UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Isles Of Scilly 11.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Balmoral 2.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Aboyne -6.4 °C
Highest rainfall Capel Curig 16.6 mm
Sunniest Kinloss 3.8 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Baltasound 5.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lerwick 5.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Baltasound -0.5 °C
Highest rainfall Fair Isle 3.0 mm
Sunniest Kirkwall 1.0 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature South Uist 8.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lentran 3.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Aviemore -5.4 °C
Highest rainfall Harris Quidnish 4.0 mm
Sunniest Altnaharra 2.3 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Dyce 5.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Balmoral 2.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Aboyne -6.4 °C
Highest rainfall Braemar 1.0 mm
Sunniest Kinloss 3.8 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Leuchars 5.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tyndrum 3.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Leuchars -0.4 °C
Highest rainfall Tyndrum 7.4 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 0.1 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Port Ellen 8.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Salsburgh 3.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Drumalbin 0.1 °C
Highest rainfall Gt Cumbrae Millport 4.8 mm
Sunniest Tiree 0.4 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Logan Botanic Garden 7.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Eskdalemuir 4.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Charterhall -1.1 °C
Highest rainfall Threave 8.4 mm
Sunniest Dundrennan 0.3 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Chillingham Barns 5.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Brizlee Wood 3.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Redesdale Camp -2.8 °C
Highest rainfall Morpeth Cockle Park 2.4 mm
Sunniest Morpeth Cockle Park 0.4 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Derrylin Cornahoule 8.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Killylane 5.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Ballypatrick Forest 0.6 °C
Highest rainfall Derrylin Cornahoule 6.2 mm
Sunniest Thomastown 1.9 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Sheffield 7.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fylingdales 4.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Fylingdales -1.2 °C
Highest rainfall Bingley 4.6 mm
Sunniest Leconfield 0.5 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Nantwich 7.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Spadeadam 4.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Spadeadam 0.0 °C
Highest rainfall Shap 9.6 mm
Sunniest Rostherne 0.1 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Coningsby 8.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Nottingham 6.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Market Bosworth -0.2 °C
Highest rainfall Market Bosworth 1.6 mm
Sunniest Waddington 0.7 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Hereford 8.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Leek 5.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Hereford -2.5 °C
Highest rainfall Shobdon 4.4 mm
Sunniest Shawbury 1.0 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Milford Haven 9.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lake Vyrnwy 4.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Usk No.2 -1.9 °C
Highest rainfall Capel Curig 16.6 mm
Sunniest Aberdaron 1.9 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Shoeburyness 8.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Weybourne 6.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Writtle -0.6 °C
Highest rainfall Andrewsfield 5.6 mm
Sunniest Weybourne 1.0 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Gosport Fleetlands 9.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Stowe 7.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature South Newington -2.9 °C
Highest rainfall Middle Wallop 12.0 mm
Sunniest Wisley 1.3 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Isles Of Scilly 11.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Okehampton 6.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Hurn -2.0 °C
Highest rainfall Boscombe Down 9.8 mm
Sunniest Exeter Airport 3.1 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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