United Kingdom Weather Records in 2025

2,158 weather records set or tied in United Kingdom in 2025, by type, with the calendar of record highs and lows and the records that still stand.

Key Facts for United Kingdom in 2025

2,158 weather records were set or tied in United Kingdom in 2025.
1,805 were record highs and 71 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
2,215 records set in 2025 still stand in United Kingdom.

Record Highs and Lows in 2025

Each square is a day of 2025. Warm squares had more record highs than record lows in United Kingdom, cold squares more lows.

Counts the records listed in the day ledgers; a busy day may list only its highest significance records.

Record highs and lows per day in United Kingdom in 2025
Date	Value
2025-09-11	1 more record highs than lows
2025-09-18	16 more record highs than lows
2025-09-19	6 more record highs than lows
2025-09-22	10 more record lows than highs
2025-09-23	10 more record lows than highs
2025-09-24	3 more record lows than highs
2025-09-25	2 more record lows than highs
2025-10-01	2 more record highs than lows
2025-10-02	6 more record highs than lows
2025-10-03	3 more record highs than lows
2025-10-05	5 more record highs than lows
2025-10-06	1 more record highs than lows
2025-10-07	1 more record highs than lows
2025-10-09	2 more record highs than lows
2025-10-10	4 more record highs than lows
2025-10-12	1 more record highs than lows
2025-10-13	1 more record highs than lows
2025-10-15	1 more record lows than highs
2025-10-20	1 more record highs than lows
2025-10-22	1 more record highs than lows
2025-10-24	2 more record lows than highs
2025-11-02	3 more record highs than lows
2025-11-03	6 more record highs than lows
2025-11-04	60 more record highs than lows
2025-11-05	53 more record highs than lows
2025-11-06	26 more record highs than lows
2025-11-07	18 more record highs than lows
2025-11-08	19 more record highs than lows
2025-11-09	2 more record highs than lows
2025-11-10	3 more record highs than lows
2025-11-11	6 more record highs than lows
2025-11-12	36 more record highs than lows
2025-11-13	12 more record highs than lows
2025-11-14	13 more record highs than lows
2025-11-18	2 more record lows than highs
2025-11-19	1 more record lows than highs
2025-11-21	2 more record lows than highs
2025-11-25	3 more record highs than lows
2025-11-26	25 more record highs than lows
2025-12-05	1 more record highs than lows
2025-12-06	9 more record highs than lows
2025-12-07	18 more record highs than lows
2025-12-08	46 more record highs than lows
2025-12-09	29 more record highs than lows
2025-12-10	23 more record highs than lows
2025-12-11	2 more record highs than lows
2025-12-12	4 more record highs than lows
2025-12-13	1 more record highs than lows
2025-12-14	2 more record highs than lows
2025-12-15	1 more record highs than lows
2025-12-21	1 more record highs than lows
2025-12-22	3 more record highs than lows
2025-12-23	2 more record highs than lows

Records per Year, by Type

2025 outlined

Records set or tied in United Kingdom each year from 1845 to 2026, stacked by type. 2025 had 2,158.

Weather records per year in United Kingdom, stacked by type, 2025 outlined
Year	Highest daily maximum	Lowest daily maximum	Highest daily minimum	Lowest daily minimum	Heaviest daily rainfall	Deepest snow cover	Total
1845	8	24	9	18	0	0	59
1846	22	5	23	5	0	0	55
1847	12	9	15	13	0	0	49
1848	21	6	11	6	0	0	44
1849	16	7	16	8	0	0	47
1850	3	12	8	13	0	0	36
1851	8	7	8	11	0	0	34
1852	28	3	16	13	0	0	60
1853	8	2	5	7	0	0	22
1854	14	2	9	6	0	0	31
1855	4	14	7	11	0	0	36
1856	7	4	11	7	0	0	29
1857	6	4	8	5	14	0	37
1858	8	3	11	7	5	0	34
1859	15	9	12	10	10	0	56
1860	0	7	2	4	10	0	23
1861	7	3	5	0	7	0	22
1862	6	2	18	3	14	0	43
1863	4	2	6	6	11	0	29
1864	8	5	7	9	7	0	36
1865	24	5	5	4	10	0	48
1866	4	1	9	4	12	0	30
1867	9	9	11	12	9	0	50
1868	23	2	17	3	24	0	69
1869	24	5	8	3	25	0	65
1870	13	5	4	8	14	0	44
1871	9	4	3	5	21	0	42
1872	6	3	10	5	23	0	47
1873	8	2	9	5	12	0	36
1874	15	12	12	8	14	0	61
1875	8	22	19	13	17	0	79
1876	25	18	20	14	20	0	97
1877	8	15	9	16	22	0	70
1878	5	23	18	21	13	0	80
1879	2	57	1	30	16	0	106
1880	6	27	10	16	19	0	78
1881	12	36	15	40	19	0	122
1882	11	14	11	13	20	0	69
1883	4	14	7	19	17	0	61
1884	26	6	14	8	12	0	66
1885	10	15	10	24	8	0	67
1886	13	14	16	27	13	0	83
1887	7	15	8	27	6	0	63
1888	11	34	19	31	11	0	106
1889	6	18	11	11	15	0	61
1890	12	7	16	21	8	0	64
1891	14	16	2	19	11	0	62
1892	9	27	6	37	15	0	94
1893	28	3	19	15	4	0	69
1894	8	10	8	25	12	0	63
1895	21	16	9	26	7	0	79
1896	3	7	8	10	12	0	40
1897	7	4	14	9	10	0	44
1898	18	6	26	10	9	0	69
1899	18	4	13	8	6	0	49
1900	13	4	15	4	9	0	45
1901	11	9	15	8	9	0	52
1902	1	17	7	11	4	0	40
1903	22	18	17	22	12	0	91
1904	10	11	12	10	7	0	50
1905	8	15	18	16	11	0	68
1906	35	13	24	15	9	0	96
1907	14	19	12	11	9	0	65
1908	30	14	31	14	12	0	101
1909	13	25	11	26	7	0	82
1910	21	18	22	14	25	0	100
1911	75	16	51	20	13	0	175
1912	15	73	63	52	22	0	225
1913	21	18	48	24	35	0	146
1914	53	9	61	25	25	0	173
1915	23	29	22	52	32	0	158
1916	59	34	43	22	37	0	195
1917	22	59	38	56	39	0	214
1918	54	39	51	26	19	0	189
1919	27	58	20	47	20	0	172
1920	67	22	43	16	30	0	178
1921	126	14	107	34	15	0	296
1922	33	37	15	30	23	0	138
1923	21	44	33	22	11	0	131
1924	11	18	27	30	23	0	109
1925	33	26	18	21	23	0	121
1926	42	22	63	33	19	0	179
1927	34	32	45	35	22	0	168
1928	29	21	19	23	23	0	115
1929	61	38	15	54	29	0	197
1930	38	23	45	16	50	0	172
1931	28	40	42	42	67	0	219
1932	43	23	78	26	60	0	230
1933	86	19	105	12	43	0	265
1934	55	11	72	16	47	0	201
1935	56	13	66	33	68	0	236
1936	32	19	51	27	82	0	211
1937	36	25	65	23	107	0	256
1938	118	17	193	23	61	0	412
1939	102	45	116	29	100	0	392
1940	55	93	37	96	99	0	380
1941	64	89	71	58	93	0	375
1942	68	117	67	81	91	0	424
1943	80	19	99	24	76	0	298
1944	112	38	81	49	100	0	380
1945	177	69	213	83	90	0	632
1946	118	49	103	68	137	0	475
1947	264	250	202	161	126	0	1,003
1948	236	89	160	65	143	0	693
1949	156	9	220	25	99	0	509
1950	80	50	100	58	126	0	414
1951	37	40	59	53	169	0	358
1952	90	151	101	124	94	0	560
1953	129	18	157	27	79	0	410
1954	78	89	83	78	147	0	475
1955	119	80	95	147	110	0	551
1956	51	119	59	104	98	0	431
1957	135	22	163	35	94	0	449
1958	56	62	65	61	108	0	352
1959	181	17	119	41	92	0	450
1960	60	35	120	51	121	0	387
1961	149	82	122	120	124	0	597
1962	37	180	22	247	119	0	605
1963	66	168	47	197	117	0	595
1964	81	96	67	119	118	0	481
1965	76	136	52	127	153	0	544
1966	55	133	66	82	152	0	488
1967	43	51	76	73	138	0	381
1968	68	81	85	93	150	0	477
1969	139	102	120	109	159	0	629
1970	100	50	97	86	94	0	427
1971	163	53	119	65	124	0	524
1972	70	51	34	80	93	0	328
1973	65	91	77	106	111	0	450
1974	74	78	72	32	97	0	353
1975	171	68	165	69	105	0	578
1976	253	55	208	55	112	0	683
1977	104	92	102	65	131	0	494
1978	149	134	114	82	133	0	612
1979	105	165	111	160	170	0	711
1980	90	131	145	78	143	0	587
1981	50	189	131	189	151	0	710
1982	103	109	124	104	135	0	575
1983	133	43	179	45	151	0	551
1984	124	42	99	77	122	0	464
1985	93	160	140	138	134	0	665
1986	50	150	68	146	127	0	541
1987	113	123	157	81	140	0	614
1988	59	30	115	49	90	0	343
1989	285	35	244	57	119	0	740
1990	2,018	139	1,589	319	329	3	4,397
1991	804	657	977	614	803	19	3,874
1992	819	523	992	517	1,030	2	3,883
1993	667	852	643	1,005	1,038	24	4,229
1994	854	375	1,166	375	796	2	3,568
1995	1,908	472	1,408	660	782	19	5,249
1996	515	656	674	718	707	11	3,281
1997	1,183	357	1,623	489	763	3	4,418
1998	1,437	296	1,538	360	945	4	4,580
1999	910	125	1,288	379	867	9	3,578
2000	784	232	983	237	993	6	3,235
2001	639	222	872	368	644	18	2,763
2002	890	141	1,162	267	904	1	3,365
2003	1,778	159	1,133	485	519	1	4,075
2004	772	130	1,131	563	727	3	3,326
2005	1,278	144	1,397	334	626	3	3,782
2006	1,257	159	1,397	236	630	9	3,688
2007	1,008	206	985	239	748	2	3,188
2008	644	218	802	264	786	3	2,717
2009	433	140	633	396	705	12	2,319
2010	318	1,127	359	1,299	569	68	3,740
2011	1,425	144	1,316	242	576	1	3,704
2012	975	330	697	440	868	7	3,317
2013	437	593	559	338	453	16	2,396
2014	612	28	801	101	684	0	2,226
2015	1,176	148	793	237	564	0	2,918
2016	773	80	725	160	574	0	2,312
2017	570	56	945	102	481	0	2,154
2018	608	281	692	250	406	15	2,252
2019	721	73	648	159	466	1	2,068
2020	798	62	618	143	634	0	2,255
2021	600	85	648	238	475	7	2,053
2022	1,022	129	893	188	324	3	2,559
2023	954	62	969	126	543	2	2,656
2024	680	64	842	158	578	0	2,322
2025	972	13	833	58	282	0	2,158
2026	793	5	781	21	145	5	1,750

Warm to Cold Ratio by Decade

Record highs per record low by decade in United Kingdom: 1840s 1.5 to 1, 1850s 1.3 to 1, 1860s 2.2 to 1, 1870s 0.7 to 1, 1880s 0.6 to 1, 1890s 0.9 to 1, 1900s 1.2 to 1, 1910s 1.2 to 1, 1920s 1.5 to 1, 1930s 3.0 to 1, 1940s 1.7 to 1, 1950s 1.4 to 1, 1960s 0.7 to 1, 1970s 1.4 to 1, 1980s 1.3 to 1, 1990s 2.3 to 1, 2000s 3.8 to 1, 2010s 2.5 to 1, 2020s 8.5 to 1.

Record highs per record low in United Kingdom, by decade
Decade	Highs per low
1840s	1.51 to 1
1850s	1.33 to 1
1860s	2.24 to 1
1870s	0.71 to 1
1880s	0.55 to 1
1890s	0.93 to 1
1900s	1.15 to 1
1910s	1.15 to 1
1920s	1.49 to 1
1930s	2.98 to 1
1940s	1.70 to 1
1950s	1.44 to 1
1960s	0.68 to 1
1970s	1.44 to 1
1980s	1.27 to 1
1990s	2.33 to 1
2000s	3.83 to 1
2010s	2.46 to 1
2020s	8.49 to 1

Standing Records by Year Set

2025: 2,215

Records still standing in United Kingdom by the year they were set. 2,215 of them were set in 2025.

Standing records in United Kingdom by the year they were set, 2025 highlighted
Year set	Standing records
1815	20
1816	18
1817	18
1818	7
1819	6
1820	6
1821	12
1822	1
1823	7
1824	9
1825	7
1826	12
1827	25
1828	7
1829	16
1830	19
1831	6
1832	5
1833	6
1834	7
1835	9
1836	7
1837	11
1838	13
1839	22
1840	11
1841	19
1842	8
1843	11
1844	8
1845	29
1846	18
1847	18
1848	19
1849	14
1850	18
1851	11
1852	19
1853	7
1854	12
1855	20
1856	16
1857	12
1858	16
1859	35
1860	10
1861	16
1862	16
1863	12
1864	15
1865	10
1866	8
1867	38
1868	17
1869	23
1870	12
1871	6
1872	13
1873	18
1874	20
1875	36
1876	34
1877	37
1878	35
1879	44
1880	57
1881	116
1882	41
1883	42
1884	34
1885	74
1886	74
1887	65
1888	155
1889	77
1890	118
1891	91
1892	226
1893	112
1894	81
1895	150
1896	52
1897	43
1898	82
1899	64
1900	79
1901	108
1902	137
1903	135
1904	113
1905	127
1906	159
1907	169
1908	226
1909	216
1910	111
1911	186
1912	363
1913	131
1914	147
1915	233
1916	202
1917	375
1918	278
1919	391
1920	208
1921	375
1922	300
1923	302
1924	153
1925	200
1926	311
1927	272
1928	215
1929	358
1930	248
1931	388
1932	335
1933	258
1934	231
1935	266
1936	267
1937	233
1938	433
1939	298
1940	274
1941	350
1942	237
1943	170
1944	198
1945	350
1946	256
1947	663
1948	440
1949	286
1950	967
1951	946
1952	634
1953	389
1954	529
1955	513
1956	490
1957	493
1958	446
1959	487
1960	3,836
1961	2,675
1962	3,271
1963	3,693
1964	2,167
1965	3,005
1966	2,456
1967	1,763
1968	2,261
1969	2,790
1970	2,120
1971	2,374
1972	2,093
1973	2,815
1974	2,832
1975	2,933
1976	3,550
1977	2,937
1978	3,718
1979	4,535
1980	3,252
1981	4,014
1982	2,844
1983	2,858
1984	2,615
1985	4,532
1986	4,031
1987	3,421
1988	1,904
1989	3,232
1990	3,181
1991	2,672
1992	2,485
1993	3,380
1994	2,665
1995	3,873
1996	2,742
1997	3,314
1998	3,642
1999	2,574
2000	2,544
2001	4,034
2002	2,698
2003	3,268
2004	2,695
2005	2,656
2006	2,607
2007	2,357
2008	2,097
2009	1,693
2010	3,580
2011	2,806
2012	2,638
2013	2,049
2014	1,623
2015	2,539
2016	1,918
2017	1,696
2018	2,016
2019	1,837
2020	1,924
2021	1,831
2022	2,321
2023	2,509
2024	2,318
2025	2,215
2026	1,789

Record Map for 2025

100 stations

The 100 highest significance station records of 2025 in United Kingdom, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records in United Kingdom in 2025: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Shawbury	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Guernsey: Airport	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wellesbourne	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wick	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kinlochewe	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
High Mowthorpe	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Valley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lerwick	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hayling Island	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Benmore: Younger Botanic Garde	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Valley	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lerwick	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Niab	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Valley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lerwick	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valley	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lerwick	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eskdalemuir	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wick	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valley	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wick	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Malham Tarn	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lerwick	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wick	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wick	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lerwick	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lerwick	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Threave	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wallingford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Valley	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dyce	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bowhill	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wellesbourne	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dyce	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Camborne	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wattisham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stormont Castle	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Keele	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth: Mountbatten	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manston	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-14. Last revised 14 October 2026 (2026-10-14).