UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Crosby 19.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Baltasound 7.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Fyvie Castle -1.1 °C
Highest rainfall Baltasound 15.2 mm
Sunniest Eskdalemuir 10.1 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kirkwall 10.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Baltasound 7.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Lerwick 4.1 °C
Highest rainfall Baltasound 15.2 mm
Sunniest Lerwick 0.2 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Aviemore 17.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Stornoway 10.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Aviemore 1.3 °C
Highest rainfall South Uist 7.4 mm
Sunniest Tulloch Bridge 8.2 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Aboyne 16.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lossiemouth 10.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Fyvie Castle -1.1 °C
Highest rainfall Lossiemouth Trace
Sunniest Dyce 6.6 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Tyndrum 15.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Leuchars 9.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Leuchars -0.6 °C
Highest rainfall Tyndrum 0.2 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 5.2 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Dunstaffnage 16.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Salsburgh 11.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Drumalbin 1.0 °C
Highest rainfall Glasgow 0.2 mm
Sunniest Prestwick 9.6 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Threave 17.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Edinburgh Botanic Gardens 9.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Charterhall 1.5 °C
Highest rainfall Edinburgh Botanic Gardens 0.2 mm
Sunniest Eskdalemuir 10.1 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Redesdale Camp 15.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Boulmer 10.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Redesdale Camp -0.8 °C
Highest rainfall Morpeth Cockle Park 0.2 mm
Sunniest Boulmer 8.7 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Killowen 17.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Magilligan 12.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Katesbridge 1.6 °C
Highest rainfall Armagh 0.0 mm
Sunniest Aldergrove 10.1 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Topcliffe 16.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Scarborough 11.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Bainbridge 0.1 °C
Highest rainfall Pateley Bridge Ravens Nest 0.2 mm
Sunniest Sheffield 8.3 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Crosby 19.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Stonyhurst 15.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shap -1.0 °C
Highest rainfall Warcop Trace
Sunniest Morecambe 9.9 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Market Bosworth 17.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Holbeach 11.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Wainfleet 3.0 °C
Highest rainfall Market Bosworth 0.0 mm
Sunniest Waddington 9.4 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Pershore 18.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Pennerley 14.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Hereford 2.3 °C
Highest rainfall Ross-On-Wye 0.0 mm
Sunniest Coventry 9.6 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Hawarden 18.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lake Vyrnwy 12.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Bala 2.6 °C
Highest rainfall Porthmadog 0.6 mm
Sunniest Valley 9.8 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Monks Wood 19.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Weybourne 9.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Santon Downham 0.5 °C
Highest rainfall Cardington 0.0 mm
Sunniest Shoeburyness 9.5 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Northolt 19.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature St Catherines Point 12.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature South Newington 0.7 °C
Highest rainfall East Malling 0.2 mm
Sunniest Heathrow 9.9 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Little Rissington 17.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Swanage 10.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Winchcombe Sudeley Castle 1.8 °C
Highest rainfall Isles Of Scilly 0.2 mm
Sunniest Hurn 7.5 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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