UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Wisley 24.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fair Isle 15.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Braemar 5.2 °C
Highest rainfall Katesbridge 17.4 mm
Sunniest Aberdaron 12.9 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kirkwall 18.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fair Isle 15.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kirkwall 10.4 °C
Highest rainfall Kirkwall 5.2 mm
Sunniest Lerwick 11.6 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Tain Range 20.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Dalwhinnie 15.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Dalwhinnie 8.7 °C
Highest rainfall Achnagart 9.0 mm
Sunniest Aviemore 6.1 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kinloss 20.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Braemar 16.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Braemar 5.2 °C
Highest rainfall Aboyne 4.0 mm
Sunniest Dyce 7.7 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Leuchars 20.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tyndrum 17.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tyndrum 9.5 °C
Highest rainfall Tyndrum 8.0 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 8.9 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Glasgow 19.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tiree 16.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Drumalbin 10.0 °C
Highest rainfall Drumalbin 4.8 mm
Sunniest Tiree 9.8 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Edinburgh Botanic Gardens 20.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Logan Botanic Garden 16.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature West Freugh 8.3 °C
Highest rainfall Eskdalemuir 5.4 mm
Sunniest Edinburgh Gogarbank 10.4 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Loftus 20.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Redesdale Camp 17.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Redesdale Camp 7.7 °C
Highest rainfall Redesdale Camp 1.4 mm
Sunniest Morpeth Cockle Park 10.4 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Killowen 20.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Portglenone 17.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Katesbridge 6.9 °C
Highest rainfall Katesbridge 17.4 mm
Sunniest Aldergrove 5.0 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Hull East Park 22.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Bingley 17.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Fylingdales 9.8 °C
Highest rainfall Bainbridge 3.8 mm
Sunniest Leeming 8.2 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Nantwich 21.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Blencathra 16.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shap 8.9 °C
Highest rainfall Blencathra 5.4 mm
Sunniest Morecambe 8.9 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Coningsby 23.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Gringley on The Hill 21.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Wainfleet 11.0 °C
Highest rainfall Wainfleet Trace
Sunniest Nottingham 9.4 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Pershore 22.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Leek 19.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shawbury 10.0 °C
Highest rainfall Hereford Trace
Sunniest Ross-on-Wye 11.6 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Usk No.2 22.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Aberdaron 16.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Porthmadog 9.1 °C
Highest rainfall Llysdinam 1.4 mm
Sunniest Aberdaron 12.9 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Cambridge Niab 23.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Cromer 20.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Cavendish 10.8 °C
Highest rainfall Cavendish 0.6 mm
Sunniest Shoeburyness 11.5 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Wisley 24.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature St Catherines Point 18.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Stowe 10.1 °C
Highest rainfall Reading University 0.2 mm
Sunniest Brize Norton 11.2 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Larkhill 21.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Camborne 17.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Exeter Airport 10.0 °C
Highest rainfall Swanage 0.2 mm
Sunniest Almondsbury 12.6 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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