Category: UK climate trends

UK Heatwaves: What are the Global Warming Risks? (1) A Really Freak Summer

I suggested last time that 2018 could beat 1976 to the title of UK’s hottest summer ever in the whole

2018 is already notable (pending final data for July) for the hottest May to July and the hottest April to

Last month I jumped the gun to report the hottest UK June since 1976 in the Central England Temperature (CET)

It always baffles me that the Met Office reports notable weather months 2 or 3 days before their end –

Well, well, well. Less than a year on from an exceptionally hot mid-September day (at least exceptionally hot for the

Last Sunday, the Guardian website suggested Tuesday 13th September would be jolly warm: “If the mercury rises above 31.6C, the

You attempt to use the correct scientific jargon and then realise that sometimes the English language is insufficiently precise. What

My previous post showed how December 2015 was not only the mildest on record in the Central England Temperature (CET)

“Very” is the answer, based on the 350+ year long Central England Temperature (CET) record. Here’s a graph of all

Blossom is appearing and buds are opening. The front garden magnolias of West London are coming into flower. The weather