UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Santon Downham 22.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Inverbervie 9.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Redesdale Camp 1.8 °C
Highest rainfall Winchcombe Sudeley Castle 8.6 mm
Sunniest Stornoway 12.2 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kirkwall 13.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fair Isle 10.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Fair Isle 7.3 °C
Highest rainfall Lerwick 0.6 mm
Sunniest Lerwick 4.5 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Aultbea 21.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Wick Airport 10.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Loch Glascarnoch 3.3 °C
Highest rainfall Aultbea 1.0 mm
Sunniest Stornoway 12.2 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kinloss 19.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Inverbervie 9.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Braemar 1.8 °C
Highest rainfall Dyce 3.0 mm
Sunniest Kinloss 6.2 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Tyndrum 17.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Leuchars 10.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Leuchars 7.0 °C
Highest rainfall Leuchars Trace
Sunniest Leuchars 0.0 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Auchincruive 18.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tiree 13.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Drumalbin 6.5 °C
Highest rainfall Port Ellen 2.4 mm
Sunniest Prestwick 4.5 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Eskdalemuir 18.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Edinburgh Botanic Gardens 11.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Eskdalemuir 5.0 °C
Highest rainfall Dundrennan 2.4 mm
Sunniest Dundrennan 7.7 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Durham 17.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Brizlee Wood 11.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Redesdale Camp 1.8 °C
Highest rainfall Chillingham Barns 0.2 mm
Sunniest Boulmer 0.0 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Castlederg 16.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Killylane 12.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Derrylin Cornahoule 1.9 °C
Highest rainfall Ballypatrick Forest 1.2 mm
Sunniest Thomastown 8.8 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Bramham 19.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Scarborough 14.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Pateley Bridge Ravens Nest 6.4 °C
Highest rainfall Emley Moor 0.2 mm
Sunniest Leconfield 6.0 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Rostherne 20.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Blackpool 15.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shap 6.0 °C
Highest rainfall Stonyhurst 3.6 mm
Sunniest Morecambe 5.6 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Coningsby 19.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Holbeach 17.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Cranwell 7.6 °C
Highest rainfall Market Bosworth 1.4 mm
Sunniest Waddington 6.7 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Keele 18.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Pennerley 14.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shobdon 4.8 °C
Highest rainfall Pennerley 6.4 mm
Sunniest Shawbury 5.4 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Hawarden 18.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Libanus 11.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Capel Curig 4.1 °C
Highest rainfall Libanus 6.2 mm
Sunniest Hawarden 6.9 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Santon Downham 22.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Weybourne 13.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Cardington 6.3 °C
Highest rainfall Wittering 5.8 mm
Sunniest Tibenham Airfield 9.0 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature East Malling 20.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature St Catherines Point 12.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Benson 6.5 °C
Highest rainfall Otterbourne Water Works 6.0 mm
Sunniest Manston 8.2 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Boscombe Down 17.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Isle of Portland 11.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Okehampton 2.4 °C
Highest rainfall Winchcombe Sudeley Castle 8.6 mm
Sunniest Camborne 6.2 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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