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1297 101 Winter 2019/20 was the 5th wettest on record (data back to 1862) for the UK, as well as the 5th mildest.  The strong jet stream high in the atmosphere, was directed toward the UK and allowed a succession of Atlantic low pressure systems to push across the UK, including named Storms Ciara

ones too. Dr Mark McCarthy, from the Met Office’s National Climate Information Centre, explains: “Much of spring has been dominated by successive areas of high pressure, leading to sunny and relatively dry conditions. In February, the Met Office was reporting record rainfall as Storms Ciara, Dennis

of the number of stations exceeding 60Kt, the UK has experienced recent similar wind storms, for example on 9 February 2020 over 30 stations recorded gusts exceeding 60Kt from storm Ciara. However, the wind gust of 85Kt at Brizlee Wood was exceptional for the north-east of England

. Although storm Isha was notable, it was therefore not exceptional and storms of this severity are to be expected in the UK’s climate during the autumn and winter months. Examples of several other comparatively recent major Atlantic winter storms are shown below. Isha 22 January 2024 Ciara 9 February 2020 Gertrude 29 January 2016 3 January 2012 (un-named) Author: Mike Kendon, Met Office National Climate Information Centre Last updated 26/01/2024

October 2020, rank 1), storm Dennis (27.2mm, 15 February 2020, rank 3) and storm Ciara (20.7mm, 8 February 2020, rank 31). The chart below shows UK daily rainfall totals for January to October 2020, including spikes for each of these storms. (Note the red line marks the highest value from the period

in bold are events where charts and maps are provided above. Date Count Named Storm 08/01/2005 11 12/02/2014 11 24/12/1997 10 27/10/2002 10 09/02/2020 10 Ciara 19/02/1997 9 13/12/2000 9 18/01/2007 9 27/12/2013 9 16/10/2017 9 Ex-Ophelia 21/01/2024 9 Isha 01/02/1988 8 03/01/1998 8 04/01/1998 8 26/12

of this has been felt recently: major storms Ciara and Dennis, and the ‘Beast from the East’ in 2018, were forecast five days in advance, enabling local councils and emergency services to prepare and instigate resilience plans.  Similarly, the Environment Agency has used the Met Office’s latest UK climate

across parts of Wales (for example with gusts of 94Kt (108 mph) at Aberdaron, Gwynedd, 83 Kt (96 mph) at Lake Vyrnwy (Powys) and 81 Kt (93 mph) at Capel Curig (Gwynedd). Storm Eunice was more severe than other more recent storms, notably storm Ciara on 9 February 2020, but the charts show

) at Capel Curig (Gwynedd). Storm Eunice was more severe than other more recent storms, notably storm Ciara on 9 February 2020, but the charts show there are much more severe storms in the observational records. For example, wind gusts recorded during the Burns’ Day storm of 25 January 1990 were