UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kinloss 22.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fair Isle 11.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Derrylin Cornahoule 7.4 °C
Highest rainfall Gt Cumbrae Millport 19.4 mm
Sunniest Kinloss 6.7 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kirkwall 16.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fair Isle 11.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Fair Isle 9.2 °C
Highest rainfall Kirkwall Trace
Sunniest Kirkwall 6.3 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Altnaharra 22.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Wick Airport 14.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Wick Airport 9.6 °C
Highest rainfall South Uist 12.2 mm
Sunniest Altnaharra 6.2 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kinloss 22.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Inverbervie 13.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Aboyne 9.3 °C
Highest rainfall Kinloss 0.2 mm
Sunniest Kinloss 6.7 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Tyndrum 16.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Leuchars 14.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Leuchars 10.3 °C
Highest rainfall Tyndrum 17.0 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 4.3 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Auchincruive 18.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tiree 15.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Port Ellen 11.7 °C
Highest rainfall Gt Cumbrae Millport 19.4 mm
Sunniest Glasgow 0.0 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Charterhall 17.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Edinburgh Botanic Gardens 14.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Charterhall 11.2 °C
Highest rainfall Eskdalemuir 17.2 mm
Sunniest Charterhall 3.1 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Loftus 18.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Morpeth Cockle Park 14.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Brizlee Wood 9.5 °C
Highest rainfall Chillingham Barns 1.4 mm
Sunniest Boulmer 1.9 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Armagh 19.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Magilligan 14.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Derrylin Cornahoule 7.4 °C
Highest rainfall Helens Bay 10.4 mm
Sunniest Katesbridge 4.6 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Hull East Park 19.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Bridlington 14.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature High Mowthorpe 10.2 °C
Highest rainfall Emley Moor 10.4 mm
Sunniest Sheffield 1.1 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Crosby 19.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Blencathra 15.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Spadeadam 12.1 °C
Highest rainfall Keswick 16.2 mm
Sunniest Shap 0.3 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Coton-in-the-Elms 18.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Market Bosworth 16.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Wainfleet 12.5 °C
Highest rainfall Cranwell 12.6 mm
Sunniest Waddington 0.3 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Pershore 18.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Pennerley 15.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Pennerley 10.9 °C
Highest rainfall Leek 16.6 mm
Sunniest Wellesbourne 1.4 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Hawarden 19.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lake Vyrnwy 14.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Whitechurch 9.3 °C
Highest rainfall Lake Vyrnwy 11.0 mm
Sunniest Aberporth 6.0 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Weybourne 21.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Andrewsfield 15.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Santon Downham 11.3 °C
Highest rainfall Andrewsfield 14.4 mm
Sunniest Weybourne 2.8 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Brize Norton 18.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Langdon Bay 13.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature St Catherines Point 11.9 °C
Highest rainfall Alice Holt Lodge 17.2 mm
Sunniest Brize Norton 2.3 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Chivenor 18.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Okehampton 13.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Okehampton 8.6 °C
Highest rainfall Boscombe Down 11.4 mm
Sunniest Bude 5.2 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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