UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Bridlington 17.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Baltasound 10.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Aboyne 2.8 °C
Highest rainfall Keele 3.6 mm
Sunniest Boulmer 8.0 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kirkwall 12.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Baltasound 10.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Baltasound 3.3 °C
Highest rainfall Lerwick 1.6 mm
Sunniest Lerwick 1.4 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Tain Range 15.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Resallach 11.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kinbrace 5.7 °C
Highest rainfall Resallach 2.6 mm
Sunniest Aviemore 2.8 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Aboyne 17.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Balmoral 14.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Aboyne 2.8 °C
Highest rainfall Braemar 0.8 mm
Sunniest Dyce 5.7 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Strathallan 16.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tyndrum 13.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Leuchars 9.9 °C
Highest rainfall Tyndrum 0.2 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 7.1 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Glasgow 14.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Salsburgh 10.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Salsburgh 9.4 °C
Highest rainfall Machrihanish 0.8 mm
Sunniest Glasgow 1.8 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Threave 14.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature West Freugh 12.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Threave 7.6 °C
Highest rainfall West Freugh 1.0 mm
Sunniest Edinburgh Gogarbank 4.8 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Boulmer 16.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Albemarle 13.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Redesdale Camp 8.3 °C
Highest rainfall Morpeth Cockle Park 0.4 mm
Sunniest Boulmer 8.0 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Castlederg 15.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Killylane 11.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Derrylin Cornahoule 5.5 °C
Highest rainfall Altnahinch Filters 2.2 mm
Sunniest Magilligan 1.7 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Bridlington 17.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Emley Moor 13.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Topcliffe 9.9 °C
Highest rainfall Topcliffe 0.6 mm
Sunniest Leeming 6.9 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Myerscough 14.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Blencathra 10.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shap 7.2 °C
Highest rainfall Walney Island 2.4 mm
Sunniest Shap 4.1 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Gringley On The Hill 16.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Market Bosworth 14.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Market Bosworth 11.1 °C
Highest rainfall Coton-In-The-Elms 0.6 mm
Sunniest Waddington 2.1 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Pershore 16.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Pennerley 13.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Hereford 6.6 °C
Highest rainfall Keele 3.6 mm
Sunniest Coventry 2.5 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Porthmadog 15.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Aberporth 12.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Usk No.2 7.9 °C
Highest rainfall Swyddffynnon 3.6 mm
Sunniest Valley 3.5 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Monks Wood 16.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Andrewsfield 14.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Writtle 10.6 °C
Highest rainfall Santon Downham 3.4 mm
Sunniest Wittering 1.5 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Frittenden 17.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Stowe 14.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Chertsey Abbey Mead 8.1 °C
Highest rainfall Herstmonceux 3.2 mm
Sunniest Charlwood 1.1 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Swanage 16.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Okehampton 12.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Exeter Airport 8.1 °C
Highest rainfall Okehampton 3.0 mm
Sunniest Exeter Airport 2.2 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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