Built 2026-10-19 (19 October 2026)

Stornoway Airport Weather Records (UK000003026)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Stornoway Airport (UK000003026), United Kingdom, with 154 years of record.

Key Facts for Stornoway Airport

  • Stornoway Airport (UK000003026) is a weather station in United Kingdom at 58.33 latitude and -6.32 longitude, 9 m (30 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1873 to 2026, 154 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Stornoway Airport still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Stornoway Airport set a daily record high minimum temperature of 10.8 C (51.4 F) on 24 May 2026.

About the Station

  • Location: United Kingdom, 58.33 latitude, -6.32 longitude.
  • Elevation: 9 m (30 ft).
  • Period of record: 1873 to 2026, 154 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

2 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Stornoway Airport, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Stornoway Airport. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 2 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -20-100102030 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Stornoway Airport. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 2 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Stornoway Airport, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan14.4 C (57.9 F)-12.2 C (10.0 F)10.1 C (50.2 F)-1.6 C (29.1 F)
Feb13.9 C (57.0 F)-11.1 C (12.0 F)10.7 C (51.3 F)-3.1 C (26.4 F)
Mar20.0 C (68.0 F)-10.6 C (12.9 F)13.1 C (55.6 F)-0.7 C (30.7 F)
Apr20.8 C (69.4 F)-8.9 C (16.0 F)18.6 C (65.5 F)0.2 C (32.4 F)
May23.9 C (75.0 F)-4.4 C (24.1 F)18.4 C (65.1 F)0.1 C (32.2 F)
Jun25.6 C (78.1 F)-0.6 C (30.9 F)20.1 C (68.2 F)6.1 C (43.0 F)
Jul26.2 C (79.2 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)21.0 C (69.8 F)7.3 C (45.1 F)
Aug26.3 C (79.3 F)-3.9 C (25.0 F)20.1 C (68.2 F)7.2 C (45.0 F)
Sep25.0 C (77.0 F)-0.4 C (31.3 F)n/an/a
Oct21.1 C (70.0 F)-4.4 C (24.1 F)n/an/a
Nov16.3 C (61.3 F)-14.4 C (6.1 F)n/an/a
Dec14.4 C (57.9 F)-16.7 C (1.9 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Stornoway Airport by the year they were set 1,464 records at Stornoway Airport still stand. 1881 holds the most, with 30. 01020301873: 71874: 91875: 101876: 201877: 251878: 191879: 171880: 271881: 301882: 91883: 51884: 41885: 141886: 81887: 91888: 261889: 131890: 51891: 231892: 271893: 141894: 131895: 201896: 101897: 91898: 101899: 151900: 101901: 101902: 131903: 101904: 61905: 91906: 141907: 71908: 111909: 71910: 101911: 81912: 201913: 41914: 51915: 31916: 71917: 121918: 211919: 151920: 91921: 91922: 91923: 91924: 101925: 91926: 111927: 141928: 41929: 71930: 51931: 11932: 31933: 81934: 31935: 11936: 61937: 11938: 171939: 81940: 11941: 31942: 21944: 51945: 91946: 71947: 121948: 231949: 91950: 81951: 61952: 151953: 111954: 31955: 221956: 61957: 91958: 71959: 101960: 111961: 111962: 81963: 51964: 121965: 91966: 61967: 61968: 141969: 101970: 101971: 141972: 71973: 111974: 11975: 51976: 71977: 61978: 91979: 31980: 61981: 41982: 91983: 21984: 51985: 11986: 41987: 71988: 21989: 121990: 91991: 51992: 51993: 51994: 11995: 91996: 31997: 171998: 181999: 92000: 42001: 22002: 52003: 192004: 62005: 112006: 182007: 112008: 72009: 82010: 42011: 142012: 102013: 52014: 42015: 82016: 102017: 52018: 82019: 212020: 22021: 62022: 132023: 202024: 122025: 182026: 31873188919051921193719541970198620022018
1,464 records at Stornoway Airport still stand. 1881 holds the most, with 30.
Standing records at Stornoway Airport by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
18737
18749
187510
187620
187725
187819
187917
188027
188130
18829
18835
18844
188514
18868
18879
188826
188913
18905
189123
189227
189314
189413
189520
189610
18979
189810
189915
190010
190110
190213
190310
19046
19059
190614
19077
190811
19097
191010
19118
191220
19134
19145
19153
19167
191712
191821
191915
19209
19219
19229
19239
192410
19259
192611
192714
19284
19297
19305
19311
19323
19338
19343
19351
19366
19371
193817
19398
19401
19413
19422
19445
19459
19467
194712
194823
19499
19508
19516
195215
195311
19543
195522
19566
19579
19587
195910
196011
196111
19628
19635
196412
19659
19666
19676
196814
196910
197010
197114
19727
197311
19741
19755
19767
19776
19789
19793
19806
19814
19829
19832
19845
19851
19864
19877
19882
198912
19909
19915
19925
19935
19941
19959
19963
199717
199818
19999
20004
20012
20025
200319
20046
200511
200618
200711
20087
20098
20104
201114
201210
20135
20144
20158
201610
20175
20188
201921
20202
20216
202213
202320
202412
202518
20263

All-Time Record Progression

5 new records
When Stornoway Airport set new all-time records 5 all-time records were set at Stornoway Airport between 1 September 1906 and 3 August 1999. Each dot is a new record. Record high maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature1 September 1906: Record high maximum temperature 25.0 C (77.0 F)2 June 1911: Record high maximum temperature 25.6 C (78.1 F)13 January 1918: Record low maximum temperature -2.8 C (27.0 F)19 December 1953: Record low minimum temperature -16.7 C (1.9 F)3 August 1999: Record high maximum temperature 26.3 C (79.3 F)192019351950196519801995
5 all-time records were set at Stornoway Airport between 1 September 1906 and 3 August 1999. Each dot is a new record.
When Stornoway Airport set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1906-09-01Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 25.0 C (77.0 F)
1911-06-02Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 25.6 C (78.1 F)
1918-01-13Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -2.8 C (27.0 F)
1953-12-19Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -16.7 C (1.9 F)
1999-08-03Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 26.3 C (79.3 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 70.0 mm (2.8 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Stornoway Airport The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Stornoway Airport. The most was 70.0 mm (2.8 in) on 27 August 1933. 020406080 Jan: 65.0 mm (2.6 in), 19 January 1989 Jan Feb: 40.0 mm (1.6 in), 4 February 1990 Feb Mar: 28.0 mm (1.1 in), 22 March 1954 Mar Apr: 44.0 mm (1.7 in), 27 April 1959 Apr May: 38.8 mm (1.5 in), 30 May 2007 May Jun: 46.0 mm (1.8 in), 4 June 1937 Jun Jul: 40.0 mm (1.6 in), 12 July 1939 Jul Aug: 70.0 mm (2.8 in), 27 August 1933 Aug Sep: 49.0 mm (1.9 in), 4 September 1936 Sep Oct: 64.0 mm (2.5 in), 30 October 1989 Oct Nov: 38.4 mm (1.5 in), 10 November 2022 Nov Dec: 44.0 mm (1.7 in), 17 December 1989 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Stornoway Airport. The most was 70.0 mm (2.8 in) on 27 August 1933.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Stornoway Airport
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan65.0 mm (2.6 in)19 January 1989
Feb40.0 mm (1.6 in)4 February 1990
Mar28.0 mm (1.1 in)22 March 1954
Apr44.0 mm (1.7 in)27 April 1959
May38.8 mm (1.5 in)30 May 2007
Jun46.0 mm (1.8 in)4 June 1937
Jul40.0 mm (1.6 in)12 July 1939
Aug70.0 mm (2.8 in)27 August 1933
Sep49.0 mm (1.9 in)4 September 1936
Oct64.0 mm (2.5 in)30 October 1989
Nov38.4 mm (1.5 in)10 November 2022
Dec44.0 mm (1.7 in)17 December 1989

Period of Record Coverage

1873 to 2026
Days with data per year at Stornoway Airport 154 years of record at Stornoway Airport, 1873 to 2026. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1873, 1880, 2026. 1873: 184 of 365 days1874: 360 of 365 days1875: 358 of 365 days1876: 362 of 366 days1877: 357 of 365 days1878: 363 of 365 days1879: 361 of 365 days1880: 329 of 366 days1881: 362 of 365 days1882: 362 of 365 days1883: 334 of 365 days1884: 363 of 366 days1885: 360 of 365 days1886: 365 of 365 days1887: 360 of 365 days1888: 362 of 366 days1889: 358 of 365 days1890: 363 of 365 days1891: 363 of 365 days1892: 361 of 366 days1893: 361 of 365 days1894: 363 of 365 days1895: 361 of 365 days1896: 365 of 366 days1897: 361 of 365 days1898: 360 of 365 days1899: 364 of 365 days1900: 363 of 365 days1901: 364 of 365 days1902: 363 of 365 days1903: 364 of 365 days1904: 362 of 366 days1905: 357 of 365 days1906: 358 of 365 days1907: 364 of 365 days1908: 363 of 366 days1909: 359 of 365 days1910: 364 of 365 days1911: 363 of 365 days1912: 361 of 366 days1913: 360 of 365 days1914: 361 of 365 days1915: 361 of 365 days1916: 361 of 366 days1917: 354 of 365 days1918: 363 of 365 days1919: 360 of 365 days1920: 358 of 366 days1921: 358 of 365 days1922: 360 of 365 days1923: 362 of 365 days1924: 362 of 366 days1925: 360 of 365 days1926: 360 of 365 days1927: 342 of 365 days1928: 364 of 366 days1929: 361 of 365 days1930: 359 of 365 days1931: 358 of 365 days1932: 366 of 366 days1933: 362 of 365 days1934: 361 of 365 days1935: 361 of 365 days1936: 364 of 366 days1937: 360 of 365 days1938: 360 of 365 days1939: 359 of 365 days1940: 359 of 366 days1941: 361 of 365 days1942: 361 of 365 days1943: 363 of 365 days1944: 360 of 366 days1945: 362 of 365 days1946: 364 of 365 days1947: 363 of 365 days1948: 361 of 366 days1949: 360 of 365 days1950: 363 of 365 days1951: 361 of 365 days1952: 362 of 366 days1953: 360 of 365 days1954: 361 of 365 days1955: 359 of 365 days1956: 359 of 366 days1957: 361 of 365 days1958: 360 of 365 days1959: 365 of 365 days1960: 365 of 366 days1961: 364 of 365 days1962: 363 of 365 days1963: 363 of 365 days1964: 365 of 366 days1965: 364 of 365 days1966: 362 of 365 days1967: 360 of 365 days1968: 365 of 366 days1969: 361 of 365 days1970: 362 of 365 days1971: 360 of 365 days1972: 366 of 366 days1973: 360 of 365 days1974: 363 of 365 days1975: 360 of 365 days1976: 363 of 366 days1977: 364 of 365 days1978: 361 of 365 days1979: 364 of 365 days1980: 361 of 366 days1981: 358 of 365 days1982: 362 of 365 days1983: 358 of 365 days1984: 366 of 366 days1985: 365 of 365 days1986: 365 of 365 days1987: 365 of 365 days1988: 362 of 366 days1989: 364 of 365 days1990: 363 of 365 days1991: 362 of 365 days1992: 361 of 366 days1993: 361 of 365 days1994: 360 of 365 days1995: 362 of 365 days1996: 363 of 366 days1997: 362 of 365 days1998: 361 of 365 days1999: 364 of 365 days2000: 364 of 366 days2001: 358 of 365 days2002: 361 of 365 days2003: 357 of 365 days2004: 359 of 366 days2005: 363 of 365 days2006: 363 of 365 days2007: 363 of 365 days2008: 363 of 366 days2009: 360 of 365 days2010: 359 of 365 days2011: 359 of 365 days2012: 358 of 366 days2013: 360 of 365 days2014: 362 of 365 days2015: 361 of 365 days2016: 357 of 366 days2017: 357 of 365 days2018: 356 of 365 days2019: 361 of 365 days2020: 360 of 366 days2021: 361 of 365 days2022: 357 of 365 days2023: 359 of 365 days2024: 356 of 366 days2025: 356 of 365 days2026: 240 of 365 days18801900192019401960198020002020
154 years of record at Stornoway Airport, 1873 to 2026. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1873, 1880, 2026.
Days with data per year at Stornoway Airport
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
187318450%No
187436099%Yes
187535898%Yes
187636299%Yes
187735798%Yes
187836399%Yes
187936199%Yes
188032990%No
188136299%Yes
188236299%Yes
188333492%Yes
188436399%Yes
188536099%Yes
1886365100%Yes
188736099%Yes
188836299%Yes
188935898%Yes
189036399%Yes
189136399%Yes
189236199%Yes
189336199%Yes
189436399%Yes
189536199%Yes
1896365100%Yes
189736199%Yes
189836099%Yes
1899364100%Yes
190036399%Yes
1901364100%Yes
190236399%Yes
1903364100%Yes
190436299%Yes
190535798%Yes
190635898%Yes
1907364100%Yes
190836399%Yes
190935998%Yes
1910364100%Yes
191136399%Yes
191236199%Yes
191336099%Yes
191436199%Yes
191536199%Yes
191636199%Yes
191735497%Yes
191836399%Yes
191936099%Yes
192035898%Yes
192135898%Yes
192236099%Yes
192336299%Yes
192436299%Yes
192536099%Yes
192636099%Yes
192734294%Yes
192836499%Yes
192936199%Yes
193035998%Yes
193135898%Yes
1932366100%Yes
193336299%Yes
193436199%Yes
193536199%Yes
193636499%Yes
193736099%Yes
193836099%Yes
193935998%Yes
194035998%Yes
194136199%Yes
194236199%Yes
194336399%Yes
194436098%Yes
194536299%Yes
1946364100%Yes
194736399%Yes
194836199%Yes
194936099%Yes
195036399%Yes
195136199%Yes
195236299%Yes
195336099%Yes
195436199%Yes
195535998%Yes
195635998%Yes
195736199%Yes
195836099%Yes
1959365100%Yes
1960365100%Yes
1961364100%Yes
196236399%Yes
196336399%Yes
1964365100%Yes
1965364100%Yes
196636299%Yes
196736099%Yes
1968365100%Yes
196936199%Yes
197036299%Yes
197136099%Yes
1972366100%Yes
197336099%Yes
197436399%Yes
197536099%Yes
197636399%Yes
1977364100%Yes
197836199%Yes
1979364100%Yes
198036199%Yes
198135898%Yes
198236299%Yes
198335898%Yes
1984366100%Yes
1985365100%Yes
1986365100%Yes
1987365100%Yes
198836299%Yes
1989364100%Yes
199036399%Yes
199136299%Yes
199236199%Yes
199336199%Yes
199436099%Yes
199536299%Yes
199636399%Yes
199736299%Yes
199836199%Yes
1999364100%Yes
200036499%Yes
200135898%Yes
200236199%Yes
200335798%Yes
200435998%Yes
200536399%Yes
200636399%Yes
200736399%Yes
200836399%Yes
200936099%Yes
201035998%Yes
201135998%Yes
201235898%Yes
201336099%Yes
201436299%Yes
201536199%Yes
201635798%Yes
201735798%Yes
201835698%Yes
201936199%Yes
202036098%Yes
202136199%Yes
202235798%Yes
202335998%Yes
202435697%Yes
202535698%Yes
202624066%No

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Stornoway Airport
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
24 May 2026Stornoway Airport, GBdaily high min10.8 C (51.4 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)107 years40 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 2026Stornoway Airport, GBdaily high max18.5 C (65.3 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)104 years42 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2026Stornoway Airport, GBdaily high max15.4 C (59.7 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)100 years44 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2026Stornoway Airport, GBdaily rain21.2 mm (0.8 in)7.2 mm (0.28 in)48 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 2026Stornoway Airport, GBdaily rain20.4 mm (0.8 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)56 years20 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 2026Stornoway Airport, GBdaily rain22.0 mm (0.9 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 2025Stornoway Airport, GBdaily rain30.2 mm (1.2 in)9.2 mm (0.36 in)58 years42 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2025Stornoway Airport, GBdaily rain35.0 mm (1.4 in)13.0 mm (0.5 in)24 years39 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2025Stornoway Airport, GBdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)3.4 mm (0.13 in)16 years19 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 2025Stornoway Airport, GBdaily high min15.8 C (60.4 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)11 years16 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 2025Stornoway Airport, GBdaily high min14.5 C (58.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)35 years22 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 2025Stornoway Airport, GBdaily high min15.6 C (60.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)151 years48 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 2025Stornoway Airport, GBdaily high max25.6 C (78.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)114 years47 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2025Stornoway Airport, GBdaily rain20.8 mm (0.8 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)74 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 2025Stornoway Airport, GBdaily rain17.0 mm (0.7 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)88 years20 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 2025Stornoway Airport, GBdaily high min10.1 C (50.2 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)72 years31 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 2025Stornoway Airport, GBdaily high min9.4 C (48.9 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)28 years18 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 2025Stornoway Airport, GBdaily high min9.9 C (49.8 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)14 years17 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 2025Stornoway Airport, GBdaily high min9.9 C (49.8 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)72 years32 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 2025Stornoway Airport, GBdaily high min9.1 C (48.4 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)22 years17 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

148 complete years, 1874 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Stornoway Airport as warming stripes, 1874 to 2025 One stripe for each of 148 complete years at Stornoway Airport, 1874 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.2 C (46.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1892, at 6.5 C (43.7 F), and the warmest was 2025, at 9.8 C (49.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F). 1874: 7.5 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1875: 7.6 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1876: 7.5 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1877: 6.8 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1878: 7.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1879: 6.6 C, -1.6 C from the station mean1881: 7.0 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1882: 7.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1884: 8.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1885: 7.0 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1886: 7.1 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1887: 7.6 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1888: 7.2 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1889: 8.0 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1890: 8.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1891: 7.4 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1892: 6.5 C, -1.7 C from the station mean1893: 8.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1894: 8.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1895: 7.4 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1896: 8.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1897: 7.6 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1898: 8.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1899: 8.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1900: 7.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1901: 8.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1902: 7.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1903: 7.6 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1904: 7.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1905: 8.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1906: 7.9 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1907: 7.7 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1908: 8.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1909: 7.6 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1910: 8.0 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1911: 8.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1912: 7.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1913: 8.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1914: 8.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1915: 7.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1916: 8.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1917: 7.6 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1918: 8.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1919: 7.4 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1921: 8.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1922: 7.3 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1923: 7.4 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1924: 7.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1925: 7.8 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1926: 8.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1928: 7.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1929: 7.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1930: 8.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1931: 8.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1932: 8.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1933: 9.2 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1934: 8.8 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1935: 8.5 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1936: 8.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1937: 8.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1938: 8.8 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1939: 8.8 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1940: 8.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1941: 8.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1942: 8.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1943: 8.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1944: 8.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1945: 9.0 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1946: 8.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1947: 8.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1948: 8.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1949: 8.9 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1950: 8.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1951: 7.7 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1952: 7.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1953: 9.2 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1954: 8.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1955: 8.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1956: 8.1 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1957: 8.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1958: 8.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1959: 9.0 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1960: 8.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1961: 8.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1962: 7.7 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1963: 7.7 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1964: 8.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1965: 7.7 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1966: 7.9 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1967: 8.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1968: 8.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1969: 7.7 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1970: 7.7 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1971: 8.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1972: 8.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1973: 7.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1974: 8.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1975: 8.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1976: 8.5 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1977: 7.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1978: 8.0 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1979: 7.2 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1980: 8.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1981: 7.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1982: 8.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1983: 8.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1984: 8.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1985: 7.8 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1986: 7.6 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1987: 7.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1988: 8.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1989: 8.5 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1990: 8.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1991: 8.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1992: 8.5 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1993: 8.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1994: 8.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1995: 8.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1996: 8.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1997: 9.2 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1998: 8.7 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1999: 8.7 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2000: 8.7 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2001: 8.5 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2002: 9.2 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2003: 9.4 C, +1.2 C from the station mean2004: 9.1 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2005: 9.0 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2006: 9.5 C, +1.3 C from the station mean2007: 9.2 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2008: 8.7 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2009: 9.2 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2010: 8.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2011: 9.2 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2012: 8.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2013: 8.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2014: 9.5 C, +1.3 C from the station mean2015: 8.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2016: 8.9 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2017: 9.2 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2018: 8.8 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2019: 9.1 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2020: 9.0 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2021: 8.9 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2022: 9.4 C, +1.2 C from the station mean2023: 9.4 C, +1.2 C from the station mean2024: 9.1 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2025: 9.8 C, +1.6 C from the station mean1874188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 148 complete years at Stornoway Airport, 1874 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.2 C (46.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1892, at 6.5 C (43.7 F), and the warmest was 2025, at 9.8 C (49.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Stornoway Airport as warming stripes, 1874 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
18747.5 C-0.76 C
18757.6 C-0.57 C
18767.5 C-0.72 C
18776.8 C-1.40 C
18787.8 C-0.42 C
18796.6 C-1.58 C
18817.0 C-1.25 C
18827.9 C-0.31 C
18848.0 C-0.19 C
18857.0 C-1.18 C
18867.1 C-1.16 C
18877.6 C-0.66 C
18887.2 C-1.02 C
18898.0 C-0.25 C
18908.0 C-0.20 C
18917.4 C-0.85 C
18926.5 C-1.72 C
18938.1 C-0.09 C
18948.0 C-0.18 C
18957.4 C-0.77 C
18968.2 C-0.05 C
18977.6 C-0.59 C
18988.0 C-0.18 C
18998.2 C-0.03 C
19007.8 C-0.40 C
19018.0 C-0.19 C
19027.8 C-0.44 C
19037.6 C-0.59 C
19047.9 C-0.33 C
19058.2 C0.00 C
19067.9 C-0.35 C
19077.7 C-0.49 C
19088.5 C+0.26 C
19097.6 C-0.59 C
19108.0 C-0.26 C
19118.4 C+0.16 C
19127.8 C-0.43 C
19138.3 C+0.13 C
19148.5 C+0.26 C
19157.8 C-0.44 C
19168.0 C-0.19 C
19177.6 C-0.59 C
19188.1 C-0.12 C
19197.4 C-0.86 C
19218.6 C+0.39 C
19227.3 C-0.87 C
19237.4 C-0.79 C
19247.9 C-0.27 C
19257.8 C-0.46 C
19268.2 C-0.04 C
19287.9 C-0.34 C
19297.8 C-0.44 C
19308.0 C-0.22 C
19318.3 C+0.05 C
19328.4 C+0.17 C
19339.2 C+0.96 C
19348.8 C+0.54 C
19358.5 C+0.24 C
19368.5 C+0.30 C
19378.4 C+0.17 C
19388.8 C+0.59 C
19398.8 C+0.55 C
19408.4 C+0.19 C
19418.2 C-0.06 C
19428.3 C+0.08 C
19438.6 C+0.43 C
19448.3 C+0.06 C
19459.0 C+0.81 C
19468.3 C+0.13 C
19478.0 C-0.20 C
19488.5 C+0.27 C
19498.9 C+0.64 C
19508.2 C0.00 C
19517.7 C-0.47 C
19527.9 C-0.31 C
19539.2 C+0.95 C
19548.1 C-0.13 C
19558.1 C-0.12 C
19568.1 C-0.15 C
19578.4 C+0.17 C
19588.1 C-0.07 C
19599.0 C+0.79 C
19608.5 C+0.33 C
19618.3 C+0.04 C
19627.7 C-0.49 C
19637.7 C-0.50 C
19648.3 C+0.05 C
19657.7 C-0.56 C
19667.9 C-0.35 C
19678.2 C-0.04 C
19688.0 C-0.20 C
19697.7 C-0.47 C
19707.7 C-0.54 C
19718.5 C+0.27 C
19728.0 C-0.24 C
19737.9 C-0.32 C
19748.3 C+0.08 C
19758.3 C+0.05 C
19768.5 C+0.24 C
19777.9 C-0.27 C
19788.0 C-0.25 C
19797.2 C-1.03 C
19808.2 C+0.03 C
19817.8 C-0.44 C
19828.3 C+0.11 C
19838.2 C0.00 C
19848.3 C+0.13 C
19857.8 C-0.46 C
19867.6 C-0.60 C
19877.9 C-0.34 C
19888.5 C+0.31 C
19898.5 C+0.24 C
19908.6 C+0.43 C
19918.6 C+0.38 C
19928.5 C+0.24 C
19938.1 C-0.14 C
19948.2 C-0.02 C
19958.3 C+0.07 C
19968.2 C+0.02 C
19979.2 C+1.02 C
19988.7 C+0.44 C
19998.7 C+0.45 C
20008.7 C+0.47 C
20018.5 C+0.24 C
20029.2 C+0.97 C
20039.4 C+1.21 C
20049.1 C+0.89 C
20059.0 C+0.81 C
20069.5 C+1.27 C
20079.2 C+1.03 C
20088.7 C+0.53 C
20099.2 C+1.02 C
20108.1 C-0.14 C
20119.2 C+0.95 C
20128.5 C+0.31 C
20138.5 C+0.32 C
20149.5 C+1.30 C
20158.5 C+0.32 C
20168.9 C+0.70 C
20179.2 C+0.95 C
20188.8 C+0.58 C
20199.1 C+0.93 C
20209.0 C+0.76 C
20218.9 C+0.66 C
20229.4 C+1.22 C
20239.4 C+1.17 C
20249.1 C+0.90 C
20259.8 C+1.58 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.1 C (0.1 to 0.1) per decade over 1874 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (0.1 to 0.2) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 148 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Stornoway Airport
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.1 C (0.1 to 0.1) per decade0.2 F (0.1 to 0.2) per decade1874 to 2025148Rise
Mean daily maximum0.07 C (0.05 to 0.09) per decade0.1 F (0.1 to 0.2) per decade1874 to 2025148Rise
Mean daily minimum0.1 C (0.1 to 0.1) per decade0.2 F (0.2 to 0.2) per decade1874 to 2025148Rise

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

1873 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Stornoway Airport: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)26.3 C (79.3 F)199922.2 C (72.0 F)154
Coldest night (TNn)-16.7 C (1.9 F)1953-5.6 C (21.9 F)154
Wettest day (Rx1day)70.0 mm (2.8 in)193331.0 mm (1.2 in)97
Wettest five days (Rx5day)114.0 mm (4.5 in)195968.0 mm (2.7 in)97
Longest dry spell (CDD)37 days197413 days97

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Stornoway Airport by year The hottest day of the year at Stornoway Airport, 1873 to 2026. The record is 26.3 C (79.3 F) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 22.2 C (72.0 F). 17.52022.52527.518801900192019401960198020002020Record: 26.3 C (79.3 F) in 1999
The hottest day of the year at Stornoway Airport, 1873 to 2026. The record is 26.3 C (79.3 F) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 22.2 C (72.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Stornoway Airport by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
187322.2 C (72.0 F)
187422.2 C (72.0 F)
187521.7 C (71.1 F)
187623.3 C (73.9 F)
187721.1 C (70.0 F)
187821.1 C (70.0 F)
187917.8 C (64.0 F)
188022.8 C (73.0 F)
188121.1 C (70.0 F)
188222.2 C (72.0 F)
188320.6 C (69.1 F)
188421.7 C (71.1 F)
188520.0 C (68.0 F)
188623.9 C (75.0 F)
188721.1 C (70.0 F)
188823.9 C (75.0 F)
188920.6 C (69.1 F)
189021.1 C (70.0 F)
189121.7 C (71.1 F)
189220.0 C (68.0 F)
189324.4 C (75.9 F)
189424.4 C (75.9 F)
189523.3 C (73.9 F)
189622.2 C (72.0 F)
189723.9 C (75.0 F)
189822.2 C (72.0 F)
189923.9 C (75.0 F)
190023.3 C (73.9 F)
190122.8 C (73.0 F)
190224.4 C (75.9 F)
190322.8 C (73.0 F)
190423.3 C (73.9 F)
190524.4 C (75.9 F)
190625.0 C (77.0 F)
190723.3 C (73.9 F)
190823.9 C (75.0 F)
190920.0 C (68.0 F)
191022.2 C (72.0 F)
191125.6 C (78.1 F)
191218.9 C (66.0 F)
191319.4 C (66.9 F)
191422.8 C (73.0 F)
191520.6 C (69.1 F)
191622.2 C (72.0 F)
191722.8 C (73.0 F)
191822.8 C (73.0 F)
191920.0 C (68.0 F)
192022.8 C (73.0 F)
192121.7 C (71.1 F)
192218.9 C (66.0 F)
192321.1 C (70.0 F)
192421.1 C (70.0 F)
192523.9 C (75.0 F)
192622.2 C (72.0 F)
192721.7 C (71.1 F)
192818.9 C (66.0 F)
192924.4 C (75.9 F)
193022.8 C (73.0 F)
193119.4 C (66.9 F)
193221.7 C (71.1 F)
193325.0 C (77.0 F)
193422.8 C (73.0 F)
193522.2 C (72.0 F)
193623.9 C (75.0 F)
193720.0 C (68.0 F)
193823.9 C (75.0 F)
193922.8 C (73.0 F)
194021.7 C (71.1 F)
194120.6 C (69.1 F)
194220.0 C (68.0 F)
194318.9 C (66.0 F)
194422.8 C (73.0 F)
194521.7 C (71.1 F)
194621.1 C (70.0 F)
194724.4 C (75.9 F)
194825.0 C (77.0 F)
194922.2 C (72.0 F)
195020.6 C (69.1 F)
195118.3 C (64.9 F)
195221.1 C (70.0 F)
195323.3 C (73.9 F)
195420.0 C (68.0 F)
195524.4 C (75.9 F)
195622.2 C (72.0 F)
195724.4 C (75.9 F)
195821.7 C (71.1 F)
195921.1 C (70.0 F)
196023.3 C (73.9 F)
196121.0 C (69.8 F)
196220.1 C (68.2 F)
196321.4 C (70.5 F)
196419.8 C (67.6 F)
196520.6 C (69.1 F)
196619.9 C (67.8 F)
196720.7 C (69.3 F)
196824.1 C (75.4 F)
196922.6 C (72.7 F)
197023.4 C (74.1 F)
197121.9 C (71.4 F)
197221.7 C (71.1 F)
197322.6 C (72.7 F)
197418.5 C (65.3 F)
197522.6 C (72.7 F)
197623.7 C (74.7 F)
197721.5 C (70.7 F)
197822.8 C (73.0 F)
197920.3 C (68.5 F)
198021.6 C (70.9 F)
198118.9 C (66.0 F)
198223.2 C (73.8 F)
198323.2 C (73.8 F)
198424.2 C (75.6 F)
198520.0 C (68.0 F)
198622.4 C (72.3 F)
198719.3 C (66.7 F)
198820.7 C (69.3 F)
198921.6 C (70.9 F)
199021.4 C (70.5 F)
199123.5 C (74.3 F)
199223.0 C (73.4 F)
199319.0 C (66.2 F)
199420.2 C (68.4 F)
199523.7 C (74.7 F)
199620.9 C (69.6 F)
199722.8 C (73.0 F)
199820.9 C (69.6 F)
199926.3 C (79.3 F)
200020.4 C (68.7 F)
200119.3 C (66.7 F)
200221.5 C (70.7 F)
200326.2 C (79.2 F)
200424.5 C (76.1 F)
200521.7 C (71.1 F)
200623.6 C (74.5 F)
200719.7 C (67.5 F)
200824.0 C (75.2 F)
200923.2 C (73.8 F)
201020.5 C (68.9 F)
201120.3 C (68.5 F)
201223.2 C (73.8 F)
201322.6 C (72.7 F)
201425.0 C (77.0 F)
201521.4 C (70.5 F)
201621.3 C (70.3 F)
201723.1 C (73.6 F)
201824.0 C (75.2 F)
201924.1 C (75.4 F)
202023.0 C (73.4 F)
202121.7 C (71.1 F)
202220.6 C (69.1 F)
202325.7 C (78.3 F)
202420.3 C (68.5 F)
202525.6 C (78.1 F)
202621.0 C (69.8 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Stornoway Airport by year The coldest night of the year at Stornoway Airport, 1873 to 2026. The record is -16.7 C (1.9 F) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is -5.6 C (21.9 F). -20-15-10-5018801900192019401960198020002020Record: -16.7 C (1.9 F) in 1953
The coldest night of the year at Stornoway Airport, 1873 to 2026. The record is -16.7 C (1.9 F) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is -5.6 C (21.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Stornoway Airport by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1873-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1874-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1875-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1876-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1877-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1878-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1879-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1880-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1881-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1882-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1883-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1884-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1885-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1886-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1887-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1888-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1889-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1890-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1891-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1892-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1893-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1894-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1895-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1896-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1897-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1898-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1899-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1900-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1901-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1902-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1903-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1904-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1905-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1906-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1907-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1908-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1909-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1910-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1911-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1912-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1913-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1914-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1915-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1916-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1917-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1918-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1919-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1920-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1921-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1922-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1923-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1924-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1925-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1926-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1927-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1928-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1929-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1930-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1931-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1932-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1933-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1934-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1935-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1936-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1937-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1938-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1939-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1940-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1941-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1942-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1943-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1944-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1945-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1946-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1947-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1948-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1949-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1950-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1951-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1952-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1953-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1954-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1955-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1956-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1957-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1958-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1959-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1960-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1961-11.2 C (11.8 F)
1962-8.4 C (16.9 F)
1963-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1964-6.3 C (20.7 F)
1965-6.6 C (20.1 F)
1966-6.4 C (20.5 F)
1967-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1968-8.6 C (16.5 F)
1969-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1970-8.0 C (17.6 F)
1971-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1972-4.9 C (23.2 F)
1973-6.5 C (20.3 F)
1974-2.1 C (28.2 F)
1975-2.4 C (27.7 F)
1976-4.2 C (24.4 F)
1977-5.8 C (21.6 F)
1978-5.5 C (22.1 F)
1979-6.8 C (19.8 F)
1980-5.7 C (21.7 F)
1981-6.6 C (20.1 F)
1982-7.5 C (18.5 F)
1983-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1984-6.0 C (21.2 F)
1985-7.5 C (18.5 F)
1986-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1987-5.4 C (22.3 F)
1988-3.6 C (25.5 F)
1989-4.6 C (23.7 F)
1990-2.6 C (27.3 F)
1991-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1992-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1993-3.1 C (26.4 F)
1994-2.9 C (26.8 F)
1995-7.4 C (18.7 F)
1996-4.0 C (24.8 F)
1997-3.8 C (25.2 F)
1998-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1999-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2000-5.7 C (21.7 F)
2001-6.4 C (20.5 F)
2002-2.6 C (27.3 F)
2003-3.2 C (26.2 F)
2004-3.2 C (26.2 F)
2005-1.9 C (28.6 F)
2006-4.0 C (24.8 F)
2007-1.6 C (29.1 F)
2008-5.1 C (22.8 F)
2009-4.2 C (24.4 F)
2010-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2011-3.7 C (25.3 F)
2012-1.4 C (29.5 F)
2013-4.1 C (24.6 F)
2014-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2015-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2016-3.0 C (26.6 F)
2017-3.1 C (26.4 F)
2018-3.7 C (25.3 F)
2019-4.8 C (23.4 F)
2020-2.3 C (27.9 F)
2021-3.6 C (25.5 F)
2022-3.8 C (25.2 F)
2023-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2024-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2025-4.2 C (24.4 F)
2026-3.1 C (26.4 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Stornoway Airport by year The wettest day of the year at Stornoway Airport, 1873 to 2026. The record is 70.0 mm (2.8 in) in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.0 mm (1.2 in). 02040608018801900192019401960198020002020Record: 70.0 mm (2.8 in) in 1933
The wettest day of the year at Stornoway Airport, 1873 to 2026. The record is 70.0 mm (2.8 in) in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.0 mm (1.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Stornoway Airport by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
1873n/a
1874n/a
1875n/a
1876n/a
1877n/a
1878n/a
1879n/a
1880n/a
1881n/a
1882n/a
1883n/a
1884n/a
1885n/a
1886n/a
1887n/a
1888n/a
1889n/a
1890n/a
1891n/a
1892n/a
1893n/a
1894n/a
1895n/a
1896n/a
1897n/a
1898n/a
1899n/a
1900n/a
1901n/a
1902n/a
1903n/a
1904n/a
1905n/a
1906n/a
1907n/a
1908n/a
1909n/a
1910n/a
1911n/a
1912n/a
1913n/a
1914n/a
1915n/a
1916n/a
1917n/a
1918n/a
1919n/a
1920n/a
1921n/a
1922n/a
1923n/a
1924n/a
1925n/a
1926n/a
1927n/a
1928n/a
1929n/a
193013.0 mm (0.5 in)
193145.0 mm (1.8 in)
193242.0 mm (1.7 in)
193370.0 mm (2.8 in)
193424.0 mm (0.9 in)
193536.0 mm (1.4 in)
193649.0 mm (1.9 in)
193746.0 mm (1.8 in)
193835.0 mm (1.4 in)
193940.0 mm (1.6 in)
194034.0 mm (1.3 in)
194126.0 mm (1.0 in)
194237.0 mm (1.5 in)
194331.0 mm (1.2 in)
194427.0 mm (1.1 in)
194546.0 mm (1.8 in)
194637.0 mm (1.5 in)
194736.0 mm (1.4 in)
194829.0 mm (1.1 in)
194926.0 mm (1.0 in)
195020.0 mm (0.8 in)
195122.0 mm (0.9 in)
195222.0 mm (0.9 in)
195326.0 mm (1.0 in)
195428.0 mm (1.1 in)
195529.0 mm (1.1 in)
195626.0 mm (1.0 in)
195758.0 mm (2.3 in)
195825.0 mm (1.0 in)
195952.0 mm (2.0 in)
196028.0 mm (1.1 in)
196132.0 mm (1.3 in)
196232.0 mm (1.3 in)
196322.0 mm (0.9 in)
196428.0 mm (1.1 in)
196531.0 mm (1.2 in)
196621.0 mm (0.8 in)
196723.0 mm (0.9 in)
196820.0 mm (0.8 in)
196933.0 mm (1.3 in)
197028.0 mm (1.1 in)
197129.0 mm (1.1 in)
197219.0 mm (0.7 in)
197332.0 mm (1.3 in)
197430.0 mm (1.2 in)
197530.0 mm (1.2 in)
197628.0 mm (1.1 in)
197734.0 mm (1.3 in)
197826.0 mm (1.0 in)
197931.0 mm (1.2 in)
198038.0 mm (1.5 in)
198138.0 mm (1.5 in)
198253.0 mm (2.1 in)
198330.0 mm (1.2 in)
198422.0 mm (0.9 in)
198537.0 mm (1.5 in)
198636.0 mm (1.4 in)
198731.0 mm (1.2 in)
198835.0 mm (1.4 in)
198965.0 mm (2.6 in)
199040.0 mm (1.6 in)
199137.0 mm (1.5 in)
199236.0 mm (1.4 in)
199335.0 mm (1.4 in)
199428.0 mm (1.1 in)
199532.0 mm (1.3 in)
199624.0 mm (0.9 in)
199728.0 mm (1.1 in)
199831.0 mm (1.2 in)
199927.0 mm (1.1 in)
200029.0 mm (1.1 in)
200126.0 mm (1.0 in)
200227.2 mm (1.1 in)
200336.3 mm (1.4 in)
200433.2 mm (1.3 in)
200534.6 mm (1.4 in)
200625.6 mm (1.0 in)
200754.8 mm (2.2 in)
200822.4 mm (0.9 in)
200934.8 mm (1.4 in)
201029.8 mm (1.2 in)
201123.8 mm (0.9 in)
201238.4 mm (1.5 in)
201329.0 mm (1.1 in)
201431.4 mm (1.2 in)
201534.6 mm (1.4 in)
201625.0 mm (1.0 in)
201723.4 mm (0.9 in)
201833.6 mm (1.3 in)
201927.8 mm (1.1 in)
202028.8 mm (1.1 in)
202135.6 mm (1.4 in)
202238.4 mm (1.5 in)
202336.6 mm (1.4 in)
202431.0 mm (1.2 in)
202535.0 mm (1.4 in)
202622.0 mm (0.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Stornoway Airport by year The wettest five days of the year at Stornoway Airport, 1873 to 2026. The record is 114.0 mm (4.5 in) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 68.0 mm (2.7 in). 2040608010012018801900192019401960198020002020Record: 114.0 mm (4.5 in) in 1959
The wettest five days of the year at Stornoway Airport, 1873 to 2026. The record is 114.0 mm (4.5 in) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 68.0 mm (2.7 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Stornoway Airport by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1873n/a
1874n/a
1875n/a
1876n/a
1877n/a
1878n/a
1879n/a
1880n/a
1881n/a
1882n/a
1883n/a
1884n/a
1885n/a
1886n/a
1887n/a
1888n/a
1889n/a
1890n/a
1891n/a
1892n/a
1893n/a
1894n/a
1895n/a
1896n/a
1897n/a
1898n/a
1899n/a
1900n/a
1901n/a
1902n/a
1903n/a
1904n/a
1905n/a
1906n/a
1907n/a
1908n/a
1909n/a
1910n/a
1911n/a
1912n/a
1913n/a
1914n/a
1915n/a
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1917n/a
1918n/a
1919n/a
1920n/a
1921n/a
1922n/a
1923n/a
1924n/a
1925n/a
1926n/a
1927n/a
1928n/a
1929n/a
193039.0 mm (1.5 in)
193159.0 mm (2.3 in)
1932108.0 mm (4.3 in)
193381.0 mm (3.2 in)
193467.0 mm (2.6 in)
193573.0 mm (2.9 in)
193684.0 mm (3.3 in)
193757.0 mm (2.2 in)
193879.0 mm (3.1 in)
193969.0 mm (2.7 in)
194060.0 mm (2.4 in)
194162.0 mm (2.4 in)
194275.0 mm (3.0 in)
194368.0 mm (2.7 in)
194471.0 mm (2.8 in)
194581.0 mm (3.2 in)
194660.0 mm (2.4 in)
194768.0 mm (2.7 in)
194887.0 mm (3.4 in)
194960.0 mm (2.4 in)
195078.0 mm (3.1 in)
195154.0 mm (2.1 in)
195255.0 mm (2.2 in)
195347.0 mm (1.9 in)
195452.0 mm (2.0 in)
195554.0 mm (2.1 in)
195663.0 mm (2.5 in)
195780.0 mm (3.1 in)
195856.0 mm (2.2 in)
1959114.0 mm (4.5 in)
196048.0 mm (1.9 in)
196175.0 mm (3.0 in)
196262.0 mm (2.4 in)
196341.0 mm (1.6 in)
196478.0 mm (3.1 in)
196566.0 mm (2.6 in)
196658.0 mm (2.3 in)
196760.0 mm (2.4 in)
196873.0 mm (2.9 in)
196978.0 mm (3.1 in)
197072.0 mm (2.8 in)
197166.0 mm (2.6 in)
197255.0 mm (2.2 in)
197361.0 mm (2.4 in)
197469.0 mm (2.7 in)
197563.0 mm (2.5 in)
197648.0 mm (1.9 in)
197757.0 mm (2.2 in)
197863.0 mm (2.5 in)
197973.0 mm (2.9 in)
198091.0 mm (3.6 in)
198174.0 mm (2.9 in)
198274.0 mm (2.9 in)
198365.0 mm (2.6 in)
198478.0 mm (3.1 in)
198574.0 mm (2.9 in)
198673.0 mm (2.9 in)
198769.0 mm (2.7 in)
198869.0 mm (2.7 in)
1989110.0 mm (4.3 in)
199085.0 mm (3.3 in)
199169.0 mm (2.7 in)
199268.0 mm (2.7 in)
199383.0 mm (3.3 in)
199458.0 mm (2.3 in)
199570.0 mm (2.8 in)
199684.0 mm (3.3 in)
199779.0 mm (3.1 in)
199888.0 mm (3.5 in)
199973.0 mm (2.9 in)
200080.0 mm (3.1 in)
200158.3 mm (2.3 in)
200271.4 mm (2.8 in)
200361.6 mm (2.4 in)
200465.0 mm (2.6 in)
200558.8 mm (2.3 in)
200677.4 mm (3.0 in)
200775.6 mm (3.0 in)
200858.8 mm (2.3 in)
200971.2 mm (2.8 in)
201062.2 mm (2.4 in)
201158.8 mm (2.3 in)
201270.4 mm (2.8 in)
201370.4 mm (2.8 in)
201464.0 mm (2.5 in)
201570.2 mm (2.8 in)
201669.8 mm (2.7 in)
201754.6 mm (2.1 in)
201861.4 mm (2.4 in)
201966.6 mm (2.6 in)
202062.2 mm (2.4 in)
202159.6 mm (2.3 in)
202279.8 mm (3.1 in)
202357.8 mm (2.3 in)
202467.2 mm (2.6 in)
202577.2 mm (3.0 in)
202654.6 mm (2.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Stornoway Airport by year The longest dry spell of the year at Stornoway Airport, 1873 to 2026. The record is 37 days in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 13 days. 01020304018801900192019401960198020002020Record: 37 days in 1974
The longest dry spell of the year at Stornoway Airport, 1873 to 2026. The record is 37 days in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 13 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Stornoway Airport by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
1873n/a
1874n/a
1875n/a
1876n/a
1877n/a
1878n/a
1879n/a
1880n/a
1881n/a
1882n/a
1883n/a
1884n/a
1885n/a
1886n/a
1887n/a
1888n/a
1889n/a
1890n/a
1891n/a
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1911n/a
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1914n/a
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1920n/a
1921n/a
1922n/a
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1928n/a
1929n/a
19302 days
19318 days
193212 days
193318 days
193416 days
193517 days
193613 days
193711 days
193810 days
193911 days
194010 days
194115 days
194212 days
194310 days
194412 days
194517 days
194617 days
194711 days
19489 days
194912 days
195013 days
195115 days
19529 days
195314 days
195414 days
195521 days
195610 days
195710 days
195823 days
195921 days
19609 days
196111 days
196213 days
196311 days
196412 days
19659 days
196613 days
19679 days
196818 days
196912 days
197019 days
197111 days
197214 days
197311 days
197437 days
197512 days
197619 days
197721 days
197821 days
197914 days
198014 days
198115 days
198215 days
198314 days
198421 days
198513 days
198612 days
198710 days
198813 days
198910 days
199012 days
199116 days
199210 days
199313 days
199413 days
199512 days
199612 days
199710 days
199820 days
199918 days
200010 days
200115 days
200218 days
200316 days
200411 days
200512 days
200612 days
200717 days
200823 days
200910 days
201011 days
201111 days
201216 days
201318 days
201413 days
201511 days
201615 days
201713 days
201822 days
201911 days
202014 days
202120 days
202212 days
202313 days
202410 days
202520 days
202623 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

146 years with a frost

Across 146 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Stornoway Airport falls on 26 April and the median first autumn frost on 5 November, which leaves a median of 192 days between them.

In 1994 to 2025 the median growing season was 224 days. That is 45 days more than in 1874 to 1905.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +4.1 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Stornoway Airport
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1874 to 1905)Recent period (1994 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost26 April2 May15 April17 days earlier-1.4 days per decade
First autumn frost5 November23 October26 November34 days later+2.6 days per decade
Growing days192 days179 days224 days45 days more+4.1 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

95 years, 1931 to 2025

A day with at least 30.8 mm (1.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 64.8 mm (2.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Stornoway Airport: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years30.8 mm (1.2 in)
5 years38.6 mm (1.5 in)
10 years44.2 mm (1.7 in)
25 years52.0 mm (2.0 in)
50 years58.2 mm (2.3 in)
100 years64.8 mm (2.6 in)Longer than the 95 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, 95 years of values from 1931 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: 70.0 mm (2.8 in) in 1933; 65.0 mm (2.6 in) in 1989; 58.0 mm (2.3 in) in 1957.

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, Stornoway Airport had a mean temperature of 9.1 C (48.3 F) and 1,262.4 mm (49.7 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Tiree (United Kingdom, 207 km away), Bute: Rothesay (United Kingdom, 287 km away) and Ballyshannon (Cathleens Fall) (Ireland, 441 km away).

Climate twins of Stornoway Airport: 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
TireeUnited Kingdom207 km (129 mi)8.9 C (48.0 F)1,163.6 mm (45.8 in)0.52
Bute: RothesayUnited Kingdom287 km (178 mi)8.9 C (48.1 F)1,382.1 mm (54.4 in)0.78
Ballyshannon (Cathleens Fall)Ireland441 km (274 mi)9.3 C (48.7 F)1,091.4 mm (43.0 in)0.90

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.

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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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-12).