UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Isles Of Scilly 11.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fylingdales 0.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kinbrace -13.9 °C
Highest rainfall Kinbrace 27.2 mm
Sunniest Bude 6.8 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Fair Isle 7.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lerwick 6.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kirkwall -1.5 °C
Highest rainfall Baltasound Trace
Sunniest Lerwick 0.1 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Achnagart 10.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Cassley 2.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kinbrace -13.9 °C
Highest rainfall Kinbrace 27.2 mm
Sunniest Aviemore 0.3 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kinloss 7.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Craibstone No.2 3.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Braemar -10.6 °C
Highest rainfall Craibstone No.2 14.4 mm
Sunniest Dyce 0.8 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Tyndrum 6.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Strathallan 1.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Leuchars -2.9 °C
Highest rainfall Tyndrum 2.0 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 0.0 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Port Ellen 9.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Salsburgh 3.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Salsburgh -0.9 °C
Highest rainfall Dunstaffnage 1.2 mm
Sunniest Tiree 0.1 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Logan Botanic Garden 10.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Charterhall 3.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Charterhall -3.7 °C
Highest rainfall Threave 0.8 mm
Sunniest Dundrennan 0.0 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Chillingham Barns 6.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Durham 1.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Albemarle -5.2 °C
Highest rainfall Chillingham Barns 0.2 mm
Sunniest Morpeth Cockle Park 3.3 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Magilligan 10.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Altnahinch Filters 7.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Katesbridge -1.5 °C
Highest rainfall Derrylin Cornahoule 0.8 mm
Sunniest Magilligan 1.1 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Bradford 5.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fylingdales 0.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Leconfield -5.5 °C
Highest rainfall Bingley 13.8 mm
Sunniest Sheffield 2.5 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Keswick 7.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Shap 2.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Nantwich -2.6 °C
Highest rainfall Rostherne 1.0 mm
Sunniest Morecambe 1.2 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Sutton Bonington 3.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Coningsby 1.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Coningsby -6.6 °C
Highest rainfall Gringley On The Hill 0.2 mm
Sunniest Nottingham 0.2 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Ross-On-Wye 8.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Leek 2.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shawbury -5.2 °C
Highest rainfall Leek 3.8 mm
Sunniest Shawbury 3.5 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Cardiff Bute Park 9.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lake Vyrnwy 4.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Hawarden -2.2 °C
Highest rainfall Cardiff Bute Park 1.0 mm
Sunniest Hawarden 4.9 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Cromer 6.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Wittering 2.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Cavendish -7.8 °C
Highest rainfall Wattisham 0.4 mm
Sunniest Tibenham Airfield 6.6 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Herstmonceux 8.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Teddington Bushy Park 1.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Goudhurst -6.7 °C
Highest rainfall Manston 0.4 mm
Sunniest Herstmonceux 5.6 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Isles Of Scilly 11.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Little Rissington 3.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Little Rissington -1.3 °C
Highest rainfall Liscombe 1.6 mm
Sunniest Bude 6.8 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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