UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Aboyne 24.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Harris Quidnish 14.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature South Newington 1.4 °C
Highest rainfall Harris Quidnish 4.6 mm
Sunniest Camborne 11.8 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kirkwall 21.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lerwick 14.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Baltasound 11.2 °C
Highest rainfall Baltasound 3.6 mm
Sunniest Kirkwall 2.1 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Tain Range 23.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Harris Quidnish 14.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Drumnadrochit 10.6 °C
Highest rainfall Harris Quidnish 4.6 mm
Sunniest Aviemore 7.3 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Aboyne 24.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Inverbervie 17.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Aboyne 4.9 °C
Highest rainfall Dyce Trace
Sunniest Dyce 10.7 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Leuchars 24.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tyndrum 21.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Leuchars 8.4 °C
Highest rainfall Leuchars Trace
Sunniest Leuchars 11.2 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Drumalbin 20.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tiree 16.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Salsburgh 10.9 °C
Highest rainfall Drumalbin Trace
Sunniest Prestwick 4.5 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Edinburgh Botanic Gardens 23.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Logan Botanic Garden 17.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Eskdalemuir 7.0 °C
Highest rainfall West Freugh Trace
Sunniest Dundrennan 11.2 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Chillingham Barns 23.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Boulmer 17.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Redesdale Camp 4.3 °C
Highest rainfall Albemarle Trace
Sunniest Morpeth Cockle Park 10.8 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Magilligan 23.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Murlough 18.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Katesbridge 10.7 °C
Highest rainfall Glenanne Trace
Sunniest Katesbridge 10.0 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Leeming 21.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Scarborough 17.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Bainbridge 3.6 °C
Highest rainfall Normanby Hall 0.2 mm
Sunniest Leconfield 11.3 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Rostherne 22.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature St Bees Head 18.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Nantwich 4.5 °C
Highest rainfall Rochdale 0.2 mm
Sunniest Morecambe 11.6 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Coton-In-The-Elms 20.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Wainfleet 17.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Coton-In-The-Elms 3.9 °C
Highest rainfall Sutton Bonington 0.2 mm
Sunniest Nottingham 11.5 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Pershore 20.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Pennerley 16.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shobdon 2.9 °C
Highest rainfall Astwood Bank 0.2 mm
Sunniest Shobdon 11.4 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Whitechurch 22.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Libanus 16.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Sennybridge 2.5 °C
Highest rainfall Swyddffynnon 0.2 mm
Sunniest Aberdaron 11.7 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Writtle 21.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Cromer 16.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Cardington 2.8 °C
Highest rainfall Shoeburyness 0.4 mm
Sunniest Wittering 10.9 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature St James Park 22.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature South Newington 19.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature South Newington 1.4 °C
Highest rainfall Manston Trace
Sunniest Brize Norton 11.3 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Hurn 21.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Liscombe 16.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Winchcombe Sudeley Castle 4.1 °C
Highest rainfall Camborne 0.2 mm
Sunniest Camborne 11.8 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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