Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Preston weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Preston, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 32°C on 2022-07-19; its coldest fell to -13°C on 1981-12-13.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
14°C2022-01-01
-4°C2010-01-07
11°C2005-01-07
-11°C2010-01-07
February
17°C2019-02-26
-1°C1985-02-10
11°C2004-02-03
-6°C1985-02-12
March
19°C2012-03-27
0°C2018-03-01
12°C2017-03-30
-6°C1986-03-03
April
23°C2003-04-16
4°C1998-04-14
13°C2007-04-24
-3°C1984-04-02
May
27°C2026-05-26
7°C1997-05-06
15°C2018-05-31
0°C1981-05-05
June
29°C2026-06-26
10°C1985-06-07
18°C2023-06-24
2°C1991-06-05
July
32°C2022-07-19
12°C1993-07-10
20°C2022-07-19
7°C2011-07-02
August
30°C1990-08-02
13°C1993-08-22
19°C1997-08-20
6°C1989-08-28
September
27°C2021-09-08
11°C1998-09-12
18°C2016-09-06
2°C1986-09-16
October
24°C2011-10-01
5°C2008-10-28
16°C1985-10-01
-3°C1993-10-17
November
17°C2005-11-02
-1°C1993-11-23
14°C2015-11-10
-5°C2010-11-28
December
15°C2015-12-19
-6°C1981-12-12
13°C1994-12-11
-13°C1981-12-13

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
17°C2019-02-26
-6°C1981-12-12
13°C1994-12-11
-13°C1981-12-13
Spring (Mar–May)
27°C2026-05-26
0°C2018-03-01
15°C2018-05-31
-6°C1986-03-03
Summer (Jun–Aug)
32°C2022-07-19
10°C1985-06-07
20°C2022-07-19
2°C1991-06-05
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
27°C2021-09-08
-1°C1993-11-23
18°C2016-09-06
-5°C2010-11-28

All-time records

The most extreme value Preston has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 32°C 2022-07-19
Lowest -6°C 1981-12-12

Low

Highest 20°C 2022-07-19
Lowest -13°C 1981-12-13

Feels-like

Highest 36°C 2022-07-19
Lowest -25°C 1981-12-13

Humidity

Highest 17.3 g/m³ 2026-06-26
Lowest 2.2 g/m³ 1981-12-12

Wind

Highest 74 km/h 1990-02-26
Lowest 5 km/h 1991-01-26

Gust

Highest 142 km/h 1997-12-24
Lowest 8 km/h 1999-01-31

Precip

Wettest 58 mm 2024-10-16
Driest 8-day dry spell 1980-05-10

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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