UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Exeter Airport No 2 19.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Inverbervie No 2 11.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Eskdalemuir 2.6 °C
Highest rainfall Lough Fea 20.6 mm
Sunniest Kirkwall 7.0 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Baltasound No 2 15.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fair Isle 13.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kirkwall 8.1 °C
Highest rainfall Kirkwall 1.6 mm
Sunniest Kirkwall 7.0 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Altnaharra No 2 16.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Dalwhinnie No 2 12.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Dalwhinnie No 2 6.0 °C
Highest rainfall Harris: Quidnish 11.6 mm
Sunniest Altnaharra No 2 1.9 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Lossiemouth 17.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Inverbervie No 2 11.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Aboyne No 2 3.8 °C
Highest rainfall Aboyne No 2 3.8 mm
Sunniest Rosehearty 3.4 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Leuchars 15.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tyndrum No 3 13.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Leuchars 6.2 °C
Highest rainfall Strathallan Airfield 11.4 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 0.9 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Drumalbin 14.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Salsburgh 13.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Salsburgh 6.2 °C
Highest rainfall Gt Cumbrae: Millport 12.4 mm
Sunniest Tiree 1.5 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Edinburgh, Gogarbank 16.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Dundrennan 13.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Eskdalemuir 2.6 °C
Highest rainfall Dundrennan 14.6 mm
Sunniest Charterhall 0.7 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Durham 15.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Brizlee Wood 13.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kielder Castle 3.7 °C
Highest rainfall Kielder Castle 3.8 mm
Sunniest Boulmer 0.4 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Murlough 18.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Altnahinch Filters 13.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Altnahinch Filters 5.2 °C
Highest rainfall Lough Fea 20.6 mm
Sunniest Aldergrove 0.1 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Leeming 16.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fylingdales 12.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Fylingdales 4.7 °C
Highest rainfall Malham Tarn 20.4 mm
Sunniest Leconfield 1.1 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Nantwich, Reaseheath Hall 17.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Blencathra 13.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Warcop Range 5.4 °C
Highest rainfall Rochdale 17.2 mm
Sunniest Morecambe No 2 0.0 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Sutton Bonington 17.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Waddington 15.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Wainfleet No 2 5.9 °C
Highest rainfall Coton-In-The-Elms 13.0 mm
Sunniest Nottingham, Watnall 0.0 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Shobdon Airfield 18.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Leek, Thorncliffe 14.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Wellesbourne 6.3 °C
Highest rainfall Leek, Thorncliffe 16.2 mm
Sunniest Shobdon Airfield 0.1 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Usk No 2 18.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Nantyglo 13.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Sennybridge No 2 7.1 °C
Highest rainfall Capel Curig No 3 19.6 mm
Sunniest Aberporth 0.5 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Cardington 16.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Charsfield 15.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Santon Downham 5.6 °C
Highest rainfall Santon Downham 16.2 mm
Sunniest Weybourne 2.1 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Middle Wallop 17.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Wych Cross 14.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature South Newington 4.2 °C
Highest rainfall South Newington 8.8 mm
Sunniest Manston 2.0 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Exeter Airport No 2 19.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Okehampton, East Okement Farm 13.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Hurn 6.6 °C
Highest rainfall Liscombe 9.8 mm
Sunniest Yeovilton 0.8 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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