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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

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

so far has been warmer than average, with mean temperatures more than 1.5 °C above normal over the majority of the UK. There have been few cold days so far this autumn, and frosts have been few. Much of the country has been rather wetter than average, though some places have been slightly drier

. The winter so far has been milder than average, with a mixture of settled spells and wetter weather. 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

times within a given season. The length of the season is pollen-level dependent although high readings are usually reported from mid/ end of March, through to September and is typically 26 weeks in duration. The pollen season separates into three key periods: 1. Tree Pollen (Late March to mid-May) 2

of colder weather. It was provisionally the third warmest autumn for the UK in a series from 1884. Most areas had a rather dry autumn, despite October being rather wet, with November being much drier than average in southern areas of the UK. Sunshine was above average for eastern England, though