UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Santon Downham 18.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Braemar 7.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Aboyne 0.0 °C
Highest rainfall Libanus 72.0 mm
Sunniest Kirkwall 5.9 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Baltasound 10.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Kirkwall 9.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Baltasound 4.5 °C
Highest rainfall Baltasound 23.4 mm
Sunniest Kirkwall 5.9 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Harris Quidnish 11.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lentran 7.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Lentran 0.6 °C
Highest rainfall Loch Glascarnoch 42.4 mm
Sunniest Altnaharra 4.9 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Lossiemouth 10.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Braemar 7.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Aboyne 0.0 °C
Highest rainfall Aboyne 9.6 mm
Sunniest Kinloss 5.2 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Leuchars 10.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tyndrum 9.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Strathallan 0.4 °C
Highest rainfall Tyndrum 26.8 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 4.7 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Gt Cumbrae Millport 11.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Salsburgh 9.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Glasgow 1.4 °C
Highest rainfall Dunstaffnage 10.6 mm
Sunniest Prestwick 5.1 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Logan Botanic Garden 11.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Eskdalemuir 9.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Edinburgh Gogarbank 1.7 °C
Highest rainfall Eskdalemuir 10.6 mm
Sunniest Edinburgh Gogarbank 4.2 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Loftus 12.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Brizlee Wood 9.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Redesdale Camp 1.8 °C
Highest rainfall Redesdale Camp 12.0 mm
Sunniest Morpeth Cockle Park 0.7 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Killowen 12.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Altnahinch Filters 8.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Killylane 5.5 °C
Highest rainfall Derrylin Cornahoule 11.6 mm
Sunniest Aldergrove 5.1 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Leconfield 16.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Bainbridge 9.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Bainbridge 9.2 °C
Highest rainfall Bainbridge 19.8 mm
Sunniest Leeming 0.0 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Nantwich 13.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Spadeadam 9.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Spadeadam 8.0 °C
Highest rainfall Shap 51.4 mm
Sunniest Shap 0.0 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Cranwell 17.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Nottingham 14.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Wainfleet 12.1 °C
Highest rainfall Nottingham 14.0 mm
Sunniest Waddington 0.4 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Wellesbourne 16.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Pennerley 11.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Pennerley 11.4 °C
Highest rainfall Ross-On-Wye 40.6 mm
Sunniest Shawbury 0.0 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Usk No.2 14.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lake Vyrnwy 9.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Capel Curig 9.1 °C
Highest rainfall Libanus 72.0 mm
Sunniest Hawarden 0.2 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Santon Downham 18.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Rothamsted 16.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Charsfield 12.9 °C
Highest rainfall Wittering 21.6 mm
Sunniest Shoeburyness 3.9 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Teddington Bushy Park 18.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Middle Wallop 15.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Langdon Bay 11.6 °C
Highest rainfall South Newington 70.6 mm
Sunniest Manston 4.3 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Larkhill 17.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Camborne 12.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Camborne 11.6 °C
Highest rainfall Okehampton 63.2 mm
Sunniest Liscombe 0.0 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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