Diary of Highlights

1st to 4th
An area of low pressure tracked eastwards across Scotland with weather fronts crossing England.

This brought showers or longer spells of rain for all parts which were heavy and thundery at times.

Flooding was reported in parts of south-west England on the night of the 3rd/4th.

5th to 8th
A deep area of low pressure moved north-eastwards across south-west England later on the 5th to become slow moving across the Midlands and eastern England on the 6th and 7th, before finally moving out into the North Sea on the 8th.

This brought periods of heavy and thundery rain during the period to all parts.

Flooding reported in south-west England on the 5th and in north-east England on the 6th.

High 48-hour rainfall totals in Northumberland on the 5th/6th, with Chillingham Barns recording 158.3 mm and Morpeth Cockle Park recording 151.5 mm, both having return periods over 200 years.

As the low moved away on the 8th, most parts had a drier and brighter day, with just a few showers.

9th to 13th
An area of low pressure tracked to the north-west of England on the 9th with a series of weather fronts crossing England, bringing a period of heavy rain.

A brief ridge of high pressure on the 10th gave a drier and brighter day.

More weather fronts crossed the country from the 11th to the 13th bringing more showers or longer spells of rain, which was heavy and thundery in places.

14th to 16th
A ridge of high pressure pushed into eastern England, although weather fronts remained slow moving over the west.

This brought cloudy and wet weather to the west, although the east was mainly dry with some sunny spells.

17th to 21st
High pressure built across the whole of England giving a period of fine weather with some good sunny spells.

There were also some chilly nights with patchy dense fog forming.

22nd to 24th
High pressure still dominated England's weather, although a weak weather front became slow moving over central and eastern England.

This brought cloud and a little rain but overall it was dry and brighter. Shap (Cumbria) recorded a minimum temperature of -0.3 °C on the 23rd.

25th to 27th
High pressure gave a period of dry and fine weather with some good sunny spells.

There were also some cool nights, with patches of dense fog forming which were slow to clear during the mornings.

28th to 30th
The high pressure started to decline with a weak weather front on the 28th bringing cloud and a little rain into northern and central parts, although the south stayed fine.

Santon Downham (Norfolk) recorded a minimum temperature of 1.2 °C on the 28th.

A brief ridge of high pressure on the 29th gave most parts a fine day, but a series of weather fronts spread eastwards on the 30th.

This gave a wet end to the month, with outbreaks of rain, which were heavy and persistent in the north-west.