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severe weather warnings issued this month were for thunderstorms between the 7th and the 11th. However, on the 5th surface water flooding affected parts of Lincolnshire after some locally intense downpours, particularly around RAF Waddington where hail also accumulated for a time. The Louth area

. Lightning caused a roof fire in Lincolnshire on the 12th, together with brief power cuts and surfacewater flooding. During the course of the second half of the month, wild-fires were reported in a few places, until the rain arrived at the end of the month. England diary of highlights April began

due to floodwater. Flooding in Lincolnshire also caused some delays to rail travel, and over 20 properties flooded in Sutton-on-Trent in Nottinghamshire. In Scotland, there was flash flooding in Ballater, with cars submerged in Kilsyth, and Scotrail reported flooded rails near Cumbernauld. Heavy

, though tending to break up as it moved further south-east. Apart from some low cloud overnight in places, most areas had near-unbroken sunshine from the 27th to 31st inclusive. Morecambe (Lancashire) recorded 15.6 hours of sunshine on the 29th and 30th, and Waddington (Lincolnshire) also had 15.6

The UK’s new record-high temperature of 40.3°C at Coningsby, Lincolnshire, has been confirmed by the Met Office, following a rigorous process of analysis and quality control.

on the 29th and 30th, and Waddington (Lincolnshire) also had 15.6 hours of sunshine on the 30th. Wales diary of highlights May was generally dry and sunny, and particularly sunny during the last week. The month started showery, and there was a brief interlude of windy and unsettled weather from the 21st

Wales and North Yorkshire on the 16th, and the northbound A19 had to be closed. Heavy showers and thunderstorms broke out on the 20th across parts of Northamptonshire, Cambridge, Rutland, Lincolnshire and Norfolk, but with no impacts resulting. Increasingly high temperatures developed across the east

-8.2 °C Pershore (Worces.) -9.0 °C Lincoln (Lincolnshire) 2010 1981 25 Dec 31 Dec Wales -7.8 °C* Llysdinam (Powys) -5.5 °C Moel Cynnedd (Powys) 2010 1978 Altnaharra 21 Dec Fyvie Castle 29 Dec Scotland -13.8 °C -15.9 °C (Highland) 2010 (Aberdeenshire) 1995 Northern Edenfel (County 23 Dec Boom Hall

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

, but there were breaks in the cloud sheet in north-east England, and Thornes Park (West Yorkshire) reached a high of 14.7 °C. Most places were dull on the 23rd and 24th, with fog patches in places, but again parts of north-east England and Lincolnshire had some sunshine. All parts were cloudy