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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

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

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

, contrary to what is often believed, when it comes to the very coldest days, with highest electricity demand, wind energy supply starts to recover”. The team found that during the highest 5% of energy demand days, one third produce more wind power than the winter average. Hazel added: “The very coldest

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2025 is the third warmest year on record in a series from 1850, following 2024 and 2023.

The three-year run of record warmest years saw 2025 conclude at 1.41±0.09°C above the 1850-1900 global average, according to the HadCRUT5 temperature series, collated by the Met Office, the University of East Anglia and the National Centre for Atmospheric Science. 2025 is the third warmest year

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

. 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

for the UK for minimum temperature. Human-induced climate change has made the UK’s 2023 mean temperature significantly more likely compared to a pre-industrial climate. Northern Ireland had its third wettest year in a series from 1836, and wettest since 2002. UK climate continues to change UK mean