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The University of Reading Atmospheric Observatory

Weather news in Reading

Daily weather observations at the University of Reading date back to 1901. Here are a selection of weather news stories for Reading since they began - with one or two earlier, newsworthy, items. They will be updated each day. Please let us know if you have any other snippets of news/information.

Any mention of a record refers to observations at the University of Reading - elsewhere in the United Kingdom values may have been higher or lower.

In Reading on 29 March in ...

1929
One of the warmest March days on record with a maximum temperature of 21.8 C. A large area of high pressure brought good weather to many parts of the British Isles.
1952
A return to winter took place with a maximum temperature of 1.2 C; the pocket register says 'Snow blizzards 6.30 a.m. onwards' and by the next morning 10 cm of snow was lying. The Reading Co-operative Society choir were victims of the snowstorm; after giving a concert to the inmates of Broadmoor they left by coach in the evening and soon got stuck in snow. Eventually they trudged home to Reading from Wokingham.
1965
The warmest March day on record as the temperature reached 22.8 C. It was part of a three-day warm spell with 9.0 h of bright sunshine today helping to lift the temperature from a low minimum value of 1.7 C.
2005
One of the wettest March days on record with a rainfall total of 23.5 mm - the result of a shallow but wet area of low pressure over S England for much of the day.

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