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of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire and Yorkshire. Sunshine was rather below average for most areas with 87% overall. 1st to 7th The 1st began fine, but cold, with a frost in places, and a minimum temperature of -5.8 °C at Shap (Cumbria); showers, initially confined to coasts, developed
but persisting over the north and south-west. 10th to 14th The next few days remained mild but were drier, although the 10th did see some persistent rain over northern areas and occasional rain or drizzle elsewhere. After a mild night, temperatures at Thornes Park (West Yorkshire) not falling below
was reportedly closed due to surface water ingress and resulting damage. Further north, the M18 in South Yorkshire was reported closed between junctions 1 and 2 for the same reason. From the 24th onwards, rainfall was confined to western Scotland, Northern Ireland and northwest England but even here
was reportedly closed due to surface water ingress and resulting damage. Further north, the M18 in South Yorkshire was reported closed between junctions 1 and 2 for the same reason. From the 24th onwards, rainfall was confined to western Scotland, Northern Ireland and northwest England but even here
of the UK, with particularly intense heat in parts of Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, the West Midlands, and the southwest. Even parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland will see temperatures well above average. There may be some low cloud to start the day, especially around the Irish Sea and eastern coastal
to Ebbw Vale were affected by a fallen tree. Part of the A470 was flooded, and speed restrictions were imposed on the Brittania Bridge, the M48 Severn Bridge and the Cleddau bridge. A small number of properties suffered from temporary power loss in North Wales. Strong winds led to power faults at Southern
the Ely to Norwich rail line reportedly closed for a time due to track flooding. Additional reports of road flooding were received from Edinburgh and Perth in Scotland whilst there were reported sightings of funnel clouds from Nidderdale in North Yorkshire. Renewed heavy rain on the night of the 21st
variation, with some areas experiencing much heavier rainfall. England, and in particular southern England, saw over 100% of the average rainfall, while Scotland and Northern Ireland saw around half the average rainfall. Nottinghamshire and South Yorkshire recorded nearly 150% of the average rainfall
from Northern Ireland, through Dumfries and Galloway, Cumbria, across the Pennines and down through East Yorkshire and away into the North Sea and onwards into the near continent. Following on behind this cold front is a trough running from North Wales, across the Midlands and Southeast England
which was particularly pronounced in the North Atlantic Region. It has conventionally been defined as extending from the 16 th to the 19 th centuries with particularly cold intervals beginning in about 1650, 1770 and 1850 with periods of slight warming in between. A number of factors may have
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