The 1955 United Kingdom heatwave and associated
drought were severe weather events that occurred over all parts of the country. The drought was the seventh worst recorded in Yorkshire and worse than that of the
1976 United Kingdom heat wave
A period of unusually hot summer weather occurred in the British Isles during the summer of 1976. At the same time, there was a severe drought on the islands of Great Britain and Ireland. It was one of the driest, sunniest and warmest summers ( ...
. It followed a period of extreme
rain, mitigating its effects by
water table and
reservoir reduction.
See also
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Drought in the United Kingdom
Droughts are a relatively common feature of the weather in the United Kingdom, with one around every 5–10 years on average. These droughts are usually during the summer, when a blocking high causes hot, dry weather for an extended period. Ho ...
References
Heat waves in the United Kingdom
Heatwave
United Kingdom Heat Wave, 1955
United Kingdom Heat Wave, 1955
1955 heat waves
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