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• pioneers_scott-bae-1910_1913_2023pdf

  -selling account of it in 1922. Polar Party meteorological register This is a fair copy of the weather log that the main Polar Party led by Scott took with them to the South Pole. The original log was recovered from the tent in which the dead bodies of Bowers, Wilson and Scott lay and is now housed

• NCIC Monthly Summary

  central and southern counties feeding north-westwards, and more persistent precipitation over some western areas, giving longer spells of rain over central and south-western parts for a time, some heavy during the afternoon, with strong winds in exposed places. After a fine start to the 4th for Fair Isle

• Met Office weekend weather: A change from stormy to settled

  and the west and southern counties may see a fair amount, making for a rather grey start here in places. However, breaks in the cloud will allow some bright or sunny spells to develop, especially across eastern areas. In contrast, the far north of Scotland will remain breezy throughout much of the day

• Weekend weather: Changeable conditions heading into a new month

  heading into a new month Author: Met Office 27 Feb 2026 The weather through this weekend is set to remain changeable, with conditions swinging between colder, brighter spells and milder, wetter interludes. Although no widespread severe weather is expected, there will be a fair amount of movement

• Forecast or reality? How well did the Met Office predict Autumn’s wild weather?

  were able to maintain a high level of accuracy throughout the season, which brought its fair share of challenging meteorological set-ups, including snow, winds and rain.”  Communicating the forecast  Met Office website, social and app continued to be popular methods for people wanting to access

• Easter weather extremes: the records behind a famously changeable weekend

  and Baltasound in Shetland in 2008. Snow depths have reached 28cm at Balmoral in 1937, and snow has been recorded at over 50% of UK weather stations in some years. Rainfall data includes 97.0mm at Llechwedd Quarry in Gwynedd in 1963, while wind gusts have reached 84mph at Fair Isle in 2016. Despite

• annual-report-2018-19.pdf

  and on the basis set out in the Accounts Direction issued on 20 December 2018 and in guidance on accounting for grants received during 2017. Accounts are prepared on an accruals basis and must give a true and fair view of the Met Office’s state of affairs as at 31 March 2019 and of the income

• annual-report-2018-19pdf

  and on the basis set out in the Accounts Direction issued on 20 December 2018 and in guidance on accounting for grants received during 2017. Accounts are prepared on an accruals basis and must give a true and fair view of the Met Office’s state of affairs as at 31 March 2019 and of the income

• How did the Met Office 2024/25 winter forecast develop and what was its impact?

  its fair share of impactful, and at times destructive, weather.  Although the provisional weather and climate statistics show a slightly drier, duller and warmer winter for the UK compared to the long-term average, these figures mask what has been a mixed season with periods of severe weather, two

• How accurate was the Met Office’s summer forecasting?

  Storm Floris; Summer 2025 brought its fair share of impactful weather.   Summer is typically the season which can be hardest for UK forecasters. A lack of underlying global drivers, as well as the prominence of small-scale but impactful weather like thunderstorms, means that developing the forecast