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After three record years for global temperatures, the recent slowdown in average global temperature has ended.

at near record levels throughout, variations in decadal climate in the Pacific led to the slowdown in the rise of Global Mean Surface Temperature. The Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) – a pattern of warm and cool phases in Pacific sea-surface temperature – can persist for a decade or more. Coinciding

1 in 3 chance of a new monthly rainfall record in at least one region each winter.

demonstrated that, even with the current climate, it is likely that there will be one or more monthly regional rainfall record events, in the coming decade. This new use for Met Office computer simulations could also be applied to assess other risks such as heatwaves, droughts, and cold spells and could help

Office Building trust with innovative strategic partnerships 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

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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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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). In contrast, none

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five have occurred since the year 2000, a clear sign of the UK’s changing and warming climate. Why was this summer so warm? Several factors contributed to the exceptional warmth of summer 2025. June and July both saw above-average temperatures, with England recording its warmest June on record. Four

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