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• Warm May and spring for the UK

  The UK had its warmest May and meteorological spring on record according to provisional Met Office figures in what was also a wet and dull season for many.

  May 2024’s average mean temperature of 13.1°C for the UK beat 2008’s previous record figure of 12.1°C in a series which dates back to 1884. The month’s mean temperature has been influenced particularly by above average temperatures in the northern half of the UK, with Scotland’s May mean

• False autumn: Why leaves are falling before summer officially ends?

  climate.  Why was this summer so warm and what does it mean for our trees? 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 widespread heatwaves were driven by persistent high

• srocc_sea_ice.pdf

  September 2019 Met Office Hadley Centre Climate Briefing Note How is sea ice affected by climate change? • Arctic sea ice September extent has declined by about 12% per decade since satellite records began in 1979. Research suggests this decline is unprecedented in at least the last 1000 years

• Deep dive: Storm Floris, tropical developments and a warming summer

  a closer look at July’s climate statistics and what they mean for the summer as a whole. Storm Floris brings record-equalling gusts Storm Floris has now moved away from the UK, but its effects were widely felt. An unseasonably deep area of low pressure, Floris swept across the country, particularly

• factsheet_12-national-meteorological-archive_2023pdf

  scope. Whether you’re a climate researcher, a teacher, a family history enthusiast, or you simply want to browse our collections for personal interest, you’re sure to feel inspired by the material we hold. The following information should help you to identify which types of records will best suit

• factsheet_12-national-meteorological-archive_2023.pdf

  scope. Whether you’re a climate researcher, a teacher, a family history enthusiast, or you simply want to browse our collections for personal interest, you’re sure to feel inspired by the material we hold. The following information should help you to identify which types of records will best suit

• Met Office deep dive: Why the UK’s weather is turning colder and wetter

  Skip to main content Weather & climate Research programmes Services About us Careers Menu Search site Search Back Weather & climate Everything you need to know about the forecast, and making the most of the weather. Find a forecast Warnings & advice Warnings & advice UK weather warnings UK Storm

• 2020 set to extend series of Earth’s warmest years

  The Met Office annual global temperature forecast for 2020 suggests that next year will once again extend the series of the earth’s hottest years, since records began in 1850.

  The series of warmest years began in 2015; the first year when global temperatures exceeded 1.0 °C above the pre-industrial period (1850-1900). 2020 projected to be another warm year The warmest year on record was in 2016, when significant El Niño-related warming in the tropical Pacific boosted

• Signs of warmer weather on the way?

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• ukcp18_factsheet_weather_patterns.pdf

  Neal et al, 2016; 2018). The use of weather patterns is starting to gain popularity in climate change studies. For example, Kendon et al. (2020) explores the conditions that led to record winter temperatures being recorded in February 2019, when temperatures of 20°C were recorded in multiple locations