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to the wet weather elsewhere, the far north-west of Scotland saw well below-average rainfall from March to October 2012. The persistent wet weather was due to a shi in the jet stream to a much more southerly track than normal, bringing a succession of Atlantic low pressure systems and associated fronts

at severe risk of flooding. Further north, there was also significant transport disruption in parts of Scotland and northern England from snow. Storms Dudley and Franklin also brought impacts. Storm Dudley resulted in loss of power for thousands of homes across parts of Cumbria, Yorkshire

Dudley resulted in loss of power for thousands of homes across parts of Cumbria, Yorkshire and Lancashire, and rail lines heading north to Glasgow and Edinburgh were disrupted. The strong winds from Franklin hampered cleanup operations following Eunice. The persistent heavy rain through this spell

and flooding at Wallingford Hospital, Oxfordshire. A train derailed in a landslip near Watford Junction, injuring two people. The image below shows lightning strikes from a thunderstorm overnight 13 to 14 September at Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire. Image courtesy fotohebden. Weather data The analysis chart

, as far north as Yorkshire. However, in the west, and further north, the day was cloudier and cooler, with some showery rain in places. A range of climate variables for April 2018 showing actual figures and anomalies compared with the period 1981 - 2010 Area Maximum temperature Minimum temperature

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

on different days at individual weather stations). 16 °C was exceeded across parts of south-west, eastern and northern England, North Wales, eastern and north-west Scotland during the month. Many long-running weather stations broke their highest December maximum temperature on record; selected

. Weather extremes over the period 29 - 30 October 2008 Highest Maximum Temperature (29 October) 11.9°C at High Beach (Essex) Lowest Minimum Temperature (29 October) -6.6°C at Topcliffe (North Yorkshire) Most Rainfall (29 October) 187.8 mm at Ottery St Mary, Kings School (Devon) Most Sunshine (29 & 30

After a chilly few days and nights, things will turn a bit warmer this weekend with much of the south fine and sunny, but some rain in parts of the north.

Friday got off to a cold and crisp start, with a widespread frost overnight seeing all four countries of the UK dropping below zero degrees Celsius and temperatures getting as low as -2.7°C in Topcliffe in North Yorkshire. Despite the chilly start, there'll be plenty of sunshine to compensate

, Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire.  Gusts up to around 75mph gusts could also be possible in exposed locations such as the coast and hills in these areas. A Yellow weather warning for rain is also in place for parts of Northern Ireland, Northern England and Southern Scotland which warns of 30