1906 British Isles heatwave
weather event in the UK and Ireland
The 1906 British Isles heatwave occurred across the British Isles in August and September 1906. The heat wave had a comparable intensity to the 1990 heat wave. From 31 August to 3 September, the temperature in the UK exceeded 32 °C (90 °F) consecutively over much of the UK. In September, Central England and Birmingham recorded a maximum temperature of 31.5 °C (88.7 °F), while Oxford recorded a maximum temperature of 33.1 °C (91.6 °F).
2 September was the hottest day of the month, as temperatures reached 35.6 °C (96.1 °F) in Bawtry; this remains the hottest September temperature of any day in the UK and the eighth-hottest day overall in the 20th century.
Scotland had temperatures reaching 32.2 °C (90.0 °F) at Gordon Castle, Moray, while Northern Ireland had temperatures reaching 27.8 °C (82.0 °F) in Armagh, County Armagh, both recorded on 1 September 1906.
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