Western and southern areas of the UK stayed dry, with some sunny spells. However, eastern areas of England and Scotland were affected by showers, some of which were heavy and accompanied by hail and thunder.
June saw some of the highest temperatures of the year so far and weather watches for the heat were issued for the first time since 2006. However, there were also heavy thunderstorms which caused flash flooding in some areas.
A round-up of the headline weather events during 2008. From snow in London in October, to 20 million gallons of flood water in an underpass in Belfast, it was a big weather year.
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