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into Argyll & Bute and the Firth of Clyde. It was mostly grey and drizzly on the 15th, 16th and 17th, and rather warm by night with Dunbar (East Lothian) not falling below 17.0 °C on the night of the 16th/17th. The cloud and rain and drizzle cleared northern areas during the 17th, leaving brighter

, making it the equalthird warmest June in a series from 1910. Rainfall was 80% of average, and it was a dry month in the northeast but with near-average rainfall in most western and southern counties. It was a very sunny month except around the Firth of Forth, with 147% of average sunshine overall

on, with an area of rain spreading into the west and heading into northern counties. The rain cleared away north-eastwards by midday on the 28th, leaving another dry sunny day. After early fog around the Moray Firth, most places were again dry and sunny on the 29th with a high of 28.3 °C at Cromdale (Morayshire

and light rain or scattered showers. A ridge of high pressure brought a mostly dry cloudy day on the 14th but a band of rain spread into Argyll & Bute and the Firth of Clyde. It was mostly grey and drizzly on the 15th, 16th and 17th, and rather warm by night with Dunbar (East Lothian) not falling below 17.0

in west and north Wales. There was transport disruption, damage to property and 4 people drowned. Following an exceptionally wet autumn with over twice the normal rainfall, late October and early November 2000 also saw severe flooding, with the River Dee in north Wales particularly badly affected

a result of a low-pressure system in the central Mediterranean. Crete in particular was badly affected with very low visibility caused by airborne dust. While Saharan dust over Greece is not uncommon, this was a particularly large transfer of dust, estimated to be the biggest for at least a decade

thousands of residents were evacuated from vulnerable areas. At Hemsby (Norfolk) cliff erosion resulted in several properties collapsing into the sea, while in North Wales, Rhyl (Denbighshire) was badly affected by coastal flooding. However, hundreds of thousands of properties were protected by flood

weather, but cloud increased from the west late on, with an area of rain spreading into the west and heading into northern counties. The rain cleared away north-eastwards by midday on the 28th, leaving another dry sunny day. After early fog around the Moray Firth, most places were again dry and sunny

to recommend a good candidate for the role of Meteorological Statist, it was of course Beaufort who suggested FitzRoy for the position. FitzRoy was a man ahead of his time and a workaholic who cared perhaps too much about his work. He certainly took criticism very badly and very personally; never a good

spells of rain during the day. From the 9th to 12th it was generally cloudy, while turning progressively milder. The 9th and 10th had light rain and drizzle, though with some bright spells around the Moray Firth and parts of the Northern Isles on the 9th. A significant band of rain reached western