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• Briefing on Arctic and Antarctic sea ice - June 2024

  average, and was the 8th lowest value on record observed for this date, the lowest having been 10.86 million sq km in 2016. Figure 1. Daily Arctic sea ice extent for 2024, compared with recent years and the 1981-2010 average with interquartile and interdecile ranges shown by the shaded areas. Data

• Briefing on Arctic and Antarctic sea ice - August 2025

  Summary Arctic sea ice extent is 5th lowest on record for the time of year as of 4th August, according to the OSI SAF Sea Ice Index, following near-average ice loss during July July saw a mix of weather patterns over the Arctic with the warmest weather in the Kara and Laptev Seas, which also saw

• Weekly weather quiz: Test your knowledge!

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• Florence Rabier appointed to the Met Office Board

  welcome Florence’s appointment to the Met Office Board. She brings extensive expertise in all aspects of weather and climate prediction, and especially in how to harness the latest AI and Machine learning techniques, and a strong track record of scientific and operational leadership from her

• Memo

  and Technology - 1 - Version 2.0, 05/03/2004 Development of a new set of long-term climate averages for the UK Daniel Hollis and Matthew Perry Met Office, FitzRoy Road, Exeter, Devon, EX1 3PB, United Kingdom Abstract Monthly and annual long-term average datasets of 13 climate variables are generated

• A wet summer comes to a close

  This summer has been most notable across the UK for being wetter than average. Each of the three months have exceeded their long-term average rainfall totals in many areas. Broadly speaking, June was wettest in the north and July was wettest in the south. The rainfall has not been record breaking

• Heat to peak early next week

  .”  Climate change Whilst a 1°C background temperature increase may not seem significant, the resulting increase in the severity of extreme heat events is already evident in the observed record. This has widespread and significant impacts.  Extreme heat events do occur within natural climate variation due

• Exceptional heat possible early next week

  in the severity of extreme heat events is already evident in the observed record. This has widespread and significant impacts.  Extreme heat events do occur within natural climate variation due to changes in global weather patterns. However, the increase in the frequency, duration, and intensity

• Arctic and Antarctic end-of-season report - October 2025

  ice extent measured since 2007 has been lower than the pre-2007 range Antarctic sea ice extent for September 2025 was the third lowest on record at 18.07 million sq km according to the OSI SAF Sea Ice Index, with the September extents of 2023 and 2024 being first- and second-lowest The spatial

• Wildlife banking on a warm spring

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