Lakenheath
Weather station · 52.4°N 0.6°E · 8 m above sea level
ICAO EGULWMO 03583Station data since 1949
Record high
24.4°C
in 1956
Record low
3.9°C
in 1954
Average high
18.2°C
all years on record
6.5°C short of the record for 23 September
Today’s high 17.9°C against 24.4°C in 1956. A reading that beats it is flagged here automatically, once a second cycle confirms it.
All-time record high
32.8°C
- Date
- Wednesday, 8 July 1959
- Time of day
- Not recorded. The daily archive stores the day, not the hour.
- Location
- Lakenheath, United Kingdom
- Position
- 52.41°N 0.56°E · 8 m
Highest highest in available records since 1949. Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily.
All-time record low
−15.6°C
- Date
- Wednesday, 23 January 1963
- Time of day
- Not recorded. The daily archive stores the day, not the hour.
- Location
- Lakenheath, United Kingdom
- Position
- 52.41°N 0.56°E · 8 m
Highest and lowest lowest in available records since 1949. Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily.
Where Lakenheath is
52.41°N 0.56°E
Lakenheath
Ground · satellite
Land surface temperature for 2026-09-22, from NASA GIBS. This is the temperature of the ground seen from orbit, not the air, and it is never ranked against air readings. Cloud hides the ground, so gaps are unread rather than guessed.
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Today is already hotter than 71% of all days recorded here since 1949.
From our dataToday's high against every day recorded at this station since 1949. - 2
Between its coldest night and its hottest day, this place has swung 48.4°C.
From our dataRecord high 32.8°C against record low −15.6°C. - 3
At 00:55 UTC this morning it was 16.8°C. By 07:55 UTC it was 17.9°C. The night never stood a chance.
From our dataToday so far at this station, in local time.
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Every year on record
1949 to 1967
Annual average · °C
Trend over 15 years with data: -0.33 °C per decade
Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily. Years the station did not cover are left as gaps, never joined across. The dashed line is a least squares trend through the years that have data.
Records by month
Jan
14.4°
−15.6°
Feb
17.2°
−13.3°
Mar
22.8°
−10.0°
Apr
23.9°
−6.1°
May
27.8°
−3.3°
Jun
32.2°
−1.7°
Jul
32.8°
3.3°
Aug
32.2°
2.8°
Sep
31.1°
Recent days
| Day | High | At | Low | At |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | 17.9°C | 07:55 UTC | 16.8°C | 00:55 UTC |
| 2026-09-22 | 23.9°C | 14:55 UTC | 17.2°C | 22:55 UTC |
Nearby stations
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- Marham ArptUnited Kingdom26.6 km
- Cambridge ArptUnited Kingdom34.8 km
- WattishamUnited Kingdom41.7 km
- Norwich IntlUnited Kingdom57.3 km
- HolbeachUnited Kingdom59 km
Data sources for this page
| Figure | Source | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Right now, today so far | NOAA Aviation Weather Center (METAR) and NOAA NWS WMO bulletins (SYNOP) | Measured, station |
| All-time, monthly and on-this-day records | NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network daily (GHCN-Daily), 1949 to 1967 | Measured, station |
| Nearby stations and distances | Computed from station positions in our own database | Calculated |