June 2000

1st – 6th Generally unsettled this period as small but active low pressure systems and their associated fronts meandered across the region. After some thundery activity in the south-east on the 3rd, a frontal zone hesitated over northern England during the 4th/5th bringing thunderstorms, prolonged heavy rain and local flooding to the area. Parts of the Yorkshire Dales had over three inches of rain in 48 hours. Temperatures were mostly near or rather above normal but often cool in the north and chilly at times in the south-east. The best of the sunshine was over south-east England and East Anglia, which also received very little rain.
7th – 14th The weather was mostly changeable with some rain and drizzle affecting west and north-west areas at times. Some thunder was reported on the 6th and 9th as weak cold fronts moved eastwards across the region, though on the whole dry settled conditions prevailed over most southern and eastern counties of England. Temperatures ranged from near normal in Wales and north-west areas to well above further east, where the sunshine was plentiful and rainfall sparse.
15th – 20th Some rain and drizzle, with hill and coastal fog affected western areas at first on the 15th. High pressure then developed over the UK and drifted eastwards to the continent, allowing dry southerly winds to bringing steadily rising temperatures. The 17th to 19th became hot or very hot over most of England and Wales. London reached 32.4 °C on the 19th its hottest day for ten years and its hottest June day since 1976. Coltishall, Norfolk had 32.8 °C, the highest temperature so far this year. During the 20th the remnants of very warm air over the south-east corner were replaced by a fresher, showery westerly airstream.
21st – 25th A cool unsettled period with outbreaks of rain and showers affecting many places, especially in the north and west. Some of the showers were blustery with thunder.
26th – 30th A mostly quieter period with the best of the sunshine in the south and west where it became warm at times. Much cooler conditions prevailed near the North Sea. The 29th was sunny and warm in the west but cloudy and cool in the east with maximums of only 13 °C in Norfolk. Later that day some thundery showers developed form Herefordshire to Hampshire. Some heavy rain early on the 30th over the Midlands, East Anglia and the south-east died out later.

June oscillated between spells of changeable or cyclonic weather and more settled anticyclonic interludes. However, the cyclonic spells never produced any heavy downpours of rain and the anticyclones contained weak fronts, so the contrast in weather was not as pronounced as it might have been. The cyclonic spells occurred on the 1st, 8th to 13th and 20th to 23rd. The culmination of these events took place on the 13th when a record deep low near the Faeroes produced record breaking gales (for June) in the north of Scotland, with gusts at Lerwick reaching 80 m.p.h. Anticyclones dominated the weather from the 2nd to 5th, 14th to 19th and from the 24th onward. The air in the anticyclonic spells was mostly of cool origin, but on the 18th and 19th warm southerly winds pushed temperatures towards 27 °C in the south of the country.

1^st – 11th Cool, dull and quite wet with rain or showers.
12^th – 19^th Dry, warm and quite sunny. Locally hot on Sunday 18th, with 27.5 °C recorded at St. Angelo, County Fermanagh.
20^th – 23rd Cooler with showers affecting all areas. Showers most frequent and heaviest on Wednesday 21st with hail, thunder and even funnel cloud reported.
24th – 30th Dry, warm and very sunny.