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A new report by the Met Office, published today, reveals further details about changes in the UK’s climate since the 1960s. The report reveals changes in extreme weather as measured by temperature and rainfall extremes.

. Dr Mark McCarthy is the head of the Met Office’s National Climate Information Centre, the team which produced the report. He said: “Monthly, seasonal and annual climate data provide a valuable record of the changing climate in the UK. However, these average figures have a tendency to mask extreme

averages at a wide variety of locations over the UK. A long uninterrupted record is essential for this purpose (at least 30 years and preferably longer) and this is achieved at a large number of stations. Some climate stations are automated, sending data in real time, but many rely on an unpaid

Autographic records are, in most cases, types of output produced by instruments recording data about specific elements

For example a barogram is produced by a barograph and is a continuous trace of changes in pressure. The barograph measures pressure and then records it onto a sheet of specially printed graph paper wrapped around a drum using a pen. Example of an autographic instrument, (a barograph). Many

2022 will be the warmest year on record for the UK, according to provisional Met Office figures.

and a verification process.   2022 will also be the warmest year on record in the 364-year Central England temperature series from 1659, the world’s longest instrumental record of temperature.  Dr Mark McCarthy is the head of the Met Office’s National Climate Information Centre. He said: “2022 is going

The UK’s climate has continued to warm, with 2020 the first year to have temperature, rain and sunshine rankings all in the top 10.

The latest analysis of the UK climate, State of the UK Climate 2020 published in The Royal Meteorological Society’s ‘International Journal of Climatology’, has shown that climate change is already being felt across the UK. All of the top-ten warmest years for the UK in records back to 1884 have

Guidance on using UKCP data in risk assessments, future planning or communications. This page is for people who are new to climate projections or have not used them for some time.

climate projections and records to visualise climate change in the UK. What will climate change look like near me? All of this information can provide the detailed information on climate hazard that you need for your assessment. You can use this to inform your impacts and risk analysis of your assets

with 66% of its average (206.4mm), making the 2016/17 winter its third driest winter on record. Climate Scientist Dr Mark McCarthy from the National Climate Information Centre said: “This winter has been dry for most of the UK. What is unusual is the combination of mild and dry conditions

the satellite imagery products and tools used by Operational Meteorologists and providing training and guidance on their use. Developing a long-term satellite sea surface temperature record for climate analysis. Monitoring of satellite radiance bias with respect to NWP model radiances. Thomas has worked

surface/subsurface database of ocean temperature and salinity observations as part of a 3-year European Union funded project called ERA-CLIM. High quality marine datasets are essential for climate research, both as a record of past and present climate variability, and in constraining models of Earth's

Provisional Met Office statistics confirm that summer 2025 is officially the warmest summer on record for the UK.

temperature.  Read more about UK temperature extremes and records most affected by climate change   The below map shows the years with the highest UK mean summer temperature by area from 1884 to 2025.  Impact of climate change on 2025 record-breaking summer  Rapid analysis by Met Office climate scientists