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• factsheet_17-observations_over_land_2023pdf

  averages at a wide variety of locations over the UK. A long uninterrupted record is essential for this purpose (at least 30 years and preferably longer) and this is achieved at a large number of stations. Some climate stations are automated, sending data in real time, but many rely on an unpaid

• New UK June maximum temperature record for second consecutive day

  The UK has provisionally set a new maximum temperature record for June for the second consecutive day, with 36.7°C reached at Merryfield, Somerset, on 25 June.

  temperature extremes are becoming increasingly common in the UK as a result of human-induced climate change. There's a chance of this record being challenged again as the warmth moves more markedly east on Friday, before a gradual easing in temperatures through the weekend." Temperatures have reached 36.7

• 2022 provisionally warmest year on record for UK

  2022 will be the warmest year on record for the UK, according to provisional Met Office figures.

  and a verification process.   2022 will also be the warmest year on record in the 364-year Central England temperature series from 1659, the world’s longest instrumental record of temperature.  Dr Mark McCarthy is the head of the Met Office’s National Climate Information Centre. He said: “2022 is going

• Climate change continues to be evident across UK

  The UK’s climate has continued to warm, with 2020 the first year to have temperature, rain and sunshine rankings all in the top 10.

  The latest analysis of the UK climate, State of the UK Climate 2020 published in The Royal Meteorological Society’s ‘International Journal of Climatology’, has shown that climate change is already being felt across the UK. All of the top-ten warmest years for the UK in records back to 1884 have

• Guidance for new UKCP18 users

  projections of future climate over the UK (PDF - 11MB) You can find out more about climate change in your local area in this climate change visualisation tool. This tool is a collaboration with the BBC. It combines our climate projections and records to visualise climate change in the UK. What

• Met Office marks 50 years since the legendary summer of 1976

  behave and how extreme weather can affect people, infrastructure and the environment. “In recent years, the absolute extremes of temperatures seen in 1976 have been exceeded multiple times. For example, in today’s warmer climate, temperatures of 36°C have been recorded on multiple occasions, including

• Mild February marks the end of a dry Winter

  with 66% of its average (206.4mm), making the 2016/17 winter its third driest winter on record. Climate Scientist Dr Mark McCarthy from the National Climate Information Centre said: “This winter has been dry for most of the UK. What is unusual is the combination of mild and dry conditions

• Autographic Records

  Autographic records are, in most cases, types of output produced by instruments recording data about specific elements

  For example a barogram is produced by a barograph and is a continuous trace of changes in pressure. The barograph measures pressure and then records it onto a sheet of specially printed graph paper wrapped around a drum using a pen. Example of an autographic instrument, (a barograph). Many

• Summer 2025 is the warmest on record for the UK 

  Provisional Met Office statistics confirm that summer 2025 is officially the warmest summer on record for the UK.

  .  Read more about UK temperature extremes and records most affected by climate change The below map shows the years with the highest UK mean summer temperature by area from 1884 to 2025.  Impact of climate change on 2025 record-breaking summer  Rapid analysis by Met Office climate scientistsusing

• State of the UK Climate 2017

  The Met Office’s 4th annual State of the UK Climate report, released today, confirms 2017 was the 5th warmest year in a record dating back to 1910.

  Meteorological Society, said: “The State of the UK climate reports provide an important record of the weather and climate in the UK each year. The Royal Meteorological Society is delighted that these reports are now being published in the International Journal of Climatology providing quality assurance and accessibility to a wider audience.”