A month of extremes in temperature, precipitation and winds, with mild spells and bitter cold, heavy rain and snow, and two named storms

The highs and lows of a year in which prevailing westerly winds brought unsettled weather to the north and west, and prolonged dry spells to the south-east

A changeable month which started mild and ended with a cold snap and snow

It would have been an unremarkable month, except for the passage of ex-Hurricane Ophelia bringing gales, extraordinary skies and a red sun over much of Britain

A generally unsettled month, with Storm Aileen bringing strong winds, and Wales getting more than its fair share of rain

Last month’s weather Another unsettled month, with parts of Northern Ireland getting almost double their normal August rainfall

Last Month’s Weather Another month of variable weather, with some areas getting almost double their average July rainfall

Last month’s weather A month of serious contrasts with torrential rain and a heatwave

Last month’s weather: The warmest spring on record continued into May, and welcome rain fell on the south-east

Last month’s weather A month which, while mostly dry and settled, brought an uncharacteristic cold spell after a warm start

Last month’s weather South-westerly winds brought a mild month, and also heavy rain to western regions while the south-east continues to suffer from a shortage of rain

Last month’s weather: A rather dull and boring month was enlivened by the arrival of Storm Doris

Last month’s weather While London and the south-east got a soaking at the beginning of the month, most of the country enjoyed chilly sunshine

Last month’s weather While London recorded its driest December since 1926, the north-west of Scotland had above average rainfall

Weatherwatch The highs and lows of a year which continued the trend towards mild stormy winters

Last month’s weather A “blocked” month brought settled weather for most of the country, most of the time. But Storm Angus broke the monotony

Last month’s weather A remarkably fine and dry month, with Shetland recording more than twice the average hours of sunshine, and rainfall less than half the average through most of the UK

Last month’s weather The summer’s pattern of regional contrast continued, unsettled in the north and west, warm and dry in the south and east. Gravesend recorded the highest September temperature since 1911

Last month’s weather The highs and lows of a month that continued the regional contrasts of recent months, with the north and west getting above-average rainfall, while the south and east enjoyed the sunshine

Last month’s weather A month of regional contrasts, with the north and west having unsettled weather, while the south and east basked in the sun