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). The chart below shows maximum gust speeds recorded across the UK, with the highest gusts recorded around Irish Sea coasts: 67Kt (77mph) at Aberdaron (Gwynedd), 64Kt (74mph) at Killowen (County Down), 63Kt (72mph) at Blackpool, Squires Gate (Lancashire) and 62Kt (71mph) at St Bees Head (Cumbria
, Suffolk, Lancashire, Cheshire, Merseyside and West Yorkshire recorded their highest December gusts since a major winter storm on 5 December 2013. Storms Elin and Fergus formed part of an ongoing sequence of very wet weather to affect the UK, The map below shows rainfall accumulations from 7 to 11
There was below average rainfall, particularly for the south and east with close to average for Scotland and above average for north west England and Northern Ireland. Although Hazelrigg in Lancashire did see its highest daily rainfall on record with 73.6mm on November 22 which led to localised
Greatest snow depth 11 Dec 40cm Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog, Wrexham Highest daily sunshine 17 Jun 18 Jun 19 Jun 16.2 hr Whitby, North Yorkshire Hastings, East Sussex Morecambe, Lancashire Highest gust speed 23 Feb 94 mph Capel Curig, Conwy Highest gust speed mountain 23 Dec 137 mph Cairngorm Summit
, Cumbria and Lancashire where some places inland may see gusts of 50 - 60 mph and 65-75 mph over hills and around coasts. These are most likely during the second half of Wednesday afternoon and through the evening." ⚠️ Yellow weather warning UPDATED ⚠️ #StormAgnes is expected to bring strong winds
is available for iPhone from the App store and for Android from the Google Play store. *Central England Temperature covers a roughly triangular area of the UK, enclosed by Bristol, Lancashire and London. The monthly series begins in 1659, and is the longest available instrumental record of temperature in the world.
. If you are stepping out on Friday morning, you may run into some rain anywhere from Lancashire northwards, certainly Northern Ireland, much of Scotland, a filament of rain affecting Orkney, pushing up towards Shetland. But then some broken clouds, so some brighter weather before this wet weather
, but sunnier than average in eastern Scotland and also Northumberland, Cumbria and north Lancashire. The UK monthly extremes were as follows: A maximum temperature of 34.0 °C was recorded at Heathrow and Northolt (both Greater London) on the 29th. Minimum temperatures of -0.3 °C were recorded at Redesdale
Wellesbourne, Warwickshire 48.6mm 21 May 2024 44.2mm 6 May 1955 69 Buxton, Derbyshire 47.6mm 22 May 2024 46.7mm 3 May 2021 108 Blackpool, Squires Gate, 45.2mm 22 May 2024 34.1mm 14 May 2001 78 Lancashire High Beach, Essex 44.2mm 21 May 2024 35.2mm 27 May 2007 45 Prestatyn, Denbighshire 41.2mm 22 May 2024
(height in metres) Capel Curig (Conwy) - 216 m 79 Aberdaron (Gwynedd) - 95 m 69 Crosby (Merseyside) - 9 m 65 Aberporth (Ceredigion) - 133 m 63 Blackpool Squires Gate (Lancashire) - 10 m Ronaldsway (Isle of Man) - 16 m 61 Rhyl (Denbighshire) - 77 m 61 11/12 March 2008 - station highest gust values
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