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CLIMATE CHANGE & OUR CORNER OF KENT 019
Earlier this year, here in Kent, we’ve seen spells of severe winter weather with very low temperatures and significant snowfalls. This came off the back of an exceptionally stormy autumn – while June 2017 gave us the highest June temperature since 1976.”
Storm force If 2014 was the UK’s wettest winter since national records began in 1910 (according to the Met Office), surely then late 2017/ early 2018 has been the coldest? The mercury dipped lower and lower as the UK was battered by a polar weather system nicknamed the Beast from the East – which in turn collided with Storm Emma (named by the Portuguese weather service) as we endured some of the worst weather the country has
THE COLDEST-EVER WINTER WAS THAT OF 1962-63, WHEN A FREAK COLD SNAP BROUGHT MUCH OF THE COUNTRY SNOW FOR 67
MARCH – EVEN THE SEA FROZE OVER
seen for years. But as temperatures fell to as low as -15C, the winter of 2017-18 was actually relatively mild compared to some that have come before.
CONSECUTIVE DAYS UP UNTIL EARLY
If we look at the lowest mean temperature for an entire winter (that is, December, January and February), the coldest ever winter was that of 1962-63, when a freak cold snap brought much of the country snow for 67 consecutive
days up until early March – even the sea froze over.
On 25th February 1963 a
record low of -21C was recorded and BBC News reported: “By the time this blizzard had finally blown itself out, 200 main roads were impassable and 95,000 miles of road were snowbound.” It could have been worse…
© Colin Babb
© C. Mason
SO WHAT’S IN STORE FOR KENT?
Findings from the UK Climate Projections report suggest that by 2050: • Winters are likely to be warmer by around 2.2°C • Summers are likely to be hotter by around 2.8°C • The hottest summer days could increase by up to 3.7°C • Summer night-time temperatures are likely to increase by 3°C • Winter rainfall is likely to increase by 14%
• Summer rainfall is likely to decrease by 24%
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