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other landslips blocked roads and rail lines. There were a number of surface water incidents around Pembrokeshire, and flooding affected trains on the South Wales Valleys lines. Fallen trees and flooding blocked roads, including the A465, A5, and A40. Around 1000 homes were le without power

hours of sunshine at Valley (Anglesey) and Aberporth (Dyfed) on the 17th. 19th to 26th Easterly winds brought scattered showers into eastern areas on the 19th and 20th and persistent rain spread from the south-east on the a ernoon of the 20th, following a sunny start in the south-west. It was cold

in the Valleys, with road closures and flooded rail lines, and power outages in the Newport area, possibly linked to strong winds. Reports of localised property flooding were received from Rhondda Cynon Taff borough. The River Severn in the south-west Midlands overtopped in several places

hours at Aberdaron and Valley (Gwynedd). Bright initially on the 26th but with wintry showers spreading west, becoming widespread by late a ernoon. The 27th began with some fairly persistent snow in many areas, turning showery in the a ernoon, and the showers became isolated into the evening, while

with temperatures mostly below average. A ridge of high pressure brought a dry sunny day on the 8th with 8.1 hours of sunshine at Valley (Gwynedd), followed by a widespread frost overnight 8th/9th, when the temperature fell to -5.7 °C at St Harmon (Powys). Further rain spread eastwards across

on coasts, with 16.0 hours of sunshine at Valley (Gwynedd) on the 3rd. The 4th and 5th were also mostly very warm and sunny but cloud developed on both a ernoons with very isolated thundery showers. It remained very warm and sunny between the 6th and 9th, though cooler near coasts with some coastal low

delays and cancellations. Some flights to Gatwick were diverted to alternative airports, and fire services rescued a number of drivers that had driven into floodwater. In Wales, the roof of a primary school at Maerdy in the Rhondda Valley blew off in the strong winds. After a quieter spell, the last

to 30th Low pressure moved in from the west and the weather turned very wet at times. The 21st was sunny again for most, with a high of 27.4 °C at Valley (Gwynedd), but showers reached the southwest from mid-afternoon. The night of the 21st/22nd was unusually warm with the temperature falling no lower

et al. (2003) compared 23 methods for interpolating annual mean temperature and precipitation over the Ebro Valley in Spain. They concluded that multipleregression techniques, using several geographic and topographic variables, produce the most realistic results. In the current study we develop

of water rescues carried out by the fire service. A landslip occurred above Pentre in the Rhondda valley, South Wales. There were also some flooded roads and trees down across the east of England and parts of the south-west. As Christoph cleared the UK it brought heavy snow to parts of Scotland