North Lanarkshire extremes

Momentary extremes (1980-present)

Parameter (1994-present)

Value

Date

Highest recorded air temperature

+32.4ºC

11th August, 1995

Lowest maximum air temperature

-15.8ºC

28th December, 1995

Highest minimum air temperature

18.8ºC

19th August, 1995

Lowest recorded air temperature

-23.1ºC

29th December, 1995

Lowest grass minimum temperature

-26.6ºC

28th December, 1995

Highest dew point temperature

20.3ºC

2nd July, 2009

Lowest dew point temperature

-23.4ºC

29th December, 1995

Lowest relative humidity

18%

14th July, 2003

Highest Heat index temperature

30.9ºC

9th August, 2003

Lowest mean wind chill temperature

-18.2ºC

27th February, 2001

Highest gust of wind

103 mph

26th December, 1998

Highest 10 minute mean wind speed

56mph

26th December, 1998

Highest recorded rainfall rate (10 minute)

125mm/hour

3rd July, 2001

 

The 20 highest maximum temperatures

1.    32.4°C (90.3°F) ~ August 11th, 1995

2.    31.7°C ~ June 29th, 1995

3.    31.4°C ~ June 28th, 1995

4.    31.0ºC ~ July 12th, 1983

5.    30.5ºC ~ July 11th, 1983

6.    30.1°C ~ August 21st, 1995

7.  30.0ºC ~ July 2nd, 2009

8.    29.5ºC ~ July 7th, 1984

9.    29.4°C ~ July 25th, 1995

10.    29.4°C ~ July 30th, 1995

11.      29.4°C ~ August 18th, 1995

12.      29.3°C ~ August 2nd, 1995

13.      29.3°C ~ August 9th, 2003

14.      29.1°C ~ June 27th, 1995

15.      29.0ºC ~ July 24th, 1989

16.      29.0ºC ~ August 1st, 1995

17.      28.9ºC ~ July 14th, 2003

18.      28.9ºC ~ July 11th, 2005

19.   28.9ºC ~ July 25th, 2006

20.   28.7ºC ~ August 17th, 1995

The 20 lowest minimum temperatures

1.      –23.1°C (-9.6°F)~ 29th December, 1995

2.      –22.9°C ~ 28th December, 1995

3.      –20.3°C ~ 27th December, 1995

4.      –18.3°C ~ 30th December, 1995

5.      –18.2°C ~ 26th December, 1995

6.   –18.0ºC ~ 17th December, 1981

7.      –18.0°C ~ 11th January, 1982

8.      –16.7°C ~ 8th December, 2010

9.   –16.0ºC ~ 18th December, 1981

10.      –16.0°C ~ 10th January, 1982

11. –15.7°C ~ 7th December, 2010

12.      –15.1°C ~ 25th December, 1995

13.   –15º.0ºC ~ 12th December, 1981

14.  –15.0ºC ~ 17th December, 1981

15. –14.1ºC  ~  7th January, 2010

16. –14.0ºC ~ 11th December, 1981

17.      –14.0°C ~ 8th January, 1982

18.  –14.0°C ~ 22nd February, 1986

19.   –13.5°C ~ 7th January, 1982

20.   –13.5°C ~ 9th December, 2010

 

 

Daily extremes (1980 -present)

 

Parameter

Value

Date

Highest Daily average temperature (max+min/2)

24.0ºC

11th July, 1983

Lowest Daily average temperature (max+min/2)

-19.4ºC

29th December, 1995

Wettest day

93.6mm

11th July, 1995

Most windy day

34 mph

25th January, 1990

Greatest snow depth

66 cm

14th January, 1987

 

The 10 wettest days since January 1994

1.                93.6mm (3.6inches) ~ 11th July, 1995

2.                84.2mm ~ 14th July, 1995

3.                69.2mm ~ 3rd July, 2001

4.                62.4mm ~ 8th August, 1998

5.                49.8mm ~ 6th November, 2000

6.                46.6mm ~ 26th February, 2000

7.                39.4mm ~ 25th October, 1995

8.                34.7mm ~ 17th February, 1997

9.                34.4mm ~ 24th October, 2004

10.            34.4mm ~ 21st July, 2010

 

 

 

Monthly extremes (1958-present)

 

Parameter (1958-present)

Value

Date

Warmest month

17.8ºC

July 1976 & August 1995

Coldest month

-1.9ºC

December 1981

Wettest month

232.4 mm

July 1995

“Dryest” month

1.8mm

June 1995

Sunniest month

307.5 hours

June 1995

Dullest month

13.4 hours

January 1996

Most thundery month

5 days

September 2002

 

The 10 warmest months

1.      17.8 ºC ~ July 1976

2.    17.8°C ~ August 1995

3.    17.2°C ~ July 1983

4.    17.2°C ~ July 1995

5.  17.2ºC ~ July 2006

6.    17.1°C ~ August 1997

7.    16.9ºC ~ August 1975

8.    16.9°C ~ August 1983

9.    16.7°C ~ August 1976

10. 16.5°C ~ August 2000

The 10 coldest months

1.      –1.9°C ~ December 1981

2.      –1.6°C ~ December 1995

3.      –1.3°C ~ January 1963

4.      –1.0°C ~ February 1986

5.      –0.9°C ~ January 1979

6.      –0.7°C ~ February 1963

7.      –0.5°C ~ January 1985

8.      –0.2°C ~ January 1959

9.      –0.2°C ~ January, 1987

10.  -0.2ºC ~ January 2010

11. +0.1ºC ~ December 2009

 

The 10 wettest months

1.      232.4mm ~ July 1995

2.    221.7mm ~ October 1995

3.    217.7mm ~ February 1997

4.    216.0mm ~ September 1985

5.    209.0mm ~ January 1993

6.    206.6mm ~ January 1999

7.  202.0mm ~ January 2008

8.    193.0mm ~ October 1967

9.    189.0mm ~ January 1990

10. 185.4mm ~ November 1996

 

The 10 driest months

1.      1.8mm ~ June 1995

2.      4.0mm ~ April 1974

3.      5.0mm ~ May 1978

4.      6.0mm ~ April 1980

5.      7.0mm ~ August 1976

6.      7.0mm ~ February 1986

7.      7.0mm ~ May 1990

8.      8.0mm ~ September 1972

9.      9.0mm ~ July 1984

10.  9.8mm ~ February 1963

The 10 most sunny months

1.      307.5 hours ~ June 1995

2.    260.3 hours ~ May 2000

3.    259.5 hours ~ July 1989

4.    250.7 hours ~ May 1980

5.    250.6 hours ~ May 1975

6.    244.2 hours ~ June 1960

7.    236.1 hours ~ June 1996

8.    234.0 hours ~ August 1995

9.    232.4 hours ~ July 1995

10. 230.5 hours~ May 1997

 

The 10 least sunny months

1.      13.4 hours ~ January 1996

2.      13.5 hours ~ December 1959

3.      14.1 hours ~ January 1975

4.      14.5 hours ~ December 1971

5.      14.9 hours ~ January 1973

6.      15.9 hours ~ December 1978

7.      16.1 hours ~ December 1973

8.      18.1 hours ~ December 1992

9.      19.1 hours ~ December 1961

10.  19.2 hours ~ December 1991