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by a southerly airflow drawing air from the Iberian Peninsula. Weather data Ex-hurricane Ophelia moved on a northerly track to the west of Spain and then north along the west coast of Ireland, before sweeping north-eastwards across Scotland. The sequence of analysis charts from 12 UTC 15 to 12 UTC

progressed northwards over Britain from Cornwall to the Yorkshire Coast and the strongest winds in the system developed as a rather narrow stream from the N or NNE over the Irish Sea. The winds reached hurricane force 12 on the Beaufort Scale and were estimated at well over 100mph. Wind speeds recorded

with parts of Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Yorkshire and Northumberland seeing snowfall on the 25th. Rainfall All regions of the UK received more than their expected average rainfall with some eastern areas actually exceeding their normal December rainfall by the middle of the month. South England

Wales this was the warmest autumn on record, marginally warmer than 2011 and 2006. Autumn rainfall It has been a wet autumn across the UK, except for western Scotland, with parts of eastern Scotland, north-east and eastern England, southern England and the east of Northern Ireland receiving over 150

in the first two weeks roughly 2°C below average. The cool start to the month was due to northerly and northwesterly winds bringing cold Arctic air across the UK. A low pressure centre developed over Scandinavia in the second week of June, pushing further cold air from the north across the UK. Frontal

to reports of road and property flooding across the area, including in the same location where two fatalities had occurred in August of the previous year. Cleveland and North Yorkshire also reported flooding on the 9th. On the 15th, widespread rain hit the southern half of the UK as well, with heavy

of the previous year. Cleveland and North Yorkshire also reported flooding on the 9th. On the 15th, widespread rain hit the southern half of the UK as well, with heavy downpours affecting parts of southern and eastern Scotland on the 16th. Local traffic disruption in Fife was reported, and a golf course

to reports of road and property flooding across the area, including in the same location where two fatalities had occurred in August of the previous year. Cleveland and North Yorkshire also reported flooding on the 9th. On the 15th, widespread rain hit the southern half of the UK as well, with heavy

of sunshine at Whitby (North Yorkshire). Most places started fine on the 2nd, but showers spread from the south-west, initially with isolated thunderstorms, reaching central and northwestern parts by early evening, while low cloud off the North Sea affected north-eastern parts at times. The 3rd

along exposed eastern coasts. The 29th was cool and cloudy; the east saw scattered showers and longer spells of rain, with a high of only 11.5 °C at Loftus (North Yorkshire), but the west was drier and brighter. A ridge of high pressure brought mostly dry and increasingly bright weather on the 30th