Originally posted by Kevin Bradshaw (KevBrads1)
The summer of 1872 was a wet and exceptionally thundery summer with frequent and at times severe thunderstorms. The CET for the summer was 15.5C
Some reports of the thunderstorms that occurred during that summer.
June7th: Thunderstorms in the counties of Bedford. Oxford, York, Monmouth, Ross, Tipperary and Galway8th: Thunder in Devonshire, North Yorkshire, Nairn and Inverness9th: Thunder heard in Devonshire, Ayrshire and Tipperary10th: Thunder in Sussex, north Lancashire and Renfrew
18th: Exceptionally thundery with widespread severe thunderstorms. 32.8C at Maidstone and LeicesterPinner Hill: The most severe thunderstorm we have had for 30 yearsAshburton: Fearful thunderstorm at 8pmClawton: Terrific thunderstorm during evening and nightDartmoor: Severe thunderstorm from 7.30pm to 4.30amMansfield: A very remarkable thunderstorm; rain in torrents and hailstones of immense size, peal after peal of the loudest thunder.Chesterfield: Severe thunderstorm at nightMacclesfield: Thunderstorm lasting 12 hours.Ripon: A succession of thunderstorms from 11am to 8pmSwansea: Violent thunderstormMilford: Lightning almost continuous24th Thunderstorms in north Middlesex, Kent, Essex, Norfolk, Warwickshire, Salop, Yorks, Radnor and Ross26th: Thunderstorm in Norfolk, thunder in Bedford and NottinghamCulford: 7 days of thunderOrleton: 8 days of thunderBoston: 6 days of thunder
----------------------------July4th: Thunderstorms in various parts6th: Thunderstorms almost universal throughout England and Wales7th: Particularly violent storms along the English/Welsh border. Tornado near Bodenham in Herefordshire11th: Thunderstorms in Sussex, Middlesex, Bedford, Norfolk, Leicester, Nottingham, Chesterfield, Chester, Whitby12th: Thunderstorms at Cambridge, East Anglia, north Lancashire and east Yorkshire13th: Hailstorm at Dartford, floods in south Yorkshire16th: Storm in Devon19th: Storm at Ipswich22nd: Storms in Middlesex, Kent, Hampshire, Sussex, Bedford, Devon, north Lancashire, Yorkshire, Nairn23rd: Thunderstorms in eastern counties24th: Severe storm at Ipswich26th: Thunderstorms in several counties27th: Storm in Tipperary and Cork30th: Sharp thunderstorms in southern England
August1st: Thunder in north Devon2nd: Thunder in Pinner, Diss, Chichester, Tavistock3rd: Thunder at Forest hill, slight storm at Milford5th: Small storms throughout England and Scotland6th: Thunder in Shropshire, Yorkshire and Lancashire7th: Thunderstorms prevalent in most parts.8th: Sharp thunderstorm in Midland counties9th: Thunderstorm in Monmouthshire10th: Thunder at Broughton-in-Furness (15th day of thunder since 7th of June), thunder in Nairn and Inverness21st: Thunderstorm at Buckish, Ashburton, Llanfrechfa, Swansea25th: Thunderstorms at Bideford and Beverley30th: Sharp thunderstorm at Diss
33.9C at Maidstone on the 25th July
Edited by user 03 April 2012 15:00:45(UTC) | Reason: Not specified