UK Weather Records

UK Weather Records

The UK Weather Records note the most extreme weather ever recorded in the United Kingdom, such as the most and least hours of sunshine and highest wind speed.

Records

As at July 2006, the records were

Shetland holds the unofficial British record for wind speed, which in 1962 was recorded at 177 mph (285 km/h) at RAF Saxa Vord—just before the measuring equipment blew away.

External links

* [http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/extremes/index.html Met Office UK weather records]


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