UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Hurn 30.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fair Isle 13.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Braemar No 2 3.8 °C
Highest rainfall Lentran 0.2 mm
Sunniest Tiree 15.4 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kirkwall 16.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fair Isle 13.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Baltasound No 2 5.1 °C
Highest rainfall Baltasound No 2 Trace
Sunniest Lerwick 12.0 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Tulloch Bridge 28.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Wick Airport 15.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Dalwhinnie No 2 8.0 °C
Highest rainfall Lentran 0.2 mm
Sunniest Tulloch Bridge 14.9 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Braemar No 2 27.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Buchan 14.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Braemar No 2 3.8 °C
Highest rainfall Lossiemouth Trace
Sunniest Dyce 10.5 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Tyndrum No 3 27.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Leuchars 16.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tyndrum No 3 9.0 °C
Highest rainfall Leuchars Trace
Sunniest Leuchars 7.7 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Prestwick, Gannet 27.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tiree 20.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Drumalbin 8.3 °C
Highest rainfall Drumalbin Trace
Sunniest Tiree 15.4 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Threave 26.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Edinburgh, Royal Botanic Garden No 2 17.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature West Freugh 9.8 °C
Highest rainfall Charterhall Trace
Sunniest Dundrennan 11.7 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kielder Castle 24.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Boulmer 16.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kielder Castle 9.9 °C
Highest rainfall Redesdale Camp Trace
Sunniest Morpeth, Cockle Park 7.3 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Castlederg 27.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Magilligan No 2 21.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Magilligan No 2 7.9 °C
Highest rainfall Castlederg Trace
Sunniest Aldergrove 14.5 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Bramham 25.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Fylingdales 17.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Fylingdales 12.2 °C
Highest rainfall Bingley, No 2 Trace
Sunniest Leconfield 8.5 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Crosby 28.4 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Walney Island 22.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Bridgefoot 8.9 °C
Highest rainfall Keswick Trace
Sunniest Morecambe No 2 15.0 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Coton-In-The-Elms 27.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Holbeach No 2 20.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Barkston Heath Airfield 14.1 °C
Highest rainfall Coningsby Trace
Sunniest Waddington 10.5 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Ross-On-Wye 28.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Leek, Thorncliffe 24.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shobdon Airfield 11.5 °C
Highest rainfall Astwood Bank Trace
Sunniest Shawbury 10.6 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Porthmadog 29.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lake Vyrnwy No 2 23.4 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Bala 12.1 °C
Highest rainfall St Athan Trace
Sunniest Valley 14.9 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Writtle 28.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Cromer 18.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Wittering 15.1 °C
Highest rainfall Andrewsfield Trace
Sunniest Shoeburyness, Landwick 12.2 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Thorney Island 29.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Manston 22.1 °C
Lowest minimum temperature South Newington 14.8 °C
Highest rainfall Alice Holt Lodge Trace
Sunniest Charlwood 12.7 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Hurn 30.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Scilly: St Marys Airport 23.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Almondsbury 14.3 °C
Highest rainfall Liscombe Trace
Sunniest Yeovilton 14.5 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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