UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Hull East Park 22.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Eskdalemuir 10.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Marham 1.4 °C
Highest rainfall Achnagart 21.0 mm
Sunniest Coventry 13.3 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kirkwall 14.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fair Isle 11.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Lerwick 8.1 °C
Highest rainfall Kirkwall 4.2 mm
Sunniest Lerwick 1.7 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Lentran 18.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Harris Quidnish 11.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Altnaharra 5.1 °C
Highest rainfall Achnagart 21.0 mm
Sunniest Loch Glascarnoch 0.9 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Fyvie Castle 19.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Braemar 14.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Fyvie Castle 6.6 °C
Highest rainfall Fyvie Castle 1.4 mm
Sunniest Dyce 2.8 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Leuchars 18.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tyndrum 12.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Leuchars 8.1 °C
Highest rainfall Tyndrum 12.8 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 1.3 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Auchincruive 18.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Gt Cumbrae Millport 12.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Salsburgh 7.7 °C
Highest rainfall Dunstaffnage 13.0 mm
Sunniest Tiree 0.4 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Edinburgh Botanic Gardens 18.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Eskdalemuir 10.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Charterhall 7.0 °C
Highest rainfall Eskdalemuir 2.8 mm
Sunniest Edinburgh Gogarbank 4.5 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Albemarle 18.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Kielder Castle 13.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Albemarle 5.4 °C
Highest rainfall Kielder Castle 0.4 mm
Sunniest Morpeth Cockle Park 6.3 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Killowen 18.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Murlough 14.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Katesbridge 8.4 °C
Highest rainfall Derrylin Cornahoule 1.6 mm
Sunniest Magilligan 1.3 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Hull East Park 22.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Bingley 18.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Topcliffe 4.5 °C
Highest rainfall Bingley Trace
Sunniest Leconfield 11.6 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Nantwich 20.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Blencathra 12.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Rostherne 4.4 °C
Highest rainfall St Bees Head 0.4 mm
Sunniest Rostherne 9.5 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Cranwell 21.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Wainfleet 19.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Coton-In-The-Elms 5.1 °C
Highest rainfall Holbeach Trace
Sunniest Nottingham 13.1 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Hereford 20.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Pennerley 17.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shobdon 2.5 °C
Highest rainfall Pennerley 0.2 mm
Sunniest Coventry 13.3 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Hawarden 21.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Aberdaron 12.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Libanus 3.4 °C
Highest rainfall Nantyglo 0.2 mm
Sunniest St Athan 10.8 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Santon Downham 21.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Shoeburyness 16.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Marham 1.4 °C
Highest rainfall Cavendish 0.2 mm
Sunniest Wattisham 11.2 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature St James Park 22.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature St Catherines Point 15.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Charlwood 2.0 °C
Highest rainfall Manston 0.2 mm
Sunniest Brize Norton 12.1 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Larkhill 20.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Culdrose 14.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Merryfield 2.9 °C
Highest rainfall Bude 0.2 mm
Sunniest Hurn 12.6 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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