UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kinlochewe 18.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fair Isle 10.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kinbrace -1.6 °C
Highest rainfall Scolton Country Park 25.2 mm
Sunniest Altnaharra 10.3 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kirkwall 13.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fair Isle 10.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Baltasound 3.6 °C
Highest rainfall Fair Isle 1.8 mm
Sunniest Kirkwall 7.6 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kinlochewe 18.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Dalwhinnie 12.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kinbrace -1.6 °C
Highest rainfall Achnagart 8.2 mm
Sunniest Altnaharra 10.3 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Lossiemouth 18.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Inverbervie 12.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Braemar 0.3 °C
Highest rainfall Braemar 2.0 mm
Sunniest Kinloss 9.8 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Tyndrum 14.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Leuchars 13.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tyndrum 0.2 °C
Highest rainfall Strathallan 3.6 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 2.4 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Glasgow 15.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Drumalbin 12.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Salsburgh 3.6 °C
Highest rainfall Machrihanish 23.8 mm
Sunniest Glasgow 0.1 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Charterhall 16.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Dundrennan 12.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Eskdalemuir 0.2 °C
Highest rainfall Threave 22.8 mm
Sunniest Charterhall 3.3 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Albemarle 16.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Brizlee Wood 14.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Albemarle 2.3 °C
Highest rainfall Albemarle 7.0 mm
Sunniest Boulmer 4.4 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Derrylin Cornahoule 17.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Altnahinch Filters 12.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Katesbridge 6.6 °C
Highest rainfall Lough Fea 22.0 mm
Sunniest Thomastown 0.7 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Hull East Park 18.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Emley Moor 14.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Bainbridge 1.5 °C
Highest rainfall Pateley Bridge Ravens Nest 7.0 mm
Sunniest Leconfield 4.8 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Carlisle 16.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Blencathra 13.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shap 2.9 °C
Highest rainfall Shap 11.8 mm
Sunniest Rostherne 2.4 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Holbeach 17.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Market Bosworth 14.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Coton-in-the-Elms 4.3 °C
Highest rainfall Cranwell 3.2 mm
Sunniest Waddington 5.1 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Wellesbourne 15.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Pennerley 11.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shobdon 2.5 °C
Highest rainfall Leek 2.2 mm
Sunniest Coventry 1.5 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Trawsgoed 15.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lake Vyrnwy 10.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Llysdinam 2.8 °C
Highest rainfall Scolton Country Park 25.2 mm
Sunniest Hawarden 0.3 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Marham 17.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Rothamsted 15.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Santon Downham 3.1 °C
Highest rainfall Weybourne 5.8 mm
Sunniest Weybourne 7.9 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Heathrow 17.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature St Catherines Point 14.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature South Newington 2.3 °C
Highest rainfall Thorney Island 5.0 mm
Sunniest Manston 6.3 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Isles of Scilly 16.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Liscombe 11.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Hurn 3.7 °C
Highest rainfall Camborne 18.6 mm
Sunniest North Wyke 2.1 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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