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• Record breaking rainfall - for some

  previous record of 425.2mm also set in 2000. The location with the highest total through the Autumn was Holne on the southern edge of Dartmoor in Devon with 899mm. The driest spot was Shoeburyness in Essex with 148mm. Conversely, northern and western Scotland have been much drier than average, with our

• The Great Escape

  = Lyneham (North Downs)– averaging 7.9 hours of sunshine per day 6. Slapton (Devon) – averaging 7.7 hours of sunshine per day 7. Aberporth (West Wales) – averaging 7.6 hours of sunshine per day 8. Bude (Cornwall) – averaging 7.4 hours of sunshine per day 9. Whitby (Yorkshire) – averaging 7.1 hours

• Wettest March in over 40 years for England and Wales

  above their respective long-term averages. Wales had its second dullest March on record in a series which goes back to 1910. Only 1936 had a duller March than the 64.3 hours of sunshine seen in 2023 for the area. Several counties, including Devon, Somerset, Hampshire and Wiltshire had their dullest

• Microsoft Word - MetO_Atlantic_tropical_storm_forecast_verification_1Dec2014

  from the Met Office. Licences and further information can be obtained from the Met Office IPR Officer, FitzRoy Road, Exeter, Devon, EX1 3PB Email: iprmanager@metoffice.gov.uk This publication may not be lent, sold, hired out or otherwise disposed of by way of trade in any form of binding or cover

• winter-storms-december-2013-to-january-2014---met-office.pdf

  flooding. The storm of 23 to 24 December caused widespread flooding across southern England, stretching through Dorset, Hampshire, Surrey and Kent, and extensive power cuts, with around 50,000 homes remaining without power through the Christmas period. In Devon, a man was swept away in a river

• european_model_data_sheet_lores1.pdf

  1,133m 18 1,195m 2,160m 25 2,245m Time steps T+1 to T+54 as stated Model run times 00UTC, 06UTC, 12UTC & 18UTC Domain Latitude: 68.00°N to 33.00°N Longitude: 14.00°W to 37.00°E Resolution 0.04° (~4km) Format GriB1 Delivery File transfer protocol (FTP) Met Office FitzRoy Road, Exeter Devon, EX1 3PB

• taf_summary.pdf

  Target Target Target Median of 9 hour TAFs Median of 24 hour TAFs Median of 30 hour TAFs 0.55 Visibility 0.50 0.45 0.40 0.35 Cloud Base 0.60 0.55 0.50 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Generated June 2025 for May 2025 results © Crown copyright 2025 Met Office Tel: 0370 900 0100 FitzRoy Road, Exeter Fax: 0370 900 5050 Devon EX1 3PB enquiries@metoffice.gov.uk United Kingdom www.metoffice.gov.uk

• Cool, wet May brings a Spring of marked contrasts

  second wettest May on record, and its wettest since 1967, with 121.4mm of rain. Devon also had its wettest May on record with an average of 199.3mm of rainfall topping the 169.8mm record set in May 1942. The often dull and wet conditions resulted in subdued temperatures across the board, thanks largely

• Microsoft Word - 2020_08_storms_ellen_francis.docx

  in full leaf at this time of year). A number of ‘iconic’ beach huts at Woolacombe in north Devon were washed away. Storm Francis caused further transport disruption to road and rail and further coastal flooding. Thousands of homes were without power, there were reports of fallen trees and several

• Wettest July on record for Northern Ireland

  was some unseasonably gusty winds for the UK. A gust of 79mph was recorded on 15 July at the exposed site of Needles on the Isle of Wight. Gusts in excess of 55mph have also been recorded this month in Devon, Gwynedd and Northumberland as low-pressure systems exerted their influence to create