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• When was the last time the UK reached 30°C in May?

  in May dates back to May 2012, when the threshold was met on 25 May. Prior to that, there were similarly high temperatures reported in May 2005 (27 May), demonstrating that while uncommon, summer-like heat in May is not unprecedented in the UK climate. Looking further back into the historical record

• Summer 2022: a historic season for northern hemisphere heatwaves

  pattern very closely to monitor if the pattern will persist into August. What of the role of climate change?  The extreme temperatures that we have been experiencing in the UK are unprecedented in recorded history. In a climate unaffected by human influence, climate modelling shows

• Wettest October on record for eastern Scotland

  Non-Executive Directors News & media Media centre Campaigns Contact the Press Office Weather & climate news Corporate news Official news blog Contact us Send us your feedback Ways to contact us How to find our offices Information for visitors Wettest October on record for eastern Scotland Author

• How has summer warmth changed in the UK?

  standout hot season. It is about a long-term trend in the climate, with warm summers becoming more common and new heat records arriving more often.  Looking across the full UK summer mean temperature record from 1884 to 2025, one of the clearest signals in this shift is how strongly the warmest

• Microsoft Word - 2023_07_scotland_rain_v1.docx

  shows Scotland’s ten wettest independent 2-day periods on record. Six of the wettest 10, including four of the wettest five, have occurred in the 21st Century; consistent with increases in rainfall extremes seen in the observational records as the UK’s climate continues to warm. The maps below compare

• The unbelievable May that had everyone talking

  cooling. This goes some way in explaining the disconnect between perception and statistical reality of May 2024. The North Atlantic was also experiencing its warmest May ever recorded at the surface, and it is possible is also contributed to UK temperatures. Influence of climate change Sea surface

• Microsoft Word - 2025_01_wind_rain_snow.docx

  on record, while 31 December was the second-wettest day on record for the climate district of North-West England and North Wales. Several long-running stations in eastern England recorded their wettest January day on record on the 5th. The very wet weather was accompanied by some strong winds, coinciding

• June monthly weather extremes: The records behind the start of summer

  Non-Executive Directors News & media Media centre Campaigns Contact the Press Office Weather & climate news Corporate news Official news blog Contact us Send us your feedback Ways to contact us How to find our offices Information for visitors June monthly weather extremes: The records behind

• April extremes: a closer look at April’s current weather records

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• New June daily temperature records heading into the record books

  A new UK and England June daily temperature record of 38°C has been verified by the Met Office’s site weather assessment team, higher than the 37.7°C figure previously reported.

  The 38°C figure, set on 26 June 2026, comes from the same station – Lingwood - as the previously reported provisional record. As part of the usual Met Office verification process, the site weather assessment team identified the original figure was incorrectly reported as an average through