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temperature was 16.6 °C, which is 1.3 °C above the long-term average. Temperatures were highest relative to average in eastern areas, particularly for maxima which were 3 °C above average in East Anglia. It was provisionally the UK’s seventh warmest July in a series from 1884, and very similar

, in the form of a mountain or huge towers. At least part of its upper portion is usually smooth, or fibrous or striated, and nearly always flattened; this part often spreads out in the shape of an anvil or vast plume. Under the base of this cloud, which is often very dark, there are frequently low

wet. In North Africa, many parts have been nearnormal over the past three months, though this region usually experiences very little rainfall in this period. The Caribbean and British Overseas Territories were either dry or had near-normal rainfall over the past three months. The exception

. A dry start in the north on the 20th was short-lived, as a band of rain, heavy or very heavy at times, across the Midlands and parts of the south, continued moving north-eastwards with sunshine and scattered blustery showers developing for a time, and thunderstorms during the afternoon especially

to the UAE receiving its highest 24-hour rainfall total on record. Most of North Africa receives very little rainfall over April-June, however Morocco and northern parts of Algeria were normal or dry. A marked shift from very dry to very wet conditions occurred in central Carribean in June, the start

. On the 20th, areas of very heavy thundery rain drifted slowly northwards across eastern England, with significant surface water flooding to property and roads around Bedford, as well as in parts of Essex, Kent, Nottinghamshire and Wiltshire, whilst Network Rail reported lightning damage to signalling

February 2021 The averaging period used for the following assessment was 1981-2010. The first five days of February were mild in the south, cold in the north, and unsettled, followed by a very cold easterly spell with heavy snowfalls in some areas, and extremely low temperatures on the early

, although dry conditions were experienced in Ethiopia during January and Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia in February. In Southern Africa, very wet conditions were experienced at times in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, particularly during December and February. Outlook: The East African Long Rains season

, some very wet conditions were observed at times in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Madagascar and Mozambique, particularly in February. Outlook: Over the next three months, it is likely to be wetter than normal conditions across large parts of Somalia, southeast Ethiopia and the coastal plain of Kenya

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