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Monthly Archives: April 2017
Early April statistics
Early provisional statistics for April (1st-26th) show that overall it has also been a sunny and warm month so far compared to the long-term 1981-2010 average. Following on from the mid-month statistics, Middlesex remains the driest historical county with 2.7mm … Continue reading
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Tagged dry, England, forecast, Met Office, rain, rainfall, record, spring, sunshine, temperature, weather, weather forecast, weather forecasting, wet
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Big data – big challenge
The Met Office is facing new and increasing challenges because of the huge volume of data that we manage and produce. Alex Longden, who leads the team responsible for data provision for the data re-use community and private weather sectors, … Continue reading
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Tagged Data, Met Office, observations, Open Data Institute, Supercomputer
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Early April remains dry but some rain is on the horizon
Preliminary mid-month statistics for April show the recent pattern of dry conditions has continued, particularly in the south, as high pressure has so far dominated the weather this month. All regions in the UK, except northern Scotland, have so far … Continue reading
Are the next three months going to be scorching?
There are headlines in the media today suggesting the UK is in for “three months of sizzling weather”. It would appear these stories have been based, in part, on the latest Met Office three month outlook for contingency planners. This … Continue reading
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Tagged contingency planners outlook, dry, forecast, Met Office, rain, spring, temperature, three month outlook, UK, weather, weather forecast, weather forecasting
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Why is forecasting low cloud so difficult?
You may have been enjoying the sun these past few days, and noticed that some website and app forecasts have been somewhat more pessimistic with their predictions of the cloud cover. But why is something as fundamental as cloudy or … Continue reading
One of the mildest March’s for the South East
Provisional full-month statistics show that East Anglia and South East & Central Southern England have had their equal mildest March since records began in 1910, and for the UK as a whole it was provisionally the 5th equal warmest March … Continue reading
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Tagged dry, March, Met Office, mild, rain, rainfall, spring, statistics, sunshine, temperature, UK, weather, weather forecast, weather forecasting, wet, wind
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