Smog caused by Saharan dust seen from the Royal Greenwich Observatory this afternoon. Photo: Elly Maxwell
Saharan sand blowing 2,500 miles to blanket us, 3,000 lightning strikes in two hours, 31 tornadoes in one day - the UK had some very unusual weather last year.
The cost of 2014’s weird phenomena, which also included floods, tornadoes, sinkholes and giant jellyfish, is an estimated £14 billion.
Take a look at the strangest cases in facts and figures on the infographic below supplied by andrews-sykes.com.
Click the links here afterwards if you're in the mood for some more weird stories:
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