- Astrometeorology UK -
A Collection of Weather Events and Charts for the British Isles
This data is by no means exhaustive, but I think it gives a fair representative picture of the varied climate prevalent of these Isles, I also feel it is a healthy data/reference index for other budding Astrometeorological/Mundane researchers.
Sources include:
The Journal of Meteorology...abbr. (JM)
Climatological Observers Link - COL magazine...abbr. (COL)
Climates of the British Isles (Edited by Hulme and Barrow pub. Routledge) [Chapter 13 Weather Records and Extremes Dukes and Eden]...abbr. (CBI)
The Weather of Britain (Stirling - publishers: Giles de la Mare)...abbr. (WB)
The Weather Books series:...abbr. (WBS) or...
Essex.
Hampshire & Isle of Wight.
Sussex.
Surrey.
Berkshire.
Kent.
Norfolk & Suffolk.
Weather categories with Number of events.
Drought ...001-005
Intense Rainfall ...006-085
Thunderstorms ...086-268
Heavy Snow (Blizzards) ...269-330
Hailstorms ...331-393
Gales ...394-430
Tornadoes ...431-489
Fog ...490-495
Miscellaneous ...496-503
HAILSTORMS
331) 1784 5th June: Hailstorm "..measured three inches in girth". parish of Hartley (Hampshire)
332) 1820 30th July: At Portslade large hail. (Sussex)
333) 1843 9th August 7.30 pm: Norwich, severe storm hail 5 inches deep, much damage. (Norfolk)
Chart 028***Sunrise chart***
Chart 029***7.30 pm chart***
334) 1897 30th May: Hail size of golf balls fell at Seaford and Selmeston. (Sussex)
Chart 030***Sunrise chart***
335) 1897 24th June: Chelmsford & Ingatestone. Damaging hailstorms afternoon. (Essex)
336) 1900 11th-12th: First Wallington, then Wantage and Abington, much damage. (Berks)
337) 1902 29th July: Hail size of marrowfat peas. Selborne. (Hampshire)
338) 1904 27th August: A fierce hailstorm at Broomy Farm, Colling. (Kent)
339) 1910 25th April: Reading, prolonged hailstorm damage to fruit trees. (Berks)
340) 1910 9th June midday: Reading, hundreds of panes of glass smashed. (Berks)
Chart 031 ***Sunrise chart***
341) 1912 13th July: Sudbury, hail two inches in diameter. (Norfolk)
342) 1913 27th May: Violent storm large hail size of hen's eggs.(Essex)
343) 1916 3rd September: Nottingham. 32 mm (1.3 in) hail. (WB)
344) 1918 16th July: Very destructive hailstorm early hours East Surrey (Surrey)
345) 1922 25th May: Hailstones the size of tangerines, Tunbridge Wells. (Kent)
Chart 032***Sunrise chart***
346) 1931 15th August: Southwold, hail made cattle stampede. (Norfolk)
347) 1938 12th August: Wold Newton, near Bridlington Yorkshire. (WB)
348) 1942 14th June 6.00 pm: Violent thunderstorm hail a foot deep in places. (East Essex)
349) 1943 15th June: Lowestoft, hail 1.5 inches diameter fell. (Norfolk)
350) 1944 30th June: Leyland, Lancashire. Hail 31 mm. (WB)
351) 1945 6th August: Clacton. Violent thunderstorm with heavy hail, evening. (Essex)
352) 1946 3rd July: Freak hailstorm at Farnham size of plums. (Surrey)
353) 1956 6th August. 11.30 am: Tunbridge Wells freak hailstorm. (Kent)
Chart 033***sunrise chart***
Chart 034***11.30 am chart***
354) 1958 5th September 17.00 GMT: "Hailstorm of the Century", south of Horsham at Southwater, heaviest authenticated hailstones, size of tennis balls. (Surrey)
Chart 035***Sunrise chart***
Chart 036***17:00 GMT chart***
355) 1959 9th July: Wokingham, Berkshire. (WB)
356) 1962 2nd November: Camborne, Cornwall, and Hurn, near Bournemouth. (WB)
357) 1968 1st July: Slapton, Devon. 7 cm (2.8 in) hailstones. (WB)
358) 1972 3rd December: Bognor, three inches of hail fell in 15 minutes. (Sussex)
359) 1973 16th August: Shetland, rare large hail. (WB)
Chart 037***Sunrise chart***
360) 1975 14th July: Sutton Coldfield, cars dented. (WB)
361) 1978 13th December: South Devon, skylights and cars damaged. (WB)
362) 1980 7th October: Wokingham, some damage to Heathlands farm. (Berks)
363) 1982 22nd June: Ludlow, Shropshire. (WB)
364) 1983 5th June: Severe thunderstorms, large hail. Coastal towns of Dorset, Hampshire and Sussex. (Hampshire)
365) 1985 26th May: Chelmsford. Hail over 1.5 inches in diameter. (Essex)
366) 1985 5th July: Between Norwich and Norfolk coast, golfball sized hail, damage to crops windows, and cars. (Norfolk)
Chart 038***Sunrise chart***
367) 1986 5th June: Chaddleworth, farm sustained £30,000 worth of damage. (Berks)
368) 1987 22nd August: Woodbridge area, windows smashed, car roofs dented. (Norfolk)
369) 1988 8th May: Cookham: Golf ball-sized hail. (Berks)
370) 1989 24th May: Bracknell, hailstones an inch across fell. (Berks)
371) 1992 24th May: Abingdon, marble sized hail. (Berks)
372) 1995 15th February 1755 - 1810 BST: Swansea, Wales.
Chart 039***Sunrise chart***
Chart 040***1755 BST chart***
373) 1995 30th June 1645 BST: Lissard (and other parts S. Ireland), severe thunderstorms hail 20 - 35 mm in diameter. (JM)
374) 1996 7th June 1930 BST: Bourn, Cambridgeshire. (COL)
375) 1997 10th August: Stonehouse (Glos), almost as big as golf-balls (JM)
Summary of incidences of damaging hail in 1993, British Isles (JM)
Date.................Locations
376) 12th January... Westion-super-Mare (Avon)
377) 15th January ... Isle of Rhum (Strathclyde)
378) 12th April ... Woodlands St Mary (Berks)
379) 10th May... Edge to Westbury (Shrops)
380) 17th May... Vernham Dean (Hants) to Woodlands St Mary (Berks)
381) 02nd June... Brundall (Norfolk)
382) 09th June... Hanslope (Bucks)
383) 09th July... Kennoway (Fife)
384) 10th July... Burgess Hill (W Sussex)
385) 11th July... Yarm (Cleveland)
386) 19th July... Lidgate (Suffolk)
387) 12th August... Ickleford (Herts)
388) 22nd September... London area
389) 05th October... Weymouth (Dorset)
390) 08th October... Wappenham (Northants)
391) 11th December... Tivington (Somerset)
392) 30th December... Blaenau Ffestiniog (Gwynedd)
393) 31st December... Mullaghmore (Ireland/Sligo)