2014 was UK's hottest year on record, says Met Office


2014 was the UK’s warmest year on record, figures from the Met Office show.

Provisional figures for the whole year reveal that it was the hottest for the UK in records dating back to 1910.

Last year was also the warmest in the Central England Temperature series, the longest running temperature record in the world which stretches back to 1659, recording temperatures in an area of central England.

The average temperature for the year was 9.9C, some 1.1C above the long term average, and making it warmer than the previous record year of 2006.

Quote Originally Posted by koman View Post
The earth has gone through lengthy cycles of warming and cooling long before
We’ve been over this before.

Myth: Climate's changed before

Please do try to stay current.