UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Mumbles Head 15.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Baltasound 6.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kinbrace -3.7 °C
Highest rainfall Wainfleet 5.2 mm
Sunniest Thomastown 11.4 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kirkwall 9.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Baltasound 6.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kirkwall 3.0 °C
Highest rainfall Kirkwall Trace
Sunniest Kirkwall 4.2 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Harris Quidnish 13.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Aviemore 8.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kinbrace -3.7 °C
Highest rainfall Drumnadrochit 1.4 mm
Sunniest Tulloch Bridge 7.2 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kinloss 11.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Balmoral 8.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Aboyne 1.1 °C
Highest rainfall Craibstone No.2 0.6 mm
Sunniest Kinloss 5.0 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Tyndrum 14.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Leuchars 13.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tyndrum -1.1 °C
Highest rainfall Strathallan Trace
Sunniest Leuchars 7.6 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Glasgow 15.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tiree 11.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Drumalbin 0.8 °C
Highest rainfall Glasgow Trace
Sunniest Glasgow 11.0 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Edinburgh Botanic Gardens 13.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Logan Botanic Garden 11.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Eskdalemuir 1.4 °C
Highest rainfall Eskdalemuir Trace
Sunniest Dundrennan 9.6 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Albemarle 10.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Loftus 7.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Redesdale Camp 2.4 °C
Highest rainfall Loftus 1.0 mm
Sunniest Boulmer 4.9 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Derrylin Cornahoule 15.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Ballypatrick Forest 9.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Killylane 3.0 °C
Highest rainfall Banagher Caugh Hill 0.2 mm
Sunniest Thomastown 11.4 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Leeming 11.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fylingdales 7.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature High Mowthorpe 3.6 °C
Highest rainfall Hull East Park 2.6 mm
Sunniest Leconfield 1.8 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Levens Hall 13.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Warcop 10.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Spadeadam 0.9 °C
Highest rainfall Nantwich 1.4 mm
Sunniest Morecambe 7.1 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Coton-in-the-Elms 11.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Cranwell 9.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Market Bosworth 3.7 °C
Highest rainfall Wainfleet 5.2 mm
Sunniest Waddington 1.4 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Ross-on-Wye 14.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Church Lawford 9.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Leek 2.4 °C
Highest rainfall Pennerley 2.6 mm
Sunniest Shobdon 6.3 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Mumbles Head 15.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lake Vyrnwy 9.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Swyddffynnon 3.7 °C
Highest rainfall St Athan 2.4 mm
Sunniest Aberdaron 8.3 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Shoeburyness 12.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Cromer 9.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Wattisham 4.1 °C
Highest rainfall Houghton Hall 3.2 mm
Sunniest Tibenham Airfield 1.3 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Wiggonholt 13.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Kenley 9.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Langdon Bay 0.2 °C
Highest rainfall Herstmonceux 1.6 mm
Sunniest Brize Norton 5.4 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Plymouth 15.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Little Rissington 10.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Exeter Airport 4.0 °C
Highest rainfall Almondsbury 0.8 mm
Sunniest Bude 9.0 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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