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• What caused the record UK winter rainfall of 2013-14?

  Unusual conditions in the tropics and stratosphere gave rise to the very wet winter of 2013-14, in which there was damaging flooding in many parts of England.

  to the very wet weather. Over the course of a season, even influences from the other side of the globe can change the weather experienced in the UK.   New study published Today, in a study published in the journal Environmental Research Letters, a team of Met Office and University of Oxford scientists

• A look back at the 2024/25 storm season

  /25 season, delivering wet and windy conditions across the UK. The strongest winds were recorded in north-western areas, with gusts reaching up to 82mph at Aberdaron, Gwynedd. The storm underwent explosive cyclogenesis, with central pressure dropping from 988hPa to 952hPa in just 24 hours.  Travel

• 2020_04_storm_jorge.pdf

  Storm Jorge Storm Jorge was the fifth named storm of the 2019/2010 season. Jorge was named by the Spanish meteorological service and brought strong winds and heavy rain across the UK from 28 February to 1 March. Impacts Weather impacts from storm Jorge were in general less severe than from storms

• Microsoft Word - 2023_10_storm_debi.docx

  , but not exceptional, autumn storm for the UK, but as the fourth named storm of the 2023-2024 storm season, contributed to a generally wet, stormy and unsettled spell of weather affecting the UK through the autumn. Impacts The worst weather impacts from storm Debi were across the Republic of Ireland where

• Seasonal Forecast Assessment – Winter 2008/09

  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

• Summer 2019 climate statistics: largely warm and wet

  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

• Wet and windy week for most

  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

• An early look at the winter statistics: just how wet has it been?

  This winter has felt, for many, like a season stuck on repeat.

  records are expected, despite what has felt like an exceptionally wet season. A near-continuous run of Atlantic systems over the past three months has brought persistent rain, damaging storms and few dry spells.  “December was wetter than average, January saw near-record rainfall in parts of Northern

• February & Winter weather stats: A regional breakdown

  Author: Met Office Mon 2 Mar 2026 February 2026 and the broader winter season have been characterised by remarkable regional contrasts across the UK. While national statistics paint a picture of a notably warm, wet and dull season, the underlying regional data tells a far more varied story

• Double record breaker: Spring 2025 is warmest and sunniest on UK record

  Spring 2025 has broken historical climate records, marking an unprecedented season of warmth and sunshine across the UK, according to provisional Met Office statistics.

  The UK, and all four nations, have all recorded their warmest spring for mean temperature since the series began in 1884, surpassing the previous record from 2024. This season also outshone the rest, claiming the title of sunniest spring on record for the UK, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales