Hottest, sunniest June on record

Driest in 70 years

It was the hottest June on record in the Isle of Man by some distance, and the driest since 1949, according to the Met Office.

Figures released show the average temperature was just over 19°C, three degrees more than the average.

The highest temperature recorded at Ronaldsway was 27.5°C on Wednesday the 27th, which is the hottest June day on record, beating the previous record from 28th June 1995 (26.8°C).

It’s also the fifth-hottest day of any month, and the hottest day since 18 July, 2006.

Looking at May and June together, the Met Office says we had 17 days with temperatures exceeding 20°C; the most in any May/June period on record.

Rainfall totaled just 12.6mm, the second-lowest for the month on record behind June 1949 (8.4mm).

There were just four days with measurable rainfall – a new June record.

It was also the driest summer month since August 2003.

Three hundred and seven hours of bright sunshine were recorded.

That's over 100 hours more than average, and a new June record, beating the previous 303 hours from 1975.

Winds were light for much of the month with a mean of just 8.8 knots (10mph).

The exception was Storm Hector, which brought unseasonable gales overnight on 13 into 14 June, with gusts of 45 knots recorded at Ronaldsway.

There were three days with fog, no thunder, but surprisingly a ground frost on the 23rd.