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fanned a fast-moving wildfire with devastating impact to the community.   Wildfires are more severe during extended periods of hot dry weather, because higher temperatures cause more evaporation and this dries the vegetation, creating fuel for the fires. In 2021, Death Valley, recorded a record 54.4

Riverside Quidhampton Wood Bemerton Water Meadows Bishopdown Park Bishopdown Railway Burrough's Hill Laverstock Down Church Road Avon Valley Sports Centre Wyndham Park Churchill Gardens 8 Ticks in urban green space Locations 9 Urban ticks in Bath Site ID Habitat Transect (5m) Total nymphs collected Total

. 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

highest gust reached 84 knots (97 mph) at High 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

be significant but localised. Kirklees is mainly sheltered from prevailing westerly winds by the South Pennines. Calm winds can cause fog formation in the Colne valley, while slight easterly winds can blow fog in from the Humberhead Levels. HOW HAS THE AREA'S CLIMATE CHANGED? Temperature Difference (°C

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

ychydig yn ysgafnach yng nghefn Nim wrth iddynt nesau at the Valley of Winds, lle cawsant eu curo o gwmpas. braidd yn anniolchgar... Yn olaf, bu farw’r gwynt ac agorodd y bryniau i ddatgelu Dinas Celestia. Mae tai siâp od, cymysgedd o siopau hynod a strydoedd strim-stram-strellach yn mynd o amgylch y

Criteria Amount Location Date Highest 5-minute total: 32 mm Preston (Lancashire) 10 August 1893 Highest 30-minute total: 80 mm Eskdalemuir (Dumfriesshire) 26 June 1953 Highest 60-minute total: 92 mm Maidenhead (Berkshire) 12 July 1901 Highest 90-minute total: 117 mm Dunsop Valley (Lancashire) 8

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

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