Winter 2023 was the 10th sunniest on record but I doubt we may have noticed. There are indications now that our winters are entering a new era of being warm, wet & sunny.
UK Weather Tracker #73 – February 2023
It was the 7th warmest February on record in the UK whilst being dry and sunny.
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UK Weather Tracker #72 – January 2023
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.
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UK Weather Trends #24 – Annual Temperatures in 2022
The 2022 calendar year was the hottest year on record in the UK beating the previous high recorded in 2014. Does that mean that the UK is starting a new warming phase? Using a technique known as a Control Chart, I show the answer is “Not Yet“.
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UK Weather Tracker #71 – December 2022
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!
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UK Weather Trends #23 – Autumn 2022
The UK autumn in 2022 was the 3rd warmest on record and consistent with the step change in autumnal climate seen 25 years ago.
UK Weather Tracker #70 – November 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.
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UK Weather Tracker #69 – October 2022
The weather in the UK for October was warmer and sunnier than normal. Overall we are heading for the warmest year on record.
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UK Weather Tracker #68 – September 2022
The weather in the UK for September was unremarkable. Perhaps that is a welcome change after the hot summer?
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UK Weather Trends #22 – Summer 2022
The 2022 UK summer was the 4th warmest & 9th driest on record. When looked at using principal components, the summer was definitely a good one and showed up yet again my inability to predict good summers!
