UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Isles Of Scilly 10.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Salsburgh 1.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Benson -3.0 °C
Highest rainfall Kinlochewe 31.4 mm
Sunniest Leconfield 7.7 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kirkwall 7.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lerwick 6.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Fair Isle 3.9 °C
Highest rainfall Fair Isle 12.8 mm
Sunniest Kirkwall 0.6 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Aultbea 7.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lentran 2.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Aviemore 0.4 °C
Highest rainfall Kinlochewe 31.4 mm
Sunniest Stornoway 2.9 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Dyce 6.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Balmoral 2.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Braemar 0.5 °C
Highest rainfall Kinloss 4.6 mm
Sunniest Dyce 5.9 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Tyndrum 5.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Strathallan 4.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tyndrum 1.2 °C
Highest rainfall Tyndrum 14.4 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 5.1 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Gt Cumbrae Millport 6.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Salsburgh 1.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Salsburgh -0.4 °C
Highest rainfall Gt Cumbrae Millport 11.2 mm
Sunniest Prestwick 2.3 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Logan Botanic Garden 7.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Edinburgh Botanic Gardens 4.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Eskdalemuir 0.1 °C
Highest rainfall Edinburgh Gogarbank 5.8 mm
Sunniest Charterhall 5.1 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Durham 6.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Brizlee Wood 4.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Brizlee Wood 0.2 °C
Highest rainfall Loftus 0.2 mm
Sunniest Morpeth Cockle Park 6.8 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Killowen 6.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Altnahinch Filters 2.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Altnahinch Filters -1.0 °C
Highest rainfall Banagher Caugh Hill 8.6 mm
Sunniest Aldergrove 4.1 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Normanby Hall 7.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Emley Moor 4.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Fylingdales 0.3 °C
Highest rainfall Sheffield 2.8 mm
Sunniest Leconfield 7.7 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Nantwich 8.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Spadeadam 3.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Nantwich -0.5 °C
Highest rainfall Rochdale 3.0 mm
Sunniest Rostherne 7.4 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Market Bosworth 7.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Wainfleet 6.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Coningsby -0.3 °C
Highest rainfall Gringley On The Hill 0.4 mm
Sunniest Nottingham 7.2 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Hereford 8.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Leek 5.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Hereford -2.7 °C
Highest rainfall Pennerley 3.0 mm
Sunniest Coventry 6.9 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Milford Haven 9.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Nantyglo 4.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Usk No.2 -1.9 °C
Highest rainfall Libanus 4.4 mm
Sunniest Hawarden 7.5 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Shoeburyness 8.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Rothamsted 6.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Cardington 0.1 °C
Highest rainfall Monks Wood 3.4 mm
Sunniest Wattisham 7.2 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kew Gardens 9.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Manston 6.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Benson -3.0 °C
Highest rainfall South Newington 3.6 mm
Sunniest Wisley 6.4 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Isles Of Scilly 10.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Liscombe 4.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Exeter Airport -2.0 °C
Highest rainfall Little Rissington 3.8 mm
Sunniest Bude 5.3 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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