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Further information about the UK gridded climate datasets.
Duration Recorded by Campbell–Stokes and Automatic Sensors' (Published as National Climate Information Centre Memorandum no. 27 (2011). National Meteorological Library: Exeter, UK). How are the monthly wind statistics calculated? The standard exposure for wind sensors is at 10 m above ground
More by Press Office Maximum temperatures and how they’re recorded Is further stormy weather on the way? About this blog This is the official blog of the Met Office news team, intended to provide journalists and bloggers with the latest weather, climate science and business news, and information
A paper published in the Royal Meteorological Society’s journal Weather later today [Thursday 7 November 2019] looks at the drivers of last year’s UK heatwave, which led to the joint warmest summer on record (along with 2006).
temperatures close to the UK - resulted in the extended spell of hot and sunny weather. However, the observed record-breaking temperatures for the summer overall could not be fully explained by these conditions alone, and also needed to factor in additional warming from climate change. Dr Mark McCarthy
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granular detail, February 2023’s lack of consistent rain for most of the UK underlines some of the common differences between weather and climate, and where there’s an overlap in challenges. The summer of 2022 saw record-breaking temperatures when 40.3°C was recorded for the first time in the UK
July 2022 was the driest July for England since 1935, and the driest July on record for East Anglia, southeast and southern England, according to provisional statistics from the Met Office.
the only place you could find rainfall totals modestly above their long-term averages for a few regions. Dr Mark McCarthy of the National Climate Information Centre said: “July 2022 has been a significantly dry month for Southern England, only 10.5mm of rain has been provisionally recorded on average
, at 7.1°C. The cool temperatures seen in the season are particularly notable in the context of the long-term trend towards a warming climate. April was dominated by high pressure and was, unusually, a cooler month than March. Despite this, it was the sunniest April on record in a series from 1919
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The UK would need a December of near-record cold weather to avoid 2022 being the warmest year on record for the UK, according to Met Office statistics.
, November continues 2022’s run of every month being warmer than average, with the first 11 months of the year the warmest on record for the UK. Mike Kendon of the National Climate Information Centre said: “Although it’s too early to guarantee that 2022 will be the UK’s warmest year, the first 11 months
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