The UK's highest recorded temperature of 38.5 degrees centigrade occurred on 10-8-2003, in which county?
Climate of the United Kingdom on some occasions there can be strong winds, and rarely, the remains of Atlantic hurricanes and tropical storms. Some events such as the Great Storm of 1987 occurred near to the UK and caused damage in England. The prevailing wind direction for England is from the south-west. The highest temperature recorded in England occurred on 10 August 2003 in Faversham, Kent. The lowest temperature ever recorded in England occurred on 10 January 1982 in Newport, Shropshire. Northern Ireland is warmer than Scotland throughout the year. Maximum temperatures are milder than in Wales from December to April, and milder than in
Highest temperature recorded on Earth Highest temperature recorded on Earth According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the highest registered air temperature on Earth was in Furnace Creek Ranch, California, located in the Death Valley desert in the United States, on July 10, 1913. The WMO itself admits that "[a]fter examining the temperature record in detail, [it was] noted that this temperature may be the result of a sandstorm that occurred at the time. Such a storm may have caused superheated surface materials to hit upon the temperature in the shelter" - what would mean the recording did not refer to air temperature. Weather historians