UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Ross-on-Wye 24.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fair Isle 10.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Baltasound 5.2 °C
Highest rainfall Fair Isle 4.2 mm
Sunniest Wattisham 13.9 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kirkwall 17.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fair Isle 10.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Baltasound 5.2 °C
Highest rainfall Fair Isle 4.2 mm
Sunniest Kirkwall 5.2 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Aviemore 22.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Harris Quidnish 14.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Loch Glascarnoch 6.5 °C
Highest rainfall Kinbrace 3.4 mm
Sunniest Tulloch Bridge 8.6 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Aboyne 23.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Inverbervie 16.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Braemar 8.0 °C
Highest rainfall Fyvie Castle 0.2 mm
Sunniest Dyce 10.8 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Strathallan 22.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tyndrum 20.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tyndrum 7.3 °C
Highest rainfall Leuchars Trace
Sunniest Leuchars 10.2 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Drumalbin 21.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tiree 16.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Glasgow 8.9 °C
Highest rainfall Gt Cumbrae Millport 0.0 mm
Sunniest Glasgow 12.2 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Edinburgh Botanic Gardens 23.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature West Freugh 17.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Threave 7.1 °C
Highest rainfall Eskdalemuir Trace
Sunniest Dundrennan 11.0 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Chillingham Barns 23.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Loftus 21.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Redesdale Camp 8.2 °C
Highest rainfall Albemarle Trace
Sunniest Morpeth Cockle Park 8.1 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Derrylin Cornahoule 23.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Murlough 17.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Magilligan 8.3 °C
Highest rainfall Armagh 0.0 mm
Sunniest Thomastown 12.0 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Sheffield 23.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Bridlington 15.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Ravensworth 8.3 °C
Highest rainfall Leconfield Trace
Sunniest Leconfield 8.2 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Nantwich 24.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature St Bees Head 18.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Bridgefoot 7.4 °C
Highest rainfall Rostherne Trace
Sunniest Morecambe 8.4 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Nottingham 24.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Wainfleet 18.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Coton-in-the-Elms 8.8 °C
Highest rainfall Coningsby Trace
Sunniest Waddington 12.7 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Ross-on-Wye 24.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Leek 21.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Wellesbourne 8.6 °C
Highest rainfall Coleshill Trace
Sunniest Shobdon 10.7 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Cardiff Bute Park 24.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Mumbles Head 20.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Sennybridge 6.6 °C
Highest rainfall Swyddffynnon 1.4 mm
Sunniest St Athan 12.2 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Cambridge Niab 23.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Cromer 16.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Woburn 7.2 °C
Highest rainfall Wattisham Trace
Sunniest Wattisham 13.9 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Northolt 24.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature St Catherines Point 18.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Goudhurst 5.8 °C
Highest rainfall Charlwood Trace
Sunniest Manston 13.9 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Almondsbury 23.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Isles of Scilly 16.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Hurn 5.8 °C
Highest rainfall Merryfield Trace
Sunniest Hurn 13.8 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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