UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Altnaharra 25.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fair Isle 12.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Sennybridge 3.6 °C
Highest rainfall Nantwich 25.0 mm
Sunniest Lerwick 15.7 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Baltasound 15.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fair Isle 12.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Baltasound 6.7 °C
Highest rainfall Kirkwall 0.0 mm
Sunniest Lerwick 15.7 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Altnaharra 25.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Wick Airport 14.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Altnaharra 6.3 °C
Highest rainfall South Uist 2.2 mm
Sunniest Altnaharra 13.7 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Aboyne 21.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Inverbervie 14.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Lossiemouth 7.4 °C
Highest rainfall Aboyne Trace
Sunniest Dyce 10.9 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Tyndrum 24.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Leuchars 15.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Leuchars 10.3 °C
Highest rainfall Strathallan 0.2 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 10.5 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Glasgow 21.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Machrihanish 16.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Salsburgh 9.7 °C
Highest rainfall Port Ellen 0.8 mm
Sunniest Glasgow 5.5 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Threave 21.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Edinburgh Botanic Gardens 15.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Charterhall 9.0 °C
Highest rainfall West Freugh 3.6 mm
Sunniest Charterhall 8.1 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Redesdale Camp 19.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Loftus 12.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Redesdale Camp 9.4 °C
Highest rainfall Loftus 0.8 mm
Sunniest Morpeth Cockle Park 6.3 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Thomastown 21.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Giants Causeway 16.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Katesbridge 4.9 °C
Highest rainfall Killowen 3.2 mm
Sunniest Magilligan 7.8 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Leconfield 19.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fylingdales 13.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Ravensworth 7.8 °C
Highest rainfall Sheffield 1.2 mm
Sunniest Leconfield 2.4 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Carlisle 22.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature St Bees Head 16.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shap 4.7 °C
Highest rainfall Nantwich 25.0 mm
Sunniest Shap 3.8 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Coton-in-the-Elms 15.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Waddington 13.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Coton-in-the-Elms 9.1 °C
Highest rainfall Nottingham 20.0 mm
Sunniest Nottingham 0.0 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Ross-on-Wye 19.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Pennerley 14.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shobdon 5.2 °C
Highest rainfall Keele 24.2 mm
Sunniest Shobdon 4.4 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Cardiff Bute Park 20.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Aberporth 16.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Sennybridge 3.6 °C
Highest rainfall Hawarden 21.0 mm
Sunniest Valley 6.6 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Shoeburyness 18.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Houghton Hall 13.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Woburn 6.0 °C
Highest rainfall Marham 18.0 mm
Sunniest Shoeburyness 0.6 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Wisley 19.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Langdon Bay 14.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature South Newington 3.9 °C
Highest rainfall Herstmonceux 22.0 mm
Sunniest Charlwood 3.0 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Bude 19.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Swanage 15.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Winchcombe Sudeley Castle 5.2 °C
Highest rainfall Yeovilton 10.8 mm
Sunniest Camborne 11.0 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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