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: A regional breakdown These records illustrate the wide range of weather that can occur in August. While many associate the month with summer holidays and warm sunshine, the UK’s climate is capable of producing extremes in all directions. August might conjure up images of summer holidays and long, sunny

shows Scotland’s ten wettest independent 2-day periods on record. Six of the wettest 10, including four of the wettest five, have occurred in the 21st Century; consistent with increases in rainfall extremes seen in the observational records as the UK’s climate continues to warm. The maps below compare

on record, while 31 December was the second-wettest day on record for the climate district of North-West England and North Wales. Several long-running stations in eastern England recorded their wettest January day on record on the 5th. The very wet weather was accompanied by some strong winds, coinciding

to the public. Weather observations Records of the global climate are essential for monitoring climate change, but maintaining them requires effective weather observations to be taken all over the world. These observations are also essential for both local and global weather forecasting. While most WMO member

breaking global records, where does the UK sit? Author: Press Office 5 October 2023 September 2023 was the world’s warmest September on record for global average temperature according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service. The September average temperature was 16.38°C which is 0.93°C above the 1991

: a look back records from past events Author: Met Office 15 January 2026 January is a month that often tests the UK’s resilience to weather. Sitting at the heart of winter yet increasingly influenced by shifting climate patterns, it delivers an array of extremes, from record‑breaking warmth

extremes: a look back records from past events Understanding the Met Office’s WeatherReady preparedness work Deep Dive: Will the cold weather return? About this blog This is the official blog of the Met Office news team, intended to provide journalists and bloggers with the latest weather, climate

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dataset ERA-Interim (www.ecmwf.int/en/forecasts/datasets/archive-datasets/reanalysis-datasets/era-interim). It provides a comprehensive synthetic historical record of climate and is produced using observations and numerical models. www.metoffice.gov.uk Pg 4 of 5 Source: Met Office © Crown Copyright

frequency and high vulnerability (Fig. 1). Over the past two decades the incidence of recorded weather disasters has risen by more than half, translating into rising costs on households, businesses, and the state. REGIONAL COMPARISON GLOBAL CLIMATE RISK INDEX DISASTER INCREASE RATE South Africa has