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• uk_monthly_climate_summary_summer_2018pdf

  , with numerous days bringing readings above 30 ºC somewhere in the UK, and only brief cooler spells in mid-June and late July. Sunshine overall was above average, though western areas had a duller August. Both June and July 2018 saw daytime temperatures well above average in all areas, especially western areas

• £11m programme to improve extreme weather forecasting

  researchers from the Universities of Exeter, Leeds, Reading, Imperial College, Manchester and the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. Collectively the projects will: Carry out observations of atmospheric turbulence using radar, cameras, drones and aircraft measurements Study how atmospheric turbulence

• ukcp18-newsletter.nov21.pdf

  consultations relevant to your sector or area of expertise. • Review any reading materials before meetings. • Participating in events and/or developing of materials for sharing knowledge and use cases. • Reaching out to their networks to increase the reach of the UG. Full details of the UG purpose, membership

• New Chair to oversee critical public weather forecast

  years. In this role Alan will work with the Met Office board and executive team to ensure the organisation continues to offer global leadership in the fields of weather and climate science. Alan Thorpe is currently a Visiting Professor at the University of Reading following on from being the Director

• New June daily temperature records heading into the record books

  of confidence during the analysis the figures are rejected. Such is the rigour of this verification process, some sites have been discounted from providing new records on this occasion. A broken slat on the Stevenson Screen at Wiggonholt invalidated the readings from that site and remedial work is now

• uk_monthly_climate_summary_summer_2018.pdf

  , with numerous days bringing readings above 30 ºC somewhere in the UK, and only brief cooler spells in mid-June and late July. Sunshine overall was above average, though western areas had a duller August. Both June and July 2018 saw daytime temperatures well above average in all areas, especially western areas

• uk_monthly_climate_summary_annual_2021pdf

  months were warmer than average, especially September which was 1.8 °C above average, with only the September of 2006 having been warmer in a series from 1884. There was a hot spell between 13 and 26 July, with temperatures exceeding 30 °C on six consecutive days from 17th to 22nd, the highest reading

• Spring Bank Holiday weather records in the UK

  on the Whitsun Bank Holiday was Prabost, Skye, in Inverness-shire after it recorded 16.6 hours of sunshine, an impressive feat for any day in the UK, let alone a bank holiday! If you're interested in reading more about record-breaking weather, why not check out our blog posts on consecutive sunshine

• uk_monthly_climate_summary_annual_2021.pdf

  months were warmer than average, especially September which was 1.8 °C above average, with only the September of 2006 having been warmer in a series from 1884. There was a hot spell between 13 and 26 July, with temperatures exceeding 30 °C on six consecutive days from 17th to 22nd, the highest reading

• Sarah Millington

  and collaborated on biological dispersion projects such as modelling locusts in East Africa and the development of dispersion modelling to support Defra’s response to a Bluetongue outbreak.  In 2024, Sarah became the Head of the Atmospheric Dispersion and Air Quality group.  Prior to starting work at the Met Office, Sarah gained a degree in Physics at Nottingham University, and since starting work has gained an MSc degree in Meteorology from Reading University.