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bring up to 1,000 millimetres of rain over its lifespan, with Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti, and other parts of the Caribbean facing the brunt of the deluge. Such rainfall totals are comparable to what London typically receives in an entire year but compressed into just a few days. The combination of intense

— Met Office (@metoffice) August 13, 2025 Friday: sunshine and rising temperatures Friday continues the theme of warmth, with much of England and Wales enjoying blue skies and sunshine. Temperatures will climb again, with highs around 31°C in the London area and widespread mid to high 20s elsewhere

Science from an Operational Mission: An L5 Consortium Meeting – London, UK – 12 May 2015 Heliospheric Remote-Sensing Observations and Modelling: An Outlook to a Long-Standing View from L5. Mario M. Bisi ([email protected]) (1), Bernard V. Jackson (2), Dusan Odstrcil (3,4), David F. Webb (5

valley. These may be compared with 23.5 °C in the London area. Instances of extreme high temperatures are rare and are associated with hot air brought from mainland Europe on south easterly winds, accompanied by strong sunshine. The highest temperature ever recorded in the whole of Scotland was 32.9 °C

severely affected due to flooded lines and Kings Cross station in London was temporarily closed due to concerns with overcrowding. Other rail services in Scotland and northern England were cancelled or severely disrupted. Leeds Bradford airport closed after an aircraft skidded off the runway during

. Several buildings experienced structural damage from the strong winds. For example, the storm of 12 February resulted in some damaged roofs at Porthmadog, Gwynedd and a member of the public was killed on 13 February a er trees brought down power lines in Wiltshire. A motorist was killed in central London

, to be agreed with (CEOSA) Division). No activity was required under this work item. ©Crown Copyright 2010 7 1.2 Publications O’Doherty, S. and Carpenter, L. J., ‘Volatile halogenated compounds’ in Koppman R. (ed), Volatile Organic Compounds in the Atmosphere, Blackwell Ltd, London, 2007. Miller, B. R

a number of research activities involving UK-based organisations of relevance to the SCIPEA work, including that by Oxford University Energy and Power Group, Tropical Power of Oxford and the London School of Economics (LSE) as well as the International Hydropower Association (IHA) – based in London

meeting, London (June 2012) ©Crown Copyright 2010 4 2 Update on Three UK sites 2.1 Angus Tower The GC-ECD at Angus Tower (TTA) which measures N 2 O and SF 6 was previously operating with problems (and a very high background signal). The ECD detector was replaced in December 2012. The new detector gave

are the warmest months, with mean daily maximum temperatures ranging from about 21.5 °C in South Yorkshire to less than 17 °C in the higher Pennines. The highest July mean maxima occur in the London area (23.5 °C) whilst the lowest occur in the Shetlands (15 °C). Maximum temperatures are normally 2 or 3 hours