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Monthly Archives: December 2011
World weather in 2011
As the Earth continues its never-ending journey around the Sun our weather never ceases in its desire to redistribute the sun’s heat evenly across our planet. As it does so every year it can truly show us its raw power bringing floods, heatwaves, … Continue reading
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Is it really that mild?
Over the next few days we’re expecting maximum temperatures of up to 13 deg C in places, with fairly widespread mild temperatures expected in most places both by day and night. This is in stark contrast to this time last … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, Killerton, mild weather, Monmouthshire, temperature, temperatures
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What a difference a year makes
Last year we had the coldest December in more than a century, with repeated heavy snowfalls and prolonged sub-zero temperatures. This year has been a starkly different story, with conditions so far this month being much more normal for the … Continue reading
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Tagged Altnaharra, coldest on record, december, December 2010, dee, Dundee University, Lake District, Pennines, Scotland, snow, temperature, weather
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Infographic: How often has it been a white Christmas
It may not look like it will snow at Christmas this year, but we’ve taken a look back at how often we’ve seen snow fall or snow on the ground on Christmas Day over the past 50 years. For more … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, infographic, Met Office, snow, White Christmas
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Met Office in the Media: 15 December 2011
The windy and wintry weather forecast for the Met Office through this week is dominating coverage at the moment. The Daily Mail reported ‘Snow reaches the south’ using our video to support their story. Similar stories also ran in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Huffington Post, raining apples, severe wa, snow
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Communicating uncertain forecasts
This has been a challenging week for the Met Office. As early as last weekend our forecasters identified the potential for some very severe weather to affect the UK at the end of this week. Our forecasting systems had identified … Continue reading
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Tagged BBC, English Channel, gales, ice, ITV, Met Office, rain, severe gales, severe weather, snow, weather
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Met Office in the Media: 09 December 2011
The severe weather that affected much of the north of the UK over the last day or so has just shown how important accurate weather forecasts are in keeping people safe and well. Our forecasts were in deed very accurate and … Continue reading
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Tagged BBC, Daily Express, ITV, Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland, severe weather, weather, weather forecast
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A golden conundrum
Tonight the Met Office is to receive a Golden Bull award for using the phrase ‘probability of precipitation’ in forecasts on our new website. The Plain English Campaign, who judge the awards, say it’s poor communication and have questioned why … Continue reading
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Tagged Plain English Campaign, Probability of precipitation, rain, snow, weather
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Met Office researchers fly into the violent Atlantic storm affecting Scotland
Today’s violent storm in Scotland is a reminder of the enormous impact that weather can have on our lives, and of the paramount need for accurate forecasts of high winds. To help improve future forecasts, scientists from the UK academic … Continue reading
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Climate change and extreme weather
As the first week of COP17 in Durban draws to a close Peter Stott, Head of Climate Monitoring and Attribution at the Met Office Hadley Centre was interviewed by OneWorld TV about how our climate is changing today and what … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, climate change, cop17, durban, food security, Met Office Hadley Centre, regional projections, UNFCCC
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