It was the 5th brightest January on record in the UK but I doubt anyone noticed!  Otherwise, the weather was unremarkable.
[Read more…] about UK Weather Tracker #96 – January 2025

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!
[Read more…] about UK Weather Tracker #95 – December 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.
[Read more…] about UK Weather Tracker #94 – November 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.
[Read more…] about UK Weather Tracker #93 – October 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.
[Read more…] about UK Weather Tracker #92 – September 2024

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