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UK last month

June 2024

In contrast to the warmer than average May, June was cooler than average, with temperatures in the first two weeks roughly 2°C below average. The cool start to the month was due to northerly and northwesterly winds bringing cold Arctic air across the UK. A low pressure centre developed over Scandinavia in the second week of June, pushing further cold air from the north across the UK. Frontal systems brought scattered showers across the country throughout the month, but in general the showers were light and brief, although there were occasional thunderstorms especially in the south-east. From the 24th to the 27th, a period of high pressure brought warm temperatures across the UK. Some areas of south-east England experienced temperatures exceeding 28°C. Several stations recorded temperatures of 30°C on the 26^th, including Heathrow and Wisley (Surrey). However, the hot weather was short-lived, and temperatures returned to around or below average for the last few days of the month.

By mid-month, the mean temperature for the UK was 2.2°C below the June average. However, the warm spell that closed out the month balanced this, resulting in mean temperatures only 0.4°C below the average for the UK. All four countries ended the month with mean temperatures less than a degree below average. Although cool, June wasn’t as wet as previous months, with the UK provisionally recording only 71% of the average June rainfall. England and Wales both recorded just over half of their average rainfall, while Northern Ireland recorded 74% of their average. Scotland was only slightly below average with provisionally 98% of the typical rainfall, and northern Scotland was the only region to end the month with above average rainfall, experiencing a provisional 122mm of rain (132% of the average rainfall). The sunshine hours were slightly above average for the UK (178.8 hours, or 104% of the average sunshine duration). However, Northern Ireland was much duller, recording only 75% of the average June sunshine hours.

The UK monthly extremes were as follows: A maximum temperature of 30.5°C was recorded at Wisley (Surrey) on the 26th. A minimum temperature of -1.6°C was recorded at Kinbrace (Sutherland) on the 13th. In the 24 hours ending at 0900 UTC on the 14th, 51.2mm of rain fell at Mickelden Farm (Cumbria). A wind gust of 55 knots (63 mph) was recorded at Needles (Wight) on the 15th.

Regional values for June 2024