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since 2014 and is made of up of five partnership projects, Brazil, India, China, South Africa and DSE Asia. A further presentation will be given to the Board on the work within the programme. The business case was approved. Adam Scaife (Principal Fellow and Head of Long Range Forecasting) presented

is this research important? Every year, the Indian summer monsoon generally occurs between June and September and brings heavy rainfall to the region. Around 80% of the annual rainfall in India falls during the monsoon season and many industries such as agriculture rely on this water. Heavy summer monsoons

the driest spring in over a century. However, not all regions were dry: western Scotland and northwestern England were slightly wetter than average. Sunshine totals were also above average for the UK as a whole, at around 110%, but areas with more rain saw less sunshine. New storm names for the season

in the north (2) Note: Very Wet along the coast; otherwise, normal (3) Note: Very wet in the north; otherwise, normal (4) Note: Normal southwest, hot northeast * Region usually experiences less than 10mm/month rainfall during the month (dry season). Climate Outlook Africa: October to July Current Status

to be the beginning of the wetter season, near or below average normal rainfall was experienced across North Africa and northern parts of the Middle East. An exception to this was Libya and Egypt during December which both had wetter than normal conditions. Over the last 3 months much of the Caribbean region

compared to the rest of the region. There has been no significant trend In average precipitation in recent decades. By 2050 there is some indication for wetter conditions in the rainy season and a delay to the onset of the rainy season. Flood and drought events are likely to be more frequent

on, October 2023 overall goes down as a wet month for much of the UK, with some areas seeing record-breaking levels of rainfall. “From mid-month, a blocking high set up over Scandinavia has tended to prevent low pressure systems from clearing the UK to the east. Associated with this, the frequent unusual

, although dry conditions were experienced in Ethiopia during January and Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia in February. In Southern Africa, very wet conditions were experienced at times in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, particularly during December and February. Outlook: The East African Long Rains season

, although these will gradually reduce as the alder pollen season comes to an end. "Meanwhile, ash pollen levels are gradually increasing in the South, with concentrations expected to reach 'moderate' by next week. The birch pollen season is also forecast to begin in southern areas later next week

-laden season Author: Press Office 27 August 2024 With publication of the latest storm names for use for 2024/25 due later this week, we look back at the storms of 2023/24 in what was a wet and windy autumn and winter for many in the UK. Most named storms The 2023/24 storm season, which runs from 1