UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Heathrow 27.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Harris: Quidnish 13.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Braemar No 2 6.4 °C
Highest rainfall Dundreggan Rewilding Centre 33.8 mm
Sunniest Hurn 11.1 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Baltasound No 2 16.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fair Isle 14.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kirkwall 10.5 °C
Highest rainfall Kirkwall 9.2 mm
Sunniest Lerwick 4.1 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Aviemore 18.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Harris: Quidnish 13.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tain Range 9.2 °C
Highest rainfall Dundreggan Rewilding Centre 33.8 mm
Sunniest Aviemore 0.8 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Aboyne No 2 19.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Inverbervie No 2 16.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Braemar No 2 6.4 °C
Highest rainfall Dyce 6.6 mm
Sunniest Rosehearty 0.2 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Leuchars 19.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Strathallan Airfield 18.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Strathallan Airfield 9.6 °C
Highest rainfall Tyndrum No 3 13.8 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 2.2 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Glasgow, Bishopton 17.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Ardtornish 15.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Salsburgh 11.5 °C
Highest rainfall Gt Cumbrae: Millport 14.8 mm
Sunniest Prestwick, Gannet 0.1 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Charterhall 20.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Logan Botanic Garden 16.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Charterhall 10.1 °C
Highest rainfall Eskdalemuir 9.8 mm
Sunniest Charterhall 1.7 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Durham 22.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Kielder Castle 19.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kielder Castle 8.4 °C
Highest rainfall Chillingham Barns No 2 3.4 mm
Sunniest Boulmer 6.4 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Killowen 18.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Killylane 15.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Banagher, Caugh Hill 11.7 °C
Highest rainfall Lough Fea 8.2 mm
Sunniest Magilligan No 2 0.2 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Hull, East Park 25.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Malham Tarn 16.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Bainbridge 10.5 °C
Highest rainfall Malham Tarn 1.6 mm
Sunniest Leconfield 6.8 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Nantwich, Reaseheath Hall 22.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature St Bees Head No 2 16.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Spadeadam No 2 9.7 °C
Highest rainfall Bridgefoot 8.8 mm
Sunniest Morecambe No 2 0.9 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Barkston Heath Airfield 25.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Nottingham, Watnall 22.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Coton-In-The-Elms 12.4 °C
Highest rainfall Gringley-On-The-Hill 0.4 mm
Sunniest Waddington 7.2 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Pershore 26.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Pennerley 19.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shobdon Airfield 10.2 °C
Highest rainfall Winterbourne No2 0.2 mm
Sunniest Wellesbourne 7.3 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Cardiff, Bute Park 22.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lake Vyrnwy No 2 17.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Nantyglo 10.7 °C
Highest rainfall Swyddffynnon 2.2 mm
Sunniest St Athan 7.8 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Charsfield 26.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Weybourne 22.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Santon Downham 12.6 °C
Highest rainfall Woburn 0.6 mm
Sunniest Tibenham Airfield 9.5 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Heathrow 27.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Langdon Bay 20.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature South Newington 10.7 °C
Highest rainfall Stowe 1.0 mm
Sunniest Odiham 10.0 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Hurn 26.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Camborne 17.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Westonbirt 11.3 °C
Highest rainfall Boscombe Down 0.2 mm
Sunniest Hurn 11.1 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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