UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Heathrow 21.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fair Isle 12.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Fyvie Castle 7.0 °C
Highest rainfall Capel Curig No 3 33.2 mm
Sunniest Manston 8.4 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kirkwall 13.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fair Isle 12.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Fair Isle 9.7 °C
Highest rainfall Fair Isle 6.8 mm
Sunniest Lerwick 2.8 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Achnagart 15.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Kinbrace, Hatchery 14.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Loch Glascarnoch 8.6 °C
Highest rainfall Achnagart 10.0 mm
Sunniest Tulloch Bridge 0.6 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kinloss 16.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Braemar No 2 14.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Fyvie Castle 7.0 °C
Highest rainfall Dyce 2.6 mm
Sunniest Dyce 0.5 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Leuchars 15.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tyndrum No 3 15.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tyndrum No 3 9.9 °C
Highest rainfall Tyndrum No 3 6.8 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 0.6 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Auchincruive 16.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Drumalbin 15.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Drumalbin 9.9 °C
Highest rainfall Cliff Farm 8.6 mm
Sunniest Prestwick, Gannet 2.1 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Edinburgh, Royal Botanic Garden No 2 17.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Eskdalemuir 15.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Eskdalemuir 9.1 °C
Highest rainfall Eskdalemuir 8.4 mm
Sunniest Edinburgh, Gogarbank 1.7 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Loftus 18.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Brizlee Wood 14.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Brizlee Wood 9.3 °C
Highest rainfall Kielder Castle 6.6 mm
Sunniest Boulmer 3.4 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Murlough 19.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Ballypatrick Forest 16.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Ballypatrick Forest 9.9 °C
Highest rainfall Lough Fea 7.2 mm
Sunniest Aldergrove 0.4 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Hull, East Park 19.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Emley Moor No 2 14.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Fylingdales 8.3 °C
Highest rainfall Pateley Bridge, Ravens Nest 7.4 mm
Sunniest Leconfield 3.8 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Crosby 17.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Spadeadam No 2 14.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Spadeadam No 2 9.0 °C
Highest rainfall Myerscough 11.6 mm
Sunniest Shap 0.2 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Holbeach No 2 20.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Nottingham, Watnall 17.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Market Bosworth, Bosworth Park 9.1 °C
Highest rainfall Nottingham, Watnall 2.4 mm
Sunniest Waddington 4.5 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Pershore 19.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Pennerley 14.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shobdon Airfield 7.0 °C
Highest rainfall Keele 7.0 mm
Sunniest Wellesbourne 2.4 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Usk No 2 18.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lake Vyrnwy No 2 14.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Hawarden Airport 8.0 °C
Highest rainfall Capel Curig No 3 33.2 mm
Sunniest Valley 1.0 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Cavendish 21.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Houghton Hall 19.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Rothamsted 8.3 °C
Highest rainfall Santon Downham 1.8 mm
Sunniest Shoeburyness, Landwick 7.1 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Heathrow 21.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Wych Cross 17.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Frittenden 7.2 °C
Highest rainfall Kenley Airfield 0.8 mm
Sunniest Manston 8.4 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Merryfield 20.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Liscombe 14.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Hurn 8.1 °C
Highest rainfall Almondsbury 0.4 mm
Sunniest Hurn 3.5 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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