Britain has enjoyed its sunniest March in almost a century, forecasters have said. Scotland and Northern Ireland saw the most sun in March since records began, while the nation as a whole saw the sunniest March since 1929, the Met Office said.
Northern Ireland basked in 90 per cent more sunshine than average for the month, with a total of 192.5 hours of sun. Scotland saw 64 per cent more sun than usual, with a total of 160.1 hours.
The sunny outlook was replicated across the UK, with England seeing its second sunniest March at 168.1 hours and Wales its fifth sunniest with 157.9 hours. Met Office records on sunshine hours first began in 1919.
