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of homes across parts of Cumbria, Yorkshire and Lancashire, and rail lines heading north to both Glasgow and Edinburgh were disrupted. Sadly, four people died in the UK and Ireland because of falling trees during Storm Eunice. During this storm, over a million homes were left without power

. Torrential rain across Merseyside and Lancashire led to flooding on some roads, with properties flooded in the Knowsley borough of Merseyside. Flooding also arose on roads and properties around York on the 13th. Additionally there were some power outages, with more than 300 properties without power

, though tending to break up as it moved further south-east. Apart from some low cloud overnight in places, most areas had near-unbroken sunshine from the 27th to 31st inclusive. Morecambe (Lancashire) recorded 15.6 hours of sunshine on the 29th and 30th, and Waddington (Lincolnshire) also had 15.6

pressure continuing to dominate, with outbreaks of heavy showers and thunderstorms across the UK. Some surface water impacts were observed, including short-term closures of roads and rails in parts of Cheshire, Lancashire, Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire on the 26th and over north-east

) on the 29th, with Morecambe (Lancashire) recording 16.6 hours of sunshine on the 30th. Wales diary of highlights June started off with some thundery showers in places but otherwise it was mostly settled and warm until the 12th, with a fair amount of sunshine but also some cloudier days. Westerly winds

the UK, with more than 200% of average across the west of Northern Ireland, Lancashire, Merseyside and the Manchester area and parts of Devon, Dorset and Wiltshire. The UK overall rainfall total was 170% of average overall, making this provisionally the wettest July since 2009 and sixth wettest July

in the Midlands and south on the 24th and it remained grey and misty near the northeast coast, but Morecambe (Lancashire) recorded 15.5 hours of sunshine on the 23rd and 24th. 25th to 31st Thundery showers became more widespread during this period. A belt of rain, heavy at times, spread

, allowing sunshine further north, with 14.9 hours at Morecambe (Lancashire). Southern areas had a sunny day on the 20th with 14.9 hours at Bude (Cornwall), but it was cloudier with scattered showers in the north. The night of the 20th/21st was chilly in places, with a minimum of 2.4 °C at Shobdon

on the 27th, though to the north of this it turned sunny again with 13.9 hours recorded at Morecambe (Lancashire). A slow-moving frontal system brought a dull cool wet day away from the north-east on the 28th, the rain heavy for a time especially in the south-east, but the far northeast stayed dry

normal in most parts of Scotland, Northern Ireland, Cumbria and north Lancashire. The UK monthly extremes were as follows: A maximum temperature of 21.3 °C was recorded at Trawsgoed (Dyfed) on the 1st. A minimum temperature of -6.2 °C was recorded at Altnaharra (Sutherland) on the 31st. In the 24