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, 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

.” 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

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

(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

; 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

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

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

. The highest individual temperature recorded this summer was a relatively modest 32.2°C at Chertsey, Surrey on 10 June and Coningsby, Lincolnshire on 25 June, falling a long way short of last year’s unprecedented 40.3°C at Coningsby but the same as 2021’s highest temperature of the year. Wet season Summer

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

. Station Daily maxtemp (°C) Date Previous record (°C) Previous date Record length (years) Oxford 22.6°C 30th 22.2°C 29-03-1965 168 Wisley, Surrey 23.5°C 30th 22.8°C 29-03-1965 107 Rothamsted, Hertfordshire 22.3°C 30th 22.2°C 29-03-1968 107 Cranwell, Lincolnshire 23.2°C 31st 22.2°C 28-03-1965 105 Bude