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Jul 18, 2022 · 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. 38.5°C – Faversham, Kent – 10 August 2003.
- 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 · 16:45 (UTC+1) on Thu 28 Jul 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 confirmation comes as quality control testing, including physical inspections, cross-checking of stations and sites and further ...
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. During mid July 2022 England, Wales and Scotland experienced hot weather like never before.
Jul 18, 2022 · The highest temperature ever recorded in Wales was 35.2°C at Hawarden ... In relation to the highest temperature on record for the UK the Met Office digital climate database extends back to 1853 ...
Jul 12, 2023 · The mercury hit 40.3°C in Coningsby, Lincolnshire on 19 July 2022, the highest temperature in the UK verified by the Met Office. The previous record was 38.7°C, recorded in Cambridge University ...
Jul 22, 2022 · A total of 46 stations across the UK exceeded the previous UK record of 38.7°C. Many long-running stations with 100+ year records recorded their highest ever temperature, some by extraordinary margins of 3 to 4°C. Records were set overnight too, when Kenley Airfield, Greater London, recorded a new highest minimum temperature of 25.8°C.
