UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Isles of Scilly 12.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Aviemore -5.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Altnaharra -12.5 °C
Highest rainfall Walney Island 27.6 mm
Sunniest Stornoway 5.5 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Fair Isle 5.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Baltasound 4.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Baltasound -3.9 °C
Highest rainfall Kirkwall 2.0 mm
Sunniest Lerwick 3.1 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Leuchars 2.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Strathallan -0.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Leuchars -9.7 °C
Highest rainfall Leuchars 6.4 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 0.0 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Wick Airport 5.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Aviemore -5.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Altnaharra -12.5 °C
Highest rainfall Wick Airport 5.2 mm
Sunniest Stornoway 5.5 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Dyce 2.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Balmoral -3.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Balmoral -11.4 °C
Highest rainfall Inverbervie 1.6 mm
Sunniest Dyce 2.3 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Tiree 5.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Salsburgh 0.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Salsburgh -3.7 °C
Highest rainfall Machrihanish 3.4 mm
Sunniest Glasgow 0.1 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Logan Botanic Garden 4.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Eskdalemuir 0.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Charterhall -3.4 °C
Highest rainfall Dundrennan 4.0 mm
Sunniest Dundrennan 1.9 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Ballywatticock 6.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Glenanne 2.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Ballypatrick Forest -3.2 °C
Highest rainfall Helens Bay 2.4 mm
Sunniest Magilligan 2.7 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Milford Haven 9.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lake Vyrnwy 1.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Usk No.2 -1.3 °C
Highest rainfall Mumbles Head 17.4 mm
Sunniest Valley 0.0 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature St Bees Head 3.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Spadeadam 0.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Spadeadam -3.9 °C
Highest rainfall Walney Island 27.6 mm
Sunniest Shap 0.3 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Boulmer 1.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Albemarle -0.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Chillingham Barns -5.6 °C
Highest rainfall Chillingham Barns 2.2 mm
Sunniest Boulmer 0.0 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Bridlington 2.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Ravensworth -0.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Fylingdales -2.9 °C
Highest rainfall Normanby Hall 6.2 mm
Sunniest Leeming 0.0 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Wellesbourne 6.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Leek 1.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shawbury -3.8 °C
Highest rainfall Pershore College 12.8 mm
Sunniest Shawbury 0.0 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Wainfleet 5.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Gringley on The Hill 1.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Cranwell -3.1 °C
Highest rainfall Nottingham 10.4 mm
Sunniest Nottingham 0.0 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Shoeburyness 8.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Wittering 3.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Woburn -5.0 °C
Highest rainfall Houghton Hall 9.4 mm
Sunniest Wittering 0.0 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Isles of Scilly 12.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Little Rissington 5.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Little Rissington -3.9 °C
Highest rainfall Camborne 17.0 mm
Sunniest Lyneham 0.4 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature St Catherines Point 10.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature South Newington 6.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Goudhurst -4.7 °C
Highest rainfall St Catherines Point 16.8 mm
Sunniest Reading University 0.2 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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