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Storm Bella 26 to 27 December 2020 Storm Bella was the second named storm of the 2020/2021 season. Bella was a large, deep area of low pressure dominating the North Atlantic, bringing persistent heavy rain across western Scotland on 26 December, with heavy rain and very strong winds sweeping across

and night temperatures were above average. 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. Temperatures in September were slightly

is with a baseball player (or to choose another sport, a cricketer) who starts taking steroids and afterwards hits on average 20% more home runs (or sixes) in a season than he did before (Meehl 2012). For any one of his home runs (sixes) during the years the player was taking steroids, you would

the year.   Pollen and hay fever  Respiratory allergies are more common than ever, and recent studies in Europe have found that some pollen types are increasing in severity, season duration and seeing an earlier onset as a result of climate change.    Pollen is made up of tiny particles which

weather shaping up? Author: Press Office 19 December 2023 As we head towards Christmas there is, as always, a great deal of media and public speculation about what weather we might have in store for the festive season as well as the rest of winter. Starting with Christmas and the all-important question

Office Scientist Emily Carlisle said: “This winter has seen a typical mix of UK winter weather conditions, with a mix of wet and windy, but also cold and calm conditions. This has resulted in a season where no significant climate records have been broken, but the statistics do mask two high-profile

of plants in Loktak Lake Manipur India during monsoon season. Image: Shutterstock. Harnessing the extensive weather and climate scientific expertise of over 700 researchers from more than 50 institutes around the world, projects range from the development of solar radiation forecasts in South Africa

). A target could be to have information available ahead of the 2019 rainy season. 2) Risk of extreme years within the 2-5 year period. A small amount of additional diagnostic work could provide supporting diagnostic information on the risk of very dry / very wet years within a 2-5 year period, based

been as cool, cloudy and wet as many people think? Average rainfall, with wet spells for some  Early provisional Met Office statistics for 1 June to 15 July say the summer so far has actually been slightly drier than average. 113.8mm of rain has fallen across the UK, which is 45% of the long-term

, to relatively wet conditions in the south. The climate is hot throughout the year but with seasonal rains, which can vary from year-to-year. The large differences in rainfall across the country mean there are a wide variety of livelihoods and agricultural production systems, which correspond