UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Santon Downham 19.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Braemar 4.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Fyvie Castle -1.4 °C
Highest rainfall Glasgow 34.6 mm
Sunniest Herstmonceux 5.8 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Baltasound 6.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fair Isle 5.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Lerwick -0.4 °C
Highest rainfall Baltasound 1.8 mm
Sunniest Lerwick 5.3 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature South Uist 9.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Loch Glascarnoch 4.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Wick Airport -0.7 °C
Highest rainfall Achnagart 13.4 mm
Sunniest Aviemore 0.6 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kinloss 6.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Braemar 4.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Fyvie Castle -1.4 °C
Highest rainfall Craibstone No.2 10.8 mm
Sunniest Kinloss 0.0 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Leuchars 6.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tyndrum 5.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Strathallan 0.2 °C
Highest rainfall Strathallan 28.2 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 0.0 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Auchincruive 15.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Glasgow 6.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Salsburgh 0.1 °C
Highest rainfall Glasgow 34.6 mm
Sunniest Prestwick 0.6 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature West Freugh 14.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Edinburgh Botanic Gardens 7.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Eskdalemuir 0.6 °C
Highest rainfall Eskdalemuir 32.6 mm
Sunniest Charterhall 1.1 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Albemarle 17.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Redesdale Camp 14.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Redesdale Camp 0.7 °C
Highest rainfall Redesdale Camp 22.6 mm
Sunniest Morpeth Cockle Park 5.7 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Armagh 16.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lough Fea 13.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Killylane 4.7 °C
Highest rainfall Ballypatrick Forest 20.6 mm
Sunniest Katesbridge 2.7 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Hull East Park 18.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Bainbridge 14.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Fylingdales 3.1 °C
Highest rainfall Bainbridge 16.8 mm
Sunniest Leeming 5.0 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Nantwich 16.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Shap 11.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Spadeadam 0.5 °C
Highest rainfall Shap 32.2 mm
Sunniest Rostherne 2.3 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Coningsby 18.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Market Bosworth 17.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Gringley on The Hill 7.1 °C
Highest rainfall Wainfleet 5.6 mm
Sunniest Waddington 3.9 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Pershore College 17.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Pennerley 12.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Pennerley 8.9 °C
Highest rainfall Shobdon 10.0 mm
Sunniest Wellesbourne 5.1 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Cardiff Bute Park 18.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Capel Curig 11.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Lake Vyrnwy 8.5 °C
Highest rainfall Libanus 24.0 mm
Sunniest Hawarden 2.9 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Santon Downham 19.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Rothamsted 16.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Weybourne 8.4 °C
Highest rainfall Weybourne 7.2 mm
Sunniest Wittering 5.1 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature St James Park 17.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature St Catherines Point 12.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Langdon Bay 10.1 °C
Highest rainfall South Newington 7.8 mm
Sunniest Herstmonceux 5.8 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Almondsbury 17.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Okehampton 11.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Okehampton 8.8 °C
Highest rainfall Okehampton 16.4 mm
Sunniest Lyneham 2.9 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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