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England And Wales Precipitation
The England and Wales Precipitation (EWP) record is a historical meteorological dataset which was originally published in the journal ''British Rainfall'' in 1931 and updated in a greatly revised form by a number of climatologists including Janice Lough, Tom Wigley and Phil Jones (climatologist), Phil Jones during the 1970s and 1980s. The monthly mean rainfall and snowfall for the region of England and Wales are given (in millimetres) from the year 1766 to the present, though the original 1931 dataset went as far back as 1727. Data quality The England and Wales Precipitation series for its earlier years was based on the work of amateur observers whose observations were collected by George James Symons in ''British Rainfall'' and analysed extensively in 1931 to form a monthly series as far back as 1727. Detailed analysis during the early 1980s showed by use of principal component analysis that England and Wales could be climatologically divided into five regions corresponding closely ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meteorology
Meteorology is a branch of the atmospheric sciences (which include atmospheric chemistry and physics) with a major focus on weather forecasting. The study of meteorology dates back millennia, though significant progress in meteorology did not begin until the 18th century. The 19th century saw modest progress in the field after weather observation networks were formed across broad regions. Prior attempts at prediction of weather depended on historical data. It was not until after the elucidation of the laws of physics, and more particularly in the latter half of the 20th century the development of the computer (allowing for the automated solution of a great many modelling equations) that significant breakthroughs in weather forecasting were achieved. An important branch of weather forecasting is marine weather forecasting as it relates to maritime and coastal safety, in which weather effects also include atmospheric interactions with large bodies of water. Meteorological pheno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 In The United Kingdom
Events from the year 2013 in the United Kingdom. Incumbents *Monarch of the United Kingdom, Monarch – Elizabeth II *Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Prime Minister – David Cameron (Coalition Government 2010-2015, Coalition) *Parliament of the United Kingdom, Parliament – List of MPs elected in the 2010 United Kingdom general election, 55th Events January *1 January – the United Kingdom assumes presidency of G8 group. 39th G8 summit, Next G8 summit is to be held on the shores of Lough Erne, County Fermanagh in June 2013. *4 January – Mark Cahill, a 51-year-old former pub landlord from West Yorkshire becomes the first person in the UK to receive a hand transplant. *10 January – April Casburn, a senior detective with the Metropolitan Police is found guilty of trying to sell information on the investigation into News of the World phone hacking scandal, phone hacking to the ''News of the World'', the newspaper at the centre of the scandal. On 1 February she is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1964 In The United Kingdom
Events from the year 1964 in the United Kingdom. Incumbents * Monarch – Elizabeth II * Prime Minister - Alec Douglas-Home (Conservative) (until 16 October), Harold Wilson (Labour) (starting 16 October) * Parliament ** 42nd (until 25 September) ** 43rd (starting 27 October) Events * 1 January – ''Top of the Pops'' first airs on BBC TV. * 11 January – teen girls' magazine '' Jackie'' first published. * 20 January – eleven men go on trial at Buckinghamshire Assizes in Aylesbury charged in connection with the Great Train Robbery five months ago. * 21 January – Government figures show that the average weekly wage is £16. * 22 January – film '' Zulu'' released. * 28 January – families from Springtown Camp make a silent march through Derry, Northern Ireland, to demand rehousing. * 29 January–9 February – Great Britain and Northern Ireland compete at the Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, and win one gold medal. * 6 February – the British and French governm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1963 In The United Kingdom
Events from the year 1963 in the United Kingdom. This year sees changes in the leadership of both main political parties, the Profumo affair and the rise of The Beatles as well as the launch of the long-running sci-fi series '' Doctor Who''. Incumbents * Monarch – Elizabeth II * Prime Minister - Harold Macmillan (Conservative) (until 18 October), Alec Douglas-Home (Conservative) (starting 19 October) *Parliament – 42nd Events * January–April – Winter of 1963: The UK experiences the worst winter since 1946–47. Low temperatures keep snow lying around until early-April in some areas. * 7 January – Granada Television first broadcasts ''World in Action'', its influential investigative current affairs series, which will run for thirty-five years. * 11 January – Musical film '' Summer Holiday'' starring Cliff Richard premieres in London. * 16 January – The Macmillan-led Conservative government announces that a new town will be developed in Shropshire. Dawley New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 In The United Kingdom
Events from the year 1978 in the United Kingdom. Incumbents * Monarch – Elizabeth II * Prime Minister – James Callaghan (Labour) * Parliament – 47th Events January * 1 January – The otter becomes a protected species, ending hunting of it. * 11 January – A North Sea storm surge ruins four piers in the UK: Herne Bay, Margate, Hunstanton and Skegness. * 16 January – The firefighters strike ends after three months when fire crews accept an offer of a 10% pay rise and reduced working hours. * 18 January – The European Court of Human Rights finds the United Kingdom government guilty of mistreating prisoners in Northern Ireland, but not guilty of torture. * 30 January – Opposition leader Margaret Thatcher says that many Britons fear being "swamped by people with a different culture". * 31 January – 18-year-old prostitute Helen Rytka is murdered in Huddersfield; she is believed to be the eighth victim of the Yorkshire Ripper. February * 9 February – Gordon M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1945 In The United Kingdom
Events from the year 1945 in the United Kingdom. This year sees the end of World War II and a landslide general election victory for the Labour Party. Incumbents * Monarch – George VI * Prime Minister - Winston Churchill (Coalition) (until 26 July), Clement Attlee (Labour) (starting 26 July) * Parliament ** 37th (until 15 June) ** 38th (starting 1 August) Events * 2 January – General Bernard Montgomery holds a press conference at Zonhoven describing his contribution to the Battle of the Bulge. * 23 January – announcement of the establishment of the Industrial and Commercial Finance Corporation (ICFC; predecessor of 3i) by the Bank of England and the major commercial banks to provide long-term investment funding for small and medium-sized enterprises. * 4 February – Prime Minister Winston Churchill attends the Yalta Conference (ends 11 February). * 13 February – the RAF Bomber Command begins the strategic bombing of Dresden in Saxony, Germany, resulting in a lethal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1959 In The United Kingdom
Events from the year 1959 in the United Kingdom. Incumbents * Monarch – Elizabeth II * Prime Minister – Harold Macmillan (Conservative) *Parliament ** 41st (until 18 September) ** 42nd (starting 20 October) Events *15 January – Tyne Tees Television, the ITV franchise for North East England, goes on the air. *22 January – Racing driver Mike Hawthorn is killed after his Jaguar 3.4-litre car collides with a tree on the A3 near Guildford. *29 January – Dense fog brings chaos to Britain. *19 February – First of the London and Zürich Agreements under which the UK agrees to grant independence to Cyprus. *23 February – Prime Minister Harold Macmillan holds talks with the Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev on a visit to the USSR. *7 March – Independence movement leader Kanyama Chiume, wanted in the British territory of Nyasaland, flees to London and goes into hiding. *10 March – The comedy film ''Carlton-Browne of the F.O.'' is released. *30 March – 20,000 dem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 In The United Kingdom
Events from the year 1995 in the United Kingdom. Incumbents *Monarch – Elizabeth II *Prime Minister – John Major (Conservative) *Parliament – 51st Events January * 1 January ** Fred West, the 53-year-old Gloucester builder charged with killing twelve women and children (including two of his own daughters), is found to have hanged himself in his cell at Winson Green Prison, Birmingham. He was due to go on trial this year, along with his 41-year-old wife Rosemary, who is charged with ten murders. ** South Korean industrial giant Daewoo announces plans to build a new car factory in the United Kingdom within the next few years, costing up to £350,000,000 and creating new jobs. * 10 January – The British transfer fee record is broken when Manchester United sign striker Andy Cole from Newcastle United in a deal valued at £7,000,000. * 20 January – The first MORI poll of 1995 shows that the Conservative Party have cut Labour's lead in the polls from 39 points to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1825 In The United Kingdom
Events from the year 1825 in the United Kingdom. Incumbents * Monarch – George IV * Prime Minister – Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool (Tory) * Foreign Secretary – George Canning * Parliament – 7th Events * 1 March – a fire destroys the outbound East Indiaman in the Bay of Biscay with the loss of more than 80 lives, but passing ships save over 550. * 21 March – British première of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 (1824) is presented by the Philharmonic Society of London at its Argyll Rooms conducted by Sir George Smart (and with the choral "Ode to Joy" sung in Italian). * 23 April – royal charter granted to the Geological Society of London. * 15 June – Work on the new London Bridge, designed by John Rennie, begins. * 22 June – Cotton Mills Regulation Act establishes a maximum of 12-hour day for children under 16. * July ** A new Combination Act makes Trades unions legal according to narrowly defined principles. ** England and Wales' dryest July on r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1925 In The United Kingdom
Events from the year 1925 in the United Kingdom. Incumbents * Monarch – George V * Prime Minister – Stanley Baldwin (Conservative) * Parliament – 34th Events * January – construction of the Royal Tweed Bridge in Berwick-upon-Tweed begins. * February – the statue of Eros is taken away from Piccadilly Circus in London so that the new Underground station can be built. It will not return until 1931. * 9 April – Administration of Estates Act abolishes the legal rule of primogeniture in England and Wales and the remnants of gavelkind in Kent; Law of Property Act modernises the law relating to real estate (both Acts come into effect 1 January 1926). * May – Britain returns to the gold standard (the gold bullion standard rather than the specie standard). * 1 May – Cyprus becomes a Crown Colony. * 29 May – last communication from the British explorer Percy Fawcett, a telegram to his wife, before he disappears in the Amazon. * 10 June – Dibbles Bridge coach c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1844 In The United Kingdom
Events from the year 1844 in the United Kingdom. Incumbents * Monarch – Victoria * Prime Minister – Robert Peel (Conservative) * Foreign Secretary – George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen * Parliament – 14th Events * 28 February – the Grand National at Aintree is won by the 5/1 joint favourite Discount. * 11 April – initiation of the Ragged Schools Union. * 11 May – major fire at Lyme Regis. * May – Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge, appointed as Governor-General of India. * 6 June – George Williams founds the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) in London. * 15 June – Factory Act imposes a maximum 12-hour working day for women, and a maximum 6-hour day for children aged 6 to 13. * 19 July – Bank Charter Act restricts powers of British banks other than the Bank of England to issue banknotes of the pound sterling. * 21 & 27 August – consecration of two new major urban Roman Catholic churches, both designed by Augustus Pugin, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1938 In The United Kingdom
Events from the year 1938 in the United Kingdom. Incumbents * Monarch – George VI * Prime Minister – Neville Chamberlain ( Coalition) * Parliament – 37th Events * 1 January – Sir Alexander Cadogan succeeds Sir Robert Vansittart as permanent under-secretary at the Foreign Office. * 6 January – psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud arrives in London having fled from Vienna in Austria. * 17 January – Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., is appointed United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom. * 14 February – the British naval base at Singapore begins operations. * 20 February – Anthony Eden resigns as Foreign Secretary, over Chamberlain's policy towards Italy. Lord Halifax takes over. * 14 March – Chamberlain makes a speech in the House of Commons saying the government "emphatically" disapproves of the Nazi German ''Anschluss'' in Austria two days previously but that "nothing could have prevented this action by Germany unless we and others with us had been prepared to use force ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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