Tag Archives: rainfall

Water security and the global water cycle

Posted on 21 February, 2023 by Met Office Press Office

Throughout February we’ve been focusing on the climate theme of ‘water security’. To understand water security, we first need to understand the way that water travels around the Earth. In this blog post, we’ll learn about the global water cycle, … Continue reading →

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The beautiful game in a changing climate

Posted on 8 February, 2023 by Met Office Press Office

Climate change is projected to impact the seasonality and intensity of extreme weather events, with more heavy rainfall occurring in the autumn in the UK – but what does this mean for the future of the UK’s most popular sport? … Continue reading →

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Exploring Anglian Water’s water resource extremes using novel techniques

Posted on 11 May, 2022 by Met Office Press Office

Climate change projections show UK rainfall patterns are expected to shift, placing extra challenges on regional water companies seeking security of supply for their customers. One of the regions that could potentially be most affected is East Anglia, where much … Continue reading →

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Rainfall Rescue Project – bringing archived data back to life

Posted on 25 March, 2022 by Met Office Press Office

At the Met Office National Meteorological Archive in Exeter we look after the ‘national memory of the weather’, writes Catherine Ross, the Met Office’s archivist. This archive consists of the millions of meteorological observations produced by the Met Office since … Continue reading →

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Records broken as temperate end to March offsets earlier cold spell

Posted on 1 April, 2021 by Met Office Press Office

March 2021’s overall provisional climate statistics show a 0.9°C average temperature increase from 1981-2010 national averages for the month, as some high temperatures during the latter part of the month saw several stations break their existing records for their warmest March day. Particularly low temperatures started the month for large parts of the … Continue reading →

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Scottish Flood Forecasting Service marks 10th Anniversary

Posted on 9 March, 2021 by Met Office Press Office

The Scottish Flood Forecasting Service (SFFS) is today (Tuesday 9 March) marking a decade of supporting Scotland’s preparedness and response to flooding. Staffed around the clock 365 days a year, the service has been combining hydrological and meteorological data to … Continue reading →

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Coldest January since 2010, but not exceptional by historical standards

Posted on 1 February, 2021 by Met Office Press Office

January, with an average temperature of 2.2 °C, has been the coldest January across the UK since 2010. In that year the average UK January temperature was 0.9 °C; the coldest January on record was 1963 with a mean temperature … Continue reading →

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Rainfall on UK’s wettest day on record could have more than filled Loch Ness

Posted on 16 October, 2020 by Met Office Press Office

Saturday 3 October 2020 is now the wettest day on record since 1891 for UK-wide rainfall. It received the greatest rainfall in any single day averaged out across the UK, beating the previous record on the 25 August 1986. Dr … Continue reading →

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How will La Nina affect our winter weather?

Posted on 12 October, 2020 by Met Office Press Office

La Niña is now present in the tropical Pacific and forecasters are suggesting these conditions will continue throughout the winter months. La Niña is one of the three phases of the phenomenon known as the El Niño-Southern Oscillation, El Niño – the warm phase, La Niña – the cool phase and lastly the neutral phase. During La Niña … Continue reading →

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End of June statistics

Posted on 1 July, 2020 by Met Office Press Office

While June 2020 overall was not a record-breaking month, it has been notable for many, with some heavy rainfall at times. And, despite cooler days in the inclement weather, there was a notable heatwave and there have been some warmer … Continue reading →

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