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localised impacts, including a multi-car collision on the M60 in Greater Manchester, and the temporary closure of some roads around Bacup, Lancashire. Across the north-east there were reports of difficult lambing conditions, with some difficult road conditions in North Yorkshire. During the remainder

from the south through the day. Rain in the north early on the 16th soon moved away, but showers already in central and southern parts moved north-eastwards, turning heavy and thundery over East Anglia in the morning, the northwest and Pennines in the afternoon, and North Yorkshire Moors

= Lyneham (North Downs)– averaging 7.9 hours of sunshine per day 6. Slapton (Devon) – averaging 7.7 hours of sunshine per day 7. Aberporth (West Wales) – averaging 7.6 hours of sunshine per day 8. Bude (Cornwall) – averaging 7.4 hours of sunshine per day 9. Whitby (Yorkshire) – averaging 7.1 hours

was recorded at Valley (Anglesey). Lowest pressure over England was 957.1 hPa at Shobdon Airfield (Herefordshire) at 1300 UTC. This was the lowest pressure over England since 30 October 2000, when 951.2 hPa was recorded at Fylingdales (North Yorkshire). Station (height in metres) Needles Old Battery (Isle

locations. Mountain summits experienced gusts of well over 100 knots (115 mph). This event is judged as the most significant storm across Scotland since January 2005 - stormy spells. Winds also gusted 50 to 60 knots (58 to 69 mph) across much of north and west Wales, northern England and Northern

has seen a clear north/south divide, with southern England recording 36% above average and northern England 71%, making it the fifth wettest November in the north of England since 1836. It's been notably wet across the Midlands and parts of Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, where some places have reported

for a cold, dank, and rather dismal day in places such as Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. The persistent easterly wind will add to the chill, particularly along exposed North Sea coasts. In contrast, southern England will start Saturday with milder air, with temperatures possibly in double digits

on the north-east coast, Copley (Durham) recording 26cm of lying snow, then generally bright or sunny, but cloud increasing from the southwest, with rain, sleet and snow into the south-west later. Most areas began frosty on the 12th, with a minimum of -15.3 °C at Ravensworth (North Yorkshire), and showers

to help combat their grass allergy. Table 1: Awareness levels Most to least aware regions 1 Wales 77% 2 Yorkshire 69% 3 Northern Irelan 68% 4 South West 67% 5 South East 66% 6 East Midlands 65% 7 Scotland 64% 8 East Anglia 62% 9 West Midlands 59% 10 North East 55% 11 North West 54% 12 London 41% Worse

-east, but north-western parts of the UK were rather dull, with an overall figure of 103% of average. The UK monthly extremes were as follows: A maximum temperature of 40.3 °C was recorded at Coningsby (Lincolnshire) on the 19th. A minimum temperature of 2.3 °C was recorded at Tyndrum (Perthshire