UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Teddington Bushy Park 23.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Baltasound 12.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Baltasound 6.1 °C
Highest rainfall Rochdale 17.2 mm
Sunniest Prestwick 13.5 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kirkwall 14.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Baltasound 12.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Baltasound 6.1 °C
Highest rainfall Fair Isle 2.6 mm
Sunniest Lerwick 7.4 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Drumnadrochit 17.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature South Uist 13.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kinbrace 7.0 °C
Highest rainfall Loch Glascarnoch 4.0 mm
Sunniest Stornoway 6.6 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Aboyne 18.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lossiemouth 15.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Braemar 7.2 °C
Highest rainfall Fyvie Castle 1.6 mm
Sunniest Kinloss 5.3 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Leuchars 19.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tyndrum 16.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tyndrum 8.6 °C
Highest rainfall Strathallan 3.2 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 11.9 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Glasgow 17.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tiree 14.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Salsburgh 8.7 °C
Highest rainfall Salsburgh 2.6 mm
Sunniest Prestwick 13.5 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Edinburgh Botanic Gardens 20.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature West Freugh 16.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Dundrennan 9.3 °C
Highest rainfall Eskdalemuir 5.4 mm
Sunniest Dundrennan 13.4 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Durham 19.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Loftus 15.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Redesdale Camp 10.2 °C
Highest rainfall Kielder Castle 5.6 mm
Sunniest Boulmer 9.5 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Killowen 21.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Ballypatrick Forest 13.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Banagher Caugh Hill 8.3 °C
Highest rainfall Banagher Caugh Hill 1.8 mm
Sunniest Aldergrove 11.6 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Bramham 20.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fylingdales 15.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Fylingdales 10.5 °C
Highest rainfall Pateley Bridge Ravens Nest 11.6 mm
Sunniest Sheffield 10.4 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Carlisle 18.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature St Bees Head 15.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Blencathra 10.0 °C
Highest rainfall Rochdale 17.2 mm
Sunniest Morecambe 12.3 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Coningsby 21.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Sutton Bonington 19.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Wainfleet 12.3 °C
Highest rainfall Wainfleet 1.2 mm
Sunniest Nottingham 11.4 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Astwood Bank 23.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Leek 16.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Leek 10.7 °C
Highest rainfall Leek 3.4 mm
Sunniest Coventry 11.6 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Usk No.2 20.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Aberporth 14.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Nantyglo 10.5 °C
Highest rainfall Capel Curig 11.6 mm
Sunniest Valley 10.7 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Shoeburyness 23.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Cromer 18.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Houghton Hall 12.7 °C
Highest rainfall Marham 1.4 mm
Sunniest Wittering 11.9 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Teddington Bushy Park 23.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature St Catherines Point 17.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Alice Holt Lodge 11.8 °C
Highest rainfall Manston Trace
Sunniest Manston 7.0 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Larkhill 21.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Okehampton 15.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Okehampton 10.8 °C
Highest rainfall Liscombe 2.6 mm
Sunniest Bude 7.1 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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