UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Cardiff Bute Park 17.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Baltasound 11.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Banagher Caugh Hill 5.4 °C
Highest rainfall Wiggonholt 34.6 mm
Sunniest Charterhall 5.8 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kirkwall 13.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Baltasound 11.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Lerwick 10.0 °C
Highest rainfall Lerwick 19.8 mm
Sunniest Lerwick 0.0 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Aviemore 16.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Stornoway 12.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tulloch Bridge 7.9 °C
Highest rainfall Stornoway 22.6 mm
Sunniest Aviemore 4.7 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Fyvie Castle 17.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Buchan 13.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Braemar 8.8 °C
Highest rainfall Dyce 15.8 mm
Sunniest Dyce 4.8 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Strathallan 15.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tyndrum 14.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tyndrum 9.1 °C
Highest rainfall Leuchars 12.8 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 4.4 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Prestwick 16.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Salsburgh 14.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Auchincruive 7.0 °C
Highest rainfall Machrihanish 2.4 mm
Sunniest Prestwick 5.2 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Charterhall 16.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Dundrennan 13.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Charterhall 8.4 °C
Highest rainfall Charterhall 9.8 mm
Sunniest Charterhall 5.8 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Chillingham Barns No.2 16.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Durham 12.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Albemarle 6.9 °C
Highest rainfall Morpeth Cockle Park 14.6 mm
Sunniest Boulmer 4.6 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Murlough 16.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Giants Causeway 12.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Banagher Caugh Hill 5.4 °C
Highest rainfall Stormont Castle 17.0 mm
Sunniest Aldergrove 3.2 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Normanby Hall 15.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Malham Tarn 11.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Topcliffe 6.3 °C
Highest rainfall Pateley Bridge Ravens Nest 11.6 mm
Sunniest Sheffield 0.9 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Crosby 16.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Shap 13.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Bridgefoot 5.8 °C
Highest rainfall Rochdale 7.4 mm
Sunniest Rostherne 0.8 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Coton-In-The-Elms 17.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Barkston Heath Airfield 15.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Gringley On The Hill 9.3 °C
Highest rainfall Waddington 10.6 mm
Sunniest Nottingham 0.7 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Pershore College 16.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Leek 13.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shobdon 6.1 °C
Highest rainfall Pershore College 6.8 mm
Sunniest Shawbury 1.6 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Cardiff Bute Park 17.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lake Vyrnwy 12.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Hawarden 7.3 °C
Highest rainfall Pembrey Sands 25.4 mm
Sunniest Valley 3.8 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Shoeburyness 16.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature High Beach 14.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Santon Downham 9.1 °C
Highest rainfall Charsfield 21.4 mm
Sunniest Weybourne 1.0 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Cardington 16.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Alice Holt Lodge 13.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Brize Norton 9.8 °C
Highest rainfall Wiggonholt 34.6 mm
Sunniest Wisley 0.9 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Yeovilton 16.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Okehampton 12.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Westonbirt 10.3 °C
Highest rainfall Okehampton 28.0 mm
Sunniest Exeter Airport 1.7 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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