UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Nantwich 11.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Salsburgh 5.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Aboyne -5.0 °C
Highest rainfall Liscombe 16.0 mm
Sunniest Kirkwall 9.0 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kirkwall 9.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lerwick 7.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kirkwall 1.1 °C
Highest rainfall Fair Isle 2.4 mm
Sunniest Kirkwall 9.0 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Drumnadrochit 9.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Aviemore 5.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kinbrace -4.4 °C
Highest rainfall Achnagart 5.2 mm
Sunniest Altnaharra 8.9 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Fyvie Castle 8.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Inverbervie 5.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Aboyne -5.0 °C
Highest rainfall Balmoral 0.2 mm
Sunniest Kinloss 7.6 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Tyndrum 6.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Leuchars 5.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Leuchars -2.1 °C
Highest rainfall Strathallan 1.4 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 0.8 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Dunstaffnage 8.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Salsburgh 5.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Salsburgh 0.4 °C
Highest rainfall Port Ellen 6.2 mm
Sunniest Tiree 2.6 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature West Freugh 9.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Edinburgh Botanic Gardens 5.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Charterhall -1.5 °C
Highest rainfall Threave 8.6 mm
Sunniest Dundrennan 2.8 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Loftus 8.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Redesdale Camp 5.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Chillingham Barns -0.8 °C
Highest rainfall Albemarle 4.2 mm
Sunniest Morpeth Cockle Park 2.0 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Portglenone 10.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lough Fea 6.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Katesbridge -1.3 °C
Highest rainfall Derrylin Cornahoule 8.2 mm
Sunniest Magilligan 1.2 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Bramham 10.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fylingdales 6.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Fylingdales -0.5 °C
Highest rainfall Leconfield 7.2 mm
Sunniest Leeming 3.4 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Nantwich 11.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Blencathra 5.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Spadeadam -0.6 °C
Highest rainfall Morecambe 8.0 mm
Sunniest Rostherne 4.0 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Coton-In-The-Elms 10.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Wainfleet 7.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Wainfleet -0.2 °C
Highest rainfall Wainfleet 5.4 mm
Sunniest Nottingham 2.1 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Pershore 11.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Pennerley 7.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shawbury -0.1 °C
Highest rainfall Wellesbourne 8.8 mm
Sunniest Shobdon 4.9 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Cardiff Bute Park 10.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lake Vyrnwy 6.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Usk No.2 0.7 °C
Highest rainfall Nantyglo 9.6 mm
Sunniest St Athan 5.9 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Wittering 9.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Cromer 6.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Santon Downham -2.4 °C
Highest rainfall Santon Downham 14.4 mm
Sunniest Wittering 1.3 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Gosport Fleetlands 10.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature High Beach 7.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Benson -1.2 °C
Highest rainfall Middle Wallop 12.4 mm
Sunniest Manston 2.5 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Swanage 11.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Little Rissington 7.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Lyneham 1.1 °C
Highest rainfall Liscombe 16.0 mm
Sunniest Camborne 5.5 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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