A selection of Interesting Weather Events that occured on this day in history.
UK Related The Burns' Day Storm/ Cyclone Daria (1990) Starting on the 25th and peaking on the 26th, one of the UK’s most intense winter storms caused massive destruction. With gusts reaching 107 mph [...]
UK Related The Burns' Day Storm (1990) On January 25, one of the most powerful windstorms ever recorded in Northwestern Europe struck, with gusts reaching 93 knots (107 mph) in Aberporth, West Wales, [...]
UK Related Great Thames Flood (1809) After a stretch of bitter cold that froze the ground, heavy rain mixed with snowmelt on January 24th caused a sudden and severe flood on the River [...]
UK Related Start of the Great Winter (1947) Beginning on January 23, 1947, the UK experienced one of its harshest winters on record, which brought massive drifts of snow, blocked transport routes, and [...]
UK Related Big Freeze Intensifies (1963) On January 22, 1963, Britain experienced −19°C at Stansted during its coldest winter of the century. Ice covered the Thames estuary, and weekly snow totals surpassed 30 cm, [...]
UK Related The Great Storm of c. 1507 (1507) Around January 21st, 1507, a powerful windstorm hit southern Britain, badly damaging St. Paul’s Cathedral and other buildings in London, and driving Archduke Philip [...]
UK Related Storm Christoph (2021) From January 18 to 20, 2021, a powerful storm hit North Wales and northern England, bringing heavy rain and flooding. Some upland areas saw over 100mm of rainfall, [...]
UK Related North Sea Collision due to Fog (1883) On January 19, the steamers Cimbria and Sultan collided in the North Sea amid dense fog, leading to the tragic loss of more than 350 [...]
UK Related Deep Freeze Conditions (1940) On 18 January 1940, temperatures across England remained below 0°C. Central England recorded minima near –8°C, and widespread ice continued to disrupt rail and road transport. UK-Wide – [...]
UK Related Severe Cold During the Great Freeze (1838) On 17 January 1838, London and the southeast recorded persistent sub‑zero temperatures. Minimum values near –10°C were reported, and ice remained widespread on rivers and [...]
UK Related The Great Storm of 1362 (1362) A storm described as having "extraordinary violence" impacted the eastern English coastline on January 16, 1362. It caused a significant storm surge and strong winds that [...]
UK Related Great Glasgow Storm (1968) On the night of January 14–15, 1968, one of Scotland’s fiercest gales of the 20th century struck, leaving behind major damage and tragic loss of life. The [...]
UK Related Severe Frost and Ice Storm (1916) On January 14, 1916, central and southern England were hit by freezing rain followed by snow. Ice built up over 10 mm thick, snapping telegraph wires [...]
UK Related Violent Gale (1984) On January 13, 1984, a fierce gale swept through the Midlands and Northeast England, with gusts reaching up to 104 mph. It caused major damage and brought extended snow [...]
UK Related Heavy Snowfall (1913) A heavy snowfall hit southern Scotland and northern England, piling up snowdrifts as high as 3 meters (about 10 feet) in Perthshire and causing major disruptions to railway and [...]
