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and the continuing work of the HCCP enables local and national governments and industries to make informed decisions that future-proof the UK's infrastructure and economic assets. This analysis was commissioned by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) and carried out by London Economics and Frazer Nash Consultancy, contributing to the findings of a wider economic analysis of the Met Office published in September 2024.  

That summer saw temperatures in this country hit 40°C for the first time and left firefighters stretched, with London Fire Brigade having its ‘busiest day since the Second World War’. The study, involving the Met Office, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and University of Exeter, highlights how

and Archive team under an Open Government License (OGL) Recording sites Locations covered are: Belfast Exeter London (King’s College) Cardiff Invergowrie (East Scotland) Plymouth Chester Ipswich Worcester East Riding (Yorkshire) Isle of Wight York Eskdalemuir (South West Scotland) Leicester Please

extreme hot spell were the overnight temperatures which also broke previous records by a large margin with Kenley Airfield, Greater London recording a minimum of 25.8°C beating the previous record by 1.9°C “At country and regional level the previous two days has also seen Wales and Scotland produce

below for the Northern Isles, with 111% of average overall. The UK monthly extremes were as follows: A maximum temperature of 32.2 °C was recorded at Heathrow (Greater London) on the 20th. A minimum temperature of -0.1 °C was recorded at Braemar (Aberdeenshire) on the 2nd. In the 24 hours ending

change scenario and geographic location. The very likely ranges for UK capital cities at 2100 are summarised below for each scenario included in this report. Sea level change at 2100 (m) relative to 1981-2000 average RCP2.6 RCP4.5 RCP8.5 London 0.29-0.70 0.37-0.83 0.53-1.15 Cardiff 0.27-0.69 0.35-0.81

will be mostly dry with variable cloud. While temperatures will be slightly cooler than in the south, reaching around 18°C, there will still be some bright spells. Fans at the Stadium of Light should enjoy a dry and comfortable matchday.  Tottenham vs Burnley – Kick-off 3pm North London will see warm and dry

. Temperature extremes The warmest August Bank Holiday Monday on record for the UK and England was 33.2°C, recorded at both Heathrow (London) and Cambridge Botanic Garden on 26 August 2019, while Scotland’s highest was 25.6°C at Kelso (Roxburghshire) in 1984. Wales reached 26.5°C at Crossway (Gwent

 twice their average rainfall for July. The Isle of Wight had its seventh wettest July on record – and its wettest since 1920 – with 115.4mm of rain, while parts of London recorded more than double the average rainfall they’d expect in the month. The localised nature of some of the summer downpours

  London & South East England  Multiple warnings for the same region Warnings are issued and updated on a regular basis and cover a range of dates and times. During an active spell of severe weather, it is possible that you will receive a number of alerts on a daily basis which reflects the dynamic