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The '''1955 United Kingdom heatwave''' and associated [[drought]] were severe weather events that occurred over all parts of the country. The drought was the seventh worst recorded in Yorkshire and worse than that of the [[1976 United Kingdom heatwave]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.staff.ncl.ac.uk/h.j.fowler/histdrought.htm|title=Severe droughts in Yorkshire |date=2002|access-date=2009-10-30}}</ref> It followed a period of extreme [[rain]], mitigating its effects by [[water table]] and [[reservoir]] reduction.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scran.ac.uk/database/record.php?usi=000-000-464-108-C|title=Dropping water levels in the 1955 drought|access-date=2009-10-30}}</ref>
{{More citations needed|date=August 2022}}The '''1955 United Kingdom heatwave''' and associated [[drought]] were severe weather events that occurred over all parts of the country. The drought was the seventh worst recorded in Yorkshire and worse than that of the [[1976 United Kingdom heat wave]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.staff.ncl.ac.uk/h.j.fowler/histdrought.htm|title=Severe droughts in Yorkshire |date=2002|access-date=2009-10-30}}</ref> It followed a period of extreme [[rain]], mitigating its effects by [[water table]] and [[reservoir]] reduction.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scran.ac.uk/database/record.php?usi=000-000-464-108-C|title=Dropping water levels in the 1955 drought|access-date=2009-10-30}}</ref>

July 1955 was a very dry month in the UK. Much of the south and east of England saw little rain; for instance, [[Bury St Edmunds]] saw no rain at all in the whole month. However, on 18 July, [[Martinstown, Dorset]] saw unusually heavy rain, with {{Convert|11|inches|mm}} recorded in the village over a nine-hour period.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jul/15/weatherwatch-wettest-uk-day-july-1955-martinstown-dorset |title=Weatherwatch: How hot weather caused UK's wettest ever day |newspaper=The Guardian |date=15 July 2019 |last1=Moss |first1=Stephen }}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 00:09, 9 February 2024

The 1955 United Kingdom heatwave and associated drought were severe weather events that occurred over all parts of the country. The drought was the seventh worst recorded in Yorkshire and worse than that of the 1976 United Kingdom heat wave.[1] It followed a period of extreme rain, mitigating its effects by water table and reservoir reduction.[2]

July 1955 was a very dry month in the UK. Much of the south and east of England saw little rain; for instance, Bury St Edmunds saw no rain at all in the whole month. However, on 18 July, Martinstown, Dorset saw unusually heavy rain, with 11 inches (280 mm) recorded in the village over a nine-hour period.[3]

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  1. ^ "Severe droughts in Yorkshire". 2002. Retrieved 2009-10-30.
  2. ^ "Dropping water levels in the 1955 drought". Retrieved 2009-10-30.
  3. ^ Moss, Stephen (15 July 2019). "Weatherwatch: How hot weather caused UK's wettest ever day". The Guardian.


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