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caused a trailer to overturn on the Tay Bridge, resulting in temporary closure. After heavy overnight rain, flooding impacted both roads and rail services on the 3rd, including some London Underground stations. Parts of Essex also saw roads flooded, whilst numerous Environment Agency flood alerts
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of wheat would increase water insecurity. Sources: Purseglove, J. W. (1974) Tropical Crops: Dicotyledons (vols 1 & 2). London: Longman Publishing Group. Purseglove, J. W. (1975) Tropical Crops: Monocotyledons (vols 1 & 2). London: Longman Scientific & Technical. 20 Appendix D: Climate projections
, giving an overall figure of 132% of average, provisionally the third sunniest January for the UK in a series from 1919. The UK monthly extremes were as follows: A maximum temperature of 16.3 °C was recorded at St James’s Park (Greater London) on the 1st. A minimum temperature of -8.0 °C
30°C. This is well above the threshold for a heatwave, which is 28°C in London and lower elsewhere. Several station records in Scotland and Northern Ireland were broken, with some dating back more than 50 years. The highest temperature recorded during the heatwave was 35.8°C in Faversham on 1 July
a week ahead. Winds from the southwest will keep temperatures on the mild side, with little sign of any significant cold spells. Ensemble forecasts for London suggest average temperatures of 10–11°C, with only brief dips into colder territory. Even in Edinburgh, the pattern is similar, with only short
from University College London, the University of Leeds and the UK’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). Key webinar talking points Are we on track to keep warming below 1.5°C? Every major report published this year from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC
in the 1961-1990 averaging period only London and Hampshire recorded six or more days over 28°C, by the latest decade (2014-2023) this has spread across much of England and Wales, with frequencies in the south east increasing to over 12 days each year in many counties. The expansion of the area
of complete data. January 2025 February 2025 March 2025 April 2025 late GRIB2 100 100 97.6 100 GRIB2 CB/Icing/Turbulence Objective: Ensuring flight planning systems have timely and reliable forecasts of ’blended * ’ en-route aviation hazard data. ( * combined WAFC London & Washington hazard data
drawing a hot Tropical Continental Airmass; this type of pressure pattern being typical of heatwave conditions across the UK. Temperatures on the 9th reached 31 to 32°C fairly widely across south-east England, and 33°C in London. As often happens in the UK, the heat and humidity lead to some intense
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