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a large area of the UK, including Orkney, Warwickshire, Surrey, Somerset and Cornwall. Did the marine heatwave impact temperatures? The North Atlantic, including waters around the UK, has been experiencing record-breaking temperatures of its own in June, which has played an underlying role
: “A combination of melting snow and rain may lead to the possibility of some significant river flooding in localised areas of Lancashire and Warwickshire on Sunday and Monday, and minor flooding from rivers and surface water may also be seen more widely across other parts of England. "Environment
broke the national record by 1.6°C and across an extensive area of the country from Kent to North Yorkshire and from Suffolk to Warwickshire. “Even when you factor in the temperatures seen in summer 1976, they didn’t reach anywhere near the levels seen this week, although that was a much more
- station precipitation values July 19 2007 July 20 2007 July 19-20 precipitation precipitation 2007 precipitation (mm) (mm) (mm) Sudeley Lodge (Gloucestershire) 16.1 147.0 163.1 >200 Pershore College (Gloucestershire) 36.6 120.8 157.4 >200 Chastleton (Warwickshire) 24.7 115.4 140.1 >200 Langley
concentrations. Soil processes Development of Joint UK Land Environment Simulator (JULES) to represent soil processes (carbon and nitrogen) in organic soils in collaboration with the University of Aberdeen and Rothamsted Research (the ECOSSE model) Fire modelling Combining fire risk indices with projections
gradual increase in temperatures day on day, though not to the levels of warmth we've seen recently. High pressure will continue to dominate the UK weather next week, bringing largely dry weather and variable cloud amounts.” How are gardens holding up after a sunny April? After a warm and sunny April
and further bouts of frost in locations with clear skies. Although April frosts are not unusual, the fact that a number of frosts are occurring off the back of the fifth warmest March since 1910, is likely to have set plants and gardeners off to an erratic start of the gardening season. Tim Legg
of 45-50mph winds are expected Weather data cards Location cards Coastal town You live in a costal town, near the sea. There is a little harbour and a large beach, a school, a sport centre and a public garden. Inner city You live in the centre of a large city. There are lots of people living
Average spring temperatures across the UK have risen by approximately 1 °C over the last few decades according to data released by the Met Office, but gardeners are urged to take note that spring frosts can still pose a threat.
of frost days in spring has fallen, it can still be an issue right through spring across most of the UK. We have seen relatively few widespread frosts so far this year, but this Easter weekend gardeners in rural areas, especially in northern Britain, caring for tender plants may encounter a ground
Today the Met Office observations team has received a new provisional figure of 38.7 Celsius from Cambridge University Botanic Garden. The current highest temperature on record for the UK is 38.5 Celsius, recorded in Faversham in August 2003. The temperature recorded yesterday at Cambridge
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