UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Frittenden 17.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Killylane 9.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Aboyne 0.9 °C
Highest rainfall Thorney Island 13.2 mm
Sunniest Dyce 9.0 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kirkwall 11.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lerwick 10.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kirkwall 8.2 °C
Highest rainfall Lerwick 3.2 mm
Sunniest Kirkwall 2.0 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Tain Range 12.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Dalwhinnie 9.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Dundreggan Rewilding Cntr 2.9 °C
Highest rainfall Resallach 9.2 mm
Sunniest Stornoway 5.9 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Fyvie Castle 14.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Balmoral 11.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Aboyne 0.9 °C
Highest rainfall Balmoral 0.4 mm
Sunniest Dyce 9.0 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Leuchars 13.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tyndrum 11.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Leuchars 6.0 °C
Highest rainfall Tyndrum 4.8 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 6.1 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Dunstaffnage 14.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Drumalbin 10.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Salsburgh 5.7 °C
Highest rainfall Machrihanish 13.0 mm
Sunniest Glasgow 5.4 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Edinburgh Botanic Gardens 14.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Eskdalemuir 12.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Eskdalemuir 3.3 °C
Highest rainfall Logan Botanic Garden 1.8 mm
Sunniest Dundrennan 7.2 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Durham 14.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Kielder Castle 12.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kielder Castle 3.2 °C
Highest rainfall Kielder Castle 0.2 mm
Sunniest Boulmer 8.7 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Killowen 15.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Killylane 9.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Katesbridge 2.0 °C
Highest rainfall Derrylin Cornahoule 7.2 mm
Sunniest Katesbridge 6.0 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Bridlington 15.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Malham Tarn 10.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Fylingdales 3.8 °C
Highest rainfall Topcliffe 1.0 mm
Sunniest Leconfield 7.0 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Walney Island 14.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Spadeadam 11.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shap 4.6 °C
Highest rainfall St Bees Head 2.6 mm
Sunniest Morecambe 5.9 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Market Bosworth 15.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Barkston Heath Airfield 13.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Wainfleet 5.9 °C
Highest rainfall Market Bosworth 0.4 mm
Sunniest Waddington 3.3 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Pershore College 17.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Pennerley 10.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shawbury 5.7 °C
Highest rainfall Ross-On-Wye 5.0 mm
Sunniest Coventry 3.5 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Milford Haven 16.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lake Vyrnwy 11.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Usk No.2 4.3 °C
Highest rainfall Nantyglo 7.4 mm
Sunniest Valley 6.1 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Santon Downham 16.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Wittering 14.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Santon Downham 5.5 °C
Highest rainfall High Beach 6.4 mm
Sunniest Wattisham 4.4 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Frittenden 17.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature South Newington 14.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Benson 3.8 °C
Highest rainfall Thorney Island 13.2 mm
Sunniest Odiham 5.2 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Hurn 16.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Liscombe 11.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Exeter Airport 2.7 °C
Highest rainfall Swanage 11.0 mm
Sunniest Hurn 4.4 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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