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other counties - including Dorset and Warwickshire, which recorded their second wettest winter - fell within their top ten wettest winters since 1836, highlighting the widespread nature of the persistent rainfall. This map shows how Winter 25/26 ranks for rainfall from 1837-2026 by county. This map

) blossoms across the UK, there’s no better time to step outside and get stuck in. At the Met Office, we’re here to help you make the most of the weather and your garden. Is May a good time for gardening? May marks the final chapter of meteorological spring and hints at the summer to come. Daylight

; meteorologist (weather forecaster); construction worker (builder); head teacher; tennis club manager; hospital administrator; gardener; beach lifeguard and architect Explain any career the group isn’t familiar with, then ask them to put their hand up if they think the weather is important to a person doing

°C.  The highest ever recorded maximum temperature was 24.2°C at St James Park in 2018. On the opposite end of the spectrum, the lowest ever recorded minimum temperature was -1.9°C at Kew Gardens in 1991. The most rainy day in the history of the marathon saw runners soaked by 22.6mm of rain

 and these have wrought considerable hardship to both stock and hill farmers. However, being aware of the approaching change in weather type will allow farmers to buffer the impacts by taking action to avoid the worst losses.”  Gardening at Easter Traditionally gardeners are  eager to get to work

. Then at week four, we put that theory into practice by looking at some leisure activities that can be impacted by the weather. Are you a gardener? Alongside the Royal Horticultural Society, we’ll be offering expert advice on how to make the most of the weather, ways to garden in an environmentally

are the prospects for early warning and what long-term observing systems need to be maintained? It is important to estimate how much permafrost carbon would be released for a given level of global warming. This would require estimates of the amount and distribution of organic carbon stored in permafrost

to estimate how much permafrost carbon would be released for a given level of global warming. This would require estimates of the amount and distribution of organic carbon stored in permafrost, and long-term monitoring of soil temperatures and carbon emissions. Currently, permafrost properties

. Then at week four, we put that theory into practice by looking at some leisure activities that can be impacted by the weather. Are you a gardener? Alongside the Royal Horticultural Society, we’ll be offering expert advice on how to make the most of the weather, ways to garden in an environmentally

been caught out by severe winter weather, with common issues including being late for work, cancelling social plans and having difficulties around the house or in the garden. Of those who were caught out by severe winter weather, 37% said they could not go to work, while 25% reported clothes getting