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). There was 31.2 mm of rain at Fylingdales (North Yorkshire) on the 8th, and at Malham Tarn (also North Yorkshire) the maximum temperature was only 5.7 °C. Southern areas were brighter at times on both the 8th and 9th but with some thundery showers. 10th to 16th Pressure slowly built across the country
the north Devon coast and two people were killed in their vehicles by falling trees in Devon and Wales. A tree also smashed through the roof of a doubledecker bus in Poole, Dorset but no one was hurt. Planes struggled to land at airports due to strong winds, and in Morecambe, Lancashire a hotel
passengers would normally be expected at this busy time of year. The Hogmanay celebrations in Edinburgh were cancelled; this event was previously cancelled in 2003 and 2006. Firework displays were also cancelled in a number of other locations including Blackpool, Newcastle, Ripon in North Yorkshire
% 35–54 34% 55+ 35% Full-time 48% Part-time 15% Not working 38% Location North West England and Yorkshire & Humber Did you see or hear anything about this severe weather warning? 79% Yes 21% No Who do you think supplies weather warnings? 71% 7% 2% Have you seen or heard any severe weather warnings
by 5.6%. Temperature rise has been greatest across parts of central and eastern England where temperatures have increased by more than 1.0°C in some locations including, Bedfordshire, and Leicestershire. While further north Scotland and Northern Ireland have seen temperatures rise by closer to 0.7°C
for the following regions of the UK: Orkney & Shetland Highlands & Eilean Siar Grampian Strathclyde Central, Tayside & Fife SW Scotland, Lothian Borders Northern Ireland Wales North West England North East England Yorkshire & Humber West Midlands East Midlands East of England South West England
, with the previous UK temperature record of 38.7°C provisionally met or exceeded at 46 stations, from Kent to North Yorkshire and from Suffolk to Warwickshire. Provisionally, seven stations recorded maximum temperatures in excess 40°C. Ali Price, whose team is responsible operating the Met Office network
). Ravensworth (North Yorkshire) recorded a minimum of -15.3°C on 12th (this occurring after 0900 UTC on 11th) – making this England’s lowest temperature since 11 February 2012. Temperatures below -20°C are comparatively unusual in the UK, having last occurred in 2010, 2001 and 1995, while in recent years
After a warm week in which we saw the hottest April day since 1949 with 29.1°C recorded at St James’s Park in London, the warm conditions are forecast to stretch into the weekend, albeit at not quite the same intensity. There were a number of weather station records set stretching from Yorkshire
0.6 °C at Alston (Cumbria); showers in the east, starting dry elsewhere but rain spread from the south-west late in the day. It was wet almost everywhere on the 2nd with 39.4 mm at Pateley Bridge (North Yorkshire), and snow on higher ground with 11 cm lying at Copley (Durham), but it turned drier
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