UK daily weather extremes

Issued at:

Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Isles Of Scilly 9.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Kinbrace -2.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tulloch Bridge -7.0 °C
Highest rainfall Giants Causeway 25.6 mm
Sunniest Almondsbury 7.4 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kirkwall 6.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lerwick 3.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Lerwick 0.8 °C
Highest rainfall Kirkwall 4.0 mm
Sunniest Kirkwall 3.8 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Harris Quidnish 7.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Kinbrace -2.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tulloch Bridge -7.0 °C
Highest rainfall Aultbea 9.6 mm
Sunniest Aviemore 4.3 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Lossiemouth 3.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Balmoral 0.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Balmoral -4.3 °C
Highest rainfall Lossiemouth 6.4 mm
Sunniest Dyce 4.9 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Leuchars 4.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tyndrum 1.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tyndrum -6.0 °C
Highest rainfall Tyndrum 0.2 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 5.4 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Port Ellen 7.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Drumalbin 2.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Drumalbin -2.7 °C
Highest rainfall Machrihanish 13.4 mm
Sunniest Glasgow 1.0 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Logan Botanic Garden 6.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Eskdalemuir 3.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Eskdalemuir -4.3 °C
Highest rainfall West Freugh 5.2 mm
Sunniest Charterhall 4.7 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Durham 6.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Brizlee Wood 3.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Redesdale Camp -2.1 °C
Highest rainfall Boulmer 0.6 mm
Sunniest Morpeth Cockle Park 5.6 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Killowen 6.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lough Fea 2.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Killylane -0.8 °C
Highest rainfall Giants Causeway 25.6 mm
Sunniest Thomastown 4.4 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Bramham 6.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fylingdales 2.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Topcliffe -3.9 °C
Highest rainfall Bridlington 4.8 mm
Sunniest Leeming 5.6 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Crosby 8.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Spadeadam 2.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Spadeadam -5.2 °C
Highest rainfall Nantwich 14.2 mm
Sunniest Shap 4.5 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Market Bosworth 6.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Nottingham 3.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Wainfleet -0.9 °C
Highest rainfall Nottingham 3.0 mm
Sunniest Waddington 7.0 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Pershore 7.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Leek 1.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Leek -1.2 °C
Highest rainfall Keele 15.2 mm
Sunniest Wellesbourne 4.6 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Cardiff Bute Park 9.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lake Vyrnwy 3.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Libanus -2.5 °C
Highest rainfall Rhyl 15.0 mm
Sunniest St Athan 6.3 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Shoeburyness 7.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Wittering 5.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Marham -2.7 °C
Highest rainfall Cavendish 1.2 mm
Sunniest Wittering 7.1 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Gosport Fleetlands 8.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Stowe 5.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Frittenden -2.5 °C
Highest rainfall Stowe 1.6 mm
Sunniest Odiham 6.0 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Isles Of Scilly 9.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Okehampton 5.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Yeovilton -2.2 °C
Highest rainfall North Wyke 14.4 mm
Sunniest Almondsbury 7.4 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.

See also