Did you know it was the 3rd sunniest January on record in the UK?  Neither did I but it was the only highlight of a thoroughly unremarkable month.
[Read more…] about UK Weather Tracker #72 – January 2023

After an entire meteorological year where the temperature above the median for ever single month, the new meteorological year of 2023 started with temperatures below the median.  We even had some snow here in Bath!
[Read more…] about UK Weather Tracker #71 – December 2022

The weather in the UK for November was the 4th warmest on record along with the 2nd fewest frost days.  The meteorological year of 2022 was the warmest on record.
[Read more…] about UK Weather Tracker #70 – November 2022

The weather in the UK for October was warmer and sunnier than normal.  Overall we are heading for the warmest year on record.
[Read more…] about UK Weather Tracker #69 – October 2022

The weather in the UK for September was unremarkable.  Perhaps that is a welcome change after the hot summer?
[Read more…] about UK Weather Tracker #68 – September 2022

August 2022 was the 4th warmest, 4th sunniest & 10th driest on record.  When looking at average daily maximum temperatures, it was the 2nd warmest (after 1995) but the average daily minimums (at night) was only the 10th warmest.  I certainly noticed myself that nightime temperatures were not as bad as I’ve experienced in recent years and the wide temperature range was certainly welcome.
[Read more…] about UK Weather Tracker #67 – August 2022

The 5th warmest July on record included a new record temperature of 40.3C on 19th July.  It was also drier than usual with some parts of the UK recording their lowest ever rainfall in July.
[Read more…] about UK Weather Tracker #66 – July 2022

We’ve now had 3 months of extremely boring weather in the UK!  It’s not doing the UK’s reputation for unpredictable weather any good.
[Read more…] about UK Weather Tracker #65 – June 2022

May 2022 was the 5th warmest May on record in the UK.  Whilst temperatures are rising as the days get longer, we haven’t as yet had more sunshine.
[Read more…] about UK Weather Tracker #64 – May 2022

My mother got me excited today when she said she had read it was the driest April since 1842 but she was mistaken unfortunately.  It was drier than usual and given March was also dry, the UK is on track for a dry Spring.  Otherwise April 2022 was completely unremarkable.
[Read more…] about UK Weather Tracker #63 – April 2022