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, while Astwood Bank in Hereford and Worcester matched that 40‑day run from 31 December 2025 to 8 February 2026. Two further sites recorded 37‑day runs: Liscombe in Somerset (3 January to 8 February 2026) and Camborne in Cornwall (3 January to 8 February 2026). These long sequences reflect how

Thames through Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Surrey. Large swathes of the River Severn floodplain were also inundated, although many areas benefited from flood defences - for example Worcester escaped significant flooding and temporary barriers deployed at Upton-upon-Severn also prevented flooding

soils are usually near saturation. The Severn valley is particularly prone, since it drains extensive upland areas in mid- Wales. At Easter 1998 a stationary band of heavy rain that stretched across the Midlands from Worcester to Peterborough resulted in floods in which 5 people died and 1000's were

the location of these stations. Highest Maximum Lowest Maximum Highest Minimum Lowest Minimum Lowest Grass Minimum Most Rainfall Most Sunshine Highest Gust Highest Gust (mountain*) Greatest Snow Depth at 0900 UTC 18.1°C on 15th at Pershore College (Hereford & Worcester, 37mAMSL) and Teddington, Bushy Park

July 2015 Raunds, Northamptonshire 36.7 9 August 1911 Worcester, Worcestershire 36.6 2 August 1990 Wisley, Surrey 36.5 19 July 2006 *Provisional records at time of writing as quality assurance and data collection is ongoing The time-series below shows the highest maximum temperature recorded in the UK

, when a tree and an adjacent power cable were brought down during a storm in the village of Holt Fleet near Worcester, closing the main road through the village. Some main roads in this area suffered surface water flooding, whilst on Merseyside lightning damage to overhead wires was reported, causing

Lowest Grass Minimum Most Rainfall Most Sunshine Highest Gust Highest Gust (mountain*) Greatest Snow Depth at 0900 UTC 17.2°C on 17th at Pershore (Hereford & Worcester, 35mAMSL) 2.0°C on 27th at Dalwhinnie No 2 (Inverness-shire, 351mAMSL) 11.0°C on 18th at London, St James's Park (Greater London

the location of these stations. Highest Maximum Lowest Maximum Highest Minimum Lowest Minimum Lowest Grass Minimum Most Rainfall Most Sunshine Highest Gust Highest Gust (mountain*) Greatest Snow Depth at 0900 UTC 18.1°C on 15th at Pershore College (Hereford & Worcester, 37mAMSL) and Teddington, Bushy Park

-shire, 228mAMSL) -12.6°C on 14th at Aviemore (Inverness-shire, 228mAMSL) 111.2mm on 23rd at White Barrow (Devon, 445mAMSL) 10.2hr on 28th at Shobdon Airfield (Hereford & Worcester, 99mAMSL) and Preston, Cove House (Dorset, 44mAMSL) and St Athan (South Glamorgan, 49mAMSL) and Exeter Airport No 2

is a bit too early in the 2.2km model, but still improved compared to the 12km model. 7 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, with peak