Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Lowestoft (UKE00105899), United Kingdom, with 116 years of record.
Key Facts for Lowestoft
Lowestoft (UKE00105899) is a weather station in United Kingdom at 52.49 latitude and 1.75 longitude, 25 m (82 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1889 to 2004, 116 years of record.
1,464 records set at Lowestoft still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Lowestoft set a daily record high minimum temperature of 8.2 C (46.8 F) on 31 December 2004.
About the Station
Location: United Kingdom, 52.49 latitude, 1.75 longitude.
Elevation: 25 m (82 ft).
Period of record: 1889 to 2004, 116 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 Lowestoft. 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 Lowestoft, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
14.4 C (57.9 F)
-11.2 C (11.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
17.0 C (62.6 F)
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
21.7 C (71.1 F)
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-3.2 C (26.2 F)
n/a
n/a
May
26.8 C (80.2 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
30.0 C (86.0 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
32.4 C (90.3 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
30.8 C (87.4 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
24.6 C (76.3 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
19.4 C (66.9 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
15.2 C (59.4 F)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Lowestoft still stand. 1947 holds the most, with 40.
Standing records at Lowestoft by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1889
16
1890
19
1892
27
1893
16
1900
11
1901
16
1902
25
1903
17
1904
8
1905
18
1906
14
1907
17
1908
12
1909
21
1910
4
1911
13
1912
22
1913
13
1914
8
1915
9
1921
20
1922
18
1923
19
1924
6
1925
17
1926
10
1927
10
1928
9
1929
28
1930
11
1931
19
1932
17
1933
14
1934
15
1935
14
1936
10
1937
8
1938
30
1939
18
1940
14
1941
15
1942
14
1943
15
1944
13
1945
19
1946
8
1947
40
1948
19
1949
14
1950
20
1951
9
1952
21
1953
9
1954
18
1955
12
1956
13
1957
15
1958
10
1959
17
1960
7
1961
11
1962
17
1963
10
1964
11
1965
7
1966
11
1967
6
1968
10
1969
7
1970
7
1971
9
1972
5
1973
4
1974
13
1975
9
1976
11
1977
10
1978
10
1979
9
1980
8
1981
16
1982
5
1983
8
1984
5
1985
28
1986
10
1987
19
1988
5
1989
9
1990
24
1991
14
1992
16
1993
15
1994
21
1995
23
1996
14
1997
19
1998
18
1999
13
2000
17
2001
16
2002
12
2003
14
2004
17
All-Time Record Progression
7 new records
7 all-time records were set at Lowestoft between 18 January 1940 and 20 July 1995. Each dot is a new record.
When Lowestoft set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1940-01-18
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -9.4 C (15.1 F)
1945-01-27
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -10.0 C (14.0 F)
1947-02-24
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -11.1 C (12.0 F)
1947-02-25
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -11.7 C (10.9 F)
1949-09-05
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 32.4 C (90.3 F)
1995-07-20
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 20.5 C (68.9 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Nov: 91.0 mm (3.6 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Lowestoft. The most was 91.0 mm (3.6 in) on 30 November 1915.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Lowestoft
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
25 January 1939
Feb
24.7 mm (1.0 in)
3 February 1990
Mar
21.4 mm (0.8 in)
4 March 1942
Apr
71.7 mm (2.8 in)
9 April 1944
May
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
13 May 1915
Jun
77.1 mm (3.0 in)
27 June 1892
Jul
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
26 July 1962
Aug
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
9 August 1999
Sep
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
15 September 1968
Oct
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
15 October 2002
Nov
91.0 mm (3.6 in)
30 November 1915
Dec
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
12 December 1901
Period of Record Coverage
1889 to 2004
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
104 years of record at Lowestoft, 1889 to 2004. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1921, 1947, 1958, 1986, 2002.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 98 complete years at Lowestoft, 1889 to 2004. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.7 C (49.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1892, at 8.2 C (46.7 F), and the warmest was 1990, at 11.1 C (52.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Lowestoft as warming stripes, 1889 to 2004
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1889
8.8 C
-0.87 C
1890
9.1 C
-0.63 C
1892
8.2 C
-1.54 C
1893
9.5 C
-0.21 C
1900
9.5 C
-0.25 C
1901
9.0 C
-0.73 C
1902
8.7 C
-0.98 C
1903
9.3 C
-0.41 C
1904
9.1 C
-0.57 C
1905
9.2 C
-0.53 C
1906
9.6 C
-0.13 C
1907
9.0 C
-0.72 C
1908
9.1 C
-0.56 C
1909
8.7 C
-1.03 C
1910
9.3 C
-0.45 C
1911
10.0 C
+0.30 C
1912
9.7 C
-0.02 C
1914
10.1 C
+0.39 C
1915
9.4 C
-0.34 C
1922
9.0 C
-0.71 C
1923
9.2 C
-0.50 C
1924
9.5 C
-0.16 C
1925
9.5 C
-0.16 C
1926
9.9 C
+0.23 C
1927
9.5 C
-0.23 C
1928
9.9 C
+0.24 C
1929
9.1 C
-0.61 C
1930
9.7 C
-0.01 C
1931
9.0 C
-0.75 C
1932
9.6 C
-0.11 C
1933
10.0 C
+0.33 C
1934
10.1 C
+0.41 C
1935
10.0 C
+0.31 C
1936
9.6 C
-0.13 C
1937
9.9 C
+0.23 C
1938
10.3 C
+0.64 C
1939
9.8 C
+0.12 C
1940
9.1 C
-0.65 C
1941
9.1 C
-0.58 C
1942
9.1 C
-0.63 C
1943
10.5 C
+0.76 C
1944
9.6 C
-0.08 C
1945
10.5 C
+0.84 C
1946
9.8 C
+0.08 C
1948
10.1 C
+0.39 C
1949
10.5 C
+0.76 C
1950
9.9 C
+0.18 C
1951
9.6 C
-0.07 C
1952
9.1 C
-0.56 C
1953
9.9 C
+0.18 C
1954
9.3 C
-0.37 C
1955
9.3 C
-0.45 C
1956
8.9 C
-0.84 C
1957
10.1 C
+0.38 C
1959
10.6 C
+0.86 C
1960
9.9 C
+0.16 C
1961
10.4 C
+0.74 C
1962
8.8 C
-0.92 C
1963
8.6 C
-1.12 C
1964
9.6 C
-0.12 C
1965
9.1 C
-0.59 C
1966
9.7 C
+0.03 C
1967
10.0 C
+0.30 C
1968
9.6 C
-0.11 C
1969
9.5 C
-0.22 C
1970
9.6 C
-0.09 C
1971
10.0 C
+0.30 C
1972
9.6 C
-0.15 C
1973
9.6 C
-0.15 C
1974
9.6 C
-0.12 C
1975
9.8 C
+0.09 C
1976
10.1 C
+0.40 C
1977
9.7 C
+0.01 C
1978
9.2 C
-0.46 C
1979
9.1 C
-0.63 C
1980
9.5 C
-0.25 C
1981
9.3 C
-0.38 C
1982
10.0 C
+0.29 C
1983
10.0 C
+0.27 C
1984
9.6 C
-0.13 C
1985
9.1 C
-0.64 C
1987
9.6 C
-0.11 C
1988
10.1 C
+0.40 C
1989
10.9 C
+1.23 C
1990
11.1 C
+1.41 C
1991
9.9 C
+0.23 C
1992
10.4 C
+0.67 C
1993
10.0 C
+0.32 C
1994
10.7 C
+0.98 C
1995
10.7 C
+1.04 C
1996
9.5 C
-0.24 C
1997
10.9 C
+1.21 C
1998
10.7 C
+1.00 C
1999
11.0 C
+1.26 C
2000
10.7 C
+1.03 C
2001
10.4 C
+0.65 C
2003
10.9 C
+1.19 C
2004
10.8 C
+1.09 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.1 C (0.1 to 0.1) per decade over 1889 to 2004. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (0.1 to 0.2) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 98 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Lowestoft
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.1 C (0.1 to 0.1) per decade
0.2 F (0.1 to 0.2) per decade
1889 to 2004
98
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.1 C (0.1 to 0.1) per decade
0.2 F (0.1 to 0.2) per decade
1889 to 2004
98
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.1 C (0.1 to 0.1) per decade
0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
1889 to 2004
98
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
1889 to 2004
Yearly extremes at Lowestoft: 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)
1983
26.8 C (80.2 F)
104
Coldest night (TNn)
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1947
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
104
Wettest day (Rx1day)
91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1915
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
104
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1912
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
104
Longest dry spell (CDD)
57 days
1959
22 days
104
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Lowestoft, 1889 to 2004. The record is 32.4 C (90.3 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 26.8 C (80.2 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Lowestoft by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1889
24.9 C (76.8 F)
1890
25.5 C (77.9 F)
1892
28.2 C (82.8 F)
1893
30.8 C (87.4 F)
1900
26.8 C (80.2 F)
1901
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1902
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1903
25.1 C (77.2 F)
1904
26.9 C (80.4 F)
1905
27.7 C (81.9 F)
1906
27.3 C (81.1 F)
1907
24.5 C (76.1 F)
1908
24.6 C (76.3 F)
1909
30.1 C (86.2 F)
1910
23.6 C (74.5 F)
1911
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1912
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1913
23.3 C (73.9 F)
1914
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1915
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1921
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1922
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1923
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1924
23.9 C (75.0 F)
1925
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1926
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1927
23.9 C (75.0 F)
1928
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1929
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1930
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1931
23.9 C (75.0 F)
1932
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1933
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1934
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1935
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1936
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1937
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1938
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1939
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1940
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1941
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1942
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1943
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1944
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1945
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1946
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1947
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1948
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1949
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1950
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1951
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1952
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1953
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1954
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1955
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1956
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1957
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1958
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1959
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1960
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1961
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1962
23.3 C (73.9 F)
1963
22.8 C (73.0 F)
1964
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1965
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1966
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1967
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1968
23.9 C (75.0 F)
1969
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1970
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1971
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1972
22.9 C (73.2 F)
1973
26.0 C (78.8 F)
1974
25.9 C (78.6 F)
1975
26.2 C (79.2 F)
1976
26.0 C (78.8 F)
1977
26.9 C (80.4 F)
1978
25.8 C (78.4 F)
1979
27.0 C (80.6 F)
1980
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1981
28.0 C (82.4 F)
1982
24.7 C (76.5 F)
1983
32.4 C (90.3 F)
1984
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1985
26.6 C (79.9 F)
1986
27.0 C (80.6 F)
1987
28.0 C (82.4 F)
1988
24.5 C (76.1 F)
1989
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1990
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1991
27.5 C (81.5 F)
1992
28.0 C (82.4 F)
1993
28.0 C (82.4 F)
1994
27.6 C (81.7 F)
1995
28.0 C (82.4 F)
1996
28.5 C (83.3 F)
1997
27.4 C (81.3 F)
1998
27.5 C (81.5 F)
1999
28.2 C (82.8 F)
2000
26.8 C (80.2 F)
2001
26.9 C (80.4 F)
2002
28.2 C (82.8 F)
2003
26.8 C (80.2 F)
2004
26.4 C (79.5 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Lowestoft, 1889 to 2004. The record is -11.7 C (10.9 F) in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is -5.6 C (21.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Lowestoft by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1889
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1890
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1892
-9.3 C (15.3 F)
1893
-8.7 C (16.3 F)
1900
-4.6 C (23.7 F)
1901
-9.0 C (15.8 F)
1902
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1903
-4.3 C (24.3 F)
1904
-4.5 C (23.9 F)
1905
-5.2 C (22.6 F)
1906
-9.3 C (15.3 F)
1907
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1908
-4.8 C (23.4 F)
1909
-5.3 C (22.5 F)
1910
-5.4 C (22.3 F)
1911
-3.6 C (25.5 F)
1912
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1913
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1914
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1915
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1921
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1922
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1923
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1924
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1925
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1926
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1927
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1928
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1929
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1930
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1931
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1932
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1933
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1934
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1935
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1936
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1937
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1938
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1939
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1940
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1941
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1942
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1943
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1944
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1945
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1946
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1947
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1948
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1949
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1950
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1951
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1952
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1953
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1954
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1955
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1956
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1957
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1958
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1959
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1960
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1961
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1962
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1963
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1964
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1965
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1966
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1967
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1968
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1969
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1970
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1971
-6.6 C (20.1 F)
1972
-11.2 C (11.8 F)
1973
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1974
-3.7 C (25.3 F)
1975
-3.5 C (25.7 F)
1976
-4.5 C (23.9 F)
1977
-5.5 C (22.1 F)
1978
-7.4 C (18.7 F)
1979
-10.8 C (12.6 F)
1980
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1981
-7.1 C (19.2 F)
1982
-6.2 C (20.8 F)
1983
-3.7 C (25.3 F)
1984
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1985
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1986
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1987
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1988
-2.0 C (28.4 F)
1989
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1990
-1.6 C (29.1 F)
1991
-6.6 C (20.1 F)
1992
-4.0 C (24.8 F)
1993
-6.0 C (21.2 F)
1994
-5.3 C (22.5 F)
1995
-6.9 C (19.6 F)
1996
-4.6 C (23.7 F)
1997
-3.1 C (26.4 F)
1998
-3.5 C (25.7 F)
1999
-3.5 C (25.7 F)
2000
-4.0 C (24.8 F)
2001
-3.5 C (25.7 F)
2002
-4.7 C (23.5 F)
2003
-3.8 C (25.2 F)
2004
-3.8 C (25.2 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Lowestoft, 1889 to 2004. The record is 91.0 mm (3.6 in) in 1915, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.7 mm (1.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Lowestoft by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1889
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1890
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1892
77.1 mm (3.0 in)
1893
15.6 mm (0.6 in)
1900
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1901
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1902
15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1903
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1904
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1905
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1906
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1907
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1908
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1909
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1910
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1911
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1912
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1913
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1914
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1915
91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1921
26.3 mm (1.0 in)
1922
21.2 mm (0.8 in)
1923
31.6 mm (1.2 in)
1924
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1925
25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1926
20.5 mm (0.8 in)
1927
35.4 mm (1.4 in)
1928
21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1929
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1930
30.9 mm (1.2 in)
1931
30.3 mm (1.2 in)
1932
28.1 mm (1.1 in)
1933
29.1 mm (1.1 in)
1934
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1935
27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1936
20.9 mm (0.8 in)
1937
21.9 mm (0.9 in)
1938
17.6 mm (0.7 in)
1939
39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1940
29.3 mm (1.2 in)
1941
19.4 mm (0.8 in)
1942
30.1 mm (1.2 in)
1943
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1944
71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1945
37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1946
35.2 mm (1.4 in)
1947
19.4 mm (0.8 in)
1948
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1949
27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1950
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1951
37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1952
53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1953
16.7 mm (0.7 in)
1954
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1955
57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1956
22.5 mm (0.9 in)
1957
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1958
27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1959
19.7 mm (0.8 in)
1960
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1961
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1962
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1963
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1964
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1965
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1966
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1967
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1968
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1969
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1970
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1971
29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1972
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1973
26.3 mm (1.0 in)
1974
41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1975
18.9 mm (0.7 in)
1976
27.6 mm (1.1 in)
1977
17.4 mm (0.7 in)
1978
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1979
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1980
28.6 mm (1.1 in)
1981
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1982
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1983
35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1984
26.3 mm (1.0 in)
1985
24.7 mm (1.0 in)
1986
22.7 mm (0.9 in)
1987
51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1988
21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1989
18.9 mm (0.7 in)
1990
27.3 mm (1.1 in)
1991
14.3 mm (0.6 in)
1992
28.6 mm (1.1 in)
1993
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1994
19.5 mm (0.8 in)
1995
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1996
47.1 mm (1.9 in)
1997
21.9 mm (0.9 in)
1998
24.5 mm (1.0 in)
1999
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2000
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
2001
38.5 mm (1.5 in)
2002
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
2003
31.1 mm (1.2 in)
2004
32.4 mm (1.3 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Lowestoft, 1889 to 2004. The record is 113.0 mm (4.4 in) in 1912, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.5 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Lowestoft by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1889
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1890
63.9 mm (2.5 in)
1892
81.4 mm (3.2 in)
1893
29.1 mm (1.1 in)
1900
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1901
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1902
31.3 mm (1.2 in)
1903
46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1904
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1905
43.1 mm (1.7 in)
1906
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1907
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1908
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1909
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1910
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1911
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1912
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1913
55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1914
54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1915
105.3 mm (4.1 in)
1921
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1922
34.9 mm (1.4 in)
1923
36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1924
39.7 mm (1.6 in)
1925
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1926
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1927
75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1928
41.3 mm (1.6 in)
1929
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1930
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1931
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1932
65.4 mm (2.6 in)
1933
60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1934
29.1 mm (1.1 in)
1935
37.7 mm (1.5 in)
1936
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1937
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1938
29.8 mm (1.2 in)
1939
59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1940
66.7 mm (2.6 in)
1941
39.2 mm (1.5 in)
1942
86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1943
41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1944
71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1945
67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1946
61.3 mm (2.4 in)
1947
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1948
43.3 mm (1.7 in)
1949
38.7 mm (1.5 in)
1950
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1951
49.7 mm (2.0 in)
1952
86.2 mm (3.4 in)
1953
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1954
51.7 mm (2.0 in)
1955
79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1956
36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1957
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1958
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1959
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1960
103.7 mm (4.1 in)
1961
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1962
79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1963
35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1964
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1965
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1966
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1967
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1968
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1969
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1970
58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1971
60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1972
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1973
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1974
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1975
51.7 mm (2.0 in)
1976
50.4 mm (2.0 in)
1977
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1978
33.7 mm (1.3 in)
1979
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1980
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1981
90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1982
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1983
43.1 mm (1.7 in)
1984
49.2 mm (1.9 in)
1985
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1986
39.7 mm (1.6 in)
1987
91.3 mm (3.6 in)
1988
42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1989
43.8 mm (1.7 in)
1990
62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1991
34.7 mm (1.4 in)
1992
38.8 mm (1.5 in)
1993
97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1994
31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1995
36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1996
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1997
47.9 mm (1.9 in)
1998
46.6 mm (1.8 in)
1999
89.3 mm (3.5 in)
2000
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
2001
59.6 mm (2.3 in)
2002
90.1 mm (3.5 in)
2003
52.9 mm (2.1 in)
2004
79.7 mm (3.1 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Lowestoft, 1889 to 2004. The record is 57 days in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 22 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Lowestoft by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1889
26 days
1890
16 days
1892
16 days
1893
28 days
1900
24 days
1901
21 days
1902
23 days
1903
27 days
1904
21 days
1905
15 days
1906
22 days
1907
23 days
1908
20 days
1909
14 days
1910
19 days
1911
21 days
1912
19 days
1913
19 days
1914
28 days
1915
34 days
1921
22 days
1922
11 days
1923
19 days
1924
19 days
1925
24 days
1926
27 days
1927
14 days
1928
22 days
1929
38 days
1930
21 days
1931
21 days
1932
29 days
1933
19 days
1934
20 days
1935
24 days
1936
25 days
1937
22 days
1938
24 days
1939
26 days
1940
48 days
1941
21 days
1942
30 days
1943
37 days
1944
18 days
1945
23 days
1946
15 days
1947
45 days
1948
25 days
1949
33 days
1950
18 days
1951
22 days
1952
21 days
1953
41 days
1954
25 days
1955
28 days
1956
26 days
1957
21 days
1958
14 days
1959
57 days
1960
23 days
1961
15 days
1962
24 days
1963
24 days
1964
22 days
1965
16 days
1966
17 days
1967
24 days
1968
18 days
1969
35 days
1970
20 days
1971
22 days
1972
37 days
1973
20 days
1974
16 days
1975
33 days
1976
25 days
1977
32 days
1978
23 days
1979
33 days
1980
31 days
1981
23 days
1982
22 days
1983
18 days
1984
32 days
1985
24 days
1986
28 days
1987
19 days
1988
19 days
1989
20 days
1990
39 days
1991
23 days
1992
15 days
1993
22 days
1994
18 days
1995
39 days
1996
34 days
1997
23 days
1998
24 days
1999
17 days
2000
21 days
2001
16 days
2002
12 days
2003
27 days
2004
22 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
98 years with a frost
Across 98 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Lowestoft falls on 14 April and the median first autumn frost on 14 November, which leaves a median of 215 days between them.
In 1973 to 2004 the median growing season was 220 days. That is 10 days more than in 1889 to 1932.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.0 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Lowestoft
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1889 to 1932)
Recent period (1973 to 2004)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
14 April
15 April
13 April
2 days earlier
-1.0 days per decade
First autumn frost
14 November
8 November
18 November
10 days later
+1.0 days per decade
Growing days
215 days
210 days
220 days
10 days more
+2.0 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
101 years, 1889 to 2004
A day with at least 28.2 mm (1.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 95.2 mm (3.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Lowestoft: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
5 years
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
10 years
49.6 mm (2.0 in)
25 years
64.9 mm (2.6 in)
50 years
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
100 years
95.2 mm (3.7 in)
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 101 years of values from 1889 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: 91.0 mm (3.6 in) in 1915; 77.1 mm (3.0 in) in 1892; 72.1 mm (2.8 in) in 1968.
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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.