▁medieval ▁city . ▁However , ▁Ro chester ▁histor ically ▁also ▁included ▁the ▁ancient ▁w ards ▁of ▁St ro od ▁In tra ▁on ▁the ▁river ' s ▁west ▁bank , ▁and ▁Ch ath am ▁In tra ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁three ▁old ▁par ishes ▁on ▁the ▁Med way ' s ▁east ▁bank . ▁ ▁The ▁dioc ese ▁of ▁Ro chester ▁is ▁another ▁ge ographical ▁entity ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁Ro chester . ▁ ▁Cl imate ▁Ro chester ▁has ▁an ▁ocean ic ▁climate ▁similar ▁to ▁much ▁of ▁southern ▁England , ▁being ▁accord ed ▁Kö ppen ▁Cl imate ▁Classification - sub type ▁of ▁" C fb " ▁( Mar ine ▁West ▁Coast ▁Cl imate ). ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁neighbour ing ▁Gra ves end ▁recorded ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁highest ▁temper atures ▁since ▁meteor og ical ▁records ▁began ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁with ▁a ▁reading ▁of ▁ 3 8 . 1 ▁degrees ▁Cel si us ▁( 1 0 0 . 6 ▁degrees ▁F ahren heit ), ▁only ▁be aten ▁by ▁Bro g dale , ▁near ▁Fa ver sh am , ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁E SE . ▁The ▁weather ▁station ▁at ▁Bro g dale ▁is ▁run ▁by ▁a ▁volunte er , ▁only ▁reporting ▁its ▁data ▁once ▁a ▁month , ▁whereas ▁Gra ves end , ▁which ▁has ▁an ▁official ▁Met ▁Office ▁site ▁at ▁the ▁P LA ▁pilot ▁station , ▁reports ▁data ▁hour ly . ▁ ▁Being ▁near ▁the ▁mouth ▁of ▁the ▁Th ames ▁Est u ary ▁with ▁the