Summarize Timeline Top Qs Fact Check Daily records unless otherwise specified are from 0900-2100 UTC. As of 23 June 2026, the records, as recorded by the Met Office , are:[ 2]
Highest temperature by constituent country
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Earlier records for England/UK since 1911 are shown with a * in the "Top 10 hottest days" table below.
Top 10 hottest days in the UK
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Temperature
Date
Place(s)
1*
40.3 °C (104.5 °F) 19 July 2022 Coningsby, Lincolnshire
2*
38.7 °C (101.7 °F) 25 July 2019 Cambridge , Cambridgeshire
3*
38.5 °C (101.3 °F) 10 August 2003 Faversham , Kent
4
38.2 °C (100.8 °F) 18 July 2022
Pitsford , Northamptonshire [ 6]
5
37.8 °C (100.0 °F) 31 July 2020
Heathrow , Greater London
6*
37.1 °C (98.8 °F) 3 August 1990 Cheltenham , Gloucestershire
7
36.7 °C (98.1 °F) 1 July 2015
Heathrow, Greater London
8*
36.7 °C (98.1 °F) 9 August 1911 Raunds , Northamptonshire
9
36.6 °C (97.9 °F) 2 August 1990
Worcester , Worcestershire
10
36.5 °C (97.7 °F) 19 July 2006 Wisley , Surrey
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Starred entries signify the then-highest temperature recorded up to that date, until surpassed by the next starred date above.
Hottest days by month of the year
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Temperature
Date
Place(s)
January 19.9 °C (67.8 °F) 28 January 2024
Achfary , Sutherland
February 21.2 °C (70.2 °F) 26 February 2019
Kew Gardens , London
March 25.6 °C (78.1 °F) 29 March 1968
Mepal , Cambridgeshire
April 29.4 °C (84.9 °F) 16 April 1949
Camden Square , London
May 35.1 °C (95.2 °F) 26 May 2026
Kew Gardens, London
June 35.7 °C (96.3 °F) 24 June 2026
Charlwood , Surrey
July 40.3 °C (104.5 °F) 19 July 2022
Coningsby , Lincolnshire
August 38.5 °C (101.3 °F) 10 August 2003
Faversham , Kent
September 35.6 °C (96.1 °F) 2 September 1906
Bawtry , South Yorkshire
October 29.9 °C (85.8 °F) 1 October 2011
Gravesend , Kent
November 22.4 °C (72.3 °F) 1 November 2015
Trawsgoed , Ceredigion
December 18.7 °C (65.7 °F) 28 December 2019
Achfary, Sutherland
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Coldest days by month of the year
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Month
Temperature
Date
Place(s)
January −27.2 °C (−17.0 °F) 10 January 1982
Braemar , Aberdeenshire
February −27.2 °C (−17.0 °F) 11 February 1895
Braemar, Aberdeenshire
March −22.8 °C (−9.0 °F) 14 March 1958
Logie Coldstone , Aberdeenshire
April −15.6 °C (3.9 °F) 2 April 1917
Eskdalemuir , Dumfries and Galloway
May −9.4 °C (15.1 °F) 4 May 1941
Lynford , Norfolk
11 May 1941
Lynford, Norfolk
15 May 1941
Fort Augustus , Highland
June −5.6 °C (21.9 °F) 9 June 1955
Dalwhinnie , Highland
1 June 1962
Santon Downham , Norfolk
3 June 1962
Santon Downham, Norfolk
July −2.5 °C (27.5 °F) 15 July 1977
Lagganlia, Highland
9 July 1986
St Harmon , Radnorshire
August −4.5 °C (23.9 °F) 21 August 1973
Lagganlia, Highland
September −6.7 °C (19.9 °F) 26 September 1942
Dalwhinnie, Highland
October −11.7 °C (10.9 °F) 28 October 1948
Dalwhinnie, Highland
November −23.3 °C (−9.9 °F) 14 November 1919
Braemar, Aberdeenshire
December −27.2 °C (−17.0 °F) 30 December 1995
Altnaharra , Highland
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Lowest temperature by constituent country
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Most rainfall in periods of time
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Duration
Amount
Place(s)
Date
Short Durations
Highest 5-min total
32 mm (1.3 in) Preston , Lancashire 10 August 1893
Highest 30-min total
80 mm (3.1 in) Eskdalemuir , Dumfries and Galloway [ 8] 26 June 1953
Highest 60-min total
92 mm (3.6 in) Maidenhead , Berkshire 12 July 1901
Highest 90-min total
117 mm (4.6 in) Dunsop Valley , Lancashire8 August 1967
Highest 120-min total
193 mm (7.6 in) [ 9] Walshaw Dean Lodge , West Yorkshire 19 May 1989
Highest 155-min total
169 mm (6.7 in) Hampstead , Greater London14 August 1975
Highest 180-min total
178 mm (7.0 in) Horncastle , Lincolnshire 7 October 1960
Highest total in any 24-hour period
341.4 mm (13.44 in) Honister Pass , Cumbria 4 December 2015 1800 UTC - 5 December 2015 1800 UTC
Consecutive Rainfall Days (0900 UTC - 0900 UTC)
Highest 1-day total
279 mm (11.0 in) Martinstown , Dorset 18 July 1955
Highest 1-day total (UK national average)
31.7 mm (1.25 in) UK (national average)[ 10]
3 October 2020
Highest 2-day total
405 mm (15.9 in) Thirlmere , Cumbria4 to 5 December 2015
Highest 3-day total
456.4 mm (17.97 in) Seathwaite , Cumbria17 to 19 November 2009
Highest 4-day total
495 mm (19.5 in) 16 to 19 November 2009
Highest monthly total
1,396.4 mm (54.98 in) Crib Goch , Snowdon 1 to 31 December 2015
Highest annual total
6,527 mm (257.0 in) Sprinkling Tarn , Cumbria1 January to 31 December 1954[ 11]
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Most hours of sunshine
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Highest wind speed
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Shetland holds the unofficial British record for wind speed. A gust of 197 mph (317 km/h) was reported on 1 January 1992 . An earlier gust in 1962 was recorded at 177 mph (285 km/h) , both at RAF Saxa Vord .[ 13] [ 14]
A wind gust of 194 mph (312 km/h) was recorded at Cairn Gorm on 19 December 2008 but was discovered too late to be verified by the Met Office .[ 15]
The highest wind speed in England was a wind gust of 125.4 mph (201.8 km/h) recorded at The Needles , Isle of Wight , on 18 February 2022 during Storm Eunice .[ 16]
Most snowfall in a day
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Location
Date
Greatest depth in an inhabited area[ 17]
83 in (210 cm) Forest-in-Teesdale , County Durham14 March 1947
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Atmospheric pressure
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