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that are at greatest risk from severe space weather events. Many of these services are ‘free at the point of use’ by Category 1 and 2 responders, as defined in the Civil Contingencies Act 2004. Occasionally, incidents may require the help of other specialised services that need additional funding

that are at greatest risk from severe space weather events. Many of these services are ‘free at the point of use’ by Category 1 and 2 responders, as defined in the Civil Contingencies Act 2004. Occasionally, incidents may require the help of other specialised services that need additional funding

that are at greatest risk from severe space weather events. Many of these services are ‘free at the point of use’ by Category 1 and 2 responders, as defined in the Civil Contingencies Act 2004. Occasionally, incidents may require the help of other specialised services that need additional funding. These services

line. A number of schools were closed on the 4th in Highland and South Lanarkshire. Across Yorkshire and the east Midlands snow caused road closures and some school closures on the 4th. On the 4th and 5th a number of roads were flooded in Cambridgeshire and parts of Essex and south Suffolk

. Mean maximum temperatures were up to 2 °C below normal in some areas, but mean minimum temperatures were only around 1 °C below average for most places. Nearly all areas had a wet month, with only parts of western Scotland having near or below average rainfall, and many places from eastern Scotland

were broadly above average, especially during the 6th-10th and 17th-19th. The mean temperature was provisionally 1.4 °C above the 1981-2010 long-term average. Minimum temperatures were around 2 °C above average in the Midlands and further north. Rainfall was broadly above average, especially

or four days. Sunshine was broadly close to average across the country, albeit with some regional variations. The provisional UK mean temperature was 8.2 °C, which is 1.8 °C above the long-term average. Minimum temperatures were around 2½ °C above average in parts of south-east England

to SST influences is balanced against internal variability of local dynamics meaning that 2 years with the same SST patterns can yield different rainfall regimes. Despite this, there are some more stable SST–rainfall relationships and strong teleconnections influencing East Africa. El Niño years