May was the sunniest calendar month on record, and spring was the sunniest spring, the Met Office has said.
The UK enjoyed 266 hours of sunshine in May - surpassing the previous record of 265 hours in June 1957.
And it is even more extraordinary following a drenching winter, with record rain in February. Meteorologists say they are amazed at the sudden switch from extreme wet to extreme dry – it is not "British" weather.
