The severe thunderstorms that affected Sussex in particular last night, resulted in over 26 millimetres (1 inch) of rain. At one stage, the rainfall rate was an impressive 89 millimetres per hour. The storms have moved away, but so has the very warm weather, and the lower temperatures will probably continue for several more days.
Heatwave
Today, Sunday 18th June, saw the temperature in Shoreham climb to 30.1 Celsius (86F). This was probably the warmest June day for 41 years.