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The UK Year In Review - March 2008

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Mean temperatures generally close to average across the northern half of the UK, but slightly above average across the southern half of the UK. Rainfall generally above average and well above average across parts of East Anglia and SE England.

Provisionally, the wettest March over England since 1981, wettest over Scotland and the UK since 1994 and 4th wettest in the series back to 1914 for Northern Ireland. Sunshine generally above average across most areas, but close to or slightly below average across SE England.

Wiggonholt (Sussex) recorded a maximum temperature of 15.8 °C on the 15th. Braemar (Aberdeenshire) recorded a minimum temperature of -11.4 °C on the 26th. An area of significant snowfall gave 5 to 10 cm across some eastern areas of England on Easter Sunday morning (23rd).

March 2008 in England
Temperatures and sunshine generally a little above average. Rainfall was well above average, particularly over parts of East Anglia and SE England.

March 2008 in Scotland
Temperatures close to average, but with above average rainfall and sunshine.

March 2008 in Northern Ireland
Temperatures close to average, but with above average rainfall and sunshine.

March 2008 in Wales
Temperatures and sunshine generally a little above average, with well-above average rainfall.





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