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affected all of Wales and western/northern areas of England. There was flooding in York; the River Ouse burst its banks but, thanks to Environment Agency flood warnings, property and land were able to be protected. There were also delays and flooded roads in Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire. England

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counties, some turning thundery late in the afternoon. Fog along many southern coasts on the 7th cleared by midmorning, but there were showers through the east Midlands and parts of the north, with thunderstorms developing over Lincolnshire and over the North York Moors during the afternoon. The north

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clearance of fog in the Midlands and south-west. The 19th saw fog in the Vale of York soon clearing, and was generally sunny. The 20th was fine, brightest in the west, but showery rain spread into East Anglia from midday. All but the south-west started frosty on the 21st, with fog in central and south

-western counties on the 12th, but rain was slow to clear northern and eastern districts. 13th to 23rd A mild, changeable south to south-westerly type prevailed for most of this period. There was fog in the Vale of York and parts of the south-west early on the 13th, with bands of rain crossing

average elsewhere. 1st to 5th A slack westerly flow brought sunshine and scattered showers on the 1st and 2nd, the showers heaviest and most frequent in the north, and on the 2nd showers turned thundery over parts of Teesside and the North York Moors. Most places had fewer showers on the 3rd

on the 23rd, and some fog patches formed overnight. The 24th, 25th and 26th were generally very mild and sunny by day but with some overnight frost and fog in low-lying areas, and fog was slow to clear in the Vale of York on the 25th. There was a high of 20.4 °C at Northolt (Greater London) on the 25th

many southern coasts on the 7th cleared by midmorning, but there were showers through the east Midlands and parts of the north, with thunderstorms developing over Lincolnshire and over the North York Moors during the afternoon. The north was cloudy on the 8th, with most other areas sunny. 9th to 16th

bulb for 3 months. • A typical flash of forked lightning lasts for about 0.2 seconds. • The temperature of lightning’s return stroke can reach 28,000°C. • Lightning does strike twice; the Empire State Building in New York has been struck by lightning as much as 48 times in one day, but they have