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-December 2013 to mid-February 2014 saw at least 12 major winter storms, and, when considered overall, this was the stormiest period of weather the UK has experienced for at least 20 years. Strong winds and huge waves made conditions extremely dangerous around exposed coastlines - particularly

is a member of the Met Office’s National Climate Information Centre. He said: “Detailed frost recording in the UK began in 1961. With only 11 days of frost, March 2017 was the most frost-free since March 1998. In fact, England had fewer air frosts than in any other March since records of air frost began

locally hot conditions, marking a notable shift from the cooler start to the week. Met Office presenter and meteorologist, Aidan McGivern, said: “We start off Tuesday with plenty of sunshine, but there will be further showers for a time at least through the morning and early afternoon across the east

people have been affected by at least one natural disaster. Vulnerability to both extreme weather events, such as flooding and slow-onset hazards, such as drought, is expected to increase due to both growing populations in vulnerable areas and climate change.  The 4-year programme will target the most

Forecast for June to November 2015 Issued 21 May 2015 The most likely number of named tropical storms (winds of at least 39 mph) predicted to occur in the North Atlantic during the June to November period is 8, with a 70% chance that the number will be in the range 6 to 10. This represents below

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in succession that temperatures will have reached at least 1.0 °C above pre-industrial levels. HadCRUT5 The HadCRUT5 dataset is compiled by the Met Office and the University of East Anglia (UEA), with support from the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS). It shows that when compared with the pre

State of the UK Climate 2017: Supplementary report on Climate Extremes Met Office, National Climate Information Centre www.metoffice.gov.uk © Crown Copyright 2018, Met Office Contents Contents

12-month mean Target Latest value: 0.58 K 0.50 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 Timeliness of BUFR data Objective: hazards. Ensuring flight planning systems receive timely and reliable forecasts of en-route aviation As a World Area Forecast Centre (WAFC), significant weather charts to support

flight planning systems receive timely and reliable forecasts of en-route aviation As a World Area Forecast Centre (WAFC), significant weather charts to support Global air travel are provided by the Met Office. The timely delivery of the data used to compile these charts is important for airlines