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Annual publication which provides an up-to-date assessment of the UK climate

- published 14 July 2025  Highlights of the 2024 report The latest assessment of the UK’s climate shows how baselines are shifting, records are becoming more frequent, and that temperature and rainfall extremes are becoming the norm. The report highlights how the UK’s climate has warmed steadily from

The Met Office’s 4th annual State of the UK Climate report, released today, confirms 2017 was the 5th warmest year in a record dating back to 1910.

Meteorological Society, said: “The State of the UK climate reports provide an important record of the weather and climate in the UK each year. The Royal Meteorological Society is delighted that these reports are now being published in the International Journal of Climatology providing quality assurance and accessibility to a wider audience.”  

to humancaused climate change. Events such as the wettest February on record in 2020 or the record-breaking rainfall seen on 3 October 2020, are expected to become more frequent by 2100 due to climate change. Future climate change is projected to bring about a change in the intensity and seasonality

Climate change is causing a dramatic increase in the frequency of temperature extremes and number of temperature records the UK experiences.

in a ‘natural’ environment (without the effects of man-made greenhouse gas emissions) against the likelihood in our current climate. Attribution studies were conducted on the record breaking June monthly temperature, the joint warmest September on record and the year as a whole being the second

The latest report on global climate change highlights the impact of higher global temperatures on the water cycle, with atmospheric water vapour levels reaching record levels during 2024.

a record of 35.6 days more than normal in 2024, surpassing the previous record set in 2023 by 9.5 days. The State of Climate report 2024 is published by the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS), and is the 35th in the series. Human health Dr Kate Willett of the Met Office is one

&ArchiveCommsSite/Lists/MODocumen tRegiser/AllItems.aspx Met Office Records Selection Methodology Statement The Met Office is the national meteorological service for the UK providing critical weather services and world-leading climate science. Our records selection reflects our public task which

that was taken and the impacts this has had. The first impact story, on creating local sea-level projections, explains how impacts included capacity development, managing coastal climate risks and integration into policy. The second, on gridding climate observation records, included details of the capacity

The chances of a record-breaking heatwave in north-west India and Pakistan has been made over 100 times more likely because of climate change says a Met Office study.

1.15 years. Professor Peter Stott, Met Office Science Fellow in Climate Attribution, said: “With temperatures exceeding 50.0°C in recent days, it is clear the current heatwave is an extreme weather event affecting communities and livelihoods.” Although a new record is thought likely, climate

rainfall events Current climate risk Observed precipitation extremes do not paint a full picture of what could plausibly happen in our current climate 2,3 . Combing the observational record with new weather and climate forecast models enables us to explore a greater range of unseen possibilities

who has been involved with the project. She said: “The project is already showing how effectively climate data and detailed plant records can be brought together to explain shifts in our environment. Being at the beginning of my career, it’s a privilege to contribute to this valuable work.”