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  . Inland valleys experience the coldest winter night temperatures, such as Rhyader (Powys) which experienced -23.3°C in January 1940. Rainfall in Wales varies widely, with Snowdonia receiving average annual totals exceeding 3000 mm in comparison to places along the coast which may receive less than

• Deep Dive: High-pressure, dry air and meteor showers

  could briefly reach 40–50 mph. These winds will be highly localised and are not expected to be widespread enough for formal warnings, but they may still cause disruption. Routes crossing higher ground are most at risk, where sudden changes in wind strength can catch drivers out. Sheltered valleys may

• Rainfall in the first half of September: A wet start, but the deficit remains

  Bradfield (South Yorkshire) on 27 September 1975. Wales has seen gusts up to 73 knots (84 mph) at Valley (Gwynedd) on 5 September 1967 and Capel Curig (Gwynedd) as recently as 27 September 2023. Northern Ireland’s record is 79 knots (91 mph) at Killowen (County Down) on 19 September 2018. Sunshine, too

• Met Office weather stations: How we measure the weather

  ground, free from trees, buildings, or steep slopes that could affect measurements. Factors that can introduce uncertainties include buildings which can artificially warm temperature readings, trees that can shelter instruments from wind or sunshine, and valleys (frost hollows) which can exaggerate

• Deep Dive: extreme rainfall, spring frost and a dry April

  extend well into May, and in a few places even into June. This means that frost at this time of year is not especially unusual, particularly in rural and elevated areas. Sheltered valleys are also more prone, as colder air drains downhill and pools near the surface overnight. Frost and a warming

• snow-and-low-temperatures-february-to-march-2018---met-office.pdf

  temperature for England, beating -3.3 °C at Buxton, Derbyshire on 5 March 1942, and at Spadeadam, Cumbria on 2 March 1965. A very large number of long-running weather stations recorded their lowest March daily maximum temperature on record, examples including -0.1 °C at Valley, Anglesey (87 years), 0.8

• Microsoft Word - mwr_2025_12_for_print.docx

  and weather fronts bringing some substantial rainfall, especially to southwest England, south Wales, northwest England and west Scotland. The Newport-Shrewsbury railway line, badly affected by flooding from Storm Claudia in November, was pre-emptively closed ahead of the rain whilst the Valleys line

• yangtze-river-basin---combined.pdf

  an important summer rainfall prediction for the Yangtze river basin for summer 2016, as long range forecasts were suggesting a very large El Niño event was on the way. 1 Li et al. 2016. Skillful seasonal prediction of Yangtze river valley summer rainfall. Environmental Research Letters. http

• mwr_2025_12_for_print_2.pdf

  and weather fronts bringing some substantial rainfall, especially to southwest England, south Wales, northwest England and west Scotland. The Newport-Shrewsbury railway line, badly affected by flooding from Storm Claudia in November, was pre-emptively closed ahead of the rain whilst the Valleys line

• uk_monthly_climate_summary_201806pdf

  on the 29th. On the 28th, Valley (Gwynedd) recorded 16.1 hours of bright sunshine. Scotland diary of highlights June’s weather was relatively warm and quiet until the 12th but thundery showers broke out on some days, especially in the west and south. It was somewhat more unsettled from the 13th to 20th