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was the second-sunniest February for the UK in a series from 1929. For east and north-east England and East Anglia this was the sunniest February in the series with 150 to 170% or more than average hours of bright sunshine. Met Office National Climate Information Centre Last updated 06/03/2019

Volcanic Ash – 1230 UTC annotated satellite image Issued 1300 UTC on Tue 14 Mar 2017 HIGH CONFIDENCE- Ash plume clearly discernible to the east of Katla. IMO radar observations report ash plume at 18km. © Crown copyright Met Office

conditions.  Whereas, during a negative NAO phase, winds from the east and north-east are more frequent, bringing with them cold air, while the adjusted position of the jet stream leads to weaker and less frequent storms. As a result, Europe and eastern USA are more likely to experience cold, calm

is particularly striking in this image, as is the very straight cloud edge to the East of Scotland. Polar Orbiting satellites, such as Aqua, provide images with a high level of cloud detail. Credits: NASA (data), Met Office (image). November 2018: Interesting cloud phenomena over South-East Pacific

to be wetter than normal. Largely in response to El Niño and the positive IOD, itis likely or much more likely to be wetter than normal across a wide region of East Africa, along with some parts of the central African tropics including DRC. It is likely to be drier than normal across South Africa

Status and Outlook - Rainfall Current Status: Many areas experienced normal rainfall amounts during this period. However, Cameroon was dry in October and much of East Africa and parts of the DRC, were very dry during November. In contrast, Rwanda, Uganda and parts of South Sudan were wet in December

The graphs below show a variety of measures of forecast errors and forecast skill for the Met Office global model forecasts of tropical cyclones in the South-West Indian region (west of 90 degrees east). For those not familiar with the types of error statistics used in tropical cyclone forecast assessment and their sign conventions a diagrammatic explanation is available.

resilience with the UK water sector Author: Joe Osborne (Met Office Industry Consultancy Manager) 27 February 2023 2022 will be remembered for several meteorological events, including record-breaking heat and a prolonged drought. Eastern England was at the forefront of both events with East Anglia being

2020 ISSUED DECEMBER 20 2020 A.W. Colman and R.J. Graham Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom Email: [email protected] PART 1: Forecast Overall Summary Above Average rainfall is favoured in the west. In the east, probabilities for Above and Below average are similar and close

. Northern England had its fifth wettest autumn. The autumn rainfall total of 403.4mm easily exceeded spring and summer 2025 combined (340.4mm). Rainfall totals exceeded 200% of average in parts of Wales, Northern Ireland and northern England in September, and across a swathe from the East Midlands