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Strong winds 10-12 March 2008 Strong winds over England and Wales caused some disruption to transport and power supplies over this period... 10 March 2008 On 10 March 2008, a deep area of low pressure moved east across southern Ireland, central Wales and Lincolnshire, with the southern half
as follows: A maximum temperature of 34.9 °C was recorded at Charlwood (Surrey) on the 13th. A minimum temperature of 0.3 °C was recorded at Tulloch Bridge (Inverness-shire) on the 17th. In the 24 hours ending at 0900 UTC on the 17th, 146.2 mm of rain fell at Holbeach (Lincolnshire). A wind gust of 49
, Cambridgeshire and 35.2 °C at Faversham, Kent. Temperatures across the Midlands, East Anglia and parts of north-west and north-east England were also into the low 30s including 33.4 °C at Coningsby, Lincolnshire and 31.9 °C at Brampton, Cumbria. The heat extended to the north of Scotland with 29.0 °C
Macclesfield Cheshire 33.1 3 31.8 Harrogate North Yorkshire 33.1 2 30.6 Buxton Derbyshire 32.7 3 30.0 Eastbourne East Sussex 32.6 4 31.6 Durham Observatory Durham 32.5 3 30.6 Skegness Lincolnshire 32.4 3 32.0 Next Date record Date 3 July None 1976 19 August 10 August 36.9 1932 2003 3 July 1976 12
of 25-26°C in areas such as the North Midlands, Lincolnshire, and Yorkshire. Some locations, including Cheshire, North Wales, and Northwest England, could see temperatures reaching up to 27°C. In contrast, Western Scotland and Northern Ireland will experience cooler conditions, with rain gradually
, Cambridgeshire and 35.2 °C at Faversham, Kent. Temperatures across the Midlands, East Anglia and parts of north-west and north-east England were also into the low 30s including 33.4 °C at Coningsby, Lincolnshire and 31.9 °C at Brampton, Cumbria. The heat extended to the north of Scotland with 29.0 °C
. Station Daily maxtemp (°C) Date Previous record (°C) Previous date Record length (years) Oxford 22.6°C 30th 22.2°C 29-03-1965 168 Wisley, Surrey 23.5°C 30th 22.8°C 29-03-1965 107 Rothamsted, Hertfordshire 22.3°C 30th 22.2°C 29-03-1968 107 Cranwell, Lincolnshire 23.2°C 31st 22.2°C 28-03-1965 105 Bude
. The highest individual temperature recorded this summer was a relatively modest 32.2°C at Chertsey, Surrey on 10 June and Coningsby, Lincolnshire on 25 June, falling a long way short of last year’s unprecedented 40.3°C at Coningsby but the same as 2021’s highest temperature of the year. Wet season Summer
into Northern Ireland. The rain-radar image at 0000 UTC 28 December 2023 shows bands of intense rainfall across parts of north-east England and Lincolnshire. Areas in white indicate rain-rates exceeding 32mm per hour. The rain-radar image at 2300UTC 27 December 2023 (one hour earlier) shows intense rainfall
with anomalies here widely exceeding 6 °C. Remarkably, almost all locations south of Lincolnshire recorded no air frosts during the month, compared to between 10 and 15 across central England and Wales that might be expected on average. The figure below shows mean monthly minimum temperatures at Exeter
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