UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Herstmonceux 15.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Libanus 6.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Redesdale Camp -4.1 °C
Highest rainfall St Catherines Point 23.4 mm
Sunniest Boulmer 13.2 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Baltasound 10.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fair Isle 7.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Baltasound 1.2 °C
Highest rainfall Baltasound 1.6 mm
Sunniest Kirkwall 8.9 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Drumnadrochit 12.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Cassley 9.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tulloch Bridge -3.8 °C
Highest rainfall Lentran 9.6 mm
Sunniest Aviemore 6.1 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Lossiemouth 11.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Inverbervie 8.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Fyvie Castle -1.4 °C
Highest rainfall Lossiemouth 3.8 mm
Sunniest Dyce 6.8 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Tyndrum 11.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Leuchars 9.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tyndrum -2.8 °C
Highest rainfall Strathallan 2.0 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 12.0 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Glasgow 14.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Drumalbin 10.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Drumalbin -1.7 °C
Highest rainfall Prestwick 1.8 mm
Sunniest Prestwick 8.0 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Threave 13.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Charterhall 10.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Eskdalemuir -4.0 °C
Highest rainfall Threave 1.6 mm
Sunniest Dundrennan 13.0 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Durham 12.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Loftus 8.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Redesdale Camp -4.1 °C
Highest rainfall Loftus 2.8 mm
Sunniest Boulmer 13.2 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Castlederg 14.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Killylane 9.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Katesbridge -2.5 °C
Highest rainfall Katesbridge 7.2 mm
Sunniest Magilligan 9.7 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Bridlington 11.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fylingdales 7.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Ravensworth -3.0 °C
Highest rainfall High Mowthorpe 3.2 mm
Sunniest Leconfield 3.2 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Bridgefoot 14.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Shap 10.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shap -3.9 °C
Highest rainfall Rostherne Trace
Sunniest Shap 5.8 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Gringley on The Hill 11.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Market Bosworth 9.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Gringley on The Hill 1.7 °C
Highest rainfall Sutton Bonington 0.6 mm
Sunniest Waddington 3.0 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Newport (Salop) 11.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Pennerley 7.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shawbury 1.6 °C
Highest rainfall Ross-on-Wye 6.2 mm
Sunniest Shawbury 0.3 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Porthmadog 13.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Libanus 6.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Libanus 3.1 °C
Highest rainfall Pembrey Sands 3.6 mm
Sunniest Valley 11.0 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Shoeburyness 10.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Cromer 8.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Houghton Hall -0.1 °C
Highest rainfall Shoeburyness 9.8 mm
Sunniest Weybourne 0.3 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Herstmonceux 15.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature South Newington 8.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Stowe 3.3 °C
Highest rainfall St Catherines Point 23.4 mm
Sunniest Manston 1.4 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Hurn 13.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Little Rissington 7.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Liscombe 3.4 °C
Highest rainfall Cardinham 21.0 mm
Sunniest Bude 3.3 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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