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• Microsoft Word - November2022_full_document.docx

  at Needles (Isle of Wight) early on the 1st. Weather impacts Heavy overnight rain across parts of eastern Scotland on the 1st gave rise to surface water flooding in Aberdeen with several roads in the city reported to be impassable. Further south heavy rain followed by bands of heavy showers impacted the M40

• NCIC Monthly Summary

  at Honister Pass (Cumbria). A wind gust of 96 knots (110 mph) was recorded at Needles (Isle of Wight) late on the 31st. Weather impacts Early in the month various weather systems prompted a number of warnings. Localised flooding was reported on the ScotRail network on the 4th, which disrupted

• NCIC Monthly Summary

  ) on the 17th. In the 24 hours commencing 0900 UTC on the 30th, 100.4 mm of rain was recorded at Seathwaite (Cumbria). A wind gust of 65 knots (75 mph) was measured at Needles (Isle of Wight) on the 30th. Weather impacts A very unstable cyclonic southerly regime dominated between the 3rd and the 9th

• Microsoft Word - 2024_09_storm_bert_conall.docx

  , 45.7mm at Calbourne, Isle of Wight, 40.8mm at Chiddingfold, Surrey and 37.0mm at Westerham, Kent. The heavy rain was also combined with strong winds with a gust of 51Kt (59mph) at Needles Old Battery, Isle of Wight. Met Office National Climate Information Centre Last updated 14/02/2025

• Microsoft Word - 2025_01_wind_rain_snow.docx

  ) at Needles Old Battery, Isle of Wight, 67Kt (77mph) at Aberdaron, Gwynedd and 58Kt (67mph) at Lake Vyrnwy, Powys and Brizlee Wood, Northumberland. While not exceptional, combined with driving rain, these strong winds resulted in some extremely unpleasant, stormy weather at the end of 2024

• April extremes: a closer look at April’s current weather records

  when deep low-pressure systems pass close by or when sharp showers develop in unstable air. The UK’s highest April maximum gust is 100mph at Flat Holm (South Glamorgan) on 1 April 1994, which is also the Wales record. England’s April gust record is 95mph at Needles (Wight) on 12 April 2023

• January weather extremes: a look back records from past events

  midwinter storms. The UK’s strongest January gust stands at a striking 124mph, recorded at Kilkeel, County Down, in Northern Ireland, on 12 January 1974. England’s strongest January gust, 115mph at The Needles, Isle of Wight, on 4 January 1998, was associated with a deep Atlantic low that delivered

• Deep dive: Storm Floris, tropical developments and a warming summer

  Floris crossing the UK on Monday 🛰️ pic.twitter.com/4NT5fqemuZ — Met Office (@metoffice) August 5, 2025 While not surpassing the UK’s overall August record of 87 mph, set at the Needles on the Isle of Wight in the late 1980s, Floris was nonetheless a significant wind event. Several stations came

• Easter weather extremes: the records behind a famously changeable weekend

  55% of the observing network in particularly cold years. READ MORE: What is diurnal temperature range and why it changes as we move into spring Easter Monday also holds the strongest Easter wind record, with a gust of 106mph at the Needles on the Isle of Wight in 2016. Rainfall has been extreme too

• Weather records for New Year’s Day and New Year’s Eve across the UK

  Year’s Day was at 113mph at Sumburgh (Shetland), Scotland in 1992. England’s highest 102mph at Needles (Wight) in 1998, Wales saw 75mph at Capel Curig (Gwynedd) in 2005, and Northern Ireland recorded 85mph at Killough (Down) in 1998. Sunshine has also featured, with the sunniest day for the UK being 7.7