UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kinlochewe 19.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Wick Airport 9.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Exeter Airport 1.1 °C
Highest rainfall Helens Bay 12.2 mm
Sunniest St Athan 13.7 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Baltasound 14.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fair Isle 10.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Baltasound 6.2 °C
Highest rainfall Kirkwall 1.0 mm
Sunniest Lerwick 2.8 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kinlochewe 19.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Wick Airport 9.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Dalwhinnie 3.7 °C
Highest rainfall Loch Glascarnoch 0.4 mm
Sunniest Altnaharra 7.4 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Aboyne 13.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Inverbervie 9.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Aboyne 3.2 °C
Highest rainfall Craibstone No.2 0.2 mm
Sunniest Kinloss 0.0 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Tyndrum 15.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Leuchars 12.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tyndrum 6.4 °C
Highest rainfall Strathallan 1.2 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 0.0 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Dunstaffnage 15.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Drumalbin 11.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Salsburgh 7.2 °C
Highest rainfall Machrihanish 4.0 mm
Sunniest Glasgow 0.0 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Charterhall 12.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Dundrennan 10.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Charterhall 8.3 °C
Highest rainfall Dundrennan 5.0 mm
Sunniest Dundrennan 0.0 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Chillingham Barns 14.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Loftus 12.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Brizlee Wood 7.2 °C
Highest rainfall Morpeth Cockle Park 11.6 mm
Sunniest Boulmer 0.0 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Castlederg 13.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Ballypatrick Forest 10.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Killylane 8.6 °C
Highest rainfall Helens Bay 12.2 mm
Sunniest Thomastown 0.0 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Hull East Park 18.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Emley Moor 11.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Fylingdales 7.8 °C
Highest rainfall Ravensworth 10.6 mm
Sunniest Leconfield 0.5 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Nantwich 15.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature St Bees Head 10.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Spadeadam 7.7 °C
Highest rainfall Preston Moor Park 10.4 mm
Sunniest Rostherne 0.1 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Holbeach 18.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Gringley on The Hill 16.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Holbeach 7.5 °C
Highest rainfall Gringley on The Hill 7.6 mm
Sunniest Waddington 5.2 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Astwood Bank 18.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Leek 13.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Pennerley 6.9 °C
Highest rainfall Leek 2.8 mm
Sunniest Wellesbourne 11.5 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Cardiff Bute Park 18.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Capel Curig 10.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Usk No.2 4.8 °C
Highest rainfall Mona 8.8 mm
Sunniest St Athan 13.7 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Weybourne 18.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Shoeburyness 15.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Santon Downham 5.1 °C
Highest rainfall Tibenham Airfield 0.2 mm
Sunniest Wittering 12.0 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kew Gardens 18.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature St Catherines Point 14.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Herstmonceux 3.4 °C
Highest rainfall High Beach 2.4 mm
Sunniest Manston 12.9 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Winchcombe Sudeley Castle 17.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Swanage 13.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Exeter Airport 1.1 °C
Highest rainfall Swanage 0.2 mm
Sunniest Exeter Airport 13.5 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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