The UK has had its sunniest spring since records began in 1910, according to provisional figures from the Met Office.
The UK recorded 630 hours of sunshine between 1 March and 27 May – beating its previous sunniest spring in 2020 by 4 hours, the forecaster said.
Last week, the Met Office confirmed that both Scotland and Northern Ireland had already had their respective sunniest springs on record, beating their previous sunniest in 2020.
Met Office scientist Emily Carlisle said seven of the top ten sunniest springs since records began 115 years ago have occurred since the year 2000.
She said: “The UK has now, provisionally, recorded its sunniest spring on record, with still a few days of the season to go. We all remember the exceptionally sunny spring of 2020, but that title has now been surpassed by the spring of 2025.”
“It has indeed been an extremely sunny and dry spring for the majority, but with a few days left of the season and more unsettled weather this week, it’s too early to say what will happen with other records.”
The Met Office has said it will be releasing the full statistics for spring 2025 on 2 June.
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