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at Aviemore, Inverness-shire and 28.0 °C at Altnaharra, Sutherland. A notable feature of the heatwave was the high temperatures early in the day. At 0900 GMT the temperature was already 32.5 °C at Heathrow, resulting in the highest night-time maximum temperature (2100 to 0900 GMT) on record
of 21.2 °C was recorded at Porthmadog (Gwynedd) on the 13th. A minimum temperature of -6.0 °C was recorded at Aviemore (Inverness-shire) on the 30th. In the 24 hours ending 0900 UTC on the 11th, 115.6 mm of rain fell at Achnagart (Ross & Cromarty). A wind gust of 100 knots (115 mph) was recorded
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 30.5°C on 26th at Wisley (Surrey, 38mAMSL) 8.6°C on 10th at Dalwhinnie No 2 (Inverness
and rail lines and damaged power lines. Rail services from Edinburgh to Glasgow and Inverness to Aberdeen were suspended. The Forth, Tay and Kingston road bridges were closed, with restrictions elsewhere. Ferry services were delayed and flights from Glasgow and Edinburgh airports were cancelled. More than
England and Wales, reaching 25.7°C at Faversham, Kent – around 10°C above average for the time of year. In contrast, daily maximum temperatures across Northern Scotland struggled to reach 10°C, with a maximum of only 7.7°C at Aviemore, Inverness-shire, around 4°C below average. The chart below shows
(Cumbria, 358mAMSL) 8.1hr on 11th at Wittering (Cambridgeshire, 74mAMSL) 68Kt 78mph on 2nd at Langdon Bay (Kent, 117mAMSL) 97Kt 112mph on 22nd at Cairngorm Summit (Inverness-shire, 1237mAMSL) also on 23rd at Cairngorm Summit (Inverness-shire, 1237mAMSL) 10cm on 30th at Copley (Durham, 253mAMSL) mAMSL
on 26th at Dalwhinnie No 2 (Inverness-shire, 351mAMSL) 64.8mm on 29th at Mickleden, Middlefell Farm (Cumbria, 99mAMSL) 13.8hr on 29th at Manston (Kent, 49mAMSL) 66Kt 76mph on 7th at Loch Glascarnoch (Ross & Cromarty, 269mAMSL) 93Kt 107mph on 12th at Cairngorm Summit (Inverness-shire, 1237mAMSL) 2cm
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 30.5°C on 26th at Wisley (Surrey, 38mAMSL) 8.6°C on 10th at Dalwhinnie No 2 (Inverness
on 26th at Dalwhinnie No 2 (Inverness-shire, 351mAMSL) 64.8mm on 29th at Mickleden, Middlefell Farm (Cumbria, 99mAMSL) 13.8hr on 29th at Manston (Kent, 49mAMSL) 66Kt 76mph on 7th at Loch Glascarnoch (Ross & Cromarty, 269mAMSL) 93Kt 107mph on 12th at Cairngorm Summit (Inverness-shire, 1237mAMSL) 2cm
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