UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Pershore 20.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tulloch Bridge 12.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Aviemore 6.5 °C
Highest rainfall Emley Moor 19.8 mm
Sunniest St Athan 8.5 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kirkwall 14.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fair Isle 13.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kirkwall 8.0 °C
Highest rainfall Kirkwall 0.4 mm
Sunniest Lerwick 7.0 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Tain Range 16.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tulloch Bridge 12.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Aviemore 6.5 °C
Highest rainfall Achnagart 8.8 mm
Sunniest Altnaharra 6.0 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Aboyne 16.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Balmoral 14.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Braemar 6.9 °C
Highest rainfall Kinloss 2.4 mm
Sunniest Kinloss 4.1 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Leuchars 17.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tyndrum 12.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tyndrum 6.6 °C
Highest rainfall Tyndrum 3.6 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 2.4 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Machrihanish 14.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Salsburgh 12.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Salsburgh 7.0 °C
Highest rainfall Salsburgh 10.8 mm
Sunniest Glasgow 0.4 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Threave 16.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Edinburgh Botanic Gardens 14.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Dundrennan 8.9 °C
Highest rainfall Eskdalemuir 6.6 mm
Sunniest Dundrennan 4.3 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Chillingham Barns 16.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Loftus 13.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Morpeth Cockle Park 9.6 °C
Highest rainfall Durham 9.4 mm
Sunniest Boulmer 1.5 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Killowen 17.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lough Fea 13.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Killylane 8.2 °C
Highest rainfall Altnahinch Filters 3.0 mm
Sunniest Katesbridge 3.0 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Topcliffe 17.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Emley Moor 14.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Pateley Bridge Ravens Nest 10.0 °C
Highest rainfall Emley Moor 19.8 mm
Sunniest Leeming 3.0 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Levens Hall 17.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Spadeadam 13.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Warcop 8.7 °C
Highest rainfall Spadeadam 5.4 mm
Sunniest Morecambe 4.1 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Coton-In-The-Elms 17.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Holbeach 15.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Gringley On The Hill 11.5 °C
Highest rainfall Nottingham 5.8 mm
Sunniest Nottingham 2.9 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Pershore 20.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Leek 14.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Pennerley 9.6 °C
Highest rainfall Leek 9.0 mm
Sunniest Shobdon 6.2 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Usk No.2 18.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lake Vyrnwy 14.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Lake Vyrnwy 8.5 °C
Highest rainfall Hawarden 3.2 mm
Sunniest St Athan 8.5 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Bedford 17.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Houghton Hall 14.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Santon Downham 9.6 °C
Highest rainfall Brooms Barn 9.2 mm
Sunniest Wittering 0.8 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Frittenden 19.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Kenley 15.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Frittenden 11.3 °C
Highest rainfall South Newington 4.2 mm
Sunniest Brize Norton 3.8 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Swanage 19.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Okehampton 13.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Okehampton 9.7 °C
Highest rainfall Winchcombe Sudeley Castle 2.8 mm
Sunniest Almondsbury 7.7 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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