| Weather:
this week in history |
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| This
week in weather history... |
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has experienced the harshest of weather conditions over the years.
Local historian Bob Ogley takes us on a trip down memory lane
- a look at this week's weather down the ages. |
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DATE |
YEAR |
WEATHER |
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14th
March |
1949 |
Kent Fire Brigade estimated that it took 1,550 man hours to
fight the floods which had devastated Kent in the previous two
weeks. The high tide was causing flooding at various points
between Margate and Crayford. The tidal surge swept down the
North Sea, into the Thames Estuary and up the river valleys,
reaching 15 miles inland. So bad was the flooding that Chatham,
Rochester, Strood, Upnor Gravesend, Sheerness, Sittingbourne,
Faversham, Herne Bay, Whitstable, Dover and Margate were declared
one incident. |
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| 5 DAY FORECAST
The latest forecast for your area from BBC Weather
Today's weather for Canterbury |
Monday
Max 21 °C
Min 14 °C
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