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The opening days were mostly very warm sunny and
dry with Saunton Sands (Devon) reaching 25 °C on the
3rd. During the 5th and 6th rain affected western
and central areas, while an active trough gave heavy
rain in many places in the Midlands and in the north
on the 7th.
With low pressure just to the west more unsettled
weather prevailed from the 8th till about the 13th.
In western, north-western and some northern areas
outbreaks of rain and showers were quite frequent,
Bingley (Bradford) received 44.2 mm in 24 hours on
the 8th. The south-eastern and eastern parts of the
region stayed mostly dry and generally on the warm
side with long sunny periods.
On the 14th and 16th showers broke out over Lincolnshire,
East Anglia and east Kent. During the night of the
17th/18th rain affected many southern and south-eastern
parts. Some very warm temperatures helped trigger
thunderstorms over parts of Sussex, Surrey and Kent
later on the 19th and similarly during the 20th, with
some affecting the Midlands at times.
With a low to the north the 21st to 25th was breezy
and mostly dry with normal temperatures and good spells
of sunshine especially in the south. A cold front
gave rain and showers in the north and Midlands during
the 24th.
On the 27th a very warm sunny day was followed by
thunderstorms in southern areas that night which migrated
northwards the next day. Again on the 29th after high
temperatures in the south (Southampton reached 27.2
°C, highest so far this year) thunderstorms (some
severe) broke out causing local flooding. Radlett
(St Albans) received 38 mm in 24 hours. Following
a chilly overcast day on the 30th, the month ended
dry though mostly cloudy.
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