Showers and thunderstorms across the south-east of England gradually
cleared away during the early hours but locally heavy rain continued
to linger from Aberdeenshire south-westward across Perth and Kinross
and across Glasgow and Ayrshire. There were reports of flooding
problems at Edinburgh train station and many trains running through
here being cancelled or suffering delays. There was also a problem
with a dam in Ayrshire that had been damaged and the reservoir was
being pumped. The rain across Scotland gradually eased off through
the day. A good deal of thundery showers broke out across East Anglia
and Lincolnshire areas in particular. A funnel cloud was reported
around the Leeming area and a tornado around Abergaveny in south
Wales at 1500. There were scattered showers across many parts of
England and Wales, some locally heavy. Northern Scotland stayed
mostly dry whilst eastern parts of Northern Ireland saw outbreaks of
rain. The showers across western parts tended to ease during the
evening, but some very heavy and thundery downpours broke out across
Lincolnshire, Norfolk and Suffolk. Some heavy showers also broke out
in the West Midlands.

Extremes of Temperature, Rainfall and Sunshine for the 24 hours ending 07/08/2008

Highest Day Max : LONDON : 25.2C

Lowest Day Max : SALSBURGH : 12.7C

Lowest Night Min : ALTNAHARRA : 5.7C

Highest Rainfall : EDINBURGH GOGARBANK : 35.6mm

Highest Sunshine : LERWICK : 12.3Hours