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Weather extremes

How extreme does Wishaw's weather get?

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

Based on 34 years of daily weather observations (1991–present), from the Drumalbin station 20 km away. Updated through August 2025 — 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 Wishaw has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day
85°F Jul 19, 2022

That is about 21°F hotter than a normal July afternoon in Wishaw (typical high near 64°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 85°F Jul 19, 2022recent
2 83°F Aug 13, 2022
3 83°F Jul 12, 2025
❄️ Coldest night
4°F Dec 28, 1995

About 29°F colder than a normal December night in Wishaw (typical low near 33°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 4°F Dec 28, 1995
2 6°F Dec 8, 2010
3 7°F Dec 29, 1995
🌧️ Most rain in one day
3.15 in Jan 7, 2021

About 94% of a typical January's rain in a single day (Wishaw averages roughly 3.3 in across the month).

The three most extreme on record

1 3.15 in Jan 7, 2021recent
2 3.15 in Jan 9, 2021
3 2.76 in Jan 17, 2016

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° all-time high 85°F JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
normal range of daily temperatureshottest ever recordedcoldest ever recorded

Wishaw's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — July's 85°F is about 21°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, Wishaw's warmest days reach the mid-60s°F and its coldest nights drop to the low 30s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 85°F and as low as 4°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 29 years of daily observations at Drumalbin, a weather station, about 20 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

How we build these numbers →