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• LFRic - a modelling system fit for future computers

  . Richardson eloquently described his fantasy in his book "Weather Prediction by Numerical Process" (Cambridge University Press, 1922; see also "Richardson's Fantastic Forecast Factory" by Peter Lynch in Weather January 2016 71:1). LFRic continues the formal collaboration with STFC that was established

• hot-spell-august-1990---met-office.pdf

  of Wight. Details of the temperature records broken are given in the following table, with most of the stations having over 70 years of data: Station County August 1990 Maximum temperature (°C) Date Previous record Cheltenham Gloucestershire 37.1 3 35.9 Cambridge Botanic Gardens Cambridgeshire 36.5

• New directors for national climate science partnership

  , an oceanographer at the British Antarctic Survey and the University of Cambridge. Professor Cath Senior, Co-Director of the UKNCSP, and a climate scientist at the Met Office, says: “I am delighted to welcome Professor Meredith to UKNCSP, and together I believe we can build on the good progress already made

• #3wordweather

  that those in Cambridge and Oxford would avoid the use of slang, each similarly favoured the term ‘chucking it’ to describe heavy rain (83% and 57%). Glaswegians are most likely to use the term ‘pelting it’ and Londoners prefer to say ‘caning it’. Despite being almost 90 miles apart, the people

• Attributing extreme weather to climate change

  effect climate change had on an event. This might include many variables, like temperature and rainfall. An attribution case study: The European heatwave in 2019 In July 2019, we saw record breaking temperatures across the UK and Western Europe. In Cambridge, we saw a temperature of 38.7°C

• Professor Lizzie Kendon

  years working as a Radiological Analyst. As an undergraduate Lizzie studied Natural Sciences (Physics) at Cambridge University (1998) and also has an MSc in Pollution and Environmental Control from Manchester University (1999).    

• UK experiences coolest summer since 2015

  areas of the south, but northern areas were generally cooler. Cambridge saw the highest temperature of the year so far on 12 August with 34.8°C recorded. Summer in a changing climate Summer 2024’s average mean temperature of 14.37°C for the UK is considered ‘cooler’ when compared to the 1991-2020

• Microsoft Word - EAfrica2020

  in Climate Research. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 494 pp. (1999) 9 APPENDIX: The figures show the rotated global SST EOF patterns used as predictors for the statistical forecast. Recent SST anomalies are projected onto these patterns to produce the statistical forecasts. For all 3 patterns

• Microsoft Word - EAfrica2019

  of Seasonal Sahel Rainfall Using GCMs and Lead-Time Improvements Through the Use of a Coupled Model. J. Climate, 24, 1931–1949 (2011). Von Storch, H. and Zwiers, F. W. Statistical Analysis in Climate Research. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 494 pp. (1999) 9 APPENDIX: The figures show the rotated

• strong-winds-and-heavy-rain-from-storm-callum---met-office.pdf

  at 17 to 18 °C across these areas with a 12-hour minimum of 19.6 °C at London St James's Park - exceptionally mild for the time of year. Numerous stations set October minimum temperature records, for example at Cambridge Botanic Garden and Hastings (East Sussex) in 80+ year record lengths. Last updated: 16 October 2018 © Crown Copyright