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and northern England from 18 to 20 January. 100mm of rain or more fell across upland areas, and parts of Cheshire, Greater Manchester and Lancashire received around the January whole-month long-term average rainfall from this event. For north-west England and North Wales this was one of the wettest 3-day

Criteria Amount Location Date Highest 5-minute total: 32 mm Preston (Lancashire) 10 August 1893 Highest 30-minute total: 80 mm Eskdalemuir (Dumfriesshire) 26 June 1953 Highest 60-minute total: 92 mm Maidenhead (Berkshire) 12 July 1901 Highest 90-minute total: 117 mm Dunsop Valley (Lancashire) 8

, but there are the Tyne gap linking Carlisle and Newcastle and the Aire gap linking Lancashire and Yorkshire. The other significant area of high ground is the North York Moors, rising to over 400 metres. The major population and industrial centres tend to be associated with the rivers and include Sheffield

of homes across parts of Cumbria, Yorkshire and Lancashire, and rail lines heading north to both Glasgow and Edinburgh were disrupted. Sadly, four people died in the UK and Ireland because of falling trees during Storm Eunice. During this storm, over a million homes were left without power

at times. A belt of rain moved slowly southwards through most of the country on the 18th, though the far south had another sunny day. The rain slowly cleared from the south on the 19th, allowing sunshine further north, with 14.9 hours at Morecambe (Lancashire). Southern areas had a sunny day on the 20th

, allowing sunshine further north, with 14.9 hours at Morecambe (Lancashire). Southern areas had a sunny day on the 20th with 14.9 hours at Bude (Cornwall), but it was cloudier with scattered showers in the north. The night of the 20th/21st was chilly in places, with a minimum of 2.4 °C at Shobdon

pressure continuing to dominate, with outbreaks of heavy showers and thunderstorms across the UK. Some surface water impacts were observed, including short-term closures of roads and rails in parts of Cheshire, Lancashire, Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire on the 26th and over north-east

pressure continuing to dominate, with outbreaks of heavy showers and thunderstorms across the UK. Some surface water impacts were observed, including short-term closures of roads and rails in parts of Cheshire, Lancashire, Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire on the 26th and over north-east

normal in most parts of Scotland, Northern Ireland, Cumbria and north Lancashire. The UK monthly extremes were as follows: A maximum temperature of 21.3 °C was recorded at Trawsgoed (Dyfed) on the 1st. A minimum temperature of -6.2 °C was recorded at Altnaharra (Sutherland) on the 31st. In the 24

in the Midlands and south on the 24th and it remained grey and misty near the northeast coast, but Morecambe (Lancashire) recorded 15.5 hours of sunshine on the 23rd and 24th. 25th to 31st Thundery showers became more widespread during this period. A belt of rain, heavy at times, spread