UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Chivenor 17.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Leek 9.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Benson 3.3 °C
Highest rainfall Baltasound 25.6 mm
Sunniest Leeming 8.7 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kirkwall 13.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lerwick 11.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Lerwick 8.9 °C
Highest rainfall Baltasound 25.6 mm
Sunniest Lerwick 0.0 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Tain Range 16.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature South Uist 12.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tulloch Bridge 8.6 °C
Highest rainfall Kinlochewe 7.0 mm
Sunniest Tulloch Bridge 0.6 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Dyce 17.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Braemar 14.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Fyvie Castle 6.6 °C
Highest rainfall Dyce Trace
Sunniest Kinloss 0.3 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Leuchars 15.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Strathallan 13.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tyndrum 11.4 °C
Highest rainfall Strathallan Trace
Sunniest Leuchars 7.8 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Glasgow 14.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Salsburgh 10.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Salsburgh 10.0 °C
Highest rainfall Dunstaffnage 3.6 mm
Sunniest Glasgow 0.4 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Edinburgh Botanic Gardens 14.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Eskdalemuir 10.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Eskdalemuir 9.9 °C
Highest rainfall Threave 2.2 mm
Sunniest Charterhall 8.3 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Loftus 16.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Redesdale Camp 12.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Chillingham Barns 6.7 °C
Highest rainfall Chillingham Barns 0.2 mm
Sunniest Boulmer 7.8 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Giants Causeway 15.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Killylane 10.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Killylane 9.2 °C
Highest rainfall Killylane 1.0 mm
Sunniest Magilligan 1.4 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Leeming 16.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Emley Moor 10.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Emley Moor 8.4 °C
Highest rainfall Pateley Bridge Ravens Nest 0.2 mm
Sunniest Leeming 8.7 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Keswick 15.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Spadeadam 9.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Spadeadam 9.4 °C
Highest rainfall Spadeadam 2.6 mm
Sunniest Shap 2.8 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Coningsby 12.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Nottingham 11.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Nottingham 9.2 °C
Highest rainfall Coton-In-The-Elms 0.2 mm
Sunniest Nottingham 0.0 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Wellesbourne 15.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Leek 9.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Leek 8.1 °C
Highest rainfall Leek 1.0 mm
Sunniest Ross-On-Wye 4.4 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Cardiff Bute Park 17.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Sennybridge 11.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Cardiff Bute Park 6.5 °C
Highest rainfall St Athan Trace
Sunniest St Athan 8.1 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Shoeburyness 15.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Wittering 12.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Santon Downham 3.4 °C
Highest rainfall Cavendish 0.2 mm
Sunniest Wattisham 5.0 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Herstmonceux 17.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Brize Norton 10.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Benson 3.3 °C
Highest rainfall Manston Trace
Sunniest Herstmonceux 3.6 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Chivenor 17.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Okehampton 12.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Almondsbury 3.5 °C
Highest rainfall Merryfield 0.2 mm
Sunniest Lyneham 8.7 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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