Tag Archives: record temperature

Warmest February day since 1998

Posted on 24 February, 2012 by

Yesterday saw many parts of the UK enjoying sunshine and exceptionally mild weather for the time of year. The highest temperature recorded yesterday was 18.7 °C at Coleshill, Warwickshire, making this the warmest February day in the UK since 1998. … Continue reading →

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Very mild start to November

Posted on 17 November, 2011 by

The first part of November has been very mild, dry and quite sunny across the UK, according to provisional Met Office climate figures. The UK average temperature for 1-15 November was 9.4 °C, which is 3.5 °C higher than the … Continue reading →

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Autumn ‘heat wave’ statistics

Posted on 4 October, 2011 by

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

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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