UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Writtle 13.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Malham Tarn 7.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Fyvie Castle -2.6 °C
Highest rainfall Achnagart 45.8 mm
Sunniest Weybourne 6.8 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kirkwall 9.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lerwick 7.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Fair Isle 2.3 °C
Highest rainfall Fair Isle 4.0 mm
Sunniest Kirkwall 6.3 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Achnagart 11.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Dalwhinnie No 2 8.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Dalwhinnie No 2 -0.1 °C
Highest rainfall Achnagart 45.8 mm
Sunniest Aviemore 4.3 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Fyvie Castle 12.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Inverbervie No 2 7.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Fyvie Castle -2.6 °C
Highest rainfall Fyvie Castle 0.8 mm
Sunniest Dyce 5.5 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Strathallan Airfield 10.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Leuchars 9.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Leuchars 0.8 °C
Highest rainfall Tyndrum No 3 23.2 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 2.8 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Machrihanish 12.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Salsburgh 8.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Salsburgh 0.1 °C
Highest rainfall Cliff Farm 24.4 mm
Sunniest Prestwick, Gannet 0.8 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Edinburgh, Royal Botanic Garden No 2 11.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Eskdalemuir 7.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Edinburgh, Gogarbank 0.6 °C
Highest rainfall Eskdalemuir 8.8 mm
Sunniest Edinburgh, Gogarbank 3.4 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Albemarle 11.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Brizlee Wood 8.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Brizlee Wood 1.0 °C
Highest rainfall Kielder Castle 3.2 mm
Sunniest Boulmer 3.1 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Killowen 13.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Altnahinch Filters 9.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Altnahinch Filters 0.1 °C
Highest rainfall Derrylin, Cornahoule 6.6 mm
Sunniest Aldergrove 0.0 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Ryhill 11.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Malham Tarn 7.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Fylingdales 0.1 °C
Highest rainfall Malham Tarn 5.0 mm
Sunniest Leconfield 3.3 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Keswick 10.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature St Bees Head No 2 7.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Spadeadam No 2 1.2 °C
Highest rainfall Shap 7.6 mm
Sunniest Morecambe No 2 0.4 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Coningsby 11.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Barkston Heath Airfield 9.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Cranwell 1.4 °C
Highest rainfall Cranwell 4.6 mm
Sunniest Nottingham, Watnall 2.4 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Hereford, Credenhill 12.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Leek, Thorncliffe 8.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Leek, Thorncliffe 0.9 °C
Highest rainfall Leek, Thorncliffe 2.2 mm
Sunniest Shawbury 2.0 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Cardiff, Bute Park 11.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Nantyglo 7.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Nantyglo 2.1 °C
Highest rainfall Capel Curig No 3 13.8 mm
Sunniest Aberdaron 1.2 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Writtle 13.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Bedford 10.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tibenham Airfield 1.8 °C
Highest rainfall Marham 1.2 mm
Sunniest Weybourne 6.8 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Otterbourne W Wks 12.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Stowe 10.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Stowe 2.1 °C
Highest rainfall Goudhurst 2.8 mm
Sunniest East Malling 3.5 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Exeter Airport No 2 12.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Liscombe 8.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Little Rissington 2.3 °C
Highest rainfall Liscombe 3.2 mm
Sunniest Bude 1.1 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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