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UK basks in warmest February day on record | UK basks in warmest February day on record |
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The UK is experiencing its warmest February day on record, with the Met Office reporting a temperature of 20.3C (68.54F) at Trawsgoed, Ceredigion. | |
It is the first time a temperature of over 20C has been recorded in winter. | It is the first time a temperature of over 20C has been recorded in winter. |
It breaks the UK's record for February, when the temperature reached 19.7C (67.46F) in Greenwich in 1998. | It breaks the UK's record for February, when the temperature reached 19.7C (67.46F) in Greenwich in 1998. |
The Welsh record was broken on Sunday, when temperatures reached 19.1C - the previous record, of 18.6C (65.48F), had stood for 29 years. | |
Over the weekend Hampton Water Works, in south-west London, was the hottest spot in England at 19C. | Over the weekend Hampton Water Works, in south-west London, was the hottest spot in England at 19C. |
Why is it so warm? | |
By Nick Miller, BBC Weather. | |
It's hard to believe that a year ago Britain was about to endure the worst of the so-called Beast from the East, with widespread snow and sub-zero temperatures. | |
Fast forward 12 months and this record February warmth shows just how varied the UK weather can be. | |
The reason temperatures have been so high is the direction our air is coming from. | |
High pressure parked to the south east of the British Isles has been dragging warm air from Africa and the Canary Islands our way. | |
Temperatures are further boosted by something known as the foehn effect, when air warms as it flows down the lee side of mountains. | |
All of this combined with the sunshine has produced something quite remarkable for February. | |
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