UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Hull East Park 27.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Killylane 12.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Altnaharra 5.5 °C
Highest rainfall Manston 49.2 mm
Sunniest Manston 10.8 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Lerwick 13.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fair Isle 13.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Lerwick 10.0 °C
Highest rainfall Kirkwall 20.8 mm
Sunniest Lerwick 0.5 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Aultbea 20.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Wick Airport 13.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Altnaharra 5.5 °C
Highest rainfall Wick Airport 17.8 mm
Sunniest Stornoway 5.3 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kinloss 14.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Craibstone No.2 13.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Braemar 8.7 °C
Highest rainfall Aboyne 32.6 mm
Sunniest Kinloss 0.1 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Tyndrum 16.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Leuchars 14.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tyndrum 9.9 °C
Highest rainfall Strathallan 34.2 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 0.0 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Tiree 17.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Salsburgh 15.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Salsburgh 10.7 °C
Highest rainfall Salsburgh 24.2 mm
Sunniest Tiree 3.9 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Threave 16.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Edinburgh Botanic Gardens 14.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Eskdalemuir 10.2 °C
Highest rainfall Eskdalemuir 40.2 mm
Sunniest Dundrennan 0.2 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Loftus 23.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Kielder Castle 18.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Redesdale Camp 10.2 °C
Highest rainfall Kielder Castle 20.8 mm
Sunniest Morpeth Cockle Park 2.9 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Castlederg 17.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Killylane 12.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Castlederg 8.1 °C
Highest rainfall Helens Bay 33.4 mm
Sunniest Thomastown 0.7 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Hull East Park 27.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Bainbridge 19.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Bingley 13.0 °C
Highest rainfall Bainbridge 2.6 mm
Sunniest Leconfield 7.2 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Nantwich 21.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature St Bees Head 16.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Spadeadam 10.1 °C
Highest rainfall Blencathra 48.8 mm
Sunniest Rostherne 6.0 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Coningsby 26.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Coton-In-The-Elms 22.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Coton-In-The-Elms 13.7 °C
Highest rainfall Coton-In-The-Elms 0.4 mm
Sunniest Nottingham 8.1 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Astwood Bank 23.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Pennerley 16.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Pennerley 12.1 °C
Highest rainfall Pennerley 8.4 mm
Sunniest Coventry 8.0 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Cardiff Bute Park 20.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Capel Curig 15.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Libanus 12.2 °C
Highest rainfall Llysdinam 32.0 mm
Sunniest Hawarden 10.1 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Marham 26.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Rothamsted 23.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Writtle 13.5 °C
Highest rainfall Cromer 22.6 mm
Sunniest Wattisham 10.2 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Heathrow 25.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature St Catherines Point 16.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature South Newington 12.7 °C
Highest rainfall Manston 49.2 mm
Sunniest Manston 10.8 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Winchcombe Sudeley Castle 21.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Isle Of Portland 17.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Okehampton 11.8 °C
Highest rainfall Liscombe 12.2 mm
Sunniest Hurn 10.2 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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