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means adverse health effects are expected to affect more than just high-risk groups. The time-series above shows the highest maximum temperature recorded in the UK by year from 1908. Daily weather extremes Highest Maximum Temperature 40.3 °C at Coningsby (Lincolnshire) Lowest Minimum Temperature 11.1

in parts of Wales, Northern Ireland and northern England in September, and across a swathe from the East Midlands to Lincolnshire in November. The UK recorded 95% of average sunshine hours for autumn overall, with the west of the country being the dullest. Northern Ireland recording its dullest autumn

widely and a small chance of winds reaching 70 mph in places, especially for parts of Lincolnshire and East Anglia on Thursday morning, coinciding with the rush hour to bring the risk of travel disruption. Met Office Chief Meteorologist, Steve Willington, said; “On the northern edge of this low

of England where mean temperatures were nearly 2 °C above average, and maximum temperatures were especially far above average over most of England. There were hot spells in each month, and the summer will be remembered for a new UK record of 40.3 °C at Coningsby (Lincolnshire) on 19th July

average respectively, and it was the seventh warmest October in a series from 1884. November was also 1.8 °C above average, and the third warmest on record. Rainfall in September was broadly near or above average, although East Anglia, Lincolnshire and north-west Scotland were drier, with a UK figure

, underscores the need for people and organisations to prepare for even higher heat extremes in the near future. In July 2022, the UK experienced its first recorded temperature above 40°C, when Coningsby in Lincolnshire reached 40.3°C. This unprecedented temperature formed part of Europe's warmest summer

has been hot, but the statistics for the season so far tell another story. There have been several periods of intense rainfall as separate areas of low pressure brought well above average rainfall to some parts of the UK, causing issues particularly in Lincolnshire in June and part of northern England

.  For Bank Holiday Monday the current highest temperature on record for the UK is 28.2˚C at Holbeach, Lincolnshire in 2017, Northern Ireland is 23.8˚C in Banagher, Co. Derry in 1983 and for Wales is 26.5˚C was recorded at Crossway, Gwent in Wales in 1991.  Monday is not a Bank Holiday in Scotland

, Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire.  Gusts up to around 75mph gusts could also be possible in exposed locations such as the coast and hills in these areas. A Yellow weather warning for rain is also in place for parts of Northern Ireland, Northern England and Southern Scotland which warns of 30

UK rainfall total for 2019 was 1240 mm, which is 107% of the 1981-2010 average, making this a wet year overall although not especially so. Parts of the North Midlands, South Yorkshire and Lincolnshire were notably wet through the year, and Sheffield had its second wettest year in a station record