A second storm affected the Aberfeldy area, with mm of rain plus causing flooding. On the 25th a low of SW England moved north.
At Swainswick near Bath mm of rain fell in four hours. This led to landslips in the valley, flooding, and bridges being swept away. The Avon rose cms in Bath causing severe flooding. Cool and unsettled first half; it became much warmer in the second half. There were some very low minima on the 1st, with some very late frosts. There were some violent thunderstorms mid-month, starting off in the southeast on the night of the 17th.
Widespread severe storms up to the 21st; continuous thunder and lightning at Bridgewater for 12 hours. Two thunderstorms a day at Farnborough from the th; the last one was accompanied by strong winds and gave 24mm of rain and hail in 48 minutes. Widespread hail damage to crops in the St. Albans area on the 21st; hailstones exceeded 2cms in diameter.
The temperature fell from 30C to 18C in 6 minutes, and there was mm of rain. There were more severe thunderstorms at the end of the month; flooding around Bristol, and 76mm of rain in one hour at Bodmin. Notable gales at the beginning and end. Another gale on the 27th; 77mph at Belfast.
A pressure of only mbar on Shetland on the 28th. Overall the month was wet in the west mm at Keswick, mm of it in the first six days , but dry in the southeast. There were some very large daily ranges of F int this spell. The actual maximum and minimum temperatures recorded at Houghall on these dates:. The second half of the month was cool and changeable.
On the 17th there was supposedly a downpour of frogs at Trowbridge Wilts. The month started warm, following on from a fine May. It was hottest in the first ten days of the month, peaking at 33C at Cranwell Lincs.
Very sunny and dry, but less settled in the second half. Indeed, Boscombe Down Wilts. Mountstewart, Co. Down in Northern Ireland, had hours of sunshine, the record highest monthly sunshine total for Northern Ireland.
Perth recorded The first half was cool and unsettled. There was a maximum of only 11C in eastern England on the 11th. It was very hot around the 22nd, with 33C recorded in the SE.
On the same day, however, mm of rain fell in a thunderstorm at Newcastle. It began very hot with 30C recorded on the 5th, but then turned cooler, with snow on the Scottish mountains on the 12th.
Generally fine and sunny in the south. It was drier in the SE and E but wet in the west. The Normandy Landings had to be postponed from the 5th to the 6th because of the forecast of poor weather. A severe gale on the 5th with gusts of 64 mph in the far NW. Indeed, this depression was the record lowest for Britain in June In any case, wind and swell caused problems for the landings. Later in the month a storm in the Channel caused further disruption. Generally dry but very dull.
Kew, Oxford and Falmouth had the lowest sunshine totals in July for over 60 years: London averaged just three hours of sunshine a day. There were some cool days and mild nights. Drier in the SE bu wetter in west and NW. There were only one or two warm days the 22nd and 23rd in some areas. It was very hot at the start, with a few thunderstorms. The temperature exceeded 30C on five successive days starting in May , with a high of A thunderstorm in London on the 27th resulted from cloud so dense it was almost completely dark at midday.
It was dry from the 12th onwards across the country, and some places had no rain after the 7th. The last 17 days saw unbroken sunshine in the west. It was hot from the 25th on. On the 26th it was 29C at Glasgow and Falkirk; on the 27th it was 31 in Southend and It worked out to be the driest June since A good month overall, being one of the warmest Junes of the century. Flooding in Wadebridge and Camelford. There was very little in the way of very heavy rain, and the only truly hot days were at the end of the month, when 31C was recorded locally on the 30th.
Warmer and sunnier in the Se and E, dull and unsettled in the NW. The month had a cold start. Coronation day was on the 2nd, with heavy rain; it was cold, too about 12C in London. There was some flooding, particularly bad in the northwest. It became warmer for a while, before turning cooler midmonth.
There were then some spells of heavy rain. There were notable thundery outbreaks on the 16th and 26th. On the 16th thunder was widespread across the east and north, with a particularly notable storm near Sedbergh Cumbria , where mm of rain fell. There was flooding in the Lune valley, houses and crops damaged; mm of rain was reported.
A larger area was affected by the storms of the 26th. Large power failure over south Wales. It was hot later in the month. The 30 minute rainfall record was set this month, with Up to that point it was the dullest June in England and Wales since The equal record low for June of Generally a dull and cool month.
At Rotherham it reached23C on the 6th but only 10C on the 7th. There were thunderstorms in the south and SE on the 9th.. The temperature was only 9C at Wittering on the 7th. There was a notable thunderstorm in the Bradford area on the 11th gave an exceptional downpour: mm of rain in minutes at Hewenden Reservoir, with mm in total, obviously leading to flooding.
This thunderstorm occurred in cool surface weather, although the upper air temperatures were warmer, associated with a depression centred over the North Sea. The rainfall was heaviest on the hills between Denholme and Flappit.
Damage to the Keighley-Halifax road after the verge and a wall collapsed. Also on the 11th, several bridges were swept aside following flooding after a storm at Glenmore Lodge in the Cairngorms. Over 15 hours of sunshine were recorded at Manchester Airport every day from the 14th to the 21st, and 15 hours of sunshine were recorded widely across England on the 17th. There was a notable thunderstorm on the 8th in Cornwall: mm of rain falling at Camelford led to flooding, with mm of it in two and a half hours, with about half of that in just one hour.
There were hail-drifts up to 2 feet deep. Bridges were destroyed. It was very warm over much of the UK from the 12thth.
However, some violent thunderstorms affected the southwest: Teignmouth endured flooding on the 18th. There was a notable heatwave at the end of the month, carrying on to the 7 July.
The equal record high for June, At Kew, the temperature reached 27C 80F for ten days, and then on the last three days of the month, 32C 90F was recorded at a number of locations across the SE.
However, the east coast was considerably cooler. Sandown IOW had hours of sunshine, and over hours was recorded across many sites in England. With an average of hours across England and Wales it was the sunniest month on record until It was wet everywhere apart from Lerwick where only 15 mm of rain fell. No day rose over 80F anywhere. On the 14th it reached The highest pressure record for June was set this month: mbar over Northern Ireland.
The final in a sequence of 17 consecutive warmer-than-average months. There was a hot spell after midmonth, and on the 18th, 32C was reached locally e. There were some violent thunderstorms on the nights of the and , after a hot spell. It was There were 8 hours of continuous thunder in the West Midlands overnight on the East Anglia was particularly affected on the th.
The lightning was particularly prominent: there were over strokes at Woolhampton Berks. There were two lightning-related deaths. It was 0C at Hurn on the 2nd. Then the record low of It became warmer in the second week, with 27C at Wakefield on the 8th. There were some wide daily temperature ranges: on 8th June the minimum at Santon Downham was Overall it was the sunniest June for 5 years at Kew. It was a very dry month overall, with less than a quarter of inch of rain all month from Yorkshire to London.
A violent thunderstorm in London on the 7th. Flooding at Victoria and Paddington stations. Flooding in the Wadebridge area. It was particularly wet in the north, and it was very dull in Scotland where it was the dullest since records began and Northern Ireland.
June was the warmest month of the summer according to the CET, and indeed the warmest of any month from September until July Those terrible sixties summers Cool and unsettled start; then a finer spell.
The final ten days were cool and unsettled. There were some violent thunderstorms on the 24th and 25th: 36 mm if rain fell in 42 minutes at Aberystwyth on the 24th. It ended with a fine, hot spell. The month had a cool, wet start, but became thundery around the 14th. On the 14th, 59 mm of rain fell at Barnsley in 45 minutes, accompanied by large hailstones.
It was however a very sunny month, especially across England and Wales. Thunderstorms midmonth gave some exceptional rainfall rates - two of the top ten heaviest rainfall rates of the century occurred this month. The first storms appeared over eastern Scotland on the 6th as a small trough of low pressure moved west. There were mm of rain in 90 minutes at Miserden Glocs. The night of the th was very warm: minimum of 19C in Manchester then a record.
There were violent thunderstorms in the Manchester area on the 11th, with golfball-sized hailstones. Flooding in the northwest, from Derby to Bury. A storm in London caused flooding at Heathrow, closing the runways. An exceptional event gave 67 mm of rain in 25 minutes at Pershore Worcs. There were more thunderstorms on the 27th, affecting the Fens and East Anglia, causing flooding, particularly around King's Lynn and March, where large hailstones devastated acres of crops.
There was a tornado at March. Also on the 27th, This is the highest rainfall rate of the twentieth century. It is equivalent to mm per hour; only the Preston downpour of August was more ferocious, and that reading is questionable ; altogether mm fell in minutes. There were four deaths caused by lightning. On the other hand, there was a drought in the northwest.
June was warmer than July this year - the last time this happened, although it had happened a couple of times in the 60s. It was particularly wet along the south coast, with four times the averate rainfall around Eastbourne. The first week was fairly dry. The second week was exceptionally cold and wet, particularly in the south.
The temperature was only 8C in the Midlands on the 9th, and there was a local frost in the north. Rain broke out on the 8th, with snow on the Cairngorms. On the 10th a depression gave more rain: 82 mm of rain fell in 36 hours at Ventnor IOW.
There was flooding in Bournemouth, and flooding further north on the 11th. There was more very cold, wet weather on the 14th; 60 mm of rain in 36 hours in mid-Kent with temperatures around 10C. There was snow on the Pennines, with frosts later. More rain on the 18th, and another cool day. The second half of the month was a little better.
At Gorleston Norfolk and Stonyhurst Lancs. Throughout the month winds were often from the north and east. Many places failed to reach 21C once during the month. There was flooding, and disruption to traffic and farming. Grim stuff. The second half of May also has fair weather in the central and southern regions. The worst time to visit the United Kingdom , if there is any, is during the cold winter season. The skies are gray and often cloudy from December to February , and the daylight lasts for only a few hours.
The low temperatures occasionally drop below the freezing mark, with periods of snow and frost. Scotland and the highlands need layered clothing, with gloves, a hat, and a scarf.
The early part of winter sees gusts of wind that blow at speeds above 50 miles per hour on the western coasts. Ski-lovers love the winter and take advantage of the heavy snow in the mountains. The United Kingdom is vulnerable to weather hazards in the form of wildfires, floods, droughts, blizzards, hurricanes, storms, and earthquakes. Heatwaves and droughts occasionally occur, such as those in and Forest fires regularly occur during the summer in the dry parts of the south.
Mountains often face polar lows that deposit heavy snow and experience blizzards, particularly in Scotland. Frost and ice can damage flowering plants in the spring. Hurricane-force winds, with speeds more than 74 miles per hour, frequently blow in the autumn. Late autumn is particularly prone to storms, such as the Great Storm of or that in October January is the coldest month of the year in the United Kingdom , with cloudy skies and rain.
Precipitation is in the form of rain, snow, and ice in most of the country. London , the capital, in the south-central region, sees cold and foggy nights, with a fair amount of rain. Glasgow receives the highest rainfall of the year at Winters are relatively mild south-western England and free of snow. Plymouth, Devon, and Cornwall are candidates for a winter sojourn, with temperatures in the 3.
Expect moderate snowfall in many regions and heavy snow deposits in the highlands. Much of the United Kingdom receives less than a couple of hours of sunshine in January. February is a cold winter month in the United Kingdom , with cloudy and gray skies amid less than 2 hours of daily sunshine.
Belfast, on the eastern coast of Northern Ireland, is cold and rainy, with average temperatures in the 2. Sea temperatures are below a cold 7. Newcastle, in northeast England, registers average temperatures in the range of 1. The CairnGorm Mountain in Scotland registers freezing temperatures in the The adjoining national park is the best place to watch and even feed reindeer herds in the winter.
Pack a sweater, rain cum wind jacket, gloves, a hat, and a scarf for the highlands. Winter surfing is adventurous in Cornwall, with hollow, fast waves that excite daredevils. Drink something warm and curl up indoors. Expect cold and wet weather in February that generally keeps visitors away from the United Kingdom.
March arrives in the United Kingdom with a hope to end the cold winter. The spring season begins during the period of the Spring Equinox, which usually falls on March The temperatures are warmer than the winter but cooler than the summer.
Liverpool, on the west coast, registers average temperatures in the 3. Cardiff is slightly warm in the zone of 3. The seawater temperatures in Swansea and much of the Atlantic Ocean are not favorable for swimming and remain below 8.
Wildflowers begin to bloom in the countryside and hilly regions. Although the sun appears in the sky frequently, there are many wet periods followed by cold ones. Rain jackets offer protection during outdoor activities in the spring season. Budget travelers find the shoulder season of early spring full of mouth-watering discounts on travel and accommodations. Average temperatures in UK are warmer at lower latitudes and colder at higher latitudes.
They are also warmer at lower altitudes and colder at higher altitudes. The coldest months are January and February and the warmest are July and August. Scotland tends to be worse affected by severe weather than the rest of the UK.
Snow is more common in highland regions than in lowland areas, so while snow might fall on south-west England less than 10 days a year, it will fall on the peaks of the Cairngorm Mountains over days a year.
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