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and in central and eastern Scotland. The UK monthly extremes were as follows: A maximum temperature of 33.4 °C was recorded at Heathrow (London) on the 25th. A minimum temperature of -1.9 °C was recorded at Tulloch Bridge (Inverness-shire) on the 8th. In the 24 hours ending at 0900 GMT on the 29th, 212.8

level rise is not uniform across the UK. Sea level rise is less in the north and more in the south, this is mainly due to the movement of land, up and down. 4.2 For London, sea level rise by the end of the century (when compared to 1981-2000), for the low emission scenario is very likely 6

of England there were reports of flooding on the 14th, affecting the A414 in Harlow, one road in Hinxton, and the entrance to Cambridge railway station, as well as property flooding in Kings Lynn. In London there were reports of flooding around Tower Bridge, and long delays on the Piccadilly line

Minimum Lowest Minimum Lowest Grass Minimum Most Rainfall Most Sunshine Highest Gust Highest Gust (mountain*) Greatest Snow Depth at 0900 UTC 30.1°C on 1st at Cambridge, Botanic Garden (Cambridgeshire, 13mAMSL) 7.3°C on 27th at Balmoral (Aberdeenshire, 283mAMSL) 18.8°C on 2nd at London, St James's

on 19th at London, St James's Park (Greater London, 5mAMSL) 8.3°C on 21st at Tomintoul No 6 (Banffshire, 320mAMSL) 18.5°C on 7th at Swanage (Dorset, 10mAMSL) -5.0°C on 29th at Tomintoul No 6 (Banffshire, 320mAMSL) -6.6°C on 29th at Tomintoul No 6 (Banffshire, 320mAMSL) 87.8mm on 11th at Achnagart

observations of the weather in the London area and is credited with having first discovered the concept of the urban heat island, where night time temperatures in the cities do not fall as low as those in the countryside. He attributed this to the numbers of coal fires burning in close proximity

Increase in tropical cyclone risk to coastal regions Also known as hurricanes in the North Atlantic and typhoons in the northwest Pacific, tropical cyclones have maximum wind speeds of at least 74 miles per hour and can be up to 1000 kilometres in diameter. Research by Imperial College London as part

, Liverpool, UK 2 King’s College, London, UK 3 University of Southampton, UK www.metoffice.gov.uk Contents Summary ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 3 1.1

between Reading and London, with a peak near Guildford. A corridor from Bristol through Birmingham to Manchester. Parts of Essex and Suffolk. These hotspots are partly due to population density, more people means more chances for tornadoes to be observed and reported, but they also reflect genuine

, London, and East Anglia. Northern Ireland and northern England could also experience heavy showers, with the risk of torrential downpours, thunder, and lightning. Despite the unsettled elements, most areas will still experience light winds and warm temperatures. Highs in the low 30s are expected