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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
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
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.”
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
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
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