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in weather Author: Press Office 28 December 2023 With temperature and rainfall records broken, red warnings issued and a flurry of named storms, 2023 has been another eventful year of weather for the UK. While the full year’s provisional weather and climate statistics will be available on 2 January
The UK’s new record-high temperature of 40.3°C at Coningsby, Lincolnshire, has been confirmed by the Met Office, following a rigorous process of analysis and quality control.
reflect our weather and climate and have not been adversely influenced by other factors. Dr Mark McCarthy of the National Climate Information Centre said: “Verification of these record-breaking temperatures confirms what we’ve been saying in the last week, that the UK exceeded 40°C for the first time
will break the previous record of 48.0°C in Athens in 1977. It will also raise concerns that even higher temperatures are potential in future, possibly even exceeding 50.0C. Professor Peter Stott is the Met Office’s lead on climate attribution. He has studied European heatwaves for nearly two
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The UK had its joint-warmest September on record in a series which goes back to 1884 according to provisional Met Office statistics.
of climate change. England and Wales had their respective warmest September on record according to mean temperature. England’s provisional figure of 16.7°C topped the previous record of 16.5°C set in 2006. Wales’ 15.6°C also beat its 2006 figure of 15.2°C. For Northern Ireland, September 2023
created relatively dry ones too. Dr Mark McCarthy, from the Met Office’s National Climate Information Centre, explains: “Much of spring has been dominated by successive areas of high pressure, leading to sunny and relatively dry conditions. In February, the Met Office was reporting record rainfall
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to lack of reliable observation records (Fallah et al., 2023). Central Asian countries such as Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have very complex topography which requires high resolution climate data (~30km) for regional trend attribution studies (Fallah et 16 al., 2023). Central Asian trend attribution
record on the 25 August 1986. Saturday 3 October was the wettest day in the UK rainfall record stretching back to 1891. Dr Mark McCarthy is the head of the Met Office National Climate Information Centre. He said: “In climate statistics, 2019 will be remembered for possessing the UK’s hottest day
and cool January kicks off the new year Author: Press Office 3 February 2025 A look back on January 2025's provisional weather and climate statistics. January 2025 was the fifth sunniest on record for the UK, though temperatures were subdued compared to average, according to provisional Met Office
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