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• Wimbledon extremes: How weather has shaped the championships

  the championships Author: Press Office Wed 25 Jun 2025 As the world’s oldest tennis tournament, Wimbledon has seen its fair share of dramatic weather over the decades.  From scorching heat to torrential rain, the British summer has tested players and fans alike. Drawing on historical data from Kew Gardens

• A month of contrasts for January’s weather

  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 Barter. He said: “Gardeners will have been grateful

• Met Office scientists protecting our forests from pests and pathogens

  ), is a collaboration between the Met Office’s Vegetation-Climate Interactions team, Defra’s Plant Health Risk and Horizon Scanning team, the University of Exeter, Fera Science, the University of Warwick, Forest Research and The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Since 2006 the non-native and invasive Oak

• A selection box of Easter weather

  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

• Alternative sources of Meteorological Data

  /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

• Storm Darragh brings 90mph gusts and heavy rain

  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

• Thunderstorm warnings – August 2020

  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

• uk_synop_station_list_CDL.indd

  57.61276 -5.30625 SCO 1953 99093 KEELE 179 52.99886 -2.27022 ENG 1951 99094 OKEHAMPTON, EAST OKEMENT FARM 408 50.70348 -3.97748 ENG 1991 99095 KEW GARDENS 6 51.48186 -0.29435 ENG 1910 99096 HIGH BEACH 110 51.66389 0.04135 ENG 1978 99107 SHEFFIELD 131 53.38128 -1.49139 ENG 1882 99113 PRESTON, MOOR PARK

• exceptional-warmth-september-2016---met-office.pdf

  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

• Thunderstorms and heatwave conditions – August 2020

  for parts of England into next week. There are tips on staying cool in hot weather on the Met Office website. With strong summer sunshine at this time of year, UV levels will be high in some areas and you can check the UV forecast for your area here. Friday saw 36.4 °C recorded at Heathrow and Kew Gardens