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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

running to 8am on Sunday covering the East Midlands, London and the South East and wider eastern areas. Heat Health Alerts are issued when temperatures could affect people’s health and lead to an increased use of healthcare services by vulnerable people. Weekend weather A few showers are expected

to the Board details of events since the eruption of the Icelandic Volcano. The role of the Met Office as the London VAAC (Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre) was defined and acknowledged that while always a part of the Met Office remit, had become very high profile now. • RV explained the CAA decision

for January. This beats the previous UK record of 13.1C set at Magilligan (Londonderry) in 2016 and the previous English record of 13.0C set at London St James Park in 2008. There is also a new Welsh January daily minimum temperature record with Trawsgoed (Dyfed) recording 12.8C beating the previous record

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

 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

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

Geddes, were granted temporary appointments in the General List as Captain and Lieutenant respectively. The service was supported by the Meteorological Office in London, which became operational 24/7 for the first time.          The Battle of Passchendaele (also known as the Third Battle of Ypres