UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Leuchars 14.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Spadeadam 7.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shap -4.3 °C
Highest rainfall Resallach 26.4 mm
Sunniest Exeter Airport 11.8 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kirkwall 9.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Baltasound 8.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Baltasound 2.8 °C
Highest rainfall Lerwick 10.4 mm
Sunniest Kirkwall 2.6 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Drumnadrochit 12.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Loch Glascarnoch 8.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Altnaharra -1.8 °C
Highest rainfall Resallach 26.4 mm
Sunniest Altnaharra 0.8 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Aboyne 13.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Braemar 10.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Balmoral -2.4 °C
Highest rainfall Craibstone No.2 3.8 mm
Sunniest Dyce 1.2 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Leuchars 14.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tyndrum 10.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tyndrum -0.8 °C
Highest rainfall Tyndrum 4.4 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 1.0 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Glasgow 11.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Salsburgh 8.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Drumalbin -0.3 °C
Highest rainfall Prestwick 8.4 mm
Sunniest Tiree 0.9 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Edinburgh Botanic Gardens 14.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Dundrennan 9.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Eskdalemuir -3.8 °C
Highest rainfall Eskdalemuir 6.2 mm
Sunniest Edinburgh Gogarbank 1.3 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Boulmer 11.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Loftus 9.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Redesdale Camp -3.4 °C
Highest rainfall Loftus 6.8 mm
Sunniest Boulmer 0.0 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Derrylin Cornahoule 13.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Altnahinch Filters 9.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Katesbridge -0.8 °C
Highest rainfall Altnahinch Filters 7.0 mm
Sunniest Thomastown 0.1 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Hull East Park 11.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Pateley Bridge Ravens Nest 8.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Topcliffe -2.6 °C
Highest rainfall Normanby Hall 7.2 mm
Sunniest Leconfield 3.8 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Nantwich 12.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Spadeadam 7.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shap -4.3 °C
Highest rainfall Stonyhurst 10.2 mm
Sunniest Rostherne 3.5 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Holbeach 12.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Gringley on The Hill 11.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Coton-in-the-Elms -0.9 °C
Highest rainfall Gringley on The Hill 10.8 mm
Sunniest Nottingham 5.5 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Pershore College 14.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Pennerley 9.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shawbury -1.6 °C
Highest rainfall Shawbury 2.4 mm
Sunniest Wellesbourne 7.2 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Cardiff Bute Park 13.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lake Vyrnwy 8.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Sennybridge -3.4 °C
Highest rainfall Capel Curig 4.4 mm
Sunniest St Athan 9.0 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Shoeburyness 14.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Houghton Hall 11.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Santon Downham -1.1 °C
Highest rainfall Houghton Hall 5.2 mm
Sunniest Wattisham 6.8 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Teddington Bushy Park 14.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Stowe 11.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Benson 0.0 °C
Highest rainfall Manston 2.4 mm
Sunniest Reading University 9.6 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Larkhill 14.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Little Rissington 10.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Winchcombe Sudeley Castle -1.6 °C
Highest rainfall Cardinham 3.6 mm
Sunniest Exeter Airport 11.8 hours

About this extremes data

All times are in UTC.

Highest maximum temperature - 09:00 to 21:00 on the date shown.

Lowest maximum temperature - 09:00 to 21:00 on the date shown.

Lowest minimum temperature - 21:00 on the previous day to 09:00 on the date shown.

Highest rainfall - 21:00 on the previous day to 21:00 on the date shown.

Sunniest - 21:00 on the previous day to 21:00 on the date shown.

The information shown is initial data as it is received; observations are subject to final quality control after publication on this website. This is particularly the case for rainfall totals during snow events.

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