UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Plymouth 14.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Aboyne 6.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Braemar -5.2 °C
Highest rainfall Normanby Hall 30.4 mm
Sunniest Prestwick 12.0 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Lerwick 10.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fair Isle 9.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Baltasound -0.5 °C
Highest rainfall Fair Isle 11.0 mm
Sunniest Lerwick 7.7 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Achnagart 13.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Aviemore 6.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Aviemore -4.5 °C
Highest rainfall Wick Airport 10.8 mm
Sunniest Stornoway 10.6 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Lossiemouth 8.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Aboyne 6.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Braemar -5.2 °C
Highest rainfall Craibstone No.2 11.0 mm
Sunniest Kinloss 1.3 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Tyndrum 12.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Leuchars 9.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tyndrum -1.5 °C
Highest rainfall Leuchars 0.2 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 0.7 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Glasgow 13.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Drumalbin 11.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Drumalbin -1.0 °C
Highest rainfall Glasgow 0.8 mm
Sunniest Prestwick 12.0 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Threave 13.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Logan Botanic Garden 11.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Threave -0.6 °C
Highest rainfall Edinburgh Gogarbank 0.8 mm
Sunniest Dundrennan 9.9 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Durham 11.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Loftus 8.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Redesdale Camp 0.0 °C
Highest rainfall Loftus 27.2 mm
Sunniest Boulmer 2.0 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Armagh 14.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Ballypatrick Forest 10.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Katesbridge -3.6 °C
Highest rainfall Lough Fea 5.6 mm
Sunniest Aldergrove 8.2 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Bramham 11.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fylingdales 7.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Ravensworth 0.8 °C
Highest rainfall Normanby Hall 30.4 mm
Sunniest Sheffield 3.3 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Nantwich 13.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Warcop 9.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shap -3.7 °C
Highest rainfall Rochdale 1.6 mm
Sunniest Morecambe 6.3 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Coton-in-the-Elms 12.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Wainfleet 9.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Market Bosworth 4.2 °C
Highest rainfall Sutton Bonington 27.6 mm
Sunniest Nottingham 2.3 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Hereford 14.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Leek 9.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Pennerley 2.6 °C
Highest rainfall Church Lawford 21.6 mm
Sunniest Shobdon 5.7 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Usk No.2 14.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lake Vyrnwy 10.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Gogerddan 0.9 °C
Highest rainfall Usk No.2 4.0 mm
Sunniest Aberporth 11.6 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Neatishead 13.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Marham 9.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Woburn 5.3 °C
Highest rainfall Monks Wood 26.8 mm
Sunniest Shoeburyness 2.1 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Iver Water Works 13.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Stowe 10.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Stowe 3.9 °C
Highest rainfall High Beach 26.6 mm
Sunniest Herstmonceux 2.8 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Plymouth 14.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Little Rissington 10.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Little Rissington 3.7 °C
Highest rainfall Winchcombe Sudeley Castle 25.0 mm
Sunniest Bude 8.8 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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