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September 2008
Mean temperatures generally close to average across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, but slightly above average across Scotland. Provisionally, Wales and Northern Ireland had their coolest September since 1994. A very wet month across the Midlands and NE England, with some stations in Northumberland recording around 300 % of their average rainfall. In contrast, northern areas of Scotland had well below average rainfall. A generally dull month across the UK, with exceptionally below average sunshine across south-west Scotland.

Norwich Airport recorded a maximum temperature of 23.4 °C on the 11th. Tulloch Bridge recorded a minimum temperature of -2.1 °C on the 22nd. High 48-hour rainfall totals in Northumberland on the 5th/6th, with Chillingham Barns recording 158.3 mm and Morpeth Cockle Park recording 151.5 mm, both having return periods over 200 years.

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