US EditionUK has warmest spring on record and driest in 50 years as climate change bites
- The UK recorded its warmest and driest spring on record from March to May 2025, with widespread high temperatures and minimal rainfall across all four nations.
- This event followed a trend of warming and drying climate patterns in recent decades, with eight of the ten warmest springs occurring since 2000 and increasing sunshine coupled with low rainfall.
- April was the sunniest month on record, May was second sunniest, total sunshine exceeded 650 hours, rainfall was just 128.2mm—40% below average—and sea surface temperatures hit record highs due to a marine heatwave.
- Emily Carlisle from the Met Office highlighted that spring 2025 stands out due to an unusual mix of exceptionally high temperatures, abundant sunshine, and very limited rainfall, reflecting an increase in extreme weather events.
- These conditions jeopardized agriculture and water resources, prompted drought declarations and potential hosepipe bans, and signal urgent climate action as the UK faces increasing temperature extremes.
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UK Records Its Hottest and Sunniest Spring, With 43% More Sunshine Than Usual
The United Kingdom has recorded its warmest spring since records began in 1884, prompting warnings for needed action on climate change. The season was also the sunniest on record overall for the UK, with Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland recording their sunniest springs, and England experiencing its second sunniest since record keeping began in 1910, according to a new Met Office report. The UK had 653.3 hours of sunshine this spring — 43 per…
The United Kingdom has had its warmest spring on record this year, and it has also been the sixth driest season since records began, the Met Office said on Monday.
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