UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Isles Of Scilly 9.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Loch Glascarnoch -1.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Warcop -7.5 °C
Highest rainfall Bala 7.8 mm
Sunniest Morecambe 7.1 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Baltasound 3.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lerwick 2.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Lerwick -0.2 °C
Highest rainfall Kirkwall 7.4 mm
Sunniest Lerwick 3.4 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Aultbea 3.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Loch Glascarnoch -1.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Drumnadrochit -6.6 °C
Highest rainfall Harris Quidnish 3.0 mm
Sunniest Aviemore 4.4 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Lossiemouth 2.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Craibstone No.2 -0.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Balmoral -2.4 °C
Highest rainfall Dyce 5.0 mm
Sunniest Dyce 5.6 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Strathallan 3.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tyndrum 3.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tyndrum -6.0 °C
Highest rainfall Leuchars Trace
Sunniest Leuchars 6.5 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Gt Cumbrae Millport 5.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Drumalbin 1.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Auchincruive -4.9 °C
Highest rainfall Tiree 3.8 mm
Sunniest Glasgow 6.4 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature West Freugh 5.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Charterhall 2.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Eskdalemuir -4.4 °C
Highest rainfall Logan Botanic Garden 1.2 mm
Sunniest Dundrennan 6.9 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Durham 4.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Brizlee Wood 1.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Albemarle -3.9 °C
Highest rainfall Loftus 7.2 mm
Sunniest Morpeth Cockle Park 4.5 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Giants Causeway 5.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Banagher Caugh Hill 0.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Katesbridge -2.5 °C
Highest rainfall Lough Fea 4.0 mm
Sunniest Katesbridge 4.5 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Leeming 3.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fylingdales 0.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Pateley Bridge Ravens Nest -3.7 °C
Highest rainfall Bridlington 6.6 mm
Sunniest Sheffield 6.2 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Blackpool 6.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Warcop 0.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Warcop -7.5 °C
Highest rainfall Nantwich 3.4 mm
Sunniest Morecambe 7.1 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Market Bosworth 5.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Wainfleet 3.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Market Bosworth -3.3 °C
Highest rainfall Nottingham 3.8 mm
Sunniest Nottingham 7.0 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Pershore College 5.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Leek 1.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shobdon -4.2 °C
Highest rainfall Keele 5.8 mm
Sunniest Shobdon 6.7 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Scolton Country Park 7.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Libanus 0.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Bala -6.4 °C
Highest rainfall Bala 7.8 mm
Sunniest Hawarden 4.4 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Cromer 5.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Houghton Hall 3.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Cardington -3.2 °C
Highest rainfall Weybourne 6.4 mm
Sunniest Shoeburyness 6.7 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Gosport Fleetlands 7.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Stowe 3.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Benson -4.3 °C
Highest rainfall Stowe 1.2 mm
Sunniest Manston 6.6 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Isles Of Scilly 9.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Little Rissington 2.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Yeovilton -4.1 °C
Highest rainfall Okehampton 4.8 mm
Sunniest Hurn 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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