Based on:
TORRO | Extremes ~ Maximum temperature date records
Checked from
Daily Weather Summary – Met Office
From 1860
Daily Weather Report /Daily Weather Summary | Met Office UA
- By Place
191 weather stations in the UK hold the 366 Daily Maximum Temperature Records. Of these :
1 Record 124 (65%)
2 Records 32 (17%)
3 Records 18 (9%)
4 Records 6 (3%)
5 Records 2 (1%)
6 Records 2 (1%)
7 Records 3 (1.6%
8 Records 1 (0.5%)
9 Records 1 (0.5%)
19 Records 1 (0.5%)
21 Records 1 (0.5%)
The ‘hotspots’ are:
| Rank | Records | Location |
| 1 | 21 | Camden Square |
| 2 | 19 | Aber |
| 3 | 9 | Cambridge-Observatory |
| 4 | 8 | Heathrow |
| =5 | 7 | Colwyn Bay |
| =5 | 7 | Kew Gardens |
| =5 | 7 | Cheltenham |
| =8 | 6 | Llandudno |
| =8 | 6 | Hawarden Bridge |
| =10 | 5 | Prestatyn |
| =10 | 5 | Southampton Mayflower Park |
| =12 | 4 | Rhyl |
| =12 | 4 | Trawsgoed |
| =12 | 4 | Greenwich |
| =12 | 4 | Barbourne |
| =12 | 4 | Faversham |
| =12 | 4 | Raunds |
| =18 | 3 | Llanfairfechan |
| =18 | 3 | Aboyne |
| =18 | 3 | Geldeston |
| =18 | 3 | Banff Golf Club |
| =18 | 3 | Hodsock Priory near Worksop |
| =18 | 3 | Brixton |
| =18 | 3 | Porthmadog |
| =18 | 3 | Santon Downham |
| =18 | 3 | Cambridge Botanic Gardens |
| =18 | 3 | Hunstanton |
| =18 | 3 | Oxford |
| =18 | 3 | Kensington Palace |
| =18 | 3 | Maldon |
| =18 | 3 | Charlwood |
| =18 | 3 | Stratfield Turgis |
| =18 | 3 | Loughborough |
| =18 | 3 | Gravesend-Swanscombe |
| =18 | 3 | Cape Wrath |
Outside London, combining multiple weather stations, the top 10 are:
| Rank | Place | Records |
| 1 | Camden Square | 21 |
| 2 | Aber | 19 |
| 3 | Cambridge | 15 |
| =4 | Heathrow | 8 |
| Southampton | 8 | |
| =6 | Colwyn Bay | 7 |
| Kew Gardens | 7 | |
| Cheltenham | 7 | |
| Hawarden | 7 | |
| 10 | Llandudno | 6 |
- By County
| Rank | County | Records | % | District | Region |
| 1 | London | 59 | 16.1% | London | England SE & Central S |
| 2 | Gwynedd | 29 | 7.9% | Wales North | Wales North & England NW |
| 3 | Norfolk | 20 | 5.5% | East Anglia | East Anglia |
| 4 | Cambridgeshire | 19 | 5.2% | East Anglia | East Anglia |
| 5 | Kent | 18 | 4.9% | South East | England SE & Central S |
| 6 | Hampshire | 17 | 4.6% | South | England SE & Central S |
| 7 | Highland | 15 | 4.1% | Scotland North | Scotland North |
| 8 | Essex | 14 | 3.8% | East Anglia | East Anglia |
| =9 | Devon | 13 | 3.6% | South West | Wales S & England SW |
| =9 | Conway | 13 | 3.6% | Wales North | Wales N & England NW |
| 11 | Denbighshire | 11 | 3.0% | Wales North | Wales N & England NW |
| 12 | Surrey | 10 | 2.7% | South East | England SE & Central S |
| 13 | Suffolk | 8 | 2.2% | East Anglia | East Anglia |
| =14 | Gloucestershire | 7 | 1.9% | Midlands | Midlands |
| =14 | Northamptonshire | 7 | 1.9% | Midlands | Midlands |
| =14 | Worcestershire | 7 | 1.9% | Midlands | Midlands |
| =14 | Channel Islands | 7 | 1.9% | Channel Islands | England SE & Central S |
| =14 | Flintshire | 7 | 1.9% | Wales North | Wales N & England NW |
| =19 | Hertfordshire | 5 | 1.4% | Midlands | Midlands |
| =19 | Lincolnshire | 5 | 1.4% | England East | England NE & E |
| =19 | Ceredigion | 5 | 1.4% | Wales South | Wales S & England SW |
| =19 | Aberdeenshire | 5 | 1.4% | Scotland North | Scotland North |
| =19 | Moray | 5 | 1.4% | Scotland North | Scotland North |
London (59 – 16%) dominates the Daily Maximum Temperature Record followed by Gwynedd (29 – 8%). and Norfolk (20 – 6%) & Cambridgeshire (19 – 5%).
- By Region
This dominance is reflected in the regional pattern with England SE and Central S (119 – 32%) dominating, followed by Wales N & England NW (63 -17%) and East Anglia (61 – 17%).
| Rank | Region | Records | % |
| 1 | England SE & Central S | 119 | 32.5% |
| 2 | Wales N & England NW | 63 | 17.2% |
| 3 | East Anglia | 61 | 16.7% |
| 4 | Midlands | 46 | 12.6% |
| 5 | Scotland N | 28 | 7.7% |
| 6 | Wales South & England SW | 26 | 7.1% |
| 7 | England E & NE | 16 | 4.4% |
| 8 | Scotland E | 5 | 1.4% |
| 9 | Scotland W | 2 | 0.5% |
4) By Season
| Number of Records Set | % of Records Set | ||||||||
| Winter | Spring | Summer | Autumn | Total | Winter | Spring | Summer | Autumn | |
| Channel Islands | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0.0% | 14.3% | 71.4% | 14.3% |
| East Anglia | 7 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 61 | 11.5% | 29.5% | 34.4% | 24.6% |
| London | 6 | 24 | 17 | 12 | 59 | 10.2% | 40.7% | 28.8% | 20.3% |
| Midlands | 9 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 46 | 19.6% | 23.9% | 39.1% | 17.4% |
| North East | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 18.2% | 36.4% | 0.0% | 45.5% |
| North West | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| Scotland East | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 28.6% | 42.9% | 28.6% | 0.0% |
| Scotland North | 12 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 46.2% | 30.8% | 0.0% | 23.1% |
| Scotland West | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| South East | 2 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 33 | 6.1% | 27.3% | 39.4% | 27.3% |
| South | 2 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 10.0% | 25.0% | 45.0% | 20.0% |
| South West | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 50.0% | 22.2% | 11.1% | 16.7% |
| Wales North | 36 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 60 | 60.0% | 6.7% | 0.0% | 33.3% |
| Wales South | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 12.5% | 37.5% |
| England East | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 60.0% | 40.0% |
There is a clear spatial difference in the pattern of records set, with the pattern clearer at larger scales.
London dominates the Spring records, East Anglia the Summer, while North Wales dominates Autumn and Winter.
| Rank of Number of Records Set | |||||
| District | Dominant Month | Winter | Spring | Summer | Autumn |
| Channel Islands | Summer | 12 | 11 | 6 | 13 |
| East Anglia | Summer | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| London | Spring | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Midlands | Summer | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| North East | Autumn | 8 | 7 | 12 | 7 |
| North West | Autumn | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
| Scotland East | Spring | 8 | 10 | 8 | 14 |
| Scotland North | Winter | 2 | 5 | 12 | 6 |
| Scotland West | Spring | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 |
| South East | Summer | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| South | Summer | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
| South West | Winter | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Wales North | Winter | 1 | 7 | 12 | 1 |
| Wales South | Winter | 7 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
| England East | Summer | 12 | 13 | 7 | 12 |
This seasonable variation is seen at the regional level, although England SE and Central S takes over the top spot from Wales North & England NW in Autumn.
The pattern reflects the Continental impacts to the East, amplified by Urban heat islands and Meridional temperature transfer and the Maritime influence to the West, again amplified by Meridional temperature transfer..
| Number of Records Set | % of Records Set | ||||||||
| Winter | Spring | Summer | Autumn | Total | Winter | Spring | Summer | Autumn | |
| England SE & Central S | 10 | 39 | 44 | 26 | 119 | 8.4% | 32.8% | 37.0% | 21.8% |
| East Anglia | 7 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 61 | 11.5% | 29.5% | 34.4% | 24.6% |
| Wales N & England NW | 36 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 63 | 57.1% | 6.3% | 0.0% | 36.5% |
| Midlands | 9 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 46 | 19.6% | 23.9% | 39.1% | 17.4% |
| Scotland N | 12 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 46.2% | 30.8% | 0.0% | 23.1% |
| Wales South & England SW | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 50.0% | 15.4% | 11.5% | 23.1% |
| England E & NE | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 12.5% | 25.0% | 18.8% | 43.8% |
| Scotland E | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 28.6% | 42.9% | 28.6% | 0.0% |
| Scotland W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Rank of Number of Records Set | |||||
| Region | Dominant Month | Winter | Spring | Summer | Autumn |
| England SE & Central S | Summer | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| East Anglia | Summer | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Wales N & England NW | Winter | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| Midlands | Summer | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Scotland N | Winter | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
| Wales South & England SW | Winter | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| England E & NE | Autumn | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| Scotland E | Spring | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
| Scotland W | Spring/Summer | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
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