The weather in June

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June continued a tendency this year for the north-west of the UK to have the coldest weather relative to long-term averages. Although there was a notable absence of warmth in all areas until the last day of the month, the south and east of the UK had plenty of days of bright sunshine. Most of the UK away from western Scotland had quite a dry June, and it was particularly dry in the London area, continuing a dry trend in south-east England so far this year.

Daytime Temperatures

The first ten days of June were unseasonably cool, but temperatures recovered during the month. However, there was a scattering of chilly nights through the month due to the generally clear night skies. The average daily Central England Temperature was 14.0C, 0.5C below the average for 1981-2010. Scotland averaged 11.2C (0.8C below average) but temperatures in East Anglia and South East England were close to long-term averages. Mean maximum temperature in June ranged from 12.0C at Baltasound (Shetland) to 22.2C at Heathrow Airport (west London). The highest temperature of the month was 33°C at Jersey on the last day of the month, the hottest June day yet recorded on Jersey. Redesdale (Northumberland) recorded the lowest night minimum temperature of the month of -0.7°C on 15 June.

Rainfall

Rainfall averaged over England and Wales in June was just 35mm, which is only 57% of the average for the reference period 1981-2010. The equivalent figures for Scotland were 77mm and 97% of the normal amount (although rainfall was mostly above average in western Scotland), and for Northern Ireland 41mm and 57%. Monthly totals at routinely-available sites ranged from a total of 115mm at Kirkwall in Orkney to less than 10mm in parts of the London area. The heaviest daily fall was 47mm at Nottingham over the 24 hours to 6pm on 13 June, well over half of the total monthly rainfall recorded there.

Sunshine

June was a fairly sunny month, especially over England and Wales. Sunshine averaged over England and Wales was 210 hours, which is 115% of the 1981-2010 mean. The equivalent figures for Scotland were 125 hours and 84%, and for Northern Ireland 156 hours and 102%, highlighting how the sunshine was concentrated to a greater than normal extent in the south of the UK. The largest total in the UK was 237 hours, recorded at Shawbury (Shropshire), and the smallest was just 92 hours, recorded at Lerwick (Shetland).