Monthly Archives: October 2011

Autumn ‘heat wave’ statistics

Posted on 4 October, 2011 by Met Office Press Office

Over the past week we’ve had a period of settled weather bringing clear skies and high temperatures to many areas of the UK. The temperature peaked at 29.9°C at Gravesend in Kenton Saturday 1 October. This marked a new record … Continue reading →

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New record temperature for October in the UK

Posted on 1 October, 2011 by Met Office Press Office

The UK has a new record temperature for the month of October. Provisionally, the highest temperature of the day was 29.9 °C, recorded at Gravesend in Kent. This beats the previous record of 29.4 °C recorded at March in Cambridgeshire, … Continue reading →

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