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A sunny spot in washout summer? Try Shetland
As one of the wettest summers on record limps to a close this weekend with more storms on the horizon, the Met Office has revealed that at least one area enjoyed a lot of sun - the Shetland Islands.
- Reuters
- Published: 23:53 August 29, 2008
London: As one of the wettest summers on record limps to a close this weekend with more storms on the horizon, the Met Office has revealed that at least one area enjoyed a lot of sun - the Shetland Islands.
The archipelago off Scotland's northeast coast, usually one of Britain's least sunny spots, had 150 hours of sunshine this month, compared with many other parts of the country which failed to reach 100.
Forecasters at the Met Office are predicting that tomorrow, which it treats as the last day of Summer, could end with heavy rain and thunderstorms in some parts of the country.
They expect very warm conditions with temperatures peaking at 27 degrees celsius in some southern and eastern areas of England, with thunderstorms likely to follow.
The Met Office said some local rainfall records have been broken this summer, especially across parts of Northern Ireland and Scotland where flooding severely affected road and rail transport. Provisional figures show Northern Ireland had its wettest August since 1914.
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