April 2025 was the sunniest April on record in the UK. It beat the previous record set in 2021 which in turn beat the record set in 2020 during COVID19 lockdown. There may be a theme but equally I’m not going to bet on all April’s being sunny. Given March was also the 3rd sunniest on record, there’s a good chance this Spring will beat the extraordinarily sunny Spring of 2020.
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UK Weather Tracker #98 – March 2025
Finally we have more interesting weather in the UK in 2025! March was warmer, drier and sunnier than usual but it was still cool at night which meant frost levels were normal. Altogether, the month was fractionally below my definition of an unusual month.
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UK Weather Trends #35 – Winter 2025
Winter 2025 in the UK was unremarkable. Last year I explained I believe our winters are following a steady trend to warmer and wetter winters which began in the early 1980s. The data for the winter just gone doesn’t my conclusions.
UK Weather Tracker #97 – February 2025
The weather in the UK in February was thoroughly unremarkable.
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UK Weather Tracker #96 – January 2025
It was the 5th brightest January on record in the UK but I doubt anyone noticed! Otherwise, the weather was unremarkable.
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UK Weather Tracker #95 – December 2024
The start of the 2025 meteorological year was the 5th warmest, 4th least frosty, 4th darkest and 10th stormiest December on record. Finally we have some abnormal and interesting weather to show on my charts!
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Trophy Winners #4 – The GOATs of World Snooker (Mens) – 1969 to 2024
Judd Trump has won the 2024 UK Championship which is the 5th Triple Crown title of his career. Does that make him a GOAT (Greatest Of All Time) in men’s Snooker? Using the criteria I recommend in this article, Trump will become a GOAT if he wins another World Championship.
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UK Weather Trends #33 – Autumn 2024
The UK autumn in 2024 was essentially unremarkable and mostly consistent with the step change in autumnal climate seen 25 years ago.
UK Weather Tracker #94 – November 2024
Since June, the weather in the UK has been very average and unremarkable and November was again no different, perhaps a bit stormier than normal. The contrast with the first half of the meteorological year is quite notable.
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UK Weather Tracker #93 – October 2024
Since June, the weather in the UK has been very average and unremarkable and October was no different. The contrast with the first half of the meteorological year is quite notable.
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