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was reached on September 13th last year in Gravesend, marking the peak of a warm spell mid September 2016. The UK May temperature record is 32.8C, this was recorded on 22nd May 1922 (Camden Square, London) and 29th May 1944 (Horsham, Tunbridge Wells and Regent's Park). The Wales' record is 29.2C
will suffer sunburn, a sign of skin damage, so be aware of how long you are in the sun, know the limits of your own skin and use common sense.” The current highest temperature recorded over the late May Bank Holiday weekend is 32.8 Celsius at Horsham (West Sussex), Tunbridge Wells. You can get
The warmest late May Bank Holiday Weekend on record is officially 32.8 °C, recorded on Bank Holiday Monday itself on 29th May 1944 in Horsham (West Sussex), Tunbridge Wells (Kent) and Regents Park (London) just a few days ahead of D-Day. Martin Young, Deputy Chief Meteorologist at the Met Office
) February 21.2 26 February 2019 Kew Gardens (London) March* 25.6 29 March 1968 Mepal (Cambridgeshire) April* 29.4 16 April 1949^ Camden Square (London) May* 32.8 22 May 1922^ Camden Square (London) May* 32.8 29 May 1944 Horsham (West Sussex) May* 32.8 29 May 1944 Tunbridge Wells (Kent) May* 32.8 29
rather than May. Temperature Extremes The hottest Whitsun Bank Holiday Monday on record since 1900 occurred on 29 May 1944, when stations recorded temperatures soaring to a sweltering 32.8°C in multiple locations including Horsham, Tunbridge Wells, Camden Square, and Regent’s Park. In stark contrast
at Horsham, Tunbridge Wells and Regent’s Park. High temperatures but heatwave unlikely Deputy Chief Meteorologist Michael Silverstone said: “We are experiencing a brief very warm or even hot spell, which isn’t abnormal for the time of year. However, if we reach 30°C on Thursday, 1st May
Storm Christoph 18 to 20 January 2021 Storm Christoph brought some exceptionally wet weather to North Wales and northern England from 18 to 20 January. 100mm of rain or more fell across upland areas, and parts of Cheshire, Greater Manchester and Lancashire received around the January whole-month
North West England & Isle of Man: climate This describes the main features of the climate of Cheshire, Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Cumbria, part of North Yorkshire and the Isle of Man. The eastern boundary of the region lies along the watershed of the Pennines. There are several
temperature series in the world. By collating and combining early instrumental records, the series charts monthly temperature statistics from 1659. The series is representative of a region enclosed by Lancashire, London and Bristol. Cooler and warmer spells When looking at the series you can clearly see
during November. Across north-west England and North Wales, November 2015 was the second wettest November in a series from 1910; only November 2009 was wetter. Several thousand homes and businesses were inundated with floodwater across Cumbria, with parts of Lancashire, Northumberland and southern
