UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Coningsby 23.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lerwick 13.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Katesbridge 9.0 °C
Highest rainfall Kinlochewe 21.6 mm
Sunniest Dyce 9.3 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Baltasound 15.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lerwick 13.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Baltasound 11.2 °C
Highest rainfall Baltasound 16.2 mm
Sunniest Kirkwall 0.4 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Tain Range 19.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Resallach 13.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Dalwhinnie 10.5 °C
Highest rainfall Kinlochewe 21.6 mm
Sunniest Altnaharra 5.5 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Buchan 20.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Balmoral 16.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Fyvie Castle 9.6 °C
Highest rainfall Dyce Trace
Sunniest Dyce 9.3 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Leuchars 18.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tyndrum 16.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tyndrum 11.4 °C
Highest rainfall Tyndrum 6.0 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 9.2 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Prestwick 17.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Salsburgh 15.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Drumalbin 10.3 °C
Highest rainfall Dunstaffnage 7.4 mm
Sunniest Glasgow 4.0 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Charterhall 19.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Dundrennan 16.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Eskdalemuir 10.6 °C
Highest rainfall Threave 1.6 mm
Sunniest Charterhall 9.3 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Loftus 20.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Brizlee Wood 17.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Brizlee Wood 11.0 °C
Highest rainfall Redesdale Camp 1.4 mm
Sunniest Boulmer 8.8 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Killowen 19.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Altnahinch Filters 16.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Katesbridge 9.0 °C
Highest rainfall Derrylin Cornahoule 9.0 mm
Sunniest Aldergrove 2.7 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Ryhill 23.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Malham Tarn 15.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Malham Tarn 11.0 °C
Highest rainfall Malham Tarn 4.4 mm
Sunniest Leeming 4.8 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Rostherne 23.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Spadeadam 15.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shap 10.1 °C
Highest rainfall Spadeadam 4.0 mm
Sunniest Shap 6.8 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Coningsby 23.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Nottingham 22.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Gringley On The Hill 12.6 °C
Highest rainfall Nottingham 1.6 mm
Sunniest Waddington 2.0 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Pershore College 23.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Pennerley 18.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Leek 11.4 °C
Highest rainfall Pennerley 3.2 mm
Sunniest Shawbury 1.8 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Hawarden 22.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Nantyglo 16.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Lake Vyrnwy 11.8 °C
Highest rainfall Capel Curig 12.0 mm
Sunniest Hawarden 1.4 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Neatishead 23.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature High Beach 20.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Wittering 16.5 °C
Highest rainfall Monks Wood 0.2 mm
Sunniest Weybourne 3.6 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Cardington 22.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Langdon Bay 17.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Langdon Bay 16.5 °C
Highest rainfall Wiggonholt 2.0 mm
Sunniest Brize Norton 0.9 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Lyneham 21.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Okehampton 17.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Okehampton 14.8 °C
Highest rainfall Liscombe 6.0 mm
Sunniest Lyneham 1.1 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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