Thermograph

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

Reading weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Reading, 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 36°C on 2022-07-19; its coldest fell to -16°C on 1986-02-10.

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
-6°C1987-01-12
12°C2008-01-19
-13°C1982-01-14
February
18°C2019-02-26
-5°C1991-02-07
12°C2004-02-04
-16°C1986-02-10
March
22°C2021-03-30
-1°C2018-03-01
12°C2017-03-30
-6°C1986-03-03
April
26°C2018-04-19
3°C2013-04-04
12°C2024-04-06
-3°C1996-04-02
May
30°C2026-05-26
7°C1996-05-18
15°C1989-05-23
0°C1981-05-03
June
33°C2026-06-24
10°C1989-06-01
20°C2026-06-26
3°C1991-06-04
July
36°C2022-07-19
14°C1980-07-01
20°C2022-07-19
6°C2015-07-31
August
34°C1990-08-03
14°C2011-08-18
20°C1997-08-11
6°C1993-08-25
September
31°C2023-09-09
9°C1993-09-27
18°C2023-09-10
2°C1988-09-30
October
27°C2011-10-01
6°C2018-10-27
18°C2018-10-13
-3°C1997-10-29
November
17°C2005-11-02
-1°C1993-11-23
14°C2010-11-04
-5°C1989-11-26
December
15°C2015-12-17
-3°C1981-12-10
13°C2021-12-30
-14°C1981-12-12

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)
18°C2019-02-26
-6°C1987-01-12
13°C2021-12-30
-16°C1986-02-10
Spring (Mar–May)
30°C2026-05-26
-1°C2018-03-01
15°C1989-05-23
-6°C1986-03-03
Summer (Jun–Aug)
36°C2022-07-19
10°C1989-06-01
20°C2026-06-26
3°C1991-06-04
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
31°C2023-09-09
-1°C1993-11-23
18°C2023-09-10
-5°C1989-11-26

All-time records

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

High

Highest 36°C 2022-07-19
Lowest -6°C 1987-01-12

Low

Highest 20°C 2026-06-26
Lowest -16°C 1986-02-10

Feels-like

Highest 43°C 2026-06-24
Lowest -26°C 1981-12-13

Humidity

Highest 17.5 g/m³ 2026-06-24
Lowest 2.1 g/m³ 1986-02-10

Wind

Highest 63 km/h 1990-01-25
Lowest 3 km/h 1996-12-08

Gust

Highest 129 km/h 1990-01-25
Lowest 8 km/h 2004-02-12

Precip

Wettest 64 mm 2007-07-20
Driest 9-day dry spell 1990-07-18

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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