The UK recorded 1648.5 hours of sunshine across the year, surpassing the previous sunniest year set in 2003 by 61.4 hours, in a series which dates back to 1910.
England had its sunniest year on record, with Wales and Scotland their second, and Northern Ireland its eighth.
The below graph shows just how exceptional this spring’s sunshine was.
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