The UK weather in August 2024 was unremarkable.  That means all 3 months of the meteorological summer were unremarkable to varying degrees.
[Read more…] about UK Weather Tracker #91 – August 2024

The UK weather in July 2024 was the most normal on record, not just for July but for any month since 1960!  All statistics were close or equal to the median value observed since records began.  I bet that will generate endless headlines…
[Read more…] about UK Weather Tracker #90 – July 2024

I’m sure June 2024 felt like a cold month to you.  In fact, compared to the last 50 years, it was entirely normal.  However, it was colder than May which is unusual but it happened this year because May 2024 was supposedly the hottest May on record.
[Read more…] about UK Weather Tracker #89 – June 2024

This was the warmest May on record in the UK which surprised me at first when I saw the data.  Then I saw that where I live (in the South West), it was the 3rd warmest but everywhere else in the UK set a new record.  Notably, the new temperature record was set despite below average sunshine and normal rainfall which may be another reason why I was surprised by the new temperature record.  Finally, as I pointed out in June last year, statistically the previous record looked artificially low relative to the upper decile so a new record is perhaps not that great a surprise.
[Read more…] about UK Weather Tracker #88 – May 2024

The weather in the UK in April 2024 was abnormal but not in the way I thought.  My wife and I ended the month with stinking colds so surely it was a colder April than but no, the Met Office insists it was above.  It was noticeably darker and wetter than normal with this April being the 6th wettest on record.
[Read more…] about UK Weather Tracker #87 – April 2024

It was warmer than normal in the UK in March 2024 but otherwise the weather was unremarkable.
[Read more…] about UK Weather Tracker #86 – March 2024