Weather records in the UK

The wettest place in England is Seathwaite near Borrowdale in Cumbria.​

What is the annual rainfall total for Seathwaite in mm?

• 890mm

• 1050mm

• 2960mm

• 3150mm

The lowest temperature in the UK was recorded at Braemar in East Scotland on 10th January 1982. What was the temperature in degrees Celsius?

• -16.4

• -20.1

• -25.3

• -27.2

Which location in the UK has the highest mean annual temperature (measured in degrees Celsius)?

• Bournemouth on the south coast

• Scilly Isles near Cornwall

• Eastbourne, near Brighton

• Norwich in East Anglia

Where is the sunniest place in Britain?

• Basingstoke in Hampshire

• Brighton in East Sussex

• Bognor in West Sussex

• Bude in Cornwall

The strongest gust of wind recorded in Britain was on 20th March, 1986 on the summit of Cairn Gorm in Scotland, but how strong (in mph) was it?

• 82 miles per hour

• 126 miles per hour

• 173 miles per hour

• 215 miles per hour

St Osyth on the East coast of Essex is claimed to be the driest recorded place in the UK. What is its annual rainfall in mm per year?

• 278mm

• 513mm

• 585mm

• 691mm

According to the RGS Weather Station, what have been the highest and lowest recorded temperatures at Reigate Grammar School (in degrees Celsius)?

• 35.1 and -6.1

• 36.2 and -4.4

• 33.5 and -5.0

• 37.2 and -4.6