14th May 1965: highest temperature of the year for the UK

[Weather-history]

14th of May 1965 recorded the highest temperature of the year for the UK with 28.9°C at Kensington Palace

 

  

          

       

[mushymanrob]

Thats interesting, how many other years has seen its warmest day in May?..... 1978?....

[A Face like Thunder]

I believe that in 1965, Whitby had its warmest day at the end of March. Quite a topsy-turvy year was 1965!

[hillbilly]

On 10/05/2023 at 13:24, mushymanrob said:

Thats interesting, how many other years has seen its warmest day in May?..... 1978?....

Since 1875[almost 150 years] only 1922 and 1944 as well as 1965 had the hottest national day in May although 1947 was very close. September has had 10 such days.Interesting that 1890,1891,1895 and 1898 all had the hottest day of the year in September although the last time September had the hottest day was way back in 1962.

[mushymanrob]

40 minutes ago, hillbilly said:

Since 1875[almost 150 years] only 1922 and 1944 as well as 1965 had the hottest national day in May although 1947 was very close. September has had 10 such days.Interesting that 1890,1891,1895 and 1898 all had the hottest day of the year in September although the last time September had the hottest day was way back in 1962.

thanks.. is there a database i could view these figures?

 

[hillbilly]

20 minutes ago, mushymanrob said:

thanks.. is there a database i could view these figures?

 

Look on Trevor Harley's 'Britweather' site,some good stuff on there.

[Weather-history]

On 10/05/2023 at 13:24, mushymanrob said:

Thats interesting, how many other years has seen its warmest day in May?..... 1978?....

At Greenwich in 1862, the highest maximum of the year at that site was on the 6th of May with just 27.5°C 

[Frigid]

On 11/05/2023 at 15:35, hillbilly said:

Since 1875[almost 150 years] only 1922 and 1944 as well as 1965 had the hottest national day in May although 1947 was very close. September has had 10 such days.Interesting that 1890,1891,1895 and 1898 all had the hottest day of the year in September although the last time September had the hottest day was way back in 1962.

Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't 2016 have it's hottest day in September? 

[SummerShower]

7 minutes ago, Frigid said:

Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't 2016 have it's hottest day in September? 

Yes, 34.4C at Gravesend on 13th September was the highest of 2016.  July reached 33.5 and august 33.9 that year.

Before that, 13th September was apparently the earliest date in the autumn not to reach 90F anywhere in the UK.