Unbelievably, perhaps, the Isle of Man was the sunniest place in the British Isles last month.

Statistics released by Ronaldsway Met Office show that it certainly wasn’t the record-breaking June of a year ago but the warm and sunny end to the month made up for the very poor first half.

By the end of the month 228 hours of bright sunshine had been recorded compared to the June average of 200 hours - more sunshine than anywhere else in Britain.

The sunniest day was June 27, Laa Columb Killey day, which basked under 15.6 hours of unbroken sunshine.

June 27 and 28 were the only days the thermometer topped 20°C at Ronaldsway during the month, the 27th being the warmest with 21.7°C.

However, high temperatures were also recorded in the north of the island on Saturday June 22 making difficult conditions for those attempting the Parish Walk.

But the month also saw 49.3mm of rainfall.

This was 16% below normal but the damp and often misty conditions early in the month caused major problems for the TT organisers who did well to fit in some racing for everyone.

Mean daytime maximum was 16.1°C, slightly below the long term mean.

The mean wind speed measured 11.7mph, slightly above the mean of 11.1mph. The highest gust of 41mph was recorded on the 16th.

Fog was observed on three days but there was no hail or frost.

Last year May, June and July combined saw a record breaking 31 days reaching 20°C, leading to a hosepipe ban from August 3.