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. Drawing on historical data from Kew Gardens and surrounding areas, here are some of the most extreme weather records associated with the Championships. Temperature extremes The hottest day recorded during the Wimbledon fortnight occurred on 1 July 2015, when temperatures soared to 35.7°C at Kew Gardens
on how to keep gardens in the best shape. Guy Barter, Chief Horticulturist at the RHS, said: “Gardeners dread spring frosts as these can nip the new flowers of fruit and other plants such as magnolias, but in many cases vulnerable flowers in the north will still be in bud, the growing season
of the mixed conditions the country has had. What this January clearly demonstrates is just how abrupt these changes in weather type can be.” Gardeners will be glad of more subdued rainfall figures compared to the wet conditions of December, according to Royal Horticultural Society Chief Horticulturist Guy
/Collections.htm Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew The Royal Botanic Gardens collection at Kew houses a large collection of private papers from gardeners and botanists. Given the influence of meteorological factors in both horticulture and botany these diaries are an excellent source of information on weather
include: bins plant pots garden furniture (bring inside or secure in place) trampolines (turn upside down or secure with tent pegs) sheds (ensure doors are locked) like bins, plant pots, garden furniture or trampolines Being outside in high winds makes you more vulnerable to injury. Stay indoors
) Previous wettest October day (mm) Date Record length Oxford 60.0 49.3 09/10/1875 165 Rothamsted (Hertfordshire) 59.8 55.2 12/10/1993 105 Balmoral (Aberdeenshire) 66.6 53.9 15/10/1976 105 Leuchars (Fife) 60.6 51.2 11/10/2012 98 Wellesbourne (Warwickshire) 48.6 47.4 15/10/2002 65 Benson (Oxfordshire) 43.6
, -1.912 Manual Camborne England 50.218, -5.327 Automatic Cambridge, Botanic Garden England 52.194, 0.131 Manual Cambridge, Niab England 52.245, 0.102 Automatic Cardinham, Bodmin England 50.502, -4.666 Automatic Carlisle England 54.934, -2.962 Automatic Carlton-in-cleveland England 54.428, -1.216 Manual
linkages and avoid any duplication. Linkages are also managed organically at project level where further application of the science is identified. Access to HPC functionality What is the rationale behind WCSSP partners no longer being able to use Monsoon? Monsoon is reserved for NERC funded projects
for much of the week, temperatures will start to fall from their peak from Thursday onwards. Overnight temperatures will also be high for many. Friday saw 36.4°C recorded at Heathrow and Kew Gardens, the hottest August day since 10th August 2003 (38.5°C, Faversham). Whereas on on the weekend, 34.5
stations. On 13 September temperatures exceeded 30 °C across much of East Anglia and Kent, with 34.4 °C at Gravesend (Kent), 33.5 °C at Kew Gardens (Greater London) and 32 °C reached at Writtle (Essex), Bedford and Cambridge. The chart below compares hourly air temperatures recorded at two locations
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