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Spring Equinox	17 Mar 2006
The difference a year makes	17 Mar 2006
More snow for March	9 Mar 2006
Winter weather summary	3 Mar 2006
Record snowfall in Scotland	3 Mar 2006
Freezing conditions and more snow	2 Mar 2006
Further wintry conditions...	1 Mar 2006
More snow for the south and south-west	24 Feb 2006
Driest winters for over 80 years	24 Feb 2006
More snow and ice expected	23 Feb 2006
Wintry weather for the south	22 Feb 2006
Tropical storms and climate change	20 Feb 2006
Cold weather set to return	17 Feb 2006
Christmas weather - don't count on a white Christmas	22 Dec 2005
Smoke plume disappearing	14 Dec 2005
Further tests on smoke plume	13 Dec 2005
Met Office tracks smoke plume	12 Dec 2005
Winter weather briefing hailed a success	25 Nov 2005
Questions and Answers on the weather this week	24 Nov 2005
Snow in your area?	24 Nov 2005
Questions and Answers on the weather this week	21 Nov 2005
Northern Britain battens down the hatches	9 Nov 2005
Major storm to hit north-west Scotland	7 Nov 2005
No let up in Autumnal weather	4 Nov 2005
Bonfire blues	3 Nov 2005
Autumnal gales forecast for the UK	2 Nov 2005
Hurricane Beta hits Nicaragua	30 Oct 2005
Hurricane Beta batters the Caribbean	29 Oct 2005
Hurricane Wilma moves into the Atlantic Ocean	24 Oct 2005
Hurricane Wilma set for Florida landfall	24 Oct 2005
Hurricane Wilma en route to Florida	23 Oct 2005
Hurricane Wilma reaches Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula	22 Oct 2005
Hurricane Wilma brings flood fears to parts of Mexico	21 Oct 2005
Hurricane Wilma weakens but flood fears remain	20 Oct 2005
Hurricane Wilma strengthens to Category 5	19 Oct 2005
Tropical storm heads for Portugal	10 Oct 2005
Forecast weather in earthquake affected areas	10 Oct 2005
Emergency Planners on 'Amber Alert'	26 Sep 2005
Hurricane Rita p.m. update	22 Sep 2005
Hurricane Rita a.m. update	22 Sep 2005
Hurricane Rita update	21 Sep 2005
Hurricane season update	20 Sep 2005
Testing times at the Oval	9 Sep 2005
Weather set to play its part in final Ashes test	6 Sep 2005
The heat is on...	2 Sep 2005
Hurricane Katrina – early warnings saved lives	1 Sep 2005
Rain at last for the south	22 Jul 2005
Return of summer extends dry spell	8 Jul 2005
More storms on the way	28 Jun 2005
Storm clouds over festival	23 Jun 2005
Sun shines on court	20 Jun 2005
Forecasters on alert for hot weather	16 Jun 2005
June record tumbles	7 Jun 2005
May figures confirm continuing dry spell	6 Jun 2005
Met Office clarifies summer forecast	12 May 2005
Mixed fortunes for Election Day	3 May 2005
Bank Holiday update	29 Apr 2005
Bank Holiday special	27 Apr 2005
Marathon weather	14 Apr 2005
Sights on summer	8 Apr 2005
Spring postponed - briefly	6 Apr 2005
Easter - a good Friday but less good later	23 Mar 2005
Spring is in the air	14 Mar 2005
Spring ahead	4 Mar 2005
Black Friday	3 Mar 2005
Snow and ice bring commuter disruption	2 Mar 2005
Severe weather across the UK today	2 Mar 2005
Winter hangs on	1 Mar 2005
More winter weather to come	1 Mar 2005
More winter weather to come	28 Feb 2005
Winter wonderland	24 Feb 2005
More snow on the way...	23 Feb 2005
Keeping the UK running	22 Feb 2005
Winter in the groove	21 Feb 2005
Tough trip to work	18 Feb 2005
Winter sharpen its claws	16 Feb 2005
Towards a consensus on climate change	3 Feb 2005
What cost stabilisation?	3 Feb 2005
Impacts of climate change	2 Feb 2005
Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change	1 Feb 2005
Staring into the abyss	26 Jan 2005
Hats and scarves at the ready!	21 Jan 2005
Rivers of change	19 Jan 2005
Climate science for the 21st century	17 Jan 2005
More stormy weather forecast	10 Jan 2005
Major storm set to batter UK tonight	7 Jan 2005
So where did it snow?	26 Dec 2004
Snow on Christmas Day	24 Dec 2004
White Christmas still on the cards	22 Dec 2004
Prospects of a white Christmas increase	20 Dec 2004
Christmas weather - will it or won't it snow?	17 Dec 2004
2004: Another warm year	16 Dec 2004
Man mostly to blame for 2003 heatwave	1 Dec 2004
Eruption of Grimsvötn, Iceland	5 Nov 2004
Flood alert for south coast	26 Oct 2004
Autumn rains down	20 Oct 2004
Typhoon Ma-on targets Japanese Grand Prix	7 Oct 2004
Ivan sweeps on	16 Sep 2004
Hurricane Frances	6 Sep 2004
Summer soaker	26 Aug 2004
Forecasters warn of severe weather	20 Aug 2004
Boscastle flooding — update	18 Aug 2004
Severe floods hit south-west England	16 Aug 2004
Climate change — flood or drought?	11 Aug 2004
What a difference a year makes	10 Aug 2004
More storms on the way	6 Aug 2004
Heat-Health Watch	30 Jul 2004
St Swithin casts a shadow across the Open	13 Jul 2004
July shocker	6 Jul 2004
Wimbledon weather not playing ball	18 Jun 2004
Transit of Venus seen from the UK	4 Jun 2004
Melting Greenland ice threatens global rise in sea level	7 Apr 2004
The weather for Easter	7 Apr 2004
'Unsettled' weather for on the cards for Easter	2 Apr 2004
Records broken	6 Feb 2004
Met Office warns of gales and heavy rain	2 Feb 2004
Bitterly cold weather is on its way, with snow for some areas	22 Jan 2004
Met Office statement on unexpected snowfall	14 Jan 2004
Rain and gales to lash Britain	9 Jan 2004
2003 was the sunniest on record in England and Scotland	8 Jan 2004
Revellers are being warned to take extra care	30 Dec 2003
2003: Fifth warmest year in Britain	16 Dec 2003
First storm of autumn	12 Nov 2003
Cold plunge forecast	17 Oct 2003
Sunny September days	30 Sep 2003
Met Office helps predict path of Isabel	18 Sep 2003
Record goes as high temperatures return	10 Aug 2003
UK temperature record under threat again	9 Aug 2003
Records tumble during hot spell	7 Aug 2003
Hottest day of the year to come	2 Aug 2003
High temperatures and sunny skies are set to return next week	30 Jul 2003
Disappointing Easter after hot spell	16 Apr 2003
Warmest spell of year so far	14 Apr 2003
Record March sunshine	31 Mar 2003
Bitterly cold weather on the way	27 Jan 2003
Severe gales hit Scotland	14 Jan 2003
Arctic conditions	3 Jan 2003
Rain, snow and a risk of floods to start 2003	31 Dec 2002
Another warm year	17 Dec 2002
Wrap up well - Britain's set to freeze	6 Dec 2002
Wet November	29 Nov 2002
Heavy rain warning	11 Nov 2002
Storm hits southern Britain	27 Oct 2002
Severe weather at the weekend	24 Oct 2002
First taste of winter for Scotland	16 Oct 2002
Indian Summer comes to an end	11 Oct 2002
Dull summer	2 Sep 2002
Floods in Europe - why?	13 Aug 2002
Record-breaking January to June temperatures	31 Jul 2002
It's barbecue time	25 Jul 2002
Unsettled weather expected on Jubilee Day	31 May 2002
Gales to end the week	22 May 2002
Hottest weather so far this year	13 May 2002
Dry Bank Holiday	2 May 2002
April showers break dry spell	30 Apr 2002
Here comes the rain	24 Apr 2002
Another storm to come	25 Feb 2002
Bye, bye spring, winter's back	21 Feb 2002
Rain and gales to lash Britain	30 Jan 2002
The outlook is mild	10 Jan 2002
30 per cent chance of snow	17 Dec 2001
Topsy-turvy weather	11 Dec 2001
Mild autumn	04 Dec 2001
Autumn leaves set to fall	27 Nov 2001
Balearic downpours	09 Nov 2001
First freeze expected	07 Nov 2001
Warmest October on record confirmed	01 Nov 2001
More rain to come	22 Oct 2001
First gales of autumn to blow in	28 Sep 2001
Met Office dispels St. Swithin's day myth	12 Jul 2001
Stormy weather - more to come	04 Jul 2001
Election weather forecast update	31 May 2001
Changeable weather forecast for election day	24 May 2001
Met Office helps in South Pole rescue drama	27 Apr 2001
Record rainfall - the wettest 12 months since records began	23 Mar 2001
Snow to disrupt travel in north; yet more rain for south	04 Feb 2001
Snow joke - what big freeze?	31 Jan 2001
Wet and windy weather set to return next week	19 Jan 2001
Weekend freeze but thaw on the way for the new year	29 Dec 2000
White Christmas this year - but how far south?	20 Dec 2000
Sîan's dreaming of a white Christmas	19 Dec 2000
The worst is over for now	13 Dec 2000
It's official - the wettest autumn on record	27 Nov 2000
Wettest autumn since 1852 - more rain to come	23 Nov 2000
The wet weather continues	06 Nov 2000
Respite on Sunday, more rain to come by Monday	03 Nov 2000
Wettest October since 1987	31 Oct 2000
Stormy weather clearing	30 Oct 2000
More heavy rain today, drier tomorrow	12 Oct 2000
Weatherman to get close to his work	06 Sep 2000
Bank on fine weather for holiday Monday	25 Aug 2000
The forecast looks bright for ITV	22 Aug 2000
100 Years on - a better day in prospect	03 Aug 2000
July - duller and cooler than normal, but drier too	31 Jul 2000
The hottest weather of the summer is on its way this weekend	15 Jun 2000
The wettest April on record	01 May 2000
Joint Met Office/Environment Agency project to improve rain and flood forecasting	25 Apr 2000