Meteorologists define autumn in the UK to be the period from September to November so autumn is now over and we are officially in winter. The 2018 autumn was consistent with the step change in the autumnal climate that took place in the 1990s.
UK Weather Tracker #22 – November 2018
UK Weather Tracker #21 – October 2018
A sunny October resulted in wide temperature ranges leading to cold nights and the first frosts of the autumn.
UK Weather Tracker #20 – September 2018
UK Weather Trends #6 – Summer 2018
Meteorologists define summer in the UK to be the period from June to August so summer is now over and we are officially in autumn. The 2018 summer was the joint hottest on record and in doing so blew apart my prediction that we would have to wait till next year for our next good summer!
UK Weather Tracker #19 – August 2018
After 3 months of hot, dry and sunny weather, the UK returned to normal in August with a completely unremarkable month.
UK Weather Tracker #18 – July 2018
The UK is on course for its best summer since 2006 following a hot, dry and bright July.
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UK Weather Tracker #17 – June 2018
I hope you enjoyed the least rainy June on record! It was also the third warmest and fifth sunniest June on record.
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UK Weather Trends #5 – Spring 2018
Meteoologists define spring in the UK to be the period from March to May so spring is now over and we are officially in summer. The 2018 spring was very sunny but this hides the fact that our spring climate has changed quite notably over the last 25 years.
UK Weather Tracker #16 – May 2018
I hope you enjoyed the sunniest May on record! It was also the second warmest May on record though the Met Office chose to sow confusion by claiming it was the warmest on record.
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