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21st/22nd the temperature fell no lower than 17.3 °C at London St James’s Park. There was generally a mix of sunny intervals and isolated showers, but with longer spells of rain in the north-west on the 23rd, giving 32.2 mm at Honister Pass (Cumbria). 24th to 31st High pressure spread from the south

Record high temperatures of over 40°C across wide areas of England. Over 1000 excess deaths in over-65s. 13 deaths due to drowning. Widespread disruption to railway network. Multiple wildfires, numerous private houses destroyed. London Fire Brigade had busiest day since Second World War. Event would

is on the economic value of the Met Office study being written by London Economics which will be an important piece of evidence to help secure funding at the next Comprehensive Spending Review. DP spoke about the continued focus of the PWSCG on accuracy, both in terms of actual accuracy and perceived. 2

on the A4107. In north-west England there were blocked roads due to flooding, including the B5192 and the A5058 in Merseyside. In London, four central stations were affected by flooding resulting in delays to rail services. Liverpool Street station saw water pouring in through the roof, and some

WEATHER AND CLIMATE INFORMATION SERVICES (WCIS) INTO USE FOR HEALTH The role of County Meteorological Directors in Kenya AUTHORS | ROSE OCHIENG, NIRAS & VIRGINIE LE MASSON, ODI This paper is produced by ODI (London) and NIRAS Africa (Nairobi). It is funded through the Weather and Climate

attributable to the PWS. The study assumed: � The proportion of flights using WAFC London data was 60% (robust assumption from the area of the globe covered by WAFC London) � The proportion of flights using data effectively to reduce flight time was 50% � Estimate of proportion attributable to PWS

MINUTES PWSCG (43) Meeting 10:45 – 15:30 Wednesday 25 th April 2018 Church House, Westminster, London Attendees Wyn Williams (WW) Sarah Jackson (SJ) Paul Riches (PR) Paul Hadley (PH) Paul Furlong (PF) Iain Ritchie (IR) Charlie Hall (CHa) Lindy Woodage (LW) William Hall (WH) Colin Hord (CH) Fiona

southern areas, with parts of south-east England actually slightly colder than average. Most parts of the UK saw less rainfall than average, substantially so for some areas, with less than 20% of normal for London and much of southern England. The only area with more rainfall than average was the far

and shallower footprint, without the modern stone embankments constructed in the Victorian era, made it much easier for the water to freeze and in addition Old London Bridge was demolished in 1832. The original medieval wooden bridge was supposed by 19 wooden piers with relatively narrow arches in between

or diverted around Edinburgh and Glasgow. Further south, flooding around Stansted Airport on the 9th meant at least one cancelled train to London, and delays on the A12. Services between Brighton and Haywards Heath were suspended due to a flooded line, and police in Gosport asked people to avoid Leesland