Daily weather observations at the University of Reading date back to 1908. Here are a selection of news stories and observations for Reading since they began - with one or two earlier, newsworthy, items. They will be updated each day. Let me 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 19 September in ...
- 1976
- The end of the driest 12 month period on Reading's records. Between 21 September 1975 and 19 September 1976 only 346 mm of precipitation fell - just under 55% of the 1981-2010 average annual rainfall. A very wet spell then set in - the 346 mm that had taken 12 months to accumulate had already been surpassed by year-end, less than 15 weeks later.
- 1986
- The highest 0900 GMT September pressure reading on record - 1039.5 mb as a large area of high pressure lay over S Britain.
Some historical data/observations for anniversary dates can be found here
