Mean temperatures generally close to average across the northern half of the UK, but slightly above average across the southern half of the UK. Rainfall generally above average and well above average across parts of East Anglia and SE England.

Provisionally, the wettest March over England since 1981, wettest over Scotland and the UK since 1994 and 4th wettest in the series back to 1914 for Northern Ireland. Sunshine generally above average across most areas, but close to or slightly below average across SE England.

Wiggonholt (Sussex) recorded a maximum temperature of 15.8 °C on the 15th. Braemar (Aberdeenshire) recorded a minimum temperature of -11.4 °C on the 26th. An area of significant snowfall gave 5 to 10 cm across some eastern areas of England on Easter Sunday morning (23rd).