Dr Phil Smith ugust was a persistently warm month, culminating in the UK’s hottest summer since records began over 150 years ago. Thank goodness, the prolonged dry spell, with five heatwaves, broke in mid-month, Atlantic lows bringing desperately needed rain. In Formby, measurable rain fell on 15 days with a total of about 68 mm,...
Dr Phil Smith In my notes for June this year, I described various heatwaves, concluding with “There could be more to come.” That prediction became abundantly true; the Met. Office described July as “A remarkable month.” England and Wales had the driest July since records began 190 years ago! This was coupled with exceptional warmth....
Dr Phil Smith The Met. Office described June as “A month of two halves.” Like May, it was cool and unsettled at first and then we had the mother of all heatwaves. Overall, it was England’s warmest June on record (going back to 1884). On 26th, a new record high temperature for June – 37.7oC...
Dr Phil Smith Consistent with a warming trend, England experienced the second hottest May ever, a heatwave in the last week reaching a record May peak of 35.1oC at Kew Gardens, London. Fortunately, it wasn’t quite as hot here, though Crosby reported a blistering 33oC on 25th. It was also a relatively dry month, Rachael...