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, Cambridgeshire and 35.2 °C at Faversham, Kent. Temperatures across the Midlands, East Anglia and parts of north-west and north-east England were also into the low 30s including 33.4 °C at Coningsby, Lincolnshire and 31.9 °C at Brampton, Cumbria. The heat extended to the north of Scotland with 29.0 °C

, this is the highest ever total of rainfall reported in a single 24 hour period since records began in 1900. Rainfall Station Cambridge, Guildhall Herne Bay, Kent Andrewsfield, Essex Monks Wood, Cambridgeshire Radar imagery Duration of rainfall on 21 October 2001 18 hours - 02:00 GMT to 20:00 GMT 4 hours - 03:00 GMT

) analysis (mm) for 14 August 1975. Daily weather extremes Highest Maximum Temperature 30.1 °C at Monks Wood (Cambridgeshire) Lowest Minimum Temperature 11.1 °C at East Malling (Kent) and Gatwick (East Sussex) Most Rainfall 170.8 mm at Hampstead (Greater London) Most Sunshine 11.1 hours at Gorleston

) to Ely (Cambridgeshire). At Huntingdon a house was struck by lightning and much flooding occurred. Near Kimbolton, to the west of Huntingdon, an eight-year old girl was drowned when a converted jeep was swept away. Mr. C.J. Kilby, rainfall observer at Hockliffe, who recorded 1.75 inches in 60 minutes

with temperatures climbing in the March sunshine to highs into the low 20s, with the possibility of 24.0 C in southeast England by Tuesday. The maximum temperature recorded in March is 25.6 C on 29 March 1968 at Mepal, in Cambridgeshire. Week ahead Nick Silkstone, a Deputy Chief Meteorologist covering

resulting in an extended spell of fine, dry and sunny weather since late March. Record-breaking sunshine Central and eastern areas of the UK have been among the sunniest this month with early provisional statistics showing a number of areas have broken sunshine records (1 – 27th April);  Cambridgeshire

, 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

these pockets freezes causing the pockets to contract into tiny bubbles of very salty water called 'brine'. The presence of numerous brine bubbles within the ice means that sea ice is generally weaker and more 'mushy' than freshwater ice. As the ice grows brine is expelled from the sea ice floes through

Length of duration (mm) (years) Holbeach, Lincolnshire 56.4 15 October 2002 09:00 GMT 24 hours 19 Woburn, Bedfordshire 46.9 15 October 2002 09:00 GMT 12 hours 11 Monks Wood, Cambridgeshire 46.9 15 October 2002 09:00 GMT 12 hours 9.1 Little Rissington, Gloucestershire 43.4 15 October 2002 09:00 GMT 12

record was broken on 10 August 2003, see table 36.0 (Cambridgeshire) below. Map of highest maximum temperatures - 9 August 2003 Table of highest maximum temperatures - 9 August 2003 Maximum temperatures - 9 August 2003 Maximum Station name temperatureExtra information (°C) Enfield (London) 36.4 Station