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The United Kingdom weather records show the most extreme weather ever recorded in the United Kingdom, such as temperature, wind speed, and rainfall records. Reliable temperature records for the whole of the United Kingdom go back to about 1880.
- How Was The Met Office founded?
- How Does The Met Office Make Weather Forecasts?
- How Are Record Temperatures Measured?
- Hottest Temperatures in UK History
The Meteorological Office, known as the Met Office for short, is the UK’s national weather service and was founded in 1854. The original purpose of the organisation was to learn more about marine climatology and improve the safety of men at sea. Its creator, Vice-Admiral Robert FitzRoy, gained notoriety as captain of the HMS Beagle for Charles Darw...
The Met Office’s forecasting methods have changed somewhat over the past century or so. The very first predictions were made using 15 land stations positioned around the UK. They would telegraph weather reports at set times to help make forecasts for other areas. In 1922, Met Office scientist Lewis Fry Richardson published a piece of work that chan...
The Met Office holds weather observation records on a digital database for all of its stations dating back to 1853. Every day data points go through quality control, such as checking against nearby stations, to make sure they are accurate. Potential weather records are required to go through rigorous testing and reviewing, which may take several mo...
The UK’s 2022 heatwave resulted in some exceptionally high temperatures that smashed previous records. Here are the 10 hottest temperatures in UK history: 1. 40.3°C - Coningsby, Lincolnshire - 19 July 2022 2. 38.7°C – Cambridge Botanic Gardens, Cambridgeshire – 25 July 2019 3. 38.5°C – Faversham, Kent – 10 August 2003 4. 38.2°C - Pitsford, Northamp...
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.
Sep 29, 2021 · The highest temperature of the year has been recorded as early as 14 May (in 1965) and as late as 27 September (1895). The most remarkable date records? A personal view would be the spooky warm high of 24 °C on 31 October (Halloween) in 2014, and a similar reading on 9 March 1948.
Jul 25, 2024 · Average count of the number of days per year in which the highest maximum temperature within each county of the UK has exceeded 28°C – indicating a ‘hot’ day – covering the periods 1961-1990,...
The highest temperature ever recorded in the UK is 40.3 degrees Celsius (104.5 degrees Fahrenheit) measured on July 19, 2022 at Coningsby, Lincolnshire, a village in East Midlands.
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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.