UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Weybourne 13.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Aviemore 1.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kinbrace -2.6 °C
Highest rainfall Ballypatrick Forest 68.4 mm
Sunniest Wisley 7.8 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kirkwall 7.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Baltasound 6.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Lerwick 1.0 °C
Highest rainfall Lerwick 13.0 mm
Sunniest Lerwick 0.0 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Wick Airport 7.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Aviemore 1.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kinbrace -2.6 °C
Highest rainfall Lentran 10.8 mm
Sunniest Stornoway 0.0 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Fyvie Castle 7.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Balmoral 2.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Aboyne -2.4 °C
Highest rainfall Craibstone No.2 13.0 mm
Sunniest Dyce 1.2 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Leuchars 8.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tyndrum 5.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tyndrum 1.0 °C
Highest rainfall Leuchars 13.4 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 1.3 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Prestwick 8.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Salsburgh 6.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Salsburgh 0.1 °C
Highest rainfall Machrihanish 16.4 mm
Sunniest Prestwick 1.8 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Charterhall 10.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Dundrennan 7.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Eskdalemuir 1.0 °C
Highest rainfall Edinburgh Gogarbank 22.0 mm
Sunniest Charterhall 2.6 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Morpeth Cockle Park 11.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Albemarle 10.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Brizlee Wood 2.6 °C
Highest rainfall Chillingham Barns 13.0 mm
Sunniest Boulmer 3.4 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Armagh 9.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Banagher Caugh Hill 6.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Altnahinch Filters 1.6 °C
Highest rainfall Ballypatrick Forest 68.4 mm
Sunniest Aldergrove 2.3 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Hull East Park 12.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Pateley Bridge Ravens Nest 8.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Bainbridge 2.5 °C
Highest rainfall Ravensworth 9.8 mm
Sunniest Leconfield 4.1 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Carlisle 11.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Spadeadam 8.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Spadeadam 1.3 °C
Highest rainfall Shap 17.6 mm
Sunniest Rostherne 3.8 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Coningsby 12.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Market Bosworth 9.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Market Bosworth 4.3 °C
Highest rainfall Coton-in-the-Elms 15.6 mm
Sunniest Waddington 6.2 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Wellesbourne 10.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Pennerley 6.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Leek 3.3 °C
Highest rainfall Shawbury 16.0 mm
Sunniest Wellesbourne 5.9 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Porthmadog 10.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lake Vyrnwy 5.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Libanus 1.3 °C
Highest rainfall Capel Curig 17.4 mm
Sunniest Aberporth 4.3 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Weybourne 13.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Andrewsfield 10.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Writtle 3.7 °C
Highest rainfall Woburn 9.2 mm
Sunniest Wittering 6.0 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kew Gardens 12.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature South Newington 9.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Charlwood 2.6 °C
Highest rainfall Stowe 13.0 mm
Sunniest Wisley 7.8 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Hurn 10.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Okehampton 6.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Liscombe 0.0 °C
Highest rainfall Plymouth 15.2 mm
Sunniest Bude 4.7 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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