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| June 2001 monthly assessment issued
2/7/2001 |
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Monthly summaries available for: England
and Wales | Scotland | Northern
Ireland
Homogenous time series based upon selected station data:
CET | England and Wales
rainfall
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| A dry sunny month especially in the
south. Wet in north-east England and north-east East Anglia. A
cool first half with some thunderstorms followed by a wet
thundery spell mid month. A heatwave during the last week
ended with an outbreak of scattered thunderstorms. |
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Diary of highlights
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1st - 4th After some outbreaks of rain or
showers on the 1st and 2nd a dry two days followed with
good sunny periods, although it was often on the cool
side.
5th - 10th With low pressure close by to the north
or north-east a rather unsettled rather wet period ensued.
On the 5th heavy thunderstorms in the West Country gave
two inches of rain at Newquay (Cornwall). After some scattered
showers on the 6th, heavy thundery rain affected a number
of places particularly in the north and east coast counties
down to the Wash. Temperatures were in the cool category,
though with good sunny periods especially in the south.
Funnel clouds were seen off the Cornish coast and near Shoreham
(West Sussex) on the 8th. Redhill (Surrey) recorded -1.8 °C
early on the 9th a near record for the south-east region.
11th - 13th Rather cool,
mostly cloudy few days and generally dry, apart from
some isolated light showers.
14th - 16th A
mainly cool, very wet spell occurred as a depression in
the south-west approaches took up residence over
southern England. Rain and showers often heavy and
thundery broke out in many places.
17th - 20th After showers cleared from the east coast,
a drier regime prevailed, but with some patchy rain in the
north. The south became very warm with good sunny periods
and Herne Bay reached 27 °C on the 20th.
21st - 26th Virtually dry as high pressure sat close
by giving long sunny periods in most parts. During the 24th
to the 26th it became hot in many areas especially the south.
Thundery rain affected north Wales early on the 26th and
north-east England later that day, as falling pressure heralded
an end to the heatwave. Some thunderstorms also touched
East Sussex and Kent in the evening. At Barbourne near Worcester
a high of 32.6 °C was reached that day, the highest
for the UK so far this year.
27th - 30th After some
thunderstorms moved away from east coast counties and
East Anglia early on the 27th, a relatively cooler,
fresher and more changeable weather pattern became
established. Sunny spells alternated with occasional
outbreaks of rain or showers, some of these were
thundery over the Midlands and Eastern England later on
the 29th.
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| Statistical details (using best available
data/estimates): updated 2003 |
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England & Wales Mean Temperature Series (series
began in 1961).
The final value for the month was 13.7 °C, which
is 0.2 °C above the 1961-1990 average, which is
in the close to average category.
England & Wales Rainfall Series (series began
in 1961).
The final total for the month was 41.9 mm, which is
66 % of the 1961-1990 average, which is in the below
average category.
England & Wales Sunshine Series (series began
in 1961).
The final total for the month was 192.7 hours, which is
104 % of the 1961-1990 average, which is in the close
to average category.
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| Scotland |
| Rather cool and unsettled. |
| Diary of Highlights |
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Changeable and rather cool conditions prevailed
throughout the first 11 days of July. Winds blew mainly
from the north-west and days of sunny periods and
scattered showers alternated with more cloudy spells of
weather with mostly light rain.
High pressure
advanced from the west to give more settled conditions
from the 12th to 14th, but there were large amounts of
cloud.
From the 15th to the 18th a depression moved
east across the south of England, with a band of rain
pushing north across Scotland before retreating south
again. A following ridge gave fair weather in the west
on the 17th and east on the 18th.
A depression near
Iceland caused a potent warm sector to cross Scotland on
the 19th, with wet weather, especially in the west where
Lusa on Skye recorded 56 mm of rain.
High pressure
then moved north-east across the country and gave more
settled conditions from the 21st to 25th. There was a
gradual transition from cool and clear to warm and humid
conditions. The best day was the 22nd, which was clear
and sunny in many places.
On the 26th and 27th a low
moved north across Scotland, bringing cloud, high
humidity and outbreaks of thundery rain.
The last
three days of the month saw a return to a changeable
south-westerly regime with an alternation between bands
of rain and bright and showery conditions.
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Statistical details (using
best available data/estimates): updated 2003
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Scotland Mean Temperature Series (series
began in 1961).
The final value for the month was 10.7 °C, which
is 0.4 °C below the 1961-1990 average, which is
in the close to average category.
Scotland Rainfall Series (series began in 1961).
The final total for the month was 87.4 mm, which is
102 % of the 1961-1990 average, which is in the close
to average category.
Scotland Sunshine Series (series began in 1961).
The final total for the month was 131.6 hours, which is
82 % of the 1961-1990 average, which is in the below
category.
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| Northern
Ireland |
| This was another cool and dull June month, which fits the
pattern of the last 10 to 15 years across Northern Ireland.
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Diary of Highlights
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1st to 9th Cool north-westerly winds dominated
with a more persistent wet spell from the 5th to 9th,
although rainfall amounts during this period were not
significant.
10th to 13th Cool, dull and
largely dry.
14th to 19th More unsettled with
conditions particularly cool and dull on the 15th and
16th.
20th to 24th Largely dry and bright.
25th to 31st Turning increasingly unsettled,
but warmer and very humid with heavy showers and
thunderstorms recorded on the 26th and 29th.
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Statistical details (using
best available data/estimates): updated 2003
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Northern Ireland Mean Temperature Series (series
began in 1961).
The final value for the month was 12.2 °C, which
is 0.2 °C below the 1961-1990 average, which is
in the close to average category.
Northern Ireland Rainfall Series (series began in
1961).
The final total for the month was 65.8 mm, which is
90 % of the 1961-1990 average, which is in the close
to average category.
Northern Ireland Sunshine Series (series began in
1961).
The final total for the month was 118.1 hours, which is
74 % of the 1961-1990 average, which is in the well
below average category.
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Homogeneous series based upon selected station data: updated
2003 |
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Central England Temperature (series begins in 1659).
The mean value for the month was 14.3 °C which is 0.1 °C
above the 1961-90 normal of 14.2 °C and is in the close
to average category.
Others:- 2000/15.1, 1999/13.9, 1998/14.2, 1997/14.1 °C.
England and Wales Rainfall (series begins in 1766).
The total for the month was 44.4 mm, which is 68 %
of the 1961-90 average and is in the below average category.
Others:- 2000/43.0, 1999/90.9, 1998/121.4, 1997/132.2, 1996/29.6 mm.
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| Note: Diary values are provisional based
on data available at the time. |
