UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Isles Of Scilly 7.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Loch Glascarnoch -2.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Benson -9.3 °C
Highest rainfall Porthmadog 6.8 mm
Sunniest Manston 7.4 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kirkwall 2.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lerwick 1.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Lerwick -2.8 °C
Highest rainfall Kirkwall Trace
Sunniest Lerwick 1.8 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Aultbea 2.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Loch Glascarnoch -2.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Drumnadrochit -8.5 °C
Highest rainfall Harris Quidnish 1.4 mm
Sunniest Aviemore 1.6 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Lossiemouth 1.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Balmoral -1.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Craibstone No.2 -3.9 °C
Highest rainfall Dyce Trace
Sunniest Dyce 2.5 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Strathallan 2.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tyndrum 0.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tyndrum -7.5 °C
Highest rainfall Strathallan Trace
Sunniest Leuchars 3.1 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Gt Cumbrae Millport 4.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Drumalbin -0.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Salsburgh -5.4 °C
Highest rainfall Port Ellen 2.8 mm
Sunniest Glasgow 3.7 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Logan Botanic Garden 4.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Eskdalemuir 0.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Eskdalemuir -6.1 °C
Highest rainfall Logan Botanic Garden 1.0 mm
Sunniest Charterhall 5.1 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Durham 3.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Albemarle -0.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kielder Castle -6.7 °C
Highest rainfall Chillingham Barns No.2 0.0 mm
Sunniest Boulmer 5.8 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Giants Causeway 4.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Altnahinch Filters -0.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Thomastown -3.5 °C
Highest rainfall Magilligan 4.6 mm
Sunniest Thomastown 2.9 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Normanby Hall 3.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fylingdales -0.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Malham Tarn -6.8 °C
Highest rainfall Bramham 0.2 mm
Sunniest Leconfield 6.6 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Blackpool 5.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Spadeadam -1.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shap -8.7 °C
Highest rainfall Crosby 1.6 mm
Sunniest Shap 5.1 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Market Bosworth 3.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Barkston Heath Airfield 1.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Coton-In-The-Elms -6.1 °C
Highest rainfall Nottingham Trace
Sunniest Waddington 6.0 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Pershore 5.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Leek 0.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Pershore -7.9 °C
Highest rainfall Shawbury 0.8 mm
Sunniest Wellesbourne 5.3 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Milford Haven 6.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lake Vyrnwy 0.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Sennybridge -7.3 °C
Highest rainfall Porthmadog 6.8 mm
Sunniest Lake Vyrnwy 3.3 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Woburn 3.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature High Beach 1.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Santon Downham -7.7 °C
Highest rainfall Santon Downham 0.2 mm
Sunniest Tibenham Airfield 7.2 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Gosport Fleetlands 5.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Manston 1.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Benson -9.3 °C
Highest rainfall Stowe 0.2 mm
Sunniest Manston 7.4 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Isles Of Scilly 7.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Okehampton 2.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Yeovilton -7.0 °C
Highest rainfall Bude 3.4 mm
Sunniest Hurn 6.6 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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