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Tuesday 6 June 1944 (D-Day) Weather chart for 1300 UTC on 6 June 1944 General summary Most places dawned cloudy with continuing showers across northern and eastern districts. In southern Britain it was dry with a few breaks to allow some bright or sunny spells to develop across South West England

The warmest late May Bank Holiday Weekend on record is officially 32.8 °C, recorded on Bank Holiday Monday itself on 29th May 1944 in Horsham (West Sussex), Tunbridge Wells  (Kent) and Regents Park (London) just a few days ahead of D-Day. Martin Young, Deputy Chief Meteorologist at the Met Office

storms experienced in the UK in the observational records including the ‘Burns’ Day Storm’ of 25 January 1990, the ‘Boxing Day Storm’ of 26 December 1998 and the ‘Great Storm’ of 16 October 1987 and none of the individual storms during 2015 compared with these for severity. However, the last two years

low cloud in the south-east and mist and fog patches in the far north had burned off. The 17th was again sunny, and warm or very warm, after early mist and low cloud in East Anglia. The 18th was also sunny and warm or very warm, but cloud increased late in the day with patchy rain for parts

in the 1980s and 1990s. This earlier period also included among the most severe storms experienced in the UK in the observational records including the ‘Burns’ Day Storm’ of 25 January 1990, the ‘Boxing Day Storm’ of 26 December 1998 and the ‘Great Storm’ of 16 October 1987. None of the individual storms

low cloud quickly burned off, and the 24th was also mostly warm and sunny but cloud and a few showers developed from late a ernoon. The cloud and light showers cleared early on the 25th leaving another sunny day. The 26th-28th were mostly warm and sunny, but there were a few well-scattered showers

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The fire burned for four days before it was extinguished. Several government departments and agencies asked the Met Office to provide guidance on the smoke plume — including Defra, the Cabinet Office, various emergency services and the Health Protection Agency. Information on the transport

, Met Office, Data: JMA 8 November 2019 Extensive and devastating wildfires burned in eastern Australia for most of November (and beyond). This is a true colour image of the region on 8th November from NASA's Aqua satellite. The image is dominated by the brown smoke plumes from numerous fires. Also

Wednesday 31 May 1911 (Derby Day Thunderstorm) Weather chart for 0700 UTC on 31 May 1911 General summary Severe thunderstorms affected the London area causing flash floods and severe disruption to public transport. One particular thunderstorm interrupted the Derby Day event on Epsom Downs resulting