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, with isolated thunderstorms for the south-east. Some places had a cold and clear night, Shap (Cumbria) falling to 1.0 °C, with any showery remnants clearing away from the south-west during the morning of the 20th, then fine everywhere, Morecambe (Lancashire) sunniest with 16.0 hours. The 21st was sunny

localised impacts, including a multi-car collision on the M60 in Greater Manchester, and the temporary closure of some roads around Bacup, Lancashire. Across the north-east there were reports of difficult lambing conditions, with some difficult road conditions in North Yorkshire. During the remainder

over central southern counties later. After a frost in northern areas on the 29th, there was some sun, Morecambe (Lancashire) getting 13.7 hours of sunshine, but cloud persisted in some southern counties. Cloud cleared the south-east during the morning of the 30th, then further cloud thickened from

was the second highest in a series from 1884. Rainfall was 158% of average, and it was a wet month almost everywhere except eastern parts of East Anglia and south-east England. Sunshine was 86% of average, and was near or just above normal in northern Lancashire, Cumbria and parts of the south-east, but below

parts were sunny and very warm, with 14.6 hours of sunshine at Morecambe (Lancashire), and temperatures widely in the high 20’s Celsius. The 11th was very similar, becoming sunny and very warm or hot, with 14.6 hours of sunshine at Brampton (Cumbria) and Boulmer (Northumberland), and the 12th followed

Lancashire to East Yorkshire, but well below average in some areas such as the Midlands, Lincolnshire and East Anglia. The overall figure for England was 70% of average. Sunshine was widely below average, with less than 60% of average in some places. The overall figure of 71% makes it England’s 7th

Day saw persistent rain from the previous day finally clearing to the south after an amber rain warning had been issued on New Years Eve for southern parts of northern England. Significant flooding affected parts of Lancashire and the south side of Manchester, where one of the principal flood

were around 1.5 °C below average in the south-east, whereas minima were slightly above average over the Midlands and the north. Rainfall was near average in the south-east, parts of Devon, and from Lancashire to East Yorkshire, but well below average in some areas such as the Midlands, Lincolnshire

002°35’43”W Titterstone Clee, near Ludlow, Shropshire Hameldon Hill 381060 428740 53°45’17”N 002°17’19”W Dunnockshaw, near Burnley, Lancashire Chenies 501642 199959 51°41’21”N 000°31’50”W Flauden, near Amersham, Hertfordshire Castor Bay 119112 520302 54°30’00”N 006°20’24”W Near Lurgan, Belfast

, but it stayed fine in the south-east. 13th to 22nd After a mild night, with an overnight minimum at Hastings (Kent) of 18.7 °C, it was sunny in the north, Morecambe (Lancashire) recording 12.0 hours of bright sunshine, but cloudier further south, with persistent rain over southern counties. Patchy mist