UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Cambridge Niab 23.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tyndrum 15.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Braemar 7.0 °C
Highest rainfall Machrihanish 19.0 mm
Sunniest Dyce 6.9 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kirkwall 17.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fair Isle 15.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Lerwick 13.0 °C
Highest rainfall Baltasound 6.6 mm
Sunniest Kirkwall 4.6 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Tain Range 20.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature South Uist 16.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Dundreggan Rewilding Cntr 7.5 °C
Highest rainfall South Uist 13.2 mm
Sunniest Aviemore 4.6 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Fyvie Castle 21.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Buchan 17.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Braemar 7.0 °C
Highest rainfall Balmoral 5.6 mm
Sunniest Dyce 6.9 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Leuchars 20.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tyndrum 15.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tyndrum 11.6 °C
Highest rainfall Tyndrum 12.4 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 5.2 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Prestwick 17.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Salsburgh 15.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Salsburgh 10.5 °C
Highest rainfall Machrihanish 19.0 mm
Sunniest Glasgow 0.7 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Charterhall 21.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Eskdalemuir 15.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature West Freugh 9.7 °C
Highest rainfall West Freugh 15.4 mm
Sunniest Charterhall 5.3 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Albemarle 22.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Kielder Castle 17.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Redesdale Camp 10.0 °C
Highest rainfall Kielder Castle 7.4 mm
Sunniest Boulmer 5.3 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Magilligan 19.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Killylane 16.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Katesbridge 7.5 °C
Highest rainfall Derrylin Cornahoule 18.4 mm
Sunniest Magilligan 1.7 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Hull East Park 22.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Malham Tarn 16.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Topcliffe 8.5 °C
Highest rainfall Malham Tarn 13.2 mm
Sunniest Leconfield 6.0 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Blackpool 20.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Blencathra 16.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Levens Hall 10.8 °C
Highest rainfall Shap 10.4 mm
Sunniest Rostherne 3.7 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Cranwell 23.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Coton-In-The-Elms 21.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Coningsby 9.8 °C
Highest rainfall Market Bosworth 5.0 mm
Sunniest Nottingham 5.4 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Pershore College 21.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Pennerley 16.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Hereford 9.6 °C
Highest rainfall Winterbourne No.2 4.4 mm
Sunniest Coventry 3.1 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature St Athan 20.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lake Vyrnwy 16.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Libanus 8.4 °C
Highest rainfall Whitechurch 14.4 mm
Sunniest Hawarden 3.1 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Cambridge Niab 23.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Rothamsted 20.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Cavendish 9.5 °C
Highest rainfall Rothamsted 3.2 mm
Sunniest Wattisham 6.9 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Cardington 23.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature St Catherines Point 19.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature South Newington 7.2 °C
Highest rainfall Wiggonholt 9.6 mm
Sunniest Manston 6.8 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Hurn 20.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Okehampton 17.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Hurn 7.7 °C
Highest rainfall Camborne 9.2 mm
Sunniest Hurn 1.8 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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