UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kinloss 16.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lerwick 8.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Brizlee Wood 1.9 °C
Highest rainfall Eskdalemuir 31.0 mm
Sunniest Aberdaron 4.0 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kirkwall 9.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lerwick 8.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Lerwick 5.0 °C
Highest rainfall Baltasound 9.0 mm
Sunniest Lerwick 0.0 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Drumnadrochit 14.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Wick Airport 9.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Cassley 2.3 °C
Highest rainfall Achnagart 23.6 mm
Sunniest Stornoway 0.6 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kinloss 16.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Inverbervie 9.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kinloss 2.9 °C
Highest rainfall Braemar 15.2 mm
Sunniest Kinloss 1.6 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Leuchars 14.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tyndrum 11.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Strathallan 3.9 °C
Highest rainfall Tyndrum 20.0 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 1.3 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Prestwick 12.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Gt Cumbrae Millport 10.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Drumalbin 5.1 °C
Highest rainfall Glasgow 24.6 mm
Sunniest Tiree 2.5 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Edinburgh Botanic Gardens 14.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Dundrennan 9.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Charterhall 2.9 °C
Highest rainfall Eskdalemuir 31.0 mm
Sunniest Edinburgh Gogarbank 2.1 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Boulmer 15.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Redesdale Camp 13.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Brizlee Wood 1.9 °C
Highest rainfall Morpeth Cockle Park 5.8 mm
Sunniest Boulmer 2.1 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Killowen 14.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Altnahinch Filters 11.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Killylane 7.9 °C
Highest rainfall Castlederg 12.0 mm
Sunniest Magilligan 3.7 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Leeming 15.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Pateley Bridge Ravens Nest 12.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Pateley Bridge Ravens Nest 2.8 °C
Highest rainfall Bainbridge 19.0 mm
Sunniest Leeming 1.2 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Carlisle 14.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature St Bees Head 10.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Spadeadam 3.8 °C
Highest rainfall Keswick 27.0 mm
Sunniest Morecambe 1.0 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Sutton Bonington 14.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Wainfleet 12.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Wainfleet 3.7 °C
Highest rainfall Nottingham 6.6 mm
Sunniest Nottingham 0.0 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Shawbury 14.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Pennerley 11.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Leek 4.9 °C
Highest rainfall Ross-On-Wye 5.6 mm
Sunniest Shawbury 1.9 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Hawarden 15.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Nantyglo 11.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Lake Vyrnwy 5.5 °C
Highest rainfall Nantyglo 27.0 mm
Sunniest Aberdaron 4.0 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Santon Downham 14.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Charsfield 12.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Santon Downham 3.1 °C
Highest rainfall Rothamsted 1.6 mm
Sunniest Wittering 0.0 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Brize Norton 13.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Langdon Bay 10.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Goudhurst 4.3 °C
Highest rainfall Otterbourne Water Works 13.8 mm
Sunniest Brize Norton 0.0 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Bude 15.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Swanage 11.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Little Rissington 6.9 °C
Highest rainfall Okehampton 13.2 mm
Sunniest North Wyke 1.1 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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