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of the three, with over 100mm falling widely across parts of Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire, and over 125mm in some locations. At Oxford, the 2-day rainfall total from 22 to 23 September of 118.9mm smashed the previous record, 98.1mm on 9 to 10 July 1968 (itself an event
a quick and efficient planned response, to keep the public safe and well. The Fire Service Jeremy Williams from Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service explains how different weather can impact on people's behaviour and how working together with us helps the service prevent accidents and fires
were about average elsewhere. Significant weather event Violent thunderstorms developed widely across southern England during the afternoon as warm humid air pushed up from France. Three tornadoes were observed with one leaving a trail of damage stretching 65 miles from Wendover (Buckinghamshire
, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire Counties changing from a 26C to a 27C threshold: Lincolnshire Counties changing from a 25C to a 26C threshold: East Riding of Yorkshire Dr McCarthy added: “Although heatwaves are extreme weather events research shows that climate change
, for example 74 Kt (85 mph) at Amersham, Buckinghamshire and 72 Kt (83 mph) at Lyneham, Wiltshire. The map below shows maximum gust speeds across the UK on 11 April 1989. Gusts of 70 to 80 Kt were recorded on the coast of west Wales and the far south-west, with 84 Kt (97 mph) at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. Last updated 03/05/2019
& Central S England, with High Wycombe (Buckinghamshire) recording 3 cm and Odiham recording 1 cm. The last previous October date with snow lying at 0900 UTC over this climate district was 29th October 1922. The tables below show stations with long records which have set new record low 24 hour maximum
in 1950. September has been a very wet month for southern and central England in particular, with some counties seeing more than three times (300%) their average September rainfall. Seven English counties, Bedfordshire (182.7mm), Berkshire (172.1mm), Buckinghamshire (176mm), Gloucestershire
days of temperatures exceeding 30°C from 23 June to 8 July 1976. Other locations such as Benson (Oxfordshire) and Aylesbury (Buckinghamshire) also recorded heatwaves lasting 14-15 days during the same period. These extended spells of heat were widespread across southern and central England, with many
with the UK recording 1242mm, 107% of average rainfall. It was particularly wet across parts of central southern England with a quarter to a third more rain than normal fairly widely. Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire each recorded their second-wettest year in records
. Oxfordshire has been the wettest county compared to the 1981 – 2010 average with 148% average rainfall (107.1mm). Followed by Buckinghamshire reaching 139% (103.4mm) of its average rainfall, Berkshire with 138% (108.0mm) and Hertfordshire reaching 132% (96.9mm). Other counties already reaching 100
