Past weather events
Case studies of past severe weather events
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2021
Snow and low temperatures including storm Darcy New |
Storm Christoph |
2020
Storm Bella |
Storm Aiden |
Storm Alex and heavy rain |
Storms Ellen and Francis |
Thunderstorms north-east Scotland |
Southern England heatwave |
Exceptionally hot day |
Storm Jorge |
Storm Dennis |
Storm Ciara |
Storms Atiyah and Brendan |
2019
Record-breaking temperature |
Severe flooding South Yorkshire |
Strong winds |
Persistent wet weather |
Wet weather spell and Storm Lorenzo |
Torrential downpours |
Record-breaking heatwave |
Heavy rainfall |
Storm Hannah |
Storm Gareth |
Storm Freya |
Exceptional warmth |
Storm Erik |
2018
Storm Deirdre |
Storm Callum |
Storms Ali and Bronagh |
Summer 2018 |
Storm Hector |
Hot spell |
Snow and low temperatures |
2017
Ex-Hurricane Ophelia |
Hot, sunny spell |
2016
Strong winds and heavy rain from storm Angus |
Exceptional warmth, September 2016 |
2015
Exceptional warmth, December 2015 December December 2015 was easily the warmest December on record across the UK... |
Further rainfall and flooding across north of the UK December A sequence of heavy rainfall events in late December led to further widespread severe flooding across northern parts of the UK... |
Flooding in Cumbria December 2015 |
Heatwave 1 July 2015 |
2014
Ex-hurricane Bertha 10 to 11 August The UK experienced some unseasonably windy and very wet weather from the remnants of ex-hurricane Bertha... |
Winter storms, January to February 2014 |
2013
Winter storms, December 2013 to January 2014 |
Autumn storm, October 2013 |
Hot dry spell July 2013 |
Snow and low temperatures late March 2013 |
2012
Exceptionally wet weather - November 2012 November 2012 A sequence of heavy rainfall events in late November 2012 resulted in one of the wettest weeks in England in the last 50 years... |
Record rainfall - April to July 2012 |
England and Wales drought 2010 to 2012 |
Winter storms, early January 2012 |
2011
Early winter storms, late 2011 |
Exceptionally warm and dry Spring 2011 |
2010
Snow and low temperatures, December 2010 25 November - 26 December From late November to Boxing Day 2010 the UK experienced two spells of severe winter weather with very low temperatures and significant snowfalls... |
Heavy rainfall and flooding in Cornwall, November 2010 16 - 17 November Very heavy rainfall in the early hours of 17 November resulted in severe flooding to parts of Cornwall... |
Snow and low temperatures - December 2009 to January 2010 17 December 2009 - 15 January The UK experienced a spell of very low temperatures and significant snowfalls which affected almost the whole country... |
2009
Early February 2009 snowfalls 2 - 6 February Heavy snowfalls over much of the United Kingdom in early February... |
Heavy rainfall/flooding in the Lake District, Cumbria - November 2009 18 - 19 November Exceptionally prolonged and heavy rainfall on 18 and 19 November led to severe flooding across parts of the Lake District... |
2008
Heavy rainfall early September 2008 5 - 6 September Prolonged rainfall resulted in flooding, especially in south Wales and north-east England... |
Hail/thunderstorms over east Devon - 29/30 October 2008 29 - 30 October Heavy and thundery downpours over east Devon, with flooding and travel disruption... |
Strong winds 10-12 March 2008 10 - 12 March Strong winds over England and Wales caused some disruption to transport and power supplies over this period... |
Snow and low temperatures - 28-30 October 2008 28 - 30 October Record low October temperatures and snow reported across many areas of the UK... |
2007
Heavy rainfall/flooding - July 2007 July Record July totals and heavy rainfall on 19/20 July, resulted in widespread flooding and transport disruption over the south Midlands... |
Record rainfall - June-July & May-July 2007 June-July & May-July Record totals over England and Wales for both of these periods... |
Heavy rainfall/flooding - June 2007 June Record June totals and heavy rainfall on 12/15 June (N Ireland & N England) and 24/25 June (Yorkshire and the Humber), resulted in widespread flooding and disruption... |
2006
Record breaking heat and sunshine - July 2006 July July 2006 was the warmest month on record over much of the UK and the sunniest over parts of England... |
Dry spell 2004/6 22 January Between November 2004 and July 2006, 17 out of the 21 months recorded below-average rainfall across England SE & Central S... |
2005
Floods in Carlisle - January 2005 8 January Heavy rainfall on Friday 7th January led to flooding in Carlisle on Saturday 8th.. |
January 2005 - stormy spells January There were two particularly stormy spells - on the 7th/8th and 11th/12th - each resulting in widespread damage and disruption |
Flooding in North Yorkshire - 19 June 2005 19 June Heavy and thundery downpours over northern England resulted in flooding around the North York Moors... |
2004
Strong winds/heavy rainfall - 7/8 July 2004 7 - 8 July Strong winds caused problems to transport, as well as power supplies, with heavy rain in East Anglia... |
Flooding in north Cornwall - 16 August 2004 16 August Heavy rain in north Cornwall caused flash floods in Boscastle and Crackington Haven... |
2003
Record-breaking maximum temperatures - 26/27 January 2003 26 - 27 January Parts of the UK experienced very unseasonable, mild weather... |
Rainfall over south-east England, 20-23 Nov 2003 20 - 23 November After a dry summer and autumn, heavy rain fell over south-east England... |
2003
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Hot spell - August 2003 10 August Brogdale near Faversham (Kent) has set the new UK temperature record... |
Dry weather during 2003 7 November Rainfall totals have generally been below average for most of the year... |
2002
Heavy rainfall/strong winds - 14/15 October 2002 14 - 15 October100% Heavy rain fell over much of southern and eastern England... |
Heavy rainfall/strong winds - 13 October 2002 13 October Heavy rainfall and Strong winds occurred over much of the south-west of the UK... |
Record rainfall - October/December 2002 October - December Heavy rain during October to December 2002... |
Strong Winds - 27 October 2002 27 October There were gales and severe gales over much of the south of the UK on the 27 October 2002... |
2001
October 2001 rain 20 October |
Record December 2001 sunshine December |
February 2001
9 February |
Heavy rainfall - East UK 20/21 October 2001 21 October |
2000
The Bracknell Storm - 7 May 2000 7 May |
April 2000 - Record rainfall April |
The wet autumn of 2000 Autumn |
1998
Easter 1998 floods Easter |
1990
Hot spell August 1990 August |
Burns' Day Storm - 25 January 1990 25 January |