1666 Heatwave - Any data available

[pandit-scholar]

Apart from Samuel Pepys diary, does anyone know whether there is any data available for 1666 heatwave please.

[jethro]

There's some info here: http://booty.org.uk/booty.weather/climate/1650_1699.htm

 

You may also find some info here: http://www.kew.org/library/archives.html

[BornFromTheVoid]

Apart from Samuel Pepys diary, does anyone know whether there is any data available for 1666 heatwave please.

 

The 1666 CET values for June, July and August were, 15C, 18C and 17C respectively, averaging 16.7C for the summer. That would make it the joint 16th warmest summer on record.

 

It was the warmest CET summer at the time, but was quickly beaten by 1676, which recorded CET's for JJA of 18C, 16C and 16.5C, or 16.8C on average.

 

There's a little info here

[pandit-scholar]

Thank you very much for both of you for giving me links to information for this heatwave. I am extremely grateful!