Met Office  June 2011   UK overview  The month began on a fine,
warm note, but the weather gradually became more unsettled, with
showers and some longer spells of rain. These eased the very dry
conditions across parts of eastern England. A short-lived warm
spell in the last week gave the highest temperatures of
2011. Temperatures overall were close to the 1981-2010 average,
although somewhat below in western areas. It was the coolest
June across the UK since 2001. The monthly rainfall pattern
reflects the showery nature of the month. Parts of southern
England, south Wales, Northern Ireland and southern and eastern
Scotland were wetter than normal. In contrast, some parts of the
Midlands had a relatively dry month. Sunshine totals overall
were close to normal, varying from a little below in most of
Scotland to above normal from west Wales across to eastern
England.  A maximum temperature of 33.1 °C was recorded at
Gravesend (Kent) on the 27th, the highest temperature of 2011. A
minimum temperature of -1.9 °C w