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to. In other news, the PWSCG welcomed new Members this year, including the appointment of Kim Shillinglaw as the new Independent Member following an open competition last summer. We are now in a very strong position with a dynamic mix of skills and experience within the Group. This should ensure

for their significant risk to life. Storm Darragh, the fourth named storm of the 2024/25 storm season, brought very strong winds to western parts of England and Wales in early December. A red warning for wind was issued, with wind gusts of 96mph recorded at Berry Head in Devon and 93mph at Capel Curig in Wales

, you will see one of two things: 1. Where there is very low risk of flooding, there will be no flood risk matrix shown and you will see the statement as shown in Figure 7 2. Where there is a risk of flooding, the flood risk matrix will be shown as above Fig 7: Very low risk of flooding

that span the break points. Unphysical data points A very small number of unphysical hourly rainfall and temperature values have been identified in the UKCP Local data at the raw 2.2km scale. For example, hourly rainfall values in excess of 100mm/h, and up to 170mm/h in very rare cases, occur

will see one of two things: 1. Where there is very low risk of flooding, there will be no flood risk matrix shown and you will see the statement as shown in Figure 7 2. Where there is a risk of flooding, the flood risk matrix will be shown as above Fig 7: Very low risk of flooding for a selected county

Summary Arctic sea ice extent is currently 4th lowest for the time of year; extent is particularly low in the Barents and Kara Seas, following above-average sea ice loss during May. The preceding winter was very stormy in the Arctic; conditions were mild but not exceptionally so. The spring

everyone found it easily understandable. Whilst it maybe something that isn’t used widely by the public in general it was found to be very helpful for the responder community to have the detail on the impact and likelihood of events. In terms of advance notice of events, responder organisations much

for tropical regions. With a couple of notable exceptions (e.g. East Africa) La Niña, very broadly speaking, tends to increase the likelihood of wetter than normal conditions across many land areas of the tropics. More information on typical impacts can be found here https://www.metoffice.gov.uk

December 2022 The averaging period used for the following assessment was 1991-2020. This month was colder than average overall, the only month in 2022 for which this was the case, with a very cold and frosty spell until the 17th only being partly offset by milder weather thereafter. Rainfall

Ireland and eastern Scotland were particularly wet, with Northern Ireland provisionally recording its second wettest January with 195.6mm of rainfall, 170% of the long-term average. Although Scotland overall recorded below average rainfall, eastern Scotland was very wet while western Scotland was much