UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Cardiff Bute Park 16.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lerwick 4.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Altnaharra 0.8 °C
Highest rainfall Leek 6.8 mm
Sunniest Altnaharra 10.3 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kirkwall 7.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lerwick 4.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Fair Isle 2.5 °C
Highest rainfall Lerwick 2.2 mm
Sunniest Kirkwall 7.0 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Achnagart 12.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Wick Airport 7.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Altnaharra 0.8 °C
Highest rainfall Achnagart 4.6 mm
Sunniest Altnaharra 10.3 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kinloss 9.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Braemar 7.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Craibstone No.2 3.1 °C
Highest rainfall Craibstone No.2 3.0 mm
Sunniest Kinloss 9.4 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Strathallan 12.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Leuchars 11.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tyndrum 5.0 °C
Highest rainfall Tyndrum 1.6 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 9.0 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Gt Cumbrae Millport 13.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tiree 10.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Salsburgh 4.4 °C
Highest rainfall Salsburgh 0.8 mm
Sunniest Glasgow 8.5 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Threave 13.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Charterhall 9.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Eskdalemuir 4.9 °C
Highest rainfall Edinburgh Botanic Gardens 2.0 mm
Sunniest Dundrennan 7.2 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Durham 12.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Loftus 8.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Brizlee Wood 4.9 °C
Highest rainfall Loftus 1.4 mm
Sunniest Boulmer 8.8 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Killowen 14.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Ballypatrick Forest 9.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Killylane 5.9 °C
Highest rainfall Altnahinch Filters 3.8 mm
Sunniest Magilligan 5.9 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Leeming 12.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fylingdales 8.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Fylingdales 5.1 °C
Highest rainfall Emley Moor 2.4 mm
Sunniest Leconfield 6.1 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Preston Moor Park 15.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Spadeadam 9.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Spadeadam 4.3 °C
Highest rainfall Rochdale 2.2 mm
Sunniest Morecambe 5.5 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Market Bosworth 13.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Wainfleet 10.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Wainfleet 7.3 °C
Highest rainfall Coton-in-the-Elms 5.0 mm
Sunniest Waddington 4.4 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Pershore 16.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Pennerley 11.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Leek 6.9 °C
Highest rainfall Leek 6.8 mm
Sunniest Shawbury 8.0 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Cardiff Bute Park 16.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Capel Curig 10.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Lake Vyrnwy 7.1 °C
Highest rainfall Capel Curig 2.0 mm
Sunniest Valley 7.8 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Shoeburyness 14.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Cromer 9.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Wattisham 6.5 °C
Highest rainfall Houghton Hall 5.0 mm
Sunniest Wattisham 8.1 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Heathrow 16.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Kenley 12.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kenley 6.4 °C
Highest rainfall St James Park 5.8 mm
Sunniest Odiham 5.2 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Swanage 16.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Okehampton 10.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Okehampton 6.1 °C
Highest rainfall Winchcombe Sudeley Castle 1.0 mm
Sunniest Almondsbury 6.1 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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