UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Strathallan 23.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fair Isle 11.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Capel Curig 4.8 °C
Highest rainfall Heathrow 27.4 mm
Sunniest Loch Glascarnoch 7.2 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kirkwall 13.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fair Isle 11.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kirkwall 10.3 °C
Highest rainfall Baltasound 2.6 mm
Sunniest Lerwick 0.0 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Dalwhinnie 21.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Wick Airport 13.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Dalwhinnie 7.4 °C
Highest rainfall Aviemore 22.6 mm
Sunniest Loch Glascarnoch 7.2 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Braemar 22.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Inverbervie 12.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Braemar 6.8 °C
Highest rainfall Balmoral 21.6 mm
Sunniest Kinloss 6.0 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Strathallan 23.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Leuchars 17.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tyndrum 11.0 °C
Highest rainfall Tyndrum 0.4 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 6.8 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Dunstaffnage 22.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tiree 17.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tiree 8.2 °C
Highest rainfall Drumalbin Trace
Sunniest Prestwick 5.8 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Charterhall 22.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Logan Botanic Garden 18.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Threave 10.7 °C
Highest rainfall Edinburgh Gogarbank 1.4 mm
Sunniest Dundrennan 6.7 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Chillingham Barns 21.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Loftus 18.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Brizlee Wood 10.2 °C
Highest rainfall Redesdale Camp 7.4 mm
Sunniest Boulmer 6.2 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Castlederg 21.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Murlough 18.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Katesbridge 7.2 °C
Highest rainfall Glenanne 0.2 mm
Sunniest Aldergrove 6.3 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Hull East Park 23.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fylingdales 18.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Sheffield 10.5 °C
Highest rainfall Normanby Hall 0.4 mm
Sunniest Sheffield 6.6 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Levens Hall 22.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature St Bees Head 17.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Rostherne 8.5 °C
Highest rainfall Nantwich 6.4 mm
Sunniest Morecambe 6.4 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Gringley on The Hill 22.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Wainfleet 18.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Wainfleet 8.6 °C
Highest rainfall Market Bosworth 5.2 mm
Sunniest Waddington 6.4 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Newport (Salop) 19.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Shobdon 16.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shobdon 6.9 °C
Highest rainfall Winterbourne No.2 14.8 mm
Sunniest Coventry 2.8 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Valley 20.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Libanus 14.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Capel Curig 4.8 °C
Highest rainfall Aberporth 16.6 mm
Sunniest Hawarden 4.7 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Santon Downham 22.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Cromer 18.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Cardington 7.1 °C
Highest rainfall Rothamsted 17.0 mm
Sunniest Weybourne 6.8 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature East Malling 22.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Middle Wallop 17.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature South Newington 5.4 °C
Highest rainfall Heathrow 27.4 mm
Sunniest Manston 4.4 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Isles of Scilly 19.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Liscombe 14.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Westonbirt 6.6 °C
Highest rainfall Swanage 14.2 mm
Sunniest Exeter Airport 0.8 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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