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The storm was the worst to affect Scotland in 10 years, [27] though a stronger storm occurred less than a month afterwards, on 3 January 2012. [28] In January 2012, a stronger storm, Cyclone Andrea, hit Scotland. The worst affected area was Southern Scotland where several weather stations reported their highest gust on record.
England is also sunnier throughout the year than Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland, the sunniest month is July, with an average of 193.5 hours. It rains on fewer days every month throughout the year than the rest of the UK, and rainfall totals are less in every month, with the driest month, May, averaging 58.4 mm (2.30 in). [3]
Highest monthly total (England) [2] 383.9 hours Eastbourne, Sussex: July 1911 Highest monthly total (Northern Ireland) [2] 298 hours Mount Stewart, County Down: June 1940 Highest monthly total (Scotland) [2] 329.1 hours Tiree, Argyll & Bute: May 1975 Highest monthly total (Wales) [2] 354.3 hours Dale Fort, Pembrokeshire: July 1955
The British Isles do not experience extreme weather regularly. There have been several occasions where extreme weather events have occurred. In the winter of 1982, for a few days parts of central and southern England experienced temperatures lower than central Europe and Moscow. In contrast, the summers of 1975 and 1976 experienced temperatures ...
The Met Office has upgraded a weather warning for rain in eastern Scotland to amber, as some areas could see more than a month’s worth of rain in a few days. The warning is in place from 6am on ...
Glasgow weather is typical of Scottish weather and often unpredictable. The summer months (May to September) can be fine and sunny and mild. The winds are generally westerly, due to warm Gulf Stream. The warmest month, on average is July, averaging over 20 °C. However it can be very changeable, and normally a few degrees colder than southern ...
Sarah Ward, PA Scotland January 1, 2025 at 4:00 AM Northern Scotland is expected to be hit with snow on New Year’s Day, as organisers of the cancelled Hogmanay event in Edinburgh branded this ...
Two yellow weather warnings remain in place in Scotland:. An ice and snow warning over most of the mainland from 18:00 on Saturday until 10:00 on Sunday. A wind warning for the far north-west ...