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2023: multiple climate records broken A number of climate records were broken last year, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Read more Latest State-of-the-art underwater robots to play crucial role The National Oceanography Centre and the Met Office

We create datasets and analyses of physical atmospheric and oceanic variables to understand and monitor global climate variability and change.

Observations for a particular climate variable, such as sea surface temperature, are collected from many different observing systems;, quality checked and brought together to obtain the best possible description of the climate. Changes in observing systems can have large effects on climate records

June 2023 is on track to be the hottest June on record in a series which goes back to 1884.

’s position in the weather and climate records will be published on Monday 3 July, including confirmation on any provisional records for other regions of the UK. This will include provisional rainfall and sunshine data for the full month. What impact has climate change had? Climate change increases

Over the last 60 years the UK’s climate has been shifting because of climate change.

, Nottinghamshire, Rutland, Shetland, Staffordshire, County Antrim and County Londonderry. In line with World Meteorological Organization guidelines, climate is measured against 30-year ‘averaging’ periods. Known as ‘climate normal’ periods, these act as a benchmark against which the observational records

New study highlights how UK heatwaves could become longer and hotter due to escalating climate trends.

on record. There were significant impacts, including wildfires, disruptions to transport and power systems, and increased mortality.  The approach taken in the study, called UNSEEN, uses a global climate model to create a large set of plausible climate outcomes in the current climate. This allows

An historic day for weather and climate in the UK. That’s the view from Met Office scientists and forecasters as they review this week's extreme record-breaking temperatures.

of the Met Office National Climate Information Centre. He said: “This week has been a remarkable week for the UK’s climate. “We have seen temperature records tumbling. A new UK national climate temperature record should be a rare occurrence, and we would normally expect a new record to only exceed

, Summer is June, July and August; Autumn is September, October and November, and so on. Of course, this is fairly arbitrary, but provides a consistent basis for the Met Office, as the holder of the UK’s national weather and climate records, to calculate long term averages and provide seasonal climate

to be the warmest on record. The year is likely to exceed the level reached in 2016; currently the warmest year on record. 2023 is expected to continue the run of the warmest years on record since 1850. Beginning in 2015, the series includes years at both ends of natural climate variability. Some

and processes them into a detailed grid at a resolution of 1km x 1km, covering every part of the UK.  Some of these records stretch all the way back to 1836, meaning almost 200 years of weather data. From rainfall to monthly temperatures, this data allows our scientists to track climate patterns

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