UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Isles of Scilly 14.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Leek 5.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kinloss -1.4 °C
Highest rainfall Scarborough 3.2 mm
Sunniest Kinloss 6.6 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Baltasound 10.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lerwick 10.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kirkwall 8.1 °C
Highest rainfall Lerwick 1.6 mm
Sunniest Lerwick 0.0 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Stornoway 11.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lentran 7.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Aviemore -0.6 °C
Highest rainfall Resallach 0.2 mm
Sunniest Stornoway 0.0 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Fyvie Castle 10.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Braemar 8.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kinloss -1.4 °C
Highest rainfall Inverbervie 3.2 mm
Sunniest Kinloss 6.6 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Leuchars 9.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tyndrum 6.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tyndrum 6.3 °C
Highest rainfall Leuchars 0.2 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 0.0 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Tiree 10.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Salsburgh 6.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Salsburgh 4.1 °C
Highest rainfall Port Ellen 0.4 mm
Sunniest Tiree 0.0 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Logan Botanic Garden 9.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Eskdalemuir 6.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Eskdalemuir 4.7 °C
Highest rainfall Eskdalemuir 0.4 mm
Sunniest Dundrennan 0.0 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Boulmer 10.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Brizlee Wood 8.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Brizlee Wood 5.5 °C
Highest rainfall Boulmer 2.4 mm
Sunniest Boulmer 0.0 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Derrylin Cornahoule 11.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Killylane 8.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Killylane 7.0 °C
Highest rainfall Killowen 2.2 mm
Sunniest Thomastown 0.0 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Topcliffe 10.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Emley Moor 7.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Fylingdales 5.5 °C
Highest rainfall Scarborough 3.2 mm
Sunniest Leeming 0.0 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Levens Hall 9.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Blencathra 6.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shap 4.1 °C
Highest rainfall Shap 0.4 mm
Sunniest Shap 0.0 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Coningsby 9.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Market Bosworth 6.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Market Bosworth 6.3 °C
Highest rainfall Holbeach Trace
Sunniest Nottingham 0.0 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Ross-on-Wye 8.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Leek 5.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Pennerley 4.1 °C
Highest rainfall Pennerley 0.2 mm
Sunniest Shawbury 0.0 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Porthmadog 12.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lake Vyrnwy 6.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Capel Curig 3.6 °C
Highest rainfall Milford Haven 0.8 mm
Sunniest Valley 0.0 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Neatishead 9.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Rothamsted 7.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Rothamsted 6.5 °C
Highest rainfall Shoeburyness Trace
Sunniest Wittering 0.0 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature St Catherines Point 11.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Stowe 6.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kenley 6.0 °C
Highest rainfall Herstmonceux Trace
Sunniest Brize Norton 0.0 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Isles of Scilly 14.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Little Rissington 6.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Little Rissington 5.3 °C
Highest rainfall Cardinham 0.6 mm
Sunniest Liscombe 0.0 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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