- 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


GALES

394) 1703 26th November (NS): Tempest claims 8.000 lives. (WBS)
395) 1825 2nd November: Hurricane force winds, destructive high tide. (Kent)
396) 1836 11th October: A gale of "hurricane force". Southern counties. (WBS)
397) 1843 17th february: "terrible gale". (WBS)
398) 1863 2nd December: A gale of unusual violence, Norwich much damage. (Norfolk)
399) 1871 10th February: A storm of great violence. (Norfolk)
400) 1877 1st January: South coast. (WBS)
401) 1882 28th October: "Black Saturday", much wreckage along East Anglian coastline. (Norfolk)

402) 1896 15th January: A "perfect hurricane" blew in at 3 pm. Maldon. (Essex)
Chart 041 ***Sunrise chart***
Chart 042 ***3.00 pm chart***

403) 1897 29th November: "Black Monday". (Norfolk)

404) 1908 22nd February 4.30 pm: Norwich, a violent sudden squall, much damage. (Norfolk)
Chart 043***Sunrise chart***
Chart 044***4.30 pm chart***

405) 1910 16th December: Severe gales left trail of havoc. (Hampshire)
406) 1916 27th-28th March: Tilehurst, isolated by fallen trees. (Berks)
407) 1930 12th January: Great gale. "tremendous hurricane". South England. (WBS)
408) 1935 15th - 17th September: Severe Gales. (WBS)
409) 1938 13th February: Horsey evacuated, terrific northerly gale. (Norfolk)
410) 1953 31st January - 1st February: Great Storm surge 113 deaths. (Essex)
411) 1956 29th July: Severe gale, record winds for July. (WBS)
412) 1957 4th November: Widespread damage in Portsmouth and Cosham. (Hampshire)

413) 1971 19th December: Violent squalls in Newhaven 104 mph gust. (Sussex)
Chart 045***Sunrise chart***

414) 1976 2nd - 3rd January: A great gale. Nationally 24 people died. (WBS)

415) 1987 16th October early morning: The infamous "Hurricane" S.E. England, felled 15 million trees left 19 people dead. (WBS)
Chart 046***Sunrise chart***
Chart 047***Caplunar chart***

416) 1992 1st January: Intense depression 950 millibars, with storm force winds N. Scotland, especially Shetland. (COL)

Notable wind storms in the British Isles (CBI)

Date		Area worst affected		Notes
417) 07/08 (OS) Dec. 1703		S. England and Wales		9,000 dead most at sea.
418) 06/07 Jan. 1839		Ireland and NW England		400 dead.
419) 28 Dec. 1879		Most of British Isles		Tay bridge collapses.
420) 14/15 Oct. 1881		E. Scotland and E. England		129 dead, fishing fleet disaster.
421) 28/29 Oct 1927		W. Ireland, NW England		Sea surge flooding, five drowned.
422) 17 Dec. 1952		Scotland, N and E England		A 96-knot gust at Cranwell.
423) 31 Jan -1 Feb. 1953		North east coasts England		350 drowned.
424) 16/17 Feb. 1962		NE England and Scotland		Huge damage in Sheffield.
425) 11/12 Feb. 1974		Ireland		94 knots at Cork.
426) 02/03 Jan. 1976		Ireland, England and Wales		28 dead, much damage.
427) 16 Oct. 1987		S. England		18 dead, enormous damage.
428) 08/09 Feb. 1988		Ireland, W. England		6 dead.
429) 25 Jan. 1990		Much of British Isles		'Burns' Day' storm, 47 deaths.
430) 26 Feb. 1990		Much of British Isles		14 dead.