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light rain and drizzle over the north and in the south- west. Rain, locally heavy, for the East Midlands, East Anglia and the south-east cleared away by lunchtime on the 4th, then there were showers, heaviest and most frequent over the north, and sunny intervals. Rain over northern areas on the 5th

close to normal. Significant weather event In south-western districts the gales of the 14th August were severe and in the area between Land’s End and South West Ireland 23 yachts taking part in the Fastnet Race were abandoned or sunk with the loss of 15 lives; 4 other yachtsmen lost their lives

how much skill was added by the meteorologists for each forecast category and for each airport. Airports used in verification ICAO Name Duration Region EGBB Birmingham 24 hr South EGCN Doncaster Sheffield 24 hr South EGGD Bristol 24 hr South EGGW London Luton 24 hr South EGFF Cardiff 24 hr South EGGP

much skill was added by the meteorologists for each forecast category and for each airport. Airports used in verification ICAO Name Duration Region EGBB Birmingham 24 hr South EGGD Bristol 24 hr South EGGW London Luton 24 hr South EGFF Cardiff 24 hr South EGGP Liverpool 24 hr South EGNX East

or cancelled and several rail companies advised people not to travel as fallen trees and power failures affected the network. Almost 300 flood warnings were in place in England, with others in Wales and Scotland. Hundreds of properties located near the River Severn in the West Midlands were flooded

767455 Northern Ireland John Wylie 07810 656502 Eileen Stamp 07753 880293 North East England Kevin Wadsworth 07825 102520 North West England Alan Goodman 07753 880252 East Midlands Hazel Reeve 07467 338768 Wales Malcolm Weatherall 07770 320488 West Midlands & Glos. Arwyn Harris 07771 985586 East

widespread flooding problems across South West England, the Midlands, Wales, Cumbria and Scotland. One man died in Somerset when his car was submerged in floodwater. In Exeter, a large retaining wall collapsed and in Plymouth there was some structural damage reported due to high winds. There were

for London. Prior to this, Elliott completed his MSc at the University of Birmingham, and subsequently worked as a research technician, looking after the Birmingham Urban Climate Laboratory observation network of air temperature sensors and automatic weather stations.

across the UK, with temperatures soaring well above average for the time of year. Much of England west of the Meridian, including the West Midlands, far eastern and southeastern Wales, the M4 corridor, and the West Country, can expect peak temperatures around 34°C, with a 20% chance of reaching 35°C

temperatures were generally near or slightly above normal. Rainfall was 152% of average, and much of Lincolnshire, the Midlands and east Wales had well over twice the normal rainfall. Sunshine was 95% of average, and it was a dull June in Lincolnshire, the Midlands, the south-west and most of Wales