Where can I find historical rainfall data UK?
Measurements of historical weather variables across the UK are now freely available to all, through the Met Office “MIDAS Open” dataset held at CEDA. This new dataset is an open data version of the popular Met Office Integrated Data Archive System (MIDAS) for land surface station data (1853-2017).
Where is the wettest place in the UK?
Seathwaite is the wettest inhabited place in the United Kingdom and receives around 3,552 millimetres (140 in) of rain per year.
What is the average annual rainfall in the UK?
Annual precipitation averages for the entire UK are 133 days of rain or snow, totalling 885 millimetres (33.7 inches). You can jump to a separate table for: Southern England, Northern England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Where is the driest place in the UK?
London is the country’s driest city, while demand for brollies is also low in Essex, Kent and Cambridgeshire. St Osyth, a village of 4,000 near Clacton-on-Sea, receives a mere 513mm of rain a year, making it a contender for the driest place in Britain.
What was the weather like in June 2021 UK?
England has had 77% (47.8mm) of its average rainfall, but that’s largely accounted for by southern England seeing above average rainfall (105%, 59.4mm), while northern England had just 36% (25.7mm) of its expected rain….Warm June heralds start of summer, despite recent unsettled weather.
| Provisional June 2021 | UK |
|---|---|
| Sunshine (hours) | 181.9 |
| 107 | |
| Rainfall (mm) | 43.2 |
| 59 |
Which UK city has most rain?
Cardiff
Cardiff is actually the wettest city in the UK, receiving 96mm of rainfall every month, according to MetOffice data analysed by ShowersToYou.
What is the average rainfall in the UK 2020?
1,735.2
Average annual rainfall in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2001 to 2021 (in millimeters)
| Characteristic | Rainfall in millimeters |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 1,735.2 |
| 2019 | 1,392.9 |
| 2018 | 1,320.8 |
| 2017 | 1,330.9 |
Which UK city has the most rainfall?
WHICH UK CITIES ARE THE WETTEST? Upholding Wales’ bad weather reputation and taking the title of the rainiest UK city is Cardiff, with an average of 96mm of rainfall each month – the most out of all the cities. People living here can expect an average of 12.4 days of rain each month.
What is the average rainfall in Gauteng?
The annual average rainfall in Gauteng varies between just over 700 mm on the Witwatersrand (approximately 1 700 m a. m. s. l.) and just over 600 mm north of the Magaliesberg (approximately 1 100 m a. m. s. l.) (SAWS,1998).
What types of data are used to calculate rainfall amounts?
Note: Rainfall amounts are estimates and consist of both rain gauge data and radar data.
Where can I find weather data for the UK?
UK climate maps and data – Met Office The Met Office holds the nation’s weather and climate records. You can find summaries, climate figures and much more for the UK here…
What types of weather maps are available for each season?
Seasonal and annual maps are only available for: mean daily maximum temp.; mean daily minimum temp.; mean temperature; rainfall and sunshine. Rainfall maps include all precipitation (rainfall, snow and hail).
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