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warmer than the 1961-1990 average. All the top ten warmest years for the UK, in the series from 1884, have occurred since 2002. 2.2 A recording of 38.7 °C at Cambridge Botanic Garden on 25 th July 2019 became the highest summer temperature officially recorded in the UK, exceeding the previous record

Value Location (England) Date January 17.6 °C Eynsford (Kent) 27 January 2003 February 21.2 °C Kew Gardens (London) 26 February 2019 March 25.6 °C Mepal (Cambridgeshire) 29 March 1968 April 29.4 °C Camden Square (London) 16 April 1949 May 32.8 °C June 35.6 °C Camden Square (London) Horsham (West

Summer 2019 in the UK was record-breaking with a maximum temperature of 38.7 C at Cambridge University Botanic Garden logged on 25 July. That was the highest temperature ever recorded in the UK.

flooding on roads, with disruption to numerous rail services due to flooded platforms, stations, or lines. Vehicles were stranded in flood water in Ashington, West Sussex, and a mini-tornado was reported in Worthing causing some minor damage to gardens. Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue reported

, and it was warmer with 15.9 °C recorded at Kew Gardens (London). Rain over the Midlands and south on the 28th cleared east by late a ernoon, with widespread, locally heavy showers following, these wintry over higher ground. Rain over the south-west on the 29th spread east and north, reaching the Midlands

frost, the 12th saw freezing fog over many areas, persisting all day in a few places, a cold and mainly cloudy day with showers around some coasts, temperatures at Wallington (Northumberland) struggling to -5.9 °C, and 9 cm of snow lying at Cambridge Botanic Garden and Buntingford (Hertfordshire

, with showers developing over the west. The 30th saw showers in the west, some brightness in the north-east, and rain spreading into the Borders from mid-afternoon. It was cloudy but very mild on the 31st, Dawyck Botanic Gardens (Peeblesshire) recording an overnight minimum of 11.0 °C, with rain

the east and south, but the north and west saw frequent blustery showers; it was generally very mild with an overnight minimum at Logan Botanical Gardens (Wigtownshire) of 10.9 °C and a daytime maximum at Achnagart (Ross & Cromarty) of 15.9 °C. Showers were heaviest and most frequent over the west

. Thousands of trees were lost to the winds right across the amber/red warning areas including a 166- year-old Himalayan Cedar in Edinburgh’s Royal Botanic Garden. A second deep low centre then affected the more southern areas of the UK on the 26th/27th. This system was named storm Herminia by the Spanish

the Customer Centre on: Tel: 0370 900 0100 Fax: 0370 900 5050 Email: [email protected] If you are outside the UK: Tel: +44 330 135 0000 Fax: +44 330 135 0050 Introduction A microclimate is the distinctive climate of a small-scale area, such as a garden, park, valley or part of a city