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observations – ‘Climate Grid’ – with PMD. Once trained in its use, PMD staff could use Climate Grid to build gridded datasets of observed climate for Pakistan. These might be first used internally, in both research and operations, and could eventually be supplied externally as a climate service. This report

points for 2022 was the dry conditions. Aside from brief spells at the beginning of January and at the end of February, the UK’s total rainfall accumulation has remained persistently below average for the year.  Summer was the tenth driest on record for the UK, with the south and east of the country

that there will be very warm, humid air pushing in from the south at times, potentially bringing brief hot spells and even the risk of isolated thunderstorms. READ MORE: Glastonbury Festival Weather: A look back at historic extremes Festivalgoers are advised to pack for all eventualities, waterproofs, sun protection

cooler than average, with some snow falling early on. But this cool weather was soon replaced with milder conditions for much of the rest of the month, with only brief cooler interludes at times.    Overall, the provisional mean temperature for the UK was 6.7°C, 1.0°C above average. Southern England

the ongoing rise in global temperatures. To halt the CO2 rise and prevent further warming, CO2 emissions would initially need to halve, and reduce by even more in the long term. A more in-depth feature on this topic is being hosted by Carbon Brief. More by Press Office Typhoons: What are they and how do

Exceptional warmth, September 2016 A brief heatwave from 12 to 15 September brought exceptionally high temperatures to southeast England, accompanied by some torrential downpours causing flash flooding. On 13 September, Gravesend (Kent) recorded 34.4 °C, the UK's highest temperature of the year

incursions of warm air occurring only briefly. Figure 4. Arctic sea ice melt rate through the melting season illustrated with a 3-week running-mean sea ice extent change for 2022 (black), compared to 2021 (red), 2020 (pink), the record low year of 2012 (blue), and the 1981-2010 average (black dashed

said: “I would say that 2022 was the busiest year in terms of extreme weather events, with member states reporting around 500 extreme weather and climate events worldwide.” The duration of these events varies from the brief ferocity of tropical cyclone Ian which wrought havoc on the southern United

at the same date and time. Cumulonimbus Comparison of the manually drawn SIGWX cumulonimbus (CB) areas and the new SIGWX CB areas is more difficult as once again there are differences in what each forecast includes. The manually drawn SIGWX contains areas of ISOL EMBD (embedded CB with <50% spatial

for deliverables. 9. PWSCG PWSCG to send comments on the CSA to DSIT Secretariat by the 28 April 2023. 10. Met Office and EA and the Met Office to join up to discuss alignment in EA value assessment work once Met Office team is in place. 28 April 2023 Decisions Requirement Sign off deliverable Sign