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• A look back at the 2024/25 storm season

  observational records.  Why was there less storms than last year?  Storm frequency shows natural year-to-year variation. Some seasons, like 2023–24 with its record 12 named storms, are exceptionally active, while others are much quieter. This variability is a normal feature of our climate and doesn’t

• 2025 is already the UK’s sunniest year on record

  This year has already been the sunniest year on record for the UK, according to provisional Met Office statistics.

   made 2025 notably sunnier than average.  “So far this year, only the months of February and October have recorded below-average sunshine hours.”  This graph shows most areas receiving over 35% more sunshine than average this spring.  What's the annual sunshine trend? The latest UK State of the Climate

• Met Office Deep Dive: A week after Storm Amy and high-pressure is here

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• February & Winter weather stats: A regional breakdown

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• Dull and mild February brings wet winter to a close

  over recent decades.   Climate change is also associated with a trend towards wetter winters in the UK. Winters are expected to feature more days with significant rainfall, particularly in western regions.  Attribution studies across the UK and Europe have linked several record-breaking rainfall

• 2019: A year in review

  2019 has been a year of extremes: record-breaking heat and rain, along with notable spells of cold and windy weather have all been prominent.

  As we approach year-end, we’ve highlighted the most notable climate features of the year, including two all-time temperature records:  Warmest winter day on record: 21.2 °C recorded at Kew Garden on 26 February  Hottest day on record: 38.7 °C recorded at Cambridge University Botanic Gardens on 25

• Warmest February on record for England and Wales

  England and Wales had their respective warmest Februarys on record according to provisional Met Office statistics in what was a mild and wet month for many.

  .  Declining ground frosts in a changing climate  With a warmer than average season, a declining number of ground frosts was again evident for the UK, with significantly fewer ground frosts than average, though it doesn’t trouble any records. If you want to learn more about the reduction in frosts and why

• 2025: likely another record year for UK annual temperature

  As we approach year end, 2025 is on track to be one of the UK’s warmest years on record, joining 2022 and 2023 in the top three warmest years.

  will appear in the top five warmest years in a series from 1884 – an indication of just how fast our climate is changing. All top-ten warmest years will have occurred in the last two decades. If the record is confirmed, this will be only the second year in observational records where the UK’s annual

• This summer will ‘almost certainly’ be warmest on record for the UK

  Provisional statistics from the Met Office show that summer 2025 will ‘almost certainly’ be the warmest summer on record for the UK.

  previously unremarkable years into record-breaking ones, as baseline conditions steadily rise. This summer’s four heatwaves, which might once have passed as pleasant spells of warm weather, are made more prominent by the heightened backdrop that climate change creates. Below average, but variable rainfall

• Building resilience: climate solutions for a changing world

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