Tag Archives: El Nino

What’s been happening to our weather?

Posted on 31 December, 2015 by Met Office Press Office

December 2015 will go down in meteorological history as one of the wettest – and warmest – on record. It will also be remembered for the devastating floods in Cumbria, Lancashire, Yorkshire and Scotland. The extensive flooding of homes and … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged Atlantic, climate change, El Nino, heavy rain, Met Office, Storm, Storm Desmond, Storm Eva, Storm Frank, storms, tropical Pacific Ocean, wind | 20 Comments

Late Season Hurricane Sandra Heading for Mexico

Posted on 27 November, 2015 by Met Office Press Office

The North Pacific Ocean has seen exceptional levels of tropical cyclone activity this season as reported in this blog over the last few months. By the end of November it is usual to see the season drawing to a close … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged East Pacific, eastern pacific, El Nino, gales, hurricane, Met Office, Pacific Ocean, Pacific typhoon records, tropical cyclone, tropical storm, weather, wind | 3 Comments

2015 likely to be the warmest on record

Posted on 25 November, 2015 by Met Office Press Office

This year’s global average surface temperature is likely to be the warmest on record according to data from the Met Office, and is expected to continue the trend showing 15 of the top 16 warmest years have happened since 2001. … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged climate, climate change, climate science, El Nino, global average temperatures, global temperature, global warming, hadcrut4, Met Office, Met Office Hadley Centre, NASA, NASA GISS, NOAA, record, statistics, temperature, WMO, World Meteorological Organization | 38 Comments

What are the prospects for the weather in the coming winter?

Posted on 29 October, 2015 by Met Office Press Office

Anyone who has read the newspapers lately can’t have failed to notice this winter’s weather is in the headlines. Justification for claims of a ‘big freeze’ has come from sources as diverse as the plucky Bewick Swan settling into the … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged cold, El Niño-Southern Oscillation, El Nino, frost, Met Office, Met Office Hadley Centre, North Atlantic, rain, rainfall, snow, Storm, storms, sudden stratospheric warming, wind, Winter | 24 Comments

Record breaking Hurricane Patricia expected to make landfall over Mexico

Posted on 23 October, 2015 by Met Office Press Office

Hurricane Patricia has developed in the eastern Pacific and after a period of rapid intensification has become the most intense hurricane in the eastern Pacific in recorded history. US Air Force aircraft have been flying reconnaissance missions in and around … Continue reading →

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Typhoon Dujuan strikes Taiwan

Posted on 28 September, 2015 by Met Office Press Office

Typhoon Dujuan has today (Monday 28 September) made landfall over Taiwan on the western rim of the Pacific Ocean with sustained winds well in excess of 100 mph. Dujuan is expected to drop large amounts of rainfall – 500mm is … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged Atlantic, Central Pacific Hurricane Center, Central Pacific Hurricane Centre, Dujuan, El Nino, heavy rain, hurricane, Japan Meteorological Agency, Met Office, National Hurricane Center, pacific, Storm, tropical cyclone, tropical storm, Typhoon, wind | 3 Comments

What do we know about the coming winter?

Posted on 15 September, 2015 by Met Office Press Office

There has been some speculation in the media today that we may be in for a long, bitterly cold winter because an El Niño is under way in the tropical Pacific. However it is still far too early to speculate … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged Atlantic Multi-decadal Oscillation, climate, climate change, El Nino, heavy rain, Met Office, pacific, Pacific Decadal Oscillation, Quasi-Biennial Oscillation, rain, snow, wind, Winter | 16 Comments

Active Pacific tropical cyclone season continues

Posted on 2 September, 2015 by Met Office Press Office

Early September marks the half way point in the northern hemisphere tropical cyclone season and is often the time when we see the highest levels of activity – so how is this season shaping up? As reported in a news … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged Atlantic, Central Pacific Hurricane Centre, El Nino, heavy rain, hurricane, Japan Meteorological Agency, Met Office, National Hurricane Center, pacific, Storm, tropical cyclone, tropical storm, Typhoon, wind | 5 Comments

Record levels of Pacific tropical cyclone activity continue

Posted on 13 July, 2015 by Met Office Press Office

The Pacific Ocean has seen an extremely high number of tropical cyclones during the early part of this season, with several more tropical storms developing over the weekend. Across the whole Pacific Ocean nine tropical cyclones have formed in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged Atlantic hurricane season, Atlantic Ocean, Central Pacific Hurricane Center, El Nino, Japan Meteorological Agency, Madden Julian Oscillation, National Hurricane Center, Pacific Ocean, Pacific typhoon records, Pacific Typhoons, stormtracker, Tropical Storm Dolores, Typhoon Chan-hom, Typhoon Nangka, Typhoon season 2015 | Comments Off

Predictions of a below average Atlantic hurricane season

Posted on 21 May, 2015 by Met Office Press Office

The Met Office Atlantic tropical storm forecast for 2015 is for eight tropical storms between June and November, with a 70% chance (the ‘70% range’) that the number will be in the range six to ten. This is below-normal relative … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged 2015, america, Atlantic, El Nino, ENSO, forecast, hurricane, Met Office, tropical storm, usa | 1 Comment