1995 British Isles heatwave

none July 2021 Grimwith in a drought - geograph.org.uk - 194492.jpg Grimwith Reservoir at a low level during the 1995 drought 28 June - 22 August 1995 35.2 Boxworth, CambridgeshireDaily Temperature Extremes for Britain up to September 2000 Weather 55 9 298–315 10.1002/j.1477-8696.2000.tb04084.x 2000 Webb Jonathan D.C. Meaden G. Terence free United Kingdom and Ireland A heatwave occurred across the UK and Ireland between late July and late August. It was part of one of the warmest and driest summers recorded in the UK,http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/climate-anomalies/#?tab=climateAnomalies UK Climate Anomaly Maps 8 July 2017 as well as one of the warmest Augusts ever recorded in many locations around the UK. Until 2025, it was the hottest summer ever recorded in Ireland.Provisionally Warmest Summer on Record for Ireland - Met Éireann - Seirbhís Náisiúnta Meitéareolaíochta na hÉireann https://www.met.ie/ga/provisionally-warmest-summer-on-record-for-ireland 2026-08-06 www.met.ie ga Many weather stations recorded the summer of 1995 as drier than, or comparable with, the summer of 1976. Ireland was also widely affected by the heatwave with temperatures reaching over 30 C F in many locations, as well as exceptionally low rainfall throughout the summer.http://www.met.ie/climate-ireland/weather-events/Summer1995.pdf Summer 1995 14 April 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20171114154040/https://www.met.ie/climate-ireland/weather-events/Summer1995.pdf 14 November 2017 dead United Kingdom In the United Kingdom, the heat wave of 1995 currently marks the warmest August on record, and the fourth-warmest summer overall, behind 1976, 1826 and 2025. The CET Central England station recorded a daily mean temperature of 19.2 C Fhttp://www.metoffice.gov.uk/hadobs/hadcet/mly_cet_mean_sort.txt Monthly Ranked HadCET mean 8 July 2017 and a mean daily maximum temperature of 25.1 C Fhttp://www.metoffice.gov.uk/hadobs/hadcet/mly_cet_max_sort.txt Monthly Ranked HadCET max 8 July 2017 in August, and a daily mean temperature of 17.37 C F for the entire summer.http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/hadobs/hadcet/ssn_HadCET_mean.txt Seasonal HadCET mean 8 July 2017 Before the heatwave formed, a mini-heatwave occurred between 28 and 30 June, with a highest temperature recorded during this short period of 33.8 C F recorded on 30 June 1995 at Barbourne, Worcester. Low rainfall was also widely recorded around the nation during the month of June, many stations reporting less than 50% of its average rainfall, with some locations reporting less than 20%. +StationCounty / UAJune 1995 rainfall amounthttps://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/climate-historic/#?tab=climateHistoric www.metoffice.gov.uk April 12, 2018 Historic station data Armagh County Armagh 28.9 mm in Bradford Lister Park West Yorkshire 11.0 mm in Cardiff Bute Park Cardiff 08.9 mm in Durham County Durham 16.2 mm in Heathrow Greater London 12.0 mm in Ringway Greater Manchester 27.9 mm in Shawbury Shropshire 13.2 mm in Sheffield South Yorkshire 11.3 mm in Southampton Southampton 11.2 mm in Sutton Bonington Nottinghamshire 11.7 mm in Waddington Lincolnshire 17.8 mm in Whitby North Yorkshire 25.6 mm in Yeovilton Somerset 10.8 mm in thumb|Ruined buildings on the bed of Scar House Reservoir, revealed during August 1995 July 1995 then continued the hot weather, with an average daily temperature of 18.6 C F meaning that it is the seventh-warmest July in the CET records back to 1659.https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/hadobs/hadcet/mly_cet_mean_sort.txt Mean CET ranked coldest to warmest from 1659 to 2021 www.metoffice.gov.uk It was very dry too, with most places recording less than 30% of average rainfall.https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/climate/maps-and-data/uk-climate-averages UK climate averages Met Office Days frequently reached above 30 C F, culminating at 33 C F on the 31st. Higher temperatures were recorded in August, though.https://www.trevorharley.com/ Trevor Harley Home Page weather consciousness language dreams www.trevorharley.com During the heatwave, many locations around the UK recorded peak temperatures at the start of August. The highest temperature recorded during the heatwave was 35.2 C F recorded on 1 August 1995 at Boxworth, Cambridgeshire. After this, most of the United Kingdom was still under warm temperatures around or above 25 C F, until temperatures rose again as high as 33.8 C F which was recorded at Barbourne, Worcester. Toward the end of the hot spell, temperatures rose up to 30 C F in many parts of the country. Cheltenham in Gloucestershire recorded three consecutive days above 32 C F from 20 to 22 August, with the highest temperature at 33.6 C F on 22 August. Much of the United Kingdom suffered drought conditions during August, with most parts of the UK recording less than 30% of its average rainfall, and most parts of England less than 20%. Many weather stations around the United Kingdom recorded no days of rain to the value of ≥ 1.0 mm. +StationCounty / UAAugust 1995 rainfall amount Aberporth Ceredigion 07.8 mm in Armagh County Armagh 10.4 mm in Ballypatrick Forest County Antrim 25.2 mm in Bradford Lister Park West Yorkshire 06.7 mm in Braemar Aberdeenshire 20.3 mm in Camborne Cornwall 19.0 mm in Cambridge NIAB Cambridgeshire 05.3 mm in Cardiff Bute Park Cardiff 09.2 mm in Chivenor Devon 16.8 mm in Cwmystwyth Ceredigion 24.3 mm in Dunstaffnage Argyll and Bute 26.5 mm in Durham County Durham 14.2 mm in Eastbourne East Sussex 00.7 mm in Eskdalemuir Dumfries and Galloway 24.3 mm in Heathrow Greater London 00.3 mm in Hurn Dorset 04.7 mm in Lerwick Shetland 49.5 mm in Leuchars Fife 11.2 mm in Lowestoft Suffolk 17.6 mm in Manston Kent 13.9 mm in Nairn Highland 15.4 mm in Newton Rigg Cumbria 10.9 mm in Oxford Oxfordshire 04.4 mm in Paisley Renfrewshire 22.1 mm in Ringway Greater Manchester 17.7 mm in Ross-on-Wye Herefordshire 06.2 mm in Shawbury Shropshire 07.8 mm in Sheffield South Yorkshire 12.1 mm in Southampton Southampton 04.6 mm in Stornoway Airport Na h-Eileanan Siar 32.2 mm in Sutton Bonington Nottinghamshire 05.7 mm in Tiree Argyll and Bute 33.8 mm in Valley Anglesey 11.1 mm in Waddington Lincolnshire 05.9 mm in Whitby North Yorkshire 03.4 mm in Wick Airport Highland 16.8 mm in Yeovilton Somerset 17.4 mm in Aftermath After the heat wave ended in August, the east and south of the United Kingdom received high rainfall in September, but another dry spell occurred mainly in the east of the UK. For the rest of 1995, most of the UK received below-average rainfall. Temperatures after the heatwave remained around average for the rest of the year (with further unseasonably warm weather in October), except for a record-breaking cold spell from Christmas to New Year.http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/climate-anomalies/#?tab=climateAnomalies UK Climate Anomaly Maps 8 July 2017 Ireland Ireland Stations with highest temperature during August 1995 300 left Ireland 29.8 C F bottom 52.691944 -8.918889 Ireland 28.0 C F top 51.847222 -8.486111 Ireland 30.8 C F bottom 52.665278 -7.269444 Ireland 29.4 C F bottom 53.090278 -7.890278 Ireland 31.5 C F top 52.861111 -6.915278 While temperatures were lower, Ireland experienced a similar weather pattern to that of the United Kingdom during the summer of 1995. The Valentia Observatory and the weather station at Phoenix Park both recorded a daily mean temperature of 16.6 C F, and it was the warmest summer for over a century. Kilkenny recorded a total of 27 days with temperatures over 25 C F during the heat wave, compared to the 2.5 days that the town usually records,https://eca.knmi.nl//utils/calcdetail.php?seasonid=0&periodid=1981-2010&indexid=CSU&stationid=2138 Climatology Details Station 2138 14 April 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180414234210/https://eca.knmi.nl//utils/calcdetail.php?seasonid=0&periodid=1981-2010&indexid=CSU&stationid=2138 14 April 2018 dead and was one of the hottest parts of the country during the heatwave, recording a maximum temperature of 30.8 C F. Like the United Kingdom, Ireland received exceptionally low rainfall, and it was the driest summer on record for the weather stations at Malin Head, Casement Aerodrome and Cork Airport. The overall rainfall recorded during the summer at Phoenix Park was only 65.1 mm in. The highest temperature recorded during the heatwave was 31.5 C F and was measured at Oak Park in County Carlow on 2 August. +CountyStationAugust 1995 maximum temperature https://web.archive.org/web/20171114155711/https://www.met.ie/climate-ireland/extreme_maxtemps.pdf 2017-11-14 Retrieved 12 Apr 2018Date Carlow Oak Park 31.5 C F 2 Clare Shannon Airport 29.8 C F 17 Cork Cork Airport 28.0 C F 3 Kilkenny Kilkenny 30.8 C F 2 Offaly Birr 29.4 C F 17 / 18 Impacts Ireland experienced drought conditions throughout the summer, which caused problems to potato farmers in rural areas, as they had difficulty watering crops due to water shortages. Several areas around Ireland were also issued with hosepipe bans, and residents were asked not to hose lawns due to drought conditions. Summer 1995 also saw, and still holds the record for the amount of days over 30 C F in one year in Ireland with at least 10 distinct days. 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