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British Isles. Temperature extremes since 1960 have ranged from −14.4 °C (6.1 °F) in February 1960, to 31.1 °C (88.0 °F) during July 2006. Kinlochewe also set one of the highest January temperatures recorded in the United Kingdom of 19.6 °C (67.3 °F) on 28 January 2024. The lowest temperature to be recorded in recent years was −11.0 °C (12.2 °F) during December 2010.
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1442:Average
1300:Average
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