UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Swanage 12.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Balmoral 5.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tulloch Bridge 0.5 °C
Highest rainfall Achnagart 39.2 mm
Sunniest Lyneham 6.4 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Fair Isle 9.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Baltasound 7.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kirkwall 4.3 °C
Highest rainfall Fair Isle 13.4 mm
Sunniest Lerwick 0.1 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Achnagart 10.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Aviemore 5.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tulloch Bridge 0.5 °C
Highest rainfall Achnagart 39.2 mm
Sunniest Stornoway 0.3 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Dyce 9.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Balmoral 5.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Fyvie Castle 2.2 °C
Highest rainfall Braemar 15.6 mm
Sunniest Dyce 3.4 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Leuchars 9.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tyndrum 8.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tyndrum 2.6 °C
Highest rainfall Tyndrum 24.0 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 0.8 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Tiree 9.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Salsburgh 6.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Salsburgh 3.2 °C
Highest rainfall Glasgow 10.2 mm
Sunniest Tiree 1.1 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Logan Botanic Garden 9.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Eskdalemuir 7.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Eskdalemuir 3.9 °C
Highest rainfall Eskdalemuir 2.4 mm
Sunniest Charterhall 3.6 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Boulmer 9.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Kielder Castle 7.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Albemarle 2.8 °C
Highest rainfall Kielder Castle 10.8 mm
Sunniest Boulmer 4.9 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Murlough 9.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Killylane 6.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Killylane 2.3 °C
Highest rainfall Magilligan 13.4 mm
Sunniest Aldergrove 4.9 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Ryhill 10.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Malham Tarn 6.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Fylingdales 3.3 °C
Highest rainfall Bainbridge 3.6 mm
Sunniest Leconfield 5.8 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Rostherne 11.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Spadeadam 6.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Rostherne 3.5 °C
Highest rainfall Shap 21.0 mm
Sunniest Rostherne 4.8 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Coningsby 9.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Wainfleet 8.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Gringley On The Hill 4.4 °C
Highest rainfall Market Bosworth 0.2 mm
Sunniest Waddington 6.1 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Hereford 11.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Pennerley 8.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shobdon 1.8 °C
Highest rainfall Ross-On-Wye 0.6 mm
Sunniest Wellesbourne 6.2 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Cardiff Bute Park 11.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lake Vyrnwy 6.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Llysdinam 3.0 °C
Highest rainfall Lake Vyrnwy 11.8 mm
Sunniest Hawarden 5.9 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Writtle 11.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Houghton Hall 9.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Marham 4.3 °C
Highest rainfall Shoeburyness 0.4 mm
Sunniest Wittering 6.1 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature St Catherines Point 12.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Stowe 9.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Charlwood 2.8 °C
Highest rainfall Thorney Island 2.8 mm
Sunniest East Malling 5.9 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Swanage 12.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Okehampton 8.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Okehampton 3.7 °C
Highest rainfall Chivenor 4.6 mm
Sunniest Lyneham 6.4 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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