Weather Banter - View Single Post - Historical low pressure events

Richard Dixon · March 10th 08, 09:25 PM posted to uk.sci.weather

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4 Feb 1951 - 960.8 mbar at 2100 GMT at Heathrow
The lowest pressure reported was at Midleton, Co. Cork (about 40 km
east of Cork) at 1500 GMT when the barometer stood at 942.3 mbar: this
is the lowest on record for February in the British Isles. Over the
whole of Wales and all parts of England south of 53-54°N the pressure
on this date was the lowest on record over the period 1949-88. At Kew
Observatory the minimum pressure on this occasion, 961.2 mbar, was the
lowest since 9 December 1886, when 958.7 mbar was recorded. Reference
1.

Another interesting one was the "near miss" of October 30th 2000, which was
deepening rapidly as it moved out into the North Sea - although the eastern
side of England got a few meaty gusts, most of the damage potential stayed
out over the North Sea. Very well documented on the Met Office website, it
was thought to have got down to 941mb over the North Sea. I dread to think
how strong the winds might have been over land on this one if it had
deepened further west: 91 mph gust was reported just before it moved out
into the North Sea on the east coast.

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research...ober2000/mm_t+
1530102000.html

Richard