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This year has already been the sunniest year on record for the UK, according to provisional Met Office statistics.

 made 2025 notably sunnier than average.  “So far this year, only the months of February and October have recorded below-average sunshine hours.”  This graph shows most areas receiving over 35% more sunshine than average this spring.  What's the annual sunshine trend? The latest UK State of the Climate

August 1986. Saturday 3 October was the wettest day in the UK rainfall record stretching back to 1891. Dr Mark McCarthy is the head of the Met Office National Climate Information Centre. He said: “In climate statistics, 2019 will be remembered for possessing the UK’s hottest day, whereas 2020

kicks off the new year Author: Press Office 3 February 2025 A look back on January 2025's provisional weather and climate statistics. January 2025 was the fifth sunniest on record for the UK, though temperatures were subdued compared to average, according to provisional Met Office statistics

As we approach year end, 2025 is on track to be one of the UK’s warmest years on record, joining 2022 and 2023 in the top three warmest years.

will appear in the top five warmest years in a series from 1884 – an indication of just how fast our climate is changing. All top-ten warmest years will have occurred in the last two decades. If the record is confirmed, this will be only the second year in observational records where the UK’s annual

increasing over recent decades.   Climate change is also associated with a trend towards wetter winters in the UK. Winters are expected to feature more days with significant rainfall, particularly in western regions.  Attribution studies across the UK and Europe have linked several record-breaking

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England and Wales had their respective warmest Februarys on record according to provisional Met Office statistics in what was a mild and wet month for many.

.  Declining ground frosts in a changing climate  With a warmer than average season, a declining number of ground frosts was again evident for the UK, with significantly fewer ground frosts than average, though it doesn’t trouble any records. If you want to learn more about the reduction in frosts and why