UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Northolt 19.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Banagher, Caugh Hill 5.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature South Newington -0.6 °C
Highest rainfall Achnagart 21.0 mm
Sunniest Weybourne 9.9 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kirkwall 9.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lerwick 8.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kirkwall 6.5 °C
Highest rainfall Lerwick 1.6 mm
Sunniest Lerwick 0.1 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Tain Range 11.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Stornoway Airport 7.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Drumnadrochit 3.2 °C
Highest rainfall Achnagart 21.0 mm
Sunniest Stornoway Airport 0.3 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Aboyne No 2 13.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Inverbervie No 2 9.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Fyvie Castle 2.4 °C
Highest rainfall Aboyne No 2 7.6 mm
Sunniest Dyce 0.3 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Leuchars 13.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tyndrum No 3 9.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Strathallan Airfield 0.6 °C
Highest rainfall Tyndrum No 3 11.6 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 1.6 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Prestwick, Gannet 10.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Islay: Port Ellen 7.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Glasgow, Bishopton 6.1 °C
Highest rainfall Cliff Farm 12.0 mm
Sunniest Glasgow, Bishopton 0.0 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Charterhall 15.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Dundrennan 8.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Eskdalemuir 3.7 °C
Highest rainfall Edinburgh, Royal Botanic Garden No 2 5.8 mm
Sunniest Charterhall 3.5 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Chillingham Barns No 2 16.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Boulmer 10.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kielder Castle 0.9 °C
Highest rainfall Chillingham Barns No 2 2.8 mm
Sunniest Morpeth, Cockle Park 8.2 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Castle Espie No 2 9.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Banagher, Caugh Hill 5.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Banagher, Caugh Hill 5.0 °C
Highest rainfall Glenanne No 2 13.2 mm
Sunniest Aldergrove 0.0 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Normanby Hall 16.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Pateley Bridge, Ravens Nest 10.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Bainbridge 2.3 °C
Highest rainfall Leeming 0.6 mm
Sunniest Sheffield 5.9 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Preston, Moor Park 16.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature St Bees Head No 2 11.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Rostherne No 2 2.2 °C
Highest rainfall St Bees Head No 2 3.4 mm
Sunniest Shap 5.7 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Holbeach No 2 17.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Wainfleet No 2 15.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Wainfleet No 2 1.1 °C
Highest rainfall Holbeach No 2 0.2 mm
Sunniest Nottingham, Watnall 8.9 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Pershore College 17.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Pennerley 12.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Hereford, Credenhill 0.5 °C
Highest rainfall Astwood Bank 0.4 mm
Sunniest Wellesbourne 8.5 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Porthmadog 16.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lake Vyrnwy No 2 10.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Sennybridge No 2 1.4 °C
Highest rainfall Aberdaron 11.6 mm
Sunniest Lake Vyrnwy No 2 4.2 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Woburn 18.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Shoeburyness, Landwick 13.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Santon Downham 0.8 °C
Highest rainfall Wattisham 0.2 mm
Sunniest Weybourne 9.9 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Northolt 19.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Gosport, Fleetlands 13.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature South Newington -0.6 °C
Highest rainfall Goudhurst 0.4 mm
Sunniest East Malling 9.3 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Almondsbury 16.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Swanage 11.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Merryfield -0.3 °C
Highest rainfall Bude 4.6 mm
Sunniest Lyneham 8.4 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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