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with a maximum of 30.8 °C. It was a warm night, with a minimum of 20.2 °C at Hastings (East Sussex), then mostly sunny on the 8th, warm and locally hot, but rain and isolated thunderstorms pushed into the south-west, quickly weakening, and further thunderstorms moved into the southeast by dusk, with cloud

, but some sharp ones developed over East Anglia, locally thundery in Suffolk. The 4th was sunny in the south-east with 13.9 hours of sunshine at Eastbourne (East Sussex) but cloudy and windy elsewhere, with rain from the Midlands northwards clearing north-eastwards but more rain moving across Cumbria

was near average in some western areas, but well above average further east, with over 200% of normal for London and the south-east and also parts of Aberdeenshire and Moray. Sunshine was particularly low for much of England and Wales, with only the south of Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man

highest in the series (behind 1998, due to 1998 having had a much higher average minimum). With 82% of average rainfall and 144% of average sunshine, the UK as a whole had a rather dry and particularly sunny month, but many western and southern areas had near-average rainfall while the north-east

above average elsewhere, with parts of eastern Scotland, East Anglia and Gloucestershire seeing more than twice the normal rainfall. Sunshine was 93% of average, and it was sunnier than average in central southern England, the Midlands and East Anglia, but sunshine was well below normal in Wales

flooding on roads, with disruption to numerous rail services due to flooded platforms, stations, or lines. Vehicles were stranded in flood water in Ashington, West Sussex, and a mini-tornado was reported in Worthing causing some minor damage to gardens. Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue reported

), and very warm in places, maximum temperature 24.5°C at Kew Gardens (London), but the south-west and the West Midlands saw more cloud and isolated showers from mid-afternoon. After a mild night, temperatures not dropping below 12.7°C at Wych Cross (East Sussex), the 31st was fine and warm for most areas

grit and salt due to concerns over supplies running low. Heavy snowfalls on Monday January 4th across north-west England saw Manchester and Liverpool airports closed for a time, with further snowfalls on the 5th causing continuing problems. Overnight on 5th/6th January, southern England, north-east

, the Midlands and southern England, leading to reports of lightning damage to the rail electricity supply in Wiltshire and damage to homes and power supply in Sussex. Some areas in Devon and Somerset saw travel disruption due to surface water flooding and fallen trees. Further scattered heavy downpours over

, the Midlands and southern England, leading to reports of lightning damage to the rail electricity supply in Wiltshire and damage to homes and power supply in Sussex. Some areas in Devon and Somerset saw travel disruption due to surface water flooding and fallen trees. Further scattered heavy downpours over