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. It is therefore important to check on friends, family and neighbours who are more vulnerable and to take sensible precautions while enjoying the sun. “The forecasted high temperatures may also lead to an increasing demand for remote health care services and an impact on the ability of services delivered

more than doubled for the 2003 European heat wave. In other cases, such as the case of the cool year of 2008 in the United States, conditions apparently inconsistent with the expected effects of ongoing climate change can be explained by the interplay of human influence on climate decreasing the odds

The HadUK-Grid gridded and regional land surface climate observation datasets are provided under open government licence. Download the data Variables and periods available: Daily climate variables Climate Variable id Definition Start Year Maximum air temperature tasmax Maximum air temperature

experienced throughout Scotland and Northern England. The UK in summer can experience blocking anticyclones which can bring long spells of warm weather and create heatwave conditions. The summer heatwave of 2022 was unprecedented and marked a milestone in UK climate history with 40°C being recorded

April 2023 Monthly Weather Report This document provides a summary of the UK’s weather and climate statistics for April 2023. Table of Contents 1. UK overview 2. Weather impacts 3. Monthly extremes 4. Monthly maps 5. Monthly climate statistics 6. Monthly time-series 7. Daily time-series 8. Daily

June 2024 Monthly Weather Report This document provides a summary of the UK’s weather and climate statistics for June 2024. Table of Contents 1. UK overview 2. Weather impacts 3. Monthly extremes 4. Monthly maps 5. Monthly climate statistics 6. Monthly time-series 7. Daily time-series 8. Daily

The Extreme heat warning is in place until Sunday and covers much of the southern half of England as well as parts of eastern Wales, highlighting the potential impacts these levels of heat can have on health, transport and infrastructure.   Thanks to the influence of high pressure positioned over

challenging to predict exact solar radiation levels, particularly in longer range forecasts, because of the influence of clouds at local level. We all know how changeable Britain’s weather can be. Cloud cover can vary even over a distance of a few miles and on timescales of a few minutes. For example

Arctic sea ice is a sensitive indicator of climate change and changes to the sea ice cover can have potential implications for the Arctic region and beyond.

point during the year. Sea ice overview on the composition and behaviour of sea ice is available. Importance of sea ice in the climate system The ocean is able to retain heat from the Sun more efficiently than the atmosphere (the ocean has a higher 'heat capacity'). This increased 'memory' of heat

, be used to understand how the drivers of risk perceptions (and action) influence the use of climate information within a user group, providing a knowledge base from which to a) design more context-relevant climate services, and b) design climate services that are more suited to motivating action