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Weather extremes

How extreme does Workington's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Workington 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 St Bees Head No.2 station 14 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 Workington has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day
89°F Jul 19, 2022

That is about 25°F hotter than a normal July afternoon in Workington (typical high near 64°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 89°F Jul 19, 2022recent
2 86°F Jul 9, 1999
3 86°F Jul 31, 1991
❄️ Coldest night
19°F Dec 21, 2010

About 19°F colder than a normal December night in Workington (typical low near 38°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 19°F Dec 21, 2010
2 21°F Dec 20, 2010
3 21°F Dec 19, 2010
🌧️ Most rain in one day
3.04 in Oct 4, 2014

About 65% of a typical October's rain in a single day (Workington averages roughly 4.7 in across the month).

The three most extreme on record

1 3.04 in Oct 4, 2014
2 2.33 in Nov 5, 1999
3 2.31 in Aug 10, 2019

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 89°F JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
normal range of daily temperatureshottest ever recordedcoldest ever recorded

Workington's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — July's 89°F is about 25°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, Workington's warmest days reach the mid-60s°F and its coldest nights drop to the mid-30s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 89°F and as low as 19°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 ST Bees Head No.2, a weather station, about 14 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

How we build these numbers →