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a large area of the UK, including Orkney, Warwickshire, Surrey, Somerset and Cornwall. Did the marine heatwave impact temperatures? The North Atlantic, including waters around the UK, has been experiencing record-breaking temperatures of its own in June, which has played an underlying role

.” Today (26 July) has seen the highest temperature recorded so far this year with 35.1 °C at Wisley, Surrey.  The highest temperature recorded in 2017 was 34.5° C at Heathrow on 21st June. Prior to this, the most recent heatwave was in July 2015 when temperatures peaked at 36.7 °C at Heathrow on 1

, with 10.5mm of rain, which is just 17% of its average rainfall. In addition, 13 counties across southern and eastern England reported their driest July on record, including Hampshire, Surrey, Berkshire, Dorset and Kent.   Northern Scotland received 98% (99.4mm) of its July rainfall, with this being

Thames through Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Surrey. Large swathes of the River Severn floodplain were also inundated, although many areas benefited from flood defences - for example Worcester escaped significant flooding and temporary barriers deployed at Upton-upon-Severn also prevented flooding

(e.g. with warming temperatures over this period). The left-hand panel shows information relating to the coming month, the right-hand panel shows information relating to the coming 3-month period. Each coloured point (purple or blue) represents one of the ensemble member predictions - all

storms) in a future climate. Hear more about the new local 2.2km projections: including their results; how they relate to the wider UKCP18 products; and examples of how UKCP18 can be used to address real world climate risk issues. Invitation to follow. Please email us to register your interest

; and work to further improve processes relating to invoicing. • The Board discussed engagement with, and evidence provided to, Parliamentary Select Committees. • The Board noted a review of the Met Office’s Risk Appetite. • Sally Wolkowski (Head of the Met Office College) presented an update

challenge to a WISER project relating to the procurement of a supercomputer by the Kenya Meteorological Department, to which the Met Office had provided some advice for the tender assessment; and a recent bi-lateral meeting with the Chief Executive of the Australian Bureau of Meteorology. • The Board

Area of expertise Energy Water Predictive analytics Weather sensitivity analysis Seasonal forecasting Current activities Working with customers to integrate weather intelligence into their operations. Developing statistical models relating water demand and weather data used to quantify uplift

Hot spell August 1990 At the beginning of August 1990 there was a widespread hot spell, during which a new UK temperature record was set A maximum of 37.1 °C was measured at Cheltenham on the 3rd, beating the record of 36.7 °C set at Raunds (Northamptonshire), Epsom (Surrey) and Canterbury (Kent