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substantial impacts, from transport disruption to school closures, and can be especially challenging when they occur infrequently, as communities have less recent experience in managing such conditions. Understanding records and long‑term climate trends Assessing the winter within a long‑term climate
websites (seasonal outlooks for precipitation and temperature, longer-term historical precipitation records) • Climate Change Knowledge Portal of WB – projection data © Crown copyright 2022, Met Office Page 17 of 24 • Longer-term climate information for adaptation to climate change impacts (flooding
This April, the UK experienced a range of weather conditions and while no new records were set, we take a look at how this April compares to years gone by
As we head towards the end of the month, we can use Met Office data to compare how the weather experienced in April 2025 so far compares to years gone by, and which years hold the records for certain extremes. Temperature Extremes In April 2025 so far, the highest daily maximum temperature
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Northern Ireland has recorded its third wettest Autumn since the series began in 1836, and Wales its tenth. Autumn 2025 now stands as the only season of the year to report above average rainfall, with winter, spring and summer all below their respective long-term averages. A very wet season
use. 1 We use a reanalysis 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
and limitations and appropriate use. 1 We use a reanalysis 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
Circulation Model (GCM) data • NASA Earthdata, NASA GCM data • DHM websites (seasonal outlooks for precipitation and temperature, longer-term historical precipitation records) • Climate Change Knowledge Portal of WB – projection data © Crown copyright 2022, Met Office Page 17 of 24 • Longer-term climate
a reanalysis 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 6 of 8 Source: Met Office © Crown
record from 2006. This attribution study is supplemented with a qualitative assessment of projected September mean temperature over the UK using the UK Climate Projections (UKCP; Murphy et al., 2018), which provides a guide to expected future changes in September UK temperature. To facilitate a rapid
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