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contrast, the coldest New Year’s Day on record for the UK (and Scotland) was -18.5°C at Eskdalemuir (Dumfries & Galloway) in 1962. England’s lowest was -17.2°C at Wallingford (Oxfordshire) in 1962, Wales recorded -15.9°C at Loggerheads (Clywd) in 1979, and Northern Ireland saw -17.5°C at Magherally (Down

are the warmest months in the region with mean daily maxima reaching up to 19 °C in southern Dumfries and Galloway and the Clyde valley. These may be compared with 23.5 °C in the London area. Instances of extreme high temperatures are rare. Average annual rainfall totals range from less than 1000 mm

). A wind gust of 81 knots (93 mph) was recorded at Capel Curig (Gwynedd) on the 17th. A snow depth of 38 cm was recorded at Eskdalemuir (Dumfries & Galloway) on the 17th. This rainfall radar image at 0900 UTC on 24 January shows Storm Georgina located at the northern tip of the Western Isles

) and 63 Kt (72 mph) at Lo us (Cleveland). Across the mountain summits of Scotland and northern England, winds gusted at over 87 Kt (100 mph). The time-series below shows hourly maximum gust speeds at Killowen (County Down), Dundrennan (Dumfries & Galloway), Drumalbin (Lanarkshire) and Inverbervie

fallen trees and structural damage to buildings in the West Midlands. In Llanberis (Gwynedd), around 100 homes were affected by flash flooding, with further flooding reported in Ulverston (Cumbria) and parts of Galashiels (Borders) and Dumfries. Devon and Cornwall were again badly affected on 24-25

temperature records District Temperature (°C) Date Location Scotland N 32.5 9 August 2003 Forres, Hillhead (Morayshire) Scotland E 34.8 19 July 2022 Charterhall (Scottish Borders) Scotland W 32.8 2 July 1908 Dumfries (Dumfries & Galloway) Scotland W 32.8 20 July 1901 Dumfries (Dumfries & Galloway) England

temperatures on the east coast compared to the west coast: at Boulmer, Northumberland, the daily maximum temperature was 19.8°C, compared to 29.9°C at Portpatrick, Dumfries and Galloway. Image copyright Met Office / NOAA / NASA. The panel of maps below shows daily maximum temperatures across the UK from 17

similarly disrupted in Fife. The River Nith in Dumfries overtopped its banks on the afternoon of the 30th, with property and surface water flooding arising in the centre of Dumfries, while elsewhere sections of both the M9 and M74 were closed due to flooding. On the same day Northern Ireland suffered

, much of the UK is experiencing significantly wetter conditions than in recent weeks. Rain has moved in from the west, affecting Northern Ireland overnight and spreading into Wales, northwest England, and southwest Scotland. Some areas, including parts of Dumfries and Galloway and the Borders, have

around 30 to 31 December. Transport disruption continued with flooded railways and fallen trees blocking roads in Wales, while Dumfries and Galloway experienced severe flooding as the River Nith burst its banks. Flooding impacts continued into the New Year period, and in early January included large