UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Manston 19.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Dalwhinnie 10.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Braemar 2.2 °C
Highest rainfall Preston Moor Park 27.6 mm
Sunniest Tiree 8.8 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kirkwall 14.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fair Isle 12.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Baltasound 6.5 °C
Highest rainfall Kirkwall 2.8 mm
Sunniest Lerwick 8.7 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Tain Range 15.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Dalwhinnie 10.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Dalwhinnie 2.4 °C
Highest rainfall Achnagart 8.2 mm
Sunniest Stornoway 6.9 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Aboyne 15.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Balmoral 13.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Braemar 2.2 °C
Highest rainfall Craibstone No.2 19.2 mm
Sunniest Kinloss 4.8 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Leuchars 16.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tyndrum 14.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tyndrum 4.1 °C
Highest rainfall Leuchars 5.6 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 5.3 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Glasgow 14.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Drumalbin 12.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Salsburgh 6.4 °C
Highest rainfall Drumalbin 9.0 mm
Sunniest Tiree 8.8 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Charterhall 15.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Eskdalemuir 11.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Eskdalemuir 6.4 °C
Highest rainfall Eskdalemuir 14.2 mm
Sunniest Edinburgh Gogarbank 2.3 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Boulmer 15.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Kielder Castle 13.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Albemarle 4.8 °C
Highest rainfall Durham 10.8 mm
Sunniest Morpeth Cockle Park 4.2 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Killowen 15.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Altnahinch Filters 11.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Killylane 6.0 °C
Highest rainfall Magilligan 8.0 mm
Sunniest Thomastown 4.2 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Hull East Park 17.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Emley Moor 13.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Fylingdales 6.5 °C
Highest rainfall Bainbridge 14.2 mm
Sunniest Leconfield 1.8 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Levens Hall 15.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Warcop 12.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Warcop 5.8 °C
Highest rainfall Preston Moor Park 27.6 mm
Sunniest Morecambe 3.5 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Coningsby 17.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Nottingham 14.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Gringley On The Hill 8.3 °C
Highest rainfall Waddington 5.4 mm
Sunniest Nottingham 3.1 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Astwood Bank 16.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Leek 12.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Pennerley 7.9 °C
Highest rainfall Pershore College 19.0 mm
Sunniest Shobdon 1.5 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Usk No.2 16.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Libanus 12.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Lake Vyrnwy 7.1 °C
Highest rainfall St Athan 10.2 mm
Sunniest Aberporth 2.7 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Shoeburyness 18.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Weybourne 14.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Santon Downham 7.7 °C
Highest rainfall Tibenham Airfield 16.6 mm
Sunniest Wittering 3.3 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Manston 19.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Brize Norton 14.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature South Newington 8.4 °C
Highest rainfall Goudhurst 21.2 mm
Sunniest East Malling 2.7 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Isles Of Scilly 17.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Dunkeswell 13.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Okehampton 8.2 °C
Highest rainfall Hurn 23.6 mm
Sunniest Yeovilton 0.6 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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