The highest temperature ever recorded in the UK – 38.7C – has been confirmed by the Met Office. © 2020 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies.
The Manchester lies on 48m above sea level The climate here is mild, and generally warm and temperate. RECORD low temperatures caused chaos on the region's transport network. The climate here is classified as Cfb by the Köppen-Geiger system. Note that these seasonal averages are in contrast with those observed in Manchester in july with a maximum record of 90°F in 2019 and a minimum record of 47°F in 2009.
Though often thought of as the hottest summer ever the high temperature of 35.9 in Cheltenham is a long way off a UK record.The temperature of 33.7C that Manchester experienced remains a record in our home city though.Look up 'scorcher' in the dictionary and you'll see the entry says 1990.Bringing with it the second hottest ever recorded UK temperature (of 37.1C on 3 August), it saw the country grind to a halt as trains were forced to slow down because of heat 'distortions' in rail tracks and people headed to the coast in droves.In Manchester in 1990 people were settling down to watch the beginning of Italia 90 as temperatures hit a high of 32.1. We are working hard with the highways agency to keep all the motorways passable but people must take additional care. The average annual temperature is 10.5 °C | 50.9 °F in Manchester. Report Station. Yr is a joint service by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation.Copyright © Norwegian Meteorological Institute and Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation 2007 - 2020
A number of regional records were also broken.Across in Crosby they recorded a temperature of 34.5C but in Manchester it appears the temperatures failed to beat the 33.7C mark, although it came close recording a 33.1C.
Sadly this trend will continue for the next few decades and so we will have to adapt more quickly, for instance by ensuring our buildings do not dangerously overheat.“However, we can expect new records to be set regularly.
Estimated data (where available) have been indicated by "*" after the value. This can have a marked effect on “The UK receives influences from other neighbouring regions and as many of these regions are warming at a faster rate than the UK, our climate can receive a greater boost from climate change.”Bob Ward, the director of policy at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change, said: “Heatwaves are becoming more frequent and more intense due to climate change, and the risk of heat-related deaths is increasing.
Delays were caused to dozens of trains and tram services as the mercury dropped to a historic low of minus 17.6C.Northern Rail services were hit by frozen points while the trams on the Metrolink system were hit as the weather continued to wreak havoc.The region's roads have also been hit with the M60 closed at junctions four (Cheadle) and five (Wythenshawe) after six drivers were forced to abandon their cars on the embankment and hard shoulder.It was a similar story on the M6 northbound at junction 24 (St Helens) where a stricken car blocked part of the motorway.Two cars collided at junction 24 (Denton) of the M60 and there was also a crash on the M66 southbound at junction three (Whitefield) .Supt Alan Greene urged motorists to take extra care.He said: "While the motorways have been gritted, there is a tendency for some drivers to be over confident. On 13 September 2012 the World Meteorological Organisation disqualified the record for the highest recorded temperature, exactly 90 years after it had been established at El Azizia, Libya, with a measurement of 58°Celsius. Maximum temperature yesterday: 61 °F (at 1:20 pm) Minimum temperature yesterday: 55 °F (at 12:20 am) Average temperature yesterday: 57 °F. July is the hottest month in Manchester with an average temperature of 16°C (61°F) and the coldest is January at 4°C (39°F) with the most daily sunshine hours at 5 in August. Climate change has increased the likelihood and severity of heatwave episodes across Europe, which will have also increased the risks of a 40C temperature event in the UK.”Last week’s heatwave was caused by hot air from north Africa being pulled up from continental Europe because of high pressure to the east of the UK and low pressure to the west.Prof Peter Stott, from the Met Office, said: “Although the average rise of global temperature is around 1C compared with pre-industrial times, we mustn’t forget that the rise isn’t even across the globe as some regions have warmed more than others.“Temperatures in parts of north Africa, for example, have risen by around 2C. "A Metrolink service from Bury to Manchester became stuck underneath a tunnel after a technical failure close to Whitefield.Passengers had to remain in their seats as the tram edged back to a nearby platform.The stricken vehicle remained on the track – causing further delays to an already weather-hit service.Officials blamed a technical failure and the extreme conditions for the breakdown.In Middlewich, Cheshire, drivers were being warned to stay clear of Cross Lane as lorries queued to collect from the salt mine.The -17.6 reading was taken overnight at the weather station in Woodford, near Stockport.The data is still being verified but Met Office experts say it is likely to be the lowest minimum temperature in the region since records began in the 1940s.Manchester Airport also saw Arctic conditions, with temperatures of -15C reported.Alan Goodman, the Met Office's regional advisor for the North West, described the temperatures as 'extremely rare'.He told the M.E.N: "It's very unusual – unprecedented in recent history – for such low temperatures to be recorded in Greater Manchester.
High & Low Weather Summary for the Past Weeks "Temperatures levels have dipped sharply overnight and will take some time to recover – it's fair to say the conditions are highly unusual for this region. Manchester 7 day weather forecast including weather warnings, temperature, rain, wind, visibility, humidity and UV