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frequency estimation. Institute of Hydrology, Wallingford, UK, 110 pages. 2 Chan S, Dale M, Gill E and Potter R. 2017. Rainfall Intensity for Sewer Design – Stage 2 Technical Report, UK Water Industry Research Limited, London. 3 Sayers, P.B; Horritt, M; Penning-Rowsell, E; McKenzie, A. (2015) Climate

for January. This beats the previous UK record of 13.1C set at Magilligan (Londonderry) in 2016 and the previous English record of 13.0C set at London St James Park in 2008. There is also a new Welsh January daily minimum temperature record with Trawsgoed (Dyfed) recording 12.8C beating the previous record

briefly turn to sleet or snow over lower ground across the Midlands, East Anglia and areas north of London, although accumulations here are likely to be small.” Rain, sleet and snow will quickly clear eastwards by late morning and any snow at lower levels will soon thaw. On Friday and Saturday

in emphasis of the Public Weather Service offering towards the development of both products for high-impact weather and rapid refresh automation for “ordinary” weather. Career background Bruce joined the Met Office 1987, with a First Class Degree in Physics from Imperial College London. Initially, he

recorded at Felsham (Suffolk); 32 °C was exceeded widely across East Anglia and south-east England on both 26 and 27 July and temperatures reached 35 °C on both dates in parts of East Anglia, Kent and central London. Temperatures above 35 °C are unusual but not unprecedented in the UK having been

. Temperatures will start off mild but are expected to settle near seasonal norms. The northwest may feel rather cold, especially in exposed areas, while the southeast,  including London, where Fulham host Manchester City and Tottenham face Brighton,  could remain relatively warm and pleasant. Overall

to the Board details of events since the eruption of the Icelandic Volcano. The role of the Met Office as the London VAAC (Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre) was defined and acknowledged that while always a part of the Met Office remit, had become very high profile now. • RV explained the CAA decision

and the continuing work of the HCCP enables local and national governments and industries to make informed decisions that future-proof the UK's infrastructure and economic assets. This analysis was commissioned by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) and carried out by London Economics and Frazer Nash Consultancy, contributing to the findings of a wider economic analysis of the Met Office published in September 2024.  

a UK-wide network using state of the art LIDARs and SPs to support the Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre (VAAC) London at the Met Office. The network is operational since 2016. During June-August 2013 she went on a winter expedition to Antarctica on the research Vessel Polarstern in collaboration

That summer saw temperatures in this country hit 40°C for the first time and left firefighters stretched, with London Fire Brigade having its ‘busiest day since the Second World War’. The study, involving the Met Office, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and University of Exeter, highlights how