Englands'/UK's Extreme Weather Conditions

The UK and Primarily England do not receive much extreme weather since the land is located so far north of where heat waves, sandstorms, and tornadoes usually occur. The most common extreme weather condition consists of heavy rainfall, freezing cold temperatures with strong winds, and occasionally heavy snow. Shockingly after some research, I have found the UK does experience droughts and extreme heat. In fact, the UK and areas surrounding England have some hotter temperatures in the last decade. The July 2019 heatwave recorded a record high 38.7 degrees Celsius (approx. 101.6 degrees Fahrenheit). It continued to heat up as it eventually reached 39.4 degrees Celsius (approx. 103 degrees Fahrenheit) only a couple of days later. The weather was oddly hotter than usual, so the Cambridge University Botanic Gardens studied why the temperature rose. They discovered that "an extreme pattern in the jet stream caused the heatwave" The jet stream supposedly separates hot air in the south and cold air in the north, and "an extreme kink in the jet stream, caused by an omega block (a high-pressure pattern that blocks and diverts the jet stream) allowed a mass of hot air to flow up from northern Africa and the Iberian peninsula – following a similar extreme weather event last month that made it the hottest June on record." The discovery of why the hot temperatures arose and finally were clear and concrete from the university's research.

A different extreme weather incident that occurred long ago that devastated the center and southern sections of England was the Blizzard of 1881. The Blizzard was so strong that hundreds of miles of rail track were blocked by drifting snow, and buildings were drenched in snow. Even in central London, there were 3-foot drifts in places, and around 100 people are believed to have died as a result of the blizzard. The blizzard was unbelievable at the time but only lasted for a couple weeks. The "lowest temperature was recorded at -30 degrees Celsius (approx. -22 degrees Fahrenheit). The snowstorm was so big many citizens in other countries nearby like France and Germany were also affected form the Blizzard. 

Sources: 

https://www.internetgeography.net/extreme-weather-in-the-uk-2019/#:~:text=Flash%20flooding%2C%20drought%2C%20storms%2C,extreme%20weather%20in%20the%20UK.

https://teamgeographygcse.weebly.com/extreme-weather-in-the-uk.html#:~:text=Prolonged%20rainfall%20(mainly%20in%20the,Strong%20winds

https://www.internetgeography.net/extreme-weather-in-the-uk-2019/#:~:text=Flash%20flooding%2C%20drought%2C%20storms%2C,extreme%20weather%20in%20the%20UK.