Parts of England have had their driest July since records began.
South-east and central southern England saw an average of only 5.0mm of rain last month, while East Anglia had 5.4mm.
For both areas it was the lowest amount of rainfall in July since Met Office records began almost 200 years ago, in 1836.
England as a whole saw an average of 23.1mm - the lowest figure for the month since 1935 and also the seventh lowest July total on record.
The UK-wide average did not rank quite so low, with 46.3mm of rainfall - the 19th lowest July total since 1836.
The figures also show that last month was provisionally one of the warmest July on record, with a mean temperature across the UK of 16.6C.
This equals the figure for both July 2021 and 1995, with only four other Julys ranked higher.
Dr Mark McCarthy of the National Climate Information Centre, said: “July 2022 has been a significantly dry month for southern England, only 10.5mm of rain has been provisionally recorded on average, less than the previous record of 10.9mm set in 1911.
“The dominant weather pattern for the month has only allowed interludes of rain into northern areas of the UK, with areas further south largely getting any rainfall from isolated and fleeting showers in a month that will ultimately be remembered for extreme heat.”
