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(Dorset), 76Kt (87mph) at Mumbles Head (West Glamorgan), 73Kt (84mph) at Aberdaron (Gwynedd) and 72Kt (83mph) at Pembrey Sands (Carmarthenshire) and Chivenor (Devon). Most stations in England south of London recorded gusts of over 60Kt (69mph) – such as 68Kt (78mph) at Charlwood (Surrey) and 67Kt (77mph
Highest gust and mean hourly wind, 1977-2009 Sheerness Kent 88 64 Highest gust and mean hourly wind January 1989-Dec 1992 Avonmouth South 84 Gloucestershire 60 Highest gust and mean hourly wind 1973-2009 Plymouth Highest mean hourly wind, 1970-2009 (Mount Devon 84 60 [Gust of 86kn December 1999] Batten
Battery (Isle of Wight), 70Kt (81mph) at Exeter Airport (Devon), 62Kt (71mph) at Isle of Portland (Dorset) and Mumbles Head (Swansea) and 60Kt (69mph) at Cardinham, Bodmin (Cornwall) and Heathrow (Greater London). The 70Kt gust at Exeter Airport was unusually strong for this inland location: Exeter
for Saturday. READ MORE: 'Brutal' cold snap? 'Barrage of snow'? Met Office weather headline review “Generally, a fine day really for this time in October, but the cloud is starting to thicken further west and there could be a few light showers getting into maybe Devon and Cornwall and Northern Ireland
(Gwynedd) experiencing gusts of 97 knots (112mph) in 1997. Despite the season’s reputation for gloom, there have been bright spells, including 7.5 hours of sunshine at Sidmouth (Devon) in 1944. Christmas Day records Christmas Day is often the focus of festive weather hopes, and it has delivered a wide
the January 2014 This image shows the south-west main-line railway at Dawlish, Devon, suspended in mid-air a er the foundations were washed away by the storm of 5 February. Photograph courtesy Matt Clark, Met Office Impacts The storms resulted in numerous weather-related impacts across the UK through
, with 24.0mm of rain on 23 November. Numerous stations set new rainfall records for November. Winds were particularly strong across south-west England with gusts of 76mph at Berry Head, Devon and 70mph at Plymouth, Mountbatten, Devon. However inland stations also recorded very high gusts including 76mph
of Wight) - 80 m Mumbles Head (near Swansea) - 32 m Berry Head (Devon) - 58 m 71 Isle of Portland (Dorset) - 52 m 67 Jersey Airport - 84 m 67 Plymouth Mount Batten (Devon) - 50 metres 10 March 2008 - station highest gust values Highest gust Hour ending speed (UTC) Comparison with past records (knots
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of Devon, Cornwall, the south coast of Wales, the west coast of Wales, and seasonably windy conditions. Something to bear in mind if you are heading to the beaches here. Far from beach weather though for most places with the heavy showers continuing into the evening slowly pulling away but staying
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