Annual Rainfall Uk Map. Fears of UK drought after months of low rainfall This statistic is derived from the Standard-period Average Annual Rainfall (SAAR) map for 1961-1990, a 1km grid based on data from the Met Office, rather than a catchment rainfall series. Annual averages of precipitation amount (mm) for the 1991-2020 period from HadUK gridded data (v1.1.0.0), provided on a 12km British National Grid (BNG)
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The UK's average rainfall by month peaked in December 2015, after surpassing 200 millimeters The Met Office holds the nation's weather and climate records
This dataset forms part of the Met Office Climate Data Portal service where other datasets, help and guidance can be found: https://climatedataportal.metoffice.gov.uk/ Time periods are baseline (1980-2000), 2030 (2021-2040), and 2070 (2061-2080). Lightning strike - will find records with the two terms anywhere in the record "lighting strike" in quotes will find records with the two terms next to each other
. You can use capitalised AND,OR,NOT to combine, widen or exclude search terms We collect weather and climate records, assess how the UK's climate may evolve in the future, and provide advice to manage climate-related risks.
. The Met Office holds the nation's weather and climate records Climate averages are also available for earlier periods 1981-2010, 1971-2000 and 1961-1990.