UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Holbeach No 2 22.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Killylane 10.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kinbrace, Hatchery 3.3 °C
Highest rainfall Capel Curig No 3 23.8 mm
Sunniest Tibenham Airfield 6.1 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kirkwall 13.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lerwick 12.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Baltasound No 2 9.0 °C
Highest rainfall Baltasound No 2 8.6 mm
Sunniest Lerwick 5.2 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Tain Range 14.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Dalwhinnie No 2 10.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kinbrace, Hatchery 3.3 °C
Highest rainfall Achnagart 20.8 mm
Sunniest Stornoway Airport 4.6 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Lossiemouth 13.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Braemar No 2 11.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Lossiemouth 7.6 °C
Highest rainfall Fyvie Castle 4.2 mm
Sunniest Kinloss 5.3 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Leuchars 13.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tyndrum No 3 11.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tyndrum No 3 8.0 °C
Highest rainfall Tyndrum No 3 13.4 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 0.5 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Ardtornish 13.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Salsburgh 10.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Cliff Farm 7.3 °C
Highest rainfall Salsburgh 15.8 mm
Sunniest Tiree 4.0 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Charterhall 13.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Dundrennan 11.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Edinburgh, Gogarbank 10.3 °C
Highest rainfall Eskdalemuir 23.2 mm
Sunniest Edinburgh, Gogarbank 0.3 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Loftus 19.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Kielder Castle 13.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Loftus 12.5 °C
Highest rainfall Kielder Castle 11.0 mm
Sunniest Boulmer 0.2 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Giants Causeway 13.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Killylane 10.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Castlederg 7.4 °C
Highest rainfall Ballypatrick Forest 19.6 mm
Sunniest Magilligan No 2 1.1 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Bridlington Mrsc 19.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Malham Tarn 12.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Pateley Bridge, Ravens Nest 10.9 °C
Highest rainfall Bradford 9.6 mm
Sunniest Leeming 1.5 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Nantwich, Reaseheath Hall 18.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Blencathra 12.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Blencathra 12.5 °C
Highest rainfall Keswick 15.4 mm
Sunniest Shap 0.1 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Holbeach No 2 22.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Gringley-On-The-Hill 19.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Coningsby 12.1 °C
Highest rainfall Holbeach No 2 Trace
Sunniest Nottingham, Watnall 1.7 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Pershore 21.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Pennerley 15.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Leek, Thorncliffe 11.4 °C
Highest rainfall Leek, Thorncliffe 6.4 mm
Sunniest Coventry, Coundon 2.2 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Usk No 2 19.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Nantyglo 14.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Nantyglo 11.0 °C
Highest rainfall Capel Curig No 3 23.8 mm
Sunniest St Athan 1.9 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Cambridge, Niab 22.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Andrewsfield 21.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Charsfield 11.7 °C
Highest rainfall Brooms Barn 0.2 mm
Sunniest Tibenham Airfield 6.1 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Heathrow 22.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Wych Cross 17.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Frittenden 9.3 °C
Highest rainfall Goudhurst 0.2 mm
Sunniest Reading University, Whiteknights 3.1 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Yeovilton 21.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Okehampton, East Okement Farm 17.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Liscombe 10.8 °C
Highest rainfall Scilly: St Marys Airport 10.2 mm
Sunniest Yeovilton 3.9 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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