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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

showers bring May flowers’ – is it true? Author: Press Office 7 April 2025 ‘April showers bring May flowers’ is a phrase you may have heard in the UK, but is there any truth in it, and where does it come from? And what do gardeners need to know to be WeatherReady? We delved into the statistics

district officials on the importance and dissemination of weather and climate information. Joyce, Senior Agricultural Officer in Yumbe started organizing trainings for us the farmers in savings group. A farmer practices mulching in vegetable garden in Yumbe “During the agricultural training sessions

if it will be a busy day (as tennis will normally be more popular in good weather) in order to see how many staff they will need. Designing a weather app End user profiles cards Hospital administrator Gardener Beach Lifeguard Architect Hospital administrators are responsible for the day-today running of a hospital

to by this point in the season. What does the weather so far this spring mean for gardeners and growers? With very warm, dry conditions for most so far this spring, we spoke to the Royal Horticultural Society’s Chief Horticulturalist Guy Barter: “While people have been enjoying the elevated temperatures lately

°C.  The highest ever recorded maximum temperature was 24.2°C at St James Park in 2018. On the opposite end of the spectrum, the lowest ever recorded minimum temperature was -1.9°C at Kew Gardens in 1991. The most rainy day in the history of the marathon saw runners soaked by 22.6mm of rain

; meteorologist (weather forecaster); construction worker (builder); head teacher; tennis club manager; hospital administrator; gardener; beach lifeguard and architect Explain any career the group isn’t familiar with, then ask them to put their hand up if they think the weather is important to a person doing

– May 4, 2025) blossoms across the UK, there’s no better time to step outside and get stuck in. At the Met Office, we’re here to help you make the most of the weather and your garden. Is May a good time for gardening? May marks the final chapter of meteorological spring and hints at the summer

. Then at week four, we put that theory into practice by looking at some leisure activities that can be impacted by the weather. Are you a gardener? Alongside the Royal Horticultural Society, we’ll be offering expert advice on how to make the most of the weather, ways to garden in an environmentally

 and these have wrought considerable hardship to both stock and hill farmers. However, being aware of the approaching change in weather type will allow farmers to buffer the impacts by taking action to avoid the worst losses.”  Gardening at Easter Traditionally gardeners are  eager to get to work