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| JANUARY | FEBRUARY | MARCH |
| Mean temperatures ranging from around 1.5 °C above average across the Northern Isles to over 3.5 °C above average across some areas of central England. Provisionally over the UK, it was the warmest January since 1916, and 2nd warmest in areal series back to 1914. Well above average rainfall across much of western Scotland, with Scotland W district area having its wettest January since 1993. In contrast, parts of Eastern Scotland and southernmost areas of England had slightly below average rainfall. Sunshine was generally above average with well above average sunshine across E and NE England. However, some western areas of Scotland received below average sunshine. Capel Curig recorded a gust of 100 m.p.h. on the 18th, with the gales causing disruption over much of England and Wales. Dyce (Aberdeen Airport) recorded a temperature of 15.0 °C on 12th. |
Mean temperatures generally 2 to 3 °C above average across England, Wales and Scotland, but only around 1 to 1.5 °C above average across Northern Ireland. Most areas having above average rainfall, and over double the average rainfall across parts of SW England, E Scotland and much of SE England. The England SE & Central
S district area, provisionally having its wettest February since 1990, and its
most above average rainfall month, since November 2002. Sunshine levels well
above average across NE England, but below average across Northern Scotland.
Altnaharra (Highlands) recorded a minimum temperature of -10.7 °C overnight 7/8th and Sennybridge (Powys) recorded a low of -9.7 °C overnight 6/7th. Newry (County Down) recording a temperature of 14.6 °C on 27th. |
Mean temperatures around 1 °C above average across Northern Ireland, but generally around 1.5 to 2 °C
above average across England, Wales and Scotland. Rainfall generally close to
average, although some stations in northeast England only received around 50%
of average rainfall. Sunshine levels generally well above average, with many
southern and eastern areas of England recording over 150% of average sunshine.
Herstmonceux (Sussex) recorded a temperature of 18.6 °C on 27th. Loch Glascarnoch (Highlands) recorded a temperature of -8.2 °C on 21st. |
| APRIL | MAY | JUNE |
| An exceptionally warm month, with all climate districts and regions setting new
April records for maximum and mean temperatures (areal series back to 1914).
Maximum temperatures anomalies were over 5 °C above the 1961-90 average
across much of southern England and parts of eastern Scotland. Rainfall generally
well below average, with many stations over SE England and East Anglia recording
less than 3 mm of rainfall. Sunshine was also well above average across the majority
of the UK, with some areas having their sunniest April on record.
Herstmonceux (Sussex) recorded a temperature of 26.5 °C on 15th. Record high April 24-hour minimums were recorded at many stations between 23rd and 25th, with a 24 hour minimum at London St James Park of 14.5 °C on 24/25th. |
Mean temperatures ranging from close to average across north-west Scotland to
over 1 °C above average across southern and eastern England. Well above
average rainfall across the majority of the UK, with East Anglia experiencing
its wettest May (areal series back to 1914) with over 200% of average May rainfall.
Sunshine amounts varying from above average over Scotland and Northern Ireland
to below average across parts of eastern England. The day-time (09-21 UTC) maximum temperature of 7.9 °C at Heathrow on 28th was its 2nd coldest for May (records back to 1949), coldest on record being 7.5 °C on 1st May 1979. St Catherine's Point (Isle of Wight) reported a 24 hour (09-09 UTC) rainfall total of 74.8 mm on 27th.
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Mean temperatures generally around 1 °C above average across the UK, although maximum temperatures across parts of eastern Scotland were over 1 °C
below average. The majority of the UK having well above average rainfall, with
rainfall widely over 300% of average across Yorkshire, with some areas having
their wettest June on record. Sunshine generally below average across the UK,
and exceptionally below average across parts of eastern Scotland and NE England,
with some areas having their dullest June on record.
Emley Moor, Bingley and Fylingdales all recorded over 400% of their average June rainfall. E & NE England climate district area having its wettest June, beating the previous highest of June 1997 by around 30 mm (areal series back to 1914). |
| JULY | AUGUST | SEPTEMBER |
| Mean temperatures generally close to or slightly below average. Maximum temperatures
generally below average and around 2 °C below average across some southwestern areas of the UK. Rainfall generally well above average, with England&Wales
recording over double their average July rainfall, with some stations in the
Worcestershire area recording over 4 times their average July rainfall. Sunshine
well below average across the northeast of Scotland, but slightly above average
across western areas of Scotland.
Pershore College recorded 157.4 mm and Brize Norton 127.8 mm in the 48 hour period on 19/20th. Brize Norton recording 101.0 mm of their total in just a 7 hour period and Pershore College recorded 134.8 mm of their total in a 16 hour period. |
Mean temperatures generally close to average with most areas having their coldest August for over 10 years, with England having its coldest August since 1993. Rainfall ranging from over 150% of average across parts of NW Scotland to around 50% of average across some central and northern areas of England. Sunshine generally below average across Northern Ireland and Scotland with some areas having less than 80% of their average. Sunshine levels mostly close to or above average across England and Wales, with some areas having over 120% of their average.
Tulloch Bridge (Highlands) recorded a minimum temperature of -0.9 °C on 20th. Terrington St Clement (Norfolk) recorded a maximum temperature of 30.1 °C on 5th. |
Mean temperatures generally close to or slightly above average, with the N Scotland
climate area having its coldest September since 1994. Rainfall generally close
to or below average, with the England SE & Central S climate area only receiving
around half of the average September rainfall. Sunshine ranging from well below
average across the Northern Isles to slightly above average across England and
Wales. Saughall (Strathclyde) recorded a minimum temperature of -3.6 °C on 27th. Lee-On-Solent (Hampshire) recorded a maximum temperature of 25.4 °C on 6th. |
| OCTOBER | NOVEMBER | DECEMBER |
| Mean temperatures ranging from close to average across East Anglia and SE England
to over 1 °C above average across Northern Ireland and Scotland. Rainfall
generally well below average across the UK, although slightly above average rainfall
over a narrow band from Oxfordshire to the Wash. Sunshine levels generally above
average across the UK, although close to or below average across the Northern
and Western Isles, East Anglia and SE England. Normanby Hall (Lincolnshire) recorded a maximum temperature of 20.9 °C on 12th. Aboyne (Aberdeenshire) recorded a minimum temperature of -4.9 °C on 25th. Brize Norton (Oxfordshire) recorded 64.8 mm of rainfall on the 16th. |
Mean temperatures ranging from close to average across part of Kent and East Anglia to well above average across Northern Ireland and Scotland. Rainfall ranging from around 60% of average across much of Wales to over 150% of average across Aberdeenshire. Sunshine well below average across Northern Ireland and NW Scotland, but above average across the majority of England.
Wiggonholt (Sussex) recorded a temperature of 18.8 °C on 1st. Newton Rigg (Cumbria) recorded a temperature of -7.4 °C on 12th. Sennybridge (Powys) recorded 8 cm of lying snowfall on the 19th. |
Mean temperatures ranging from slightly below average across parts of eastern
Scotland to around 1 °C above average across Northern Ireland. Coldest
December for the Scotland E climate area since 2001. Rainfall across the UK
generally close to average, but with some stations in NW England recording
over 150% of average rainfall. Sunshine generally close to or above average
across the UK. Over double the average sunshine across parts of northern Scotland,
with the Scotland N climate area having its sunniest December (areal series
back to 1929).
Longtown (Herefordshire) recorded a temperature of 16.5 °C on 6th. Aboyne (Aberdeenshire) recorded a temperature of -13.0 °C on 22nd. |
