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Rothamsted Weather Records (UKE00105900)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Rothamsted (UKE00105900), United Kingdom, with 111 years of record.

Key Facts for Rothamsted

  • Rothamsted (UKE00105900) is a weather station in United Kingdom at 51.81 latitude and 0.36 longitude, 128 m (420 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1916 to 2026, 111 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Rothamsted still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Rothamsted set a daily record high minimum temperature of 16.8 C (62.2 F) on 27 August 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

  • Location: United Kingdom, 51.81 latitude, 0.36 longitude.
  • Elevation: 128 m (420 ft).
  • Period of record: 1916 to 2026, 111 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

17 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Rothamsted, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Rothamsted. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 17 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -2002040 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Rothamsted. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 17 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Rothamsted, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan14.2 C (57.6 F)-16.7 C (1.9 F)11.0 C (51.8 F)-6.3 C (20.7 F)
Feb18.2 C (64.8 F)-15.6 C (3.9 F)16.3 C (61.3 F)-1.0 C (30.2 F)
Mar22.3 C (72.1 F)-12.2 C (10.0 F)17.9 C (64.2 F)-0.8 C (30.6 F)
Apr26.8 C (80.2 F)-6.2 C (20.8 F)24.3 C (75.7 F)-1.6 C (29.1 F)
May32.5 C (90.5 F)-3.3 C (26.1 F)32.5 C (90.5 F)-0.8 C (30.6 F)
Jun34.3 C (93.7 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)34.3 C (93.7 F)6.1 C (43.0 F)
Jul38.5 C (101.3 F)2.8 C (37.0 F)33.1 C (91.6 F)7.3 C (45.1 F)
Aug36.0 C (96.8 F)2.8 C (37.0 F)35.5 C (95.9 F)7.2 C (45.0 F)
Sep31.0 C (87.8 F)-1.1 C (30.0 F)n/an/a
Oct26.8 C (80.2 F)-5.0 C (23.0 F)n/an/a
Nov18.9 C (66.0 F)-11.1 C (12.0 F)n/an/a
Dec15.3 C (59.5 F)-17.0 C (1.4 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Rothamsted by the year they were set 1,464 records at Rothamsted still stand. 1947 holds the most, with 38. 0102030401916: 131917: 291918: 141919: 341920: 131921: 171922: 161923: 231924: 71925: 101926: 161927: 181928: 121929: 251930: 151931: 191932: 91933: 51934: 71935: 111936: 91937: 51938: 111939: 181940: 61941: 171942: 111943: 21944: 91945: 141946: 151947: 381948: 181949: 111950: 41951: 51952: 171953: 61954: 121955: 121956: 111957: 51958: 51959: 81960: 51961: 51962: 191963: 191964: 111965: 181966: 101967: 81968: 111969: 121970: 131971: 81972: 51973: 41974: 61975: 71976: 141977: 151978: 91979: 161980: 131981: 241982: 91983: 121984: 41985: 221986: 111987: 131988: 51989: 91990: 211991: 111992: 31993: 141994: 171995: 151996: 101997: 161998: 71999: 102000: 122001: 52002: 122003: 192004: 162005: 152006: 242007: 132008: 102009: 32010: 152011: 252012: 52013: 112014: 72015: 332016: 162017: 182018: 142019: 142020: 182021: 142022: 212023: 192024: 102025: 192026: 331916192819401952196419761988200020122024
1,464 records at Rothamsted still stand. 1947 holds the most, with 38.
Standing records at Rothamsted by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
191613
191729
191814
191934
192013
192117
192216
192323
19247
192510
192616
192718
192812
192925
193015
193119
19329
19335
19347
193511
19369
19375
193811
193918
19406
194117
194211
19432
19449
194514
194615
194738
194818
194911
19504
19515
195217
19536
195412
195512
195611
19575
19585
19598
19605
19615
196219
196319
196411
196518
196610
19678
196811
196912
197013
19718
19725
19734
19746
19757
197614
197715
19789
197916
198013
198124
19829
198312
19844
198522
198611
198713
19885
19899
199021
199111
19923
199314
199417
199515
199610
199716
19987
199910
200012
20015
200212
200319
200416
200515
200624
200713
200810
20093
201015
201125
20125
201311
20147
201533
201616
201718
201814
201914
202018
202114
202221
202319
202410
202519
202633

All-Time Record Progression

13 new records
When Rothamsted set new all-time records 13 all-time records were set at Rothamsted between 29 July 1948 and 26 June 2026. Each dot is a new record. Record high minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperatureRecord low maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature29 July 1948: Record high minimum temperature 18.9 C (66.0 F)23 January 1963: Record low minimum temperature -16.7 C (1.9 F)13 December 1981: Record low minimum temperature -17.0 C (1.4 F)11 January 1987: Record low maximum temperature -7.2 C (19.0 F)2 August 1990: Record high maximum temperature 33.8 C (92.8 F)23 August 1997: Record high minimum temperature 19.0 C (66.2 F)5 August 2003: Record high maximum temperature 34.4 C (93.9 F)9 August 2003: Record high maximum temperature 36.0 C (96.8 F)9 August 2004: Record high minimum temperature 19.6 C (67.3 F)24 July 2019: Record high maximum temperature 36.6 C (97.9 F)18 July 2022: Record high maximum temperature 38.5 C (101.3 F)1 July 2025: Record high minimum temperature 19.7 C (67.5 F)26 June 2026: Record high minimum temperature 20.8 C (69.4 F)19501960197019801990200020102020
13 all-time records were set at Rothamsted between 29 July 1948 and 26 June 2026. Each dot is a new record.
When Rothamsted set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1948-07-29Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 18.9 C (66.0 F)
1963-01-23Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -16.7 C (1.9 F)
1981-12-13Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -17.0 C (1.4 F)
1987-01-11Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -7.2 C (19.0 F)
1990-08-02Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 33.8 C (92.8 F)
1997-08-23Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 19.0 C (66.2 F)
2003-08-05Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 34.4 C (93.9 F)
2003-08-09Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 36.0 C (96.8 F)
2004-08-09Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 19.6 C (67.3 F)
2019-07-24Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 36.6 C (97.9 F)
2022-07-18Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 38.5 C (101.3 F)
2025-07-01Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 19.7 C (67.5 F)
2026-06-26Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 20.8 C (69.4 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 80.0 mm (3.1 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Rothamsted The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Rothamsted. The most was 80.0 mm (3.1 in) on 21 June 1936. 020406080 Jan: 26.0 mm (1.0 in), 8 January 1996 Jan Feb: 33.6 mm (1.3 in), 9 February 2009 Feb Mar: 30.7 mm (1.2 in), 29 March 1952 Mar Apr: 34.1 mm (1.3 in), 29 April 1991 Apr May: 58.2 mm (2.3 in), 21 May 2024 May Jun: 80.0 mm (3.1 in), 21 June 1936 Jun Jul: 59.4 mm (2.3 in), 10 July 1959 Jul Aug: 39.8 mm (1.6 in), 8 August 2000 Aug Sep: 64.4 mm (2.5 in), 22 September 1992 Sep Oct: 59.8 mm (2.4 in), 2 October 2020 Oct Nov: 34.2 mm (1.3 in), 3 November 1996 Nov Dec: 47.5 mm (1.9 in), 27 December 1979 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Rothamsted. The most was 80.0 mm (3.1 in) on 21 June 1936.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Rothamsted
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan26.0 mm (1.0 in)8 January 1996
Feb33.6 mm (1.3 in)9 February 2009
Mar30.7 mm (1.2 in)29 March 1952
Apr34.1 mm (1.3 in)29 April 1991
May58.2 mm (2.3 in)21 May 2024
Jun80.0 mm (3.1 in)21 June 1936
Jul59.4 mm (2.3 in)10 July 1959
Aug39.8 mm (1.6 in)8 August 2000
Sep64.4 mm (2.5 in)22 September 1992
Oct59.8 mm (2.4 in)2 October 2020
Nov34.2 mm (1.3 in)3 November 1996
Dec47.5 mm (1.9 in)27 December 1979

Period of Record Coverage

1916 to 2026
Days with data per year at Rothamsted 111 years of record at Rothamsted, 1916 to 2026. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 2026. 1916: 359 of 366 days1917: 360 of 365 days1918: 357 of 365 days1919: 360 of 365 days1920: 360 of 366 days1921: 355 of 365 days1922: 362 of 365 days1923: 360 of 365 days1924: 354 of 366 days1925: 355 of 365 days1926: 360 of 365 days1927: 355 of 365 days1928: 359 of 366 days1929: 355 of 365 days1930: 356 of 365 days1931: 357 of 365 days1932: 355 of 366 days1933: 355 of 365 days1934: 359 of 365 days1935: 359 of 365 days1936: 359 of 366 days1937: 358 of 365 days1938: 356 of 365 days1939: 357 of 365 days1940: 360 of 366 days1941: 356 of 365 days1942: 356 of 365 days1943: 360 of 365 days1944: 357 of 366 days1945: 359 of 365 days1946: 355 of 365 days1947: 355 of 365 days1948: 359 of 366 days1949: 361 of 365 days1950: 360 of 365 days1951: 361 of 365 days1952: 361 of 366 days1953: 361 of 365 days1954: 357 of 365 days1955: 354 of 365 days1956: 358 of 366 days1957: 329 of 365 days1958: 355 of 365 days1959: 364 of 365 days1960: 361 of 366 days1961: 360 of 365 days1962: 359 of 365 days1963: 362 of 365 days1964: 359 of 366 days1965: 357 of 365 days1966: 359 of 365 days1967: 359 of 365 days1968: 353 of 366 days1969: 357 of 365 days1970: 363 of 365 days1971: 358 of 365 days1972: 361 of 366 days1973: 360 of 365 days1974: 360 of 365 days1975: 358 of 365 days1976: 365 of 366 days1977: 354 of 365 days1978: 355 of 365 days1979: 362 of 365 days1980: 360 of 366 days1981: 355 of 365 days1982: 357 of 365 days1983: 359 of 365 days1984: 358 of 366 days1985: 359 of 365 days1986: 359 of 365 days1987: 359 of 365 days1988: 362 of 366 days1989: 357 of 365 days1990: 363 of 365 days1991: 358 of 365 days1992: 364 of 366 days1993: 357 of 365 days1994: 353 of 365 days1995: 353 of 365 days1996: 359 of 366 days1997: 358 of 365 days1998: 357 of 365 days1999: 358 of 365 days2000: 361 of 366 days2001: 355 of 365 days2002: 360 of 365 days2003: 351 of 365 days2004: 359 of 366 days2005: 362 of 365 days2006: 360 of 365 days2007: 356 of 365 days2008: 356 of 366 days2009: 357 of 365 days2010: 357 of 365 days2011: 360 of 365 days2012: 356 of 366 days2013: 355 of 365 days2014: 359 of 365 days2015: 361 of 365 days2016: 360 of 366 days2017: 359 of 365 days2018: 356 of 365 days2019: 361 of 365 days2020: 359 of 366 days2021: 356 of 365 days2022: 361 of 365 days2023: 357 of 365 days2024: 356 of 366 days2025: 361 of 365 days2026: 241 of 365 days19201935195019651980199520102025
111 years of record at Rothamsted, 1916 to 2026. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 2026.
Days with data per year at Rothamsted
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
191635998%Yes
191736099%Yes
191835798%Yes
191936099%Yes
192036098%Yes
192135597%Yes
192236299%Yes
192336099%Yes
192435497%Yes
192535597%Yes
192636099%Yes
192735597%Yes
192835998%Yes
192935597%Yes
193035698%Yes
193135798%Yes
193235597%Yes
193335597%Yes
193435998%Yes
193535998%Yes
193635998%Yes
193735898%Yes
193835698%Yes
193935798%Yes
194036098%Yes
194135698%Yes
194235698%Yes
194336099%Yes
194435798%Yes
194535998%Yes
194635597%Yes
194735597%Yes
194835998%Yes
194936199%Yes
195036099%Yes
195136199%Yes
195236199%Yes
195336199%Yes
195435798%Yes
195535497%Yes
195635898%Yes
195732990%Yes
195835597%Yes
1959364100%Yes
196036199%Yes
196136099%Yes
196235998%Yes
196336299%Yes
196435998%Yes
196535798%Yes
196635998%Yes
196735998%Yes
196835396%Yes
196935798%Yes
197036399%Yes
197135898%Yes
197236199%Yes
197336099%Yes
197436099%Yes
197535898%Yes
1976365100%Yes
197735497%Yes
197835597%Yes
197936299%Yes
198036098%Yes
198135597%Yes
198235798%Yes
198335998%Yes
198435898%Yes
198535998%Yes
198635998%Yes
198735998%Yes
198836299%Yes
198935798%Yes
199036399%Yes
199135898%Yes
199236499%Yes
199335798%Yes
199435397%Yes
199535397%Yes
199635998%Yes
199735898%Yes
199835798%Yes
199935898%Yes
200036199%Yes
200135597%Yes
200236099%Yes
200335196%Yes
200435998%Yes
200536299%Yes
200636099%Yes
200735698%Yes
200835697%Yes
200935798%Yes
201035798%Yes
201136099%Yes
201235697%Yes
201335597%Yes
201435998%Yes
201536199%Yes
201636098%Yes
201735998%Yes
201835698%Yes
201936199%Yes
202035998%Yes
202135698%Yes
202236199%Yes
202335798%Yes
202435697%Yes
202536199%Yes
202624166%No

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Rothamsted
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
27 August 2026Rothamsted, GBdaily high min (Provisional)16.8 C (62.2 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)96 years38 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2026Rothamsted, GBdaily high min18.1 C (64.6 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)45 years29 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 2026Rothamsted, GBdaily high min17.5 C (63.5 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)13 years17 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 2026Rothamsted, GBdaily high max32.6 C (90.7 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)4 years13 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 2026Rothamsted, GBdaily high max35.5 C (95.9 F)3.2 C (5.8 F)4 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 2026Rothamsted, GBdaily high max33.1 C (91.6 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)77 years33 of 100 (Routine)
10 July 2026Rothamsted, GBdaily high min18.2 C (64.8 F)2.1 C (3.8 F)93 years46 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2026Rothamsted, GBdaily high max31.3 C (88.3 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)104 years40 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2026Rothamsted, GBdaily high max33.1 C (91.6 F)4.0 C (7.2 F)16 years25 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 2026Rothamsted, GBdaily high max31.6 C (88.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)67 years31 of 100 (Routine)
27 June 2026Rothamsted, GBdaily high min18.2 C (64.8 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)49 years25 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 2026Rothamsted, GBall-time high min20.8 C (69.4 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)0 years34 of 100 (Routine)
25 June 2026Rothamsted, GBmonthly high max34.3 C (93.7 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)10 years24 of 100 (Routine)
25 June 2026Rothamsted, GBmonthly high min (Tie)18.5 C (65.3 F)tie0 years5 of 100 (Routine)
24 June 2026Rothamsted, GBmonthly high min18.5 C (65.3 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)49 years36 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 2026Rothamsted, GBdaily high max31.9 C (89.4 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)49 years26 of 100 (Routine)
23 June 2026Rothamsted, GBdaily high min16.6 C (61.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 June 2026Rothamsted, GBdaily high max32.2 C (90.0 F)3.2 C (5.8 F)5 years19 of 100 (Routine)
22 June 2026Rothamsted, GBdaily high max32.6 C (90.7 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)20 years24 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 2026Rothamsted, GBdaily high min15.4 C (59.7 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)20 years19 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

109 complete years, 1916 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Rothamsted as warming stripes, 1916 to 2025 One stripe for each of 109 complete years at Rothamsted, 1916 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.5 C (49.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1963, at 7.9 C (46.2 F), and the warmest was 2022, at 11.2 C (52.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F). 1916: 8.7 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1917: 8.1 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1918: 9.1 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1919: 8.0 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1920: 9.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1921: 10.2 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1922: 8.3 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1923: 8.7 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1924: 9.0 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1925: 8.7 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1926: 9.3 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1927: 8.6 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1928: 9.1 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1929: 8.8 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1930: 9.1 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1931: 8.6 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1932: 8.9 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1933: 9.5 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1934: 9.5 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1935: 9.3 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1936: 8.7 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1937: 9.1 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1938: 9.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1939: 9.1 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1940: 8.5 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1941: 8.6 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1942: 8.7 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1943: 9.7 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1944: 9.1 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1945: 9.9 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1946: 9.1 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1947: 9.3 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1948: 9.7 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1949: 10.2 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1950: 9.1 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1951: 9.0 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1952: 8.9 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1953: 9.4 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1954: 8.9 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1955: 9.0 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1956: 8.5 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1958: 9.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1959: 10.0 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1960: 9.3 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1961: 9.7 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1962: 8.1 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1963: 7.9 C, -1.6 C from the station mean1964: 9.1 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1965: 8.6 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1966: 9.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1967: 9.4 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1968: 8.9 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1969: 9.0 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1970: 9.1 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1971: 9.3 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1972: 8.9 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1973: 9.4 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1974: 9.3 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1975: 9.6 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1976: 9.8 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1977: 9.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1978: 9.1 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1979: 8.5 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1980: 8.9 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1981: 8.8 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1982: 9.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1983: 9.7 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1984: 9.3 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1985: 8.6 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1986: 8.4 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1987: 8.7 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1988: 9.4 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1989: 10.3 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1990: 10.2 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1991: 9.1 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1992: 9.8 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1993: 9.4 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1994: 10.2 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1995: 10.3 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1996: 8.9 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1997: 10.4 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1998: 10.1 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1999: 10.5 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2000: 10.2 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2001: 9.9 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2002: 10.7 C, +1.3 C from the station mean2003: 10.5 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2004: 10.5 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2005: 10.3 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2006: 10.9 C, +1.4 C from the station mean2007: 10.5 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2008: 10.0 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2009: 10.2 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2010: 8.9 C, -0.6 C from the station mean2011: 10.8 C, +1.3 C from the station mean2012: 9.9 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2013: 9.6 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2014: 11.1 C, +1.6 C from the station mean2015: 10.4 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2016: 10.4 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2017: 10.6 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2018: 10.8 C, +1.3 C from the station mean2019: 10.4 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2020: 10.9 C, +1.4 C from the station mean2021: 10.2 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2022: 11.2 C, +1.7 C from the station mean2023: 11.1 C, +1.6 C from the station mean2024: 11.0 C, +1.5 C from the station mean2025: 11.1 C, +1.6 C from the station mean19161930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 109 complete years at Rothamsted, 1916 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.5 C (49.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1963, at 7.9 C (46.2 F), and the warmest was 2022, at 11.2 C (52.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Rothamsted as warming stripes, 1916 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
19168.7 C-0.83 C
19178.1 C-1.40 C
19189.1 C-0.38 C
19198.0 C-1.45 C
19209.2 C-0.30 C
192110.2 C+0.70 C
19228.3 C-1.19 C
19238.7 C-0.79 C
19249.0 C-0.49 C
19258.7 C-0.77 C
19269.3 C-0.19 C
19278.6 C-0.89 C
19289.1 C-0.35 C
19298.8 C-0.73 C
19309.1 C-0.41 C
19318.6 C-0.92 C
19328.9 C-0.56 C
19339.5 C-0.02 C
19349.5 C+0.04 C
19359.3 C-0.16 C
19368.7 C-0.74 C
19379.1 C-0.36 C
19389.6 C+0.16 C
19399.1 C-0.36 C
19408.5 C-0.95 C
19418.6 C-0.87 C
19428.7 C-0.83 C
19439.7 C+0.22 C
19449.1 C-0.34 C
19459.9 C+0.39 C
19469.1 C-0.41 C
19479.3 C-0.15 C
19489.7 C+0.23 C
194910.2 C+0.72 C
19509.1 C-0.36 C
19519.0 C-0.48 C
19528.9 C-0.58 C
19539.4 C-0.11 C
19548.9 C-0.59 C
19559.0 C-0.50 C
19568.5 C-1.03 C
19589.2 C-0.28 C
195910.0 C+0.53 C
19609.3 C-0.21 C
19619.7 C+0.21 C
19628.1 C-1.34 C
19637.9 C-1.59 C
19649.1 C-0.40 C
19658.6 C-0.92 C
19669.2 C-0.29 C
19679.4 C-0.12 C
19688.9 C-0.54 C
19699.0 C-0.50 C
19709.1 C-0.38 C
19719.3 C-0.17 C
19728.9 C-0.54 C
19739.4 C-0.12 C
19749.3 C-0.20 C
19759.6 C+0.12 C
19769.8 C+0.32 C
19779.2 C-0.30 C
19789.1 C-0.41 C
19798.5 C-1.02 C
19808.9 C-0.59 C
19818.8 C-0.72 C
19829.5 C+0.06 C
19839.7 C+0.21 C
19849.3 C-0.17 C
19858.6 C-0.88 C
19868.4 C-1.06 C
19878.7 C-0.80 C
19889.4 C-0.09 C
198910.3 C+0.86 C
199010.2 C+0.75 C
19919.1 C-0.42 C
19929.8 C+0.27 C
19939.4 C-0.06 C
199410.2 C+0.72 C
199510.3 C+0.83 C
19968.9 C-0.54 C
199710.4 C+0.91 C
199810.1 C+0.59 C
199910.5 C+0.98 C
200010.2 C+0.73 C
20019.9 C+0.45 C
200210.7 C+1.26 C
200310.5 C+1.01 C
200410.5 C+0.99 C
200510.3 C+0.80 C
200610.9 C+1.42 C
200710.5 C+1.05 C
200810.0 C+0.49 C
200910.2 C+0.69 C
20108.9 C-0.58 C
201110.8 C+1.27 C
20129.9 C+0.45 C
20139.6 C+0.10 C
201411.1 C+1.63 C
201510.4 C+0.91 C
201610.4 C+0.88 C
201710.6 C+1.12 C
201810.8 C+1.29 C
201910.4 C+0.91 C
202010.9 C+1.44 C
202110.2 C+0.71 C
202211.2 C+1.75 C
202311.1 C+1.64 C
202411.0 C+1.54 C
202511.1 C+1.64 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade over 1916 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (0.2 to 0.4) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 109 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Rothamsted
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade0.3 F (0.2 to 0.4) per decade1916 to 2025109Rise
Mean daily maximum0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade0.3 F (0.3 to 0.4) per decade1916 to 2025109Rise
Mean daily minimum0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade0.3 F (0.2 to 0.3) per decade1916 to 2025109Rise

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

1916 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Rothamsted: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)38.5 C (101.3 F)202229.4 C (84.9 F)111
Coldest night (TNn)-17.0 C (1.4 F)1981-7.2 C (19.0 F)111
Wettest day (Rx1day)80.0 mm (3.1 in)193629.0 mm (1.1 in)111
Wettest five days (Rx5day)109.2 mm (4.3 in)202054.0 mm (2.1 in)111
Longest dry spell (CDD)83 days192023 days111

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Rothamsted by year The hottest day of the year at Rothamsted, 1916 to 2026. The record is 38.5 C (101.3 F) in 2022, marked on the chart; the median year is 29.4 C (84.9 F). 2025303540192019401960198020002020Record: 38.5 C (101.3 F) in 2022
The hottest day of the year at Rothamsted, 1916 to 2026. The record is 38.5 C (101.3 F) in 2022, marked on the chart; the median year is 29.4 C (84.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Rothamsted by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
191626.7 C (80.1 F)
191730.0 C (86.0 F)
191830.0 C (86.0 F)
191928.3 C (82.9 F)
192024.4 C (75.9 F)
192131.1 C (88.0 F)
192228.9 C (84.0 F)
192331.7 C (89.1 F)
192428.9 C (84.0 F)
192528.9 C (84.0 F)
192628.9 C (84.0 F)
192726.7 C (80.1 F)
192828.9 C (84.0 F)
192929.4 C (84.9 F)
193031.1 C (88.0 F)
193123.9 C (75.0 F)
193233.3 C (91.9 F)
193331.7 C (89.1 F)
193428.3 C (82.9 F)
193528.9 C (84.0 F)
193627.8 C (82.0 F)
193728.3 C (82.9 F)
193828.3 C (82.9 F)
193928.3 C (82.9 F)
194028.9 C (84.0 F)
194130.6 C (87.1 F)
194229.4 C (84.9 F)
194330.6 C (87.1 F)
194428.9 C (84.0 F)
194528.3 C (82.9 F)
194628.3 C (82.9 F)
194732.8 C (91.0 F)
194832.8 C (91.0 F)
194930.0 C (86.0 F)
195029.4 C (84.9 F)
195126.1 C (79.0 F)
195230.6 C (87.1 F)
195331.1 C (88.0 F)
195428.3 C (82.9 F)
195529.4 C (84.9 F)
195626.1 C (79.0 F)
195731.7 C (89.1 F)
195826.7 C (80.1 F)
195932.2 C (90.0 F)
196028.3 C (82.9 F)
196131.7 C (89.1 F)
196224.4 C (75.9 F)
196326.7 C (80.1 F)
196430.0 C (86.0 F)
196527.2 C (81.0 F)
196626.1 C (79.0 F)
196727.8 C (82.0 F)
196831.1 C (88.0 F)
196930.0 C (86.0 F)
197030.6 C (87.1 F)
197128.0 C (82.4 F)
197225.3 C (77.5 F)
197330.1 C (86.2 F)
197424.3 C (75.7 F)
197532.0 C (89.6 F)
197633.0 C (91.4 F)
197726.3 C (79.3 F)
197826.0 C (78.8 F)
197928.0 C (82.4 F)
198027.3 C (81.1 F)
198127.4 C (81.3 F)
198227.7 C (81.9 F)
198330.8 C (87.4 F)
198429.5 C (85.1 F)
198526.5 C (79.7 F)
198627.8 C (82.0 F)
198727.8 C (82.0 F)
198827.4 C (81.3 F)
198931.7 C (89.1 F)
199033.8 C (92.8 F)
199127.7 C (81.9 F)
199227.2 C (81.0 F)
199326.7 C (80.1 F)
199430.6 C (87.1 F)
199531.7 C (89.1 F)
199630.4 C (86.7 F)
199730.3 C (86.5 F)
199828.9 C (84.0 F)
199930.0 C (86.0 F)
200029.7 C (85.5 F)
200129.5 C (85.1 F)
200230.0 C (86.0 F)
200336.0 C (96.8 F)
200429.3 C (84.7 F)
200530.8 C (87.4 F)
200633.8 C (92.8 F)
200727.7 C (81.9 F)
200827.2 C (81.0 F)
200927.9 C (82.2 F)
201029.1 C (84.4 F)
201129.3 C (84.7 F)
201229.8 C (85.6 F)
201331.5 C (88.7 F)
201430.1 C (86.2 F)
201533.7 C (92.7 F)
201631.5 C (88.7 F)
201731.5 C (88.7 F)
201832.6 C (90.7 F)
201936.6 C (97.9 F)
202034.5 C (94.1 F)
202129.3 C (84.7 F)
202238.5 C (101.3 F)
202330.9 C (87.6 F)
202431.9 C (89.4 F)
202531.7 C (89.1 F)
202635.5 C (95.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Rothamsted by year The coldest night of the year at Rothamsted, 1916 to 2026. The record is -17.0 C (1.4 F) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is -7.2 C (19.0 F). -20-15-10-50192019401960198020002020Record: -17.0 C (1.4 F) in 1981
The coldest night of the year at Rothamsted, 1916 to 2026. The record is -17.0 C (1.4 F) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is -7.2 C (19.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Rothamsted by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1916-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1917-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1918-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1919-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1920-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1921-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1922-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1923-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1924-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1925-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1926-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1927-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1928-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1929-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1930-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1931-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1932-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1933-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1934-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1935-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1936-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1937-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1938-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1939-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1940-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1941-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1942-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1943-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1944-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1945-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1946-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1947-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1948-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1949-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1950-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1951-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1952-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1953-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1954-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1955-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1956-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1957-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1958-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1959-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1960-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1961-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1962-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1963-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1964-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1965-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1966-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1967-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1968-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1969-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1970-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1971-6.6 C (20.1 F)
1972-10.2 C (13.6 F)
1973-7.5 C (18.5 F)
1974-3.6 C (25.5 F)
1975-4.6 C (23.7 F)
1976-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1977-4.9 C (23.2 F)
1978-7.0 C (19.4 F)
1979-13.1 C (8.4 F)
1980-5.9 C (21.4 F)
1981-17.0 C (1.4 F)
1982-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1983-6.5 C (20.3 F)
1984-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1985-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1986-13.6 C (7.5 F)
1987-10.7 C (12.7 F)
1988-4.2 C (24.4 F)
1989-5.7 C (21.7 F)
1990-6.2 C (20.8 F)
1991-10.2 C (13.6 F)
1992-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1993-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1994-5.9 C (21.4 F)
1995-6.5 C (20.3 F)
1996-6.5 C (20.3 F)
1997-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1998-4.3 C (24.3 F)
1999-5.2 C (22.6 F)
2000-8.8 C (16.2 F)
2001-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2002-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2003-6.0 C (21.2 F)
2004-5.1 C (22.8 F)
2005-4.9 C (23.2 F)
2006-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2007-4.5 C (23.9 F)
2008-5.2 C (22.6 F)
2009-9.0 C (15.8 F)
2010-12.4 C (9.7 F)
2011-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2012-12.7 C (9.1 F)
2013-9.1 C (15.6 F)
2014-3.2 C (26.2 F)
2015-5.5 C (22.1 F)
2016-5.2 C (22.6 F)
2017-6.4 C (20.5 F)
2018-6.6 C (20.1 F)
2019-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2020-3.2 C (26.2 F)
2021-5.1 C (22.8 F)
2022-9.0 C (15.8 F)
2023-6.5 C (20.3 F)
2024-5.1 C (22.8 F)
2025-5.4 C (22.3 F)
2026-6.3 C (20.7 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Rothamsted by year The wettest day of the year at Rothamsted, 1916 to 2026. The record is 80.0 mm (3.1 in) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 29.0 mm (1.1 in). 020406080192019401960198020002020Record: 80.0 mm (3.1 in) in 1936
The wettest day of the year at Rothamsted, 1916 to 2026. The record is 80.0 mm (3.1 in) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 29.0 mm (1.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Rothamsted by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
191627.5 mm (1.1 in)
191728.4 mm (1.1 in)
191834.0 mm (1.3 in)
191937.7 mm (1.5 in)
192019.6 mm (0.8 in)
192150.5 mm (2.0 in)
192237.3 mm (1.5 in)
192338.2 mm (1.5 in)
192428.2 mm (1.1 in)
192534.3 mm (1.4 in)
192621.1 mm (0.8 in)
192739.9 mm (1.6 in)
192819.8 mm (0.8 in)
192925.3 mm (1.0 in)
193021.1 mm (0.8 in)
193128.9 mm (1.1 in)
193220.3 mm (0.8 in)
193315.7 mm (0.6 in)
193424.9 mm (1.0 in)
193529.0 mm (1.1 in)
193680.0 mm (3.1 in)
193728.2 mm (1.1 in)
193820.1 mm (0.8 in)
193924.4 mm (1.0 in)
194031.8 mm (1.3 in)
194125.4 mm (1.0 in)
194221.3 mm (0.8 in)
194330.2 mm (1.2 in)
194424.6 mm (1.0 in)
194545.7 mm (1.8 in)
194625.4 mm (1.0 in)
194725.7 mm (1.0 in)
194823.6 mm (0.9 in)
194937.1 mm (1.5 in)
195035.3 mm (1.4 in)
195122.4 mm (0.9 in)
195235.8 mm (1.4 in)
195327.4 mm (1.1 in)
195431.0 mm (1.2 in)
195527.9 mm (1.1 in)
195623.6 mm (0.9 in)
195724.1 mm (0.9 in)
195829.0 mm (1.1 in)
195959.4 mm (2.3 in)
196037.3 mm (1.5 in)
196127.7 mm (1.1 in)
196224.9 mm (1.0 in)
196337.6 mm (1.5 in)
196425.1 mm (1.0 in)
196522.4 mm (0.9 in)
196631.0 mm (1.2 in)
196734.8 mm (1.4 in)
196864.3 mm (2.5 in)
196927.2 mm (1.1 in)
197022.4 mm (0.9 in)
197130.5 mm (1.2 in)
197228.4 mm (1.1 in)
197335.0 mm (1.4 in)
197433.4 mm (1.3 in)
197548.7 mm (1.9 in)
197635.6 mm (1.4 in)
197728.7 mm (1.1 in)
197834.7 mm (1.4 in)
197947.5 mm (1.9 in)
198031.0 mm (1.2 in)
198128.3 mm (1.1 in)
198228.4 mm (1.1 in)
198324.7 mm (1.0 in)
198425.9 mm (1.0 in)
198526.7 mm (1.1 in)
198634.1 mm (1.3 in)
198755.1 mm (2.2 in)
198824.8 mm (1.0 in)
198935.8 mm (1.4 in)
199036.0 mm (1.4 in)
199134.1 mm (1.3 in)
199264.4 mm (2.5 in)
199356.8 mm (2.2 in)
199424.4 mm (1.0 in)
199524.7 mm (1.0 in)
199634.2 mm (1.3 in)
199731.9 mm (1.3 in)
199826.6 mm (1.0 in)
199935.8 mm (1.4 in)
200040.6 mm (1.6 in)
200128.6 mm (1.1 in)
200228.8 mm (1.1 in)
200325.0 mm (1.0 in)
200430.4 mm (1.2 in)
200525.2 mm (1.0 in)
200626.2 mm (1.0 in)
200743.2 mm (1.7 in)
200832.0 mm (1.3 in)
200933.6 mm (1.3 in)
201031.8 mm (1.3 in)
201120.0 mm (0.8 in)
201232.4 mm (1.3 in)
201333.6 mm (1.3 in)
201431.6 mm (1.2 in)
201552.8 mm (2.1 in)
201630.8 mm (1.2 in)
201721.8 mm (0.9 in)
201830.0 mm (1.2 in)
201924.8 mm (1.0 in)
202059.8 mm (2.4 in)
202123.8 mm (0.9 in)
202227.8 mm (1.1 in)
202333.8 mm (1.3 in)
202458.2 mm (2.3 in)
202521.6 mm (0.9 in)
202618.8 mm (0.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Rothamsted by year The wettest five days of the year at Rothamsted, 1916 to 2026. The record is 109.2 mm (4.3 in) in 2020, marked on the chart; the median year is 54.0 mm (2.1 in). 20406080100120192019401960198020002020Record: 109.2 mm (4.3 in) in 2020
The wettest five days of the year at Rothamsted, 1916 to 2026. The record is 109.2 mm (4.3 in) in 2020, marked on the chart; the median year is 54.0 mm (2.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Rothamsted by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
191654.5 mm (2.1 in)
191797.0 mm (3.8 in)
191855.3 mm (2.2 in)
191964.5 mm (2.5 in)
192040.4 mm (1.6 in)
192164.3 mm (2.5 in)
192247.7 mm (1.9 in)
192357.3 mm (2.3 in)
192445.5 mm (1.8 in)
192561.3 mm (2.4 in)
192658.4 mm (2.3 in)
192759.0 mm (2.3 in)
192842.8 mm (1.7 in)
192955.9 mm (2.2 in)
193051.7 mm (2.0 in)
193143.9 mm (1.7 in)
193247.9 mm (1.9 in)
193336.3 mm (1.4 in)
193433.0 mm (1.3 in)
193547.3 mm (1.9 in)
193693.2 mm (3.7 in)
193746.5 mm (1.8 in)
193837.2 mm (1.5 in)
193944.6 mm (1.8 in)
194074.4 mm (2.9 in)
194165.7 mm (2.6 in)
194238.6 mm (1.5 in)
194354.3 mm (2.1 in)
194441.5 mm (1.6 in)
194551.6 mm (2.0 in)
194651.5 mm (2.0 in)
194738.2 mm (1.5 in)
194844.8 mm (1.8 in)
194980.4 mm (3.2 in)
195050.6 mm (2.0 in)
195147.0 mm (1.9 in)
195270.8 mm (2.8 in)
195358.7 mm (2.3 in)
195454.4 mm (2.1 in)
195554.4 mm (2.1 in)
195657.2 mm (2.3 in)
195739.1 mm (1.5 in)
195858.5 mm (2.3 in)
195974.6 mm (2.9 in)
196062.4 mm (2.5 in)
196146.2 mm (1.8 in)
196246.2 mm (1.8 in)
196351.4 mm (2.0 in)
196446.8 mm (1.8 in)
196544.5 mm (1.8 in)
196648.1 mm (1.9 in)
196758.5 mm (2.3 in)
196881.8 mm (3.2 in)
196943.2 mm (1.7 in)
197056.3 mm (2.2 in)
197154.6 mm (2.1 in)
197262.6 mm (2.5 in)
197344.2 mm (1.7 in)
197475.0 mm (3.0 in)
197561.0 mm (2.4 in)
197653.5 mm (2.1 in)
197753.6 mm (2.1 in)
197852.3 mm (2.1 in)
197956.3 mm (2.2 in)
198043.0 mm (1.7 in)
198139.6 mm (1.6 in)
198250.5 mm (2.0 in)
198340.2 mm (1.6 in)
198448.8 mm (1.9 in)
198558.4 mm (2.3 in)
198674.0 mm (2.9 in)
198793.5 mm (3.7 in)
198855.5 mm (2.2 in)
198977.7 mm (3.1 in)
199056.0 mm (2.2 in)
199151.1 mm (2.0 in)
199288.0 mm (3.5 in)
1993108.0 mm (4.3 in)
199448.8 mm (1.9 in)
199563.6 mm (2.5 in)
199642.4 mm (1.7 in)
199759.1 mm (2.3 in)
199861.6 mm (2.4 in)
199958.9 mm (2.3 in)
200062.2 mm (2.4 in)
200147.6 mm (1.9 in)
200247.0 mm (1.9 in)
200366.1 mm (2.6 in)
200448.4 mm (1.9 in)
200541.4 mm (1.6 in)
200654.0 mm (2.1 in)
200767.4 mm (2.7 in)
200873.2 mm (2.9 in)
200956.8 mm (2.2 in)
201067.0 mm (2.6 in)
201131.2 mm (1.2 in)
201262.6 mm (2.5 in)
201354.0 mm (2.1 in)
201455.4 mm (2.2 in)
201556.8 mm (2.2 in)
201642.4 mm (1.7 in)
201751.8 mm (2.0 in)
201847.4 mm (1.9 in)
201938.8 mm (1.5 in)
2020109.2 mm (4.3 in)
202150.6 mm (2.0 in)
202254.0 mm (2.1 in)
202347.6 mm (1.9 in)
2024106.0 mm (4.2 in)
202545.6 mm (1.8 in)
202638.2 mm (1.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Rothamsted by year The longest dry spell of the year at Rothamsted, 1916 to 2026. The record is 83 days in 1920, marked on the chart; the median year is 23 days. 020406080100192019401960198020002020Record: 83 days in 1920
The longest dry spell of the year at Rothamsted, 1916 to 2026. The record is 83 days in 1920, marked on the chart; the median year is 23 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Rothamsted by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
191621 days
191723 days
191823 days
191915 days
192083 days
192139 days
192218 days
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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

109 years with a frost

Across 109 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Rothamsted falls on 27 April and the median first autumn frost on 30 October, which leaves a median of 188 days between them.

In 1996 to 2025 the median growing season was 208 days. That is 34 days more than in 1916 to 1945.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +4.3 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Rothamsted
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1916 to 1945)Recent period (1996 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost27 April30 April16 April14 days earlier-1.9 days per decade
First autumn frost30 October23 October10 November18 days later+2.4 days per decade
Growing days188 days174 days208 days34 days more+4.3 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

110 years, 1916 to 2025

A day with at least 29.5 mm (1.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 75.3 mm (3.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Rothamsted: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years29.5 mm (1.2 in)
5 years38.2 mm (1.5 in)
10 years45.1 mm (1.8 in)
25 years55.6 mm (2.2 in)
50 years64.8 mm (2.6 in)
100 years75.3 mm (3.0 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 110 years of values from 1916 to 2025.

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: 80.0 mm (3.1 in) in 1936; 64.4 mm (2.5 in) in 1992; 64.3 mm (2.5 in) in 1968.

Station Changes

No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.

Climate Twins

2011 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2011 to 2025, Rothamsted had a mean temperature of 10.6 C (51.1 F) and 700.9 mm (27.6 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Caen-Carpiquet (France, 292 km away), Hayling Island (United Kingdom, 122 km away) and Alencon-Valframbert (France, 374 km away).

Climate twins of Rothamsted: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2011 to 2025 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
Caen-CarpiquetFrance292 km (181 mi)10.5 C (50.9 F)710.9 mm (28.0 in)0.41
Hayling IslandUnited Kingdom122 km (76 mi)10.6 C (51.1 F)667.0 mm (26.3 in)0.48
Alencon-ValframbertFrance374 km (232 mi)10.4 C (50.8 F)735.7 mm (29.0 in)0.56

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

Download the Data

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

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-14).