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of sunshine recorded on Christmas day is 7.5 hours, recorded in Penzance, Cornwall and Aberporth, Dyfed in 1944, Faversham, Kent in 1979 and Camborne, Cornwall in 2010. Sunshine hours Country Sunniest Christmas Day England 7.5hrs at Penzance, Cornwall in 1944 and Faversham, Kent in 1979 and Camborne
, including Plymouth Pride, Brighton Pride and ‘Stompin’ on the Quomps’ in Dorset. The storm caused transport disruption with the Great Western Railway advising passengers not to travel between Exeter and Penzance due to fallen trees on the line. A number of residents were evacuated from their homes
January 1982. Daily weather extremes Highest Maximum Temperature 7.0 °C at Penzance, Penlee Gardens (Cornwall) Lowest Minimum Temperature -27.2 °C at Braemar (Aberdeenshire) Most Rainfall 22.3 mm at Jersey Airport (Channel Islands) Most Sunshine 7.1 hours at Ringway (Greater Manchester) & Hemsby
for several hours) and motorists were stranded by floodwaters. The mainline railway between London and Penzance was closed due to landslides. A number of schools across Cornwall were closed for the day and the Eden Project was badly affected by flooding. Weather data Overnight on 16/17 November, a deep
to. And of course, we’ve got alternative cooking and heating provisions ready to go in the unlikely event your gas supply is interrupted. Looking after yourself I live in Penzance, not far from Land’s End, so I have to prepare for winter myself. At home we make sure we get the garden sorted, get
by helicopter with serious, but not life-threatening, injuries. Disruption to transport A30 closed with gridlocked traffic. Railway services were affected. Fallen trees on one of the railway lines from London to Penzance caused trains to be delayed. People stranded at home/on the road/at school About 2,000
watering.” Daylight and sunshine in June Hours of daylight reach a peak for the entire year June. In Penzance, on the longest day, there will be around 16.14 hours of daylight. Meanwhile, in Glasgow there is even more with just under 17 and a half hours of daylight. England receives over 182 hours
Devon and Cornwall, with Newlyn, Penzance, Mevagissey, St Ives and Plymstock worst affected. Most problems related to surface water flooding but a number of properties were inundated. The persistent heavy snowfalls, accompanied by freezing temperatures and dri ing, caused numerous impacts across North
. Austell Barnstaple Exeter Princetown Plymouth Plymouth Nettlecombe Bruton Yeovilton Taunton Yeovil Exeter airport Teignmouth Torquay Penzance Penzance Gwennap Head St. Mary’s Falmouth Pendennis Point Lizard Stations Places Figure 1. Map of South West England. The plateaux are deeply incised by rivers
wind warning for parts of Wales and south-west England – and many people on holiday at this time of year. A number of events were cancelled including the Cardigan County Show and Big Welsh Bite food and drink festival at Pontypridd. In the south-west, train services between Exeter and Penzance were
