Tag Archives: hot weather

Measuring the hot spell of June 2017

Posted on 23 June, 2017 by

The last week has seen high temperatures across large parts of England and Wales in what has been the longest continuous hot spell in June since the hot, dry summer of 1976. Temperatures of 30°C or more were recorded somewhere … Continue reading →

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July starts dry, sunny and warm

Posted on 17 July, 2013 by

Early Met Office figures for the first half of July show that it has been warmer, drier and sunnier than usual so far this month. We’ve now had 11 days with temperatures over 28 °C somewhere in the UK, making … Continue reading →

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Met Office in the Media: 21 April 2011

Posted on 21 April, 2011 by

The weather for the Easter weekend continues to make the news right now with the Daily Telegraph reporting that ‘Britain heading for warmest Easter weekend on record‘.  It is true that temperatures are well above where they should be – … Continue reading →

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