UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Cranwell 19.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Dalwhinnie 11.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Katesbridge 2.4 °C
Highest rainfall Achnagart 45.4 mm
Sunniest Boulmer 10.0 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Baltasound 14.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lerwick (S. Screen) 13.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Lerwick (S. Screen) 9.9 °C
Highest rainfall Lerwick (S. Screen) 6.4 mm
Sunniest Lerwick (S. Screen) 2.6 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Leuchars 17.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Leuchars 7.8 °C
Sunniest Leuchars 8.5 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Drumnadrochit 14.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Dalwhinnie 11.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Loch Glascarnoch 8.3 °C
Highest rainfall Achnagart 45.4 mm
Sunniest Stornoway Airport 0.0 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Fyvie Castle 16.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Braemar No2 13.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Fyvie Castle 7.3 °C
Highest rainfall Kinloss 1.2 mm
Sunniest Aberdeen Airport 8.1 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Auchincruive 15.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Drumalbin 7.2 °C
Highest rainfall Islay Airport 19.8 mm
Sunniest Prestwick RNAS 5.3 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Edinburgh Royal Botanic Garden No 2 16.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Eskdalemuir 14.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Eskdalemuir 6.8 °C
Highest rainfall Threave 5.2 mm
Sunniest Charterhall 8.3 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Killowen 17.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lough Fea 11.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Katesbridge 2.4 °C
Highest rainfall Banagher Caugh Hill 5.8 mm
Sunniest Katesbridge 5.8 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Usk No 2 18.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lake Vyrnwy SAWS 13.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Llysdinam 5.4 °C
Highest rainfall Mumbles Head 17.2 mm
Sunniest Aberdaron 9.8 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Lowest maximum temperature Shap 13.7 °C
Highest rainfall Blackpoolsquires Gate 11.6 mm
Sunniest Morecambe No2 9.0 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Boulmer 17.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Redesdale Camp 14.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Albemarle 5.7 °C
Highest rainfall Redesdale Camp 1.4 mm
Sunniest Boulmer 10.0 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Hull East Park 19.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Emley Moor 15.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Topcliffe 6.0 °C
Sunniest Leeming 9.8 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Pershore Coll of Hort 18.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Pennerley 14.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shobdon SAWS 4.0 °C
Highest rainfall Credenhill 6.6 mm
Sunniest Shawbury 5.9 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Cranwell 19.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Market Bosworth Bosworth Park 16.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Coningsby 7.9 °C
Highest rainfall Cranwell 8.6 mm
Sunniest Watnall 8.0 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Cambridgeniab 19.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Wattisham 15.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Wittering 8.1 °C
Highest rainfall Andrewsfield 20.6 mm
Sunniest Wittering 6.7 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Bournemouth Airport 18.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Liscombe 14.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Westonbirt 5.5 °C
Highest rainfall Liscombe 12.0 mm
Sunniest Bournemouth Airport 6.6 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Charlwood 19.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Langdon Bay 16.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature South Newington 5.9 °C
Sunniest Heathrow 6.9 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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