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to Swindon, extending down through Hereford, Worcester, Bristol, and Salisbury, reaching as far south as Bournemouth. Those willing to stay up late may be rewarded with a glimpse of the supermoon as it shines through these clearer skies. For those in other parts of the country, patience and a bit

at Shrewsbury and Worcester were the highest since 1947. Between these flooding episodes, severe gales battered southern Britain on 30 October causing extensive building damage, uprooting thousands of trees, cutting power, and disrupting road, rail and ferry services. Heavy rain brought further

(Aberdeenshire) Worcester, Barbourne (Worcestershire) Tain Range (Highland) Great Malvern (Worcestershire) Fyvie Castle (Aberdeenshire) Newry Carnbane (Co Down) Max temp (°C) 18.3 17.2 17.1 16.0 15.6 15.4 15.4 Glenlivet (Moray) 15.4 Larne (Co Antrim) 15.0 Shap (Cumbria) 15.0 Shobdon Airfield (Herefordshire

were as follows: A maximum temperature of 14.2 °C was recorded at Pershore College (Hereford & Worcester) on the 28th. Minimum temperatures of -13.0 °C were recorded at Dawyck Botanic Garden (Peeblesshire) on the 9th and at Braemar (Aberdeenshire) on the 31st. In the 24 hours ending at 0900 GMT

line between Hereford and Shrewsbury was reported closed due to flooding whilst Great Western Rail were reported as advising against all travel between London Paddington and Bristol, Paddington and South Wales, Exeter and Barnstaple, and Hereford and Worcester. Services were also badly disrupted

and Bristol, Paddington and South Wales, Exeter and Barnstaple, and Hereford and Worcester. Services were also badly disrupted between Birmingham and Redditch, Worcester, and Hereford. Flood defences were reportedly erected in Bewdly and Shrewsbury to protect local properties from the rising River Severn

. Similar values appear elsewhere in the record: Pershore in Hereford & Worcester reached 18.1°C in 2024, and Teddington Bushy Park in Middlesex achieved the same value that year. The highest February temperature recorded in the UK was 21.2°C at Kew Gardens in 2019. These events are consistent with broader

Atlantic airflows. Recent years include a number of memorable examples: Hull East Park reached 17°C last year, a temperature far more typical of late March or early April. Pershore in Hereford & Worcester recorded 18.1°C in 2024. Teddington Bushy Park in Middlesex also achieved 18.1°C that same year

% of average. The UK monthly extremes were as follows: A maximum temperature of 17.2 °C was recorded at Pershore College (Hereford & Worcester) on the 16th. A minimum temperature of -8.1 °C was recorded at Braemar (Aberdeenshire) on the 11th. In the 24 hours ending at 0900 UTC on the 20th, 86.6 mm

Local (2.2km) gives some improvements in how rainfall varies day-to-day and hour-to-hour. Working together on UK Climate Projections Easter floods 1998 Observations Local (2.2km) Regional (12km) Observed rainfall for 24 hours from 09Z 9 th April 1998. 61.6mm fell in 12 hours near Worcester