UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Wisley 25.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Loch Glascarnoch 11.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Redesdale Camp 3.3 °C
Highest rainfall Porthmadog 12.2 mm
Sunniest Odiham 14.1 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Baltasound 13.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fair Isle 12.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Lerwick 8.7 °C
Highest rainfall Fair Isle 2.8 mm
Sunniest Kirkwall 1.1 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Harris Quidnish 15.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Loch Glascarnoch 11.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Dalwhinnie 7.3 °C
Highest rainfall Resallach 9.8 mm
Sunniest Aviemore 2.3 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Inverbervie 18.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Braemar 13.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Aboyne 4.4 °C
Highest rainfall Lossiemouth 0.4 mm
Sunniest Dyce 4.3 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Leuchars 18.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tyndrum 14.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tyndrum 8.6 °C
Highest rainfall Tyndrum 0.4 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 9.8 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Glasgow 16.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tiree 14.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Drumalbin 8.1 °C
Highest rainfall Tiree 0.6 mm
Sunniest Prestwick 7.4 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Charterhall 18.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Logan Botanic Garden 15.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Charterhall 5.4 °C
Highest rainfall West Freugh Trace
Sunniest Charterhall 11.7 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Chillingham Barns 21.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Loftus 16.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Redesdale Camp 3.3 °C
Highest rainfall Loftus 1.4 mm
Sunniest Boulmer 3.8 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Armagh 18.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Ballypatrick Forest 14.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Altnahinch Filters 5.6 °C
Highest rainfall Killowen 1.4 mm
Sunniest Thomastown 5.3 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Normanby Hall 20.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Pateley Bridge Ravens Nest 15.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Fylingdales 8.2 °C
Highest rainfall Leeming 6.4 mm
Sunniest Sheffield 0.7 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Rostherne 19.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Walney Island 14.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Nantwich 9.1 °C
Highest rainfall Morecambe 6.0 mm
Sunniest Shap 0.1 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Holbeach 22.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Nottingham 20.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Market Bosworth 8.0 °C
Highest rainfall Cranwell Trace
Sunniest Nottingham 4.1 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Pershore 23.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Pennerley 15.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shobdon 6.6 °C
Highest rainfall Hereford 1.0 mm
Sunniest Wellesbourne 9.6 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Usk No.2 22.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Aberdaron 13.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Sennybridge 6.9 °C
Highest rainfall Porthmadog 12.2 mm
Sunniest St Athan 5.5 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Cambridge Niab 24.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Weybourne 19.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Writtle 6.2 °C
Highest rainfall Wattisham Trace
Sunniest Weybourne 12.1 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Wisley 25.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature St Catherines Point 18.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature South Newington 5.6 °C
Highest rainfall Thorney Island Trace
Sunniest Odiham 14.1 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Boscombe Down 24.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Cardinham 17.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Westonbirt 5.4 °C
Highest rainfall North Wyke Trace
Sunniest Yeovilton 14.0 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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