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• Will UK thunderstorms become more extreme as our climate changes?

  them from power surges, and secure outdoor items like garden furniture and bins that could be blown around by strong winds. During the storm, seek shelter indoors or in a car with a metal roof. If you hear thunder, you’re already within range of a lightning strike. Avoid using plumbing, landline

• A look back at the 2024/25 storm season

  . Property damage was widespread, and fatalities were reported in Ayrshire and County Donegal. The Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh suffered significant tree damage.  Storm Éowyn underwent explosive cyclogenesis, with pressure dropping from 991hPa to 941hPa in 24 hours. The lowest pressure recorded

• uk_monthly_climate_summary_201810.pdf

  It was o en unseasonably warm during this week due to southerly winds. The 8th was cloudy for most of the country with a little rain for the north-west, but drier warmer weather spread from the south on the 9th and 10th, giving 10.5 hours of bright sunshine at Wellesbourne (Warwickshire) on the 9th

• uk_monthly_climate_summary_201810pdf

  It was o en unseasonably warm during this week due to southerly winds. The 8th was cloudy for most of the country with a little rain for the north-west, but drier warmer weather spread from the south on the 9th and 10th, giving 10.5 hours of bright sunshine at Wellesbourne (Warwickshire) on the 9th

• uk_monthly_climate_summary_201802pdf

  of sunshine recorded at Willington (Derbyshire), Tibenham (Norfolk), Yeovilton (Somerset), and Wellesbourne (Warwickshire). Wintry showers in eastern regions on the 26th gradually spread westwards during the day. The 27th was very cold with widespread snow showers, heaviest across eastern districts

• uk_monthly_climate_summary_201802.pdf

  of sunshine recorded at Willington (Derbyshire), Tibenham (Norfolk), Yeovilton (Somerset), and Wellesbourne (Warwickshire). Wintry showers in eastern regions on the 26th gradually spread westwards during the day. The 27th was very cold with widespread snow showers, heaviest across eastern districts

• wiser_newsletter0721.pdf

  with a specific thematic learning focus, and a programme level lessons infographic. Sharing WISER and Met Office Kenya Partnership Impacts with President Kenyatta This week, President Kenyatta of Kenya visited the UK. During his visit, he attended an event at Kew Gardens to celebrate the Kenya-UK Year

• hot-spell-august-1990---met-office.pdf

  of Wight. Details of the temperature records broken are given in the following table, with most of the stations having over 70 years of data: Station County August 1990 Maximum temperature (°C) Date Previous record Cheltenham Gloucestershire 37.1 3 35.9 Cambridge Botanic Gardens Cambridgeshire 36.5

• heatwave_01_july_2015_correction.pdf

  ); this UK record stood for nearly 80 years until Hot spell August 1990 (37.1 °C at Cheltenham, Gloucestershire) which was broken again on 10 August 2003 (38.5 °C at Faversham, Kent). On 1 July the temperature also reached 35.7 °C at Kew Gardens and Northolt, Greater London, 35.3 °C at Wittering

• May 2020 becomes the sunniest calendar month on record

  is a powerful reminder of what a precious, natural resource our water is. With so many people at home and enjoying their gardens, water companies are seeing record demand for water, which can cause issues with water pressure. Working together, we can all make a difference right now, so let’s use water wisely