Faversham
Faversham is a market town in Swale, Kent, England. Nearly 20,000 people live in Faversham. Its postcode is ME13.
Climate
Faversham holds the record for the highest temperature ever recorded in the UK, 39.0 °C (102.2 °F) on 19 July 2022.[1] On 19 July 2022, Faversham recorded its highest July temperature on record, 39.0 °C (102.2 °F).[1] The lowest temperature ever recorded in Faversham was -16.1 °C (3.0 °F) in January 1966.[2]
| Climate data for Faversham 46m amsl (1981–2010) (extremes 1985–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 13.0 (55.4) |
18.3 (64.9) |
20.0 (68) |
23.0 (73.4) |
24.0 (75.2) |
30.0 (86) |
39.0 (102.2) |
38.5 (101.3) |
25.0 (77) |
23.0 (73.4) |
18.0 (64.4) |
15.0 (59) |
39 |
| Average high °C (°F) | 7.6 (45.7) |
7.8 (46) |
10.7 (51.3) |
13.4 (56.1) |
16.8 (62.2) |
20.0 (68) |
22.8 (73) |
22.8 (73) |
19.4 (66.9) |
15.3 (59.5) |
10.9 (51.6) |
8.1 (46.6) |
14.63 (58.34) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 2.1 (35.8) |
1.8 (35.2) |
3.5 (38.3) |
4.9 (40.8) |
7.7 (45.9) |
10.5 (50.9) |
12.9 (55.2) |
12.8 (55) |
10.8 (51.4) |
8.0 (46.4) |
4.8 (40.6) |
2.5 (36.5) |
6.86 (44.35) |
| Record low °C (°F) | -16.1 (3) |
-9.0 (15.8) |
-6.0 (21.2) |
-3.0 (26.6) |
2.0 (35.6) |
5.0 (41) |
10.0 (50) |
9.0 (48.2) |
6.0 (42.8) |
2.0 (35.6) |
-4.0 (24.8) |
-7.0 (19.4) |
-17.8 |
| Rainfall mm (inches) | 62.2 (2.449) |
42.2 (1.661) |
41.3 (1.626) |
42.9 (1.689) |
50.0 (1.969) |
39.0 (1.535) |
40.0 (1.575) |
51.2 (2.016) |
61.6 (2.425) |
83.2 (3.276) |
68.8 (2.709) |
63.4 (2.496) |
645.8 (25.425) |
| Avg. rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 12.6 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 9.6 | 8.6 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 8.5 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 11.3 | 109.7 |
| Sunshine hours | 60.9 | 80.7 | 116.5 | 174.2 | 206.0 | 206.4 | 221.8 | 214.9 | 155.2 | 125.0 | 73.3 | 48.6 | 1,683.5 |
| Source #1: | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: MSN,[4] Met Office,[1] | |||||||||||||
Faversham Media
Faversham Abbey, sketched by William Stukeley in 1722, was established by King Stephen in 1148. He was buried there in 1154.
Abbey Street, which includes many historic houses, was saved from demolition in the 1950s.
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The Maison Dieu sits to the south of the town centre on the A2 and houses artefacts from Roman Britain.
Almshouses built using the bequest of Henry Wreight
St Mary of Charity in the late 1800s
St Mary Of Charity Church In Faversham -
Faversham railway station, built in 1898 to replace an earlier station
Faversham Railway Station 1898
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Office, Met. "Unprecedented extreme heatwave, July 2022" (PDF). www.metoffice.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ↑ "Met Office MIDAS Open: UK Land Surface Stations Data (1853-current)". Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA). Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ↑ "Faversham Climate Period: 1981–2010". Met Office. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ↑ "Records and Averages". www.msn.com.