UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Cardiff Bute Park 18.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Resallach 9.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Santon Downham -1.2 °C
Highest rainfall Achnagart 6.8 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 9.4 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kirkwall 10.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fair Isle 9.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Baltasound 7.1 °C
Highest rainfall Lerwick 3.0 mm
Sunniest Kirkwall 2.8 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Aviemore 14.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Resallach 9.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Loch Glascarnoch 6.4 °C
Highest rainfall Achnagart 6.8 mm
Sunniest Tulloch Bridge 4.3 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Braemar 16.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lossiemouth 12.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Inverbervie 7.5 °C
Highest rainfall Inverbervie 4.8 mm
Sunniest Dyce 6.2 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Leuchars 16.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tyndrum 14.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Leuchars 7.0 °C
Highest rainfall Leuchars 1.2 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 9.4 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Glasgow 14.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tiree 10.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Salsburgh 6.9 °C
Highest rainfall Port Ellen 3.0 mm
Sunniest Glasgow 9.0 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Edinburgh Botanic Gardens 17.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Logan Botanic Garden 11.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Eskdalemuir 6.6 °C
Highest rainfall West Freugh 1.2 mm
Sunniest Edinburgh Gogarbank 9.4 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Redesdale Camp 16.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Loftus 13.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Albemarle 6.3 °C
Highest rainfall Loftus 0.4 mm
Sunniest Boulmer 9.1 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Killowen 15.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Altnahinch Filters 9.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Killylane 6.7 °C
Highest rainfall Altnahinch Filters 3.4 mm
Sunniest Katesbridge 3.1 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Topcliffe 16.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Emley Moor 12.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Topcliffe 1.9 °C
Highest rainfall Leeming 1.4 mm
Sunniest Leeming 4.3 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Levens Hall 16.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature St Bees Head 10.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Rostherne 1.9 °C
Highest rainfall Blencathra 1.6 mm
Sunniest Shap 8.5 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Waddington 15.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Market Bosworth 13.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Wainfleet 2.2 °C
Highest rainfall Market Bosworth 1.4 mm
Sunniest Nottingham 1.8 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Shobdon 16.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Leek 10.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Astwood Bank 2.1 °C
Highest rainfall Coventry 1.8 mm
Sunniest Shobdon 2.6 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Cardiff Bute Park 18.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Rhyl 11.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Usk No.2 1.4 °C
Highest rainfall Valley 2.0 mm
Sunniest St Athan 6.2 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Shoeburyness 15.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Cromer 11.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Santon Downham -1.2 °C
Highest rainfall Writtle 0.8 mm
Sunniest Wattisham 4.1 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Otterbourne Water Works 16.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Langdon Bay 11.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Frittenden -0.9 °C
Highest rainfall South Newington 0.4 mm
Sunniest Herstmonceux 4.8 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Merryfield 17.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Isle Of Portland 11.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Hurn 0.5 °C
Highest rainfall Cardinham 0.6 mm
Sunniest Exeter Airport 7.5 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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