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Monthly Archives: June 2014
Early figures suggest one of the warmest Junes on record
Early statistics from the Met Office National Climate Information Centre show that this has been one of the warmest Junes in records dating back to 1910. Based on figures up until 25 June the mean temperature for the UK for … Continue reading
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Tagged june, Met Office, rainfall, record, summer, temperature, warmest, weather
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Guest blog: ‘Risk of summer drought at normal levels’
There have been some reports in the press that the Met Office has warned dry weather this June could bring a return of drought conditions to the UK – this is not the case. Here Victoria Williams, Water Resources Advisor … Continue reading
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Tagged Drought, dry, ea, Environment Agency, hot, june, Met Office, summer, sunny, UK
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The Met Office’s outlook for the UK summer 2014
There are headlines in the media today which suggest the Met Office is forecasting that this summer will be one of the hottest on record. However, the Met Office hasn’t issued a forecast along these lines. The news stories are … Continue reading