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Regional values - December

These regional values use the latest available data from the UK climate network of observing stations. They show the Met Office’s best assessment of the weather that was experienced across the UK. The columns headed ‘Anom’ (anomaly) show the differences from or percentages of the long-term averages.

Met Office defined regions that are used in the table below:
General regions map |  Districts map

The following table shows comparisons with the 1981 to 2010 averages.

Provisional regional values compared with 1981 to 2010
Region Max temp Min temp Mean temp Sunshine Rainfall Days rain ≥1 mm Days air frost
  Actual
[°C] 		Anom
[°C] 		Actual
[°C] 		Anom
[°C] 		Actual
[°C] 		Anom
[°C] 		Actual
[hours] 		Anom
[%] 		Actual
[mm] 		Anom
[%] 		Actual
[days] 		Anom
[days] 		Actual
[days] 		Anom
[days]
UK 6.7 0.0 1.1 -0.1 3.8 -0.0 48.8 120 180.3 150 19.7 5.0 11.1 0.1
England 7.5 0.3 1.6 0.1 4.6 0.2 59.2 125 150.9 173 18.6 5.9 10.1 -0.2
Wales 7.6 0.4 2.0 0.2 4.8 0.3 48.8 116 276.7 167 22.8 6.4 9.3 -0.5
Scotland 4.9 -0.6 -0.2 -0.3 2.3 -0.5 31.3 103 212.7 130 20.8 3.5 13.9 0.9
N Ireland 7.2 -0.2 1.6 -0.1 4.3 -0.2 50.5 136 126.8 111 20.1 3.7 8.3 -0.2
England & Wales 7.5 0.3 1.7 0.1 4.6 0.2 57.8 124 168.2 172 19.2 6.0 10.0 -0.3
England N 6.2 -0.2 0.9 -0.0 3.6 -0.1 55.7 128 163.1 164 18.6 5.0 11.4 0.1
England S 8.2 0.6 2.0 0.1 5.1 0.3 61.0 124 144.4 178 18.6 6.4 9.4 -0.4
Scotland N 4.5 -0.9 -0.6 -0.6 1.9 -0.8 24.6 106 198.6 109 21.7 2.5 15.3 2.4
Scotland E 4.5 -0.5 -0.6 -0.1 1.9 -0.3 35.0 97 197.3 171 19.2 4.6 15.0 0.3
Scotland W 5.9 -0.3 0.7 -0.1 3.2 -0.2 36.3 107 248.2 131 21.2 3.7 10.9 -0.3
England E & NE 6.3 -0.2 0.8 -0.0 3.5 -0.1 58.6 127 131.9 177 17.6 5.2 11.2 -0.2
England NW & Wales N 6.7 -0.0 1.3 -0.0 4.0 -0.0 46.6 114 223.2 154 21.1 5.3 10.8 0.0
Midlands 7.2 0.3 1.3 0.0 4.2 0.2 61.3 136 138.2 176 17.7 5.3 10.6 -0.3
East Anglia 7.8 0.5 1.7 -0.1 4.7 0.2 59.4 119 97.4 179 17.4 6.6 10.1 0.0
England SW & Wales S 8.6 0.6 2.8 0.4 5.7 0.5 58.1 121 257.3 178 23.0 7.5 7.4 -1.1
England SE & Central S 8.7 0.8 2.1 0.0 5.4 0.4 60.6 118 142.1 169 17.9 5.9 10.4 0.5

The following table shows comparisons with the 1961 to 1990 averages.

Provisional regional values compared with 1961 to 1990
Region Max temp Min temp Mean temp Sunshine Rainfall Days rain ≥1 mm Days air frost
  Actual
[°C] 		Anom
[°C] 		Actual
[°C] 		Anom
[°C] 		Actual
[°C] 		Anom
[°C] 		Actual
[hours] 		Anom
[%] 		Actual
[mm] 		Anom
[%] 		Actual
[days] 		Anom
[days] 		Actual
[days] 		Anom
[days]
UK 6.7 0.2 1.1 -0.1 3.8 0.0 48.8 124 180.3 155 19.7 4.8 11.1 0.3
England 7.5 0.5 1.6 0.1 4.6 0.3 59.2 131 150.9 178 18.6 5.8 10.1 -0.2
Wales 7.6 0.6 2.0 0.1 4.8 0.3 48.8 120 276.7 169 22.8 6.1 9.3 -0.2
Scotland 4.9 -0.5 -0.2 -0.5 2.3 -0.5 31.3 105 212.7 136 20.8 2.9 13.9 1.4
N Ireland 7.2 -0.1 1.6 -0.2 4.3 -0.2 50.5 143 126.8 116 20.1 3.5 8.3 -0.3
England & Wales 7.5 0.5 1.7 0.1 4.6 0.3 57.8 130 168.2 176 19.2 5.9 10.0 -0.2
England N 6.2 0.0 0.9 -0.1 3.6 -0.0 55.7 136 163.1 174 18.6 5.0 11.4 -0.0
England S 8.2 0.8 2.0 0.2 5.1 0.5 61.0 129 144.4 180 18.6 6.3 9.4 -0.2
Scotland N 4.5 -0.8 -0.6 -0.8 1.9 -0.8 24.6 109 198.6 112 21.7 1.6 15.3 2.9
Scotland E 4.5 -0.5 -0.6 -0.3 1.9 -0.5 35.0 99 197.3 179 19.2 4.2 15.0 0.7
Scotland W 5.9 -0.2 0.7 -0.3 3.2 -0.3 36.3 108 248.2 140 21.2 3.2 10.9 0.1
England E & NE 6.3 -0.0 0.8 -0.0 3.5 -0.0 58.6 135 131.9 184 17.6 5.2 11.2 -0.3
England NW & Wales N 6.7 0.1 1.3 -0.1 4.0 0.0 46.6 119 223.2 162 21.1 5.4 10.8 0.0
Midlands 7.2 0.5 1.3 0.0 4.2 0.3 61.3 141 138.2 178 17.7 5.2 10.6 -0.2
East Anglia 7.8 0.7 1.7 0.1 4.7 0.4 59.4 125 97.4 174 17.4 6.5 10.1 0.3
England SW & Wales S 8.6 0.8 2.8 0.4 5.7 0.6 58.1 126 257.3 181 23.0 7.1 7.4 -0.9
England SE & Central S 8.7 1.0 2.1 0.2 5.4 0.6 60.6 124 142.1 176 17.9 6.0 10.4 0.4

Last updated: 1602 on 4 Jan 2013.



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