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Weather Records

Jan 2011

June 2011: A ridge over S areas and frontal systems in the N led to a N-S split in the weather on the 1st. A cold start with temperatures falling close to 10C, it was generally a cloudy day. The weather improved from the 2nd as high pressure developed south of Ireland with temperature recovering nicely from their low on the 1st.

High pressure maintained its grip on the 3rd although in the evening a cold front started to push S'wards into N Scotland. Across much of England, Wales and S Ireland the temperature remained above 10C all night. In all areas there was prolonged sunshine with durations in excess of 15h.

As s cold front made slow progress S'wards on the 4th , it weakened as it did so. The front gave very little precipitation anywhere. The position of the front by early afternoon marked the boundary between 20C+ temperatures to the S and cooler air to the N.

It was a cool night into the 5th with overnight showers continued to affect parts of Wales and W England with some heavy, thundery falls.

Frontal systems across Britain gradually faded on the 6th although low pressure close to W Ireland become slow moving on the 7th/8th and associated fronts led to an unsettled few days in W areas.

The 9th was another showery day; after becoming confined to W areas overnight these showers tended to spread E'wards during the day. Light winds due to a slack pressure gradient in most areas meant a cool start to the 10th - with an air frost in parts of N and cent Scotland and a fairly widespread ground frost in inland parts of Ireland, Scotland and N England. Over W Ireland and SW Scotland, and in places close to the Bristol Channel, there was rather more cloud and some overnight rainfall. Sunshine and showers followed during the day - particularly S of a line Glasgow-Edinburgh. Many of the showers merged to give prolonged spells of rain, with hail and thunder locally - and there was thunder later in the evening in E Ireland also. Ireland and much of Scotland had a very sunny day - across England and Wales there was rather more cloud cover. (Weybourne 17.6C, Liscombe 10.8C maximum, Altnaharra -1.9C minimum, Eskdalemuir 18.2mm, Stornoway 15.0h.)

There was a widespread ground frost overnight into the 11th with a slight air frost in parts of N Wales and E Scotland. There were early fog patches in parts of Scotland and some rain in SE England and East Anglia before dawn. The morning brought rain to E Scotland and NE England and also showers soon developed in N Ireland, Wales and other areas of England - with thunderstorms in places. In between the showers there were sunny periods - although E Scotland and NE England remained cloudy with rain until the evening for many here. The evening also brought advancing frontal cloud to SW England with some rain falling here and in SW Ireland. (Gravesend 19.4C, Braemar 9.3C maximum, Dalwhinnie -0.9C minimum, Charterhall 15.0mm, Stornoway 15.2h.)

Many inland areas had clear skies overnight into the 12th with a widespread inland ground frost as a result. However, areas SW of a line Belmullet-Hampshire were cloudy as a depression brought frontal rain NE'wards during the night. There was also some frontal rain in E Scotland. The cloud and rain in the SW spread rapidly NE'wards to affect all areas from N Ireland and S Scotland, S'wards, by the evening. Falls were heavy in many W areas of Britain with the depression being centred close to the Isle of Man (1000mb) by 2400GMT. Some rain also fell for a while in E Scotland during the day and it was, consequently, W Scotland that had the best of the sunshine - with little cloud here all day in some areas. (Norwich Airport 18.8C, Fair Isle 11.0C maximum, Bala -0.6C minimum, St Athan 43.8mm, Stornoway 15.2h.)

An area of low pressure crossed N areas during the 13th although by the evening a weak ridge was forming over SW areas. Away from the Northern Isles it was a mild night with minimum temperatures as high as 14C in parts of S England. Overnight rain had largely cleared to N Scotland by dawn - although there were some heavy falls here in places during the day. Much of Cent and S Ireland had a sunny day - elsewhere there were sunny intervals away from the rain in N Scotland. (Norwich Airport 23.0C, Loch Glascarnoch 9.9C maximum, Baltasound 6.1C minimum, Cassley 22.2mm, Valentia 13.0h.)

While weather in the E on the 14th was the result of a transient ridge of high pressure, across Ireland the next set of fronts was feeding rain to most areas by midnight. Sheltered inland areas across the British Isles (but not in Scotland) had a touch of ground frost by dawn - in Scotland cloud (and rain in the Northern Isles) lingered a little during the night. Rain continued to affect Shetland during the day - elsewhere E Ireland and Britain had a sunny day before cloud arrived in SW England and SW Ireland. There was rain in SW Ireland by the evening, and falls in SW England and SW Wales by the end of the day. (Charlwood 23.4C, Baltasound 10.3C maximum, Katesbridge 0.1C, minimum, Baltasound 10.8mm, Leconfield 14.1h.)

An area of low pressure to the W of Ireland spread fronts across all areas during the 15th. This meant a mild night underneath cloud for all but NE Scotland and rain from SW Scotland to SW England (and in places further W) by dawn. The rain and drizzle also resulted in mist and fog in SW England by dawn. As the rain spread E it lessened in intensity and became patchy and there were sunny spells in places - especially across Ireland with the fronts clearing E Ireland by late evening. Across England the sunshine to the development of showers that then died out in the evening. (Norwich Airport 23.6C, Fair Isle 11.5C maximum, Baltasound 5.1C minimum, Rochdale 9.0mm, Belmullet 11.3h.)

The 16th dawned with some clear skies across Ireland and parts of Scotland - there was a touch of ground frost in a few sheltered parts of NW Scotland - but with rain in SW England, S Wales and S Ireland. It was also a wet start to the day in NE Scotland. The rain in the SW steadily moved NE'wards into East Anglia and S England - with thunderstorms in places. Showers later fell in NE England where thunder was also heard while the rain in NE Scotland, especially the Northern Isles, was to continue for much of the day. Showers also fell across Ireland with Casement Aerodrome reporting thunder in the afternoon. In between the showers there were long sunny periods - notably in W parts of Ireland and Britain. (Bridlington 20.4C, Fair Isle 11.0C maximum, Loch Glascarnoch 1.0C minimum, Wisley 18.8mm, Tiree 12.9h.)

Centres of low pressure were never far from the British Isles on the 17th. There was some mist and fog in N Scotland shortly after midnight with a ground frost in places here also. Across S England minimum temperatures remained above 12C in places while in W England, Wales, Ireland and SW Scotland there was a cloudy start to the day with some rain. During the day rain affected many areas - turning heavy in parts of S and SE England later. There was also some heavy rain around SW Scotland and the Isle of Man. Much of N Scotland remained dry and the rain soon cleared from Ireland in the morning. However, only NE Scotland and the extreme W of Ireland were particularly sunny. (Topcliffe 19.5C, Liscombe 11.5C maximum, Aboyne 0.6C minimum, Killowen 34.6mm, Lerwick 15.5h.)

Low pressure continued to dominate the weather on the 18th. Most areas, apart from N Scotland had rainfall overnight although across Ireland and SE Scotland falls were light and scattered. A band of persistent rain moved from S England into the East Midlands and Yorkshire during the morning, later moving into the SE quarter of Scotland. N Scotland remained generally dry with the best of the sunshine on the Western Isles and Northern Isles. Elsewhere, in the W and across Ireland, there was less sunshine and showery falls. These turned showery in places as far E as Cent S England. (Murlough 19.1C, Braemar 10.5C maximum, Katesbridge 3.3C minimum, Dundrennan 30.2mm, Stornoway 14.8h.)

N parts of mainland Scotland had a cold start to the 19th with a ground frost in places. There were also one or two low temperatures in inland parts of Ireland. Rainfall before dawn was mainly the result of a frontal system across S Scotland and N England - with further falls here during the day. Later in the day there were some thundery outbreaks in parts of E Scotland and NE England. E England also had some showers during the day, as did NE Ireland. Elsewhere, the day was mainly dry - albeit rather cloudy with few places having long, sunny spells. In the evening some rain started to fall in SW England after affecting the Channel Islands. (Writtle 19.9C, Lerwick 12.1C maximum, Loch Glascarnoch 0.7C minimum, Boulmer 12.4mm, Valley 11.5h.)

The 20th dawned with a touch of ground frost in the Midlands and N Ireland - and with some slight rain along the S coast. The clear skies that led to the ground frost also caused some fog patches. Cloud in the S moved N'wards with the rain affecting the Dublin area and N Wales by the evening - but with only minor falls in E England. One or two showers fell across Scotland - and it was generally a cloudy day here with the best of the sunshine around the N Midlands and E England ahead of any rain. (Santon Downham 22.1C, Loch Glascarnoch 12.1C maximum, Sennybridge 1.7C minimum, Mumbles Head 12.2mm, Waddington 12.6h.)

Overnight into the 21st a slow-moving band of rain affected parts of Ireland, N England and much of Scotland. Much of N Scotland remained dry, however. During the day there was some persistent rain across Ireland, Scotland (but not in the N), and lesser amounts in Wales and N England. Across Wales and England the rainfall was more showery in nature. In the even8ng more general rain spread into W areas of Britain - associated with a frontal system and a low centred at 1001mb over NE Ireland at 2400GMT. The sunniest places during the day were to be found in S and E parts of England, although even here there was a fair amount of cloud. (Norwich Airport 22.9C, Braemar 10.2C maximum, Dunstaffnage 5.3C minimum, Strathallan 32.4mm, Yeovilton 8.8h.)

As the low centred over Ireland moved across Scotland on the 22nd, a N'ly surface flow was introduced. Ahead of this it was a generally mild night but with rain across Cent and S Scotland, Wales and E England and also in parts of Ireland. The rain was heavy over some hills. The organised rain died out during the day but showers then affected many areas - across S Scotland these were heavy and thundery and thunderstorms also affected places in S and E England later. Lighter showers fell in parts of Ireland during the day. Much of mainland Scotland remained cloudy throughout the day with the best of the sunshine to be found in some SW parts of Ireland and Britain. (Holbeach 20.6C Braemar 10.1C maximum, Cork Airport 7.8C minimum, Glasgow 22.0mm, Filton 7.7h.)

The N'ly airflow gradually declined on the 23rd and later in the day a weak ridge formed over SW areas. There was some overnight frontal rainfall from S Scotland to the Midlands and with low pressure close by to the E the heaviest showers during the day tended to be close to the E coast from NE Scotland to Kent. Showers turned thundery during the morning here from Fife to East Anglia and some thunder persisted until the evening in E Scotland. Bands of showers also developed in other areas, notably in N Ireland, Wales and S England, although these tended to die down later as pressure rose. (Shoeburyness 20.3C, Lerwick 11.3C maximum, Cassley 5.6C minimum, Carlisle 28.6mm, Belmullet 12.3h.)

Light winds and a little cloud in many areas into the 24th enabled a touch of ground frost to form in a few sheltered inland locations before dawn. Cloud in E areas was accompanied by a few showers at times. However, the next set of fronts soon spread cloud NE'wards with rain falling by the evening across Ireland, Wales and SW England. W Ireland had a dull day with rather misty conditions in many parts of Ireland as the rain fell. The rain was mainly light to moderate, although there were some heavier bursts over W Ireland with Valentia recording 29mm in the 12 hours ending 1800GMT. The rain continued to push E'wards in the evening - although much of N and Cent Scotland had a dry day except for a few light showers in NE Scotland. (Gravesend 20.1C, Lerwick 10.6C maximum, Altnaharra 1.1C minimum, Milford Haven 16.0mm, Kinloss 9.4h.)

The 25th was an unsettled day with fronts bringing rain to all but N and Cent Scotland overnight - and also warmer air by day to S England. Associated cloud meant a mild night except in the Northern Isles - although in the morning the tended to ease off into areas of drizzle. It was a rather gusty day everywhere - albeit it misty in places where the drizzle was persistent. The best of any sunshine was to be found in E areas of Britain and Ireland - some W parts of both Ireland and Britain remained sunless. (Cambridge NIAB 24.3C, Fair isle 11.5C maximum, Baltasound 3.9C minimum, Lake Vyrnwy 23.0mm, Yeovilton 6.6h.)

High pressure and a warn sector in SE Britain led to a warm day here on the 26th - in contrast to W areas of Ireland and Scotland. Most places had a mild night but with mist and fog patches for a time in some places - notably in S England. Frontal cloud gave some light rain in parts of N and W Scotland and NW Ireland overnight. This rain became more widespread across much of Scotland (apart from the S and SE) and in W Ireland during the day. England and Wales were generally dry with long sunny spells here and in SE Ireland. As temperatures rose a line of heavy showers developed across N England. Away from the coasts and SW England temperatures rose above 25C in most parts of England and Wales. (St James's Park 29.2C, Fair Isle 13.3C maximum, Kinbrace 7.4C minimum, Cluanie Inn 27.4mm, Camborne 15.4h.)

The 27th dawned after a warm night in much of England, Wales and E Scotland with minimum temperatures remaining above 17C as N as north Yorkshire. Parts of NE, cent Scotland and N Ireland had some cloud and a little overnight rain. This frontal rain then spread SE'wards during the day to affect E Scotland (which had some heavy falls in the afternoon) and parts of SW England and S Wales during the day. Some of this rain was reported to be thundery. Prolonged sunshine led to temperatures rising above 30C in many parts of E England as far N as the Humber - although even here cloud gradually increased. A few heavy and thundery showers also developed across the N Pennines before moving out across the North Sea. Ireland and most of Scotland had a cloudy day. (Gravesend 33.1C, Fair Isle 12.1C maximum, Tiree 7.3C minimum, Craibstone 18.6mm, Wattisham 12.0h.)

On the 28th there were a few thunderstorms in parts of S England and East Anglia. It was a mild night here with minimum temperatures remaining above 17C in many places. Thunderstorms developed more widely during the morning in SE England and the Channel islands - becoming more widespread during the day. Lightning proved to be a problem in some places; in Maidenhead some homes were damaged after being struck - a similar fate occurred in Orford and Felixstowe to two houses. Houses in Ashford, Gillingham, Tonbridge and Gravesend were hit as thunder, lightning and even hailstones occurred in Kent. In places lightning also disrupted transport. Elsewhere it was a mainly dry day apart from some showers in parts of Ireland and SW Scotland. (Frittenden 27.9C, Loftus 13.8C maximum, Tyndrum 1.5C minimum, Cambridge NIAB 13.0mm, Aberporth 15.0h.)

There was a ground frost in some sheltered inland areas on the 29th as far S as the S Midlands. Scotland and Ireland had a few showers overnight and in the afternoon showers became a little more widespread - with some heavy falls in parts of N England and S Scotland. In a NW'ly flow it remained mainly dry in S England and many places had long sunny spells. (Gravesend 21.9C, Fair Isle 14.0C maximum, Katesbridge 0.5C minimum, Eskdalemuir 20.6mm, Morecambe 15.0h.)

The 30th dawned after a cool night with a ground frost in places. There were some overnight showers in parts of Ireland and W Scotland but further S, under developing high pressure; it was mostly a dry night. During the day there were scattered showers across northern parts of the UK while later some thunderstorms developed for a while in some E parts of England and Scotland. The Met Office reported that several waterspouts were reported around 100 miles east of the Aberdeenshire coast. (Gravesend 21.0C, South Uist 12.9C maximum, Exeter Airport 3.8C minimum, Craibstone 11.0mm, St Athan 15.1h.)

July 2011 Updated Daily from the 2nd

August 2011 Updated Daily from the 2nd