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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

were nearly 3 °C above average in parts of south-east England, while minimum temperatures were furthest above average in central Scotland. This was provisionally the 7th warmest October in a series from 1884. Rainfall was broadly near or above average overall, but it was rather dry in many east-coast

month in western Scotland but drier than average in eastern Scotland, north-east England and Northern Ireland. Sunshine was 94% of average, and it was a dull month in western Scotland and north-west England, but sunnier than average in north-east England. The UK monthly extremes were as follows

-term average. Both mean maximum and minimum temperatures were less than 0.5 °C above average over much of Scotland and Northern Ireland, but were 2 to 3 °C above average in southern England and parts of the Midlands, East Anglia and south Wales. Frosts were notably fewer than average

were nearly 3 °C above average in parts of south-east England, while minimum temperatures were furthest above average in central Scotland. This was provisionally the 7th warmest October in a series from 1884. Rainfall was broadly near or above average overall, but it was rather dry in many east-coast

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

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