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

Did you enjoy the 2nd warmest February on record?  Probably not as you may have been dealing with the 8th wettest February on record in the UK instead which in the South was actually the wettest on record.
[Read more…] about UK Weather Tracker #85 – February 2024

Did you enjoy the 6th sunniest January on record?  Probably not as you may have been dealing with the 9th stormiest January on record in the UK instead.
[Read more…] about UK Weather Tracker #84 – January 2024

The 2024 meteorological year began with a warm, wet, dark & stormy December that combine to create the 4th most abnormal December on record.
[Read more…] about UK Weather Tracker #83 – December 2023

It might have ended with a cold snap but on every metric, November 2023 in the UK was as average as it was possible to be!
[Read more…] about UK Weather Tracker #82 – November 2023