Leuchars
Weather station · 56.4°N 2.9°W · 11 m above sea level
ICAO EGQLWMO 03171Station data since 1973
Record high
21.7°C
in 1994
Record low
−6.0°C
in 2003
Average high
15.7°C
all years on record
6.7°C short of the record for 23 September
Today’s high 15.0°C against 21.7°C in 1994. A reading that beats it is flagged here automatically, once a second cycle confirms it.
All-time record high
31.3°C
- Date
- Monday, 18 July 2022
- Time of day
- Not recorded. The daily archive stores the day, not the hour.
- Location
- Leuchars, United Kingdom
- Position
- 56.38°N 2.86°W · 11 m
Highest highest in available records since 1973. Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily.
All-time record low
−13.7°C
- Date
- Friday, 8 January 1982
- Time of day
- Not recorded. The daily archive stores the day, not the hour.
- Location
- Leuchars, United Kingdom
- Position
- 56.38°N 2.86°W · 11 m
Highest and lowest lowest in available records since 1973. Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily.
Where Leuchars is
56.38°N 2.86°W
Records by month
Jan
14.1°
−13.7°
Feb
15.3°
−13.5°
Mar
21.4°
−11.3°
Apr
23.0°
−10.2°
May
26.2°
−7.5°
Jun
29.1°
−1.5°
Jul
31.3°
−3.4°
Aug
29.8°
−2.6°
Sep
26.8°
Recent days
| Day | High | At | Low | At |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | 15.0°C | 01:50 UTC | 11.0°C | 06:50 UTC |
| 2026-09-22 | 21.0°C | 15:20 UTC | 14.0°C | 22:50 UTC |
Nearby stations
- Dundee ArptUnited Kingdom13.2 km
- Edinburgh ArptUnited Kingdom56.5 km
- Aberdeen ArptUnited Kingdom100.6 km
- Glasgow ArptUnited Kingdom113 km
- BoulmerUnited Kingdom132.5 km
- Prestwick IntlUnited Kingdom144.8 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), 1973 to 2025 | Measured, station |
| Nearby stations and distances | Computed from station positions in our own database | Calculated |
