UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Chertsey Abbey Mead 22.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Dalwhinnie 14.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Braemar 4.8 °C
Highest rainfall Usk No.2 15.4 mm
Sunniest Hurn 11.1 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kirkwall 18.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fair Isle 17.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kirkwall 12.9 °C
Highest rainfall Baltasound 8.6 mm
Sunniest Kirkwall 11.0 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Tain Range 19.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Dalwhinnie 14.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Altnaharra 6.9 °C
Highest rainfall Achnagart 4.8 mm
Sunniest Altnaharra 9.7 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Lossiemouth 20.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Balmoral 16.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Braemar 4.8 °C
Highest rainfall Lossiemouth 0.4 mm
Sunniest Dyce 9.9 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Leuchars 19.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tyndrum 16.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Strathallan 9.3 °C
Highest rainfall Tyndrum 2.4 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 6.4 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Dunstaffnage 18.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tiree 15.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Glasgow 8.9 °C
Highest rainfall Auchincruive 4.0 mm
Sunniest Glasgow 8.7 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Edinburgh Botanic Gardens 19.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Logan Botanic Garden 15.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature West Freugh 7.7 °C
Highest rainfall Threave 8.0 mm
Sunniest Charterhall 7.8 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Loftus 21.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Kielder Castle 16.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Redesdale Camp 9.0 °C
Highest rainfall Kielder Castle 4.0 mm
Sunniest Boulmer 9.2 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Killowen 18.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Killylane 15.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Castlederg 6.4 °C
Highest rainfall Thomastown 3.8 mm
Sunniest Magilligan 9.8 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Bridlington 21.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Malham Tarn 16.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Topcliffe 8.3 °C
Highest rainfall Bainbridge 3.6 mm
Sunniest Leconfield 9.6 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Myerscough 19.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Shap 15.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Spadeadam 10.2 °C
Highest rainfall Blencathra 9.2 mm
Sunniest Rostherne 7.5 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Coningsby 22.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Market Bosworth 20.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Cranwell 8.8 °C
Highest rainfall Sutton Bonington 1.0 mm
Sunniest Nottingham 8.8 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Wellesbourne 21.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Pennerley 15.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shobdon 6.2 °C
Highest rainfall Hereford 7.6 mm
Sunniest Shawbury 9.4 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Cardiff Bute Park 19.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Nantyglo 15.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Nantyglo 6.7 °C
Highest rainfall Usk No.2 15.4 mm
Sunniest Valley 9.9 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Santon Downham 22.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Rothamsted 20.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Cavendish 10.0 °C
Highest rainfall Tibenham Airfield Trace
Sunniest Wattisham 10.3 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Chertsey Abbey Mead 22.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature St Catherines Point 18.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Charlwood 9.0 °C
Highest rainfall Herstmonceux 4.2 mm
Sunniest East Malling 10.0 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Boscombe Down 20.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Liscombe 17.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Liscombe 8.1 °C
Highest rainfall Okehampton 13.6 mm
Sunniest Hurn 11.1 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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