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The UK saw temperatures well above average for 2005, with mean temperature anomalies generally around 1 degC above average. All of the months were above average, although May, November and December were only just above average. The UK had its fourth warmest year in the series back to 1914, being not quite as warm as 2002, 2003 or 2004. Eastern Scotland was the area most above average at 1.3 degC and had the second warmest year in the series.
2005 saw quite marked variations in rainfall across the UK, ranging from well above average across north-west Scotland to well below average across south-east England. Northern Scotland was most above average at 112% of its average rainfall, although this was not quite as wet as 2004, which had 117%. South-east and central southern England had only 79% of its average rainfall, making it the driest year since 1973 and fourth driest in the series back to 1914.
Scotland and Northern Ireland had close to average sunshine over the year, with England and Wales faring best with 109% of average sunshine. Despite a sunnier than average year over England and Wales, it was well short of the sunniest year in the series back to 1929, which was 2003, when 120% of average sunshine was recorded.
The comparisons are based upon final values for January-October and provisional values for November and December. They have been made using the latest WMO standard 30-year period, 1961-1990. See www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/index.html for updates and further information.
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