Monthly Archives: June 2012

Another wet and windy June weekend

Posted on 15 June, 2012 by Met Office Press Office

It has been reported that this weekend’s weather is a once-in-50 year occurrence. In reality, last week’s weather was much more significant with winds recorded up to 84 mph and rainfall of 127 mm in parts of Wales. Although we are in … Continue reading →

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June so far: wetter and cooler than average

Posted on 15 June, 2012 by Met Office Press Office

Update: Provisional Met Office figures for the whole of June are now available at: Met Office confirms wettest June in over a century The weather for most of the UK has been dominated by cool and unsettled conditions in the first half … Continue reading →

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Updated rainfall totals: over a month’s worth of rain falls in south east

Posted on 12 June, 2012 by Met Office Press Office

An area of low pressure across south-eastern areas of Britain has given some persistent and heavy rain over the last couple of days, with parts of Surrey and Sussex seeing more than a month’s worth of rainfall in 36 hours. … Continue reading →

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Latest rainfall figures

Posted on 11 June, 2012 by Met Office Press Office

The latest rainfall figures – showing total rainfall  from 7pm yesterday to 4pm today – are below. More rainfall is forecast, keep up to date with the latest forecast and severe weather warnings. Site name Area Precipitation amount (mm) WIGGONHOLT           WEST SUSSEX … Continue reading →

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More wet weather to come

Posted on 11 June, 2012 by Met Office Press Office

The UK has seen some exceptionally wet weather over the past week and there is more rain to come this week Severe Weather Warnings are in place today for parts of the south of England, with up to 80 mm … Continue reading →

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What is the ‘European Monsoon’?

Posted on 8 June, 2012 by Met Office Press Office

The so-called ‘European Monsoon’ is not actually a monsoon at all. It is more an ill-defined phenomenon that generally applies to a return of westerly winds in June and July following a possible weakening in the late spring of the … Continue reading →

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Is this stormy weather unusual for June?

Posted on 8 June, 2012 by Met Office Press Office

We’ve seen some particularly stormy weather across parts of the UK in the last 24 hours as heavy rain and strong winds have brought disruption particularly across the south of the UK. The strongest winds were recorded in the early … Continue reading →

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Local Jubilee forecasts wherever you are with the Met Office iPhone and Android apps

Posted on 1 June, 2012 by Met Office Press Office

With the Jubilee weekend looking likely to see a typical mixture of British weather across the UK you can make sure you always have your latest local forecast to hand with our iPhone and Android apps. The Met Office provides … Continue reading →

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