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December 2018 The averaging period used for the following assessment was 1981-2010. December started mild and changeable with westerly winds, and this pattern continued until the 9th, but there was a cold snap, mainly in the north, between the 3rd and 6th. A Scandinavian blocking high brought

with a maximum of only 12.0 °C at Malham Tarn (North Yorkshire), with sunshine and showers in the south and some thunder in the south-west. Many areas had sunshine and fewer showers on the 12th and 13th, when it also become less windy, but the south and south-east had heavy rain and thunderstorms

, but there were breaks in the cloud sheet in north-east England, and Thornes Park (West Yorkshire) reached a high of 14.7 °C. Most places were dull on the 23rd and 24th, with fog patches in places, but again parts of north-east England and Lincolnshire had some sunshine. All parts were cloudy

pressure continuing to dominate, with outbreaks of heavy showers and thunderstorms across the UK. Some surface water impacts were observed, including short-term closures of roads and rails in parts of Cheshire, Lancashire, Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire on the 26th and over north-east

pressure continuing to dominate, with outbreaks of heavy showers and thunderstorms across the UK. Some surface water impacts were observed, including short-term closures of roads and rails in parts of Cheshire, Lancashire, Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire on the 26th and over north-east

into the north of the UK from the 6th onwards, with temperatures reaching 4.0 to 6.0°C below average in some areas of Scotland and northern England on the 7th and 8th. The south of England, however, experienced consistently mild temperatures throughout this cold spell, leading to a large temperature

and windy weather to many parts of the UK. Maximum temperatures for the month overall were near average, with minimum temperatures slightly above average across the north and west. The UK monthly mean temperature was 0.2°C above average. The rainfall pattern was variable but generally near average

there was high pressure blocking to the north and east of the UK, giving settled weather, but there were also spells of rather disturbed Atlantic weather, making it a rather wet month in the south and east of England. The most noteworthy adverse weather came around the 11th and 12th, when

and the south-east from late afternoon. Most places were cool and cloudy on the 7th, with persistent light rain for central and eastern areas, which turned more showery in nature in the south-east with isolated thunderstorms for Hampshire, East and West Sussex; Fylingdales (North Yorkshire) recorded

were above average for the majority of the time, though nowhere reached 24 °C until May 27th. The provisional UK mean temperature for the month was 11.6 °C, which is 1.0 °C above average. Rainfall was above average in a band from Devon to Norfolk, whereas much of Wales, Scotland and north-west England