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Record hot to record cold in a July of extremes

Posted on 3 August, 2015 by Met Office Press Office

While this year’s July may not have broken any monthly records – it was book-ended with some localised daily records at both extremes of the temperature spectrum. The month started with the highest recorded July temperature in our UK climate … Continue reading →

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Are we set for record July rainfall?

Posted on 27 July, 2015 by Met Office Press Office

While July has seen a good deal of dry and bright weather, we’ve also seen a few periods of heavy rainfall. Whether through intense thundery downpours or prolonged periods of rain such as seen in southern parts of the UK … Continue reading →

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Early July sees big rainfall contrasts

Posted on 20 July, 2015 by Met Office Press Office

After a hot and humid start to the month, when record daily maximum temperatures were recorded at several stations across the country on 1 July, it has been a fairly average month so far for the UK as a whole. … Continue reading →

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July makes eight warm months in a row

Posted on 1 August, 2014 by Met Office Press Office

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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July 2014 in top ten warmest and sunniest

Posted on 30 July, 2014 by Met Office Press Office

This July is set to finish amongst the top ten warmest and sunniest in records dating back to 1910, according to early Met Office statistics. Figures from the 1st to the 28th of the month show temperatures are slightly higher … Continue reading →

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Thunderstorms bring intense rainfall to parts of England

Posted on 28 July, 2014 by Met Office Press Office

This morning has seen some intense downpours across parts of south east England. They developed across parts of East Anglia in the early hours of the morning, with further areas of heavy showers across Sussex, Surrey, Kent and the south … Continue reading →

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July finishes in top three sunniest and warmest

Posted on 2 August, 2013 by Met Office Press Office

Met Office figures show that, with a mean temperature of 17 °C, July 2013 was the third warmest in the national record going back to 1910, behind 2006 (17.8 °C) and 1983 (17.3 °C). This July’s heatwave was more notable … Continue reading →

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Rainfall figures for the weekend

Posted on 29 July, 2013 by Met Office Press Office

With thundery showers bringing heavy rain, some areas saw high rainfall totals over the weekend. The wettest was Carlisle, in Cumbria, which saw 97.4 mm of rain over the last 48 hours. 48 hour rainfall totals (0900 GMT 27 July … Continue reading →

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July starts dry, sunny and warm

Posted on 17 July, 2013 by Met Office Press Office

Early Met Office figures for the first half of July show that it has been warmer, drier and sunnier than usual so far this month. We’ve now had 11 days with temperatures over 28 °C somewhere in the UK, making … Continue reading →

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The jet stream and why it’s too early to write-off summer

Posted on 13 May, 2013 by Met Office Press Office

There have been one or two stories in the press today saying we’re in for another washout summer, which would rightly inspire collective misery across the country. However, it’s a far too early to be writing off any chance of … Continue reading →

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