UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Altnaharra 24.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Giants Causeway 12.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Braemar 2.4 °C
Highest rainfall Lake Vyrnwy 5.4 mm
Sunniest Kirkwall 14.9 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kirkwall 19.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fair Isle 13.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Baltasound 8.6 °C
Highest rainfall Kirkwall 0.0 mm
Sunniest Kirkwall 14.9 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Altnaharra 24.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Aultbea 13.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kinbrace 2.9 °C
Highest rainfall Tulloch Bridge 2.0 mm
Sunniest Altnaharra 11.1 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Aboyne 21.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lossiemouth 14.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Braemar 2.4 °C
Highest rainfall Kinloss Trace
Sunniest Dyce 10.8 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Tyndrum 23.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Leuchars 15.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tyndrum 5.0 °C
Highest rainfall Tyndrum 0.0 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 12.0 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Dunstaffnage 23.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tiree 15.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Dunstaffnage 7.3 °C
Highest rainfall Machrihanish Trace
Sunniest Glasgow 12.7 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Threave 20.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Edinburgh Botanic Gardens 16.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Threave 9.1 °C
Highest rainfall Logan Botanic Garden 0.0 mm
Sunniest Edinburgh Gogarbank 10.5 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Redesdale Camp 18.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Brizlee Wood 15.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Redesdale Camp 6.7 °C
Highest rainfall Loftus 0.2 mm
Sunniest Morpeth Cockle Park 2.3 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Derrylin Cornahoule 21.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Giants Causeway 12.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Ballypatrick Forest 7.2 °C
Highest rainfall Ballypatrick Forest Trace
Sunniest Magilligan 12.3 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Hull East Park 21.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Scarborough 14.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Fylingdales 8.6 °C
Highest rainfall Sheffield 0.8 mm
Sunniest Leconfield 4.4 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Rochdale 21.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Blencathra 16.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shap 7.6 °C
Highest rainfall Stonyhurst 0.4 mm
Sunniest Rostherne 5.6 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Coton-in-the-Elms 22.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Wainfleet 19.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Cranwell 7.8 °C
Highest rainfall Coton-in-the-Elms 0.2 mm
Sunniest Nottingham 5.0 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Ross-on-Wye 22.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Pennerley 19.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shobdon 6.7 °C
Highest rainfall Pennerley 1.6 mm
Sunniest Wellesbourne 9.1 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Cardiff Bute Park 21.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Aberporth 15.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Libanus 8.2 °C
Highest rainfall Lake Vyrnwy 5.4 mm
Sunniest St Athan 9.2 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Cavendish 21.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Cromer 16.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Writtle 7.7 °C
Highest rainfall Cardington 0.8 mm
Sunniest Shoeburyness 9.3 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kew Gardens 23.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature St Catherines Point 15.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Goudhurst 7.0 °C
Highest rainfall Goudhurst 0.8 mm
Sunniest Manston 10.7 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Winchcombe Sudeley Castle 21.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Swanage 15.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Okehampton 5.5 °C
Highest rainfall Winchcombe Sudeley Castle 0.8 mm
Sunniest Exeter Airport 10.8 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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