The figures for July show that Scotland has had closer to the average rain in the north and west, but there have been drier conditions in the south and east of the country.
July saw Scotland record its hottest day in history with 35.1C being recorded at Floors Castle in the Borders.
It is the highest temperature in just under a 20 years with the previous record of 32.9C recorded in Greycrook, in the Scottish Borders on August 9 2003.
Some parts of Scotland were issued with weather shortage warnings as a result of the extreme temperature with the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) also issuing a warning regarding water scarcity, at the time saying “water scarcity is a very real threat as a result of climate change”.
The latest data reveals there has only been 15.8mm (0.6in) of rain averaged across England, just 24% of the amount that would be expected in an average July.
The Met Office said it has not just been a dry July, but figures also show England has had the driest eight-month period from November 2021 to June 2022 since 1976, when the country struggled with severe drought.