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Latest observations - 1300 on 5 Dec 08: UK
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24 hours ending 2100 on 4 Dec 08: UK
Last updated: 0249 on Fri 5 Dec 2008 UK last monthOctober 2008 Maximum, minimum and mean daily temperatures were all below average across the UK. Most areas, provisionally had their coldest October since 2003, but Northern Ireland had its coldest since 1993 with mean temperatures around 1 deg C below average. Rainfall was well above average across N Wales and NW England, with some areas having over double their average rainfall. Provisionally for Scotland, it was the 4th wettest October and wettest October since 1954. Sunshine was generally above or well above average. Gravesend (Kent) recorded a maximum temperature of 22.9 °C on the 12th. Topcliffe (North Yorkshire) recorded a minimum temperature of -6.6 °C on the 29th. A torrential hailstorm in the Ottery St. Mary area of east Devon brought an estimated 100 mm of rain/hail in just a few hours early on the 30th, causing major flooding problems. |
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