UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Pershore 21.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Resallach 12.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Dalwhinnie 5.6 °C
Highest rainfall Achnagart 9.8 mm
Sunniest Exeter Airport 6.6 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kirkwall 15.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lerwick 14.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Lerwick 9.7 °C
Highest rainfall Kirkwall 0.6 mm
Sunniest Lerwick 4.5 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Tain Range 16.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Resallach 12.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Dalwhinnie 5.6 °C
Highest rainfall Achnagart 9.8 mm
Sunniest Loch Glascarnoch 2.5 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Dyce 17.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Braemar 14.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Braemar 7.4 °C
Highest rainfall Fyvie Castle 7.6 mm
Sunniest Dyce 1.1 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Leuchars 17.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tyndrum 14.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Leuchars 9.1 °C
Highest rainfall Tyndrum 2.6 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 1.4 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Glasgow 17.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tiree 13.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Drumalbin 7.9 °C
Highest rainfall Dunstaffnage 6.6 mm
Sunniest Glasgow 0.4 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Edinburgh Gogarbank 17.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Dundrennan 15.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Eskdalemuir 7.1 °C
Highest rainfall Eskdalemuir 1.4 mm
Sunniest Eskdalemuir 2.1 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Durham 19.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Brizlee Wood 15.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Brizlee Wood 9.4 °C
Highest rainfall Albemarle 3.6 mm
Sunniest Boulmer 1.9 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Murlough 18.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lough Fea 15.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Killylane 7.4 °C
Highest rainfall Banagher Caugh Hill 3.4 mm
Sunniest Katesbridge 2.6 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Bramham 20.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fylingdales 15.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Fylingdales 9.3 °C
Highest rainfall Scarborough 6.0 mm
Sunniest Sheffield 3.3 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Nantwich 18.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Blencathra 14.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Spadeadam 8.4 °C
Highest rainfall Carlisle 1.4 mm
Sunniest Morecambe 4.1 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Sutton Bonington 19.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Wainfleet 17.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Market Bosworth 10.5 °C
Highest rainfall Holbeach 2.6 mm
Sunniest Nottingham 3.2 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Pershore 21.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Leek 16.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Pennerley 9.0 °C
Highest rainfall Winterbourne No.2 1.2 mm
Sunniest Ross-on-Wye 3.6 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Cardiff Bute Park 21.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Aberporth 14.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Lake Vyrnwy 8.4 °C
Highest rainfall Capel Curig 0.4 mm
Sunniest St Athan 6.2 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Wittering 20.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tibenham Airfield 15.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Wattisham 11.1 °C
Highest rainfall Cromer 4.2 mm
Sunniest Wittering 3.9 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Gosport Fleetlands 20.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Manston 15.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Stowe 10.3 °C
Highest rainfall Goudhurst 1.8 mm
Sunniest Odiham 3.9 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Merryfield 20.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Okehampton 15.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Okehampton 8.5 °C
Highest rainfall Okehampton 1.6 mm
Sunniest Exeter Airport 6.6 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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