Weather
Santon Downham

We\'re too small to have our own weather forcast so here\'s the ones for Brandon and Thetford - take your pick - whichever is better or Check somewhere else at Metcheck

Although we don't have our own forecast we do actually have one of the Met Offices weather stations where they record temperature etc.

As a consequence we hold the dubious record  of the all-time coldest June temperature of -5.6C, shared by Dalwhinnie in Scotland in 1956 and Santon Downham in Suffolk in 1962.

May 2010 also saw new records with the coldest temperature in the UK (since 1996) being recorded in Santon Downham as reported in the Daily Express  and the Daily Star

A low of -4.2C being recorded on the 12th followed by an East of England high the next day of 13.7C.

The 3rd of June saw a low of 1.7C. BBC Weather

 

2010 continues to be a year of extremes with the 22nd of July being notable for 30.8mm of rain in Santon Downham.

While the previous day the 21st saw us with the highest temperature in the UK of 23.6 BBC Weather

You can also look at what the weather is like in nearby Brandon on their webcams

2002 Saw a notable hailstorm in July as recorded by the Metoffice and featured on the front page of the local newspaper (Bury Free Press),

19th to 25th More changeable during this period with southern areas staying mainly dry apart from the odd outbreak of light rain or drizzle. A small active low crossed central Britain on the 19th to 20th bringing heavy rain at times to the Midlands and northern areas. At Sutton Bonington, Notts, 25 mm fell in 2 hours overnight. A severe hailstorm was observed at Santon Downham on the 20th, while East Anglia, Lincolnshire and east Kent had thundery showers later. Some hill and coastal fog affected south-western parts during the 25th.

 

 

 

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