Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bute: Rothesay (UKE00105931), United Kingdom, with 54 years of record.
Key Facts for Bute: Rothesay
Bute: Rothesay (UKE00105931) is a weather station in United Kingdom at 55.84 latitude and -5.06 longitude, 43 m (141 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1959 to 2012, 54 years of record.
1,464 records set at Bute: Rothesay still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Bute: Rothesay set a daily record low minimum temperature of -4.0 C (24.8 F) on 11 December 2012.
About the Station
Location: United Kingdom, 55.84 latitude, -5.06 longitude.
Elevation: 43 m (141 ft).
Period of record: 1959 to 2012, 54 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 Bute: Rothesay. 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 Bute: Rothesay, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
14.0 C (57.2 F)
-8.4 C (16.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
14.8 C (58.6 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
19.1 C (66.4 F)
-4.5 C (23.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
22.6 C (72.7 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
25.5 C (77.9 F)
-1.6 C (29.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
28.1 C (82.6 F)
2.0 C (35.6 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
28.0 C (82.4 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
28.5 C (83.3 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1.0 C (33.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
21.0 C (69.8 F)
-1.9 C (28.6 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
16.8 C (62.2 F)
-4.9 C (23.2 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
14.4 C (57.9 F)
-5.9 C (21.4 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Bute: Rothesay still stand. 1998 holds the most, with 48.
Standing records at Bute: Rothesay by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1960
20
1961
22
1962
31
1963
21
1964
19
1965
28
1966
36
1967
17
1968
22
1969
32
1970
26
1971
31
1972
29
1973
38
1974
14
1975
30
1976
37
1977
21
1978
37
1979
46
1980
18
1981
34
1982
22
1983
18
1984
28
1985
39
1986
35
1987
33
1988
23
1989
33
1990
23
1991
14
1992
19
1993
23
1994
11
1995
39
1996
20
1997
21
1998
48
1999
24
2000
14
2001
21
2002
25
2003
29
2004
17
2005
34
2006
35
2007
28
2008
33
2009
17
2010
44
2011
37
2012
48
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Bute: Rothesay between 10 August 2011 and 10 August 2011. Each dot is a new record.
When Bute: Rothesay set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
2011-08-10
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 81.4 mm (3.2 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 81.4 mm (3.2 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bute: Rothesay. The most was 81.4 mm (3.2 in) on 10 August 2011.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Bute: Rothesay
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
52.9 mm (2.1 in)
7 January 1992
Feb
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
11 February 1996
Mar
51.2 mm (2.0 in)
18 March 1991
Apr
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
20 April 1961
May
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
21 May 2011
Jun
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
6 June 1990
Jul
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
19 July 1998
Aug
81.4 mm (3.2 in)
10 August 2011
Sep
58.1 mm (2.3 in)
26 September 1981
Oct
52.7 mm (2.1 in)
8 October 2011
Nov
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
21 November 1968
Dec
49.7 mm (2.0 in)
16 December 1989
Period of Record Coverage
1959 to 2012
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
54 years of record at Bute: Rothesay, 1959 to 2012. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1959, 1968, 1980, 2006.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 46 complete years at Bute: Rothesay, 1960 to 2012. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.2 C (48.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1979, at 8.0 C (46.3 F), and the warmest was 1997, at 10.0 C (50.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.3 C (2.3 F).
Annual mean temperature at Bute: Rothesay as warming stripes, 1960 to 2012
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1960
9.3 C
+0.10 C
1961
9.1 C
-0.09 C
1962
8.5 C
-0.73 C
1963
8.4 C
-0.76 C
1964
9.1 C
-0.12 C
1965
8.4 C
-0.77 C
1966
8.5 C
-0.64 C
1967
9.0 C
-0.18 C
1969
8.7 C
-0.49 C
1970
8.9 C
-0.32 C
1971
9.7 C
+0.56 C
1972
8.8 C
-0.38 C
1973
8.8 C
-0.39 C
1974
9.2 C
0.00 C
1975
9.6 C
+0.46 C
1976
9.6 C
+0.46 C
1977
9.1 C
-0.09 C
1978
9.0 C
-0.20 C
1979
8.0 C
-1.23 C
1981
8.8 C
-0.36 C
1982
9.2 C
+0.05 C
1983
9.3 C
+0.16 C
1984
9.5 C
+0.27 C
1985
8.4 C
-0.75 C
1986
8.3 C
-0.92 C
1987
8.5 C
-0.70 C
1988
9.6 C
+0.39 C
1989
9.6 C
+0.39 C
1991
9.5 C
+0.28 C
1992
9.3 C
+0.08 C
1993
8.9 C
-0.24 C
1994
9.0 C
-0.14 C
1996
8.9 C
-0.27 C
1997
10.0 C
+0.83 C
1998
9.8 C
+0.60 C
2000
9.7 C
+0.55 C
2002
9.9 C
+0.75 C
2003
9.9 C
+0.69 C
2004
10.0 C
+0.82 C
2005
9.8 C
+0.64 C
2007
9.8 C
+0.65 C
2008
9.5 C
+0.30 C
2009
9.7 C
+0.51 C
2010
8.7 C
-0.46 C
2011
9.8 C
+0.63 C
2012
9.3 C
+0.14 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade over 1960 to 2012. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (0.2 to 0.5) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 46 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Bute: Rothesay
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.3 F (0.2 to 0.5) per decade
1960 to 2012
46
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade
0.5 F (0.3 to 0.6) per decade
1960 to 2012
46
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.10 C (0.01 to 0.19) per decade
0.18 F (0.02 to 0.34) per decade
1960 to 2012
46
Rise
A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.
Extremes by Year
1959 to 2012
Yearly extremes at Bute: Rothesay: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
28.5 C (83.3 F)
1975
25.0 C (77.0 F)
54
Coldest night (TNn)
-8.4 C (16.9 F)
1982
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
53
Wettest day (Rx1day)
81.4 mm (3.2 in)
2011
41.3 mm (1.6 in)
52
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
133.7 mm (5.3 in)
2004
80.9 mm (3.2 in)
52
Longest dry spell (CDD)
32 days
1980
17 days
52
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Bute: Rothesay, 1959 to 2012. The record is 28.5 C (83.3 F) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 25.0 C (77.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Bute: Rothesay by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1959
8.9 C (48.0 F)
1960
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1961
22.2 C (72.0 F)
1962
23.3 C (73.9 F)
1963
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1964
22.8 C (73.0 F)
1965
22.8 C (73.0 F)
1966
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1967
22.2 C (72.0 F)
1968
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1969
23.9 C (75.0 F)
1970
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1971
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1972
28.0 C (82.4 F)
1973
27.0 C (80.6 F)
1974
25.5 C (77.9 F)
1975
28.5 C (83.3 F)
1976
28.0 C (82.4 F)
1977
28.0 C (82.4 F)
1978
25.5 C (77.9 F)
1979
22.0 C (71.6 F)
1980
22.5 C (72.5 F)
1981
22.0 C (71.6 F)
1982
27.5 C (81.5 F)
1983
27.5 C (81.5 F)
1984
26.6 C (79.9 F)
1985
23.9 C (75.0 F)
1986
25.9 C (78.6 F)
1987
23.5 C (74.3 F)
1988
23.8 C (74.8 F)
1989
27.4 C (81.3 F)
1990
24.6 C (76.3 F)
1991
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1992
23.9 C (75.0 F)
1993
23.3 C (73.9 F)
1994
22.6 C (72.7 F)
1995
28.1 C (82.6 F)
1996
22.7 C (72.9 F)
1997
25.5 C (77.9 F)
1998
23.5 C (74.3 F)
1999
26.5 C (79.7 F)
2000
23.7 C (74.7 F)
2001
24.5 C (76.1 F)
2002
24.8 C (76.6 F)
2003
26.9 C (80.4 F)
2004
26.0 C (78.8 F)
2005
27.5 C (81.5 F)
2006
26.5 C (79.7 F)
2007
24.2 C (75.6 F)
2008
25.2 C (77.4 F)
2009
26.4 C (79.5 F)
2010
22.5 C (72.5 F)
2011
23.8 C (74.8 F)
2012
24.6 C (76.3 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Bute: Rothesay, 1959 to 2012. The record is -8.4 C (16.9 F) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is -3.9 C (25.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Bute: Rothesay by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1959
n/a
1960
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1961
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1962
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1963
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1964
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1965
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1966
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1967
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1968
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1969
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1970
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1971
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1972
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1973
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1974
-0.5 C (31.1 F)
1975
-3.0 C (26.6 F)
1976
-4.5 C (23.9 F)
1977
-2.5 C (27.5 F)
1978
-4.5 C (23.9 F)
1979
-7.0 C (19.4 F)
1980
-3.0 C (26.6 F)
1981
-4.6 C (23.7 F)
1982
-8.4 C (16.9 F)
1983
-3.0 C (26.6 F)
1984
-4.5 C (23.9 F)
1985
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1986
-4.5 C (23.9 F)
1987
-6.4 C (20.5 F)
1988
-1.6 C (29.1 F)
1989
-2.1 C (28.2 F)
1990
-2.4 C (27.7 F)
1991
-2.5 C (27.5 F)
1992
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1993
-3.2 C (26.2 F)
1994
-3.6 C (25.5 F)
1995
-4.6 C (23.7 F)
1996
-2.6 C (27.3 F)
1997
-1.6 C (29.1 F)
1998
-2.1 C (28.2 F)
1999
-3.6 C (25.5 F)
2000
-3.6 C (25.5 F)
2001
-3.7 C (25.3 F)
2002
-1.5 C (29.3 F)
2003
-4.8 C (23.4 F)
2004
-2.6 C (27.3 F)
2005
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2006
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2007
-3.6 C (25.5 F)
2008
-2.5 C (27.5 F)
2009
-4.5 C (23.9 F)
2010
-5.9 C (21.4 F)
2011
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2012
-4.0 C (24.8 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Bute: Rothesay, 1959 to 2012. The record is 81.4 mm (3.2 in) in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.3 mm (1.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bute: Rothesay by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1959
n/a
1960
n/a
1961
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1962
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1963
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1964
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1965
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1966
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1967
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1968
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1969
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1970
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1971
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1972
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1973
40.8 mm (1.6 in)
1974
26.8 mm (1.1 in)
1975
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1976
33.6 mm (1.3 in)
1977
43.6 mm (1.7 in)
1978
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1979
31.6 mm (1.2 in)
1980
60.1 mm (2.4 in)
1981
58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1982
35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1983
32.1 mm (1.3 in)
1984
41.8 mm (1.6 in)
1985
39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1986
38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1987
46.6 mm (1.8 in)
1988
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1989
49.7 mm (2.0 in)
1990
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1991
51.2 mm (2.0 in)
1992
52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1993
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1994
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1995
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1996
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1997
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1998
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1999
46.4 mm (1.8 in)
2000
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
2001
39.2 mm (1.5 in)
2002
52.5 mm (2.1 in)
2003
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
2004
43.0 mm (1.7 in)
2005
37.7 mm (1.5 in)
2006
34.1 mm (1.3 in)
2007
42.1 mm (1.7 in)
2008
57.3 mm (2.3 in)
2009
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
2010
50.7 mm (2.0 in)
2011
81.4 mm (3.2 in)
2012
30.6 mm (1.2 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Bute: Rothesay, 1959 to 2012. The record is 133.7 mm (5.3 in) in 2004, marked on the chart; the median year is 80.9 mm (3.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bute: Rothesay by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1959
n/a
1960
n/a
1961
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1962
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1963
61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1964
83.2 mm (3.3 in)
1965
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1966
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1967
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1968
95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1969
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1970
85.7 mm (3.4 in)
1971
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1972
58.8 mm (2.3 in)
1973
72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1974
66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1975
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1976
57.3 mm (2.3 in)
1977
95.6 mm (3.8 in)
1978
101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1979
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1980
79.6 mm (3.1 in)
1981
96.1 mm (3.8 in)
1982
90.6 mm (3.6 in)
1983
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1984
77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1985
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1986
72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1987
73.3 mm (2.9 in)
1988
69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1989
65.2 mm (2.6 in)
1990
98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1991
115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1992
74.6 mm (2.9 in)
1993
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1994
104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1995
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1996
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1997
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1998
113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1999
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
2000
82.5 mm (3.2 in)
2001
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
2002
73.5 mm (2.9 in)
2003
84.4 mm (3.3 in)
2004
133.7 mm (5.3 in)
2005
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
2006
93.8 mm (3.7 in)
2007
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
2008
93.3 mm (3.7 in)
2009
96.4 mm (3.8 in)
2010
97.4 mm (3.8 in)
2011
114.5 mm (4.5 in)
2012
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Bute: Rothesay, 1959 to 2012. The record is 32 days in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bute: Rothesay by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1959
n/a
1960
n/a
1961
20 days
1962
17 days
1963
17 days
1964
15 days
1965
18 days
1966
18 days
1967
12 days
1968
20 days
1969
14 days
1970
11 days
1971
17 days
1972
16 days
1973
14 days
1974
16 days
1975
20 days
1976
24 days
1977
17 days
1978
21 days
1979
15 days
1980
32 days
1981
12 days
1982
14 days
1983
19 days
1984
22 days
1985
21 days
1986
22 days
1987
16 days
1988
13 days
1989
32 days
1990
14 days
1991
19 days
1992
10 days
1993
17 days
1994
26 days
1995
18 days
1996
22 days
1997
16 days
1998
19 days
1999
12 days
2000
17 days
2001
16 days
2002
16 days
2003
18 days
2004
8 days
2005
11 days
2006
17 days
2007
17 days
2008
12 days
2009
11 days
2010
13 days
2011
12 days
2012
13 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
46 years with a frost
Across 46 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Bute: Rothesay falls on 3 April and the median first autumn frost on 21 November, which leaves a median of 229 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.8 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Bute: Rothesay
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1977 to 2012)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
3 April
n/a
8 April
n/a
+0.4 days per decade
First autumn frost
21 November
n/a
23 November
n/a
+1.2 days per decade
Growing days
229 days
n/a
228 days
n/a
+0.8 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
51 years, 1961 to 2012
A day with at least 40.3 mm (1.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 74.1 mm (2.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Bute: Rothesay: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
40.3 mm (1.6 in)
5 years
50.1 mm (2.0 in)
10 years
56.3 mm (2.2 in)
25 years
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
50 years
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
100 years
74.1 mm (2.9 in)
Longer than the 51 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, 51 years of values from 1961 to 2012.
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: 81.4 mm (3.2 in) in 2011; 60.1 mm (2.4 in) in 1980; 58.2 mm (2.3 in) in 1961.
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.