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down to station level. Snow lying at the station and snow cover in the hills or mountains implies that the ground is at least half covered with snow. The reports from the Snow Survey network were supplemented by snow information given by stations sending monthly climatological returns

in the Retail/ Wholesale sector currently make the least use day-to-day and severe weather information compared to the other sectors researched

containing sea ice with concentration of at least 15% - over the period 1981-2010. Data from Met Office Hadley Centre HadISST dataset which combined numerous satellite observations from multiple platforms. Arctic sea ice extent   Figure 1:Average summer minimum (grey) and winter maximum (white

the winter months and can bring cold easterly winds across the United Kingdom. Blocking highs High pressures have the ability to interrupt the normal eastward movement of depressions, troughs and ridges for at least a few days. These are called blocking highs and are typical of high pressure centres

the Customer Centre on: Tel: 0370 900 0100 Fax: 0370 900 5050 Email: [email protected] If you are outside the UK: Tel: +44 330 135 0000 Fax: +44 330 135 0050 Brief history Until the 1960s measurements of the Earth’s atmosphere and surface were all made by in-situ measurements from weather

in values, at least for a time.” You can keep up to date with the latest forecast on our website, by following us on Twitter and Facebook, as well as on our mobile app which is available for iPhone from the App store and for Android from the Google Play store. 

10% 30% 6% In Southeast China, there is a 10% risk of an unprecedented hot summer month* *July or August 30% risk of record rainfall occurring in at least 1 region* in any given Winter (Oct-Mar) *England and Wales - UK’s National Flood Resilience Review (2016) 6% risk of maize crop failure

start for some. Otherwise, it will be a fine day with light winds and a fair amount of sunshine in many areas, although freezing fog patches could persist in a few places.  How long the more settled, colder conditions will last is uncertain, with rain probably returning to westernmost areas at least

million households with better access to enhanced weather and climate information services, strengthening the resilience of 8.2 million people, better preparing them for extreme weather and seasonal events by using WCIS that put the decision needs of users at the centre of the process. WISER has also

and the machine re-booted. At least 512MB physical memory is required, and 1GB or more is recommended.  A minimum dual core CPU is required - more cores means faster run rate as PRECIS can run in parallel mode across cores. Depending on the output options chosen, a typical 30-year PRECIS experiment