UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Isles Of Scilly 12.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Pateley Bridge Ravens Nest -0.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Aboyne -6.9 °C
Highest rainfall South Uist 1.2 mm
Sunniest Kinloss 6.6 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kirkwall 7.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lerwick 6.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kirkwall 1.9 °C
Highest rainfall Kirkwall 0.2 mm
Sunniest Kirkwall 5.6 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Aultbea 9.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Cassley -0.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kinbrace -5.9 °C
Highest rainfall South Uist 1.2 mm
Sunniest Aviemore 5.4 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Lossiemouth 9.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Aboyne 4.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Aboyne -6.9 °C
Highest rainfall Craibstone No.2 0.4 mm
Sunniest Kinloss 6.6 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Tyndrum 6.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Leuchars 4.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Leuchars -2.3 °C
Highest rainfall Leuchars 0.4 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 0.0 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Tiree 9.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Salsburgh 4.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Salsburgh 1.7 °C
Highest rainfall Gt Cumbrae Millport 0.0 mm
Sunniest Tiree 1.2 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Logan Botanic Garden 7.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Charterhall 2.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Edinburgh Botanic Gardens -1.0 °C
Highest rainfall Charterhall 0.2 mm
Sunniest Eskdalemuir 0.2 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Chillingham Barns 1.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Durham -0.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Albemarle -4.5 °C
Highest rainfall Chillingham Barns 0.2 mm
Sunniest Boulmer 0.0 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Magilligan 8.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Killylane 5.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Ballypatrick Forest 4.0 °C
Highest rainfall Derrylin Cornahoule 0.8 mm
Sunniest Magilligan 0.5 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Bridlington 2.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Pateley Bridge Ravens Nest -0.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Bingley -2.5 °C
Highest rainfall Bingley Trace
Sunniest Leeming 0.0 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Bridgefoot 4.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Warcop -0.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shap -4.2 °C
Highest rainfall Blencathra 0.2 mm
Sunniest Shap 0.0 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Holbeach 2.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Market Bosworth 1.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Market Bosworth -0.8 °C
Highest rainfall Market Bosworth 0.2 mm
Sunniest Nottingham 0.0 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Shawbury 3.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Leek 0.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Leek -2.4 °C
Highest rainfall Hereford 0.2 mm
Sunniest Shawbury 0.0 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Valley 6.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Nantyglo 0.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Lake Vyrnwy -2.3 °C
Highest rainfall Rhyl Trace
Sunniest Valley 1.4 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Cambridge Niab 3.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Wittering 2.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Wittering 0.0 °C
Highest rainfall Bedford Trace
Sunniest Wittering 0.0 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature St Catherines Point 5.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Stowe 1.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Stowe -0.3 °C
Highest rainfall Stowe 0.4 mm
Sunniest Brize Norton 0.0 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Isles Of Scilly 12.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Little Rissington 1.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Little Rissington -1.0 °C
Highest rainfall Hurn 1.0 mm
Sunniest Liscombe 0.0 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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