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• May 2020 becomes the sunniest calendar month on record

  for May. Dr Mark McCarthy is the head of the Met Office’s National Climate Information Centre. He said: “The most remarkable aspect is just how much some of the May and Spring records for these climate statistics have been exceeded. Exceeding the UK sunshine record is one thing, but exceeding

• Beyond fruit and timber: the many other benefits of trees in today’s climate

  time, the green cloak of oak and ash has been eroded to create space for communities and agriculture. Chris praises the recent modest increase in tree cover but he feels that targets for woodland recovery could be more ambitious with some areas in the UK having the potential to even reach 30

• metoffice_weathercareerstories_primary-lesson-plan.pdf

  to write notes under each word as they hear the information. The first group to complete a row on their card shouts ‘bingo!’. They must be able to verbally explain each term in order to validate their win. Alternatively, for a simpler task, ask pupils to circle the terms as they hear them and talk

• factsheet_20-from-sorcery-to-supercomputers_2023.pdf

  of meteorology must start with mention of the great Greek philosopher Aristotle (384 BC–322 BC). While may of his ideas in relation to meteorology were somewhat wide of the mark he can be credited with coining the term ‘meteorology’ which derives from the Greek words meteoron ‘thing high up’ and logia

• factsheet_20-from-sorcery-to-supercomputers_2023pdf

  of meteorology must start with mention of the great Greek philosopher Aristotle (384 BC–322 BC). While may of his ideas in relation to meteorology were somewhat wide of the mark he can be credited with coining the term ‘meteorology’ which derives from the Greek words meteoron ‘thing high up’ and logia

• factsheet_21-met-office-history-and-timeline_2024.pdf

  Directors of Research/Chief Scientists Met Office Logo’s through time This shorter history of the Met Office is draws heavily upon the work of the late Malcolm Walker. For more detail on all aspects of the history of the meteorological Office to 2010 we would recommend Walker, M. History

• factsheet_21-met-office-history-and-timeline_2024pdf

  Directors of Research/Chief Scientists Met Office Logo’s through time This shorter history of the Met Office is draws heavily upon the work of the late Malcolm Walker. For more detail on all aspects of the history of the meteorological Office to 2010 we would recommend Walker, M. History

• NCIC Monthly Summary

  impacts in the south-west of England on the 1st and 2nd. The M48 between junctions 1 and 2 was closed temporarily and the Sandbanks Ferry, the St Mawes Ferry and the Tamar Ferry were suspended due to strong winds. On the 11th there was flooding on roads in south-east Wales and in Swansea. Further

• barometer-issue-35.pdf

  Saulter has a longstanding connection to the sea. He remembers his love of surfing beginning at 14. But he’ll also never forget how the Penlee Lifeboat disaster rocked his local community. Following his first degree at the inland University of Bath, he was drawn back to the ocean, studying oceanography

• mwr_2026_04_for_printpdf

  at 0900 UTC 26.6°C on 8th at Kew Gardens (Greater London, 6mAMSL) 3.1°C on 5th at Dalwhinnie No 2 (Inverness-shire, 351mAMSL) 13.3°C on 30th at Plymouth, Mountbatten (Devon, 50mAMSL) -7.0°C on 23rd at Tomintoul No 6 (Banffshire, 320mAMSL) -11.5°C on 24th at Copley (Durham, 253mAMSL) 93.8mm on 2nd