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• 2022: sixth warmest year on record globally

  in the HadCRUT5 global temperature dataset which runs from 1850. Dr Colin Morice is a Climate Monitoring and Research Scientist with the Met Office. He said: “2022 was another near-record year for global average temperatures, despite the slight cooling influence of La Niña: a pattern of climate

• Record breaking rainfall - for some

  north Scotland climate region having just 69% of the seasonal average (364.1mm). In comparison to the rainfall distribution in 2000 when many Autumn records were set, this Autumn’s highest rainfall accumulations were very focused in the East Midlands. In 2000 the highest totals affected much

• Weekly weather quiz May 29: Test your knowledge!

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• 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

• 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

• Global climate predictions show temperatures expected to remain at or near record levels in coming five years

  The latest prediction of global climate [issued today, Wednesday 28 May 2025] suggests the average global temperature is likely to continue to reach record or near-record levels in the coming five years.

  typically over 20 years. The world’s global average temperature exceeded 1.5°C above the 1850-1900 average last year (2024) for the first time in the observational record. This was in part due to the El Niño phase of a natural cycle of climate variation in the tropical Pacific which slightly

• Impact of extreme heat events on industries

  for these vulnerable sectors.  Building business resilience  With record-breaking temperatures becoming more frequent, organisations must adapt to environmental change. This means strengthening infrastructure to withstand future climates and improving responsiveness through early warnings and better

• Warm September marks start of Autumn

  September 2021 was second warmest on record for the UK, with Northern Ireland having its joint warmest September on record.

  back to 1884.   Just a month from hosting vital climate change talks at COP26, the City of Glasgow recorded its joint hottest September on record, with 14.9°C matching 2006’s figure*. This follows on from Glasgow also reporting its hottest summer on record last month.   The significantly warmer-than

• 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

• 2023: on track to be Earth’s warmest year on record

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