Summer 2012 was the wettest in 100 years

Met Office figures for this summer show that it was the second wettest across the UK in the national record that goes back to 1910.

Wettest April on record

This April is the wettest in the UK in records which date back to 1910, according to early Met Office figures to the 29th of the month.

Wettest June

Provisional Met Office figures for June show double the average amount of rain has fallen, making it the wettest June since records began in 1910.

The Great Storm - 25 years on

The science, technology and communication of forecasting have come a long way since the Great Storm of 1987.

What is a typical British summer?

What is typical summer weather for the UK?

Fine weather for harvest

Met Office advance forecasts of the change to fine weather have helped farmers get ahead with their harvesting.

Winter storms, early January 2012

Extremes

National weather records for temperature, rainfall, sunshine and wind

UK climate averages for 1981-2010