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The slowdown in the rise of average global temperature had been observed in the recent temperature record, but with the last three record years, this slowdown has ceased. Prof Stephen Belcher said: “After a period during the early 2000’s when the rise in global mean temperature slowed, the values

Down in Northern Ireland, the strongest wind gust in September in Northern Ireland in records since the 1970’s. Met Office Chief Meteorologist Laura Paterson said: “Amber and Yellow National Severe Weather Warnings are in place until this evening (Wednesday) warning of the danger of impacts from

. During the 1960's with the advent of computers the Met Office was at the forefront in developing the first simple dispersion computer models. However, it was the Chernobyl incident in 1986 that triggered the start of the development around the world of sophisticated atmospheric dispersion models

The short-lived hot period in the south and east is being replaced by a westerly airflow for the UK, bringing showers and some longer spells of rain for some in the coming days and a return to nearer-average temperatures for the time of year. Which day(s) will be dry this week? Find out

, Hadley Centre Technical Note 107, Available from https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/library-and-archive/publications/science/climate-sciencetechnical-notes Christidis, N., P. A. Stott, A. Scaife, A. Arribas, G. S. Jones, D. Copsey, J. R. Knight, and W. J. Tennant, 2013: A new HadGEM3-A based system

of interest only, and does not constitute official advice. No representation or warranty (express or implied) is given as to the accuracy or completeness of information contained in this publication. All authors have contributed equally and are listed alphabetically. This work should be cited as: Carter, S

Technical Note 107, Available from https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/library-and-archive/publications/science/climate-sciencetechnical-notes Christidis, N., P. A. Stott, A. Scaife, A. Arribas, G. S. Jones, D. Copsey, J. R. Knight, and W. J. Tennant, 2013: A new HadGEM3-A based system

ensembles for near real-time attribution of extreme events, Hadley Centre Technical Note 107, Available from https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/library-and-archive/publications/science/climate-sciencetechnical-notes Christidis, N., P. A. Stott, A. Scaife, A. Arribas, G. S. Jones, D. Copsey, J. R

effect of urban or forested areas. The speeds are in m/s (1 m/s = 1.94 knots = 2.24 mph). Why is the period 1961 to 1990 used for the long-term averages? The 30-year period 1961 to 1990 has been designated as the international standard reference period for climate change assessment by the World

attribution of extreme events, Hadley Centre Technical Note 107, Available from https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/library-and-archive/publications/science/climate-sciencetechnical-notes Christidis, N., P. A. Stott, A. Scaife, A. Arribas, G. S. Jones, D. Copsey, J. R. Knight, and W. J. Tennant, 2013