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Tag Archives: figures
First half of April has been dry and warm
Early statistics up to the 15th of April show that month so far has been generally settled and warm, with limited rainfall in most areas. The mean temperature for the UK was 8.2C, which is 0.8C above the long-term (1981-2010) … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, april, Average, climate, figures, Met Office, numbers, spring, statistics, sunny, weather
March continues sunny theme for UK
Following the sunniest winter in records dating back to 1929, March has continued the trend with above average sunshine hours according to early Met Office statistics. Up to the 29th of the month, there had been 115.0 hours of sunshine … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, Average, climate, figures, March, Met Office, numbers, spring, statistics, sunny, weather
Cool, wet August ends fairly average summer
After a dry and warm start, summer 2014 is set to end on a rather average note – with temperatures and rainfall close to normal levels for the season. Using figures up to 27 August and then assuming average conditions … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office News
Tagged august, Average, cold, figures, rainfall, records, summer, sunshine, temperature, wet
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A wet start to August
The UK has already seen nearly its entire ‘normal’ rainfall for August in the first half of the month. Figures up to the 13th of August show there has been 86.1mm of rain so far in the UK, just short … Continue reading
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Tagged august, Average, bertha, cold, figures, Met Office, rainfall, records, sunshine, temperature, wet
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July makes eight warm months in a row
This July was the eighth month in a row which has seen warmer than average temperatures for the UK. It was both sunnier and warmer than average, but not as much as July last year, according to provisional full-month statistics … Continue reading
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Tagged dry, figures, hot, july, record, statistics, summer, sunny, warm
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Early figures suggest third warmest spring on record
Early statistics from the Met Office National Climate Information Centre show that this has been one of the warmest springs in records dating back to 1910. Based on figures up until 28 May and then assuming average conditions to the … Continue reading
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Tagged climate, figures, may, Met Office, month, national climate information centre, season, spring, statistics, weather
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Mild wet winter continues in early January figures
Provisional half-month statistics up to the 15th of January show a continuation of the generally mild and wet theme of the UK’s winter thus far. The mean UK temperature up to the 15th of January is 5.1 °C, which is … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013, 2014, climate, figures, Met Office, mild, statistics, stormy, wet, windy, Winter
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2013: Average figures mask some notable highlights
Provisional statistics for 2013 suggest it has been a very average year – but those annual figures mask a year which features some significant weather highlights. Using figures up to 29 December and then assuming average conditions for the last … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013, annual, figures, Met Office, rainfall, roundup, statistics, sunshine, temperature, weather
October set for top ten warmest
5 November 2013 Update – The full month figures are available in our latest blog Early statistics for October up to the 28th of the month suggest this October is likely to be one of the warmest in records dating … Continue reading
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Tagged dullest, figures, mild, october, records, statistics, warm, warmest, wet, windy
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