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 8 August in ...

2005
One of the sunniest August days on record, 13.7 h of bright sunshine recorded.
2020
The first of nine consecutive nights when the minimum temperature remained on or above 15.9 C. Two of these nights remained above 20 C.
2022
13.9 h of bright sunshine recorded today, one of the sunniest August days on record.