THE
OFFICE METEOROLOGICAL
MET.
FROM
dull
Mild,
RETURNS
and
OF
OFFICIAL VOLUNTARY
over
with centres
area of low pressure,
England
Scotland
on the
northern
and south-east frontal
Atlantic
by an active
1st, was replaced
on the 3rd. Another
system
crossing
all parts
from the west
on
approached
fronts
swept
the
4th.
Its
associated
and
the country
on the 5th, while
eastwards
across
Scotland.
drifted
the low centre
southern
across
depression
on the 17th to
southwards
moved more leisurely
on the 18th
become
over the Midlands
stranded
high
over
obstinately
remained
as
pressure
fronts
During
the 19th and 20th, active
France.
continued
the country,
drifted
away
the
however,
eastern
western
weak
On
south-eastwards. frontal
activity
main
the
though
England,
old
parts
of
remnants
the
23rd,
into moved
low centre
Ireland.
Between
to the north-west
of
the Centre of low pressure
and 26th.
to France,
pressure
rose
transferred
southwards
became
Britain,
and frontal activity
over northern
persisted
the 24th
High pressure
England.
to southern
over
Scotland,
and low pressure over France
northern
flow
over
north-easterly then
a
maintained
confined
the
changed
to
end of the
almost
and Wales
30th
the
the
However,
situation
on
Into a rather slack area of low pressure
covering
the whole
England
month.
country.
Weather
There were
periods
or heavy
of moderate
half of England
on the
on
parts of the country
rain in the south-eastern
I at, and again over many
the 3rd and at first on the 4th; the rain turned to
3rd In parts of Northern
sleet for a while on the
the
further
There
rain throughout
Ireland.
was
in the Southern
and snow
with sleet
country,
by
of the 5th. followed
Uplands,
on the morning
in the afternoon
and on the
showers
widespread
south. The 7th and 8th
61h except In the extreme
drtz y and misty days in many parts,
were damp,
of
rain fell In parts
substantial more
although
later on the
England
Scotland
and north-eastern
on the 9th, and
Rain became
widespread
ft.
from
Cornwall
to
northwards
further
rain spread
the 10th and 1t th, followed
during
the midlands
and Isolated thunderstorms.
showers
by scattered
over England
became
more
widespread
These
the 12th before dying out. The next
Wales
on
and
into
three days were largely dry until rain spread
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during
of the month was
Durris,
Grampian.
to much
spread
England
and
of
north
the
15th. This
during
was a mkdure of showers
drizzle
in western
and
20th
or outbreaks
northern
this
and
northern
The rain
the
21st
and
rain
Northern
Scotland,
southern
Wales
on the 18th.
northwards
moved
On the
twenty-four
hours.
and
there
of rain and
parts
of the
whilst
south-eastsm
country,
parts
largely dry. By the 23rd, much heavier
remained
in this
and these outbreaks
continued
back to much
area on the 24th, before spreading
of the country for a while on the 25th. Further rain
into
the and
day,
spread
southern
counties
moving
Anglia
northwards
later, where
into
Midlands
the
East
and
thunderstorms
there
by
were
Over the nand two days the weather
evening.
dried up, and the last two days of the
gradually
but with ndensive
month
were dry everywhere,
However,
mist and fog night and morning.
an the
30th,
isolated
Orkney
and
thunderstorms
were
Islands,
over the S
Pennines
during
the
the
in the
reported
English
Into
border
afternoon
Northern
and
evening.
In general,
the only sigNlkcantly
windy days of the
month were the 5th, 6th and 20th, and kwn
on
the 5th that
the highest
gust
of the month,
reported
at Cairngorm,
It was also on the 5th that the highest
levels
65
knots
was
recorded,
80 knots,
Grampian.
was
Strathclyde.
In England
Wales
and
gust
at low
Tree,
at
the highest
reported
gusts of the month were 57 knots: on the
4th at Aberporth.
Dyfed and on the 8th at High
Bradfield,
South
Yorkshire.
In Northern
Ireland
the highest
reported
gust was 60 knots on the 5th
Down.
above
highest
temperature
mean
average at Lexington,
End
at Edinburgh
temperature
reported
burntries
29th
was 1 'C
or
much
of the
Scotland
when
from
ranged
Suffolk
It was
2.5 'C
to only 0.4 'C
Lothian.
The
Creigs,
was
mon
Und
25.0 'C:
on the
at Bargrennan,
and Galloway,
and
Weather
Centre.
Norfolk.
on the 30th at Norwich
The
lowest
temperature
during
the
reported
Strathclyde
month was -4.0'C
at Carnwath,
on
the 2nd.
Rainfall
most
total
parts
north-eastern
rainfall
of
the
parts
was
well above average
United
Kingdom,
though
of Scotland
and
the
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mixed
Sunshine
it was generaly
a dun month
over most parts of
the country,
totals ranging
from 62%
with monthly
Gloucester
to 111 % of
of average at Cheltenham,
average
at Baltasound,
daily total of the month
Isle,
Shetland
on
total
was
monthly
Kent.
the
Shetland.
was
211th,
174.0
13.7
The
highest
hours
at Fair
highest
the
whilst
hours
at Folkestone,
Fog
fog in parts of England
patchy
and
Wales on the morning
of the 3rd, and In Northern
Ireland on the 4th. Coasts
and hills in Wales
and
England
by fog for
south-west
were
affected
was
much of the day on the 7th, and by the morning
of
the ft
in parts of
valley and hill fog had formed
England
northern
and eastern
as wall. Further fog
was reported
on the morning
of the 9th around
the
England
coasts
of south-west
and Wales;
few days
fog
formed
over the
next
patches
in some
inland
locations.
Whilst
overnight
the
that of the 15th
night of the 14th was fog-free,
was not in many central
and western
parts, and
there
some dense patches
in the Midlands.
fog developed
coastal
around
south-west
wars
late on the 16th, and this
and Wales
for much of the 17th. Coastal
fog was
persisted
in the English
Channel
reported
on the morning
of
the 21st, vAh a few patches
drifting
into central
England
the following
southern
Coastal
morning.
fog patches
affected
western
coasts
of Britain
early
Isles
on the
though
sau
Wash
23rd,
and the Orkney
and Shetland
Fog patches
developed
on the 24th.
in a
towards
number
of places in the United K gdom
down
but these
an the 25th,
cleared
quickly,
The
mornings,
especially
fog
in
Five reports
Binrwrgfam
affected
North
later.
northwards
fog was
reported
on the 30th.
were
Sea
On
In
from
coasts
the remaining
varian
parts,
phenomena
received
of sandy
rain,
all in the
arse.
extreme
Ad3tiorvtl
CCrorm
mm
In with rain In parts of
soul
on the Ist
and in Northern
Ireland on the 3rd, whilst snow fell for a while over
the Southern
Uplands
of Scotland
on the morning
of the 5th, though no depths were reported.
Miscellaneous
Monthly
at
in
England
throughout
above
average
Kingdom,
except in ... tarn
Values
only 0.9 'C above.
above
was
abet was
ern England
A tittle
Temperature
Monthly
60
on the 9th
daily
fall
Snow
There
Wind
Ireland
a total of 67 mm
The
highest
Trassey
at
Sheveranan,
Down, on the 3rd whilst the highest
daily fall in England
and Wales was 51 mm on the
5th at Wiiddybank
Fell, Durham.
A We
outbreaks
of rain had developed
widely, with thunderstorms
during the evening
in East Anglia and southeast
at Killough,
long
4
locally
heavy
persistent,
rain reached
from
the west,
Ireland
and Scotland
England, northern and
their
only
whilst
NUMBER
moved southwards
across England
and Waln
on
the 18th,
becoming
fighter
as it did so, to be
In places.
by showers
Later on the 17th
replaced
while old
the south-west
approaches,
A ridge
fronts slowly died out over the Midlands.
to the Azores
Norway
from
pressure
of high
the 15th and
during
drifted
southwards
slowly
across
fronts
eastwards
16th as Atlantic
swept
fronts
These
Scotland.
Ireland
Northam
and
and
Scotland
of
than
to affect
110 east of East Anglia received less than the normal
Values
from 46% of average
smount.
ranged
at
GkMivat,
Grampian,
to 310%
of average
at
Kundrogan,
Fife. The highest repotted
daily rainfall
much
By the 7th pressure
was rising over Scandinavia,
lay under a col.
and much of the United Kingdom
fronts
few days,
made
slow
During
the next
low
the
main
with
north-eastwards, progress
to the south-west
and
remaining
pressure
centres
Islas. There was little change
west of the British
the
14th,
from
11th
and
pressure
the
until
Scandinavia
and low over
high over
remained
France
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