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. Dover ferry services were suspended, and there was an overturned lorry on the M2 Medway Bridge. There were reports of damage to a number of buildings including a hanger roof at RAF Brize Norton, some schools in East Sussex, and apartment buildings in Gosport and Portsmouth. In the south-west, road, rail

of this has been felt recently: major storms Ciara and Dennis, and the ‘Beast from the East’ in 2018, were forecast five days in advance, enabling local councils and emergency services to prepare and instigate resilience plans.  Similarly, the Environment Agency has used the Met Office’s latest UK climate

century in the United Kingdom was 1947. Between 22 January and 17 March snow fell every day somewhere in the country. • The most disastrous avalanche in the United Kingdom occurred in Lewes, East Sussex on 27 December 1836. Eight people were killed and several houses were destroyed. Extremes

village at Bracklesham in West Sussex experienced severe flooding that injured as many as 100 people and triggered a major rescue operation. Persistent frontal rain affected NE England and E Scotland on the 9th and resulted in road flooding and the temporary closure of the East Coast Main Line between

hours at Tiree in May 1975. The highest UK monthly total is 383.9 hours in July 1911 at Eastbourne, Sussex. In the dullest winter months less than 20 hours have been recorded on occasion, with only 8.6 hours of sunshine at Eskdalemuir in January 1996. Back to top Rainfall Rainfall is caused

scattered showers brought rain to Scotland and Northern Ireland. Overall, September saw below average temperatures, with a provisional mean of 12.7°C (anomaly -0.3°C). Temperatures were slightly lower in Scotland and Northern Ireland than in southern and central England. East Anglia saw mean

scattered showers brought rain to Scotland and Northern Ireland. Overall, September saw below average temperatures, with a provisional mean of 12.7°C (anomaly -0.3°C). Temperatures were slightly lower in Scotland and Northern Ireland than in southern and central England. East Anglia saw mean

the Scottish Government website at www.scotland.gov.uk/planning . Requests for paper copies of safeguarding maps should be addressed to: Aerodrome Standards Department, Civil Aviation Authority, 2W Aviation House, South Area, Gatwick Airport, West Sussex, RH6 0YR or e-mailed to safeguarding

scattered showers brought rain to Scotland and Northern Ireland. Overall, September saw below average temperatures, with a provisional mean of 12.7°C (anomaly -0.3°C). Temperatures were slightly lower in Scotland and Northern Ireland than in southern and central England. East Anglia saw mean

village at Bracklesham in West Sussex experienced severe flooding that injured as many as 100 people and triggered a major rescue operation. Persistent frontal rain affected NE England and E Scotland on the 9th and resulted in road flooding and the temporary closure of the East Coast Main Line between