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Jul 18, 2022 · Hottest temperatures in UK history. The UK’s 2022 heatwave resulted in some exceptionally high temperatures that smashed previous records. Here are the 10 hottest temperatures in UK history: 40.3°C - Coningsby, Lincolnshire - 19 July 2022; 38.7°C – Cambridge Botanic Gardens, Cambridgeshire – 25 July 2019
- Highest Temperature by The Part of The Country
- Top 10 Hottest Days in The UK
- Highest Wind Speed
Earlier records for England/UK since 1911 are shown with a * in the "Top 10 hottest days" table below.
Starred entries signify the then-highest temperature recorded up to that date, until surpassed by the next starred date above.
Shetland holds the unofficial British record for wind speed. A gust of 197 mph (317 km/h) was reported on 1 January 1992. An earlier gust in 1962 was recorded at 177 mph (285 km/h), both at RAF Saxa Vord.However, it is expected that higher gusts than those reported would have been achieved as during both storms the measuring equipment was destroyed...
Jul 28, 2022 · The UK’s new record-high temperature of 40.3°C at Coningsby, Lincolnshire, has been confirmed by the Met Office, following a rigorous process of analysis and quality control.
The United Kingdom recorded its hottest ever year in 2022, with an average temperature of 10.03 degrees Celsius. Since the start of temperature recording in 1884, the 10 warmest years...
May 5, 2020 · Highest maximum temperature UK. 2022 saw an astonishing summer with extreme heat and lack of rainfall. Several stations passed 40C for the first time on UK record and a top temperature of 40.3C has now been verified. Summers of heat and drought that stand out will be 1976/77.
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Jul 18, 2022 · The current record high temperature in the UK is 38.7°C, which was reached at Cambridge University Botanic Garden on 25 July 2019. This figure topped the previous record of 38.5°C recorded in...
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Aug 8, 2020 · The UK highest temperature record was smashed at 40.3C (104.5F) in Coningsby, Lincolnshire. Wales saw a new all-time high of 37.1C at Hawarden Airport, Flintshire on 18th July 2022. Wales also saw a new record high daily minimum temperature of 24.5°C at Aberporth on 19th July.
