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A very average month of May has brought Spring 2019 to a close, with temperatures, sunshine and rainfall all close to the long-term averages for the UK. There have been regional differences though, with a clear split between north and … Continue reading →

Scientists from across the Met Office have been recognised for their work at the Royal Meteorological Society Awards. In total 11 Met Office employees received awards at the ceremony held in London. The award recipients were: The L F Richardson … Continue reading →

In late February 2019, an historic climate event occurred. A flow of very warm southerly air (in conjunction with an area of high pressure) resulted in the first recorded occurrence of temperatures in excess of 20 °C during a UK … Continue reading →

April 2019 will be remembered for a combination of both cold and very warm conditions; the latest statistics show that the warmer spells boosted UK mean temperatures to provisionally 1°C above the long-term average when looking at the month as a whole. After a cold, … Continue reading →

Rain may not be the first thing you think about when reflecting on March 2019, but it was in fact the 5th wettest March on record for the UK as a whole. Much of the rain fell during the first half of March and for many (except north west Scotland) there was a rather dry … Continue reading →

That is the question. And the answer from the Met Office is no, not this weekend.  Which left many people (including us) feeling quite confused as we read headlines like “Hell storm Hannah” and “Britain to be battered by Storm … Continue reading →