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It rains on fewer days every month throughout the year than the rest of the UK, and rainfall totals are less in every month, with the driest month, May, averaging 58.4 mm (2.30 in). [3] The climate of south-west England displays a seasonal temperature variation, although it is less extreme than most of the United Kingdom with milder winters.
The year 2006 was an unusually warm one. Although the year started off cool, from April the weather stayed warmer than average. July was the hottest month on record for the United Kingdom. [15] (The summer of 2022 has since reached 40C in some areas.)
In July 2018, many areas of the UK saw temperatures exceed 30 degrees for nine days in a row and fifteen days overall, and other areas still affected by a heat wave. The hot weather continued into early August before temperatures returned closer to the average during the second half of the month. [84] [85] 2018 North American heat wave. The ...
Highest monthly total (UK national average) [11] 266 hours UK (national average) May 2020 Highest monthly total (England) [2] 383.9 hours Eastbourne, Sussex: July 1911 Highest monthly total (Northern Ireland) [2] 298 hours Mount Stewart, County Down: June 1940 Highest monthly total (Scotland) [2] 329.1 hours Tiree, Argyll & Bute: May 1975
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As of 2022, 1976 has the 13th hottest day in UK history. [18] In the Central England Temperature series, 1976 is the hottest summer for more than 350 years. The average temperature over the whole summer (June, July, August) was 17.77 °C (63.99 °F), compared to the average for the unusually warm years between 2001 and 2008 of 16.30 °C (61.34 ...
Between Friday 21 April and Sunday 23, temperatures could soar to highs of 19C in London, with areas of the north reaching a sunny 18C. Though accompanied by light rain and a gentle breeze at the ...
The hottest day of the year so far has seen the country basking in sizzling temperatures of more than 29C (84.2F). A high of 29.5C (85.1F) was recorded at Northolt in west London on Thursday ...