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: on track to be Earth’s warmest year on record Author: Press Office 9 November 2023 Every month of 2023 has so far has exceeded 1.2°C above pre-industrial times [note], according to the HadCRUT dataset. These high values are influenced by the ever-rising temperatures driven by human-induced climate

, linked to the warming of the globe over this period. Did climate change play a part in the record rainfall? Overall, this implies that climate change played a secondary role in making winter 2013-14 as wet as it was, providing about 10-15% of the excess rainfall. The very wet conditions in the UK were

was -22.7°C in Corwen,  North Wales on 13 December 1981. Temperatures below -20 °C are most common at stations in East Scotland followed by North Scotland and the Midlands in England. More UK climate statistics on our website. More by Press Office Met Office Deep Dive: Record heat, flying ants

and maximum temperatures more generally as our climate continues to warm.” Since 2011, the UK has recorded a new individual highest maximum daily temperature extreme for six of the 12 months of the year – January (2024), February (2019), July (2022), October (2011), November (2015) and December (2019

. Forecasting snow in the UK is often tricky, as we’re surrounded by water. To forecast snow, meteorologists need to know where the source air is from, have very heavy precipitation and have warm air meeting cold air. UK weather records can be broken down by nation and month on our climate extremes page

weather, ice and snow.  Met Office observations show a generally warming trend for UK winters. Six of the ten warmest UK winters on record have occurred after 2007. Despite a warming trend for winter, the UK’s variable climate continues to allow cold conditions. 2010 is the only winter since 2000

reasons. Firstly, it was notable that this record had held for such a long period of time even within a changing climate, so studying the previous chance of this record being exceeded provided useful context to the present-day record. Secondly, because of the rapid nature of the study a method

-2020 average in January, February and May, with June temperatures the hottest on record in a series dating back to 1884.   Due to the amount of carbon-dioxide that has already been emitted into the atmosphere, we are committed to a further degree of climate change beyond the impacts we are already

As the UK continues to experience more frequent and intense heatwaves, it’s worth reflecting on some of the most prolonged periods of high temperatures recorded across the country. 

In the UK, a heatwave is officially defined when a location records at least three consecutive days with daily maximum temperatures meeting or exceeding the heatwave temperature threshold. This threshold varies by county, reflecting the diverse climate across the UK.   Originally, these thresholds