.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
13.3 C (55.9 F)
-23.8 C (-10.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Braemar still stand. 1998 holds the most, with 55.
Standing records at Braemar by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1960
35
1961
30
1962
35
1963
33
1964
26
1965
38
1966
36
1967
13
1968
42
1969
36
1970
17
1971
37
1972
28
1973
48
1974
35
1975
39
1976
39
1977
26
1978
51
1979
41
1980
27
1981
37
1982
30
1983
33
1984
34
1985
43
1986
33
1987
29
1988
18
1989
27
1990
22
1991
23
1992
32
1993
32
1994
24
1995
46
1996
18
1997
40
1998
55
1999
21
2000
28
2001
29
2002
19
2003
33
2004
35
2005
11
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 77.7 mm (3.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Braemar. The most was 77.7 mm (3.1 in) on 6 August 1982.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Braemar
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
45.6 mm (1.8 in)
21 January 1980
Feb
46.6 mm (1.8 in)
9 February 1996
Mar
49.4 mm (1.9 in)
24 March 1984
Apr
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
23 April 1971
May
34.2 mm (1.3 in)
17 May 1993
Jun
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
18 June 1963
Jul
37.0 mm (1.5 in)
21 July 2000
Aug
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
6 August 1982
Sep
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
20 September 1999
Oct
41.8 mm (1.6 in)
30 October 1977
Nov
41.6 mm (1.6 in)
3 November 1984
Dec
47.9 mm (1.9 in)
24 December 1999
Period of Record Coverage
1959 to 2005
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
47 years of record at Braemar, 1959 to 2005. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1959, 1999, 2005.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 42 complete years at Braemar, 1960 to 2004. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 6.5 C (43.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1963, at 5.3 C (41.6 F), and the warmest was 2003, at 7.6 C (45.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.3 C (2.3 F).
Annual mean temperature at Braemar as warming stripes, 1960 to 2004
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1960
6.3 C
-0.25 C
1961
6.5 C
0.00 C
1962
5.8 C
-0.76 C
1963
5.3 C
-1.22 C
1964
6.5 C
-0.08 C
1966
5.8 C
-0.69 C
1967
6.8 C
+0.22 C
1968
6.0 C
-0.50 C
1969
6.0 C
-0.49 C
1970
6.1 C
-0.47 C
1971
7.0 C
+0.44 C
1972
6.2 C
-0.36 C
1973
6.4 C
-0.17 C
1975
7.2 C
+0.69 C
1976
6.9 C
+0.34 C
1977
6.3 C
-0.26 C
1978
6.4 C
-0.16 C
1979
5.7 C
-0.84 C
1980
6.6 C
+0.09 C
1981
6.1 C
-0.43 C
1982
6.6 C
+0.08 C
1983
6.9 C
+0.34 C
1984
6.7 C
+0.14 C
1985
5.6 C
-0.92 C
1986
5.6 C
-0.91 C
1987
5.8 C
-0.69 C
1988
7.0 C
+0.48 C
1989
7.1 C
+0.57 C
1990
7.4 C
+0.84 C
1991
6.9 C
+0.32 C
1992
6.6 C
+0.10 C
1993
6.2 C
-0.36 C
1994
6.6 C
+0.07 C
1995
6.7 C
+0.19 C
1996
6.4 C
-0.17 C
1997
7.5 C
+0.94 C
1998
7.0 C
+0.49 C
2000
7.2 C
+0.63 C
2001
6.6 C
+0.07 C
2002
7.4 C
+0.82 C
2003
7.6 C
+1.05 C
2004
7.5 C
+0.95 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.4) per decade over 1960 to 2004. In Fahrenheit: 0.4 F (0.2 to 0.6) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 42 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Braemar
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.4) per decade
0.4 F (0.2 to 0.6) per decade
1960 to 2004
42
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.4) per decade
0.4 F (0.2 to 0.7) per decade
1960 to 2004
42
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.3 C (0.1 to 0.4) per decade
0.5 F (0.3 to 0.7) per decade
1960 to 2004
42
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
1959 to 2005
Yearly extremes at Braemar: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1975
25.0 C (77.0 F)
47
Coldest night (TNn)
-24.2 C (-11.6 F)
1982
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
46
Wettest day (Rx1day)
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1982
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
45
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1999
64.4 mm (2.5 in)
45
Longest dry spell (CDD)
30 days
1974
17 days
45
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Braemar, 1959 to 2005. The record is 30.0 C (86.0 F) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 25.0 C (77.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Braemar by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1959
3.9 C (39.0 F)
1960
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1961
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1962
22.8 C (73.0 F)
1963
23.9 C (75.0 F)
1964
22.2 C (72.0 F)
1965
23.9 C (75.0 F)
1966
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1967
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1968
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1969
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1970
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1971
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1972
28.2 C (82.8 F)
1973
24.7 C (76.5 F)
1974
23.3 C (73.9 F)
1975
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1976
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1977
27.7 C (81.9 F)
1978
24.8 C (76.6 F)
1979
25.5 C (77.9 F)
1980
23.9 C (75.0 F)
1981
23.3 C (73.9 F)
1982
27.6 C (81.7 F)
1983
28.0 C (82.4 F)
1984
27.3 C (81.1 F)
1985
23.7 C (74.7 F)
1986
28.2 C (82.8 F)
1987
25.7 C (78.3 F)
1988
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1989
27.4 C (81.3 F)
1990
26.3 C (79.3 F)
1991
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1992
24.5 C (76.1 F)
1993
23.2 C (73.8 F)
1994
25.1 C (77.2 F)
1995
29.9 C (85.8 F)
1996
24.7 C (76.5 F)
1997
27.5 C (81.5 F)
1998
25.2 C (77.4 F)
1999
25.4 C (77.7 F)
2000
25.3 C (77.5 F)
2001
24.8 C (76.6 F)
2002
23.6 C (74.5 F)
2003
29.5 C (85.1 F)
2004
23.7 C (74.7 F)
2005
16.1 C (61.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Braemar, 1959 to 2005. The record is -24.2 C (-11.6 F) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is -15.6 C (3.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Braemar by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1959
n/a
1960
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1961
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1962
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1963
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1964
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1965
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1966
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1967
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1968
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1969
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1970
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1971
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1972
-16.6 C (2.1 F)
1973
-16.9 C (1.6 F)
1974
-9.6 C (14.7 F)
1975
-9.6 C (14.7 F)
1976
-13.0 C (8.6 F)
1977
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1978
-20.5 C (-4.9 F)
1979
-18.5 C (-1.3 F)
1980
-12.5 C (9.5 F)
1981
-18.0 C (-0.4 F)
1982
-24.2 C (-11.6 F)
1983
-13.5 C (7.7 F)
1984
-21.3 C (-6.3 F)
1985
-22.7 C (-8.9 F)
1986
-18.2 C (-0.8 F)
1987
-16.0 C (3.2 F)
1988
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1989
-12.9 C (8.8 F)
1990
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1991
-13.8 C (7.2 F)
1992
-12.4 C (9.7 F)
1993
-14.8 C (5.4 F)
1994
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1995
-23.8 C (-10.8 F)
1996
-10.4 C (13.3 F)
1997
-8.8 C (16.2 F)
1998
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1999
-10.5 C (13.1 F)
2000
-10.8 C (12.6 F)
2001
-16.4 C (2.5 F)
2002
-15.2 C (4.6 F)
2003
-14.2 C (6.4 F)
2004
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2005
-7.3 C (18.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Braemar, 1959 to 2005. The record is 77.7 mm (3.1 in) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.3 mm (1.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Braemar by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1959
n/a
1960
n/a
1961
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1962
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1963
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1964
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1965
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1966
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1967
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1968
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1969
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1970
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1971
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1972
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1973
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1974
44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1975
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1976
45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1977
41.8 mm (1.6 in)
1978
38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1979
27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1980
45.6 mm (1.8 in)
1981
61.6 mm (2.4 in)
1982
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1983
24.5 mm (1.0 in)
1984
49.4 mm (1.9 in)
1985
31.3 mm (1.2 in)
1986
28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1987
25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1988
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1989
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1990
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1991
35.2 mm (1.4 in)
1992
35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1993
40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1994
22.8 mm (0.9 in)
1995
52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1996
46.6 mm (1.8 in)
1997
18.1 mm (0.7 in)
1998
33.6 mm (1.3 in)
1999
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
2000
40.2 mm (1.6 in)
2001
33.2 mm (1.3 in)
2002
37.5 mm (1.5 in)
2003
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
2004
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
2005
21.5 mm (0.8 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Braemar, 1959 to 2005. The record is 120.1 mm (4.7 in) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 64.4 mm (2.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Braemar by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1959
n/a
1960
n/a
1961
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1962
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1963
70.7 mm (2.8 in)
1964
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1965
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1966
56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1967
55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1968
47.9 mm (1.9 in)
1969
59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1970
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1971
45.3 mm (1.8 in)
1972
81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1973
57.8 mm (2.3 in)
1974
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1975
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1976
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1977
58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1978
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1979
54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1980
72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1981
74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1982
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1983
64.4 mm (2.5 in)
1984
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1985
57.3 mm (2.3 in)
1986
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1987
54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1988
45.6 mm (1.8 in)
1989
52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1990
71.8 mm (2.8 in)
1991
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1992
60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1993
96.2 mm (3.8 in)
1994
56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1995
113.9 mm (4.5 in)
1996
63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1997
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1998
99.2 mm (3.9 in)
1999
120.1 mm (4.7 in)
2000
91.0 mm (3.6 in)
2001
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
2002
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
2003
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
2004
64.9 mm (2.6 in)
2005
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Braemar, 1959 to 2005. The record is 30 days in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Braemar by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1959
n/a
1960
n/a
1961
15 days
1962
17 days
1963
17 days
1964
16 days
1965
20 days
1966
14 days
1967
12 days
1968
13 days
1969
18 days
1970
11 days
1971
15 days
1972
17 days
1973
18 days
1974
30 days
1975
16 days
1976
15 days
1977
19 days
1978
14 days
1979
17 days
1980
24 days
1981
17 days
1982
20 days
1983
21 days
1984
16 days
1985
23 days
1986
23 days
1987
20 days
1988
13 days
1989
27 days
1990
16 days
1991
26 days
1992
24 days
1993
17 days
1994
21 days
1995
29 days
1996
13 days
1997
4 days
1998
12 days
1999
15 days
2000
18 days
2001
15 days
2002
15 days
2003
19 days
2004
10 days
2005
9 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
42 years with a frost
Across 42 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Braemar falls on 27 May and the median first autumn frost on 16 September, which leaves a median of 115 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +5.7 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Braemar
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1973 to 2004)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
27 May
n/a
28 May
n/a
-1.5 days per decade
First autumn frost
16 September
n/a
23 September
n/a
+4.2 days per decade
Growing days
115 days
n/a
119 days
n/a
+5.7 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
41 years, 1961 to 2004
A day with at least 33.9 mm (1.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 85.4 mm (3.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Braemar: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
33.9 mm (1.3 in)
5 years
43.6 mm (1.7 in)
10 years
51.4 mm (2.0 in)
25 years
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
50 years
73.6 mm (2.9 in)
Longer than the 41 years of record
100 years
85.4 mm (3.4 in)
Longer than the 41 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, 41 years of values from 1961 to 2004.
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: 77.7 mm (3.1 in) in 1982; 69.6 mm (2.7 in) in 1999; 61.6 mm (2.4 in) in 1981.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.