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excess surface water and fallen trees in Dumfries and Galloway on the 22nd. The strong winds and rain led to the naming of the 12th storm of the 2023/24 season, Storm Lilian, which brought powerful winds on the 22nd and 23rd. Reports from Northern Powergrid suggested as many as 60,000 customers had

day on record by extraordinary margins. Selected stations include Durham (36.9°C +4.0°C 155 years), Sheffield 39.4°C +3.8°C 138 years), Bradford (37.9°C +4.0 °C 134 years), Wisley, Surrey (39.3°C, +1.5°C 108 years), Rothamsted, Hertfordshire 38.5°C, +1.9°C 108 years), Eskdalemuir, Dumfries-shire 32.3

in Northampton caused some damage to property. On the 27th, flooding at the Linwood Toll roundabout in Ferguslie resulted in road closures, and the B724 between Dumfries and Annan was also closed due to flooding. A brief hot spell on the 31st triggered thunderstorms, and a house in Haxby, North Yorkshire

day but with wintry showers in the far north, and Tulloch Bridge (Inverness-shire) fell to -10.3 °C early on the 1st. Eskdalemuir (Dumfries & Galloway) recorded 6.6 hours of bright sunshine. Mild wet weather spread to all parts on the 2nd, and the rain cleared by the 3rd leaving a dry sunny day

excess surface water and fallen trees in Dumfries and Galloway on the 22nd. The strong winds and rain led to the naming of the 12th storm of the 2023/24 season, Storm Lilian, which brought powerful winds on the 22nd and 23rd. Reports from Northern Powergrid suggested as many as 60,000 customers had

roof collapsed, and in Hampshire, England, a man died when a tree fell on his car. As Storm Ciara cleared away between the 10th and 14th, snow showers and further flooding caused some disruption to transport, some vehicles were stranded, notably on the A702 Dalveen Pass, Dumfries and Galloway

, and in Dumfries and Galloway lightning strikes locally caused house fires. England diary of highlights June began fine and warm in the south-east but cloudier in the north. It was generally unsettled and cool from the 3rd to 20th, and particularly cool, cloudy and wet for most of the country between the 10th

, Hillview Scotland 55.615, -4.283 Manual Dawyck Botanic Garden Scotland 55.604, -3.322 Manual Drumalbin Scotland 55.627, -3.735 Automatic Drummond Castle Scotland 56.338, -3.876 Manual Drumnadrochit Scotland 57.328, -4.485 Automatic Dumfries, Crichton Royal No 2 Scotland 55.047, -3.588 Manual

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

in southern parts and showers in the north-west, before a more organised area of precipitation moved into southern and central parts, heavy or very heavy in places, reaching the north-east by late afternoon, Eskdalemuir (Dumfries & Galloway) reporting 89.8 mm of rainfall. The 28th brought showers