Met Office: UK climate and weather statistics

	UK climate and weather statistics

These webpages are a source of information for those interested in the climate of the UK. Those interested in climate change and predictions of future climates should visit the Hadley Centre web pages.

Averages
Climate statistics for the periods 1961 to 1990, and 1971 to 2000.
This resource includes station, district and regional averages and contoured maps for a wide range of weather elements.

Extreme weather
Find out where the UK's highest recorded temperature was measured plus lots more facts and figures.

Station networks
Maps showing the UK network of synoptic, climate and rainfall stations. Where's your local weather station?

Station data
Weather observations from ten long term stations.

Weather news
Recent interesting and unusual weather reports from across the UK.

PAST UK WEATHER

October 2003
A rather cold month across all parts of the UK, and the first month since October 2002 to be colder than average. Very sunny, with most parts also seeing another month of below average rainfall.

Saunton Sands (Devon) reported a temperature of 22.1 °C on the 2nd. Sleet and snow fell widely on Dartmoor on the 22nd with a covering above 300 m

Monthly assessment | Contoured maps | Regional average

Monthly summaries: 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998
Seasonal/annual summaries: 2003 | 2002

UK WEATHER NEWS

	Heavy rainfall \| 20-23 Nov 2003 After a dry summer and autumn, heavy rain fell over south-east England...
	Dry weather during 2003 \| 7 Nov 2003 Rainfall totals have generally been below average for most of the year...

Weather and climate news releases
The weather and its impacts are seldom far from the news. Stay up-to-date with the latest news releases issued from the Met Office.
Weather and climate news release archive

NATIONAL CLIMATES

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