Preston January 1 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Preston, United Kingdom for the date of January 1 (New Year's Day).
January 1 All-Time Records
1959–2024
Highest temperature 12.0 °C 2012
Lowest temperature -10.0 °C 1962
Lowest daily high 1.2 °C 1979
Highest daily low 10.0 °C 2022
Most precipitation 2.97 cm 1988
January 1 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 7.6 °C
Average low 1.7 °C
Chance precipitation 68.9%
Preston January 1 Weather by Year
Year High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm)
2024 9.5 6.0 1.32
2023 7.7 6.5 0.08
2022 n/a 10.0 1.12
2021 1.7 -2.9 0.06
2020 10.7 2.2 0.00
2019 n/a n/a 0.00
2018 n/a n/a 0.44
2017 n/a n/a 0.02
2016 9.9 1.2 0.26
2015 7.8 3.7 1.04
2014 9.5 4.7 0.92
2013 10.8 4.4 0.06
2012 12.0 8.9 0.68
2011 n/a n/a 0.02
2010 2.3 -5.7 0.00
2009 n/a n/a n/a
2008 9.5 7.1 0.01
2007 n/a n/a n/a
2006 8.1 2.2 0.00
2005 10.8 6.2 0.55
2004 4.5 -3.6 0.06
2003 8.3 2.7 0.38
2002 4.1 -7.1 0.00
2001 8.4 1.3 0.00
2000 11.9 -0.4 0.00
1999 8.1 6.4 n/a
1998 9.2 1.8 0.56
1997 3.7 -2.5 0.00
1996 6.0 1.9 0.00
1995 2.7 -2.3 0.05
1994 7.8 -1.0 1.17
1993 2.6 1.7 0.01
1992 11.3 6.2 0.00
1991 8.4 1.3 2.51
1990 8.2 2.4 0.77
1989 6.7 2.1 0.00
1988 8.4 7.6 2.97
1987 n/a 5.1 0.81
1986 4.4 2.6 0.59
1985 4.1 1.0 0.00
1984 11.9 n/a 0.45
1983 11.2 4.0 0.68
1982 11.9 -1.5 0.09
1981 9.7 3.0 1.99
1980 1.7 -5.3 0.00
1979 1.2 -8.1 1.48
1978 8.5 5.4 0.07
1977 4.5 1.6 0.15
1976 11.9 3.3 2.10
1975 9.0 8.5 0.08
1974 1.8 -3.0 0.00
1973 10.0 4.3 0.00
1972 4.0 4.0 0.04
1971 2.3 -6.1 0.00
1970 6.7 -1.7 0.25
1969 8.3 -2.8 0.00
1968 5.6 1.1 0.69
1967 3.9 3.9 0.36
1966 7.2 5.0 0.18
1965 2.8 n/a 0.00
1964 7.8 4.4 0.00
1963 1.7 0.6 0.00
1962 1.7 -10.0 0.00
1961 7.2 2.8 1.35
1960 n/a n/a 0.00
What's the all-time high for Preston on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the highest temperature ever reached in Preston history is 12.0 °C which happened in 2012.
Highest Temperatures in Preston on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 12.0 °C 2012
2 11.9 °C 1976
2 11.9 °C 1982
2 11.9 °C 1984
2 11.9 °C 2000
6 11.3 °C 1992
7 11.2 °C 1983
8 10.8 °C 2005
8 10.8 °C 2013
10 10.7 °C 2020
What's the all-time low for Preston on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the lowest temperature ever reached in Preston history is -10.0 °C which happened in 1962.
Lowest Temperatures in Preston on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 -10.0 °C 1962
2 -8.1 °C 1979
3 -7.1 °C 2002
4 -6.1 °C 1971
5 -5.7 °C 2010
6 -5.3 °C 1980
7 -3.6 °C 2004
8 -3.0 °C 1974
9 -2.9 °C 2021
10 -2.8 °C 1969
Lowest High Temperatures in Preston on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 1.2 °C 1979
2 1.7 °C 1962
2 1.7 °C 2021
2 1.7 °C 1980
2 1.7 °C 1963
6 1.8 °C 1974
7 2.3 °C 1971
7 2.3 °C 2010
9 2.6 °C 1993
10 2.7 °C 1995
What's the most it has ever rained in Preston on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the most precipitation ever recorded in Preston history is 2.97 cm which happened in 1988.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Preston on January 1
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.97 cm 1988
2 2.51 cm 1991
3 2.10 cm 1976
4 1.99 cm 1981
5 1.48 cm 1979
6 1.35 cm 1961
7 1.32 cm 2024
8 1.17 cm 1994
9 1.12 cm 2022
10 1.04 cm 2015
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1959–2024 Preston: Moor Park location