UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Chivenor 23.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fair Isle 12.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Altnaharra 3.0 °C
Highest rainfall Swanage 4.2 mm
Sunniest Dyce 15.1 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kirkwall 15.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fair Isle 12.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Baltasound 5.6 °C
Highest rainfall Kirkwall 0.0 mm
Sunniest Kirkwall 14.2 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kinlochewe 22.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Wick Airport 13.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Altnaharra 3.0 °C
Highest rainfall Aviemore Trace
Sunniest Altnaharra 14.9 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kinloss 20.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Inverbervie 12.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kinloss 6.7 °C
Highest rainfall Braemar 0.6 mm
Sunniest Dyce 15.1 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Strathallan 17.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Leuchars 13.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Strathallan 10.9 °C
Highest rainfall Strathallan Trace
Sunniest Leuchars 10.9 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Auchincruive 21.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Salsburgh 16.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Port Ellen 5.3 °C
Highest rainfall Tiree 0.2 mm
Sunniest Prestwick 11.2 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Threave 19.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Edinburgh Botanic Gardens 15.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature West Freugh 8.7 °C
Highest rainfall Charterhall Trace
Sunniest Dundrennan 9.1 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Chillingham Barns 16.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Brizlee Wood 13.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Brizlee Wood 8.8 °C
Highest rainfall Durham 0.2 mm
Sunniest Boulmer 11.9 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Magilligan 22.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Killylane 16.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Altnahinch Filters 4.4 °C
Highest rainfall Banagher Caugh Hill 0.2 mm
Sunniest Thomastown 11.9 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Leeming 16.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fylingdales 12.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Pateley Bridge Ravens Nest 8.8 °C
Highest rainfall Ravensworth 0.2 mm
Sunniest Leconfield 5.0 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Blackpool 19.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Spadeadam 13.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shap 6.5 °C
Highest rainfall Spadeadam Trace
Sunniest Morecambe 2.4 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Coton-in-the-Elms 19.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Gringley on The Hill 14.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Market Bosworth 7.5 °C
Highest rainfall Nottingham Trace
Sunniest Nottingham 2.7 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Ross-on-Wye 20.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Leek 15.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shobdon 6.5 °C
Highest rainfall Church Lawford Trace
Sunniest Wellesbourne 9.2 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Gogerddan 22.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lake Vyrnwy 15.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Sennybridge 5.9 °C
Highest rainfall Porthmadog 1.2 mm
Sunniest St Athan 12.8 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Cavendish 20.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Cromer 14.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Santon Downham 4.4 °C
Highest rainfall Wattisham 0.4 mm
Sunniest Shoeburyness 10.3 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Wiggonholt 22.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Manston 15.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature South Newington 6.6 °C
Highest rainfall Manston 0.4 mm
Sunniest Reading University 13.6 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Chivenor 23.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Little Rissington 18.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Winchcombe Sudeley Castle 6.0 °C
Highest rainfall Swanage 4.2 mm
Sunniest Liscombe 13.6 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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