1906 British Isles heatwave
Weather event in the UK and Ireland
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The 1906 British Isles heatwave occurred across the British Isles in August and September 1906. The heat wave had a comparable intensity to the 1990 heat wave.[2] From 31 August to 3 September, the temperature in the UK exceeded 32 °C (90 °F) consecutively over much of the UK. In September, Central England and Birmingham recorded a maximum temperature of 31.5 °C (88.7 °F),[3][4] while Oxford recorded a maximum temperature of 33.1 °C (91.6 °F).[3]
| Areas | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
|---|---|
| Start date | Late August 1906 |
| End date | September 1906 |
| Peak temp. | 35.6 °C (96.1 °F), recorded at Bawtry, South Yorkshire[1][failed verification] |
2 September was the hottest day of the month, as temperatures reached 35.6 °C (96.1 °F) in Bawtry; this remains the hottest September temperature of any day in the UK and the eighth-hottest day overall in the 20th century.[5]
Scotland had temperatures reaching 32.2 °C (90.0 °F) at Gordon Castle, Moray, while Northern Ireland had temperatures reaching 27.8 °C (82.0 °F) in Armagh, County Armagh, both recorded on 1 September 1906.[1][failed verification]
September records
| Location | September 1906 maximum temperature[6]
|
Date | Next record | Date of next record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armagh, County Armagh[citation needed] | 27.8 °C (82.0 °F) | |||
| Bawtry, South Yorkshire | 35.6 °C (96.1 °F) | 2 Sept. | ||
| Birmingham, West Midlands[citation needed] | 31.5 °C (88.7 °F) | |||
| Collyweston, Northamptonshire | 35.0 °C (95.0 °F) | 1 Sept. | ||
| Gordon Castle, Moray[citation needed] | 32.2 °C (90.0 °F) | |||
| New Malden, Greater London | 35.0 °C (95.0 °F) | 1 Sept. | ||
| Old Southgate, Greater London | 34.8 °C (94.6 °F) | 2 Sept. | ||
| Oxford, Oxfordshire[citation needed] | 33.1 °C (91.6 °F) | 33.4 °C (92.1 °F) | September 1911 | |
| Westley, Suffolk | 34.2 °C (93.6 °F) | 3 Sept. | ||
| Wryde, Cambridgeshire | 34.7 °C (94.5 °F) | 18 Aug. |