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was the wettest spring day on record in a daily series from 1891, with an average of 32.6mm of rain falling, exceeding 32.0mm on 23 April 1971. It was also the wettest spring day on record for the climate district of North West England and North Wales. Cumbria also recorded its wettest spring day in a daily

.   As well as causing future impacts, human-induced climate change has already influenced extreme weather in the UK. Research has shown climate change made the 2018 record-breaking UK summer temperatures about 30 times more likely than it would be naturally. Additionally, a separate study found

for the post-2007 climate. A new record low extent remains a possibility. Antarctic sea ice extent remains 2nd lowest on record for the time of year, although at the end of July it was briefly very close to last year’s record-breaking low extent. Arctic Arctic sea ice state Arctic sea ice extent

May has become the sunniest calendar month on record in the UK

for May. Dr Mark McCarthy is the head of the Met Office’s National Climate Information Centre. He said: “The most remarkable aspect is just how much some of the May and Spring records for these climate statistics have been exceeded. Exceeding the UK sunshine record is one thing, but exceeding

processes in the model, satellite derived global ozone, greenhouse gas and aerosol concentration datasets are being compared with model simulations to assess the model uncertainties. For the marine domain the sea surface temperature climate data record (CDR) is being used to define the sea surface

Human-induced climate change has made the 2018 record-breaking UK summer temperatures about 30 times more likely than it would be naturally, the Met Office will say at CoP24 - in Poland – later today (6 December 2018).

Professor Peter Stott is a world-leading expert on climate attribution based at the Met Office and the University of Exeter in the UK. He said: “Our provisional study compared computer models based on today’s climate with those of the natural climate we would have had without human-induced

like the observational record. As our climate warms, it is notable quite how variable the number of events becomes year to year. Professor Kendon explains: “The observed rainfall record in the UK is fairly erratic with a large amount of variability, these latest projections show that this is likely

sustainably develop their weather and climate services so that people can stay safe and thrive. Learn more about our VCP work in our datasheet. Our work under VCP includes a range of project areas, some of which are outlined below. Weather observations Records of the global climate are essential

Increasingly extreme weather is one of the most damaging and costly impacts from climate change.

New projections for rainfall and temperature extremes A new set of projections from the Met Office reveal that extremes of rainfall and high temperatures are expected to exceed the extreme conditions that we have already experienced in the UK, breaking records and placing increasing challenges

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