Climate of England

England has an oceanic climate.  Summers are mild, and sometimes cold and wet. 
Winters are also mild, and mostly wet and windy. 

Weather records
The highest temperature ever recorded in England was  on 19 July 2022 in Coningsby. 

The lowest temperature ever recorded in England was  on 10 January 1982 in Newport. 

The highest wind gust ever recorded in England was 196 km/h (122 mph, 55 m/s) on 18 February 2022 at The Needles, Isle of Wight. 

The highest 24-hour precipitation sum ever recorded in England was 341.4 millimeters on 5 December 2015 at Honister Pass, Cumbria. https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/2015/12/07/did-climate-change-have-an-impact-on-storm-desmond/

 Top 10 warmest days measured in England 

 Rank Temperature  Date Location  1.  19 July 2022 Coningsby, Lincolnshire 2.  25 July 2019 Cambridge 3.  10 August 2003 Faversham, Kent 4.  18 July 2022 Pitsford, Northamptonshire 5.  31 July 2020 Heathrow Airport 6.  3 August 1990 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire  7.  1 July 2015 Heathrow Airport 8.  9 August 1911 Canterbury  9.  2 August 1990 Worcester 10.  19 July 2006 Wisley, Surrey 

 Highest temperature per year in England, 1990-2025 

 Year Highest Temperature  Date Location 2025  1 July  Faversham 2024  12 August  Cambridge 2023  10 September  Faversham  2022  19 July  Coningsby, near Lincoln 2021  20 July  Heathrow Airport 2020  31 July  Heathrow Airport 2019  25 July  Cambridge 2018  27 July  Felsham 2017  21 June  Heathrow Airport 2016  13 September  Gravesend  2015  1 July  Heathrow Airport 2014  18 July  Gravesend 2013  1 August  Heathrow Airport 2012  18 August  Cavendish 2011  27 June  Gravesend 2010  9 July  Gravesend  2009  30 June  Wisley, near Woking  2008  28 July  Cambridge  2007  5 August  Cambridge  2006  19 July  Wisley, near Woking  2005  19 June  Heathrow Airport  2004  8 August  Northolt, London  2003  10 August  Faversham  2002  29 July Northolt, London  2001  26 June  Northolt, London  2000  19 June  Coltishall, near Norwich  1999  2 August  Hunstanton 1998  10 August  Gravesend  1997  9 August  Writtle, near Chelmsford 1996  22 July  Boxworth, near Cambridge 1995  1 August  Boxworth, near Cambridge 1994  12 July  Morley Saint Botolph, near Wymondham 1993  4 July  East Bergholt  1992  29 June  Malvern  1991  11 July  Cromer  1990  3 August  Cheltenham

Highest temperatures measured at London Heathrow 
 Temperature  Date  19 July 2022  25 July 2019, 10 August 2003  31 July 2020  18 July 2022  1 July 2015

Highest temperatures measured in Sheffield
 Temperature  Date  19 July 2022  18 July 2022  25 July 2019  31 July 2020, 3 August 1990  9 August 1911

Highest temperatures measured in Oxford
 Temperature  Date  19 July 2022  18 July 2022  25 July 2019  31 July 2020, 3 August 1990  19 July 2006, 9 August 1911 

Highest temperatures measured in Hastings
 Temperature  Date  19 July 2022  18 July 2022  19 July 2006  9 August 2020  8 August 2020

Highest temperatures measured in Plymouth
 Temperature  Date  18 July 2022  11 August 2022  10 August 2022  28 June 1976  12 August 2022

Highest temperatures measured in Durham
 Temperature  Date  19 July 2022  25 July 2019  2 August 1990  18 July 2022  1 August 1990

Highest temperatures measured in Morpeth
 Temperature  Date  19 July 2022  2 August 1990  1 August 1990  18 July 2022  11 August 2022

Highest temperatures measured in Ipswich
 Temperature  Date  19 July 2022  18 July 2022  10 August 2003  25 July 2019  26 July 2018

Highest temperatures measured in Stoke-on-Trent
 Temperature  Date  19 July 2022  18 July 2022  3 August 1990  25 July 2019  9 August 2003

Highest temperatures measured in Preston

 Temperature  Date  19 July 2022  2 August 1990  18 July 2022  9 August 2003  14 August 2022, 3 August 1990

Highest temperatures measured in Buxton 

 Temperature  Date  19 July 2022  18 July 2022  3 August 1990  2 August 1990  9 August 2003

References

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