UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Isles Of Scilly 10.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fylingdales 2.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Benson -6.1 °C
Highest rainfall Port Ellen 15.0 mm
Sunniest Tibenham Airfield 7.2 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Fair Isle 6.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Kirkwall 6.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kirkwall 1.6 °C
Highest rainfall Kirkwall 3.6 mm
Sunniest Lerwick 2.1 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Harris Quidnish 8.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Dalwhinnie 3.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Dundreggan Rewilding Cntr -0.9 °C
Highest rainfall South Uist 11.4 mm
Sunniest Stornoway 0.0 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kinloss 7.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Braemar 3.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Aboyne -1.5 °C
Highest rainfall Braemar 2.4 mm
Sunniest Dyce 0.1 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Strathallan 6.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tyndrum 4.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Leuchars 0.3 °C
Highest rainfall Tyndrum 9.4 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 0.0 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Gt Cumbrae Millport 7.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Salsburgh 4.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Salsburgh -0.1 °C
Highest rainfall Port Ellen 15.0 mm
Sunniest Tiree 0.0 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Logan Botanic Garden 8.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Eskdalemuir 4.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Eskdalemuir -0.3 °C
Highest rainfall Logan Botanic Garden 6.0 mm
Sunniest Charterhall 0.3 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Durham 7.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Kielder Castle 4.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kielder Castle -1.4 °C
Highest rainfall Kielder Castle 0.6 mm
Sunniest Boulmer 2.7 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Killowen 7.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Altnahinch Filters 5.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Katesbridge -1.9 °C
Highest rainfall Banagher Caugh Hill 13.6 mm
Sunniest Thomastown 0.0 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Bainbridge 5.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fylingdales 2.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Fylingdales -1.8 °C
Highest rainfall Hull East Park 0.2 mm
Sunniest Leconfield 4.9 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Walney Island 7.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Spadeadam 3.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Rostherne -2.0 °C
Highest rainfall Blencathra 3.2 mm
Sunniest Morecambe 1.1 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Sutton Bonington 5.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Gringley On The Hill 3.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Sutton Bonington -2.4 °C
Highest rainfall Market Bosworth 0.6 mm
Sunniest Waddington 2.2 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Pershore College 6.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Pennerley 2.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Pershore -4.5 °C
Highest rainfall Ross-On-Wye 1.2 mm
Sunniest Wellesbourne 3.0 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Milford Haven 8.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Llysdinam 2.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Swyddffynnon -3.3 °C
Highest rainfall Whitechurch 2.2 mm
Sunniest Bala 1.2 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Writtle 7.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Houghton Hall 4.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Woburn -4.1 °C
Highest rainfall Santon Downham 1.2 mm
Sunniest Tibenham Airfield 7.2 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Wiggonholt 10.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Brize Norton 5.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Benson -6.1 °C
Highest rainfall Frittenden 3.0 mm
Sunniest Manston 5.3 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Isles Of Scilly 10.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Little Rissington 4.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Exeter Airport -4.7 °C
Highest rainfall Swanage 3.0 mm
Sunniest Lyneham 4.0 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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