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Penicuik Weather Records (UKE00105887)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Penicuik (UKE00105887), United Kingdom, with 64 years of record.

Key Facts for Penicuik

  • Penicuik (UKE00105887) is a weather station in United Kingdom at 55.82 latitude and -3.23 longitude, 185 m (607 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1959 to 2022, 64 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Penicuik still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Penicuik set a daily record low minimum temperature of -10.5 C (13.1 F) on 14 December 2022.

About the Station

  • Location: United Kingdom, 55.82 latitude, -3.23 longitude.
  • Elevation: 185 m (607 ft).
  • Period of record: 1959 to 2022, 64 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Penicuik, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Penicuik. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -20-10010203040 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Penicuik. 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 Penicuik, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan13.5 C (56.3 F)-19.2 C (-2.6 F)n/an/a
Feb16.5 C (61.7 F)-13.9 C (7.0 F)n/an/a
Mar21.4 C (70.5 F)-14.6 C (5.7 F)n/an/a
Apr25.6 C (78.1 F)-6.9 C (19.6 F)n/an/a
May27.5 C (81.5 F)-4.5 C (23.9 F)n/an/a
Jun28.9 C (84.0 F)-1.7 C (28.9 F)n/an/a
Jul30.2 C (86.4 F)1.1 C (34.0 F)n/an/a
Aug29.4 C (84.9 F)0.4 C (32.7 F)n/an/a
Sep26.2 C (79.2 F)-2.3 C (27.9 F)n/an/a
Oct20.9 C (69.6 F)-6.2 C (20.8 F)n/an/a
Nov15.6 C (60.1 F)-10.0 C (14.0 F)n/an/a
Dec14.0 C (57.2 F)-14.8 C (5.4 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Penicuik by the year they were set 1,464 records at Penicuik still stand. 1998 holds the most, with 40. 0102030401960: 171961: 241962: 271963: 311964: 151965: 251966: 341967: 81968: 221969: 391970: 211971: 301972: 161973: 301974: 211975: 341976: 281977: 281978: 351979: 321980: 251981: 361982: 191983: 141984: 241985: 341986: 351987: 221988: 101989: 231990: 181991: 161992: 251993: 331994: 161995: 301996: 181997: 301998: 401999: 202000: 102001: 182002: 182003: 242004: 212005: 302006: 192007: 232008: 152009: 172010: 342011: 262012: 312013: 292014: 132015: 192016: 182017: 192018: 222019: 282021: 32022: 22196019671974198119881995200220092016
1,464 records at Penicuik still stand. 1998 holds the most, with 40.
Standing records at Penicuik by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
196017
196124
196227
196331
196415
196525
196634
19678
196822
196939
197021
197130
197216
197330
197421
197534
197628
197728
197835
197932
198025
198136
198219
198314
198424
198534
198635
198722
198810
198923
199018
199116
199225
199333
199416
199530
199618
199730
199840
199920
200010
200118
200218
200324
200421
200530
200619
200723
200815
200917
201034
201126
201231
201329
201413
201519
201618
201719
201822
201928
20213
202222

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records
When Penicuik set new all-time records 2 all-time records were set at Penicuik between 21 August 1997 and 10 August 2003. Each dot is a new record. Record high minimum temperature21 August 1997: Record high minimum temperature 16.9 C (62.4 F)10 August 2003: Record high minimum temperature 17.1 C (62.8 F)2000
2 all-time records were set at Penicuik between 21 August 1997 and 10 August 2003. Each dot is a new record.
When Penicuik set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1997-08-21Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 16.9 C (62.4 F)
2003-08-10Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 17.1 C (62.8 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 98.3 mm (3.9 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Penicuik The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Penicuik. The most was 98.3 mm (3.9 in) on 19 March 1971. 0255075100 Jan: 54.1 mm (2.1 in), 3 January 1982 Jan Feb: 47.5 mm (1.9 in), 26 February 2001 Feb Mar: 98.3 mm (3.9 in), 19 March 1971 Mar Apr: 59.5 mm (2.3 in), 25 April 2000 Apr May: 36.0 mm (1.4 in), 14 May 1993 May Jun: 56.4 mm (2.2 in), 23 June 2004 Jun Jul: 57.1 mm (2.2 in), 26 July 1985 Jul Aug: 81.8 mm (3.2 in), 13 August 1966 Aug Sep: 42.4 mm (1.7 in), 11 September 1962 Sep Oct: 72.6 mm (2.9 in), 6 October 1990 Oct Nov: 63.6 mm (2.5 in), 6 November 2000 Nov Dec: 55.4 mm (2.2 in), 3 December 1996 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Penicuik. The most was 98.3 mm (3.9 in) on 19 March 1971.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Penicuik
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan54.1 mm (2.1 in)3 January 1982
Feb47.5 mm (1.9 in)26 February 2001
Mar98.3 mm (3.9 in)19 March 1971
Apr59.5 mm (2.3 in)25 April 2000
May36.0 mm (1.4 in)14 May 1993
Jun56.4 mm (2.2 in)23 June 2004
Jul57.1 mm (2.2 in)26 July 1985
Aug81.8 mm (3.2 in)13 August 1966
Sep42.4 mm (1.7 in)11 September 1962
Oct72.6 mm (2.9 in)6 October 1990
Nov63.6 mm (2.5 in)6 November 2000
Dec55.4 mm (2.2 in)3 December 1996

Period of Record Coverage

1959 to 2022
Days with data per year at Penicuik 64 years of record at Penicuik, 1959 to 2022. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1959, 1983, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022. 1959: 1 of 365 days1960: 342 of 366 days1961: 363 of 365 days1962: 355 of 365 days1963: 359 of 365 days1964: 358 of 366 days1965: 358 of 365 days1966: 354 of 365 days1967: 361 of 365 days1968: 360 of 366 days1969: 358 of 365 days1970: 362 of 365 days1971: 357 of 365 days1972: 359 of 366 days1973: 356 of 365 days1974: 358 of 365 days1975: 356 of 365 days1976: 363 of 366 days1977: 356 of 365 days1978: 356 of 365 days1979: 360 of 365 days1980: 357 of 366 days1981: 360 of 365 days1982: 359 of 365 days1983: 174 of 365 days1984: 361 of 366 days1985: 360 of 365 days1986: 363 of 365 days1987: 359 of 365 days1988: 361 of 366 days1989: 359 of 365 days1990: 356 of 365 days1991: 360 of 365 days1992: 355 of 366 days1993: 359 of 365 days1994: 353 of 365 days1995: 355 of 365 days1996: 357 of 366 days1997: 359 of 365 days1998: 355 of 365 days1999: 357 of 365 days2000: 360 of 366 days2001: 358 of 365 days2002: 361 of 365 days2003: 362 of 365 days2004: 359 of 366 days2005: 361 of 365 days2006: 363 of 365 days2007: 364 of 365 days2008: 365 of 366 days2009: 363 of 365 days2010: 340 of 365 days2011: 358 of 365 days2012: 334 of 366 days2013: 360 of 365 days2014: 360 of 365 days2015: 362 of 365 days2016: 336 of 366 days2017: 256 of 365 days2018: 288 of 365 days2019: 293 of 365 days2020: 1 of 366 days2021: 19 of 365 days2022: 243 of 365 days1960197019801990200020102020
64 years of record at Penicuik, 1959 to 2022. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1959, 1983, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022.
Days with data per year at Penicuik
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
195910%No
196034293%Yes
196136399%Yes
196235597%Yes
196335998%Yes
196435898%Yes
196535898%Yes
196635497%Yes
196736199%Yes
196836098%Yes
196935898%Yes
197036299%Yes
197135798%Yes
197235998%Yes
197335698%Yes
197435898%Yes
197535698%Yes
197636399%Yes
197735698%Yes
197835698%Yes
197936099%Yes
198035798%Yes
198136099%Yes
198235998%Yes
198317448%No
198436199%Yes
198536099%Yes
198636399%Yes
198735998%Yes
198836199%Yes
198935998%Yes
199035698%Yes
199136099%Yes
199235597%Yes
199335998%Yes
199435397%Yes
199535597%Yes
199635798%Yes
199735998%Yes
199835597%Yes
199935798%Yes
200036098%Yes
200135898%Yes
200236199%Yes
200336299%Yes
200435998%Yes
200536199%Yes
200636399%Yes
2007364100%Yes
2008365100%Yes
200936399%Yes
201034093%Yes
201135898%Yes
201233491%Yes
201336099%Yes
201436099%Yes
201536299%Yes
201633692%Yes
201725670%No
201828879%No
201929380%No
202010%No
2021195%No
202224367%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Penicuik
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
14 December 2022Penicuik, GBdaily low min-10.5 C (13.1 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)56 years30 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 2022Penicuik, GBdaily low min-13.8 C (7.2 F)6.3 C (11.3 F)40 years34 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 2022Penicuik, GBdaily low max-1.4 C (29.5 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)61 years26 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 2022Penicuik, GBdaily high max15.3 C (59.5 F)2.4 C (4.3 F)28 years22 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 2022Penicuik, GBdaily high min10.6 C (51.1 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)17 years18 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 2022Penicuik, GBdaily high max15.1 C (59.2 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)7 years10 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 2022Penicuik, GBdaily high max14.6 C (58.3 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)7 years8 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 2022Penicuik, GBdaily high min10.2 C (50.4 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)8 years8 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 2022Penicuik, GBdaily high max14.3 C (57.7 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)40 years18 of 100 (Routine)
12 September 2022Penicuik, GBdaily high min13.6 C (56.5 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)56 years24 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 2022Penicuik, GBdaily high min13.4 C (56.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)24 years14 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 2022Penicuik, GBdaily high min15.2 C (59.4 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)23 years12 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 2022Penicuik, GBdaily high min14.7 C (58.5 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)20 years13 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 2022Penicuik, GBdaily high min15.7 C (60.3 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)3 years7 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 2022Penicuik, GBdaily high max29.9 C (85.8 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)5 years11 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 2022Penicuik, GBdaily high min15.7 C (60.3 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)45 years25 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 2022Penicuik, GBdaily high max26.3 C (79.3 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)16 years11 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 2022Penicuik, GBdaily high min12.0 C (53.6 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)20 years16 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 2022Penicuik, GBdaily high min (Tie)9.5 C (49.1 F)tie17 years2 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 2022Penicuik, GBdaily high min10.1 C (50.2 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)17 years12 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

51 complete years, 1961 to 2015
Annual mean temperature at Penicuik as warming stripes, 1961 to 2015 One stripe for each of 51 complete years at Penicuik, 1961 to 2015. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 7.8 C (46.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1986, at 6.7 C (44.1 F), and the warmest was 2014, at 8.9 C (48.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.2 C (2.2 F). 1961: 7.9 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1962: 7.1 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1963: 6.8 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1964: 7.7 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1965: 7.0 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1966: 7.3 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1967: 7.8 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1968: 7.4 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1969: 7.3 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1970: 7.4 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1971: 8.1 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1972: 7.6 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1973: 7.7 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1974: 7.8 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1975: 8.4 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1976: 8.2 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1977: 7.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1978: 7.4 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1979: 6.8 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1980: 7.5 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1981: 7.2 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1982: 7.9 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1984: 7.6 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1985: 7.0 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1986: 6.7 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1987: 7.1 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1988: 8.0 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1989: 8.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1990: 8.4 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1991: 7.6 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1992: 7.7 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1993: 7.3 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1994: 7.6 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1995: 8.0 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1996: 7.5 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1997: 8.6 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1998: 8.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1999: 8.3 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2000: 8.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2001: 7.9 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2002: 8.4 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2003: 8.6 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2004: 8.7 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2005: 8.6 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2006: 8.8 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2007: 8.6 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2008: 8.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2009: 8.4 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2013: 8.1 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2014: 8.9 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2015: 8.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean196119651970197519801985199019952000200520102015
One stripe for each of 51 complete years at Penicuik, 1961 to 2015. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 7.8 C (46.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1986, at 6.7 C (44.1 F), and the warmest was 2014, at 8.9 C (48.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.2 C (2.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Penicuik as warming stripes, 1961 to 2015
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
19617.9 C+0.10 C
19627.1 C-0.77 C
19636.8 C-1.04 C
19647.7 C-0.10 C
19657.0 C-0.88 C
19667.3 C-0.53 C
19677.8 C-0.01 C
19687.4 C-0.45 C
19697.3 C-0.55 C
19707.4 C-0.41 C
19718.1 C+0.31 C
19727.6 C-0.21 C
19737.7 C-0.09 C
19747.8 C-0.04 C
19758.4 C+0.55 C
19768.2 C+0.33 C
19777.6 C-0.27 C
19787.4 C-0.39 C
19796.8 C-1.03 C
19807.5 C-0.35 C
19817.2 C-0.63 C
19827.9 C+0.02 C
19847.6 C-0.23 C
19857.0 C-0.84 C
19866.7 C-1.11 C
19877.1 C-0.69 C
19888.0 C+0.18 C
19898.2 C+0.37 C
19908.4 C+0.53 C
19917.6 C-0.23 C
19927.7 C-0.18 C
19937.3 C-0.52 C
19947.6 C-0.22 C
19958.0 C+0.20 C
19967.5 C-0.31 C
19978.6 C+0.72 C
19988.2 C+0.39 C
19998.3 C+0.47 C
20008.2 C+0.35 C
20017.9 C+0.07 C
20028.4 C+0.58 C
20038.6 C+0.75 C
20048.7 C+0.82 C
20058.6 C+0.81 C
20068.8 C+0.97 C
20078.6 C+0.74 C
20088.2 C+0.39 C
20098.4 C+0.54 C
20138.1 C+0.31 C
20148.9 C+1.09 C
20158.2 C+0.41 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.2 to 0.3) per decade over 1961 to 2015. In Fahrenheit: 0.4 F (0.3 to 0.6) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 51 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Penicuik
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.2 C (0.2 to 0.3) per decade0.4 F (0.3 to 0.6) per decade1961 to 201551Rise
Mean daily maximum0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade0.5 F (0.4 to 0.7) per decade1961 to 201551Rise
Mean daily minimum0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade0.3 F (0.2 to 0.4) per decade1961 to 201551Rise

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 2022
Yearly extremes at Penicuik: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)30.2 C (86.4 F)198326.2 C (79.1 F)64
Coldest night (TNn)-19.2 C (-2.6 F)1982-9.4 C (15.1 F)62
Wettest day (Rx1day)98.3 mm (3.9 in)197139.4 mm (1.5 in)60
Wettest five days (Rx5day)138.2 mm (5.4 in)197167.3 mm (2.6 in)60
Longest dry spell (CDD)26 days197217 days60

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Penicuik by year The hottest day of the year at Penicuik, 1959 to 2022. The record is 30.2 C (86.4 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 26.2 C (79.1 F). 0102030401960198020002020Record: 30.2 C (86.4 F) in 1983
The hottest day of the year at Penicuik, 1959 to 2022. The record is 30.2 C (86.4 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 26.2 C (79.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Penicuik by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
19595.6 C (42.1 F)
196025.6 C (78.1 F)
196126.1 C (79.0 F)
196224.4 C (75.9 F)
196325.6 C (78.1 F)
196422.2 C (72.0 F)
196524.4 C (75.9 F)
196625.0 C (77.0 F)
196724.4 C (75.9 F)
196825.6 C (78.1 F)
196927.2 C (81.0 F)
197026.1 C (79.0 F)
197127.9 C (82.2 F)
197227.9 C (82.2 F)
197325.8 C (78.4 F)
197422.6 C (72.7 F)
197529.4 C (84.9 F)
197628.9 C (84.0 F)
197727.2 C (81.0 F)
197825.7 C (78.3 F)
197926.3 C (79.3 F)
198025.4 C (77.7 F)
198123.2 C (73.8 F)
198228.3 C (82.9 F)
198330.2 C (86.4 F)
198426.9 C (80.4 F)
198525.0 C (77.0 F)
198626.6 C (79.9 F)
198723.5 C (74.3 F)
198825.6 C (78.1 F)
198927.0 C (80.6 F)
199028.2 C (82.8 F)
199125.8 C (78.4 F)
199227.2 C (81.0 F)
199323.9 C (75.0 F)
199426.0 C (78.8 F)
199528.5 C (83.3 F)
199626.5 C (79.7 F)
199727.2 C (81.0 F)
199825.2 C (77.4 F)
199926.2 C (79.2 F)
200026.7 C (80.1 F)
200124.3 C (75.7 F)
200223.5 C (74.3 F)
200329.3 C (84.7 F)
200425.7 C (78.3 F)
200528.6 C (83.5 F)
200628.3 C (82.9 F)
200724.1 C (75.4 F)
200824.9 C (76.8 F)
200928.3 C (82.9 F)
201025.9 C (78.6 F)
201126.4 C (79.5 F)
201224.2 C (75.6 F)
201328.3 C (82.9 F)
201427.2 C (81.0 F)
201528.3 C (82.9 F)
201628.6 C (83.5 F)
201727.5 C (81.5 F)
201828.4 C (83.1 F)
201930.1 C (86.2 F)
20202.0 C (35.6 F)
20214.3 C (39.7 F)
202229.9 C (85.8 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Penicuik by year The coldest night of the year at Penicuik, 1959 to 2022. The record is -19.2 C (-2.6 F) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is -9.4 C (15.1 F). -20-15-10-501960198020002020Record: -19.2 C (-2.6 F) in 1982
The coldest night of the year at Penicuik, 1959 to 2022. The record is -19.2 C (-2.6 F) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is -9.4 C (15.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Penicuik by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1959n/a
1960-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1961-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1962-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1963-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1964-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1965-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1966-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1967-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1968-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1969-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1970-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1971-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1972-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1973-13.8 C (7.2 F)
1974-4.6 C (23.7 F)
1975-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1976-9.1 C (15.6 F)
1977-9.5 C (14.9 F)
1978-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1979-15.5 C (4.1 F)
1980-9.6 C (14.7 F)
1981-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1982-19.2 C (-2.6 F)
1983-7.3 C (18.9 F)
1984-12.6 C (9.3 F)
1985-13.0 C (8.6 F)
1986-12.9 C (8.8 F)
1987-10.8 C (12.6 F)
1988-8.0 C (17.6 F)
1989-6.8 C (19.8 F)
1990-4.7 C (23.5 F)
1991-9.0 C (15.8 F)
1992-8.8 C (16.2 F)
1993-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1994-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1995-14.8 C (5.4 F)
1996-7.4 C (18.7 F)
1997-5.1 C (22.8 F)
1998-8.0 C (17.6 F)
1999-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2000-9.5 C (14.9 F)
2001-14.6 C (5.7 F)
2002-9.0 C (15.8 F)
2003-10.7 C (12.7 F)
2004-6.6 C (20.1 F)
2005-8.8 C (16.2 F)
2006-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2007-9.3 C (15.3 F)
2008-8.2 C (17.2 F)
2009-10.7 C (12.7 F)
2010-13.5 C (7.7 F)
2011-8.8 C (16.2 F)
2012-9.0 C (15.8 F)
2013-8.4 C (16.9 F)
2014-5.9 C (21.4 F)
2015-7.1 C (19.2 F)
2016-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2017-9.1 C (15.6 F)
2018-7.1 C (19.2 F)
2019-9.6 C (14.7 F)
2020n/a
2021-11.8 C (10.8 F)
2022-13.8 C (7.2 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Penicuik by year The wettest day of the year at Penicuik, 1959 to 2022. The record is 98.3 mm (3.9 in) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.4 mm (1.5 in). 02550751001960198020002020Record: 98.3 mm (3.9 in) in 1971
The wettest day of the year at Penicuik, 1959 to 2022. The record is 98.3 mm (3.9 in) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.4 mm (1.5 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Penicuik by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
1959n/a
1960n/a
196150.8 mm (2.0 in)
196243.2 mm (1.7 in)
196346.7 mm (1.8 in)
196430.7 mm (1.2 in)
196536.6 mm (1.4 in)
196681.8 mm (3.2 in)
196728.7 mm (1.1 in)
196851.1 mm (2.0 in)
196934.3 mm (1.4 in)
197027.9 mm (1.1 in)
197198.3 mm (3.9 in)
197226.1 mm (1.0 in)
197323.3 mm (0.9 in)
197423.8 mm (0.9 in)
197540.8 mm (1.6 in)
197632.0 mm (1.3 in)
197747.1 mm (1.9 in)
197824.9 mm (1.0 in)
197933.8 mm (1.3 in)
198035.2 mm (1.4 in)
198165.1 mm (2.6 in)
198254.1 mm (2.1 in)
198322.6 mm (0.9 in)
198452.2 mm (2.1 in)
198557.1 mm (2.2 in)
198640.7 mm (1.6 in)
198735.0 mm (1.4 in)
198823.4 mm (0.9 in)
198929.3 mm (1.2 in)
199072.6 mm (2.9 in)
199129.1 mm (1.1 in)
199250.0 mm (2.0 in)
199352.2 mm (2.1 in)
199434.6 mm (1.4 in)
199541.1 mm (1.6 in)
199655.4 mm (2.2 in)
199755.3 mm (2.2 in)
199842.5 mm (1.7 in)
199927.5 mm (1.1 in)
200063.6 mm (2.5 in)
200147.5 mm (1.9 in)
200257.0 mm (2.2 in)
200346.0 mm (1.8 in)
200456.4 mm (2.2 in)
200565.8 mm (2.6 in)
200631.7 mm (1.2 in)
200728.0 mm (1.1 in)
200841.1 mm (1.6 in)
200938.0 mm (1.5 in)
201033.1 mm (1.3 in)
201155.4 mm (2.2 in)
201241.2 mm (1.6 in)
201327.6 mm (1.1 in)
201447.2 mm (1.9 in)
201531.6 mm (1.2 in)
201622.3 mm (0.9 in)
201715.9 mm (0.6 in)
201836.3 mm (1.4 in)
201917.7 mm (0.7 in)
2020n/a
2021n/a
202218.0 mm (0.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Penicuik by year The wettest five days of the year at Penicuik, 1959 to 2022. The record is 138.2 mm (5.4 in) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 67.3 mm (2.6 in). 0501001501960198020002020Record: 138.2 mm (5.4 in) in 1971
The wettest five days of the year at Penicuik, 1959 to 2022. The record is 138.2 mm (5.4 in) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 67.3 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Penicuik by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1959n/a
1960n/a
196174.0 mm (2.9 in)
196276.0 mm (3.0 in)
196369.1 mm (2.7 in)
196453.3 mm (2.1 in)
196576.4 mm (3.0 in)
1966110.8 mm (4.4 in)
196767.3 mm (2.6 in)
196890.6 mm (3.6 in)
196960.0 mm (2.4 in)
197058.0 mm (2.3 in)
1971138.2 mm (5.4 in)
197232.8 mm (1.3 in)
197335.5 mm (1.4 in)
197443.8 mm (1.7 in)
197559.4 mm (2.3 in)
197667.2 mm (2.6 in)
197769.8 mm (2.7 in)
197869.2 mm (2.7 in)
197954.8 mm (2.2 in)
198057.9 mm (2.3 in)
198192.6 mm (3.6 in)
1982109.5 mm (4.3 in)
198343.8 mm (1.7 in)
198497.9 mm (3.9 in)
1985112.9 mm (4.4 in)
198674.3 mm (2.9 in)
198772.3 mm (2.8 in)
198851.3 mm (2.0 in)
198950.2 mm (2.0 in)
1990122.5 mm (4.8 in)
199155.9 mm (2.2 in)
199279.2 mm (3.1 in)
1993137.1 mm (5.4 in)
199492.4 mm (3.6 in)
199560.1 mm (2.4 in)
199665.0 mm (2.6 in)
199779.6 mm (3.1 in)
199867.2 mm (2.6 in)
199958.2 mm (2.3 in)
2000133.9 mm (5.3 in)
200153.4 mm (2.1 in)
200299.1 mm (3.9 in)
200351.4 mm (2.0 in)
200490.7 mm (3.6 in)
200584.9 mm (3.3 in)
200680.3 mm (3.2 in)
200771.6 mm (2.8 in)
200887.7 mm (3.5 in)
200966.1 mm (2.6 in)
201062.6 mm (2.5 in)
201193.3 mm (3.7 in)
201265.4 mm (2.6 in)
201361.1 mm (2.4 in)
201454.1 mm (2.1 in)
201597.7 mm (3.8 in)
201662.6 mm (2.5 in)
201755.7 mm (2.2 in)
201846.9 mm (1.8 in)
201938.3 mm (1.5 in)
2020n/a
2021n/a
202230.8 mm (1.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Penicuik by year The longest dry spell of the year at Penicuik, 1959 to 2022. The record is 26 days in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days. 10152025301960198020002020Record: 26 days in 1972
The longest dry spell of the year at Penicuik, 1959 to 2022. The record is 26 days in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Penicuik by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
1959n/a
1960n/a
196117 days
196217 days
196323 days
196417 days
196511 days
196613 days
196711 days
196820 days
196914 days
197015 days
197117 days
197226 days
197324 days
197416 days
197518 days
197615 days
197722 days
197815 days
197910 days
198013 days
198119 days
198217 days
198324 days
198421 days
198519 days
198620 days
198712 days
198815 days
198917 days
199018 days
199122 days
199223 days
199321 days
199414 days
199512 days
199624 days
199717 days
199812 days
199915 days
200018 days
200116 days
200215 days
200319 days
200415 days
200513 days
200619 days
200725 days
200814 days
200916 days
201017 days
201114 days
201213 days
201318 days
201413 days
201515 days
201612 days
201714 days
201823 days
201918 days
2020n/a
2021n/a
202218 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

51 years with a frost

Across 51 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Penicuik falls on 15 May and the median first autumn frost on 11 October, which leaves a median of 149 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.3 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Penicuik
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest periodRecent period (1982 to 2015)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost15 Mayn/a15 Mayn/a-0.6 days per decade
First autumn frost11 Octobern/a11 Octobern/a+0.7 days per decade
Growing days149 daysn/a154 daysn/a+1.3 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

54 years, 1961 to 2015

A day with at least 40.6 mm (1.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 95.0 mm (3.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Penicuik: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years40.6 mm (1.6 in)
5 years54.4 mm (2.1 in)
10 years63.9 mm (2.5 in)
25 years76.2 mm (3.0 in)
50 years85.5 mm (3.4 in)
100 years95.0 mm (3.7 in)Longer than the 54 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, 54 years of values from 1961 to 2015.

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: 98.3 mm (3.9 in) in 1971; 81.8 mm (3.2 in) in 1966; 72.6 mm (2.9 in) in 1990.

Station Changes

1 suspected

One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Penicuik, at 1980. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1980 ran 0.2 C (0.3 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Penicuik, against neighbouring stations
YearShift (C)Shift (F)StrengthNeighbours
1980-0.2-0.3likely5

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.

Download the Data

  • Data for Penicuik standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).