UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Northolt 15.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Brizlee Wood 9.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Altnaharra -0.1 °C
Highest rainfall Whitechurch 18.6 mm
Sunniest Manston 6.9 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Baltasound 12.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lerwick 11.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kirkwall 6.8 °C
Highest rainfall Kirkwall 5.2 mm
Sunniest Kirkwall 0.9 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Aultbea 13.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Cassley 9.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Altnaharra -0.1 °C
Highest rainfall Tulloch Bridge 11.0 mm
Sunniest Stornoway 2.4 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kinloss 13.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Braemar 10.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Aboyne 0.5 °C
Highest rainfall Braemar 4.4 mm
Sunniest Kinloss 0.1 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Leuchars 12.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tyndrum 11.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Leuchars 4.1 °C
Highest rainfall Tyndrum 13.6 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 0.5 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Dunstaffnage 14.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Salsburgh 10.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Salsburgh 6.1 °C
Highest rainfall Dunstaffnage 11.2 mm
Sunniest Tiree 3.7 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Logan Botanic Garden 14.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Eskdalemuir 10.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Edinburgh Gogarbank 4.6 °C
Highest rainfall Threave 11.0 mm
Sunniest Edinburgh Gogarbank 0.9 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Loftus 11.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Brizlee Wood 9.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Boulmer 4.3 °C
Highest rainfall Kielder Castle 6.2 mm
Sunniest Boulmer 0.7 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Castle Espie No 2 14.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Killylane 11.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Killylane 8.8 °C
Highest rainfall Stormont Castle 6.8 mm
Sunniest Aldergrove 6.0 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Bradford 12.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Malham Tarn 9.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Topcliffe 2.9 °C
Highest rainfall Malham Tarn 11.4 mm
Sunniest Leconfield 0.8 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Bridgefoot 12.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Blencathra 10.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Stonyhurst 6.1 °C
Highest rainfall Myerscough 10.6 mm
Sunniest Rostherne 0.7 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Holbeach 13.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Gringley On The Hill 11.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Coningsby 2.5 °C
Highest rainfall Market Bosworth 2.4 mm
Sunniest Waddington 1.5 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Ross-On-Wye 14.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Leek 10.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shobdon 2.6 °C
Highest rainfall Ross-On-Wye 6.2 mm
Sunniest Wellesbourne 0.2 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Rhyl 14.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lake Vyrnwy 10.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Cardiff Bute Park 5.4 °C
Highest rainfall Whitechurch 18.6 mm
Sunniest Hawarden 0.2 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Writtle 15.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Wittering 12.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Santon Downham 0.6 °C
Highest rainfall High Beach 0.4 mm
Sunniest Weybourne 6.4 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Northolt 15.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Stowe 12.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature South Newington 0.8 °C
Highest rainfall Middle Wallop 4.2 mm
Sunniest Manston 6.9 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Chivenor 15.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Liscombe 11.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Hurn 2.0 °C
Highest rainfall Plymouth 15.2 mm
Sunniest Hurn 0.5 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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