UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Ross-On-Wye 23.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Baltasound No 2 10.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Braemar No 2 -1.0 °C
Highest rainfall Andrewsfield 3.6 mm
Sunniest Loch Glascarnoch 11.0 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kirkwall 13.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Baltasound No 2 10.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Lerwick 7.9 °C
Highest rainfall Baltasound No 2 1.0 mm
Sunniest Kirkwall 4.3 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Achnagart 20.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Wick Airport 11.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tulloch Bridge -0.4 °C
Highest rainfall South Uist Range 0.2 mm
Sunniest Loch Glascarnoch 11.0 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Braemar No 2 16.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Buchan 11.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Braemar No 2 -1.0 °C
Highest rainfall Rosehearty Trace
Sunniest Kinloss 6.6 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Tyndrum No 3 15.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Leuchars 14.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tyndrum No 3 5.2 °C
Highest rainfall Tyndrum No 3 0.8 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 4.7 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Auchincruive 19.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Salsburgh 16.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Drumalbin 5.4 °C
Highest rainfall Drumalbin 0.8 mm
Sunniest Tiree 6.8 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Threave 18.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Edinburgh, Royal Botanic Garden No 2 14.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Eskdalemuir 3.8 °C
Highest rainfall Charterhall 0.6 mm
Sunniest Charterhall 6.0 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kielder Castle 17.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Brizlee Wood 12.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kielder Castle 3.3 °C
Highest rainfall Kielder Castle 1.8 mm
Sunniest Boulmer 4.8 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Thomastown 19.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Ballypatrick Forest 14.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Katesbridge 7.3 °C
Highest rainfall Ballypatrick Forest Trace
Sunniest Katesbridge 3.3 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Hull, East Park 18.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fylingdales 13.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Bramham 5.8 °C
Highest rainfall Bainbridge 0.4 mm
Sunniest Leconfield 3.9 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Crosby 21.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Warcop Range 15.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shap 5.0 °C
Highest rainfall Spadeadam No 2 1.0 mm
Sunniest Morecambe No 2 6.7 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Coton-In-The-Elms 20.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Wainfleet No 2 15.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Syerston 6.6 °C
Highest rainfall Coningsby Trace
Sunniest Waddington 5.3 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Ross-On-Wye 23.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Leek, Thorncliffe 18.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Leek, Thorncliffe 7.7 °C
Highest rainfall Winterbourne No2 2.6 mm
Sunniest Ross-On-Wye 6.2 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Cardiff, Bute Park 23.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lake Vyrnwy No 2 16.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Lake Vyrnwy No 2 8.8 °C
Highest rainfall Bala 0.8 mm
Sunniest Aberporth 10.2 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Rothamsted 20.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Cromer 16.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Santon Downham 4.0 °C
Highest rainfall Andrewsfield 3.6 mm
Sunniest Weybourne 8.4 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Heathrow 23.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Langdon Bay 18.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Stowe 9.9 °C
Highest rainfall Kenley Airfield 0.6 mm
Sunniest Reading University, Whiteknights 7.5 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Almondsbury 23.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Cardinham, Bodmin 15.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Exeter Airport No 2 9.5 °C
Highest rainfall Little Rissington 0.4 mm
Sunniest Exeter Airport No 2 9.7 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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