UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Tain Range 14.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Kenley 4.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shobdon -2.2 °C
Highest rainfall Harris Quidnish 7.8 mm
Sunniest St Athan 5.5 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kirkwall 12.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lerwick 9.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kirkwall 7.9 °C
Highest rainfall Kirkwall 1.0 mm
Sunniest Lerwick 3.7 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Tain Range 14.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tulloch Bridge 10.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kinbrace 6.3 °C
Highest rainfall Harris Quidnish 7.8 mm
Sunniest Aviemore 0.1 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Aboyne 14.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Inverbervie 10.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Braemar 4.3 °C
Highest rainfall Lossiemouth Trace
Sunniest Dyce 2.1 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Leuchars 10.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Strathallan 9.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Leuchars 6.1 °C
Highest rainfall Tyndrum 4.8 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 0.5 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Auchincruive 11.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Salsburgh 8.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Salsburgh 6.0 °C
Highest rainfall Dunstaffnage 2.4 mm
Sunniest Prestwick 0.8 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature West Freugh 10.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Eskdalemuir 7.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Eskdalemuir 5.7 °C
Highest rainfall Logan Botanic Garden 0.2 mm
Sunniest Dundrennan 0.1 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Boulmer 10.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Loftus 8.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Durham 1.0 °C
Highest rainfall Chillingham Barns 0.0 mm
Sunniest Morpeth Cockle Park 5.1 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Magilligan 12.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Altnahinch Filters 8.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Killylane 6.0 °C
Highest rainfall Thomastown 0.4 mm
Sunniest Katesbridge 4.0 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Leeming 8.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature High Mowthorpe 5.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Topcliffe -0.8 °C
Highest rainfall Ryhill 0.2 mm
Sunniest Leeming 3.6 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Keswick 11.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Levens Hall 7.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Levens Hall -1.3 °C
Highest rainfall Shap Trace
Sunniest Morecambe 0.4 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Sutton Bonington 7.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Wainfleet 6.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Gringley On The Hill 2.5 °C
Highest rainfall Wainfleet 0.2 mm
Sunniest Nottingham 0.0 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Shobdon 9.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Leek 5.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shobdon -2.2 °C
Highest rainfall Shobdon Trace
Sunniest Shobdon 3.2 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Hawarden 10.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Nantyglo 5.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Llysdinam -0.5 °C
Highest rainfall Capel Curig 0.4 mm
Sunniest St Athan 5.5 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Wittering 7.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Charsfield 4.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shoeburyness 2.1 °C
Highest rainfall Shoeburyness 0.2 mm
Sunniest Wittering 0.1 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature South Newington 7.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Kenley 4.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Langdon Bay 3.1 °C
Highest rainfall Herstmonceux Trace
Sunniest Brize Norton 1.0 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Isles Of Scilly 10.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Boscombe Down 5.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Bude 1.5 °C
Highest rainfall Exeter Airport Trace
Sunniest North Wyke 2.2 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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