UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Wellesbourne 22.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lerwick 10.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Baltasound 2.1 °C
Highest rainfall Harris Quidnish 12.6 mm
Sunniest Hurn 11.1 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kirkwall 16.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lerwick 10.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Baltasound 2.1 °C
Highest rainfall Lerwick 3.8 mm
Sunniest Kirkwall 4.3 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kinbrace 18.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Harris Quidnish 11.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Altnaharra 2.7 °C
Highest rainfall Harris Quidnish 12.6 mm
Sunniest Aviemore 2.6 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Fyvie Castle 20.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Inverbervie 15.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Aboyne 4.3 °C
Highest rainfall Aboyne 2.2 mm
Sunniest Dyce 7.5 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Leuchars 19.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tyndrum 17.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tyndrum 8.9 °C
Highest rainfall Tyndrum 1.8 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 5.2 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Glasgow 17.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tiree 12.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tiree 5.8 °C
Highest rainfall Tiree 9.6 mm
Sunniest Prestwick 3.9 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Edinburgh Botanic Gardens 19.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Dundrennan 13.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Eskdalemuir 4.7 °C
Highest rainfall Dundrennan Trace
Sunniest Charterhall 3.7 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Chillingham Barns 20.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Redesdale Camp 17.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Redesdale Camp 4.6 °C
Highest rainfall Loftus Trace
Sunniest Morpeth Cockle Park 5.8 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Altnahinch Filters 19.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Murlough 16.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Derrylin Cornahoule 5.7 °C
Highest rainfall Magilligan 1.4 mm
Sunniest Katesbridge 6.5 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Hull East Park 22.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Bridlington 14.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature High Mowthorpe 5.0 °C
Highest rainfall Ryhill 0.2 mm
Sunniest Sheffield 7.3 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Nantwich 21.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature St Bees Head 12.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Spadeadam 6.0 °C
Highest rainfall Crosby Trace
Sunniest Rostherne 7.5 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Coton-in-the-Elms 21.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Wainfleet 16.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Cranwell 6.3 °C
Highest rainfall Nottingham 0.2 mm
Sunniest Waddington 9.5 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Wellesbourne 22.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Pennerley 18.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Church Lawford 7.0 °C
Highest rainfall Shobdon 0.6 mm
Sunniest Coventry 9.4 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Cardiff Bute Park 20.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Aberdaron 13.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Scolton Country Park 6.6 °C
Highest rainfall Mumbles Head 0.4 mm
Sunniest Bala 4.4 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Woburn 20.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Cromer 13.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Cardington 3.6 °C
Highest rainfall Cardington 0.2 mm
Sunniest Weybourne 9.7 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Northolt 21.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature St Catherines Point 13.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature South Newington 3.9 °C
Highest rainfall Reading University 0.2 mm
Sunniest East Malling 10.6 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Winchcombe Sudeley Castle 21.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Isle of Portland 13.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Culdrose 5.6 °C
Highest rainfall Merryfield 0.2 mm
Sunniest Hurn 11.1 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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