UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Hawarden 13.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Malham Tarn 7.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Benson 1.6 °C
Highest rainfall Achnagart 20.8 mm
Sunniest Wisley 5.4 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Baltasound 10.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lerwick 10.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Baltasound 9.2 °C
Highest rainfall Lerwick 2.0 mm
Sunniest Lerwick 0.0 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kinlochewe 12.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Dalwhinnie 9.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Dalwhinnie 6.1 °C
Highest rainfall Achnagart 20.8 mm
Sunniest Aviemore 0.1 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Lossiemouth 13.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Braemar 9.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Braemar 7.6 °C
Highest rainfall Braemar 1.8 mm
Sunniest Kinloss 0.4 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Leuchars 12.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tyndrum 10.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tyndrum 7.4 °C
Highest rainfall Tyndrum 10.8 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 0.0 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Prestwick 12.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Salsburgh 9.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Salsburgh 6.5 °C
Highest rainfall Dunstaffnage 7.8 mm
Sunniest Prestwick 1.1 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature West Freugh 13.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Eskdalemuir 9.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Eskdalemuir 8.1 °C
Highest rainfall West Freugh 2.6 mm
Sunniest Charterhall 1.7 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Chillingham Barns No.2 11.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Loftus 8.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Loftus 7.3 °C
Highest rainfall Redesdale Camp Trace
Sunniest Boulmer 0.6 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Armagh 12.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Altnahinch Filters 10.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Killylane 6.7 °C
Highest rainfall Katesbridge 8.6 mm
Sunniest Thomastown 0.0 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Bramham 11.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Malham Tarn 7.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Malham Tarn 4.1 °C
Highest rainfall Malham Tarn 0.0 mm
Sunniest Leeming 2.9 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Crosby 12.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Shap 8.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Stonyhurst 5.4 °C
Highest rainfall Rostherne 0.0 mm
Sunniest Rostherne 5.0 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Coton-In-The-Elms 11.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Wainfleet 10.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Market Bosworth 5.3 °C
Highest rainfall Market Bosworth 0.2 mm
Sunniest Nottingham 1.9 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Newport (Salop) 12.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Pennerley 9.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shobdon 3.4 °C
Highest rainfall Astwood Bank 0.2 mm
Sunniest Shawbury 3.4 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Hawarden 13.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lake Vyrnwy 9.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Usk No.2 4.8 °C
Highest rainfall Scolton Country Park 1.4 mm
Sunniest Valley 2.1 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Cambridge Niab 12.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Wittering 10.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Writtle 4.0 °C
Highest rainfall Writtle 0.2 mm
Sunniest Weybourne 5.3 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Teddington Bushy Park 12.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Goudhurst 9.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Benson 1.6 °C
Highest rainfall Otterbourne Water Works 2.6 mm
Sunniest Wisley 5.4 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Bude 13.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Okehampton 9.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Westonbirt 2.9 °C
Highest rainfall Camborne 1.8 mm
Sunniest Yeovilton 1.7 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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