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Weather records for the UK are shown in the tables below. National
values for England,
Scotland,
Wales and
Northern Ireland
are also available. Updated 6 July 2006.
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TEMPERATURE RECORDS
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Highest
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38.5 °C
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Brogdale near Faversham (Kent), 10
August 2003
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Lowest
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-27.2 °C
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Braemar, Aberdeenshire, 10 January 1982 and
11 February 1895
Altnaharra, Highland, 30 December 1995 |
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RAINFALL RECORDS
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Highest 24-hour total
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279 mm
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Martinstown, near Dorchester, Dorset,
18 July 1955
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Highest 5-min total
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*32 mm
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Preston, Lancashire, 10 August 1893
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Highest 30-min total
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80 mm
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Eskdalemuir, Dumfries and Galloway,
26 June 1953
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Highest 60-min total
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92 mm
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, 12 July 1901
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Highest 90-min total
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117 mm
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Dunsop Valley, Lancashire, 8 August
1967
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Highest 120-min total
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#193 mm
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Walshaw Dean Lodge, West Yorkshire,
19 May 1989
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#155 mm
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Hewenden Reservoir, West Yorkshire,
11 June 1956 |
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Highest 155-min total
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169 mm
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Hampstead, Greater London, 14 August
1975
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Highest 180-min total
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178 mm
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Horncastle, Lincolnshire, 7 October
1960
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* Approximate value
#Reservations about Walshaw value, Hewenden value is next highest
accepted value.
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SUNSHINE RECORDS
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Highest monthly
total
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384 hours
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Eastbourne and Hastings, Sussex, July
1911
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Lowest monthly
total
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0 hours
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Westminster, Greater London, December
1890
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HIGHEST GUST RECORDS
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Low-level site
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123 knots
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Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, 13 February
1989
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High-level
site
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150 knots
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Cairngorm (1,245 m AMSL), 20 March 1986
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