UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Dunstaffnage 23.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Sennybridge 8.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Altnaharra -0.3 °C
Highest rainfall Gogerddan 20.2 mm
Sunniest Lerwick 13.3 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kirkwall 17.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fair Isle 12.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kirkwall 6.8 °C
Highest rainfall Kirkwall 0.0 mm
Sunniest Lerwick 13.3 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Achnagart 22.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Wick Airport 13.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Altnaharra -0.3 °C
Highest rainfall Altnaharra Trace
Sunniest Loch Glascarnoch 12.7 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Aboyne 18.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Inverbervie 12.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kinloss 3.6 °C
Highest rainfall Dyce Trace
Sunniest Dyce 11.3 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Tyndrum 22.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Leuchars 13.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tyndrum 6.1 °C
Highest rainfall Leuchars 1.2 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 9.8 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Dunstaffnage 23.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Salsburgh 13.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Glasgow 6.1 °C
Highest rainfall Gt Cumbrae Millport 4.4 mm
Sunniest Prestwick 3.8 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Threave 20.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Edinburgh Botanic Gardens 12.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Threave 5.6 °C
Highest rainfall Eskdalemuir 6.4 mm
Sunniest Edinburgh Gogarbank 5.1 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Durham 16.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Loftus 10.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Brizlee Wood 5.7 °C
Highest rainfall Loftus 5.0 mm
Sunniest Boulmer 5.0 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Thomastown 19.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Giants Causeway 15.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Katesbridge 4.9 °C
Highest rainfall Altnahinch Filters 3.4 mm
Sunniest Thomastown 6.8 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Bainbridge 16.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Emley Moor 12.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Fylingdales 7.1 °C
Highest rainfall Bridlington 9.4 mm
Sunniest Leeming 0.0 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Carlisle 19.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Blackpool 13.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Spadeadam 4.8 °C
Highest rainfall Nantwich 5.4 mm
Sunniest Shap 1.9 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Gringley on The Hill 13.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Market Bosworth 11.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Gringley on The Hill 8.9 °C
Highest rainfall Holbeach 10.6 mm
Sunniest Nottingham 0.0 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Shawbury 12.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Pennerley 9.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Pennerley 7.7 °C
Highest rainfall Ross-on-Wye 14.4 mm
Sunniest Shawbury 0.0 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Hawarden 13.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Sennybridge 8.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Libanus 7.2 °C
Highest rainfall Gogerddan 20.2 mm
Sunniest St Athan 0.2 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Shoeburyness 12.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Woburn 10.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Weybourne 8.5 °C
Highest rainfall Writtle 15.2 mm
Sunniest Wittering 0.0 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Thorney Island 15.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Stowe 10.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kenley 7.9 °C
Highest rainfall Stowe 13.6 mm
Sunniest Herstmonceux 2.8 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Merryfield 15.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Little Rissington 9.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Cardinham 6.0 °C
Highest rainfall Little Rissington 18.2 mm
Sunniest Bude 8.4 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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