UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Chivenor 24.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Baltasound No 2 11.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shap 5.3 °C
Highest rainfall Aviemore 1.0 mm
Sunniest Bude 13.8 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kirkwall 13.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Baltasound No 2 11.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Lerwick 9.7 °C
Highest rainfall Kirkwall 0.2 mm
Sunniest Kirkwall 0.7 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Achnagart 19.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Wick Airport 12.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Drumnadrochit 7.0 °C
Highest rainfall Aviemore 1.0 mm
Sunniest Loch Glascarnoch 9.1 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Aboyne No 2 15.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Buchan 12.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Craibstone No 2 7.2 °C
Highest rainfall Fyvie Castle 1.0 mm
Sunniest Kinloss 3.0 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Strathallan Airfield 19.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Leuchars 17.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tyndrum No 3 6.4 °C
Highest rainfall Leuchars Trace
Sunniest Leuchars 4.4 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Glasgow, Bishopton 20.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Machrihanish 15.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Drumalbin 8.0 °C
Highest rainfall Drumalbin Trace
Sunniest Tiree 12.9 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Threave 18.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Logan Botanic Garden 16.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Eskdalemuir 6.1 °C
Highest rainfall Charterhall Trace
Sunniest Dundrennan 9.6 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Durham 17.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Loftus 15.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kielder Castle 6.7 °C
Highest rainfall Redesdale Camp Trace
Sunniest Boulmer 6.3 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Derrylin, Cornahoule 20.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Giants Causeway 14.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Katesbridge 7.3 °C
Highest rainfall Portglenone Trace
Sunniest Magilligan No 2 10.0 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Bramham 19.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fylingdales 15.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Malham Tarn 6.0 °C
Highest rainfall Leeming Trace
Sunniest Leconfield 7.5 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Levens Hall 19.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Spadeadam No 2 15.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shap 5.3 °C
Highest rainfall Carlisle Trace
Sunniest Morecambe No 2 12.9 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Coton-In-The-Elms 20.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Wainfleet No 2 16.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Cranwell 7.5 °C
Highest rainfall Cranwell Trace
Sunniest Waddington 7.7 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Astwood Bank 21.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Keele 17.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shobdon Airfield 7.1 °C
Highest rainfall Shawbury Trace
Sunniest Coventry, Coundon 8.3 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Usk No 2 21.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Aberdaron 15.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Sennybridge No 2 5.8 °C
Highest rainfall Rhyl No 2 Trace
Sunniest Hawarden Airport 10.9 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Shoeburyness, Landwick 20.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Cromer 16.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Cavendish 7.9 °C
Highest rainfall Andrewsfield Trace
Sunniest Shoeburyness, Landwick 10.3 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Otterbourne W Wks 22.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Wight: St Catherines Point 18.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Benson 6.2 °C
Highest rainfall Benson Trace
Sunniest Manston 13.4 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Chivenor 24.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Isle Of Portland 17.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Exeter Airport No 2 5.8 °C
Highest rainfall Boscombe Down Trace
Sunniest Bude 13.8 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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