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to a new level. Catherine Maguire, stationed at an RAF base that trains fast-jet pilots, often finds herself advising individual pilots on the routes they plan to fly. “They might say, ‘I’m flying from Yorkshire to the north of Scotland via these valleys’”, says Catherine. “Because their aircraft

precipitation in the short rains of 1997. This event had serious human, agricultural, hydrological, ecological and economic impacts, including loss of life, housing and infrastructure, crop damage, loss of livestock, an outbreak of Rift Valley Fever in Somalia and high levels of locust outbreaks

Southampton Southend Exeter E Midlands Humberside Isle of Man Leeds Bradford Liverpool London Gatwick Manchester Newcastle Durham Tees Valley Aberdeen/Dyce Belfast International Edinburgh Glasgow Inverness London Heathrow Prestwick Stornoway Sumburgh 1. Half-hourly reports (METAR) 2. The elements

Bradford Liverpool London Gatwick Manchester Newcastle Durham Tees Valley Aberdeen/Dyce Belfast International Edinburgh Glasgow Inverness London Heathrow Prestwick Stornoway Sumburgh 1. Half-hourly reports (METAR) 2. The elements of each report are broadcast in the following order: (a) Surface wind

“short rains” season indicated that enhanced rainfall was expected in most parts of the country including parts of Western Kenya, parts of Rift valley, Central highlands including Nairobi, parts of Southeastern lowlands, and the Coastal region. Enhanced rains in the Kenya Central Highlands could lead

average for comparison. Heating Degree Days Below 15.5°C July 2015 Issued on Sunday 2 August 2015 at 12:16:11 Page 1 of 1 Location July 2015 July Mean % of Mean July 2014 LONDON (HEATHROW) Area 1 - Thames Valley LONDON (CHARLWOOD) Area 2 - South Eastern BOURNEMOUTH (HURN) Area 3 - Southern PLYMOUTH

Reports, this report contains a monthly long-term average for comparison. Heating Degree Days Below 15.5°C July 2015 Issued on Sunday 2 August 2015 at 12:16:11 Page 1 of 1 Location July 2015 July Mean % of Mean July 2014 LONDON (HEATHROW) Area 1 - Thames Valley LONDON (CHARLWOOD) Area 2 - South Eastern

). In Pakistan, exceptionally heavy rains were experienced on 28 th -29 th July in the north and from 2 nd to 8 th August further south. The heavy rains led to flooding through the entire Indus Valley over the following days. The seasonal rainfall totals were around 75% above average in northwest and central

Eskdalemuir (Dumfriesshire) Highest 60-minute total 92 12 July 1901 Maidenhead (Berkshire) Highest 90-minute total 117 8 August 1967 Dunsop Valley (Lancashire) Highest 120-minute total 193# 19 May 1989 Walshaw Dean Lodge (West Yorkshire) Highest 120-minute total 155# 11 June 1956 Hewenden Reservoir

, with a coastal region in the east and several mountain chains inland, with the Rift Valley cutting across from north to south, and Lake Victoria situated in the west. The amount of rainfall received by Kenya varies across the country, the north and east are typically drier (less than 100mm per