UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Manston 20.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Dalwhinnie 11.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Aboyne 2.6 °C
Highest rainfall Weybourne 26.6 mm
Sunniest Almondsbury 9.2 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kirkwall Airport 13.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Baltasound 12.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Baltasound 9.4 °C
Highest rainfall Baltasound 9.4 mm
Sunniest Lerwick (S. Screen) 4.3 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Drumnadrochit 15.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Dalwhinnie 11.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Aviemore 6.0 °C
Highest rainfall Cassley 22.0 mm
Sunniest Aviemore 3.9 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Aberdeen Airport 16.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Braemar No2 13.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Aboyne 2.6 °C
Highest rainfall Lossiemouth 1.2 mm
Sunniest Kinloss 5.3 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Strathallan 16.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Leuchars 9.0 °C
Sunniest Leuchars 7.1 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Glasgow/Bishopton 15.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Drumalbin 13.3 °C
Highest rainfall Dunstaffnage 9.0 mm
Sunniest Tiree 5.4 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Edinburgh Royal Botanic Garden No 2 16.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Eskdalemuir 14.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Charterhall 7.4 °C
Highest rainfall Dundrennan 1.6 mm
Sunniest Edinburgh/Gogarbank 5.4 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Boulmer 16.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Durham 8.1 °C
Highest rainfall Loftus (SAMOS) 2.8 mm
Sunniest Boulmer 7.6 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Helens Bay 17.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Banagher Caugh Hill 13.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Katesbridge 6.3 °C
Highest rainfall Castlederg 5.2 mm
Sunniest Katesbridge 4.8 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Bridlington MRSC 17.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Pateley Bridge Ravens Nest 13.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Topcliffe 5.4 °C
Highest rainfall Hull East Park 9.0 mm
Sunniest Leeming 6.2 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Nantwich Reaseheath Hall 16.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Blencathra Field Studies Centre 12.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Warcop 6.3 °C
Highest rainfall Keswick 19.2 mm
Sunniest Morecambe No2 4.3 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Coningsby 18.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Coton-in-the-Elms 16.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Gringley on The Hill 9.1 °C
Highest rainfall Wainfleet 8.2 mm
Sunniest Waddington 6.1 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Throckmorton 18.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Pennerley 13.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Thornecliffe Leek 7.2 °C
Highest rainfall Shawbury 3.8 mm

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Usk No 2 18.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lake Vyrnwy SAWS 13.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Mona 7.5 °C
Highest rainfall Lake Vyrnwy SAWS 7.6 mm
Sunniest Aberporth 5.8 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Shoeburyness 19.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Houghton Hall 16.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Houghton Hall 10.9 °C
Highest rainfall Weybourne 26.6 mm
Sunniest Shoeburyness 7.4 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Manston 20.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Stowe 16.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Alice Holt Lodge 9.3 °C
Highest rainfall South Newington 1.6 mm
Sunniest Wisley 8.5 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Westonbirt 18.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature East Okement Farm 14.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Almondsbury 9.0 °C
Highest rainfall Liscombe 5.4 mm
Sunniest Almondsbury 9.2 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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