UK daily weather extremes

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Extremes for United Kingdom

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Porthmadog 15.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Dalwhinnie 7.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kinbrace -3.2 °C
Highest rainfall Ballypatrick Forest 19.2 mm
Sunniest Wattisham 6.2 hours

Extremes for Orkney & Shetland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Kirkwall 9.8 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lerwick 8.5 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Lerwick 3.0 °C
Highest rainfall Baltasound 1.0 mm
Sunniest Lerwick 4.4 hours

Extremes for Highlands & Eilean Siar

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Harris Quidnish 11.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Dalwhinnie 7.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kinbrace -3.2 °C
Highest rainfall Tulloch Bridge 11.0 mm
Sunniest Altnaharra 1.7 hours

Extremes for Grampian

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Dyce 10.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Balmoral 7.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Braemar -2.5 °C
Highest rainfall Fyvie Castle 4.2 mm
Sunniest Dyce 5.8 hours

Extremes for Central, Tayside & Fife

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Leuchars 10.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Tyndrum 8.3 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Tyndrum -2.5 °C
Highest rainfall Tyndrum 9.0 mm
Sunniest Leuchars 2.1 hours

Extremes for Strathclyde

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Port Ellen 11.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Glasgow 9.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Drumalbin -1.3 °C
Highest rainfall Port Ellen 11.2 mm
Sunniest Prestwick 1.3 hours

Extremes for Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Logan Botanic Garden 12.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Eskdalemuir 8.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Eskdalemuir -2.7 °C
Highest rainfall West Freugh 2.8 mm
Sunniest Charterhall 4.4 hours

Extremes for North East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Boulmer 12.0 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Kielder Castle 8.2 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Kielder Castle -1.6 °C
Highest rainfall Morpeth Cockle Park 0.8 mm
Sunniest Morpeth Cockle Park 4.5 hours

Extremes for Northern Ireland

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Magilligan 13.9 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Killylane 11.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Katesbridge -0.2 °C
Highest rainfall Ballypatrick Forest 19.2 mm
Sunniest Magilligan 0.2 hours

Extremes for Yorkshire & Humber

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Bridlington 12.7 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Malham Tarn 7.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Topcliffe -1.8 °C
Highest rainfall Pateley Bridge Ravens Nest 1.2 mm
Sunniest Leconfield 4.5 hours

Extremes for North West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Bridgefoot 13.1 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Shap 10.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shap -1.6 °C
Highest rainfall Rostherne 4.0 mm
Sunniest Morecambe 1.2 hours

Extremes for East Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Holbeach 12.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Nottingham 11.0 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Market Bosworth 2.7 °C
Highest rainfall Market Bosworth 0.2 mm
Sunniest Waddington 4.2 hours

Extremes for West Midlands

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Pershore 12.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Leek 8.9 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Shobdon 0.8 °C
Highest rainfall Leek 1.4 mm
Sunniest Coventry 2.5 hours

Extremes for Wales

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Porthmadog 15.2 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Lake Vyrnwy 9.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Sennybridge 2.5 °C
Highest rainfall Scolton Country Park 13.2 mm
Sunniest Hawarden 0.7 hours

Extremes for East of England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Cambridge Niab 13.5 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Wittering 11.7 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Santon Downham 2.6 °C
Highest rainfall Writtle 0.4 mm
Sunniest Wattisham 6.2 hours

Extremes for London & South East England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature St James Park 14.3 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Stowe 11.6 °C
Lowest minimum temperature South Newington 0.9 °C
Highest rainfall Reading University 0.4 mm
Sunniest Manston 4.3 hours

Extremes for South West England

Parameter Location Value
Highest maximum temperature Isles Of Scilly 14.6 °C
Lowest maximum temperature Little Rissington 10.8 °C
Lowest minimum temperature Westonbirt 2.1 °C
Highest rainfall Camborne 11.4 mm
Sunniest Hurn 0.9 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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