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By Helen Young

It all started so promisingly..................

It all started so promisingly with blue sky for many of us and just a few showers in western parts; but it wasn't set to last. With the skies clear of cloud overnight the temperature fell to 6C, 43F at Eskdalemuir (Dumfries and Galloway).

The Northern Isles were the exception to this with cloud and rain throughout the early hours and into the day. Here they reported the most rain between 1800 hours on Wednesday and 1800 hours today, 0.85 inches, 21.6mm. This was also the cold spot today only reaching 11C, 52F.

Elsewhere the clouds began to develop during the morning, as did the showers. By mid morning there were showers across most of western Britain and they'd started developing in eastern Scotland and Southeast England too. A severe weather warning was issued by the Met Office for Northeast Scotland, warning of heavy showers. This took into account the fact that parts of Northeast Scotland have had they're wettest June on record and further rain from slow moving showers today led to reports of local flooding.

It took for the temperatures to rise that little bit further for the showers to really get going and become widespread. During the afternoon numerous thunderstorms broke out across England and Northern Ireland accompanied by torrential downpours. One onlooker commented how 'the sky was it's own theatre; turning black and foreboding in no time and ending with a fantastic light and sound show! '

If you were one of the few who missed the showers today then chances are it was fairly sunny, Guernsey in the Channel Islands was the sunniest spot with 11.5 hours. In the sunshine between the showers Lowestoft in Suffolk managed to reach 21C, 70F.

Once more Wimbledon was affected by the rain and for the first of the Ladies semi final there was a lengthy rain disruption just after the start of the second set. However as is the way with showers play resumed some thirty minutes later. Wimbledon then led a charmed life with thunderstorms all around but none directly overhead!

Towards evening the showers were still rumbling around but at least they where showing signs of beginning to die away. At the same time cloud and rain started to move into Southwest England and that will move east overnight as will another mass of cloud and rain to the north. Yes it is the first of July in case you were wondering!

Information thanks to the BBC Weather Website

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Nationwide extremes for 02-07-2004

WARMEST

Weather station Altitude Daytime Temperature

Coltishall 20 metres 20.9°C

Benson 63 metres 20.3°C

Marham 23 metres 20.1°C

Pershore 32 metres 20.1°C

Coningsby 7 metres 20.0°C

Donna Nook 8 metres 20.0°C

Great Malvern 46 metres 20.0°C

Holbeach 3 metres 20.0°C

Cranwell 67 metres 19.9°C

Scampton 61 metres 19.9°C

COLDEST

Weather station Altitude Overnight Temperature

Aboyne 140 metres 2.1°C

Aviemore 220 metres 4.6°C

Charterhall 112 metres 6.7°C

Leuchars 12 metres 6.7°C

Strathallan 35 metres 7.0°C

Topcliffe 25 metres 7.1°C

Redesdale 207 metres 7.2°C

Aberdeen/Dyce 65 metres 7.4°C

Lossiemouth 13 metres 7.4°C

Inverbervie 134 metres 7.7°C

WETTEST

Weather station Altitude Total Daily Rainfall

Boscombe Down 124 metres 42.0mm

Middle Wallop 91 metres 28.0mm

Odiham 123 metres 22.0mm

Larkhill 132 metres 21.0mm

Cardinham 200 metres 20.0mm

St.Mawgan 119 metres 18.0mm

Liscombe 348 metres 14.0mm

Yeovilton 23 metres 13.0mm

Aultbea 11 metres 12.2mm

Capel Curig 216 metres 12.0mm

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By Kirsty McCabe

Guess what? That's right - sunshine&showers!

That classic weather situation of sunshine and showers continued to dominate the UK's weather today.

For many eastern and southern parts of the UK it was a dry start to the day with some early morning sunshine. Clear skies overnight combined with light winds across Scotland allowed temperatures here to drop to very un-July like numbers. Aboyne in Aberdeenshire was the coldest place overnight with temperatures dropping to just 2 C (36 F). Scotland also had the coldest weather today. On the Fair Isle in Shetland, the thermometers struggled to reach 14 C (57 F).

In contrast to the sunny start for the eastern UK, it was wet from the word go for northern and western coasts. Showers continued to batter Scotland and Northern Ireland throughout the day, turning quite heavy and thundery during the afternoon.

England and Wales didn't escape the wet weather. During the day, a line of hefty showers travelled eastwards. As the blustery showers crossed the Salisbury Plains they certainly drenched Boscombe Down in Wiltshire. It received a soaking with 42.4 mm (1.67 inches) of rainfall being recorded in the past 24 hours (35 mm of which fell between lunchtime and teatime).

However, some areas did manage to dodge the worst of it and end up with none too bad a day. The Isle of Wight bagged most of the sunshine today, with 12.8 hours. And northeastern parts of England escaped the cloud and strong winds allowing thermometers in Skegness in Lincolnshire to reach today's highest temperatures of 21 C (70 F).

As we head into the weekend sunshine&showers are set to continue.

Information thanks to the BBC Weather Website

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Nationwide extremes for 03-07-2004

WARMEST

Weather station Altitude Daytime Temperature

Northolt 40 metres 20.5°C

Benson 63 metres 20.2°C

London MET 5 metres 20.1°C

London/Heathrow 24 metres 20.0°C

Shoeburyness 2 metres 19.7°C

Manston 55 metres 19.5°C

Bedford 85 metres 19.4°C

Great Malvern 46 metres 19.4°C

Wattisham 87 metres 19.4°C

Marham 23 metres 19.3°C

COLDEST

Weather station Altitude Overnight Temperature

Loch Glascarnoch 265 metres 5.6°C

Tulloch Bridge 237 metres 5.8°C

Charterhall 112 metres 7.1°C

Tain Range 4 metres 7.9°C

Aviemore 220 metres 8.1°C

Altnaharra 81 metres 8.3°C

Inverbervie 134 metres 8.4°C

Strathallan 35 metres 8.5°C

Aboyne 140 metres 8.6°C

Albemarle 141 metres 8.9°C

WETTEST

Weather station Altitude Total Daily Rainfall

Newcastle Weather Centre 30 metres 19.0mm

Spadeadam 285 metres 19.0mm

Lake Vyrnwy 360 metres 18.0mm

Capel Curig 216 metres 15.2mm

Aboyne 140 metres 12.0mm

Odiham 123 metres 10.4mm

Albemarle 141 metres 10.2mm

Ballycastle 68 metres 10.0mm

Belfast/Aldergrove 81 metres 10.0mm

Leek Thorncliffe 299 metres 10.0mm

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By John Hammond

Sunshine and showers again

It was Ladies' Singles Day, and by good fortune the weather played ball - Wimbledon managed to dodge most of the showers. Saturday was certainly a day where luck played a major part because some others got a real drenching.

Everywhere was quite cool again. Loch Glascarnoch in Highland Region was the chilliest place overnight with a low of 6 Celsius (43F). Through the early hours, many southern and eastern areas of England became dry, but showers continued elsewhere around the UK. By dawn more prolonged rain was affecting much of northern England and southern Scotland.

So Saturday morning shoppers endured a variety of elements - wet for some, bright for others and breezy for many, especially across the south of the UK. So river conditions were choppy for the rowers at the Royal Henley Regatta.

By lunchtime, shower clouds were bubbling up in many places. They became channelled by the blustery wind into discrete lines. So while some places saw shower after shower, others had a fine afternoon. Northolt in London was one such favoured place, becoming the warmest place of the day with 21 Celsius (70F).

Some coastal areas did especially well on the sunshine stakes. Southend in Essex was the sunniest place with 12.5 hours recorded.

By contrast parts of northern and eastern England, together with Northern Ireland and Scotland continued to have some longer spells of heavy rain. By afternoon these were turning torrential and thundery, especially in a concentrated area across Northumberland, Durham, Tyne and Wear, where the deluge lasted into the evening. But it was Spadeadam in Cumbria which ended up the wettest place of the day with 19mm of rain - mostly from showers earlier on in the day.

The wetter areas were again particularly cool. Bingley in North Yorkshire only struggled to 14 Celsius (57F) all day.

Scattered showers continued elsewhere, particularly across the northern half of the UK. Further south Saturday eventually ended on a bright and breeze note for many. But while the showers were dying down, more prolonged rain was approaching Cornwall from the southwest.

The scene was set for another day of contrasts to end the weekend.

Information thanks to the BBC Weather Website

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Nationwide extremes for 04-07-2004

WARMEST

Weather station Altitude Daytime Temperature

Church Lawford 107 metres 20.9°C

Great Malvern 46 metres 20.6°C

Coltishall 20 metres 20.4°C

Wittering 84 metres 20.4°C

Coningsby 7 metres 20.1°C

Cranwell 67 metres 19.9°C

Hereford/Credenhill 76 metres 19.9°C

Pembrey Sands 3 metres 19.9°C

Weybourne 21 metres 19.9°C

Shobdon 99 metres 19.8°C

COLDEST

Weather station Altitude Overnight Temperature

Sella Ness 7 metres 6.4°C

Tulloch Bridge 237 metres 7.1°C

Wick 39 metres 7.2°C

Aboyne 140 metres 7.3°C

Aviemore 220 metres 7.3°C

Redesdale 207 metres 7.9°C

Redhill 63 metres 7.9°C

Loch Glascarnoch 265 metres 8.0°C

Shobdon 99 metres 8.0°C

Shawbury 76 metres 8.2°C

WETTEST

Weather station Altitude Total Daily Rainfall

Guernsey 102 metres 15.2mm

Loftus 58 metres 14.0mm

Disforth 36 metres 12.4mm

Topcliffe 25 metres 11.2mm

Leek Thorncliffe 299 metres 11.0mm

Charterhall 112 metres 10.4mm

Redesdale 207 metres 10.4mm

Herstmonceux 17 metres 9.0mm

Inverbervie 134 metres 9.0mm

Strathallan 35 metres 9.0mm

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By Matt Taylor

Déjà Vu!

It was a warm Summer's evening in Lisbon, for the exciting climax of the Euro 2004 football championships. The sun even shone on Roger Federer as he took the men's title at Wimbledon, but for many of us it must feel like summer has deserted us. Not since mid-June have we seen a spell of dry, warm, and summery weather and today once again fell into the category of sunshine and showers.

There was a lot of cloud and already a few showers around to start the day. The showers were mainly light, isolated, and limited to Northern Ireland, northwest England, and western Scotland first thing, but we'd seen similar quiet starts over previous days.

Not everybody awoke to rather cloudy skies. For some it was a sunny morning, but also a rather cool one. At Bramham (North Yorkshire), the temperature was only 7 Celsius (45F) to start the day.

As the morning wore on, we saw a little more sunshine develop. This however, was only enough to give those showers that extra oomph!

Much like previous days the showers became heavy and more widespread. The showers became particularly nasty across northern England, southern and eastern Scotland during the afternoon. Thunderstorms with torrential downpours were once again sparked off, and in one of those downpours we saw over 11mm (0.4 inches) fall at East Kilbride (South Lanarkshire) in just one hour. The wettest place however, was Stoneyhurst (Lancashire) where 20.2mm (0.8 inches) of rain fell.

Towards the end of the afternoon a few of the showers elsewhere across the country became heavy and thundery. We also saw an area of rain flirt with Wimbledon during the afternoon, as a weather system slipped along the English Channel bringing extensive cloud and rain to the Channel Isles and some southern counties. It caused a few interruptions at the start of the men's final, but thankfully cleared to let play to be completed and prevent the competition going into a third week.

The temperatures through the afternoon didn't match the heat on centre court. The Fair Isle (Northern Isles) strugged at 13 Celsius (55F) and even Guernsey never saw the temperature rise above 15 Celsius (59F).

To be fair, it wasn't all doom and gloom. For some there was plenty of sunshine, especially across Wales. At Fishguard (Pembrokeshire) the sun shone for 12.4 hours, and not far from the Welsh border, Great Malvern (Worcestershire) saw a high of 21 Celsius (70F).

Information thanks to the BBC Weather Website

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Nationwide extremes for 05-07-2004

WARMEST

Weather station Altitude Daytime Temperature

Great Malvern 46 metres 22.0°C

Northolt 40 metres 21.9°C

Church Lawford 107 metres 21.6°C

Bournemouth 11 metres 21.4°C

London MET 5 metres 21.4°C

London/Heathrow 24 metres 21.3°C

Pershore 32 metres 21.2°C

Redhill 63 metres 21.1°C

Shoeburyness 2 metres 21.1°C

Charlwood 80 metres 20.9°C

COLDEST

Weather station Altitude Overnight Temperature

Benson 63 metres 4.1°C

Loch Glascarnoch 265 metres 4.2°C

Aviemore 220 metres 4.3°C

Redhill 63 metres 4.4°C

Shap 249 metres 4.8°C

Castlederg 51 metres 5.2°C

Eskdalemuir 242 metres 5.3°C

Yeovilton 23 metres 5.4°C

Strathallan 35 metres 5.6°C

Aboyne 140 metres 5.7°C

WETTEST

Weather station Altitude Total Daily Rainfall

Stornoway 9 metres 18.2mm

Aberdeen/Dyce 65 metres 13.2mm

Aboyne 140 metres 13.0mm

Bingley 262 metres 10.0mm

Kinloss 7 metres 10.0mm

Boulmer 23 metres 9.0mm

Skye/Lusa 18 metres 9.0mm

Leconfield 0 metres 6.4mm

Church Lawford 107 metres 6.0mm

Inverbervie 134 metres 6.0mm

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By Dan Corbett

A day with sunshine and showers

It was another day of sunshine and showers across the United Kingdom. There were quite a few places that had a good sunshine and pleasant temperatures. In some places there was far more cloud and showers most of the day.

The same area of low pressure that has been hanging around the British Isles for the past few days was still about today. It provided quite a bit more in the way of cloud and a few showers across parts of Scotland, Northern Ireland and Northern England to start the day. The clearer skies further south helped the temperatures drop quite low in a few spots. The temperature in Benson (Oxfordshire) dropped to 4C (39F).

Bright sunshine started the day across most of England and Wales. The clouds continued to build through the day and more showers broke out across the northern half of the United Kingdom. Some of the showers that developed across eastern parts of England and Scotland were quite heavy. The most rain for the day fell at Stornoway (Outer Hebrides) with 18.2mm (0.72 inches). In the cloud and showers the high at Sella Ness (Shetland) only reached 12C (54F).

England and Wales enjoyed the lion's share of the sunshine for the day. Newquay (Cornwall) was the prize winner for the most sunshine at 14.2 hours. The good deal of sun helped Bournemouth (Dorset) reach 22C (72F) in the afternoon.

The mix of sun and clouds with showers will continue for the next couple of days before things change dramatically by midweek. A wet and windy area of low pressure will move across the southern half of the United Kingdom on Thursday. Stay tuned.

Information thanks to the BBC Weather Website

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Nationwide extremes for 06-07-2004

WARMEST

Weather station Altitude Daytime Temperature

London MET 5 metres 25.0°C

Northolt 40 metres 23.9°C

London/Heathrow 24 metres 23.7°C

Cardiff Weather Centre 9 metres 23.6°C

Benson 63 metres 23.3°C

Brize Norton 88 metres 23.3°C

Charlwood 80 metres 23.2°C

Great Malvern 46 metres 23.1°C

Pershore 32 metres 23.0°C

Farnborough 65 metres 22.8°C

COLDEST

Weather station Altitude Overnight Temperature

Sennybridge 309 metres 2.4°C

Trawscoed 63 metres 3.2°C

Redhill 63 metres 3.9°C

Benson 63 metres 4.3°C

Eskdalemuir 242 metres 4.6°C

Pershore 32 metres 4.9°C

Aboyne 140 metres 5.2°C

Coltishall 20 metres 5.2°C

Pembrey Sands 3 metres 5.2°C

Shobdon 99 metres 5.5°C

WETTEST

Weather station Altitude Total Daily Rainfall

Charterhall 112 metres 18.0mm

Aboyne 140 metres 9.4mm

Boulmer 23 metres 8.0mm

Kirkwall 21 metres 8.0mm

Coningsby 7 metres 6.0mm

Machrihanish 13 metres 6.0mm

Aberdeen/Dyce 65 metres 5.2mm

Topcliffe 25 metres 5.0mm

Filton 59 metres 4.0mm

Lake Vyrnwy 360 metres 4.0mm

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By Dan Corbett

A mixed day with some showers but good sunshine also

We had another mix of things today depending where in the UK you were. There were showers across parts of the UK, some of which were on the heavy side otherwise it was a fine and dry day with a good deal of sunshine and pleasant temperatures.

The day started with patchy cloud and a few showers across Northern Ireland and Scotland. The rest of the British Isles enjoyed a lovely bright start after a rather chilly thanks to the clearer skies. The morning low at Sennybridge (Powys) dropped to 2C dawn. Through out the day the cloud continued to build and more showers popped up across Scotland, Northern Ireland and parts of England. A few of these showers were quite heavy for a time. Scarborough (North Yorkshire) received 13.3 mm of rain by the end of the day from one of the heavier showers. With all the cloud and showers about the afternoon high in Sella Ness (Shetland) only managed to climb to 12C.

Most of England and Wales enjoyed the best of the sunshine. In some parts it stayed sunny and dry all day and was quite a pleasant day for sitting in the garden. In the sunshine Central London warmed to 25C (77F) by afternoon. The sunniest place across the British Isles was Oxford (Oxfordshire) with 15.8 hours of sunshine.

Many of the places that had the best of the sunshine today might not fair as well on Wednesday as a deep area of low pressure moves across the UK. Hold on to your hat and grab your umbrellas!

Information thanks to the BBC Weather Website

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Nationwide extremes for 07-07-2004

WARMEST

Weather station Altitude Daytime Temperature

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COLDEST

Weather station Altitude Overnight Temperature

Altnaharra 81 metres 2.9°C

Shap 249 metres 3.3°C

Wick 39 metres 3.8°C

Redesdale 207 metres 4.2°C

Eskdalemuir 242 metres 4.6°C

Islay/Port Ellen 17 metres 4.7°C

Drumalbin 245 metres 5.3°C

Tulloch Bridge 237 metres 5.4°C

Loch Glascarnoch 265 metres 5.5°C

Machrihanish 13 metres 5.5°C

WETTEST

Weather station Altitude Total Daily Rainfall

Manchester 78 metres 13.0mm

Hereford/Credenhill 76 metres 6.0mm

Leek Thorncliffe 299 metres 5.0mm

Shawbury 76 metres 5.0mm

Rhyl 77 metres 4.0mm

Church Fenton 9 metres 3.0mm

Crosby 8 metres 3.0mm

Lake Vyrnwy 360 metres 3.0mm

Valley 11 metres 3.0mm

Capel Curig 216 metres 2.0mm

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By Dan Corbett

A stormy day for many across parts of the British Isles

It was quite a day across the southern parts of the British Isles. A strong area of low pressure moved in from the continent bringing loads of rain and very strong winds. The storm brought quite a bit of disruption also.

The day started with the heavy band of rain from the low knocking on the doorsteps of southwest England. The wind soon picked up across southern England and the thicker cloud was already extending further north towards northern England. Across Northern Ireland and Scotland it was a mostly dry and bright day after quite a chilly start. The morning temperature in Altnaharra (Highland) dipped to 3C (37F). By lunchtime the band of heavy rain was draped across the south coast of England with very strong winds blowing across the region. The winds gusted over 50 mph in many places with some places on the south coast of England recording winds around 60 mph. These strong winds did bring down many trees across southern England from Devon across to Kent. There were also reports of power outages for over 10,000 people. The winds on the Brittany coast have been even stronger with afternoon gusts over 70 mph. The heavy rain did collect in the rain buckets and the highest total for the day was at Jersey (Channel Isles) with 28.9mm (1.14 inches).

Even with all the wind and rain it was still quite mild a few places. Thorney Island (West Sussex) climbed 23C (73F). Further north under a blanket of cloud for most of the day Fair Isle (between Orkney and Shetland) only reached 13C(54F). Scotland was still a good place to be for the bulk of the sunshine today. Tiree (Inner Hebrides) enjoyed 14.2 hours of sunshine today.

The wind and rain with this low are still going, so by tomorrow there could be a lot more to tell you about.

Information thanks to the BBC Weather Website

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Nationwide extremes for 08-07-2004

WARMEST

Weather station Altitude Daytime Temperature

Coltishall 20 metres 21.0°C

Bedford 85 metres 20.5°C

Marham 23 metres 20.5°C

London MET 5 metres 20.1°C

Shoeburyness 2 metres 20.0°C

Wattisham 87 metres 20.0°C

Benson 63 metres 19.9°C

Langdon Bay 117 metres 19.5°C

Manston 55 metres 19.5°C

Holbeach 3 metres 19.0°C

COLDEST

Weather station Altitude Overnight Temperature

Tulloch Bridge 237 metres 0.4°C

Loch Glascarnoch 265 metres 0.6°C

Aboyne 140 metres 1.6°C

Aviemore 220 metres 1.9°C

Altnaharra 81 metres 2.0°C

Strathallan 35 metres 3.3°C

Wick 39 metres 4.1°C

Leuchars 12 metres 4.9°C

Tain Range 4 metres 4.9°C

Lossiemouth 13 metres 5.3°C

WETTEST

Weather station Altitude Total Daily Rainfall

Wittering 84 metres 108.0mm

Andrewsfield 87 metres 54.0mm

Coningsby 7 metres 40.0mm

Cottesmore 138 metres 39.0mm

Odiham 123 metres 29.0mm

Guernsey 102 metres 28.0mm

Little Rissington 215 metres 27.0mm

Wattisham 87 metres 26.2mm

Holbeach 3 metres 26.0mm

Boscombe Down 124 metres 25.0mm

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By Kirsty McCabe

Are you sure it's July?

It never rains but it pours! That was certainly the case across much of England and Wales today as yet more power lines and trees were brought down by the summer storms. Scotland and Northern Ireland, however, were left wondering what all the fuss was about as they again escaped the strong winds and torrential downpours.

Scotland didn't escape from the unseasonable cold though, as temperatures here dropped rapidly last night underneath clear skies. Altnaharra in Highland was the coldest place overnight for the second night in a row, and this time we had an air frost as temperatures hit freezing with 0C (32F).

There were plenty of sunny spells for much of Northern Ireland and Scotland to start the day and despite the odd shower it was another pleasant day here. Tiree in the Inner Hebrides bagged the most sunshine for the second day in a row with an enjoyable 16.3 hours.

Further south there was barely a glimpse of the sun. The rainband that swept up from the continent yesterday was draped across Wales and northern England for much of the day. The winds were not as strong as yesterday but it was still gusty and miserable, and noticeably cold with the wind blowing in from a cool North Sea.

It was so cold that we even broke some weather records today. Shawbury in Shropshire, Nottingham and Birmingham all had their coldest July day since records began in the 1940s. All in all, it felt more like November than July. Sennybridge in Powys was officially the coldest place in the UK today, with thermometers here just reaching into double figures with 10C (50F).

Compared to the heavy downpours across the southern quarter of England yesterday, the day here didn't start off too badly. It even got quite warm at times, with today's highest temperature of 21C (70F) being recorded at Norwich in Norfolk.

But as soon as the temperatures across the southeast rose high enough they triggered some tremendous thunderstorms. One place that received more than its fair share of rain due to a combination of overnight rainfall and hefty daytime storms was RAF Wittering in Cambridgeshire.

In just 18 hours 108mm of rain fell, flooding the airfield. During one particularly heavy thunderstorm a whopping 51mm fell in 2 hours. Given that the average monthly rainfall for the whole of July here is 52mm that was torrential. It almost goes without saying that nearby areas suffered from flash floods and roads and railway lines were affected.

The downpours would ease somewhat overnight but it will take some time before we see a real improvement in the weather. As yet, there's no sign of summer.

Related Links: BBC News Online - Worst Weather Sweeping Southeast

Information thanks to the BBC Weather Website

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Nationwide extremes for 09-07-2004

WARMEST

Weather station Altitude Daytime Temperature

Cardiff Weather Centre 9 metres 21.1°C

Solent M.R.S.C. 9 metres 20.4°C

Thorney Island 4 metres 19.6°C

Church Lawford 107 metres 19.3°C

Farnborough 65 metres 19.2°C

Great Malvern 46 metres 19.2°C

London/Heathrow 24 metres 19.2°C

London MET 5 metres 18.9°C

Brize Norton 88 metres 18.8°C

Milford-Haven 37 metres 18.8°C

COLDEST

Weather station Altitude Overnight Temperature

Drumalbin 245 metres 3.6°C

Strathallan 35 metres 4.2°C

Tulloch Bridge 237 metres 4.5°C

Skye/Lusa 18 metres 5.6°C

Edinburgh/Gogarbank 57 metres 5.9°C

Loch Glascarnoch 265 metres 5.9°C

Eskdalemuir 242 metres 6.0°C

Shap 249 metres 6.1°C

Aviemore 220 metres 6.2°C

Omicron Persei 8 28 metres 6.4°C

WETTEST

Weather station Altitude Total Daily Rainfall

Bridlington Mrsc 15 metres 12.0mm

Wainfleet 5 metres 9.4mm

Manston 55 metres 9.2mm

Coltishall 20 metres 9.0mm

Weybourne 21 metres 6.2mm

Belfast/Aldergrove 81 metres 5.0mm

Loftus 58 metres 5.0mm

St, Athan 49 metres 5.0mm

Marham 23 metres 4.0mm

Newcastle Weather Centre 30 metres 4.0mm

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By Matt Taylor

Where's the Summer gone?

In a desperate attempt to inject some Summer into the day, myself and Darren Bett even resorted to buying ourselves ice creams this evening! I didn't work. For much of the country it must also feel like Summer has deserted us for good. On Thursday parts of Central England had their coldest ever July day and today it was eastern coasts of England and Scotland that bore the brunt of the chilly wind.

The east wasn't alone in suffering a rather chilly start to the day. Despite there being a lot of cloud around, there were some breaks across Northern Ireland and western Scotland and after a night of clear skies, the temperature had plummeted. At Saughall (East Ayrshire) the thermometer read only 3 Celsius (37F). At least it was a sunny morning here, and across much of western Scotland the sunshine remained. Tiree (Inner Hebrides), for instance, was the sunniest place once again with 12.3 hours of sunshine in all.

Elsewhere, the cloud did tend to break up for many during the morning letting some reasonable spells of sunshine to develop. During those sunnier moments, the temperature lifted into the high-teens across parts of southern England and Wales. Lee-on-Solent (Hampshire) was the warmest spot of all with a fairly unimpressive 20 Celsius (68F). The rise in temperatures was enough to spark off the odd heavy shower, and even a thunderstorm around the Bristol area.

Across eastern parts of Scotland and England the temperatures were much more reluctant to rise. Thanks to a chilly wind and persistent cloud, filtering in off the North Sea, temperatures barely made it into the teens. At Loftus (Redcar and Cleveland) they didn't even manage it, with the mercury stubbornly stuck at 12 Celsius (54F) during the afternoon. With the cloud also came some outbreaks of rain. Parts of Lincolnshire faired the worst again with Cleethorpes (North Lincolnshire) the wettest with 13mm (0.51 inches) of rain.

The weather has to improve...hasn't it?

Information thanks to the BBC Weather Website

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Nationwide extremes for 10-07-2004

WARMEST

Weather station Altitude Daytime Temperature

Shoeburyness 2 metres 20.4°C

Gravesend 3 metres 20.1°C

Bournemouth 11 metres 19.7°C

Great Malvern 46 metres 19.7°C

Charlwood 80 metres 19.6°C

Church Lawford 107 metres 19.5°C

Pershore 32 metres 19.5°C

Wattisham 87 metres 19.5°C

Manston 55 metres 19.4°C

Bedford 85 metres 19.2°C

COLDEST

Weather station Altitude Overnight Temperature

Benson 63 metres 4.3°C

Sennybridge 309 metres 4.6°C

Lough Fea 225 metres 4.9°C

Hereford/Credenhill 76 metres 5.4°C

Wattisham 87 metres 5.8°C

Andrewsfield 87 metres 6.0°C

Castlederg 51 metres 6.1°C

Ballycastle 68 metres 6.3°C

Little Rissington 215 metres 6.4°C

Islay/Port Ellen 17 metres 6.6°C

WETTEST

Weather station Altitude Total Daily Rainfall

St.Angelo 47 metres 9.0mm

Cardiff Weather Centre 9 metres 8.0mm

High Wycombe 204 metres 8.0mm

Kenley 170 metres 7.0mm

Rosehearty 4 metres 7.0mm

Dunkeswell 255 metres 6.0mm

Inverbervie 134 metres 6.0mm

Manston 55 metres 6.0mm

St.Mawgan 119 metres 6.0mm

Aberdeen/Dyce 65 metres 5.8mm

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By Matt Taylor

The clouds grew and the showers came...again!

I awoke to glorious sunshine in west London this morning. This however, was only to be a cruel teaser as, once again, much of the country experienced another rather disappointing day weather-wise.

The same bright start to the day was also played out across much of Wales and southern England. There were exceptions to this though. In the southwest of England and along the south coast of Wales there were already heavy and thundery showers around. Sunshine was therefore in shorter supply here, and this was to be a brief glimpse of what was to come.

Further north, sunshine was also a little thin on the ground across northern England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. There had been some clear spells overnight, especially in Northern Ireland where the temperature dropped to just 4 Celsius (39F) at Newry Carbane (Newry and Mourne). The cloud thickened though, and with it came sporadic outbreaks of rain pushing their way south from the north east of Scotland. These slowly pushed their way south across Northern Ireland and into the northern halves of England and Wales, dropping 9.2mm (0.36 inches) of rain at St.Angelo (Fermanagh).

Under that thick cloud it was to be another unseasonably chilly day, especially towards the east. At Aviemore (Highland) the temperature struggled at just 11 Celsius (52F), and towards the coast Aberdeen did little better at only 12 Celsius (54F). Even further south, at Bingley (West Yorkshire), 14 Celsius (57F) was the best we could manage.

Further south still, after the bright and sunny start, the shower clouds shot up around the middle of the day. The thundery showers that were originally confined to the southwest became much more widespread. Funnel clouds were reported in Lincolnshire, and some of the showers gave sharp and sudden downpours. The showers didn't linger in one place for too long, and in between the showers there were still some sunny spells. In the sunshine the temperature lifted to 20 Celsius (68F) at Shoeburyness (Essex), but the best of the sun was to be in Jersey where it lasted for almost 15 hours.

Information thanks to the BBC Weather Website

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Nationwide extremes for 11-07-2004

WARMEST

Weather station Altitude Daytime Temperature

Pershore 32 metres 19.6°C

Cardiff Weather Centre 9 metres 19.1°C

Great Malvern 46 metres 19.0°C

Gravesend 3 metres 18.7°C

Milford-Haven 37 metres 18.7°C

Yeovilton 23 metres 18.7°C

Redhill 63 metres 18.6°C

London/Heathrow 24 metres 18.4°C

St.Angelo 47 metres 18.4°C

Brize Norton 88 metres 18.3°C

COLDEST

Weather station Altitude Overnight Temperature

Eskdalemuir 242 metres 6.1°C

Marham 23 metres 7.5°C

Wattisham 87 metres 7.6°C

Shap 249 metres 7.8°C

Topcliffe 25 metres 8.1°C

Spadeadam 285 metres 8.6°C

Islay/Port Ellen 17 metres 8.7°C

Loch Glascarnoch 265 metres 8.7°C

Scampton 61 metres 8.7°C

Aviemore 220 metres 8.8°C

WETTEST

Weather station Altitude Total Daily Rainfall

Scilly, St.Marys 31 metres 8.0mm

Bournemouth 11 metres 6.0mm

Benson 63 metres 5.2mm

Valentia 9 metres 5.2mm

Leek Thorncliffe 299 metres 5.0mm

Yeovilton 23 metres 5.0mm

St.Catherine's Point 16 metres 4.8mm

Filton 59 metres 4.0mm

Shoeburyness 2 metres 4.0mm

Aviemore 220 metres 3.2mm

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By Dan Corbett

Review of the day

There was a quite a lot of cloud today. Some of us saw some patchy rain or showers. The weather was generally on the cool side for many.

We had a couple of weak weather fronts impacting our weather today. One dragged itself southwards along the east coast of Britain and another moved in from the west across Northern Ireland. Both of these fronts helped give us a good deal of cloud across most of the British Isles to start the day. Patchy rain greeted many across southeast Scotland while showers across parts of Northern Ireland, Wales and southwest England made the trip to the paper shop a bit wet. The showers across southwest England thinned out by the afternoon but a few more popped up in northern England. The patchy rain across Scotland moved into northeast England by the end of the day. Even though the showers were quite extensive the rain buckets did not fill up that much. Bournemouth (Dorset) had the most rain for the day with 9.4mm (0.37 inches) in their bucket. The cloud hung in across most parts in the afternoon but Saunton Sand (Devon) still managed 9.4 hours of sunshine.

The cloud did have an effect on the temperatures today. In Dumfries and Galloway, Eskdalemuir started at a chilly 6C this morning. In Buxton (Derbyshire) the cloud and spotty rain kept the temperature to only 12C (54C) by afternoon. In some of the better breaks in the cloud Teignmouth (Devon) managed to reach 20C (68F) by days end.

Sunday may not have been the day for the beach or a picnic in the park but perhaps this week the weather might be a bit more pleasant?

Information thanks to the BBC Weather Website

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Nationwide extremes for 12-07-2004

WARMEST

Weather station Altitude Daytime Temperature

Plymouth Wc 50 metres 19.5°C

Cardiff Weather Centre 9 metres 19.4°C

Strathallan 35 metres 19.2°C

Llanbedr 0 metres 19.1°C

Pembrey Sands 3 metres 19.1°C

Solent M.R.S.C. 9 metres 18.9°C

Great Malvern 46 metres 18.7°C

London/Heathrow 24 metres 18.7°C

Church Lawford 107 metres 18.6°C

Crosby 8 metres 18.6°C

COLDEST

Weather station Altitude Overnight Temperature

Leuchars 12 metres 5.8°C

Strathallan 35 metres 5.9°C

Lake Vyrnwy 360 metres 7.8°C

Aviemore 220 metres 8.0°C

Loch Glascarnoch 265 metres 8.3°C

Charterhall 112 metres 8.5°C

Cork 153 metres 8.7°C

Inverbervie 134 metres 8.7°C

Shobdon 99 metres 8.8°C

Wick 39 metres 8.9°C

WETTEST

Weather station Altitude Total Daily Rainfall

Ballykelly 2 metres 2.0mm

Loch Glascarnoch 265 metres 2.0mm

Marham 23 metres 2.0mm

Newcastle Weather Centre 30 metres 2.0mm

Wattisham 87 metres 2.0mm

Ballycastle 68 metres 1.6mm

Albemarle 141 metres 1.4mm

Belfast/Aldergrove 81 metres 1.4mm

Aultbea 11 metres 1.2mm

Glenanne 161 metres 1.2mm

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By Kirsty McCabe

A disappointing start to the week

Monday was another disappointing day with still no sign of summer. Much of the UK was cloudy and breezy, with the wind coming from a cool northwesterly direction. No surprise then that the thermometers struggled to record respectable temperatures from the minute that dawn broke.

The coldest place overnight was Leuchars in Fife, with a chilly 6C (43F). And it didn't get much warmer elsewhere in Scotland with cloud and patchy rain lingering over the Northern Isles. Lerwick in Shetland was the coldest place today with just 13C (55F).

The eastern side of the UK in particular remained cloaked in cloud throughout today, with scattered showers adding to our summer woes. Further west, the cloud did break up allowing some rays through. The Isle of Man fared best for sunny spells and clocked up 10.2 hours of sunshine - but that is nothing to write home about at this time of year.

Despite all the cloud there wasn't much rainfall today, just some patchy rain in northeast Scotland and a few showers rattling across parts of England and Wales. Jersey in the Channel Islands received the most rain in the past 24 hours, with 4.9mm (0.19 inches). Not a lot compared to the amount of rain that fell here last week during the unseasonable summer storms.

It was left to the English Riveria to make it feel like summer. Torquay in Devon did the southwest proud with today's highest temperature of 21C (70F). However, although this is a respectable number it still isn't quite what we'd expect for the time of year.

Luckily things should get warmer midweek. But before that we've got another chilly night ahead of us, especially for rural parts of Scotland and Ireland. We may even see a touch of frost on the grass tonight. Watch this space...

Information thanks to the BBC Weather Website

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Nationwide extremes for 13-07-2004

WARMEST

Weather station Altitude Daytime Temperature

Valentia 9 metres 18.1°C

Cork 153 metres 15.8°C

Ballykelly 2 metres °C

Belfast/Aldergrove 81 metres °C

Belfast/Harbour 5 metres °C

Birmingham 99 metres °C

Blackpool 10 metres °C

Bournemouth 11 metres °C

Cardiff-Wales 67 metres °C

Damhead Creek 3 metres °C

COLDEST

Weather station Altitude Overnight Temperature

Sella Ness 7 metres -0.6°C

Pershore 32 metres 4.4°C

West Freugh 12 metres 4.4°C

Benson 63 metres 4.6°C

Capel Curig 216 metres 4.6°C

Islay/Port Ellen 17 metres 4.7°C

Lough Fea 225 metres 4.9°C

Church Lawford 107 metres 5.1°C

Ballykelly 2 metres 5.4°C

Castlederg 51 metres 5.4°C

WETTEST

Weather station Altitude Total Daily Rainfall

Church Fenton 9 metres 2.0mm

Manston 55 metres 2.0mm

Cork 153 metres 1.0mm

Valentia 9 metres 1.0mm

Weybourne 21 metres 1.0mm

Roches Point 40 metres 0.8mm

Albemarle 141 metres 0.6mm

Altnaharra 81 metres 0.4mm

Leeming 40 metres 0.4mm

Loftus 58 metres 0.4mm

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By Kirsty McCabe

I hope you made the most of the sunshine today...

It almost felt like summer today. I say almost because it was another chilly start to the day in places. In rural parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland, for example, the overnight temperatures had dropped sharply. A low of 4C (39F) was recorded in Katesbridge in County Down.

Despite the chill in the air it was a pleasant start to the day, with sunny spells for many of us. I hope you made the most of any sunshine, as it was probably the sunniest day we'll have this week. Residents of Southport in Sefton got the lion's share with a respectable 13.1 hours worth.

Not everywhere started off sunny today. For the Shetland Isles it was cloudy and wet again. So for the second day in a row it was the coldest place in the UK with just 12C (54F) recorded at both Lerwick and Sella Ness.

However, the Northern Isles weren't the wettest place over the past 24 hours. That honour went to Newcastle with a blink and you'd miss it 2mm (0.08 inches) of rain thanks to a few showers here late yesterday evening.

There was also a fair amount of low cloud accompanied by some drizzly rain across southern parts of Wales, southwest England and the Channel Islands throughout the morning.

Once the cloud moved away from these areas, however, things soon heated up. The warmest place today was Cardiff, where thermometers soared to 22C (72F). It must have felt like summer was finally going to start. Unfortunately it's going to feel very different tomorrow.

During the afternoon the cloud thickened across Ireland, spreading eastwards into Scotland and northern England through the evening, along with some patchy rain and drizzle. This area of wet weather was set to slowly move southeastwards over the next few days.

Information thanks to the BBC Weather Website