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records broken in a year of mixed weather Author: Press Office 23 December 2024 This year the UK saw records broken in almost every season, plenty of named storms, an abundance of weather warnings, and a rare night-sky phenomenon. Here’s a recap of 2024. The UK’s highly variable climate means

that for short-duration rainfall events, a shift to more intense individual storms and fewer weak storms is likely as temperatures increase. Over most of the mid-latitude land-masses and over wet tropical regions, extreme rainfall events will very likely be more intense and more frequent in a warmer world

However, one temperature record can’t tell the full story of a season overall. So how did Summer 2019 compare with previous summers? Tim Legg, of the Met Office’s National Climate Information Centre, provides more detail. He said: “Overall Summer 2019 was the twelfth warmest on record since 1910

spells of fine weather. With the contrast in rainfall between these two months, total rainfall amounts for the season to date have been unexceptional. Sunshine has also shown a contrast, being rather more than normal in September, but well below average for most areas during October. In September

A succession of weather fronts and low-pressure will see wet and windy weather dominate the UK this week.

and low-pressure will see wet and windy weather dominate the UK this week. Some of these bands of rain will be heavy and may bring some impacts to travel and possible flooding in places. A number of National Severe Weather warnings are in place, so stay up to date with the latest weather warnings

for the season. England, however, has seen the most rainfall compared to average, with 300.3mm, which is 20% above its average. Scotland on the other hand, has seen a drier than average Autumn, with 284.0mm, 38% less than its average. Autumn started off wet, with a succession of low-pressure systems

–1990 baseline. Extreme rainfall events are becoming more common, contributing to record-breaking wet seasons like the winter of 2023–2024, which brought severe flooding to major river catchments. Sea levels around the UK have risen nearly 20 cm since 1900, with the pace accelerating due to warming

, thanks to unusually warm summer and autumn seasons, including its highest temperature on record, set during July. North-western parts of the UK have seen sunshine statistics well above average, and rainfall well below average. Regional variation Mike Kendon is from the Met Office National Climate

stats: A regional breakdown Author: Met Office 3 December 2025 Autumn 2025 was a season marked by frequent unsettled weather, with the UK experiencing both warmth and wet conditions, though not to exceptional levels. Autumn 2025 was warmer and wetter than average, but not exceptionally so. The weather

. The first named storm of the 2024/25 season, Storm Ashley, arrived on the 20 th -21 st and brought heavy rain and wind across northwestern parts of the UK. High pressure closed out October, with cloudy but warm weather. November saw close to average temperatures, the month began dull, dry and mild