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20 April 2006
Eighty years ago the arrival of the future Queen was heralded
with some thunderstorms, rain and cool temperatures. It was on
21 April 1926 that HRH Queen Elizabeth II (then Princess Elizabeth)
was born at 17 Bruton Street in London at 2.40 a.m.
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Met Office weather reports from the day, show that the
British Isles experienced a mixture of sunshine and showers,
and even some thunderstorms.
Reports from nearby Kew Observatory in London show that:
- temperatures during the day reached 53 °F (12 °C),
with overnight temperatures of 42 °F (6 °C);
- there was a cool north-westerly wind of around 10 m.p.h.;
- 11 mm of rain fell, and that most of the showers
were in the afternoon;
- it was predominantly cloudy but with some short sunny
spells giving a total of two hours of sunshine for the
day.
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Synoptic chart for 21 April 1926 |
Eighty years on, the forecast is very different for the south
of England. April 21 2006 is forecast to be a warm, mainly dry
day with temperatures up to 17 °C in London. However, in the
north and east of the UK it will be cold and cloudy with mist
and fog in some coastal areas, temperatures will be no higher
than 7 °C.
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weather forecast
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