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JANUARY
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FEBRUARY
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MARCH
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Another mild month across the UK. Rainfall
was above average across most areas, with eastern areas
receiving well above average. The best of the sunshine
was in the south and east, with northwestern having less
than average sunshine.
28 cm of snow was recorded at Glenlivet
(Moray) on the 29th. Scampton (Lincs) reported -8.0 °C
on the 28th.
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A very mild and wet start to the month, but
ending cold with widespread frosts and snow, in most areas.
Very sunny across most of the UK, except for parts of south-east
England and the Northern Isles which had around average
sunshine.
Capel Curig (Conwy) registered 260 mm in 48 hours
during the 3rd & 4th. Gravesend (Kent) recorded a
high of 17.9 °C on 4th, whilst Sennybridge (Powys)
recorded a low of - 10.9 °C on 27th. Durris (Aberdeenshire)
reported 25 cm, and Glenlivet (Moray) reported 18 cm,
of lying snow on 28th.
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Another month with above average mean temperatures,
across the whole of the UK. Most areas experienced below
average rainfall, and it was much sunnier than average
across northern and western areas.
Northolt (London) recorded a temperature of 20.1 °C
on the 31st. Aboyne (Aberdeenshire) recorded a temperature
of -12.0 °C on the 2nd.
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APRIL
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MAY
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JUNE
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A wet month across the majority of the UK, with the exception
being parts of N Wales and NW England, which experienced
less than average rainfall. Another month of well above
average temperatures across the whole of the UK. However,
many northern and western areas experienced well below
average sunshine.
Sennybridge recorded a low of -4.0 °C on 9th,
whilst central London reached 23.4 °C on 24th. Sheffield
recorded 33 mm of rainfall in an hour on 26th, and near
Worcester, 43 mm fell in 2 hours overnight 26/27th.
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A dry month across most parts of the UK, with the main
exception being the far south-east, which experienced
more than average rainfall. Sunshine was close to, or
above normal across all areas. Mean temperatures were
again above average across the whole of the UK, with the
highest anomaly over Scotland E.
Temperature ranged from -3 °C to 20 °C at
Altnaharra on 27th. London Weather Centre recorded a temperature
of 25.3 °C on 19th.
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Above average rainfall totals across most northern parts
of the UK, with the south and south-east receiving below
average rainfall. Mean temperatures were above average,
despite a cool second half of the month. Above average sunshine
over southern and south-western England.
Cambridge recorded a temperature of 31.5 °C
on 8th. The maximum temperature was only 9 °C on 19th
at Aviemore. The central pressure at 0600 on the 23rd
was 982 hPa, making it one of the deepest depressions
recorded in June over England and Wales. Wettest June
at Kinloss, since records began in 1951.
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JULY
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AUGUST
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SEPTEMBER
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The UK as a whole, experienced close to average mean
temperatures, rainfall and sunshine. However there were
large variations in rainfall, with some areas of eastern
England receiving well over double their average rainfall,
whilst some places in Scotland had less than half of their
average rainfall.
Wittering recorded 108 mm in the 24 hour period to
5 p.m. on the 8th, with 51 mm recorded in just two hours.
Central London recorded 30.1 °C on 29th.
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A very wet month, with many areas receiving
double their average August rainfall. Sunshine totals were
close to average in most parts, although parts of south-east
Scotland and north-east England had considerably lower than
average amounts. Shetland's sunshine total was much higher
than average. Mean temperatures were generally one or two
degrees Celsius above average.
On 16 August, there was devastation in Boscastle (north
Cornwall) due to severe flooding, and at nearby Otterham
200.4 mm of rain fell in 24 hours. Lesnewth near Boscastle
had 64.8 mm of rain in an hour. Eskdalemuir recorded over
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Sunshine was close to average across western areas, and
well above average over most eastern areas of the UK.
Rainfall was above average across many western parts,
however south-west England along with most southern and
eastern areas, had below normal rainfall. Mean temperatures
generally one or two degrees Celsius above average.
Dyce (Aberdeen Airport) experienced its sunniest September since records began in 1946. Wisley (Surrey) recorded a temperature of 29.2 °C on 5th.
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OCTOBER
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NOVEMBER
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DECEMBER
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A very wet month across most of the UK, although not
as wet as 2000 for most areas. Mean temperatures generally
close to average, with Northern Ireland around one degree
below average.
Leuchars had its wettest October since records began in 1921. Heavy rain, spring tides and gale force south to southeasterly winds between 27th and 29th, brought flooding to many coastal areas of Cornwall, Devon and Dorset.
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A very dry
month, with some areas only recording around a third of
their November average rainfall. A dull month, particularly
over western areas, although parts of eastern Scotland had
slightly above average sunshine. Mean temperatures were
around 1-2 °C above average, with night-time temperatures
in Northern Ireland around 3 °C above average.
Kinbrace (Highland), recorded a temperature of -13.2 °C
on 21st. 5 cm of lying snow was reported at Cottesmore
(Rutland) and Wittering (Cambridgeshire) on 18th.
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A dry month across most southern
and eastern areas of the UK. Most parts of north-west Scotland
had above or well above average rainfall. Mean temperatures
were above average, with the highest anomalies over Scotland,
and the lowest anomalies over south-east England. Sunshine
levels generally above average, with the best of the sunshine
over northern England.
Kinbrace (Highlands) recorded a temperature of -15.2 °C
on 19th. Colwyn Bay (Conwy) recorded a temperature of
16 °C on 30th.
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