A sunny October resulted in wide temperature ranges leading to cold nights and the first frosts of the autumn.
UK Weather Tracker #20 – September 2018
I thought August was unremarkable but September was even more boring!
UK Weather Tracker #19 – August 2018
After 3 months of hot, dry and sunny weather, the UK returned to normal in August with a completely unremarkable month.
UK Weather Tracker #18 – July 2018
The UK is on course for its best summer since 2006 following a hot, dry and bright July.
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UK Weather Tracker #17 – June 2018
I hope you enjoyed the least rainy June on record! It was also the third warmest and fifth sunniest June on record.
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UK Weather Tracker #16 – May 2018
I hope you enjoyed the sunniest May on record! It was also the second warmest May on record though the Met Office chose to sow confusion by claiming it was the warmest on record.
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UK Weather Tracker #15 – April 2018
Whilst the UK fluctuated between heatwaves and snowstorms in April, overall the monthly averages ended up being unremarkable. It just goes to show that in many ways, our experience of weather is in the variation rather than the expectation. [Read more…] about UK Weather Tracker #15 – April 2018
UK Weather Tracker #14 – March 2018
Whilst the UK shivered under two major snow storms in March, it turns out that the whole month was unremarkable meteorologically albeit somewhat colder than normal. [Read more…] about UK Weather Tracker #14 – March 2018
UK Weather Tracker #13 – February 2018
Last month, I expressed my cynicism at the media crying wolf over bad weather in the UK. The wolf finally appeared but in the first week of March instead so that means that February still did not see the wolf as I explain in this month’s UK Weather Tracker. [Read more…] about UK Weather Tracker #13 – February 2018
UK Weather Tracker #12 – January 2018
Every time I went online in January, I would find a headline promising an extreme cold snap in the UK which never materialised. I’ve grown tired and cynical of these headlines and given that the latest met office data shows that January 2018 was completely unremarkable, I think I am justified in this attitude! [Read more…] about UK Weather Tracker #12 – January 2018