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over Scandinavia/Europe that had maintained the southeasterly pattern for so long. Instead, conditions returned to the typical winter southwesterly pattern with a more climatological storm track. In sharp contrast to December and January, there were no amber warnings issued throughout the month

sharp showers break out, again chiefly across Wales and southern England but with only the odd very localised impact reported. By the 21st, the accumulated deficit of rain across parts of northwest England had reached sufficient levels to trigger a drought declaration by the Environment Agency, just

pressure dominant and unsettled weather, in a sharp change from previous months. A series of Atlantic weather systems brought rain in the first week, at times heavy. Temperatures began to increase in the second week and high pressure returned to bring more settled conditions, although there were still

started off bright and showery for most, but rain spread from the south from mid-afternoon, associated with Storm Freya. This cleared by the 4th leaving sunshine and wintry showers. The north-east had a sharp frost early on the 5th, with a minimum of -6.9 °C at Aboyne (Aberdeenshire), and bands

, but some sharp ones developed over East Anglia, locally thundery in Suffolk. The 4th was sunny in the south-east with 13.9 hours of sunshine at Eastbourne (East Sussex) but cloudy and windy elsewhere, with rain from the Midlands northwards clearing north-eastwards but more rain moving across Cumbria

cold with snow showers affecting many areas and sharp night frosts, but otherwise it was a very mild month. It was generally unsettled and cloudy until the 20th, but the last week saw plenty of dry sunny weather and record-breaking temperatures especially for central, southern and eastern areas

that the pollution domes can also filter incoming solar radiation, thereby reducing the build up of heat during the day. At night, the dome may trap some of the heat from the day, so these domes might be reducing the sharp differences between urban and rural areas. • The relative absence of water in urban

and the Isles of Scilly • Storms Ingrid and Chandra arrived later in the month and brought heavy rain and wind to the southwest, resulting in flooding in many areas The New Year ushered in a notable incursion of Arctic air that brought not only widespread sharp frosts but also disruptive snowfall

, with some sunshine on the 20th, and a sharp frost in the south on the 21st, St Harmon (Powys) recording an overnight minimum of -6.9 °C. Early frost in the south on the 22nd led into another dry day, with a few cloud breaks in the east and south at times. The 23rd was cloudy. The 24th was cloudy and cold

a traditional 5 inch rain gauge which had a sharp brass or steel rim of diameter 5 inches (127 mm), sited 30 cm above ground level with a funnel that collects rain in a narrow necked bottle placed in a removable can. Fig. 17. Traditional 5-inch rain gauge. Fig. 18. Rainfall return for Middlesbrough, 1878