UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Hurn 14.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Baltasound 5.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Lentran 2.6 °C
Highest rainfall Blencathra 38.4 mm
Sunniest Exeter Airport 3.3 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kirkwall 8.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Baltasound 5.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Baltasound 3.6 °C
Highest rainfall Kirkwall 14.6 mm
Sunniest Lerwick 0.0 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Aultbea 9.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lentran 6.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Lentran 2.6 °C
Highest rainfall Wick Airport 8.4 mm
Sunniest Stornoway 0.0 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Lossiemouth 8.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Balmoral 6.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Balmoral 4.6 °C
Highest rainfall Craibstone No.2 20.0 mm
Sunniest Kinloss 0.0 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Leuchars 8.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tyndrum 7.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tyndrum 6.4 °C
Highest rainfall Leuchars 12.6 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 0.0 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Machrihanish 10.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Salsburgh 6.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Salsburgh 6.0 °C
Highest rainfall Machrihanish 22.2 mm
Sunniest Glasgow 0.0 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature West Freugh 10.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Eskdalemuir 7.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Charterhall 4.8 °C
Highest rainfall Eskdalemuir 36.2 mm
Sunniest Dundrennan 0.0 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Durham 9.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Brizlee Wood 7.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Brizlee Wood 3.2 °C
Highest rainfall Redesdale Camp 9.4 mm
Sunniest Boulmer 0.0 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Murlough 11.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Banagher Caugh Hill 7.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Glenanne 5.5 °C
Highest rainfall Altnahinch Filters 24.8 mm
Sunniest Thomastown 0.1 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Ryhill 11.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fylingdales 8.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Topcliffe 4.0 °C
Highest rainfall Pateley Bridge Ravens Nest 27.2 mm
Sunniest Sheffield 0.6 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Nantwich 12.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Spadeadam 7.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Spadeadam 5.2 °C
Highest rainfall Blencathra 38.4 mm
Sunniest Morecambe 0.2 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Sutton Bonington 12.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Waddington 11.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Waddington 3.5 °C
Highest rainfall Nottingham 11.8 mm
Sunniest Nottingham 0.8 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Pershore College 13.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Leek 9.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Leek 4.8 °C
Highest rainfall Leek 19.8 mm
Sunniest Shawbury 2.6 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Rhyl 13.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lake Vyrnwy 10.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Hawarden 4.1 °C
Highest rainfall Capel Curig 26.6 mm
Sunniest Hawarden 2.5 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Shoeburyness 13.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Cromer 11.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Bedford 5.4 °C
Highest rainfall Writtle 11.4 mm
Sunniest Shoeburyness 1.1 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Frittenden 14.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature High Beach 11.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Stowe 4.9 °C
Highest rainfall St Catherines Point 24.8 mm
Sunniest Reading University 2.0 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Hurn 14.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Okehampton 10.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Little Rissington 5.0 °C
Highest rainfall Liscombe 22.2 mm
Sunniest Exeter Airport 3.3 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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