The average temperature across the United Kingdom presented a trend of continuous growth since 1961. During the first period, from 1961 to 1990, the country recorded an average temperature of 8.3 degrees Celsius. In the next period, from 1991 to 2020, the UK's average temperature increased by 0.8 degrees Celsius and increased further by 0.3 degrees Celsius between 2013 and 2022. In the latter year, figures remained at 10 degrees Celsius, 1.7 degrees warmer than the average recorded between 1961 and 1990, illustrating the effects of climate change. 2022 was in fact the warmest year in the United Kingdom.
Average temperatures in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1961 to 2022, by period
(in degrees Celsius)
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Met Office, & Royal Meteorological Society. (July 27, 2023). Average temperatures in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1961 to 2022, by period (in degrees Celsius) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033560/average-periodic-temperatures-united-kingdom/
Met Office, und Royal Meteorological Society. "Average temperatures in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1961 to 2022, by period (in degrees Celsius)." Chart. July 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033560/average-periodic-temperatures-united-kingdom/
Met Office, Royal Meteorological Society. (2023). Average temperatures in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1961 to 2022, by period (in degrees Celsius). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033560/average-periodic-temperatures-united-kingdom/
Met Office, and Royal Meteorological Society. "Average Temperatures in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1961 to 2022, by Period (in Degrees Celsius)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033560/average-periodic-temperatures-united-kingdom/
Met Office & Royal Meteorological Society, Average temperatures in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1961 to 2022, by period (in degrees Celsius) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033560/average-periodic-temperatures-united-kingdom/ (last visited November 25, 2024)
Average temperatures in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1961 to 2022, by period (in degrees Celsius) [Graph], Met Office, & Royal Meteorological Society, July 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033560/average-periodic-temperatures-united-kingdom/
