Summer warmer than average despite wet spells
Britain enjoyed a warmer than average summer despite soggy weather dampening holiday plans, the Met Office has said.
The UK saw the 11th wettest summer on record but temperatures between June 1 and August 30 were 0.41C above the long-term average.
Met Office climate scientist Mark McCarthy said: "People may well remember the 2017 summer as a bit of a damp squib, but interestingly, although it has been notably wetter than average for many areas, it has also been warmer than average.
A wet summer comes to a close ? You may not think it but the UK has also been warmer than average, just. More here: https://t.co/LFL29lexRkpic.twitter.com/rCjFNwWQjZ
-- Met Office (@metoffice) August 31, 2017
"The warm settled periods at the end of June and the beginning of July helped boost the average temperatures."
