UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Edinburgh Botanic Gardens 22.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Loftus 12.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Swyddffynnon 2.9 °C
Highest rainfall Manston 0.6 mm
Sunniest Boulmer 15.4 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kirkwall 15.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fair Isle 13.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kirkwall 8.1 °C
Highest rainfall Baltasound 0.2 mm
Sunniest Lerwick 7.0 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Aviemore 20.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature South Uist 13.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kinbrace 4.2 °C
Highest rainfall Aviemore Trace
Sunniest Tulloch Bridge 13.3 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Braemar 21.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Inverbervie 16.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Braemar 5.8 °C
Highest rainfall Craibstone No.2 0.0 mm
Sunniest Kinloss 10.9 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Strathallan 21.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Leuchars 19.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tyndrum 6.8 °C
Highest rainfall Tyndrum 0.0 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 14.9 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Glasgow 21.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tiree 14.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Dunstaffnage 8.2 °C
Highest rainfall Gt Cumbrae Millport 0.0 mm
Sunniest Prestwick 14.7 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Edinburgh Botanic Gardens 22.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Logan Botanic Garden 15.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Eskdalemuir 7.6 °C
Highest rainfall Eskdalemuir Trace
Sunniest Edinburgh Gogarbank 13.9 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Redesdale Camp 18.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Loftus 12.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Redesdale Camp 6.6 °C
Highest rainfall Chillingham Barns 0.0 mm
Sunniest Boulmer 15.4 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Killowen 22.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Ballypatrick Forest 12.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Thomastown 6.8 °C
Highest rainfall Ballypatrick Forest Trace
Sunniest Aldergrove 12.2 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Bradford 17.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fylingdales 12.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Ravensworth 5.6 °C
Highest rainfall Topcliffe Trace
Sunniest Leeming 10.0 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Carlisle 21.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature St Bees Head 16.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shap 5.6 °C
Highest rainfall Crosby Trace
Sunniest Shap 9.5 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Coton-in-the-Elms 17.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Cranwell 14.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Coton-in-the-Elms 5.5 °C
Highest rainfall Wainfleet Trace
Sunniest Nottingham 3.5 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Ross-on-Wye 19.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Pennerley 15.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Wellesbourne 5.1 °C
Highest rainfall Coleshill Trace
Sunniest Shobdon 5.0 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Cardiff Bute Park 20.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Aberporth 13.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Swyddffynnon 2.9 °C
Highest rainfall Scolton Country Park 0.2 mm
Sunniest Aberdaron 10.9 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Shoeburyness 18.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Cromer 13.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Woburn 5.2 °C
Highest rainfall Cromer 0.2 mm
Sunniest Wattisham 4.5 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature St Catherines Point 18.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Stowe 14.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature South Newington 4.6 °C
Highest rainfall Manston 0.6 mm
Sunniest Brize Norton 5.7 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Plymouth 20.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Camborne 16.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Winchcombe Sudeley Castle 4.4 °C
Highest rainfall Almondsbury Trace
Sunniest Exeter Airport 12.4 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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