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and persistent showers. Northern Ireland and Scotland experienced a relatively dry and sunny month, while central and southern parts of the UK were particularly wet and dull. The month began on a warm note, with above average temperatures across the UK persisting for the first week as successive plumes of warm

and persistent showers. Northern Ireland and Scotland experienced a relatively dry and sunny month, while central and southern parts of the UK were particularly wet and dull. The month began on a warm note, with above average temperatures across the UK persisting for the first week as successive plumes of warm

maximum temperature maps - calendar view 9. Daily minimum temperature maps - calendar view 10. Daily rainfall maps - calendar view 11. Monthly atmospheric circulation 12. Weather diary 13. Notes UK overview May overall was sunny, warm and dry, with high pressure dominating for most of the month. May

drier and rather warmer than average month as a whole. Most of the month’s rainfall came between the 5th and the 12th, with several days of scattered locally intense thundery downpours, especially across a belt stretching from the south-west through central southern and into eastern England. The only

on the Modification of Clouds’ and named the various cloud structures he had studied. He used the word ‘hair’ to describe cirrus, heap for cumulus, layer for stratus and rain-bearing for nimbus. He illustrated it with a series of engravings depicting the main cloud types that he named. Later he added ‘alto

December on record in a series from 1884, was an exceptional 5.1°C colder than the 1991-2020 average.  Mike Kendon is a climate information scientist working for the National Climate Information Centre in the Met Office. He said: “December’s weather will principally be remembered for the notably cold

and damages are also implicit in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) ‘Reasons For Concern’ (RFCs). The latest assessment (Working Group II (WG2) Sixth Assessment Report (AR6)) finds that for a given level of warming, these climate-related risks are higher than previously assessed. Many

Centre at the Met Office. He said: “Although there’s still around a week left of February, it has been a notably dry month so far, especially in the south of England.  “In short, high pressure has been dominant over the UK, helping to repel rain-bearing systems across much of the country, though many

Anglia region, one of the areas which is projected to be most affected by water scarcity.  By using novel approaches and new datasets, the Met Office worked alongside Anglian Water to strengthen their understanding of drought risk – both for today and for the future, in a warmer world. This improved

of the fundamental science of the atmosphere and oceans, but an equally profound understanding of the key issues the Met Office needs to address. We also warmly welcome Catherine Quinn and Robert Drummond who replace two Non-Executive Directors, Wendy Barnes and Christine Tacon. I’m confident their appointment