2013 Great Britain and Ireland heatwave

The 2013 heatwave in the United Kingdom and Ireland was a period of unusually hot weather primarily in July 2013, with isolated warm days in June and August. A prolonged high pressure system over Great Britain and Ireland caused higher than average temperatures for 19 consecutive days in July, reaching 33.5 °C (92.3 °F) at Heathrow and Northolt.[1]

Following a brief period of cooler weather at the end of July, temperatures temporarily rose again, peaking at 34.1 °C (93.4 °F) on 1 August in the United Kingdom, the warmest the UK had seen since July 2006.[2] Temperatures reached 31 °C (88 °F) in Ireland.[3] At 19 days, the July heatwave was the longest continuous period of hot weather in the UK since August 1997.[1]

  1. ^ a b "July finishes in top three sunniest and warmest". Met Office. 5 August 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Warmest, driest and sunniest summer since 2006". Met Office. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-10-02. Retrieved 2013-09-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)