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temperatures rising by a similar amount. UK Heatwave Records The UK has experienced several notable heatwaves, with record-breaking temperatures: England: 40.3°C on 19 July 2022 at Coningsby, Lincolnshire Wales: 37.1°C on 18 July 2022 at Hawarden Airport, Flintshire Scotland: 34.8°C on 19 July 2022

at Kinlochewe, Highland, 16.0 °C at Edge, Shropshire and 15.0 °C at Magilligan, County Londonderry. Daily maximum temperatures on New Year’s Day included 16.3 °C at St James’s Park, Central London, 15.6 °C at Hawarden Airport, Flintshire, 15.9 °C at Achnagart, Highland and 14.0 °C at Killowen

, and over 50 children were rescued from a school bus stuck in a flooded ditch near Evesham, Worcestershire. In Scotland, many ferry services were delayed or cancelled and the Queensferry Crossing across the Firth of Forth was closed for the first time since 2021 due to the threat of falling ice

was affected by floods between York and Darlington. The snowfalls caused travel disruption, with many roads affected by snow, the A9 closed south of Inverness and the Queensferry crossing closed for a time due to the risk of falling ice. Heavy hail showers led to poor driving conditions on the M5 near

1963 (-16.6 °C) ^Records at Woodford begin in 2003. The previous record at nearby Ringway (Greater Manchester) was -13.9 °C on 25 January 1945. Maximum temperatures 7 January Station Maximum temperature Comment Hawarden (Flintshire) -7.8 °C Coldest since 28 December 2000 (-8.3 °C) Preston (Lancashire

(Flintshire) on 2 August 1990. However, when a hot airstream arrives from the east, maxima along the coasts can equal those inland, an example being the 31.8 °C achieved at Aberporth (Ceredigion) on 2 August 1995. The variation of mean daily maximum and minimum temperatures month by month, together

to the north of the UK brought strong winds to Scotland, Northern England, North Wales and Northern Ireland on 7th December. In Scotland, a number of roads were closed with restrictions on the Queensferry and Forth Bridges. Several schools were closed in the Western Isles and in Northern Ireland

weather to most of the country. In Wales strong winds led to the closure of the M48 Severn Bridge, A548 Flintshire Bridge and the A55 in Holyhead. There were fallen trees on some roads and railways with bus replacement services put in place on the Conwy Valley line. Over 2000 properties experienced

closures or partial blockages included parts of the M8 and M9. Rail routes disrupted by fallen trees and other obstructions included the West Coast Main Line as well as routes serving Glasgow, Aberdeen, and Inverness. The Tay Road Bridge was closed, and the Queensferry Crossing was closed to high-sided

, and some trains to and from Hastings were disrupted due to signalling issues caused by lightning. In the south-west there were some reports of surface water flooding. There were reports of flooding in Flintshire, and across parts of the Wirral where some schools were forced to close. In the East