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and Table 3 show annual, seasonal and monthly rainfall anomalies for the UK and countries from 1910 to 2014 inclusive. A large contribution to the annual rainfall total came from the very wet weather during winter storms in January and February. Winter 2013/14 was exceptionally wet and stormy

of the UK, with rain dominating, confining snowfall to the highest elevations in the north. Nick Silkstone, deputy chief meteorologist, said: “During Monday and Tuesday we will see large rainfall totals across the high ground of western Britain. This rainfall combined with snowmelt will lead to a high

start with the chance of some icy patches and fog in the southeast of England, wind and rain will move across the UK through Friday. It’ll be an unpleasant evening rush hour so do leave extra time if you’re out on the roads. “The highest rainfall totals from Friday into Saturday will be over high

of observations in terms of the 24 hour total energy norm. Through the adjoint procedure, this can provide a value of sensitivity for each individual observation. Monitoring, bias correction and quality control Conventional observations (surface, radiosonde, aircraft) are continuously monitored and their use

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-Based Forecasting FLOODFORECASTINGCENTRE Seasonal forecasting reliability Skill for “Well above normal” rainfall Skill for “Well below normal” rainfall Forecast skill of June-issued probabilistic forecasts for July-September rainfall totals above the 80 th percentile (left) and below the 20 th

reaching most areas of the UK by Sunday. The highest rainfall totals through the weekend are most likely in the west and southwest, and generally lower further east.” Detail to be determined next week An unsettled start to next week is most likely, with low pressure continuing to influence the outlook

for longer. Temperatures are also on the rise as part of this change, possibly peaking at 16°C on Friday in the southeast, which is above average for the time of year. UK weekend weather Saturday will be a drier day for many, with rainfall totals much reduced, though those in the southeast will see

, with higher rates of rainfall but not total seasonal accumulations. This being a result of a warmer atmosphere having greater specific humidity and thus water capacity. Dr Kate Willett from the Met Office explains this further. As more water can be held as a gas in the atmosphere

& Wales sunshine value England & Wales sunshine value Year (hours per day) (total in hours) 20012.60 80.6 19622.10 65.1 20002.06 63.9 19461.90 58.9 19761.85 57.3 19671.82 56.4 The table below shows the initial December values (based on data available on 2 January 2002), the highest previous values/year