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and wetter weather; January was a particularly dry month, but February was very wet. December began rather unsettled and cold, a period which included Storm Barra, then after a quieter spell it became unsettled again for Christmas week and the first ten days of January. The last day of 2021

1.7 °C below average, making it the coldest April since 1989. March rainfall totals were rather below average in most areas, despite wet and unsettled spells between 9th and 14th and between 23rd and 30th; overall the UK had 89% of average rainfall. April was predominantly dry, though with rainfall

, it was another rather dry month with 68% of average UK rainfall in total. May was very wet in parts of western Scotland, but some parts of England and Wales were rather dry, with 107% of average rainfall overall. Many areas were unusually sunny in March, with both Scotland and Northern Ireland having

As the Premier League season draws to a dramatic close on Sunday, fans heading to stadiums across the UK can expect a day of varied weather.

, while the weather won’t be a complete washout, fans attending the final fixtures of the season should come prepared for changeable conditions, waterproofs and layers are advisable. READ MORE: Met Office weekend weather forecast for May 24-25 Met Office presenter and meteorologist, Alex Deakin, said

spells of settled weather were short-lived, with only parts of north-west Scotland having been drier than average, and southern areas had been quite wet with relatively little sunshine, but the second half of May was much drier and sunnier. Porthmadog (Gwynedd) reached 25.1 °C on May 30th

of 111% of average. October was slightly drier than average along eastern coasts, but most other areas were wetter than average, especially south-west Scotland and Northern Ireland, and the UK had 115% of average rainfall. November was a wet month, with a few places having double the average

and eastern areas, with only a few western counties exceeding the average, giving a UK-wide figure of 76% of average. July was notably dry in many areas; some locations in the south-east had very little rain all month, whereas the far north-west of Scotland was slightly wetter than average