UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature St James Park 26.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Loftus 13.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Aboyne -0.2 °C
Highest rainfall Frittenden 0.2 mm
Sunniest Kinloss 11.8 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Baltasound 19.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fair Isle 13.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kirkwall 9.3 °C
Highest rainfall Lerwick 0.2 mm
Sunniest Kirkwall 10.5 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Tulloch Bridge 24.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Wick Airport 15.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tulloch Bridge 1.2 °C
Highest rainfall Cassley 0.2 mm
Sunniest Loch Glascarnoch 10.9 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Braemar 22.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Inverbervie 13.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Aboyne -0.2 °C
Highest rainfall Inverbervie 0.2 mm
Sunniest Kinloss 11.8 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Tyndrum 22.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Leuchars 14.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tyndrum 0.9 °C
Highest rainfall Strathallan Trace
Sunniest Leuchars 6.4 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Dunstaffnage 23.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Salsburgh 16.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Drumalbin 4.5 °C
Highest rainfall Gt Cumbrae Millport 0.2 mm
Sunniest Tiree 11.2 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Threave 22.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Edinburgh Botanic Gardens 13.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Charterhall 4.7 °C
Highest rainfall Logan Botanic Garden 0.2 mm
Sunniest Eskdalemuir 11.3 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Redesdale Camp 19.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Loftus 13.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Redesdale Camp 6.4 °C
Highest rainfall Loftus Trace
Sunniest Morpeth Cockle Park 7.5 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Armagh 22.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Helens Bay 18.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Castlederg 3.9 °C
Highest rainfall Armagh 0.2 mm
Sunniest Magilligan 10.7 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Topcliffe 20.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Scarborough 13.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Topcliffe 4.4 °C
Highest rainfall Topcliffe Trace
Sunniest Leeming 6.4 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Keswick 24.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Spadeadam 18.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shap 2.5 °C
Highest rainfall Nantwich 0.2 mm
Sunniest Shap 11.1 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Market Bosworth 19.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Waddington 16.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Nottingham 11.8 °C
Highest rainfall Market Bosworth 0.0 mm
Sunniest Nottingham 2.3 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Pershore College 20.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Pennerley 16.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shawbury 6.0 °C
Highest rainfall Hereford Trace
Sunniest Wellesbourne 4.9 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Whitechurch 24.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Libanus 15.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Bala 5.3 °C
Highest rainfall Bala 0.2 mm
Sunniest Valley 10.5 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Writtle 25.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Cromer 16.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Cambridge Niab 12.8 °C
Highest rainfall Wattisham Trace
Sunniest Wattisham 7.4 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature St James Park 26.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Stowe 20.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature South Newington 12.9 °C
Highest rainfall Frittenden 0.2 mm
Sunniest Manston 10.9 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Hurn 25.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Liscombe 18.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Winchcombe Sudeley Castle 10.5 °C
Highest rainfall Liscombe Trace
Sunniest Hurn 10.5 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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