Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ardtalnaig (UKE00105884), United Kingdom, with 59 years of record.
Key Facts for Ardtalnaig
Ardtalnaig (UKE00105884) is a weather station in United Kingdom at 56.53 latitude and -4.11 longitude, 130 m (427 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1959 to 2017, 59 years of record.
1,464 records set at Ardtalnaig still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Ardtalnaig set a daily record high minimum temperature of 9.0 C (48.2 F) on 24 December 2017.
About the Station
Location: United Kingdom, 56.53 latitude, -4.11 longitude.
Elevation: 130 m (427 ft).
Period of record: 1959 to 2017, 59 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 Ardtalnaig. 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 Ardtalnaig, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
14.0 C (57.2 F)
-15.9 C (3.4 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
14.8 C (58.6 F)
-9.8 C (14.4 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
21.3 C (70.3 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
27.1 C (80.8 F)
-2.0 C (28.4 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
31.4 C (88.5 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
30.1 C (86.2 F)
3.3 C (37.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
29.3 C (84.7 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
26.2 C (79.2 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
22.5 C (72.5 F)
-4.0 C (24.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
16.1 C (61.0 F)
-7.9 C (17.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
14.0 C (57.2 F)
-13.4 C (7.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Ardtalnaig still stand. 2012 holds the most, with 45.
Standing records at Ardtalnaig by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1960
12
1961
29
1962
21
1963
23
1964
19
1965
31
1966
39
1967
12
1968
30
1969
35
1970
22
1971
23
1972
21
1973
35
1974
24
1975
33
1976
28
1977
19
1978
36
1979
40
1980
18
1981
36
1982
25
1983
24
1984
26
1985
40
1986
25
1987
18
1988
15
1989
31
1990
21
1991
17
1992
17
1993
39
1994
23
1995
33
1996
18
1997
26
1998
33
1999
16
2000
16
2001
19
2002
14
2003
22
2004
25
2005
22
2006
25
2007
30
2008
29
2009
19
2010
37
2011
27
2012
45
2013
28
2014
14
2015
22
2016
24
2017
13
All-Time Record Progression
3 new records
3 all-time records were set at Ardtalnaig between 27 June 1995 and 6 August 2006. Each dot is a new record.
When Ardtalnaig set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1995-06-27
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 31.4 C (88.5 F)
1995-08-12
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 17.2 C (63.0 F)
2006-08-06
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 17.5 C (63.5 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 89.6 mm (3.5 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ardtalnaig. The most was 89.6 mm (3.5 in) on 26 September 1981.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Ardtalnaig
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
15 January 1962
Feb
58.3 mm (2.3 in)
9 February 1996
Mar
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
29 March 1993
Apr
36.7 mm (1.4 in)
22 April 1983
May
43.0 mm (1.7 in)
25 May 1972
Jun
55.3 mm (2.2 in)
18 June 1973
Jul
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
12 July 1961
Aug
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
9 August 2004
Sep
89.6 mm (3.5 in)
26 September 1981
Oct
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1 October 1993
Nov
75.5 mm (3.0 in)
17 November 1997
Dec
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
13 December 2006
Period of Record Coverage
1959 to 2017
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
59 years of record at Ardtalnaig, 1959 to 2017. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1959, 1970, 2003, 2016, 2017.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 52 complete years at Ardtalnaig, 1960 to 2015. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.3 C (47.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1979, at 7.2 C (44.9 F), and the warmest was 2014, at 9.6 C (49.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.3 C (2.3 F).
Annual mean temperature at Ardtalnaig as warming stripes, 1960 to 2015
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1960
8.3 C
-0.05 C
1961
8.2 C
-0.15 C
1962
7.6 C
-0.71 C
1963
7.2 C
-1.12 C
1964
8.2 C
-0.16 C
1965
7.3 C
-1.01 C
1966
7.6 C
-0.80 C
1967
8.2 C
-0.12 C
1968
8.0 C
-0.40 C
1969
7.9 C
-0.48 C
1971
8.8 C
+0.43 C
1972
8.1 C
-0.29 C
1973
8.2 C
-0.17 C
1974
8.3 C
-0.06 C
1975
8.8 C
+0.49 C
1976
8.6 C
+0.24 C
1977
8.1 C
-0.23 C
1978
8.0 C
-0.33 C
1979
7.2 C
-1.16 C
1980
8.1 C
-0.23 C
1981
7.9 C
-0.46 C
1982
8.4 C
+0.03 C
1983
8.5 C
+0.18 C
1984
8.6 C
+0.29 C
1985
7.5 C
-0.88 C
1986
7.5 C
-0.85 C
1987
7.9 C
-0.50 C
1988
8.7 C
+0.30 C
1989
8.7 C
+0.36 C
1990
8.9 C
+0.54 C
1991
8.4 C
+0.08 C
1992
8.3 C
-0.04 C
1993
7.9 C
-0.45 C
1994
8.2 C
-0.16 C
1995
8.7 C
+0.39 C
1996
8.2 C
-0.13 C
1997
9.2 C
+0.80 C
1999
8.7 C
+0.36 C
2000
9.0 C
+0.61 C
2001
8.4 C
+0.03 C
2002
8.8 C
+0.49 C
2004
9.0 C
+0.66 C
2006
9.2 C
+0.84 C
2007
9.3 C
+0.96 C
2008
8.7 C
+0.31 C
2009
8.9 C
+0.58 C
2010
7.6 C
-0.78 C
2011
9.0 C
+0.68 C
2012
8.5 C
+0.15 C
2013
8.7 C
+0.37 C
2014
9.6 C
+1.24 C
2015
8.7 C
+0.31 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade over 1960 to 2015. In Fahrenheit: 0.4 F (0.2 to 0.5) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 52 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Ardtalnaig
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.4 F (0.2 to 0.5) per decade
1960 to 2015
52
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.4 F (0.3 to 0.6) per decade
1960 to 2015
52
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.3 F (0.2 to 0.4) per decade
1960 to 2015
52
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 2017
Yearly extremes at Ardtalnaig: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
31.4 C (88.5 F)
1995
26.5 C (79.7 F)
59
Coldest night (TNn)
-15.9 C (3.4 F)
1982
-6.8 C (19.7 F)
58
Wettest day (Rx1day)
89.6 mm (3.5 in)
1981
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
57
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
161.7 mm (6.4 in)
2006
100.4 mm (4.0 in)
57
Longest dry spell (CDD)
36 days
1974
17 days
57
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Ardtalnaig, 1959 to 2017. The record is 31.4 C (88.5 F) in 1995, marked on the chart; the median year is 26.5 C (79.7 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Ardtalnaig by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1959
6.7 C (44.1 F)
1960
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1961
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1962
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1963
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1964
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1965
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1966
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1967
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1968
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1969
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1970
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1971
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1972
28.6 C (83.5 F)
1973
26.6 C (79.9 F)
1974
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1975
28.5 C (83.3 F)
1976
29.3 C (84.7 F)
1977
29.1 C (84.4 F)
1978
25.8 C (78.4 F)
1979
26.5 C (79.7 F)
1980
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1981
24.0 C (75.2 F)
1982
29.5 C (85.1 F)
1983
29.3 C (84.7 F)
1984
28.2 C (82.8 F)
1985
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1986
28.0 C (82.4 F)
1987
25.7 C (78.3 F)
1988
27.7 C (81.9 F)
1989
28.1 C (82.6 F)
1990
26.5 C (79.7 F)
1991
26.2 C (79.2 F)
1992
27.0 C (80.6 F)
1993
24.3 C (75.7 F)
1994
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1995
31.4 C (88.5 F)
1996
26.0 C (78.8 F)
1997
27.7 C (81.9 F)
1998
24.1 C (75.4 F)
1999
26.2 C (79.2 F)
2000
27.0 C (80.6 F)
2001
25.7 C (78.3 F)
2002
26.1 C (79.0 F)
2003
29.3 C (84.7 F)
2004
23.6 C (74.5 F)
2005
30.1 C (86.2 F)
2006
27.5 C (81.5 F)
2007
25.5 C (77.9 F)
2008
27.0 C (80.6 F)
2009
28.0 C (82.4 F)
2010
25.9 C (78.6 F)
2011
25.1 C (77.2 F)
2012
27.1 C (80.8 F)
2013
29.1 C (84.4 F)
2014
28.0 C (82.4 F)
2015
24.6 C (76.3 F)
2016
26.3 C (79.3 F)
2017
27.0 C (80.6 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Ardtalnaig, 1959 to 2017. The record is -15.9 C (3.4 F) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is -6.8 C (19.7 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Ardtalnaig by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1959
n/a
1960
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1961
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1962
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1963
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1964
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1965
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1966
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1967
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1968
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1969
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1970
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1971
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1972
-6.8 C (19.8 F)
1973
-9.6 C (14.7 F)
1974
-3.5 C (25.7 F)
1975
-4.2 C (24.4 F)
1976
-7.0 C (19.4 F)
1977
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1978
-9.8 C (14.4 F)
1979
-12.6 C (9.3 F)
1980
-7.0 C (19.4 F)
1981
-9.5 C (14.9 F)
1982
-15.9 C (3.4 F)
1983
-6.2 C (20.8 F)
1984
-9.5 C (14.9 F)
1985
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1986
-9.1 C (15.6 F)
1987
-9.3 C (15.3 F)
1988
-6.0 C (21.2 F)
1989
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1990
-2.6 C (27.3 F)
1991
-6.0 C (21.2 F)
1992
-6.2 C (20.8 F)
1993
-9.0 C (15.8 F)
1994
-9.0 C (15.8 F)
1995
-13.4 C (7.9 F)
1996
-5.1 C (22.8 F)
1997
-5.9 C (21.4 F)
1998
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1999
-6.2 C (20.8 F)
2000
-6.3 C (20.7 F)
2001
-7.9 C (17.8 F)
2002
-6.9 C (19.6 F)
2003
-6.5 C (20.3 F)
2004
-6.2 C (20.8 F)
2005
-5.5 C (22.1 F)
2006
-6.4 C (20.5 F)
2007
-5.5 C (22.1 F)
2008
-6.6 C (20.1 F)
2009
-9.0 C (15.8 F)
2010
-9.9 C (14.2 F)
2011
-7.0 C (19.4 F)
2012
-5.9 C (21.4 F)
2013
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2014
-3.5 C (25.7 F)
2015
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2016
-5.8 C (21.6 F)
2017
-6.4 C (20.5 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Ardtalnaig, 1959 to 2017. The record is 89.6 mm (3.5 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 44.7 mm (1.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ardtalnaig by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1959
n/a
1960
n/a
1961
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1962
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1963
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1964
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1965
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1966
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1967
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1968
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1969
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1970
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1971
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1972
43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1973
55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1974
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1975
43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1976
63.9 mm (2.5 in)
1977
35.4 mm (1.4 in)
1978
53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1979
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1980
44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1981
89.6 mm (3.5 in)
1982
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1983
36.7 mm (1.4 in)
1984
76.3 mm (3.0 in)
1985
40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1986
54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1987
42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1988
38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1989
47.6 mm (1.9 in)
1990
49.2 mm (1.9 in)
1991
56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1992
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1993
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1994
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1995
45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1996
58.3 mm (2.3 in)
1997
75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1998
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1999
53.4 mm (2.1 in)
2000
38.0 mm (1.5 in)
2001
45.1 mm (1.8 in)
2002
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
2003
42.8 mm (1.7 in)
2004
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
2005
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
2006
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
2007
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
2008
40.5 mm (1.6 in)
2009
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2010
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
2011
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2012
52.7 mm (2.1 in)
2013
35.9 mm (1.4 in)
2014
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
2015
47.4 mm (1.9 in)
2016
41.0 mm (1.6 in)
2017
24.2 mm (1.0 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Ardtalnaig, 1959 to 2017. The record is 161.7 mm (6.4 in) in 2006, marked on the chart; the median year is 100.4 mm (4.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ardtalnaig by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1959
n/a
1960
n/a
1961
107.6 mm (4.2 in)
1962
119.0 mm (4.7 in)
1963
72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1964
70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1965
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1966
65.4 mm (2.6 in)
1967
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1968
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1969
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1970
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1971
85.2 mm (3.4 in)
1972
95.4 mm (3.8 in)
1973
61.6 mm (2.4 in)
1974
136.3 mm (5.4 in)
1975
116.2 mm (4.6 in)
1976
80.4 mm (3.2 in)
1977
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1978
121.6 mm (4.8 in)
1979
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1980
78.9 mm (3.1 in)
1981
125.3 mm (4.9 in)
1982
86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1983
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1984
145.6 mm (5.7 in)
1985
86.7 mm (3.4 in)
1986
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1987
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1988
78.1 mm (3.1 in)
1989
100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1990
149.8 mm (5.9 in)
1991
149.4 mm (5.9 in)
1992
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1993
133.8 mm (5.3 in)
1994
126.3 mm (5.0 in)
1995
115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1996
83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1997
149.0 mm (5.9 in)
1998
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1999
143.4 mm (5.6 in)
2000
94.9 mm (3.7 in)
2001
108.2 mm (4.3 in)
2002
109.6 mm (4.3 in)
2003
65.7 mm (2.6 in)
2004
114.0 mm (4.5 in)
2005
136.9 mm (5.4 in)
2006
161.7 mm (6.4 in)
2007
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
2008
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
2009
97.7 mm (3.8 in)
2010
122.2 mm (4.8 in)
2011
114.1 mm (4.5 in)
2012
113.1 mm (4.5 in)
2013
117.5 mm (4.6 in)
2014
108.9 mm (4.3 in)
2015
108.6 mm (4.3 in)
2016
133.9 mm (5.3 in)
2017
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Ardtalnaig, 1959 to 2017. The record is 36 days in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ardtalnaig by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1959
n/a
1960
n/a
1961
16 days
1962
25 days
1963
16 days
1964
17 days
1965
13 days
1966
12 days
1967
17 days
1968
13 days
1969
20 days
1970
13 days
1971
14 days
1972
34 days
1973
18 days
1974
36 days
1975
18 days
1976
23 days
1977
23 days
1978
14 days
1979
15 days
1980
35 days
1981
20 days
1982
15 days
1983
14 days
1984
15 days
1985
21 days
1986
23 days
1987
22 days
1988
15 days
1989
28 days
1990
12 days
1991
21 days
1992
22 days
1993
20 days
1994
26 days
1995
18 days
1996
22 days
1997
15 days
1998
20 days
1999
13 days
2000
18 days
2001
15 days
2002
22 days
2003
19 days
2004
10 days
2005
11 days
2006
17 days
2007
25 days
2008
13 days
2009
13 days
2010
16 days
2011
11 days
2012
13 days
2013
20 days
2014
15 days
2015
14 days
2016
19 days
2017
18 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
52 years with a frost
Across 52 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Ardtalnaig falls on 27 April and the median first autumn frost on 1 November, which leaves a median of 187 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +3.6 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Ardtalnaig
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1983 to 2015)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
27 April
n/a
23 April
n/a
-1.8 days per decade
First autumn frost
1 November
n/a
3 November
n/a
+1.8 days per decade
Growing days
187 days
n/a
188 days
n/a
+3.6 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
55 years, 1961 to 2017
A day with at least 44.7 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 89.0 mm (3.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Ardtalnaig: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
5 years
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
10 years
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
25 years
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
50 years
81.6 mm (3.2 in)
100 years
89.0 mm (3.5 in)
Longer than the 55 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, 55 years of values from 1961 to 2017.
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: 89.6 mm (3.5 in) in 1981; 76.3 mm (3.0 in) in 1984; 75.5 mm (3.0 in) in 1997.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Ardtalnaig, at 1997. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1997 ran 0.1 C (0.2 F) lower than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Ardtalnaig, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1997
-0.1
-0.2
possible
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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Data for Ardtalnaig 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.