UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Bude 7.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Okehampton 0.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tyndrum -10.0 °C
Highest rainfall Isles Of Scilly 43.4 mm
Sunniest Leconfield 7.3 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kirkwall 5.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lerwick 4.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Baltasound -4.4 °C
Highest rainfall Lerwick 9.2 mm
Sunniest Lerwick 1.3 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Aultbea 6.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Aviemore 1.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Drumnadrochit -8.9 °C
Highest rainfall Achnagart 26.6 mm
Sunniest Stornoway 0.0 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Lossiemouth 4.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Braemar 2.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Balmoral -5.2 °C
Highest rainfall Kinloss 4.6 mm
Sunniest Dyce 2.4 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Strathallan 5.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tyndrum 3.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tyndrum -10.0 °C
Highest rainfall Tyndrum 0.4 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 2.3 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Tiree 6.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Drumalbin 2.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Prestwick -6.5 °C
Highest rainfall Machrihanish 5.8 mm
Sunniest Glasgow 2.7 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Edinburgh Botanic Gardens 6.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Dundrennan 3.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Eskdalemuir -9.0 °C
Highest rainfall Logan Botanic Garden 14.4 mm
Sunniest Charterhall 5.7 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Durham 4.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Albemarle 1.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Redesdale Camp -7.0 °C
Highest rainfall Chillingham Barns 0.0 mm
Sunniest Morpeth Cockle Park 6.7 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Giants Causeway 6.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Killylane 0.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Katesbridge -4.8 °C
Highest rainfall Giants Causeway 20.0 mm
Sunniest Thomastown 4.5 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Topcliffe 4.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fylingdales 1.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Topcliffe -9.4 °C
Highest rainfall Bridlington 3.0 mm
Sunniest Leconfield 7.3 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Crosby 6.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Spadeadam 0.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shap -8.6 °C
Highest rainfall Myerscough 4.2 mm
Sunniest Shap 5.2 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Gringley On The Hill 4.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Cranwell 1.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Coningsby -7.1 °C
Highest rainfall Coton-In-The-Elms 3.8 mm
Sunniest Waddington 6.0 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Winterbourne No.2 5.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Leek 1.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shawbury -6.2 °C
Highest rainfall Keele 3.6 mm
Sunniest Shawbury 6.3 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Porthmadog 7.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Libanus 0.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Bala -6.8 °C
Highest rainfall Rhyl 6.4 mm
Sunniest Lake Vyrnwy 6.1 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Monks Wood 4.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tibenham Airfield 1.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Santon Downham -5.0 °C
Highest rainfall Houghton Hall 0.2 mm
Sunniest Wittering 5.1 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature St Catherines Point 4.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature High Beach 1.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Benson -4.8 °C
Highest rainfall St Catherines Point 10.6 mm
Sunniest Brize Norton 2.2 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Bude 7.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Okehampton 0.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Westonbirt -2.3 °C
Highest rainfall Isles Of Scilly 43.4 mm
Sunniest Bude 4.0 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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