* Header image courtesy of Duncan Blakemore – Thunderstorm over Toft Hill
The very dry weather of Spring continued.
June began in a very similar way to June 2024. A few days of faux-warmth, followed by a lull back into the teens, then much warmer in the second half. Although there were a 11 days with rain in the first half of the month, it only amounted to 23 mm.
Thunderstorm warnings were in place around the 14th, but none materialised in Durham. The weather continued generally warm though, with all the remaining consecutive days reaching 20 degC from the 11th.
Around 20th and 21st, the weather became very hot again, with 30.5C recorded on the 20th. On the following day there was a threat of thunderstorms again, and this time they materialised. The Dew Point reached over 20 degC on the 21st. The minimum temperature on the 21st was 19.0C.
Temperatures reduced on 22nd as cooler air moved in, but it heated up again, reaching 30.8 degC on the 30th, making that the hottest day.
Data from T. Burt at Durham University reveals June 2025 to be the 2nd warmest on record at Durham, behind June 1846.
The final rainfall total came to 31.6 mm spread over 15 days. So, the great drought continues, with only 181.3 mm in total for the first half of the year.
Weather Stats for June 2025 at Durham
Mean Temp : 16.7 degC
Mean Max : 22.0 degC
Mean Min : 12.7 degC
Absolute Max : 30.8 on 30th
Absolute Min : 8.0 on 4th
Air Frosts : 0
Total Rain : 31.6 mm
Wettest Day : 5.5 mm on 7th
Rain Days : 15
Average per rain day : 2.1 mm
Barometer Max : 1031.3 mb
Barometer Min : 999.5 mb
Barometer Mean : 1016.8 mb
Predominant Weather : A 2.0
Great stuff. Those storms over the weekend off the 20th were something else!
Thanks Duncan, appreciate that you let me use your photograph on the report.
I was observing from afar as we were in Spain until the 26th June. Spain had their highest June temperature on Saturday 28th June, with 46.0 degC.
Dave