change, with increased rainfall, sunshine and temperatures in 2020. here s science correspondent rebecca morelle. the changes we are seeing are dramatic. this week s storms leading to flash flooding in the south of england. in ilford in essex rainwater peered into the women s garden and garage, these extremes are the focus of a new report that assessed that uk s climate in 2020, from the hottest they recorded in heathrow in london where temperatures reach 37.8 degrees, to the coldest in braemar in aberdeenshire that hit a low of minus 10.3 degrees to reign in october with the wettest day of minus 10.3 degrees to rain in october with the wettest day on record and wind on the isle of wight with gusts reaching over 100 mph. the report says the uk is getting warmer, wetter and sunnier. we can see very clearly from observations that the gatekeepers that climate is already changing so climate change is notjust something that is going to happen in 2015 or we need to worry about at the end of
the changes we are seeing are dramatic. this week s storms leading to flash flooding in the south of england. in ilford in essex rainwater peered into the women s garden and garage, taking the family by surprise. we turned off the electricity in the garage. i tried making a barrier in the garage to store more water coming in but it didn t really help and we were just worried about what to do because we have never experienced anything like this before. these extremes are the focus of a new report that assessed that uk s climate in 2020, from the hottest they recorded in heathrow in london where temperatures reach 37.8 degrees, to the coldest in braemar in aberdeenshire that hit a low of minus 10.3 degrees to reign in october with the wettest day on record and wind on the isle of wight with gusts reaching over 100 mph. the report says the uk is getting warmer, wetter and sunnier.
change is already being felt across the uk, and scientists are warning of the need to prepare for higher temperatures and more flooding. in the space of 30 years, the uk has become 0.9 degrees celsius warmer, and 6% wetter. 2020 was the third warmest, fifth wettest and eighth sunniest year on record the first time all three have been in the top ten at the same time. 0ur science correspondent rebecca morelle reports. the rebecca morelle reports. changes we are seeing a| dramatic. the changes we are seeing are dramatic. this week s storms leading to flash flooding in the south of england. in ilford in essex rainwater peered into the women s garden and garage, taking the family by surprise. we garden and garage, taking the family b surrise. ~ q by surprise. we turned off the electricity by surprise. we turned off the electricity in by surprise. we turned off the electricity in the by surprise. we turned off the electricity in the garage. - by surprise. we turned off the electricit