UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Culdrose 10.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Emley Moor No 2 2.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Drumnadrochit -2.8 °C
Highest rainfall Dunkeswell Aerodrome 12.0 mm
Sunniest St Athan 2.2 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Baltasound No 2 5.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Kirkwall 5.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Baltasound No 2 3.1 °C
Highest rainfall Baltasound No 2 1.4 mm
Sunniest Kirkwall 0.0 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Harris: Quidnish 8.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Loch Glascarnoch 3.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Drumnadrochit -2.8 °C
Highest rainfall Stornoway Airport 10.4 mm
Sunniest Tulloch Bridge 1.6 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Lossiemouth 7.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Balmoral 3.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kinloss -0.9 °C
Highest rainfall Aboyne No 2 0.2 mm
Sunniest Kinloss 1.6 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Leuchars 7.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tyndrum No 3 5.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Strathallan Airfield 1.7 °C
Highest rainfall Tyndrum No 3 2.2 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 0.6 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Tiree 7.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Drumalbin 5.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Salsburgh 0.1 °C
Highest rainfall Islay: Port Ellen 4.2 mm
Sunniest Prestwick, Gannet 0.4 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Charterhall 7.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Eskdalemuir 4.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Eskdalemuir 1.2 °C
Highest rainfall West Freugh 2.8 mm
Sunniest Charterhall 0.5 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Boulmer 6.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Loftus 4.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Brizlee Wood 1.7 °C
Highest rainfall Albemarle 0.2 mm
Sunniest Boulmer 0.5 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Derrylin, Cornahoule 9.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Killylane 4.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Killylane 1.4 °C
Highest rainfall Altnahinch Filters 3.2 mm
Sunniest Magilligan No 2 1.5 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Leeming 6.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Emley Moor No 2 2.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Emley Moor No 2 0.2 °C
Highest rainfall Emley Moor No 2 7.2 mm
Sunniest Leconfield 0.0 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Carlisle 6.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Blencathra 4.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Spadeadam No 2 1.0 °C
Highest rainfall Crosby 2.2 mm
Sunniest Rostherne No 2 0.2 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Coningsby 5.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Barkston Heath Airfield 4.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Barkston Heath Airfield 0.6 °C
Highest rainfall Gringley-On-The-Hill 8.0 mm
Sunniest Nottingham, Watnall 0.0 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Hereford, Credenhill 5.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Pennerley 2.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Pennerley -0.4 °C
Highest rainfall Ross-On-Wye 10.0 mm
Sunniest Coventry, Coundon 0.0 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Cardiff, Bute Park 8.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Nantyglo 2.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Nantyglo -0.9 °C
Highest rainfall Usk No 2 10.2 mm
Sunniest St Athan 2.2 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Shoeburyness, Landwick 6.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Weybourne 4.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Wittering 2.1 °C
Highest rainfall Charsfield 10.2 mm
Sunniest Shoeburyness, Landwick 0.0 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Frittenden 7.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Stowe 4.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Stowe 2.5 °C
Highest rainfall Herstmonceux, West End 9.6 mm
Sunniest Brize Norton 0.0 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Culdrose 10.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Little Rissington 3.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Liscombe 1.4 °C
Highest rainfall Dunkeswell Aerodrome 12.0 mm
Sunniest Camborne 2.1 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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