UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Cardiff Bute Park 16.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Baltasound 8.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Altnaharra -0.2 °C
Highest rainfall Tyndrum 7.6 mm
Sunniest Kirkwall 10.0 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kirkwall 13.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Baltasound 8.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kirkwall 5.5 °C
Highest rainfall Lerwick 3.6 mm
Sunniest Kirkwall 10.0 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Altnaharra 14.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Harris Quidnish 10.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Altnaharra -0.2 °C
Highest rainfall Achnagart 6.4 mm
Sunniest Altnaharra 7.4 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Fyvie Castle 15.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Inverbervie 9.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Aboyne 0.8 °C
Highest rainfall Craibstone No.2 0.2 mm
Sunniest Dyce 9.1 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Leuchars 14.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tyndrum 11.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tyndrum 4.7 °C
Highest rainfall Tyndrum 7.6 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 4.9 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Glasgow 13.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tiree 10.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Dunstaffnage 4.6 °C
Highest rainfall Gt Cumbrae Millport 6.8 mm
Sunniest Glasgow 5.4 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Edinburgh Botanic Gardens 15.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Logan Botanic Garden 10.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Threave 4.8 °C
Highest rainfall West Freugh 4.8 mm
Sunniest Edinburgh Gogarbank 5.6 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Albemarle 15.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Redesdale Camp 13.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Morpeth Cockle Park 4.0 °C
Highest rainfall Redesdale Camp 0.2 mm
Sunniest Morpeth Cockle Park 6.0 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Helens Bay 13.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lough Fea 10.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Katesbridge 4.3 °C
Highest rainfall Killylane 4.2 mm
Sunniest Aldergrove 4.3 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Sheffield 15.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Pateley Bridge Ravens Nest 12.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Pateley Bridge Ravens Nest 4.5 °C
Highest rainfall Pateley Bridge Ravens Nest 0.6 mm
Sunniest Leconfield 7.1 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Nantwich 15.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature St Bees Head 9.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Rochdale 2.9 °C
Highest rainfall Spadeadam 2.8 mm
Sunniest Rostherne 4.3 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Coton-in-the-Elms 15.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Wainfleet 13.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Coningsby 3.8 °C
Highest rainfall Holbeach Trace
Sunniest Waddington 7.0 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Pershore College 15.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Pennerley 12.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Hereford 1.5 °C
Highest rainfall Wellesbourne 0.2 mm
Sunniest Shawbury 5.1 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Cardiff Bute Park 16.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Aberdaron 10.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Hawarden 4.4 °C
Highest rainfall Capel Curig 3.6 mm
Sunniest Aberporth 5.9 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Neatishead 16.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Houghton Hall 13.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Santon Downham 3.0 °C
Highest rainfall Monks Wood 0.2 mm
Sunniest Weybourne 8.4 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Chertsey Abbey Mead 16.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature St Catherines Point 10.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature South Newington 2.3 °C
Highest rainfall Shoreham 2.0 mm
Sunniest Manston 4.0 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Merryfield 15.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Isle of Portland 12.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Westonbirt 3.4 °C
Highest rainfall Okehampton 1.6 mm
Sunniest Bude 5.1 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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