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Weather extremes

How extreme does Hertford's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Hertford has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 50+ years of daily weather observations (1971–present), from the Rothamsted station 30 km away. Updated through April 2026 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Hertford has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day
101°F Jul 18, 2022

That is about 29°F hotter than a normal July afternoon in Hertford (typical high near 72°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 101°F Jul 18, 2022recent
2 98°F Jul 24, 2019
3 97°F Aug 9, 2003
❄️ Coldest night
1°F Dec 13, 1981

About 34°F colder than a normal December night in Hertford (typical low near 35°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 1°F Dec 13, 1981
2 8°F Jan 28, 1979
3 8°F Feb 10, 1986
🌧️ Most rain in one day
2.54 in Sep 22, 1992

More rain in a single day than Hertford usually gets in the whole month of September (typical September total about 2.2 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 2.54 in Sep 22, 1992
2 2.35 in Oct 2, 2020
3 2.29 in May 21, 2024

How hot and cold it gets, month by month

The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.

-10°10°30°50°70°90°110°130° all-time high 101°F JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
normal range of daily temperatureshottest ever recordedcoldest ever recorded

Hertford's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — July's 101°F is about 29°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.

In plain terms

In a normal year, Hertford's warmest days reach the low 70s°F and its coldest nights drop to the mid-30s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 101°F and as low as 1°F. A single day has delivered over 3 inches of rain. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.
Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Rothamsted, a weather station, about 30 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

How we build these numbers →