October delivered a little of everything, including two named storms, despite that the month was warmer and sunnier than average.

Unsurprisingly with Storms Austen and Boelo, this October was also wetter than average across the UK. Northern Scotland in particular saw rainfall 31% above its average rainfall for the month.

Meanwhile, England and Wales saw 12 and 3% above average rainfall compared to the 1991 - 2020 average.

In spite of the rain and storms, this October was again warmer than average with Shetland specifically matching its tenth-highest average maximum temperature.

Across the UK, the month's provisional mean temperature of 10.6°C is 0.9°C above the long-term average. This was not evenly spread, with Scotland and Northern Ireland close to the average, warmer further south.

Finally, it was also the fifth-sunniest October since 1910 with above average sunshine across the UK.