UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Aviemore 25.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lake Vyrnwy 13.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shap 3.1 °C
Highest rainfall Scarborough 0.2 mm
Sunniest Charterhall 11.9 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kirkwall 19.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fair Isle 14.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Lerwick 11.7 °C
Highest rainfall Baltasound Trace
Sunniest Kirkwall 11.7 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Aviemore 25.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Harris Quidnish 17.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Drumnadrochit 8.3 °C
Highest rainfall Achnagart 0.2 mm
Sunniest Stornoway 11.7 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Aboyne 24.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Inverbervie 15.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Aboyne 6.8 °C
Highest rainfall Lossiemouth Trace
Sunniest Kinloss 11.7 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Tyndrum 23.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Leuchars 17.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tyndrum 7.0 °C
Highest rainfall Strathallan Trace
Sunniest Leuchars 11.4 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Glasgow 23.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tiree 17.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Drumalbin 8.8 °C
Highest rainfall Auchincruive 0.2 mm
Sunniest Tiree 11.8 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Eskdalemuir 21.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature West Freugh 16.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature West Freugh 6.6 °C
Highest rainfall Logan Botanic Garden 0.2 mm
Sunniest Charterhall 11.9 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Durham 18.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Loftus 15.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Redesdale Camp 3.7 °C
Highest rainfall Morpeth Cockle Park 0.2 mm
Sunniest Morpeth Cockle Park 10.9 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Giants Causeway 22.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Katesbridge 16.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Castlederg 5.8 °C
Highest rainfall Murlough 0.2 mm
Sunniest Aldergrove 11.6 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Leeming 20.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fylingdales 15.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Bainbridge 3.9 °C
Highest rainfall Scarborough 0.2 mm
Sunniest Leeming 7.7 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Keswick 21.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature St Bees Head 15.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shap 3.1 °C
Highest rainfall Myerscough 0.2 mm
Sunniest Morecambe 11.5 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Coton-In-The-Elms 20.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Wainfleet 18.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Coton-In-The-Elms 9.7 °C
Highest rainfall Market Bosworth 0.0 mm
Sunniest Waddington 6.4 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Wellesbourne 20.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Pennerley 15.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shawbury 7.6 °C
Highest rainfall Hereford Trace
Sunniest Wellesbourne 4.9 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Whitechurch 23.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lake Vyrnwy 13.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Bala 4.0 °C
Highest rainfall Libanus 0.2 mm
Sunniest Aberdaron 11.5 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Writtle 23.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Cromer 17.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Bedford 10.8 °C
Highest rainfall Cardington 0.0 mm
Sunniest Wattisham 8.1 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature St James Park 24.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Manston 20.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature South Newington 9.3 °C
Highest rainfall Benson Trace
Sunniest Herstmonceux 8.2 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Hurn 23.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Isles Of Scilly 17.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Merryfield 7.8 °C
Highest rainfall Cardinham Trace
Sunniest Exeter Airport 10.4 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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