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was near average in some western areas, but well above average further east, with over 200% of normal for London and the south-east and also parts of Aberdeenshire and Moray. Sunshine was particularly low for much of England and Wales, with only the south of Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man

southern areas, with parts of south-east England actually slightly colder than average. Most parts of the UK saw less rainfall than average, substantially so for some areas, with less than 20% of normal for London and much of southern England. The only area with more rainfall than average was the far

with high pressure dominant. A generally westerly flow resulted in mild and mostly cloudy weather, but parts of eastern Scotland and north-east England saw a fair amount of sunshine. The provisional UK mean temperature was 5.8 °C, which is 1.9 °C above the 1981-2010 long-term average. Mean maximum

weather for most between the 5th and 9th, but showers broke out in places from the 7th onwards. Northerly winds brought a cold snap from the 10th to 15th, with wintry showers for the north and east of Scotland, and some overnight frost. There was a more changeable spell from the 16th to 23rd

already in the west spreading quickly east to affect all counties by early evening, but turning brighter and showery later in the north-west; Needles Old Battery (Wight) recorded gusts to 93 mph. The 4th was cool, with sunny intervals and showers; the showers were fewest in the south-west, but frequent

western areas, but towards the east it was a drier than average month, with 76% of average rainfall for the UK overall. Northern Ireland had a dull month, but most other areas were sunnier than average, with a UK figure of 114% of average. The UK monthly extremes were as follows: A maximum temperature

% of average, and it was exceptionally wet in parts of the Midlands, Lincolnshire, north-east England, and eastern fringes of Scotland, with more than twice the normal rainfall in places. In contrast, it was exceptionally dry in parts of north-west Scotland. Sunshine was 84% of average, and was generally

fell at Portsea (Hampshire). A wind gust of 64 knots (74 mph) was recorded at South Uist (Western Isles) on the 5th. A snow depth of 2 cm was recorded at Strathy East (Sutherland) on the 3rd. Weather impacts The generally settled weather during much of April means that there were few impacts of note

WMO Severe Weather Information Centre Regional Specialised Meteorological Centres National Hurricane Center, Miami (Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, North Atlantic and eastern North Pacific oceans east of 140°W) Japan Meteorological Agency, Tokyo (Western North Pacific Ocean from Malay peninsula

Ex-hurricane Bertha From Sunday 10 to Monday 11 August 2014, the UK experienced some unseasonably windy and very wet weather from the remnants of ex-hurricane Bertha. Some locations in north-east Scotland received double the August long-term average rainfall, resulting in significant flooding