UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Teddington Bushy Park 20.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Loch Glascarnoch 12.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tyndrum 5.8 °C
Highest rainfall Malham Tarn 17.8 mm
Sunniest Heathrow 9.8 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kirkwall 15.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fair Isle 14.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kirkwall 9.9 °C
Highest rainfall Lerwick 5.2 mm
Sunniest Lerwick 4.7 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Drumnadrochit 17.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Loch Glascarnoch 12.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Dundreggan Rewilding Cntr 6.0 °C
Highest rainfall Cassley 10.4 mm
Sunniest Stornoway 4.5 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Lossiemouth 17.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Balmoral 15.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Braemar 6.8 °C
Highest rainfall Braemar 2.2 mm
Sunniest Dyce 6.5 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Leuchars 18.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tyndrum 15.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tyndrum 5.8 °C
Highest rainfall Leuchars 4.6 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 8.8 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Dunstaffnage 16.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Drumalbin 14.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Salsburgh 8.7 °C
Highest rainfall Salsburgh 4.2 mm
Sunniest Glasgow 7.6 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Edinburgh Botanic Gardens 17.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Dundrennan 15.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Eskdalemuir 9.8 °C
Highest rainfall West Freugh 9.0 mm
Sunniest Charterhall 8.6 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Durham 19.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Brizlee Wood 15.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kielder Castle 8.5 °C
Highest rainfall Albemarle 4.4 mm
Sunniest Morpeth Cockle Park 7.7 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Killowen 18.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Ballypatrick Forest 14.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Derrylin Cornahoule 9.1 °C
Highest rainfall Ballypatrick Forest 15.0 mm
Sunniest Aldergrove 3.8 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Bridlington 19.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Malham Tarn 13.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Bainbridge 9.8 °C
Highest rainfall Malham Tarn 17.8 mm
Sunniest Leeming 8.3 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Rostherne 17.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Blencathra 14.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Spadeadam 9.3 °C
Highest rainfall Blencathra 12.8 mm
Sunniest Shap 6.1 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Holbeach 19.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Gringley On The Hill 17.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Nottingham 11.1 °C
Highest rainfall Sutton Bonington 0.2 mm
Sunniest Nottingham 5.4 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Pershore College 19.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Pennerley 14.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Leek 9.9 °C
Highest rainfall Leek 2.8 mm
Sunniest Shobdon 7.3 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Usk No.2 18.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lake Vyrnwy 14.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Nantyglo 7.5 °C
Highest rainfall Lake Vyrnwy 1.8 mm
Sunniest Valley 7.3 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Cavendish 19.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Rothamsted 18.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature High Beach 10.7 °C
Highest rainfall Houghton Hall 0.2 mm
Sunniest Shoeburyness 7.5 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Teddington Bushy Park 20.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature St Catherines Point 17.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Stowe 10.1 °C
Highest rainfall Middle Wallop 1.2 mm
Sunniest Heathrow 9.8 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Exeter Airport 18.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature North Wyke 15.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Okehampton 9.3 °C
Highest rainfall Boscombe Down 3.2 mm
Sunniest Almondsbury 6.5 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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