UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Glasgow 16.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fylingdales 6.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Santon Downham -2.0 °C
Highest rainfall Fylingdales 11.6 mm
Sunniest Manston 9.8 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kirkwall 10.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lerwick 9.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Lerwick 7.1 °C
Highest rainfall Lerwick 3.0 mm
Sunniest Lerwick 5.2 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Drumnadrochit 15.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Aultbea 10.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tulloch Bridge 4.4 °C
Highest rainfall Resallach 4.4 mm
Sunniest Loch Glascarnoch 4.2 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Aboyne 13.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fyvie Castle 10.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Braemar 5.3 °C
Highest rainfall Craibstone No.2 0.8 mm
Sunniest Kinloss 4.3 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Tyndrum 16.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Leuchars 14.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tyndrum 4.8 °C
Highest rainfall Leuchars Trace
Sunniest Leuchars 1.2 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Glasgow 16.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tiree 12.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Auchincruive 5.0 °C
Highest rainfall Drumalbin Trace
Sunniest Glasgow 6.0 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Edinburgh Botanic Gardens 15.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Eskdalemuir 12.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature West Freugh 3.3 °C
Highest rainfall Logan Botanic Garden 0.2 mm
Sunniest Dundrennan 3.8 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Chillingham Barns 11.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Loftus 7.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Brizlee Wood 3.4 °C
Highest rainfall Loftus 4.8 mm
Sunniest Boulmer 0.1 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Derrylin Cornahoule 15.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Altnahinch Filters 10.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Katesbridge 1.6 °C
Highest rainfall Aldergrove Trace
Sunniest Magilligan 2.1 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Bainbridge 10.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fylingdales 6.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Fylingdales 2.6 °C
Highest rainfall Fylingdales 11.6 mm
Sunniest Leeming 0.0 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Bridgefoot 14.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Rochdale 10.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shap 4.5 °C
Highest rainfall Nantwich 5.0 mm
Sunniest Morecambe 1.5 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Coton-in-the-Elms 8.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Waddington 7.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Cranwell 3.4 °C
Highest rainfall Coton-in-the-Elms 5.8 mm
Sunniest Nottingham 0.0 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Shawbury 12.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Keele 7.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Wellesbourne 2.7 °C
Highest rainfall Leek 7.4 mm
Sunniest Shawbury 0.0 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Milford Haven 15.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Swyddffynnon 10.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Sennybridge 1.9 °C
Highest rainfall Rhyl 0.8 mm
Sunniest Hawarden 1.5 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Shoeburyness 11.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Houghton Hall 7.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Santon Downham -2.0 °C
Highest rainfall Wattisham 4.4 mm
Sunniest Wattisham 5.9 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Langdon Bay 12.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Stowe 7.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Goudhurst 0.0 °C
Highest rainfall South Newington 4.6 mm
Sunniest Manston 9.8 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Culdrose 14.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Little Rissington 7.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Okehampton 0.1 °C
Highest rainfall Little Rissington 4.6 mm
Sunniest Camborne 8.6 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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