Southampton is a weather station located 200 m above sea level, 2 km from Kincardine. Its records go back to 1874: 138 years of temperature are available up to 2017, along with rainfall and a comparison with two reference normals. Closed series: the records of this station end in 2017. Over 1991–2020 the annual mean temperature there is 8.0 °C, much higher than over 1961–1990 (6.5 °C): a difference of 1.5 °C. The warmest year of the series is 1999 (10.2 °C) and the coldest 1875 (3.3 °C). The last complete year, 2017, ranks 5 out of 138, from warmest to coldest. Over 1961–2017, the annual mean temperature changes by +0.51 °C per decade. The station ranks 3 out of 240 stations, from the fastest rise to the slowest.
Annual mean temperature since 1874
The first ten years of the series (1874–1883) average 5.7 °C; the last ten (2008–2017) average 8.5 °C, a difference of +2.8 °C. Of the ten warmest years in the series, 7 fall after 1999. The warmest is 1999 (10.2 °C). The ten-year running mean peaks at 8.8 °C (2007) and bottoms out at 5.2 °C (1888).
Monthly normals: 1961–1990 against 1991–2020
The table compares, month by month, the mean temperature and the rainfall total of two thirty-year reference periods. The difference column shows what the recent period changes compared with the earlier one.
| Month | Temp. 1961–1990 | Temp. 1991–2020 | Difference | Rain 1961–1990 | Rain 1991–2020 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −7.0 °C | −4.7 °C | +2.3 °C | – | – | – |
| February | −7.3 °C | −4.5 °C | +2.8 °C | – | – | – |
| March | −2.1 °C | −0.5 °C | +1.6 °C | – | – | – |
| April | 5.0 °C | 6.0 °C | +1.0 °C | – | – | – |
| May | 11.0 °C | 12.4 °C | +1.4 °C | – | – | – |
| June | 16.0 °C | 17.5 °C | +1.5 °C | – | – | – |
| July | 19.4 °C | 20.2 °C | +0.8 °C | – | – | – |
| August | 18.9 °C | 19.9 °C | +1.0 °C | – | – | – |
| September | 15.1 °C | 16.4 °C | +1.3 °C | – | – | – |
| October | 9.2 °C | 10.3 °C | +1.1 °C | – | – | – |
| November | 3.2 °C | 4.2 °C | +1.0 °C | – | – | – |
| December | −3.5 °C | −1.2 °C | +2.3 °C | – | – | – |
The largest temperature change is in February (+2.8 °C) and the smallest in July (+0.8 °C); over the year the mean difference is +1.5 °C, and 12 months out of twelve are warmer than before.
Records at Southampton
- Warmest year: 10.2 °C, in 1999
- Coldest year: 3.3 °C, in 1875
- Warmest month: 23.6 °C, in August 1947
- Coldest month: −17.4 °C, in February 1934
- Hottest day: 37.2 °C, on 2 July 1901
- Coldest day: −29.0 °C, on 8 January 1996
- Heaviest rain in one day: 90.8 mm, on 7 September 2021
6.9 °C separate the warmest year of the series from the coldest. Between the hottest and the coldest day on record, the range reaches 66.2 °C.
Temperature trend over 1961–2017
The regression line of annual mean temperature changes by +0.51 °C per decade between 1961 and 2017, about +2.9 °C over the whole period. That is faster than the median of the 240 stations (+0.25 °C per decade), by 0.26 °C per decade: the station ranks 3 out of 240.
Data source and licence
Data source: Environment and Climate Change Canada (dataset “AHCCD (ahccd-monthly) + climate-daily”), licence Open Government Licence – Canada. Last updated: 29 October 2026.
The data for Southampton are shown as the source publishes them; this site does not correct them. A year is kept only if at least eleven months of measurements are available, and a normal is computed only with at least twenty years of data out of its thirty. Temperatures are rounded to 0.1 °C and rainfall to the millimetre. The station is one of 240 stations in Canada: the overview page lets you compare them.
Frequently asked questions
What is the annual mean temperature at Southampton?
Over 1991–2020, the annual mean temperature at Southampton is 8.0 °C. It was 6.5 °C over 1961–1990, a difference of +1.5 °C.
What is the warmest year ever measured at Southampton?
Since records began in 1874, the warmest year at Southampton is 1999, at 10.2 °C on average. The coldest is 1875 (3.3 °C).
Is the climate at Southampton getting warmer?
Yes: at Southampton, the annual mean temperature rises by 0.51 °C per decade between 1961 and 2017, +2.9 °C in total. 7 of the 10 warmest years in the series fall after 1999.
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