The 1906 British Isles heatwave occurred across the British Isles in August and September 1906. The heat wave had a comparable intensity to the 1990 heat wave. From 31 August to 3 September, the temperature in the UK exceeded consecutively over much of the UK. In September, Central England and Birmingham recorded a maximum temperature of , while Oxford recorded a maximum temperature of .
2 September was the hottest day of the month, as temperatures reached in Bawtry; this remains the hottest September temperature of any day in the UK and the eighth-hottest day overall in the 20th century.
Scotland had temperatures reaching at Gordon Castle, Moray, while Northern Ireland had temperatures reaching in Armagh, County Armagh, both recorded on 1 September 1906.
September records
+LocationSeptember 1906 maximum temperatureDateNext recordDate of next record Armagh, County Armagh Bawtry, South Yorkshire 2 Sept. Birmingham, West Midlands Collyweston, Northamptonshire 1 Sept. Gordon Castle, Moray New Malden, Greater London 1 Sept. Old Southgate, Greater London 2 Sept. Oxford, Oxfordshire September 1911 Westley, Suffolk 3 Sept. Wryde, Cambridgeshire 18 Aug. See also Drought in the United Kingdom
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