| Dates | 18 April – 22 April | |
|---|---|---|
| Areas affected | United Kingdom | |
| Highest temperature | 29.1 °C (84.4 °F) (19th April) at St James' Park, London[1] | |
The April 2018 United Kingdom Heatwave is a period of unusually hot weather during Spring 2018. The heatwave began on Wednesday 18th April 2018 with the temperature reaching 25.3 °C (77.5 °F) at St James' Park, London. A very unusual temperature for so early in the year. [2] The heat then continued into the 19th, when the highest April temperature for almost 70 years was recorded. 29.1 °C (84.4 °F) was recorded at St James' Park, London[1]. The current highest temperature ever recorded in April was 29.4 °C (84.9 °F), and was recorded back on 16 April 1949 at Camden Square[3]. Temperatures remained high on Friday 20th, with St James Park, London recording a temperature of 26.5 °C (79.7 °F).[4] Also, the heat lasted throughout the weekend of the 21st-22nd. The London Marathon was the warmest on record with the temperature reaching 24.1 °C (75.4 °F) beating the old record from 2007. After this, the weather then cooled off and temperatures returned to normal. [5]
References edit
- ^ a b "UK's hottest April day in 70 years as temperatures soar to 29.1C". Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ "Met Office on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ Office, Met. "UK climate". www.metoffice.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ Valor, G. Ballester. "Synop report summary". www.ogimet.com. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ "London Marathon hottest on record". 22 April 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018 – via www.bbc.co.uk.