England has an oceanic climate. Summers are mild, and sometimes cold and wet.
Winters are also mild, and mostly wet and windy.
The highest temperature ever recorded in England was 40.3 °C (104.5 °F) on 19 July 2022 in Coningsby.[1]
The lowest temperature ever recorded in England was −26.1 °C (−15.0 °F) on 10 January 1982 in Newport.
The highest wind gust ever recorded in England was 196 km/h (122 mph, 55 m/s) on 18 February 2022 at The Needles, Isle of Wight.[2]
The highest 24-hour precipitation sum ever recorded in England was 341.4 millimeters on 5 December 2015 at Honister Pass, Cumbria.[3]
Top 10 warmest days measured in England
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| Temperature
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Date
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| 40.2 °C (104.4 °F)
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19 July 2022
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| 37.9 °C (100.2 °F)
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25 July 2019, 10 August 2003
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| 37.8 °C (100.0 °F)
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31 July 2020
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| 37.1 °C (98.8 °F)
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18 July 2022
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| 36.7 °C (98.1 °F)
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1 July 2015
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| Temperature
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Date
|
| 39.4 °C (102.9 °F)
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19 July 2022
|
| 36.1 °C (97.0 °F)
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18 July 2022
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| 35.6 °C (96.1 °F)
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25 July 2019
|
| 34.3 °C (93.7 °F)
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31 July 2020, 3 August 1990
|
| 33.5 °C (92.3 °F)
|
9 August 1911
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| Temperature
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Date
|
| 38.1 °C (100.6 °F)
|
19 July 2022
|
| 36.6 °C (97.9 °F)
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18 July 2022
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| 36.4 °C (97.5 °F)
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25 July 2019
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| 35.1 °C (95.2 °F)
|
31 July 2020, 3 August 1990
|
| 34.9 °C (94.8 °F)
|
19 July 2006, 9 August 1911
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| Temperature
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Date
|
| 34.7 °C (94.5 °F)
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19 July 2022
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| 34.2 °C (93.6 °F)
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18 July 2022
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| 33.2 °C (91.8 °F)
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19 July 2006
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| 33.1 °C (91.6 °F)
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9 August 2020
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| 33.0 °C (91.4 °F)
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8 August 2020
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| Temperature
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Date
|
| 33.9 °C (93.0 °F)
|
18 July 2022
|
| 32.7 °C (90.9 °F)
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11 August 2022
|
| 32.2 °C (90.0 °F)
|
10 August 2022
|
| 31.6 °C (88.9 °F)
|
28 June 1976
|
| 31.0 °C (87.8 °F)
|
12 August 2022
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| Temperature
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Date
|
| 36.9 °C (98.4 °F)
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19 July 2022
|
| 32.9 °C (91.2 °F)
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25 July 2019
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| 32.5 °C (90.5 °F)
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2 August 1990
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| 32.0 °C (89.6 °F)
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18 July 2022
|
| 31.9 °C (89.4 °F)
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1 August 1990
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| Temperature
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Date
|
| 33.5 °C (92.3 °F)
|
19 July 2022
|
| 32.6 °C (90.7 °F)
|
2 August 1990
|
| 30.6 °C (87.1 °F)
|
1 August 1990
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| 30.3 °C (86.5 °F)
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18 July 2022
|
| 30.3 °C (86.5 °F)
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11 August 2022
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| Temperature
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Date
|
| 35.7 °C (96.3 °F)
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19 July 2022
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| 35.4 °C (95.7 °F)
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18 July 2022
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| 35.3 °C (95.5 °F)
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10 August 2003
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| 34.4 °C (93.9 °F)
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25 July 2019
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| 34.1 °C (93.4 °F)
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26 July 2018
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| Temperature
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Date
|
| 36.1 °C (97.0 °F)
|
19 July 2022
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| 34.4 °C (93.9 °F)
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18 July 2022
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| 33.0 °C (91.4 °F)
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3 August 1990
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| 31.9 °C (89.4 °F)
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25 July 2019
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| 31.6 °C (88.9 °F)
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9 August 2003
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| Temperature
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Date
|
| 36.5 °C (97.7 °F)
|
19 July 2022
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| 33.1 °C (91.6 °F)
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2 August 1990
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| 33.0 °C (91.4 °F)
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18 July 2022
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| 31.8 °C (89.2 °F)
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9 August 2003
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| 31.2 °C (88.2 °F)
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14 August 2022, 3 August 1990
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| Temperature
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Date
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| 35.9 °C (96.6 °F)
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19 July 2022
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| 34.2 °C (93.6 °F)
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18 July 2022
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| 32.7 °C (90.9 °F)
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3 August 1990
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| 31.0 °C (87.8 °F)
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2 August 1990
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| 30.7 °C (87.3 °F)
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9 August 2003
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