Flooding in north Cornwall - 16 August 2004
Source: environment.data.gov.uk (2018-06-19)

Flood Risk for Extreme Events (FREE): Historical Rainfall Data and Maps from the Quantifying Flood Risk of Extreme Events using Density Forecasts Based on a New Digital Archive and Weather Ensemble Predictions Project. The Quantifying Flood Risk of Extreme Events using Density Forecasts Based on a New Digital Archive and Weather Ensemble Predictions Project is a Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Flood Risk for Extreme Events (FREE) Research Programme project (Round 1 - NE/E002013/1 - Duration January 2007 - December 2008) led by Dr Patrick McSharry, University of Oxford. The dataset contains a collection of rainfall depth maxima data, dating back to 1860, plus associated description documents and rainfall maps of extreme events across the UK, have been used. All of these products have been digitised from the paper version of the British Rainfall publication, and are now archived at the BADC to enable easy access for future use and the wider community.

Floods in the UK are often caused by heavy rainfall lasting from minutes to weeks. Efficient management and mitigation of flood risk, especially surface water flooding in urban areas, requires accurate and reliable precipitation forecasts as inputs to flood risk models. Houses in flat areas are particularly at risk and meeting the shortage of houses in the south-east requires building on these areas. To estimate the flood hazard risk in order to try to protect these buildings, accurate rainfall predictions are needed. However, the connection between record rainfall and flooding is highly nonlinear, so that rainfall predictions must also say how likely rainfall is at any time - calculating the probability of rainfall.

Extreme rainfalls caused devastating floods in Boscastle in 2004 and Lynmouth in 1952, but the causes and pattern of rainfall was different. Therefore, scientists also need to know what pattern of rainfall caused the flooding.

This research aims to get good quality predictions of the probability of rainfall by combining advanced methods from statistics, the output from a new supercomputer model of the weather, and a new computer archive of exteme rainfalls going back to 1866 (and up to 1968), provided by a specialist company Hydro-GIS Ltd. It also aims to produce an automatic system for discovering the most likely pattern in the predicted rainfalls. The new prediction system and data will be freely available over the internet for use by the government and universities.

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2026

Storm Goretti (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2026/2026_02_storm_goretti.pdf)

8 to 8 January

Storm Goretti brought damaging winds to Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly with a gust of 86Kt (99mph) at St Mary's Airport ...

Wintry spell with deep snow in north-east Scotland (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2026/2026_01_scotland_snow.pdf)

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A northerly airflow brought wintry weather with deep lying snow across parts of Aberdeenshire ...

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Storm Bram (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2025/2025_07_storm_bram_1.pdf)

9 to 10 December

Storm Bram brought strong winds and heavy rain to western and northern parts of the UK ...

Storm Claudia (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2025/2025_06_storm_claudia.pdf)

14 November

Storm Claudia brought widespread heavy rainfall to central England and east Wales with flooding in Monmouth ...

Storm Amy (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2025/2025_05_storm_amy_2.pdf)

3 to 4 October

Storm Amy hit north-western parts of the UK in early October with the highest wind gusts of over 80Kt (92mph) ...

Storm Floris (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2025/2025_04_storm_floris.pdf)

4 to 6 August

Storm Floris was one of the most severe wind storms to affect Scotland in the summer months in observational records ...

Spring 2025 (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2025/2025_03_spring_2025_v2.pdf)

March to May

The UK recorded its warmest, sunniest and sixth-driest spring on record ...

Storm Éowyn (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2025/2025_02_storm_eowyn.pdf)

24 January

Storm Éowyn was the UK's most powerful wind storm for over a decade, and for Northern Ireland the most significant since the Boxing Day Storm of 26 December 1998 ...

Heavy rain, strong winds and snow (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2025/2025_01_wind_rain_snow.pdf)

29 December 2024 to 5 January 2025

This period saw widespread windy and very wet weather with signficant disruption from flooding and snow across high ground ...

2024

Storm Darragh (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2024/2024_10_storm_darragh_v2.pdf)

6 to 7 December

The Met Office issued a red warning for winds from storm Darragh covering West Wales and both coasts of the Bristol Channel ...

Storms Bert and Conall (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2024/2024_09_storm_bert_v1.pdf)

22 to 25 November, 26 to 27 November

Storm Bert brought over 150mm of rain to the wettest upland areas of South Wales and south-west England, while storm Conall brought heavy rain to the South Coast ...

Storm Ashley (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2024/2024_08_storm_ashley.pdf)

20 to 21 October

Storm Ashley, the first named storm of the 2024/25 season, brought wet and windy weather with western and northern areas worst affected ...

Exceptionally wet month for parts of the Midlands (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2024/2024_07_september_rain.pdf)

September

Several counties in the Midlands had their wettest September on record, and Oxford recorded its wettest calendar month for 250 years ...

Storm Lilian (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2024/2024_06_storm_lilian.pdf)

23 August

Storm Lilian brought strong winds and heavy rain to northern England and Wales, and parts of Scotland ...

Exceptionally wet weather (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2024/2024_05_wet_weather.pdf)

21 to 23 May

A slow-moving front brought exceptionally wet weather to parts of England, southern and eastern Scotland and North Wales ...

Storm Kathleen (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2024/2024_04_storm_kathleen.pdf)

6 to 7 April

Storm Kathleen, the 11th named storm of the 2023-2024 storm season, was an unusually severe storm for this time in spring ...

Record-breaking temperature (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2024/2024_03_jan_hightemp_scotland.pdf)

28 January

19.9 °C was recorded at Achfary (Sutherland), the UK's highest January temperature on record.

Storms Isha and Jocelyn (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2024/2024_02_storms_isha_jocelyn.pdf)

21 to 24 January

Storm Isha brought very widespread strong winds and heavy rain, particularly across the northern half of the country. This was the UK's most significant wind storm since storm Eunice on 18 February 2022. Jocelyn, named by the Irish National Met Service, Met Éireann, arrived in quick succession but was slightly less intense for the UK ...

Storm Henk (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2024/2024_01_storm_henk_v1.pdf)

2 January

Storm Henk brought damaging winds and heavy rain to southern and central parts of England and Wales. Exeter Airport (Devon) recorded a gust of 70Kt (81mph) ...

2023

Storm Gerrit (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2023/2023_12_storm_gerrit.pdf)

27 to 28 December

Storm Gerrit brought further strong winds and heavy rain to the UK, with heavy snow for parts of Highland Scotland and a mini-tornado in Greater Manchester ...

Storms Elin and Fergus (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2023/2023_11_storms_elin_fergus_1.pdf)

9 to 10 December

Storms Elin and Fergus, arriving in rapid succession, brought heavy rain and strong winds to the UK with flooding a particular concern ...

Storm Debi (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2023/2023_10_storm_debi.pdf)

13 November

Storm Debi, named by the Irish National Met Service, Met Éireann, brought strong winds and heavy rain to the UK with parts of Northern Ireland, south-west Scotland, north-west England and North Wales worst affected ...

Storm Ciarán (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2023/2023_09_storm_ciaran_2.pdf)

1 to 2 November

Storm Ciarán was an exceptionally severe storm for the time of year, bringing damaging winds across northern France and the Channel Islands which bore the brunt on the southern flank of the storm ...

Storm Babet (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2023/2023_08_storm_babet.pdf)

18 to 21 October

Storm Babet brought exceptional rainfall and strong winds to parts of eastern Scotland and prolonged widespread heavy rain across much of the UK. The Met Office issued two red warnings for rain ...

Exceptional rainfall in Scotland (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2023/2023_07_scotland_rain.pdf)

6 to 7 October

Much of Scotland experienced prolonged and heavy rainfall with 100 to 150mm falling across the Central and Southern Highlands. This was the wettest 2-day period on record for Scotland ...

Storm Agnes (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2023/2023_06_storm_agnes.pdf)

27 to 28 September

Storm Agnes brought some wet and windy weather, but fortunately the storm had weakened by the time it reached the UK. Capel Curig (Conwy) recorded a gust of 73Kt (84mph), the equal-highest September gust on record for Wales ...

September heatwave (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2023/2023_05_september_heatwave.pdf)

4 to 10 September

In early September the UK experienced a significant heatwave with daily maximum temperatures exceeding 30°C somewhere in the UK for seven consecutive days ...

Storm Betty (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2023/2023_04_storm_betty.pdf)

18 to 19 August

Storm Betty brought strong winds and heavy rain to western parts of the UK overnight 18 to 19 August. The storm brought some particularly wet weather to Northern Ireland ...

Storm Antoni (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2023/2023_03_storm_antoni.pdf)

5 August

Storm Antoni brought strong winds and heavy rain to parts of England, Wales and Northern Ireland ...

Storm Noa (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2023/2023_02_storm_noa.pdf)

12 April

Storm Noa was one of the ten most powerful April storms to affect England and Wales in the last 50 years. The storm was named by Meteo-France ...

Storm Otto (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2023/2023_01_storm_otto.pdf)

17 February

Storm Otto brought strong winds to northern and eastern Scotland and north-east England. The storm was named by the Danish Meteorological Institute ...

2022

Spell of low temperatures (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2022/2022_04_december_low_temperatures_v1.pdf)

8 to 18 December

The UK experienced one of the most significant spells of low winter temperatures since the exceptional December of 2010 ...

Unprecedented heatwave (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2022/2022_03_july_heatwave_v1.pdf)

16 to 19 July

The UK experienced a brief but unprecedented heatwave in mid-July. A red warning for extreme heat was issued and temperatures exceeded 40°C for the first time, setting a new UK record ...

Storms Dudley, Eunice and Franklin (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2022/2022_02_storms_dudley_eunice_franklin.pdf)

16 to 21 February

Three named storms affected the UK in the space of a week. Two rare red warnings for wind were issued for storm Eunice, the most severe and damaging storm to affect England and Wales since February 2014 ...

Storms Malik and Corrie (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2022/2022_01_storms_malik_corrie.pdf)

29 to 31 January

Storms Malik and Corrie arrived in quick succession and brought damaging north-westerly winds. Northern Scotland and north-east England were worst affected ...

2021

Exceptionally mild New Year (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2021/2021_09_high_temperatures.pdf)

30 December to 2 January 2022

There was a spell of exceptionally mild weather over the New Year, with the UK recording both its warmest New Year's Eve and New Year's Day on record ...

Storm Barra (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2021/2021_08_storm_barra.pdf)

7 to 8 December

Storm Barra brought strong winds and heavy rain to the UK, but the storm was more extreme across Ireland with the Irish national meteorological service, Met Eireann, issuing a red warning for wind ...

Storm Arwen (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2021/2021_07_storm_arwen.pdf)

26 to 27 November

Storm Arwen brought severe winds across the UK overnight, with the Met Office issuing a red warning for wind. This was one of the most powerful and damaging winters storms of the latest decade ...

Heavy and persistent rain (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2021/2021_06_october_rain.pdf)

26 to 31 October

A slow-moving frontal system brought heavy and persistent rain to parts of northern England and southern Scotland. On 27th October, two rain-gauges in the Lake District recorded daily totals of over 200mm ...

Storm Evert (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2021/2021_05_storm_evert.pdf)

29 to 30 July

Storm Evert brought unusually strong winds for the time of year to southern and south-west England ...

Northern Ireland record temperature (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2021/2021_04_july_northern_ireland_temperature.pdf)

17 to 23 July

31.3°C was recorded at Castlederg, County Tyrone, setting a new all-time temperature record for Northern Ireland for any month ...

Extremes of temperature (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2021/2021_03_high_temperatures.pdf)

Late March to early April

The UK experienced a brief spell of unusual warmth at the end of March, with temperatures reaching 24°C, followed by a cold plunge of Arctic Maritime air in early April bringing widespread hard frosts and some snow ...

Snow and low temperatures including storm Darcy (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2021/2021_02_low_temperatures.pdf)

7 to 13 February

The UK experienced a spell of bitterly cold east winds bringing low temperatures and lying snow to many eastern areas. Temperatures fell below -20°C at three stations in Scotland with the UK's lowest temperature since December 1995 ...

Storm Christoph (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2021/2021_01_storm_christoph.pdf)

18 to 20 January

Storm Christoph brought some exceptionally wet weather to North Wales and northern England, with some areas receiving around the January whole-month long-term average rainfall ...

2020

Storm Bella (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2020/2020_11_storm_bella.pdf)

26 to 27 December

Storm Bella was a large, deep area of low pressure in the North Atlantic bringing heavy rain and strong winds across the UK ...

Storm Aiden (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2020/2020_10_storm_aiden.pdf)

31 October

Storm Aiden was part of a spell of turbulent, wet and windy weather to affect the UK from late October to early November ...

Storm Alex and heavy rain (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2020/2020_09_storm_alex_1.pdf)

2 to 4 October

Storm Alex brought strong winds to the southern half of the UK, while 3 October 2020 was the wettest day on record since 1891 for UK-wide rainfall with average rainfall of 31.7mm across the entire UK ...

Storms Ellen and Francis (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2020/2020_08_storms_ellen_francis.pdf)

19 to 21 August; 25 August

Storms Ellen and Francis were two of the most notable August storms in the UK in the last 50 years, with gusts of 50 to 60Kt in exposed coastal locations ...

Extreme rainfall, Norfolk (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2020/2020_12_august_rain_1.pdf)

16 August

Thunderstorms affected parts of East Anglia on 16th August. A rain-gauge in East Wretham, Norfolk recorded a remarkable daily total of 239.9mm ...

Thunderstorms north-east Scotland (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2020/2020_07_august_rain.pdf)

11 to 12 August

North-east Scotland experienced thunderstorms and torrential downpours bringing 30 to 50mm or more of rain in 3 hours or less, causing flash-flooding ...

Southern England heatwave (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2020/2020_06_august_heatwave.pdf)

Early August

Temperatures exceeded 34 °C across parts of the south-east for six consecutive days and there were several 'tropical nights' with the overnight temperature remaining above 20 °C ...

Exceptionally hot day (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2020/2020_05_july_temperature.pdf)

31 July

The temperature reached 37.8 °C at Heathrow making this the UK's third hottest day on record ...

Storm Jorge (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2020/2020_04_storm_jorge.pdf)

28 February to 1 March

Storm Jorge brought further strong winds and heavy rain in late-February. Jorge was less severe than storms Ciara or Dennis but the additional rain exacerbated flooding problems ...

Storm Dennis (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2020/2020_03_storm_dennis.pdf)

15 to 16 February

Heavy rain from storm Dennis caused widespread flooding. 50 to 100mm of rain fell across western upland parts of the UK and the Met Office issued a Red Warning for parts of south Wales.

Storm Ciara (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2020/2020_02_storm_ciara.pdf)

8 to 9 February

Strong winds and heavy rain from Ciara, one of the most powerful storms of the last few years, brought widespread disruption across the UK. West Yorkshire was among the areas worst affected by flooding.

Storms Atiyah and Brendan (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2020/2020_01_storm_brendan.pdf)

8 to 9 December 2019; 13 to 14 January 2020

Storm Atiyah brought strong winds to Wales and south-west England, while storm Brendan was a deep Atlantic low pressure system bringing strong winds and heavy rain across the UK.

2019

Record-breaking temperature (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2019/2019_013_december_temperature.pdf)

28 December

18.7 °C was recorded at Achfary (Sutherland), the UK's highest December temperature on record.

Severe flooding South Yorkshire (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2019/2019_012_november_rain.pdf)

7 November

Severe flooding affected parts of South Yorkshire and Derbyshire after a whole month's average rain fell in 24 hours.

Strong winds (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2019/2019_011_november_wind.pdf)

2 November

An area of low pressure brought very strong winds to south Wales and the south coast with a gust of 95 Kt (109 mph) at Needles Old Battery, Isle of Wight.

Persistent wet weather (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2019/2019_010_october_rainfall.pdf)

Late October

A slow moving front brought persistent heavy rain across parts of England and Wales.

Wet weather spell and Storm Lorenzo (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2019/2019_009_storm_lorenzo.pdf)

Late September to early October

A spell of wet weather during late September was followed by Storm Lorenzo on 3 October.

Torrential downpours (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2019/2019_008_july_rainfall.pdf)

30 to 31 July

Parts of North Yorkshire, south Manchester and the Pennines experienced flash-flooding following torrential downpours with some locations recording 40 to 60mm of rain in one hour.

Record-breaking heatwave (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2019/2019_007_july_heatwave.pdf)

July 2019

On 25 July, 38.7 °C at Cambridge Botanic Garden set a new UK temperature record.

Heavy rainfall (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2019/2019_006_rainfall_lincolnshire.pdf)

June 2019

The UK experienced a spell of very wet weather in mid-June. Parts of Lincolnshire received 2.5 times the monthly average rainfall in 3 days.

Storm Hannah (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2019/2019_005_storm_hannah.pdf)

26 to 27 April

Storm Hannah was one of the most significant April storms in the last 50 years, with exposed locations in west Wales recording gusts of over 60 Kt (69 mph).

Storm Gareth (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2019/2019_004_stormy_spell.pdf)

10 to 16 March

The UK experienced a turbulent week of very wet and windy weather including storm Gareth.

Storm Freya (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2019/2019_003_storm_freya.pdf)

3 to 4 March

Storm Freya brought strong winds and heavy rain to England, Wales and southern Scotland.

Exceptional warmth (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2019/2019_002_february_warmspell.pdf)

21 to 27 February

The UK experienced some exceptionally high temperatures for the time of year with 21.2 °C at Kew Gardens (London) on 26 February the highest temperature on record for a winter month.

Storm Erik (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2019/2019_001_storm_erik.pdf)

8 to 9 February

Storm Erik was a deep Atlantic low pressure system bringing strong winds to the UK. Much of the country recorded gusts over 50mph (58Kt).

2018

Storm Deirdre (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2018/storm-deirdre---met-office.pdf)

15 to 16 December

Storm Deirdre brought strong winds and freezing rain to western and northern parts of the UK...

Storm Callum (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2018/strong-winds-and-heavy-rain-from-storm-callum---met-office.pdf)

11 to 13 October

Storm Callum brought strong winds and persistent heavy rain to western parts of the UK, with south Wales particularly badly affected by flooding...

Storms Ali and Bronagh (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2018/strong-winds-and-heavy-rain-from-storms-ali-and-bronagh---met-office.pdf)

19 to 21 September

Storm Ali brought very strong winds and heavy rain to Scotland and Northern Ireland, followed by storm Bronagh which brought very heavy rain to England and Wales...

Summer 2018 (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2018/summer-2018---met-office.pdf)

Summer

Summer 2018 brought plenty of warm, dry, sunny weather with the UK often under the influence of high pressure...

Storm Hector (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2018/strong-winds-from-storm-hector---met-office.pdf)

14 June

Storm Hector brought some unseasonably strong winds to the UK. The strongest winds were across Northern Ireland, North Wales, northern England and southern Scotland...

Hot spell (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2018/exceptional-warmth-april-2018---met-office.pdf)

18 to 22 April

The UK experienced some unusually high temperatures for the time of year with high pressure over the near continent drawing very warm air from the south...

Snow and low temperatures (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2018/snow-and-low-temperatures-february-to-march-2018---met-office.pdf)

Late February to early March

The UK experienced a spell of severe winter weather with very low temperatures and significant snowfalls from late February to early March 2018...

2017

Ex-Hurricane Ophelia (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2017/ex-hurricane-ophelia-16-october-2017---met-office.pdf)

October

On 16 October Ex-Hurricane Ophelia brought very strong winds to the west of the UK and Ireland. This date fell on the exact 30th anniversary of the Great Storm of 1987...

Hot, sunny spell (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2017/hot-spell-june-2017---met-office.pdf)

June

A spell of hot, sunny weather from 17 to 21 June led to the UK's highest June temperature since 1976...

2016

Strong winds and heavy rain from storm Angus (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2016/strong-winds-and-flooding-from-storm-angus-november-2016---met-office.pdf)

November

The first named storm of the 2016-2017 season brought some damaging winds to the south coast, accompanied by heavy rain causing flooding mainly across parts of south-west England...

Exceptional warmth, September 2016 (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2016/exceptional-warmth-september-2016---met-office.pdf)

September

A brief heatwave from 12 to 15 September brought some exceptionally high temperatures accompanied by flash-flooding...

2015

Exceptional warmth, December 2015 (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2015/exceptional-warmth-december-2015---met-office.pdf)

December

December 2015 was easily the warmest December on record across the UK...

Further rainfall and flooding across north of the UK (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2015/further-rainfall-and-flooding-across-north-of-the-uk---met-office.pdf)

December

A sequence of heavy rainfall events in late December led to further widespread severe flooding across northern parts of the UK...

Flooding in Cumbria December 2015 (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2015/flooding-in-cumbria-december-2015---met-office.pdf)

December

Persistent heavy rainfall from storm Desmond on 4 to 6 December led to widespread flooding in Cumbria and across other parts of northern Britain...

Heatwave 1 July 2015 (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2015/heatwave_01_july_2015_correction.pdf)

1 July

The UK experienced a 1-day heatwave as hot air moved north from Spain, setting a new July temperature record...

2014

Ex-hurricane Bertha (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2014/ex-hurricane-bertha---met-office.pdf)

10 - 11 August

The UK experienced some unseasonably windy and very wet weather from the remnants of ex-hurricane Bertha...

Winter storms, January to February 2014 (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2014/winter-storms-january-to-february-2014---met-office.pdf)

Late January to mid-February

From late January to mid-February, a sequence of major winter storms again affected the UK, causing widespread impacts and major flooding problems...

2013

Winter storms, December 2013 to January 2014 (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2013/winter-storms-december-2013-to-january-2014---met-office.pdf)

December to early January 2014

From mid-December to early January, the UK experienced a spell of extreme weather as a succession of major winter storms brought widespread impacts...

Autumn storm, October 2013 (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2013/autumn-storm-october-2013---met-office.pdf)

28 October

A powerful autumn storm brought damaging winds across much of southern England on 28 October 2013...

Hot dry spell July 2013 (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2013/hot-dry-spell-july-2013---met-office.pdf)

July

From 3 to 23 July 2013 the UK experienced a spell of hot, sunny weather with an area of high pressure established across the UK...

Snow and low temperatures late March 2013 (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2013/snow-and-low-temperatures-late-march-2013---met-office.pdf)

Late March to early April

A spell of severe winter weather brought significant snowfalls and unseasonably low temperatures to many parts of the UK from late March to early April 2013...

2012

Exceptionally wet weather - November 2012 (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2012/exceptionally-wet-weather---november-2012---met-office.pdf)

November 2012

A sequence of heavy rainfall events in late November 2012 resulted in one of the wettest weeks in England in the last 50 years...

Record rainfall - April to July 2012 (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2012/record-rainfall---april-to-july-2012---met-office.pdf)

April to July 2012

From April to July 2012 the UK experienced a period of exceptionally wet weather, breaking previous rainfall records...

England and Wales drought 2010 to 2012 (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2012/england-and-wales-drought-2010-to-2012---met-office.pdf)

2010 to March 2012

Much of central, eastern and southern England and Wales experienced a prolonged period of below average rainfall from 2010 to early 2012...

Winter storms, early January 2012 (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2012/winter-storms-early-january-2012---met-office.pdf)

January

A major winter storm brought very strong winds across much of the UK on 3 January 2012. The worst affected area was southern Scotland...

2011

Early winter storms, late 2011 (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2011/early-winter-storms-late-2011---met-office.pdf)

Late November to mid December

On 8 December 2011, a deep Atlantic low pressure system brought very strong winds across the northern half of the UK. Scotland bore the brunt of the storm...

Exceptionally warm and dry Spring 2011 (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2011/exceptionally-warm-and-dry-spring-2011---met-office.pdf)

Spring 2011 (March, April and May)

This period was remarkable for the unusual warmth during April and the persistent lack of rainfall during March and April, particularly over England and Wales...

2010

Snow and low temperatures, December 2010 (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2010/snow-and-low-temperatures-december-2010---met-office.pdf)

25 November - 26 December

From late November to Boxing Day 2010 the UK experienced two spells of severe winter weather with very low temperatures and significant snowfalls...

Heavy rainfall and flooding in Cornwall, November 2010 (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2010/heavy-rainfall-and-flooding-in-cornwall-november-2010---met-office.pdf)

16 - 17 November

Very heavy rainfall in the early hours of 17 November resulted in severe flooding to parts of Cornwall...

Snow and low temperatures - December 2009 to January 2010 (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2010/snow-and-low-temperatures---december-2009-to-january-2010---met-office.pdf)

17 December 2009 - 15 January 2010

The UK experienced a spell of very low temperatures and significant snowfalls which affected almost the whole country...

2009

Heavy rainfall/flooding in the Lake District, Cumbria - November 2009 (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2009/heavy-rainfall_flooding-in-the-lake-district-cumbria---november-2009---met-office.pdf)

18 - 19 November

Exceptionally prolonged and heavy rainfall on 18 and 19 November led to severe flooding across parts of the Lake District...

Early February 2009 snowfalls (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2009/early-february-2009-snowfalls---met-office.pdf)

2 - 6 February

Heavy snowfalls over much of the United Kingdom in early February...

2008

Hail/thunderstorms over east Devon - 29/30 October 2008 (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2008/hail_thunderstorms-over-east-devon---29_30-october-2008---met-office.pdf)

29 - 30 October

Heavy and thundery downpours over east Devon, with flooding and travel disruption...

Snow and low temperatures - 28-30 October 2008 (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2008/snow-and-low-temperatures---28-30-october-2008---met-office.pdf)

28 - 30 October

Record low October temperatures and snow reported across many areas of the UK...

Heavy rainfall early September 2008 (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2008/heavy-rainfall-early-september-2008---met-office.pdf)

5 - 6 September

Prolonged rainfall resulted in flooding, especially in south Wales and north-east England...

Strong winds 10-12 March 2008 (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2008/strong-winds-10-12-march-2008---met-office.pdf)

10 - 12 March

Strong winds over England and Wales caused some disruption to transport and power supplies over this period...

2007

Heavy rainfall/flooding - July 2007 (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2007/heavy-rainfall_flooding---july-2007---met-office.pdf)

July

Record July totals and heavy rainfall on 19/20 July, resulted in widespread flooding and transport disruption over the south Midlands...

Record rainfall - June-July & May-July 2007 (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2007/record-rainfall---june-july--may-july-2007---met-office.pdf)

June-July & May-July

Record totals over England and Wales for both of these periods...

Heavy rainfall/flooding - June 2007 (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2007/heavy-rainfall_flooding---june-2007---met-office.pdf)

June

Record June totals and heavy rainfall on 12/15 June (N Ireland & N England) and 24/25 June (Yorkshire and the Humber), resulted in widespread flooding and disruption...

2006

Record breaking heat and sunshine - July 2006 (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2006/record-breaking-heat-and-sunshine---july-2006---met-office.pdf)

July

July 2006 was the warmest month on record over much of the UK and the sunniest over parts of England...

Dry spell 2004/6 (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2006/dry-spell-2004_6---met-office.pdf)

22 January

Between November 2004 and July 2006, 17 out of the 21 months recorded below-average rainfall across England SE & Central S..

2005

Flooding in North Yorkshire - 19 June 2005 (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2005/flooding-in-north-yorkshire---19-june-2005---met-office.pdf)

19 June

Heavy and thundery downpours over northern England resulted in flooding around the North York Moors..

Floods in Carlisle - January 2005 (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2005/floods-in-carlisle---january-2005---met-office.pdf)

8 January

Heavy rainfall on Friday 7th January led to flooding in Carlisle on Saturday 8th..

January 2005 - stormy spells (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2005/january-2005---stormy-spells---met-office.pdf)

January

There were two particularly stormy spells - on the 7th/8th and 11th/12th - each resulting in widespread damage and disruption

2004

Flooding in north Cornwall - 16 August 2004 (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2004/flooding-in-north-cornwall---16-august-2004---met-office.pdf)

16 August

Heavy rain in north Cornwall caused flash floods in Boscastle and Crackington Haven..

Strong winds/heavy rainfall - 7/8 July 2004 (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2004/strong-winds_heavy-rainfall---7_8-july-2004---met-office.pdf)

7 - 8 July

Strong winds caused problems to transport, as well as power supplies, with heavy rain in East Anglia...

2003

Rainfall over south-east England, 20-23 Nov 2003 (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2003/rainfall-over-south-east-england-20-23-nov-2003---met-office.pdf)

20 - 23 November

After a dry summer and autumn, heavy rain fell over south-east England...

Dry weather during 2003 (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2003/dry-weather-during-2003---met-office.pdf)

7 November

Rainfall totals have generally been below average for most of the year...

Hot spell - August 2003 (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2003/hot-spell---august-2003---met-office.pdf)

10 August

Brogdale near Faversham (Kent) has set the new UK temperature record...

Record-breaking maximum temperatures - 26/27 January 2003 (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2003/record-breaking-maximum-temperatures---26_27-january-2003---met-office.pdf)

26 - 27 January

Parts of the UK experienced very unseasonable, mild weather...

UK warm, dry and sunny year - 2003 (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2003/uk-warm-dry-and-sunny-year---2003---met-office.pdf)

2003

2002

Record rainfall - October/December 2002 (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2002/record-rainfall---october_december-2002---met-office.pdf)

October - December

Heavy rain during October to December 2002...

Strong Winds - 27 October 2002 (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2002/strong-winds---27-october-2002---met-office.pdf)

27 October

There were gales and severe gales over much of the south of the UK on the 27 October 2002..

Heavy rainfall/strong winds - 14/15 October 2002 (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2002/heavy-rainfall_strong-winds---14_15-october-2002---met-office.pdf)

14 - 15 October

Heavy rain fell over much of southern and eastern England...

Heavy rainfall/strong winds - 13 October 2002 (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2002/heavy-rainfall_strong-winds---13-october-2002---met-office.pdf)

13 October

Heavy rainfall and Strong winds occurred over much of the south-west of the UK...

2001

Record December 2001 sunshine (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2001/record-december-2001-sunshine---met-office.pdf)

December

Heavy rainfall - East UK 20/21 October 2001 (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2001/heavy-rainfall---east-uk-20_21-october-2001---met-office.pdf)

21 October

October 2001 rain (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2001/october-2001-rain---met-office.pdf)

20 October

February 2001 (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2001/february-2001-rainfall---met-office.pdf)

9 February

2000

The wet autumn of 2000 (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2000/the-wet-autumn-of-2000---met-office.pdf)

Autumn

The Bracknell Storm - 7 May 2000 (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2000/the-bracknell-storm---7-may-2000---met-office.pdf)

7 May

April 2000 - Record rainfall (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2000/april-2000---record-rainfall---met-office.pdf)

April

1998

Easter 1998 floods (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/1998/easter-1998-floods---met-office.pdf)

Easter

1990

Hot spell August 1990 (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/1990/hot-spell-august-1990---met-office.pdf)

August

Burns' Day Storm - 25 January 1990 (/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/1990/burns-day-storm---25-january-1990---met-office.pdf)

25 January

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