Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Skegness (UKE00105895), United Kingdom, with 115 years of record.
Key Facts for Skegness
Skegness (UKE00105895) is a weather station in United Kingdom at 53.15 latitude and 0.35 longitude, 6 m (20 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1903 to 2017, 115 years of record.
1,464 records set at Skegness still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Skegness set a daily record precipitation of 9.5 mm (0.37 in) on 30 November 2017.
About the Station
Location: United Kingdom, 53.15 latitude, 0.35 longitude.
Elevation: 6 m (20 ft).
Period of record: 1903 to 2017, 115 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 Skegness. 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 Skegness, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
14.8 C (58.6 F)
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
17.2 C (63.0 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
21.7 C (71.1 F)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
24.3 C (75.7 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
27.1 C (80.8 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
30.7 C (87.3 F)
1.9 C (35.4 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
32.0 C (89.6 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
32.4 C (90.3 F)
3.3 C (37.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
30.0 C (86.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
27.4 C (81.3 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
19.4 C (66.9 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
15.6 C (60.1 F)
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Skegness still stand. 1947 holds the most, with 41.
Standing records at Skegness by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1904
13
1905
12
1906
22
1907
29
1908
24
1909
22
1910
11
1911
13
1912
37
1913
7
1914
5
1915
20
1916
14
1917
35
1918
21
1919
33
1920
19
1926
12
1927
18
1928
9
1929
28
1930
7
1931
22
1932
12
1933
14
1934
8
1935
10
1936
8
1937
6
1938
15
1939
11
1940
16
1941
17
1942
19
1943
4
1944
5
1945
22
1946
5
1947
41
1948
18
1949
16
1950
10
1951
3
1952
13
1953
9
1954
7
1955
11
1956
11
1957
8
1958
7
1959
17
1960
8
1961
12
1962
18
1963
9
1964
10
1965
9
1966
7
1967
7
1968
6
1969
8
1970
11
1971
5
1972
4
1973
8
1974
7
1975
9
1976
9
1977
6
1978
14
1979
18
1980
7
1981
12
1982
4
1983
10
1984
7
1985
12
1986
15
1987
21
1988
5
1989
15
1990
24
1991
13
1992
4
1993
9
1994
19
1995
18
1996
7
1997
12
1998
19
1999
5
2000
20
2001
11
2002
7
2003
10
2004
18
2005
11
2006
21
2007
14
2008
9
2009
6
2010
15
2011
32
2012
9
2013
16
2014
13
2015
22
2016
13
2017
18
All-Time Record Progression
7 new records
7 all-time records were set at Skegness between 23 January 1945 and 2 August 1990. Each dot is a new record.
When Skegness set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1945-01-23
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -3.9 C (25.0 F)
1956-02-04
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -12.2 C (10.0 F)
1965-03-03
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -13.3 C (8.1 F)
1975-08-05
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 19.0 C (66.2 F)
1975-08-09
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 19.4 C (66.9 F)
1983-07-14
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 32.0 C (89.6 F)
1990-08-02
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 32.4 C (90.3 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 64.9 mm (2.6 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Skegness. The most was 64.9 mm (2.6 in) on 4 July 1915.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Skegness
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
6 January 1959
Feb
35.0 mm (1.4 in)
10 February 1977
Mar
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
14 March 1964
Apr
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
25 April 1981
May
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
17 May 1955
Jun
55.0 mm (2.2 in)
29 June 1978
Jul
64.9 mm (2.6 in)
4 July 1915
Aug
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
8 August 2014
Sep
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
12 September 1948
Oct
39.5 mm (1.6 in)
15 October 2002
Nov
36.0 mm (1.4 in)
26 November 1983
Dec
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
30 December 1948
Period of Record Coverage
1903 to 2017
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
112 years of record at Skegness, 1903 to 2017. 11 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1903, 1924, 1925, 1958, 1970, 1981, 1984, 1985 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 87 complete years at Skegness, 1904 to 2015. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.6 C (49.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 8.1 C (46.5 F), and the warmest was 2014, at 11.2 C (52.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Skegness as warming stripes, 1904 to 2015
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1904
9.2 C
-0.41 C
1905
9.0 C
-0.60 C
1906
9.3 C
-0.30 C
1907
8.2 C
-1.41 C
1909
8.4 C
-1.23 C
1910
8.8 C
-0.83 C
1911
9.5 C
-0.12 C
1912
8.7 C
-0.96 C
1913
9.3 C
-0.29 C
1915
8.7 C
-0.93 C
1916
8.9 C
-0.68 C
1917
8.1 C
-1.54 C
1918
9.0 C
-0.65 C
1919
8.2 C
-1.39 C
1920
9.7 C
+0.06 C
1926
9.5 C
-0.09 C
1927
9.1 C
-0.50 C
1928
9.5 C
-0.11 C
1929
8.9 C
-0.75 C
1930
9.4 C
-0.18 C
1931
9.1 C
-0.55 C
1932
9.4 C
-0.26 C
1933
9.9 C
+0.33 C
1934
9.8 C
+0.18 C
1935
9.7 C
+0.11 C
1936
9.2 C
-0.46 C
1937
9.4 C
-0.21 C
1938
10.1 C
+0.44 C
1939
9.4 C
-0.17 C
1940
8.5 C
-1.08 C
1941
8.7 C
-0.91 C
1943
9.8 C
+0.23 C
1944
9.3 C
-0.29 C
1945
10.2 C
+0.58 C
1946
9.6 C
+0.02 C
1947
9.5 C
-0.07 C
1948
9.8 C
+0.22 C
1949
10.3 C
+0.69 C
1950
9.7 C
+0.08 C
1951
9.4 C
-0.19 C
1952
9.1 C
-0.49 C
1953
9.6 C
+0.02 C
1954
9.2 C
-0.46 C
1955
9.1 C
-0.54 C
1956
8.7 C
-0.92 C
1957
9.8 C
+0.23 C
1959
10.4 C
+0.80 C
1960
9.8 C
+0.18 C
1961
10.2 C
+0.58 C
1962
8.6 C
-0.97 C
1963
8.4 C
-1.18 C
1964
9.3 C
-0.33 C
1965
9.0 C
-0.63 C
1967
9.9 C
+0.26 C
1969
9.1 C
-0.48 C
1971
9.7 C
+0.12 C
1972
9.1 C
-0.48 C
1973
9.5 C
-0.14 C
1974
9.5 C
-0.11 C
1975
9.9 C
+0.27 C
1976
10.0 C
+0.42 C
1979
9.0 C
-0.60 C
1983
9.9 C
+0.29 C
1989
10.4 C
+0.81 C
1990
10.7 C
+1.08 C
1991
9.7 C
+0.07 C
1993
9.6 C
+0.03 C
1994
10.3 C
+0.69 C
1995
10.2 C
+0.62 C
1996
9.3 C
-0.32 C
1997
10.5 C
+0.85 C
1998
10.3 C
+0.70 C
1999
10.7 C
+1.11 C
2000
10.4 C
+0.80 C
2001
10.0 C
+0.34 C
2002
10.8 C
+1.23 C
2003
10.6 C
+1.03 C
2004
10.6 C
+1.01 C
2006
10.9 C
+1.26 C
2007
10.7 C
+1.13 C
2008
10.4 C
+0.78 C
2009
10.5 C
+0.90 C
2010
9.6 C
-0.06 C
2011
11.1 C
+1.50 C
2013
9.8 C
+0.20 C
2014
11.2 C
+1.56 C
2015
10.5 C
+0.91 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade over 1904 to 2015. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (0.2 to 0.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 87 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Skegness
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.3 F (0.2 to 0.3) per decade
1904 to 2015
87
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.2 F (0.2 to 0.3) per decade
1904 to 2015
87
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.3 F (0.3 to 0.4) per decade
1904 to 2015
87
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
1903 to 2017
Yearly extremes at Skegness: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
32.4 C (90.3 F)
1990
27.2 C (81.0 F)
112
Coldest night (TNn)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1965
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
110
Wettest day (Rx1day)
64.9 mm (2.6 in)
1915
29.6 mm (1.2 in)
113
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1915
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
113
Longest dry spell (CDD)
55 days
1953
21 days
113
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Skegness, 1903 to 2017. The record is 32.4 C (90.3 F) in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.2 C (81.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Skegness by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1903
5.0 C (41.0 F)
1904
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1905
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1906
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1907
23.3 C (73.9 F)
1908
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1909
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1910
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1911
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1912
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1913
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1914
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1915
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1916
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1917
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1918
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1919
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1920
22.8 C (73.0 F)
1921
n/a
1922
n/a
1923
n/a
1924
12.8 C (55.0 F)
1925
9.4 C (48.9 F)
1926
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1927
23.9 C (75.0 F)
1928
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1929
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1930
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1931
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1932
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1933
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1934
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1935
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1936
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1937
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1938
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1939
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1940
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1941
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1942
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1943
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1944
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1945
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1946
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1947
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1948
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1949
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1950
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1951
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1952
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1953
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1954
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1955
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1956
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1957
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1958
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1959
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1960
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1961
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1962
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1963
23.9 C (75.0 F)
1964
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1965
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1966
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1967
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1968
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1969
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1970
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1971
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1972
26.0 C (78.8 F)
1973
26.0 C (78.8 F)
1974
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1975
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1976
29.9 C (85.8 F)
1977
25.1 C (77.2 F)
1978
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1979
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1980
25.5 C (77.9 F)
1981
26.5 C (79.7 F)
1982
25.2 C (77.4 F)
1983
32.0 C (89.6 F)
1984
26.0 C (78.8 F)
1985
26.2 C (79.2 F)
1986
25.3 C (77.5 F)
1987
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1988
24.7 C (76.5 F)
1989
28.8 C (83.8 F)
1990
32.4 C (90.3 F)
1991
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1992
26.3 C (79.3 F)
1993
26.5 C (79.7 F)
1994
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1995
30.3 C (86.5 F)
1996
28.6 C (83.5 F)
1997
28.4 C (83.1 F)
1998
28.0 C (82.4 F)
1999
28.5 C (83.3 F)
2000
30.7 C (87.3 F)
2001
30.7 C (87.3 F)
2002
26.9 C (80.4 F)
2003
27.3 C (81.1 F)
2004
27.8 C (82.0 F)
2005
27.0 C (80.6 F)
2006
29.1 C (84.4 F)
2007
27.8 C (82.0 F)
2008
25.6 C (78.1 F)
2009
27.8 C (82.0 F)
2010
29.8 C (85.6 F)
2011
29.4 C (84.9 F)
2012
29.8 C (85.6 F)
2013
26.7 C (80.1 F)
2014
25.8 C (78.4 F)
2015
28.0 C (82.4 F)
2016
29.1 C (84.4 F)
2017
28.8 C (83.8 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Skegness, 1903 to 2017. The record is -13.3 C (8.1 F) in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is -5.6 C (21.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Skegness by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1903
n/a
1904
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1905
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1906
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1907
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1908
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1909
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1910
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1911
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1912
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1913
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1914
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1915
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1916
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1917
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1918
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1919
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1920
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1921
n/a
1922
n/a
1923
n/a
1924
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1925
n/a
1926
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1927
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1928
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1929
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1930
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1931
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1932
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1933
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1934
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1935
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1936
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1937
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1938
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1939
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1940
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1941
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1942
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1943
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1944
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1945
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1946
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1947
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1948
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1949
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1950
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1951
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1952
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1953
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1954
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1955
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1956
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1957
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1958
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1959
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1960
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1961
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1962
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1963
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1964
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1965
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1966
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1967
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1968
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1969
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1970
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1971
-4.0 C (24.8 F)
1972
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1973
-5.5 C (22.1 F)
1974
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1975
-2.0 C (28.4 F)
1976
-4.0 C (24.8 F)
1977
-3.5 C (25.7 F)
1978
-7.4 C (18.7 F)
1979
-9.5 C (14.9 F)
1980
-6.0 C (21.2 F)
1981
-7.5 C (18.5 F)
1982
-9.9 C (14.2 F)
1983
-4.5 C (23.9 F)
1984
-5.2 C (22.6 F)
1985
-7.5 C (18.5 F)
1986
-8.4 C (16.9 F)
1987
-8.8 C (16.2 F)
1988
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1989
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1990
-3.2 C (26.2 F)
1991
-5.8 C (21.6 F)
1992
-3.1 C (26.4 F)
1993
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1994
-6.3 C (20.7 F)
1995
-9.7 C (14.5 F)
1996
-5.5 C (22.1 F)
1997
-1.2 C (29.8 F)
1998
-3.0 C (26.6 F)
1999
-3.0 C (26.6 F)
2000
-4.7 C (23.5 F)
2001
-3.0 C (26.6 F)
2002
-4.0 C (24.8 F)
2003
-3.2 C (26.2 F)
2004
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2005
-6.3 C (20.7 F)
2006
-3.7 C (25.3 F)
2007
-3.5 C (25.7 F)
2008
-3.4 C (25.9 F)
2009
-8.0 C (17.6 F)
2010
-8.8 C (16.2 F)
2011
-2.0 C (28.4 F)
2012
-10.1 C (13.8 F)
2013
-6.8 C (19.8 F)
2014
-2.1 C (28.2 F)
2015
-2.1 C (28.2 F)
2016
-1.6 C (29.1 F)
2017
-2.0 C (28.4 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Skegness, 1903 to 2017. The record is 64.9 mm (2.6 in) in 1915, marked on the chart; the median year is 29.6 mm (1.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Skegness by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1903
n/a
1904
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1905
16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1906
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1907
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1908
15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1909
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1910
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1911
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1912
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1913
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1914
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1915
64.9 mm (2.6 in)
1916
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1917
23.7 mm (0.9 in)
1918
21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1919
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1920
17.9 mm (0.7 in)
1921
20.2 mm (0.8 in)
1922
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1923
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1924
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1925
n/a
1926
19.7 mm (0.8 in)
1927
41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1928
16.2 mm (0.6 in)
1929
18.4 mm (0.7 in)
1930
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1931
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1932
23.8 mm (0.9 in)
1933
20.9 mm (0.8 in)
1934
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1935
19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1936
20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1937
21.7 mm (0.9 in)
1938
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1939
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1940
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1941
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1942
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1943
18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1944
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1945
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1946
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1947
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1948
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1949
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1950
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1951
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1952
18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1953
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1954
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1955
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1956
21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1957
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1958
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1959
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1960
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1961
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1962
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1963
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1964
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1965
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1966
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1967
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1968
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1969
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1970
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1971
18.6 mm (0.7 in)
1972
37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1973
42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1974
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1975
29.1 mm (1.1 in)
1976
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1977
35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1978
55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1979
29.3 mm (1.2 in)
1980
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1981
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1982
34.7 mm (1.4 in)
1983
36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1984
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1985
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1986
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1987
24.5 mm (1.0 in)
1988
55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1989
29.6 mm (1.2 in)
1990
24.5 mm (1.0 in)
1991
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1992
42.8 mm (1.7 in)
1993
34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1994
29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1995
16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1996
23.3 mm (0.9 in)
1997
31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1998
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1999
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
2000
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
2001
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
2002
39.5 mm (1.6 in)
2003
25.8 mm (1.0 in)
2004
24.5 mm (1.0 in)
2005
19.5 mm (0.8 in)
2006
32.2 mm (1.3 in)
2007
40.0 mm (1.6 in)
2008
28.3 mm (1.1 in)
2009
31.4 mm (1.2 in)
2010
35.0 mm (1.4 in)
2011
14.6 mm (0.6 in)
2012
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
2013
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
2014
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
2015
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
2016
40.7 mm (1.6 in)
2017
52.2 mm (2.1 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Skegness, 1903 to 2017. The record is 107.4 mm (4.2 in) in 1915, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.5 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Skegness by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1903
n/a
1904
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1905
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1906
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1907
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1908
35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1909
51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1910
43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1911
67.7 mm (2.7 in)
1912
77.6 mm (3.1 in)
1913
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1914
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1915
107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1916
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1917
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1918
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1919
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1920
36.2 mm (1.4 in)
1921
26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1922
52.4 mm (2.1 in)
1923
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1924
53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1925
n/a
1926
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1927
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1928
42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1929
47.6 mm (1.9 in)
1930
77.6 mm (3.1 in)
1931
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1932
42.3 mm (1.7 in)
1933
39.7 mm (1.6 in)
1934
30.6 mm (1.2 in)
1935
31.3 mm (1.2 in)
1936
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1937
40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1938
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1939
49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1940
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1941
63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1942
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1943
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1944
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1945
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1946
53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1947
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1948
60.8 mm (2.4 in)
1949
44.9 mm (1.8 in)
1950
56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1951
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1952
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1953
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1954
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1955
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1956
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1957
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1958
48.4 mm (1.9 in)
1959
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1960
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1961
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1962
51.7 mm (2.0 in)
1963
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1964
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1965
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1966
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1967
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1968
56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1969
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1970
33.2 mm (1.3 in)
1971
43.3 mm (1.7 in)
1972
40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1973
48.7 mm (1.9 in)
1974
58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1975
34.7 mm (1.4 in)
1976
53.2 mm (2.1 in)
1977
51.9 mm (2.0 in)
1978
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1979
61.3 mm (2.4 in)
1980
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1981
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1982
58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1983
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1984
46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1985
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1986
45.1 mm (1.8 in)
1987
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1988
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1989
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1990
30.6 mm (1.2 in)
1991
51.2 mm (2.0 in)
1992
50.7 mm (2.0 in)
1993
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1994
42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1995
48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1996
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1997
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1998
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1999
46.3 mm (1.8 in)
2000
54.0 mm (2.1 in)
2001
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
2002
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
2003
50.9 mm (2.0 in)
2004
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2005
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
2006
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
2007
55.0 mm (2.2 in)
2008
49.2 mm (1.9 in)
2009
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
2010
90.6 mm (3.6 in)
2011
29.6 mm (1.2 in)
2012
50.2 mm (2.0 in)
2013
43.8 mm (1.7 in)
2014
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
2015
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
2016
50.6 mm (2.0 in)
2017
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Skegness, 1903 to 2017. The record is 55 days in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Skegness by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1903
n/a
1904
15 days
1905
26 days
1906
26 days
1907
26 days
1908
18 days
1909
17 days
1910
20 days
1911
25 days
1912
18 days
1913
19 days
1914
20 days
1915
26 days
1916
22 days
1917
23 days
1918
19 days
1919
17 days
1920
43 days
1921
25 days
1922
15 days
1923
24 days
1924
18 days
1925
n/a
1926
17 days
1927
18 days
1928
22 days
1929
29 days
1930
21 days
1931
22 days
1932
24 days
1933
20 days
1934
21 days
1935
18 days
1936
17 days
1937
20 days
1938
26 days
1939
25 days
1940
21 days
1941
19 days
1942
30 days
1943
35 days
1944
16 days
1945
16 days
1946
16 days
1947
38 days
1948
25 days
1949
19 days
1950
16 days
1951
23 days
1952
14 days
1953
55 days
1954
27 days
1955
19 days
1956
25 days
1957
18 days
1958
13 days
1959
32 days
1960
23 days
1961
21 days
1962
26 days
1963
18 days
1964
17 days
1965
14 days
1966
15 days
1967
27 days
1968
15 days
1969
13 days
1970
24 days
1971
23 days
1972
31 days
1973
20 days
1974
17 days
1975
20 days
1976
25 days
1977
24 days
1978
23 days
1979
34 days
1980
23 days
1981
19 days
1982
27 days
1983
19 days
1984
33 days
1985
19 days
1986
34 days
1987
19 days
1988
17 days
1989
23 days
1990
38 days
1991
29 days
1992
25 days
1993
24 days
1994
17 days
1995
31 days
1996
25 days
1997
32 days
1998
24 days
1999
18 days
2000
19 days
2001
15 days
2002
35 days
2003
24 days
2004
21 days
2005
19 days
2006
16 days
2007
33 days
2008
25 days
2009
33 days
2010
17 days
2011
33 days
2012
16 days
2013
23 days
2014
18 days
2015
15 days
2016
17 days
2017
19 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
86 years with a frost
Across 86 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Skegness falls on 10 April and the median first autumn frost on 11 November, which leaves a median of 214 days between them.
In 1972 to 2015 the median growing season was 241 days. That is 44 days more than in 1904 to 1940.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +6.6 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Skegness
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1904 to 1940)
Recent period (1972 to 2015)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
10 April
22 April
5 April
17 days earlier
-3.0 days per decade
First autumn frost
11 November
26 October
22 November
27 days later
+3.6 days per decade
Growing days
214 days
197 days
241 days
44 days more
+6.6 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
112 years, 1904 to 2017
A day with at least 29.4 mm (1.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 64.4 mm (2.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Skegness: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
29.4 mm (1.2 in)
5 years
39.0 mm (1.5 in)
10 years
45.3 mm (1.8 in)
25 years
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
50 years
58.8 mm (2.3 in)
100 years
64.4 mm (2.5 in)
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 112 years of values from 1904 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: 64.9 mm (2.6 in) in 1915; 58.9 mm (2.3 in) in 2014; 55.0 mm (2.2 in) in 1978.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Skegness, at 1969. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1969 ran 0.2 C (0.4 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Skegness, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1969
-0.2
-0.4
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.
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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.