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. Frequent snowfalls and low temperatures (a minimum of -21 °C was recorded at Woburn in Bedfordshire) meant that when the thaw did occur, accompanied by rain and severe gales, the effects were significant. In East Anglia, where the major rivers flow north-eastwards, the south-westerly wind drove water
°C, +2.4°C, 108 years), Cranwell, Lincolnshire (39.9°C +3.3°C 106 years), Woburn, Bedfordshire (39.6°C +2.5°C 105 years), Buxton, Derbyshire (35.9°C, +3.2°C 105 years), and Aberporth, Ceredigion (33.6°C, +0.9°C, 80 years). The chart below shows UK daily area-average maximum temperatures for the UK
, -0.475 Automatic Wittering England 52.611, -0.466 Automatic Woburn England 52.014, -0.595 Automatic Writtle England 51.733, 0.431 Automatic Yeovilton England 51.006, -2.641 Automatic Aldergrove Northern Ireland 54.664, -6.224 Automatic Altnahinch Filters Northern Ireland 55.048, -6.254 Automatic Armagh
wettest since 1918. Several stations including Woburn (Bedfordshire) and Shawbury (Shropshire) provisionally experienced new record daily rainfall accumulations. Sunshine duration was below average for the UK overall for September (anomaly 96%), although Scotland and Northern Ireland both experienced
wettest since 1918. Several stations including Woburn (Bedfordshire) and Shawbury (Shropshire) provisionally experienced new record daily rainfall accumulations. Sunshine duration was below average for the UK overall for September (anomaly 96%), although Scotland and Northern Ireland both experienced
wettest since 1918. Several stations including Woburn (Bedfordshire) and Shawbury (Shropshire) provisionally experienced new record daily rainfall accumulations. Sunshine duration was below average for the UK overall for September (anomaly 96%), although Scotland and Northern Ireland both experienced
& NE -23.3 21 January 1881 Haydon Bridge (Northumberland) England NW -21.9 16 January 1881 St Michaels-on-Wyre (Lancashire) Wales N -22.7 13 December 1981 Corwen (Denbighshire) Midlands -26.1 10 January 1982 Newport (Shropshire) East Anglia -20.6 25 February 1947 Woburn (Bedfordshire) England SW
their highest such September value for 75+ years. Station Date Max Temp Previous Value Previous Date Record length / comment Durham 13 27.3 30.0 01-Sep-1906 Highest for 110 years Rothamsted, Hertfordshire 13 31.0 29.4 05-Sep-1949 102 Woburn, Bedfordshire 13 30.7 29.4 05-Sep-1949 101 Cambridge Botanic
years), Durham (135 years), Bradford, West Yorkshire, Buxton, Derbyshire, Rothamsted, Hertfordshire, Balmoral, Aberdeenshire and Woburn, Bedfordshire (all 100+ years). Monthly mean monthly temperature anomalies across southern England were typically 5 °C above average, reaching 6 °C in a few locations
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