UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Pershore 14.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Loftus 6.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Spadeadam -1.9 °C
Highest rainfall Fyvie Castle 8.4 mm
Sunniest Stornoway 11.0 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kirkwall 9.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fair Isle 8.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Baltasound 1.0 °C
Highest rainfall Kirkwall 2.4 mm
Sunniest Kirkwall 9.9 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Achnagart 12.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Dalwhinnie 8.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Dalwhinnie 0.7 °C
Highest rainfall Kinbrace 6.8 mm
Sunniest Stornoway 11.0 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kinloss 10.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Inverbervie 8.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Balmoral 1.9 °C
Highest rainfall Fyvie Castle 8.4 mm
Sunniest Kinloss 8.5 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Strathallan 11.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Leuchars 10.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tyndrum 0.6 °C
Highest rainfall Leuchars 1.0 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 7.3 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Gt Cumbrae Millport 13.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tiree 9.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Salsburgh 0.1 °C
Highest rainfall Port Ellen 0.8 mm
Sunniest Tiree 9.6 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Threave 13.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Charterhall 9.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Eskdalemuir 0.5 °C
Highest rainfall Logan Botanic Garden 0.8 mm
Sunniest Charterhall 8.9 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Durham 10.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Loftus 6.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Albemarle 0.3 °C
Highest rainfall Boulmer 3.8 mm
Sunniest Boulmer 6.4 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Thomastown 11.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Banagher Caugh Hill 7.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Killylane 2.3 °C
Highest rainfall Derrylin Cornahoule 4.8 mm
Sunniest Aldergrove 3.1 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Leeming 11.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fylingdales 7.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Fylingdales -0.3 °C
Highest rainfall High Mowthorpe 2.6 mm
Sunniest Sheffield 8.7 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Levens Hall 12.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Warcop 9.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Spadeadam -1.9 °C
Highest rainfall Nantwich 4.6 mm
Sunniest Rostherne 9.2 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Cranwell 12.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Coningsby 10.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Holbeach 1.7 °C
Highest rainfall Nottingham 4.0 mm
Sunniest Waddington 9.5 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Pershore 14.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Pennerley 7.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Pershore 1.9 °C
Highest rainfall Keele 4.6 mm
Sunniest Shawbury 8.1 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Cardiff Bute Park 12.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Aberporth 8.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Sennybridge 1.7 °C
Highest rainfall Rhyl 3.0 mm
Sunniest Hawarden 10.3 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Shoeburyness 12.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Cromer 8.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Santon Downham -0.9 °C
Highest rainfall Santon Downham 4.0 mm
Sunniest Wittering 8.1 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Wiggonholt 13.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Kenley 11.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Benson -0.1 °C
Highest rainfall High Beach 0.8 mm
Sunniest Brize Norton 8.6 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Swanage 13.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Okehampton 7.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Westonbirt 1.6 °C
Highest rainfall Cardinham 6.4 mm
Sunniest Lyneham 7.2 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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