UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Charlwood 23.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Loch Glascarnoch 12.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Aboyne 1.1 °C
Highest rainfall Ballypatrick Forest 44.6 mm
Sunniest Lerwick (S. Screen) 6.5 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Baltasound 15.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fair Isle 13.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kirkwall Airport 8.2 °C
Highest rainfall Kirkwall Airport 2.0 mm
Sunniest Lerwick (S. Screen) 6.5 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Aultbea 15.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Loch Glascarnoch 12.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kinbrace 3.5 °C
Highest rainfall South Uist Range 16.4 mm
Sunniest Altnaharra SAWS 1.8 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Lossiemouth 16.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Aboyne 1.1 °C
Highest rainfall Balmoral 19.4 mm
Sunniest Aberdeen Airport 3.7 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Leuchars 15.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Strathallan 14.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Leuchars 4.4 °C
Highest rainfall Strathallan 16.8 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 1.4 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Campbeltown Airport 16.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Glasgow/Bishopton 6.6 °C
Highest rainfall Islay Airport 19.0 mm
Sunniest Tiree 0.0 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature West Freugh 16.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Eskdalemuir 14.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Edinburgh Royal Botanic Garden No 2 6.4 °C
Highest rainfall West Freugh 23.0 mm
Sunniest Charterhall 1.3 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Durham 17.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Redesdale Camp 6.4 °C
Highest rainfall Redesdale Camp 10.2 mm
Sunniest Cockle Park 1.4 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Derrylincornahoule 18.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Killylane 14.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Katesbridge 5.1 °C
Highest rainfall Ballypatrick Forest 44.6 mm
Sunniest Thomastown 0.3 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Leconfield Sar 18.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Pateley Bridge Ravens Nest 15.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Topcliffe 7.0 °C
Sunniest Leconfield Sar 2.0 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Crosby 19.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Spadeadam 15.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Bridgefoot 7.0 °C
Highest rainfall Keswick 20.6 mm
Sunniest Rostherne No 2 0.8 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Holbeach 20.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Gringley on The Hill 18.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Cranwell 9.8 °C
Highest rainfall Coningsby 0.6 mm
Sunniest Waddington 1.5 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Lowest maximum temperature Pennerley 16.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shobdon SAWS 9.0 °C
Highest rainfall Shobdon SAWS 1.4 mm

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Gogerddan 20.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lake Vyrnwy SAWS 15.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Lake Vyrnwy SAWS 9.2 °C
Highest rainfall Capel Curig 18.4 mm
Sunniest St-Athan 0.6 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Writtle 22.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Wittering 19.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Santon Downham 9.4 °C
Highest rainfall Houghton Hall 0.6 mm
Sunniest Weybourne 2.8 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Charlwood 23.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Stowe 18.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature South Newington 8.3 °C
Highest rainfall South Newington 1.0 mm
Sunniest Manston 2.0 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Chivenor 20.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature East Okement Farm 16.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Westonbirt 9.1 °C
Highest rainfall Liscombe 4.4 mm
Sunniest Camborne 1.3 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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