UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Isles Of Scilly 9.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Altnaharra -10.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Altnaharra -14.4 °C
Highest rainfall Isles Of Scilly 8.0 mm
Sunniest Tibenham Airfield 7.2 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kirkwall 4.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lerwick 1.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Lerwick -0.9 °C
Highest rainfall Baltasound 1.0 mm
Sunniest Lerwick 3.1 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Harris Quidnish 4.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Altnaharra -10.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Altnaharra -14.4 °C
Highest rainfall Drumnadrochit 1.0 mm
Sunniest Aviemore 4.9 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Dyce 2.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Braemar -2.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Braemar -7.3 °C
Highest rainfall Lossiemouth 1.6 mm
Sunniest Dyce 5.1 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Leuchars 3.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tyndrum 0.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tyndrum -9.2 °C
Highest rainfall Tyndrum 0.0 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 5.5 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Tiree 4.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Drumalbin -1.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Drumalbin -9.7 °C
Highest rainfall Port Ellen Trace
Sunniest Glasgow 6.5 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Logan Botanic Garden 3.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Dundrennan 1.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Eskdalemuir -7.8 °C
Highest rainfall Logan Botanic Garden 0.2 mm
Sunniest Eskdalemuir 6.4 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Durham 4.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Albemarle 1.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Albemarle -4.7 °C
Highest rainfall Boulmer 1.8 mm
Sunniest Morpeth Cockle Park 5.4 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Killowen 5.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Derrylin Cornahoule 1.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Altnahinch Filters -6.8 °C
Highest rainfall Killylane 3.6 mm
Sunniest Magilligan 4.2 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Bridlington 5.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Emley Moor 1.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Topcliffe -8.0 °C
Highest rainfall Pateley Bridge Ravens Nest 3.2 mm
Sunniest Leeming 6.7 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature St Bees Head 4.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Shap -0.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shap -11.5 °C
Highest rainfall Rochdale 0.4 mm
Sunniest Morecambe 6.5 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Wainfleet 4.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Market Bosworth 0.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Coton-In-The-Elms -5.8 °C
Highest rainfall Coton-In-The-Elms 0.2 mm
Sunniest Nottingham 7.1 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Leek 3.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Wellesbourne -0.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Pershore -7.1 °C
Highest rainfall Astwood Bank 0.2 mm
Sunniest Coventry 4.3 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Milford Haven 5.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lake Vyrnwy -0.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Sennybridge -6.5 °C
Highest rainfall Gogerddan 2.4 mm
Sunniest Hawarden 3.4 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Weybourne 4.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Rothamsted 0.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Woburn -7.5 °C
Highest rainfall Charsfield 0.4 mm
Sunniest Tibenham Airfield 7.2 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Gosport Fleetlands 6.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature High Beach -1.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Benson -8.9 °C
Highest rainfall St Catherines Point 1.4 mm
Sunniest Manston 4.4 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Isles Of Scilly 9.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Little Rissington -0.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Westonbirt -6.3 °C
Highest rainfall Isles Of Scilly 8.0 mm
Sunniest Almondsbury 0.9 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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