20th January 2020
The pressure rose to 1049 millibars last night. This was the highest in this area for at least 80 years, and possibly a lot longer. The pressure just exceeded 1050 millibars over much of Wales and southwest England The pressure was higher than this in England 88 years ago, and the UK record stands at 1053.6 millibars in Aberdeen on 31st January 1902.