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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UK Weather Tracker #92 – September 2024
The UK weather in September 2024 was stormier than usual but otherwise unremarkable. Overall, 2024 started out warmer and wetter than normal but has settled down to being as average as possible since.
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UK Weather Trends #32 – Summer 2024
The 2024 meteorological summer in the UK was unremarkable on all weather variables. In fact 2024 was so unremarkable that it is in fact the most “normal” summer of the last 114 years when I compare the data to the last 50 years which I regard as “living memory”.
UK Weather Trends #31 – Spring 2024
Spring 2024 in the UK was the hottest on record. In some ways this is surprising given it was also the 10th dullest and 6th wettest spring on record which is inconsistent with trends over last 25 years and with the typical correlations seen in spring. With any other dataset, I would ask for a check on the temperature data to see if it is correct.
UK Weather Trends #30 – Winter 2024
Winter 2024 in the UK was the 5th sunniest & 8th wettest on record. A year ago I postulated UK winters were entering a new era of being warm, wet & sunny. I am now certain this is the case and my favoured hypothesis is that our winters are following a steady trend which began in the early 1980s.
UK Weather Trends #29 – Annual Temperatures in 2023
The 2023 calendar year was the 2nd hottest year on record in the UK just behind the hottest year ever in 2022. Last year, I showed how a technique known as a Control Chart could be used to decide if the UK is now in a new warming trend and after adding 2023, my answer is now “a step change upwards has taken place but the pace of change is not yet clear“.
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UK Weather Trends #28 – Autumn 2023
The UK autumn in 2023 was the 6th warmest on record and consistent with the step change in autumnal climate seen 25 years ago.
UK Weather Trends #24 – Annual Temperatures in 2022
The 2022 calendar year was the hottest year on record in the UK beating the previous high recorded in 2014. Does that mean that the UK is starting a new warming phase? Using a technique known as a Control Chart, I show the answer is “Not Yet“.
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