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temperatures above average, with some spells of particular warmth for the time of year, and any colder spells were brief. It was the UK’s third warmest autumn in a series since 1884, with only 2006 and 2011 having been warmer. The weather was unsettled for most of the time, however, with rainfall

that Ministerial approval had been achieved for the Meteosat Third Generation Satellite programme and thanked all involved for their parts in achieving this. • John Hirst confirmed that following the setting up of the UK Space Agency, he had accepted a position in the Leadership Council – formed

When viewed alongside 2015 and 2016 – both of which were dominated by a significant El Niño – last year was the second or third warmest year for annual global temperatures since 1850. Scientists at the Met Office Hadley Centre and the University of East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit produce

Last year (2017) was another warm year for the global climate. Although it did not break the global temperature record, it was still the second or third warmest in the instrumental record, warmer than any year before 2015. Notably, 2017 was also the warmest year where the global temperatures were

-term warming trend is expected to continue. One third of sea-level rise Some aspects of the Earth system take longer than surface temperature to respond to greenhouse gas forcing. For example, global mean sea-level adjusts over a longer period and therefore lags behind changes in temperature. Over

. Temperatures in the first and third weeks were above average, but the second and fourth weeks saw below average temperatures, resulting in an overall temperature for the UK 0.1°C below average. Sunshine hours were slightly above average for the UK overall, which provisionally saw 110% of the average. October

Exceptionally hot day, 31 July 2020 On 31 July 2020 the temperature reached 37.8 °C at Heathrow, Greater London, making this the UK’s third hottest day on record. Temperatures across central southern England widely exceeded 34 °C and locally 35 to 36 °C. Impacts Crowds descended on beaches along

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spells. A particularly warm spell in the third week of April was followed by a May which, despite a brief cold spell to start, was one of the warmest on record. Weather systems approached the UK from the west for most of March and April, with only brief settled spells, but easterly winds were common