What a difference a week makes
Just a week ago May was heading towards being one of the coldest and dullest on record but in the space of 7 days that has changed.
Spring warmth for Anglia region
Spring has sprung back into life across the Anglia region after weeks of seemingly relentless cloud and rain.
Spring washout
April was one of the wettest on record and May is rapidly turning into a washout. It's a far cry from the record-breaking spring of 2012.
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What a difference a week makes
by David Hughes
Just a week ago May was heading towards being one of the coldest and dullest on record but in the space of 7 days that has changed.
Read the full storySpring warmth for Anglia region
by David Hughes
Spring has sprung back into life across the Anglia region after weeks of seemingly relentless cloud and rain.
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Spring washout
April was one of the wettest on record and May is rapidly turning into a washout. It's a far cry from the record-breaking spring of 2012.
Read the full storyTemperature record retained
The Anglia region still retains the UK temperature record for March despite soaring spring temperatures around the country.
Read the full storyTemperatures in the Anglia region reach 19C
Temperatures in the Anglia region have again peaked at 19C (66F), some 9 degrees higher than normal for March. It reached 19C at Lakenheath, Suffolk as well as in Cambridge and Norwich.
Sea breezes off the chilly North Sea are keeping the coast a little cooler with highs of 15C in Southend, Essex and 13C at Weybourne, Norfolk.
It will be warmer still on Wednesday with temperatures expected to reach 19-22C (66-72F) which is more like June than March.
Scotland has beaten its March temperature record for the third day in a row with the mercury rising to 23.4C (74.1F) at Aboyne in Aberdeenshire. The all-time UK March record is 25.6C (78.1F) recorded in Mepal, Cambridgeshire in 1968.
Tuesday's Anglia Weather
After a chilly start to the day in the Anglia region temperatures will rapidly rise under the sunny conditions. The highest temperatures will be towards Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire with highs around 19°C.
Onshore breeze keeps coastal areas, especially the Norfolk coast, noticeably cooler
Monday's highest temperature in the Anglia region was 18.9C at Santon Downham on the Suffolk-Norfolk border Although it reached only 10.1C at Weybourne, Norfolk.
Wittering in Cambridgeshire was the sunniest place with 12 hours of sunshine.
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Warm spring sunshine
Temperatures again soared well above average in the Anglia region although it's still rather chilly close to the East coast.
Read the full storyWarm and sunny
by David Hughes
Britain has been basking in warmth more akin to early summer than early spring with soaring temperatures away from the coast.
Read the full storyWarm spring sunshine
by David Hughes
Away from the coast, the East of England will bask in temperatures 7C above average as the unseasonal March weather is set to continue.
Read the full storySpring pictures
Warm and sunny weather in the Anglia region has coincided with the spring equinox and viewers have been sending in pictures.
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