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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

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

October day on record, including 61.4mm at Sheffield on 20th (139 years), 46.8mm at Waddington, Lincolnshire on 19th (76 years), 45.8mm at Lyneham, Wiltshire on 19th (66 years), 48.2mm at Wattisham, Suffolk on 19th (63 years), 46.0mm at Charsfield, Suffolk on 19th (57 years) and 56.4mm at Fylingdales

to 2021. Rainfall was slightly above average in parts of northwest Scotland, but other areas had a drier than average month, with less than a quarter of the average south-east of a line from Lincolnshire to Cornwall; the UK had 56% of average. It was a sunnier than average month in the south and south

, 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

, 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

.  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

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

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

, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire Counties changing from a 26C to a 27C threshold: Lincolnshire Counties changing from a 25C to a 26C threshold: East Riding of Yorkshire Dr McCarthy added: “Although heatwaves are extreme weather events research shows that climate change