UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Hull East Park 19.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Eskdalemuir 8.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Santon Downham -1.3 °C
Highest rainfall Achnagart 53.4 mm
Sunniest Shoeburyness 11.6 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kirkwall 10.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lerwick 8.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Baltasound 6.6 °C
Highest rainfall Lerwick 4.6 mm
Sunniest Kirkwall 0.3 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Tain Range 13.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature South Uist 9.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kinbrace 5.6 °C
Highest rainfall Achnagart 53.4 mm
Sunniest Altnaharra 0.4 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Fyvie Castle 15.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Inverbervie 10.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Fyvie Castle 6.1 °C
Highest rainfall Fyvie Castle 4.8 mm
Sunniest Dyce 2.6 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Leuchars 12.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tyndrum 11.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Leuchars 8.5 °C
Highest rainfall Tyndrum 53.0 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 0.1 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Machrihanish 13.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Gt Cumbrae Millport 9.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Salsburgh 7.1 °C
Highest rainfall Dunstaffnage 31.8 mm
Sunniest Tiree 0.0 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Edinburgh Botanic Gardens 14.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Eskdalemuir 8.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Eskdalemuir 7.4 °C
Highest rainfall Eskdalemuir 19.4 mm
Sunniest Edinburgh Gogarbank 1.1 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Albemarle 17.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Durham 13.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Loftus 6.6 °C
Highest rainfall Kielder Castle 1.8 mm
Sunniest Morpeth Cockle Park 4.0 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Killowen 15.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Altnahinch Filters 11.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Katesbridge 6.3 °C
Highest rainfall Banagher Caugh Hill 8.0 mm
Sunniest Magilligan 0.1 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Hull East Park 19.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Bainbridge 14.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Fylingdales 3.3 °C
Highest rainfall Hull East Park 0.2 mm
Sunniest Leconfield 10.1 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Rostherne 17.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature St Bees Head 8.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Rostherne 2.0 °C
Highest rainfall Bridgefoot 4.2 mm
Sunniest Rostherne 9.1 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Nottingham 18.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Wainfleet 13.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Wainfleet 1.2 °C
Highest rainfall Holbeach 0.2 mm
Sunniest Waddington 8.2 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Hereford 18.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Pennerley 14.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Pershore 2.7 °C
Highest rainfall Pershore Trace
Sunniest Ross-On-Wye 9.0 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Hawarden 16.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Capel Curig 9.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Usk No.2 2.7 °C
Highest rainfall Capel Curig 7.6 mm
Sunniest Hawarden 9.2 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Neatishead 17.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Rothamsted 11.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Santon Downham -1.3 °C
Highest rainfall Cardington 0.2 mm
Sunniest Shoeburyness 11.6 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature East Malling 17.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature St Catherines Point 10.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature South Newington -0.9 °C
Highest rainfall Wiggonholt 0.2 mm
Sunniest Manston 11.3 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Winchcombe Sudeley Castle 15.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Liscombe 9.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Boscombe Down 1.3 °C
Highest rainfall Almondsbury 0.2 mm
Sunniest North Wyke 2.2 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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