UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Plymouth 17.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Pateley Bridge Ravens Nest 10.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tulloch Bridge 1.6 °C
Highest rainfall Fylingdales 35.2 mm
Sunniest Aldergrove 10.2 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Baltasound 14.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fair Isle 13.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Baltasound 4.1 °C
Highest rainfall Kirkwall 0.2 mm
Sunniest Lerwick 8.6 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Achnagart 16.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Loch Glascarnoch 13.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tulloch Bridge 1.6 °C
Highest rainfall Drumnadrochit 0.2 mm
Sunniest Stornoway 9.5 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Fyvie Castle 14.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Braemar 12.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Lossiemouth 3.5 °C
Highest rainfall Balmoral 1.0 mm
Sunniest Kinloss 3.6 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Tyndrum 14.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Strathallan 14.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tyndrum 1.7 °C
Highest rainfall Leuchars 0.2 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 3.9 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Dunstaffnage 15.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Drumalbin 11.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Dunstaffnage 4.6 °C
Highest rainfall Drumalbin 0.2 mm
Sunniest Tiree 9.6 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature West Freugh 15.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Eskdalemuir 11.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Threave 7.6 °C
Highest rainfall Eskdalemuir 2.2 mm
Sunniest Dundrennan 1.7 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Boulmer 13.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Durham 11.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Redesdale Camp 9.3 °C
Highest rainfall Durham 6.2 mm
Sunniest Boulmer 0.3 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Derrylin Cornahoule 16.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Killylane 12.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Lough Fea 6.4 °C
Highest rainfall Glenanne 2.8 mm
Sunniest Aldergrove 10.2 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Topcliffe 13.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Pateley Bridge Ravens Nest 10.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Pateley Bridge Ravens Nest 9.8 °C
Highest rainfall Fylingdales 35.2 mm
Sunniest Leeming 0.0 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Walney Island 15.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Spadeadam 11.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Levens Hall 7.9 °C
Highest rainfall Nantwich 4.0 mm
Sunniest Shap 0.1 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Wainfleet 15.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Market Bosworth 11.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Market Bosworth 9.9 °C
Highest rainfall Market Bosworth 25.0 mm
Sunniest Nottingham 0.0 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Shobdon 14.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Leek 11.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Pennerley 8.4 °C
Highest rainfall Church Lawford 16.4 mm
Sunniest Shobdon 0.3 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Scolton Country Park 16.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lake Vyrnwy 11.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Scolton Country Park 7.5 °C
Highest rainfall Rhyl 12.0 mm
Sunniest Aberdaron 4.9 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Neatishead 15.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Woburn 12.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Rothamsted 10.3 °C
Highest rainfall Tibenham Airfield 33.4 mm
Sunniest Shoeburyness 0.5 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Thorney Island 16.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature South Newington 12.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Wiggonholt 7.9 °C
Highest rainfall St James Park 13.6 mm
Sunniest Herstmonceux 1.0 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Plymouth 17.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Little Rissington 11.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Exeter Airport 6.9 °C
Highest rainfall Winchcombe Sudeley Castle 8.2 mm
Sunniest Exeter Airport 4.9 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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